Mike was ecstatic. When he heard the news, he nearly squeezed the babies right out of her. Nikolas and Courtney sat at a table to wait for their order to be filled. They were laughing and playing with each other's fingers when Jax came up to the table.
"Hey, guys, how are you doing?"
Nikolas looked down at their hands and didn't say anything. Things were still a bit awkward between the three, especially after they found out the baby was Nikolas' and not Jax's. They both knew that Jax still loved Courtney.
"Everything's great," Courtney said with a polite smile.
"How is the baby?" he asked.
"They're great."
"They?"
Nikolas looked up at him, "We're having twins."
They saw the look of hurt on his face and was sorry for it, "That's great! I'm happy for you."
"Thank you," they both said.
"Well…" an awkward silence ensued before Jax excused himself and left the diner.
"I don't like him," Nikolas stated.
"I know," Courtney slid her hands over his again, "Are you sure it's not because he wants me back?" Courtney joked with a smile for him. He smiled back at her, how couldn't he? He knew that was a smile she had just for him.
"No, although that does add points against him," he kissed her hand again. He did that a lot lately, kissing her hands and touching her. "It's because of the way he treated you, the things he's said to you. Calling you…I just don't like him."
"He apologize for everything and I know that doesn't erase the memory or the hurt but I don't want to be full of anger, especially with the baby-babies," she corrected herself with a smile, "I hurt him, Nikolas and I never wanted to do that."
"I know."
The bell over the door rang and Nikolas saw Lucky and Elizabeth come into the diner, "Hey, speak of the devil. We just left you a message," he stood and hugged them both as did Courtney. They all seemed to make amends after the baby made it self known to all. Nikolas and Courtney both were glad of it.
"Yeah, we just got it and were close to Kelley's and thought we should catch up with you here," Lucky explained as he pulled out a chair for Elizabeth.
"Great. Where's Cameron?" Courtney asked.
"He's with my grandmother. They're having some Grammy and me time tonight. It'll just be us four for dinner. Is this a special occasion or just wanted to hang out?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well, we did get some good news today…" Courtney trailed off as she smiled across the table at Nikolas.
"Ohhh, do tell." Lucky said.
"We had an appointment with Dr. Meadows today and…" he reached across the table and took hold of Courtney's hands, "We're having twins."
"That's great!" Both couples came to their feet for another round of hugs and congratulatory pats on the back.
"Boys or girls?" Elizabeth asked Courtney desperately. Courtney wasn't the only one who was going crazy not knowing.
"Both."
"Awe."
"Dinner's ready," Mike announced with his arms full of food and a waitress with more.
"Are we feeding an army?" Lucky asked Nikolas out of the corner of his mouth while his arms were filled with bags of food.
"And navy," Nikolas whispered back, laughing as they walked out the door.