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Chapter 4

"I can't believe I'm going on a date," Lucy said to Mary and Sarah. They both were over Lucy's house to help her get ready. They had chosen a knee length black dress that had light pink roses on it and Sarah and Mary had curled Lucy's hair so that ringlets framed her face. Then they did her make up and Lucy looked absolutely beautiful.

"Can I do this? I mean go out on a date even though I'm pregnant. Is that ethical?" Lucy said.

"Of course you can," Sarah said. "You look beautiful and this date is going to be great. I promise."

"You're right. This date is going to be great. I really like this guy. He's really sweet," Lucy said. Then the doorbell rang and Lucy said, "He's here. Thank you guys so much for helping me get ready."

"You're welcome. Now go," Mary and Sarah both said.

Lucy ran out and opened the door. "Hey," she said when she saw Kevin standing on the other side.

"Hi. You look great," Kevin said. "These are for you." Kevin said this and he handed Lucy the red roses that he was holding

"Thank you," Lucy said. "Come in so I can put these in water." She led Kevin into the apartment and got a vase out of the cabinet. She filled it with water and then put the flowers in. "Now we can go."

"Okay," Kevin said and he and Lucy left the apartment and got into Kevin's car.

"So where are we going?" Lucy asked once Kevin had started the car and they started to drive.

"To this little café a few miles away from here, it's really nice," Kevin said.

"Sounds like fun," Lucy said and a couple of minutes later they pulled into the parking lot. Lucy saw that the name of the restaurant was "The Midnight Café." They both walked into the restaurant and Lucy saw that the restaurant was simple but elegant. The tables had royal blue table clothes on them, the whole restaurant was dimly lit and there were many couples dancing in the middle of the room.

"I have a reservation," Kevin said to the hostess. "It's under Kevin Kinkirk party of two."

"Okay. Come this way," the hostess said and she lead them to a table that was set for two people. After Kevin and Lucy sat down she gave them two menus and then left.

"I really like this place," Lucy said.

"I'm glad," Kevin said. A couple of minutes later a waiter came and took there orders and then left leaving Kevin and Lucy to create small talk.

"So tell me about yourself. What's your story?" Lucy asked.

"Well I've lived in New York my entire life. I'm a police officer. I have a younger brother and a younger sister. The younger brother's name is Ben and the younger sister's name is Patty-Mary," Kevin explained. "Now tell me about you."

"I have four brothers and two sisters. I lived in Glen Oak till the end of high school. Then I moved out here to go to school. My dad is a minister and my mom is a stay at home mom and I'm studying to become a minister, just like my dad," Lucy explained.

"I can't believe you have six brothers and sisters," Kevin exclaimed.

"Yeah," Lucy said.

"So I'll tell you how I ended up with two kids and no wife if you tell me how you ended up pregnant and not married. This way we can get all the cards out on the table and we'll know exactly what each others lives are like. Right away," Kevin said.

"You sure you want to know my sad story?" Lucy asked.

"I understand if you don't want to tell me," Kevin said. "We don't have to do this right now. We can wait a little while. It's up to you."

"No, it's a good idea to tell you now. This way you know all about me," Lucy said. "Well it all started about three years ago..." Lucy started. She went on to tell Kevin all about everything that went on with Frank. From getting pregnant to how Frank kicked her out to moving in with Mary and Carlos.

Finally Lucy was done with her story and Kevin said, "That's terrible. I'm really sorry."

"Its alright," Lucy said. "Everything's finally working out for me. Now tell me your story."

