"Billy? It's not what you think. Please just give that back to me?" Baby said as she reached out to get it. "Please you just don't understand. It's really not what you think"

"Now what I think it? Are you kidding me? Baby, this is an ultrasound with your name on it. So that means one thing and one thing only. You are pregnant. Now the only way that I am not right is if this baby is not Johnny's and you don't have the guts to say anything."

"No.. Billy.. No.. Yes.. No.. It's... Its's really not what you think and I can't explain it right now. I wish I could but I can't I really can't.." She sighs softly. " I can't do this anymore. I thought I could. I thought that it would be easy. But I can't anymore. I can't lie to you. Yes, I'm pregnant. And yes its Johnny's. I haven't told anyone yet. Not even my parents. Please you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone. Not anyone. I can't let anyone find out until the time is right."

He looked over at me and finally saw the proof that she was pregnant.. He knew something was different about but didn't want to call me on it.. It was something in my eyes. Something that showed a sort of fear when I saw him. It was like I didn't want him to know something. "Johnny has a right to know Baby. He has the right to know that he is going to be father."

"I know and I promise that in time I will tell him. I will. Just right now. I can't. Look he has his life and I have mine. If it was meant to be it would have been. I don't want him coming back to me based on what he feels is a duty. I can't have that."

"Damn it Baby. He has a right to know. I mean.. He loves you. He will be thrilled."

I shook my head looking at him. "NO. Please.. please don't tell anyone. Look if you trust me then you won't tell anyone. You have to make me this promise. I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't the most important thing in my life. Please Billy. Please."

"I don't think this is right but its your decision.. Your choice. I won't tell him. I promise." He nods.

Slowly I walked over and hugged him. "Thank you. Thank you so much."

"Don't thank me baby. I think this is wrong. But you have to do what you think is best for you. I can't do anything to change your mind. But I want you to know that I will be here for you. I will do whatever you need from me."

"Thank you. Seriously. I can't thank you enough." She nods taking the ultrasound and placing it in her purse. "I have to get these books down to the library or I won't be able to sell them in time to get the books for my next classes.

"Yeah. Maybe I will see you around after break or something? Maybe we can get together." He spoke as I nodded and walked off. Once he seen me around the corner he picked up the phone.

"I promised that I wouldn't tell him but I never said I wouldn't help him find out for himself. I just need to make sure that he gets here before she leaves tomorrow. So please pick up your phone. He listened to the phone and breathed a sigh of relief when it was picked up. "Hey Johnny. Listen, its Billy. What are you up to right now?"

Johnny paced on the floor a little bit his mind drifting off for a second. "I have a class in like 20 minutes. Then, I am off. I figured I would go get some dinner or something. Why what up?"

Billy took a deep breath trying to come up with some kind of story. "Look I am at a college, Mt. Holyoke. I got a cleaning job but I need some help. All the students are gone and the boss said he would pay you for it. I figured you could use the extra money."

"Yeah Billy thanks man. That's great. I could always use some extra money. You said Mt. Holyoke?" He questioned thinking back for a minute.

--Have you had many women?

--What?

--Have you HAD many women?

--No, No...Look, you've gotta understand what its like baby, you come from the streets and suddenly your up here, and these women are throwing themselves at ya, and they smell so good, and they really take care of themselves, I mean I never knew women could be like that, you know? And their so rich, they're so goddam rich, you think they must know about everything. And they're slipping their room keys in my hands, two and three times day, different women. So here I think I'm scoring big and for a while you think hey they wouldn't be doing this if they didn't care about me, right.

--That's alright, I understand you were just using them that's all

--No, no that's not it that's the thing see baby it wasn't like that, they were using me.

"Yeah I said Mt. Holyoke. But everyone is gone for the holiday. Could you get a flight here after your class? He know why he was questioning it. He had to get him there no matter what it took.

"Yeah man. I can be there tonight. I will call you as soon as my plane lands. You can come get my at the airport?"

"Sure Johnny. Definitely. Call me as soon as you get in."

"Okay. I will talk to you then." Johnny hung up the phone and went on his way.

Billy placed the phone in his pocket and rubbed his hands together. "You need to get here tonight and I need to make sure that you and Baby see each other again. If I don't. You might never know your child."