Chapter Two

"What??" Shouted Lucrezia making quite a few of the customers turn around and stare at them.

"Please Lu, don't shout…I really don't want everyone to find out just yet…" Relena whispered from behind the menu.

"I'm sorry but…wow…that was a big one…I mean…wow…I just don't know what to say…"

"Well…I know that in these cases it's appropriate saying something like, congratulations…" supplied Relena.

"Geez, I know that…is just that…" started Lucrezia

"I know, I'm only eighteen and not married…"

"Relena, don't take it the wrong way, but…who's the father…I mean, is it…?"

"Yes, it's Heero, predictable, huh?" Relena replied with a very small voice.

"How…I mean, I know how…but when…" asked Lucrezia

"Well…you know…do you remember that night almost two months ago… when there was that terrorist attack near the palace?"

"Yes…"

"Heero was there and he, once again, saved my life…well, that night I was really scared and I asked Heero to spend the night with me…I actually expected him to be sitting somewhere in the room and watch over me during my sleep…I never expected what happened afterwards…"

"I understand…but, does he know?"

"No…I don't think he wants to know either…"

"Why not? He's the father after all…he's got the right to know…"

"Well, after that night, I don't know what happened…I guess he had second thoughts…I'm not sure, maybe it's something I did, all I know is that the morning after he acted as if it had all been a mistake and tried to ignore it…I don't really know what happened, all it matters to me now is that he has given me the best night of my life and now he will give me this baby…deep down I have always wished to give Heero a child…sure I would have liked it to happen differently but, the same way that you don't get to choose who you fall in love with, I guess is the same with these things…" Relena finished looking quite sad.

"I'm so sorry to hear this, but have you actually tried to speak to Heero about the whole thing?"

"No…after that day I have not seen him again…I guess he's embarrassed or something…"

It looked like Lucrezia was going to add something when they got interrupted by the waiter that came to take the orders. After that Relena tried to make the conversation a bit lighter and dropping the subject, started talking about the wedding organisation... Lucrezia did not get the chance to speak about it until both women went back to Relena's office. In the elevator, Relena, very serious, said:

"I beg you not to say anything to anyone, especially to my brother…please Lu, I'm dead serious…I will tell everyone when I will be ready…"

"Ok…I won't say anything…"

"Promise it to me…"

"I promise…"

"Ok…Thanks Lu, it's been good to be able to talk to someone…"

"I'm here for whatever you need…"

"Sure. Thanks…"

With this Relena went back to her office and Lucrezia went back to the preventer's offices.