"Okay. Well about six years ago I met this wonderful woman, Kara. We dated for one year and then we got married. Everything was really great. A year after we got married Kara found out that she was pregnant. I was the happiest man alive. Everything was perfect. The pregnancy went smoothly and we got everything ready for our new baby. We decorated the nursery got new clothes and toys and everything. Our parents even threw us a baby shower. Nine months later Kara had a baby boy. We named him Noah Kevin. Everything was great. A year later my wife found she was having another baby. Now this pregnancy wasn't as easy as the first one. Kara got hospitalized like eight times. Two times she was having early contractions, three times she was dehydrated, and three times her blood pressure was really low. It seemed like the pregnancy would never end. Finally she went into labor. The only problem was that Kara's blood pressure was really low again. They decided to do a C-section in order to ensure that the baby would be okay. The only problem was that something went wrong. Kara lost so much blood they didn't know what to do. They delivered the baby but Kara slipped into a coma. Her iron levels were so low that she died later that night. I was sitting right by her side with our brand new baby in my arms when it happened. After that I decided to name our new baby girl Grace Kara. After her mother," Kevin explained.

"I'm so sorry about everything that you've been through," Lucy said.

"No its okay. I'm alright I have two great kids that I love very much," Kevin said. "My life is pretty good."

"I'm glad," Lucy said. A little while later Kevin and Lucy got their food and they ate. After dinner they had dessert and then Kevin drove Lucy home. He walked her up to her apartment.

"Listen I had a really great time," Kevin said.

"I did too," Lucy said. "I would love to go out with you again."

"I'm glad because I would love to go out with you again too," Kevin said and he leaned in for a kiss. Lucy accepted and kissed him back.

"Call me and we can make another date. I'll talk to you then. Bye," Lucy said and she went into her apartment leaving Kevin by himself in the hall. She shut the door and then leaned against it. She was falling in love and she couldn't believe it. "I can't believe I'm already falling in love," Lucy exclaimed.

She got ready for bed, put on her pajamas and then got into bed. She clicked off her end table light and then closed her eyes and put her hand protectively on her stomach. For the first time in a long time, Lucy fell asleep very quickly, having dreams about the previous night.

The next morning Lucy awoke early to the sound of her alarm going off. She rolled over and stretched. She got out of bed and went into the bathroom to take a shower. She quickly took a shower and then returned to her room. She quickly pulled on a pair of her maternity pants and a pick t-shirt. Lucy quickly put on a little bit of make up and then left her apartment. She was going to Mary's house so that they could go shopping for some baby clothes.

When Lucy got there she knocked on the door and Mary soon came out. "Carlos I'm leaving," Mary said loud enough for Carlos to hear.

"Okay. Bye," Carlos responded. Mary and Lucy both left and got into Mary's car.

"So?" Mary said, eagerly, once she started the car.

"So..." Lucy said, making it seem as if she didn't know what Mary was talking about.

"So how was your date last night? Give me all the details."

"Well it was absolutely wonderful," Lucy said. "He took me to this really elegant restaurant. We talked about everything. He was just so easy to talk to. I think I'm falling in love," Lucy gushed.

"Wow don't you think that you're moving a little quickly?" Mary said.

"I know. I mean I'm not gonna marry Kevin or anything. I'm not in love with him yet, I don't know I just got this feeling after our date was over. I don't know, its weird," Lucy explained.

"Well good for you," Mary said. Once the car was parked Mary and Lucy got out and went inside.

"I can't believe that I'm actually shopping for my baby," Lucy said as she looked through the clothes on the rack.

"I know," Mary said. "Do you like this?" She held up a pair of pajamas that were green, so it could be worn by either a boy or a girl.

"Yeah I like it," Lucy said and Mary put it in the cart that Lucy was pushing. They shopped around for a little while. They bought a few things and then Mary dropped Lucy at her house.

Lucy went upstairs and into her apartment. She saw that the answering machine was flashing, meaning that there was a message, so she pressed the button.

"Hi Lucy, it's Kevin. I'm calling to tell you that I had a really good time last night. I was wondering if you would like to go out again, maybe this Sunday or next Friday. I just really want to see you again. Please call me. My number is 789-3456. I'll be all night and tomorrow after five," Kevin said over the answering machine.

Lucy picked up the phone and then dialed Kevin's number and waited for him to pick up. "Hi Kevin it's Lucy," Lucy said once he did.

"Hey Lucy," Kevin responded.

"I got your message. I would like to tell you that I also had a great time on our date and that I would love to go out with you again. As soon as possible actually," Lucy explained.

"So how about we go out tomorrow," Kevin said. "We'll go out for pizza and decide what we want to do after that."

"I'd love that," Lucy said.

"Can I pick you up at around six o'clock?" Kevin asked.

"That's fine. I'll see you then. Bye," Lucy said.

"Bye," Kevin responded and both he and Lucy hung up the phone.

The next day Lucy threw on a pair of maternity jeans and t-shirt, dabbed on some make-up, and put on the TV to wait for Kevin. At about six-thirty Lucy was starting to worry about where Kevin was and what he was doing.

"Well it's no surprise why would he want to date a pregnant woman? There's way too much baggage," Lucy said as tears rolled down her face. All of a sudden she heard a knock at the door. Lucy quickly wiped her face and made sure that her make-up didn't run and she answered the door. She saw that Kevin was on the other side, wearing a pair of khakis and a golf shirt and he had a bouquet of roses.

"I am so sorry," Kevin exclaimed as Lucy let him into the house. "The babysitter cancelled last minute and I had to look for another one. Everyone was really busy tonight."

"You could've called. I thought you stood me up or something," Lucy said.

"I'm sorry. Please can you forgive me?" Kevin said.

"I guess," Lucy said. "We should go."

"I got these for you," Kevin said and he handed her the bouquet of flowers."

"Oh their beautiful," Lucy said. "Thank you." She put the flowers in water and then they left the apartment. The rest of the night went smoothly. After getting pizza Lucy and Kevin saw a movie. At about ten-thirty the movie was over and Kevin took Lucy home. She walked her up to the apartment and went they got to the door Kevin said, "I had a really great time."

"I did too," Lucy said. "I'm really glad you called. You have no idea."

"Well I'm glad you said that you would go out on another date with me," Kevin said.

"How do you do it?" Lucy wondered.

"Do what?"

"Make me so happy to see you every time we're together, the happiest I've been in a really long time. You're amazing," Lucy said and she moved in closer to Kevin. He gently planted a kiss on her lips. Lucy kissed him back and about ten seconds later they broke apart. "Goodnight," Lucy said and she started to open her door.

"Call me if you want to go out again. This way the balls in your park you decide if we should keep seeing each other."

"Okay," Lucy said and she went into her apartment. When she got there she was very surprised to find Mary and Sarah asleep on her couch with the TV on. When the door clicked shut Sarah woke up and she shook Mary to get her up too.

"What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.

"We knew you were going on a date tonight. So we wanted to find out how it went," Sarah said innocently.

"You guys have gone on two dates in three days," Mary said. "This wasn't just a one date thing."

"So? How did you guys get in here anyway?" Lucy asked.

"You gave us a key when you moved in," Sarah said.

"Well, I guess that was a mistake. I'll have to remember to change the locks," Lucy mumbled under her breath.

"We heard that," Sarah said. "So come and tell us what happened."

"Fine," Lucy said and she sat between Sarah and Mary. She told them both about everything that went on. How he was late, the date, and lastly the kiss.

"You kissed?" Mary exclaimed. Lucy nodded yes and Mary said, "how cute."

"Shut up," Lucy said.

"Well we better be getting home. Gotta work," Sarah said and she and Mary said good-bye to Lucy and left. Once they were gone Lucy picked up the phone and called Kevin. She was happy to here his voice pick up on the other line.

"Hi Kevin its Lucy."

"Hi Lucy," Kevin said. "I didn't think that you'd be calling so soon."

"You know that I had a great time tonight and on Friday night," Lucy said.

"Well I thought being late tonight might hurt my chances of going out again," Kevin joked.

"Of course not," Lucy responded.

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