Chapter 27: 1st Secret
"OK... Nikki. We have GOTTA take you to the doctor. You've been clenching your stomach all day. This isn't good for your psyche." Trish said.
"Oh shut up Trish. Miss Psychiatrist. If she's fine, she's fine." John snickered. "Fine... haha. Yeah, Nikki's hot!"
"Guys! I'm fine. Really. Maybe later I'll take myself to the doctor's. But right now I have to pick Stacy at the clinic." Nikki got up from the couch and grabbed her keys.
"Why is she in the clinic?" Randy asked from the kitchen.
Nikki closed her eyes in pain. "Ugh..." She clenched her stomach. "She said there's classes on being a parent."
"Why didn't she tell me to go?" Randy asked.
Trish laughed. "Because no matter what anyone teaches you, you'll never get it."
Nikki turned red and ran to the restroom.
Randy turned to look at Trish. "Take her to the ER."
Trish shook her head. "I hate hospitals. Why don't you?"
"This girl needs a leave. She's sick as hell. She turns red and purple everyday." John commented.
They all shook their heads. Nikki came out of the bathroom, looking well again. She waved bye to the others, and left to pick up Stacy at the clinic.
Stacy was waiting for her at the front, and she hopped on the Range Rover. "Thanks."
Nikki nodded. "No big. Hey, are you on your 3rd month already or something?"
Stacy nodded. "Yeah. I feel myself getting bigger each day."
Nikki laughed. Then clenched her stomach again.
"You okay Nikki?" Stacy asked.
"Yeah. Fine." Nikki closed her eyes. She spotted Stacy's outfit. "Why are you wearing a suit when you're just going for a baby class?"
Stacy gulped. "I… still want to look formal among other parents."
Nikki eyed her. "Hmm. Why didn't you take Randy with you?"
"He wouldn't want to go." Stacy defended.
"Well I coulda kicked his ass for him to go. He has to learn." Nikki looked at Stacy suspiciously.
"I don't think he needs to get beaten up, dad pretty much did everything by just yelling at him." Stacy said.
1 Week Later…
"I have to go the clinic today, can I get a ride?" Stacy asked one of the others.
"OW!" Trish yelped. She had burned her finger from her curling iron. She then had started to suck her pinky.
"Do you have to go to the clinic everyday? You've been doing this for the past 3 weeks. You said it's only going to last 2 weeks." Nikki said. Nikki turned to look at Randy, who was sitting on the couch with John, watching a football game. Why do I have such nitwit male friends?
"I promise, today is the last day." Stacy reasoned.
Nikki sighed. "OK." She grabbed her keys. "We'll --- I'll be back in a while."
Stacy and Nikki left the house.
Trish came around from upstairs into the entertainment room. She spotted Randy dancing in the stupidest way. She didn't even have to ask to know why. "What? St. Louis scored a touchdown?"
Randy nodded. "Hahaha! In your face John!"
John crossed his arms. "Hmph. New England'll kick their asses in the end."
Trish became pissed and left the room.
Randy settled down, and sat again. "Hey, you still dating that girl?"
"Oh, Mandy?" John said.
Randy nodded. "Yeah. Haven't heard from her in a while."
"Eh… she's not my type." John said.
"What do you mean "not your type"?" Randy asked.
"She's a rich spoiled brat, gets on my nerves I can't satisfy her needs." John said.
"Stacy's a rich spoiled brat, how come I could satisfy her needs? I got her pregnant in the first place." Randy said.
John scoffed. "You don't even love her."
Randy was stunned. "I do too."
"If you do, you'd be the one to take her to the clinic, not Nikki. Take time out from a stupid football game, to help her out. You are the father you know." John reasoned.
Randy couldn't answer. He had a guilty look on his face.
"Why? Why did you get with her if you don't even love her?" John asked.
"I wanted to… yeah. Do it with her." Randy answered.
John looked at Randy, as if he knew there was more.
Randy couldn't hold it anymore. "OK! I only got with her because I knew I wouldn't be able to ever be with Nikki! I thought getting with Stacy was the next best thing to being with Nikki! They're sisters after all, but I am wrong! They're different! Stacy's super materialistic, I can't satisfy her without having sex! And Nikki… she's still everything I've ever wanted in a girl." Randy took a deep, longing breath. "But she doesn't even notice how much I truly feel for her…" Randy looked at a picture on the wall, a picture of him and Nikki 3 years ago. They were new friends, great friends. But now, they seem like strangers.
"Aha!" Trish jumped from behind the couch. "We knew you had another secret in you!" Trish and John slapped a high five.
Randy cupped his head. "And now look at the trouble I've gotten me, Stacy and Nikki into."
"Hey! Don't forget about us! Stacy's living here and making it a living hell! She's too picky!" John complained.
"And now I'm going to be a father… to a baby, and a husband to a woman who's sister I am deeply in love with…" Randy continued to gaze at the picture. Then he got up, ran out sobbing.
Later that Day…
"OK… so are you sure you'll be OK here by yourself?" Trish asked Nikki.
Nikki nodded. "Stacy's here, and so is John and Randy."
"Well… I still don't trust her." Trish said.
"What is the beef you have with my sister?" Nikki asked.
"Hey! When I found out she was hitting on my ex-boyfriend and my ex was liking it, I'm so not forgiving her for that." Trish said. She grabbed her bags. "Why doesn't Stacy go back to Malibu for the time being? She's giving me a painful migraine."
Nikki shook her head. "She's frightened to go back. She doesn't want another scolding."
Trish scoffed. "Psssh. So what? She's the one that got herself into this mess anyway." Trish walked out the door. "I'll be back in 2 days, just chill out, promise?"
Nikki nodded. They gave each other a hug, and Trish was out the door. Nikki went to the dance room, where she found Randy checking himself out in the mirror. Nikki snickered.
"What are you doing?" Nikki laughed.
Randy turned around. He then blushed. "I really don't know."
Nikki laughed again. "You're funny. Really. You brighten up my day."
Randy beamed. He loved what he heard from her. And he wanted to make her smile and laugh more, as she hadn't laughed loud in a while. "I do? Well, thank you. I find that rather amusing."
Nikki smiled. "OK… enough of the intellectual talk. I came down here to see if you wanted to go out for dinner. You seem really stressed out about this baby and all, and that I'm thinking that you need a little fresh air." Nikki laughed, as she saw Randy grinning for ear to ear. "Get dressed."
Randy looked at himself in the mirror. "Isn't this good enough?" Randy was wearing sweatpants, and a loose shirt.
Nikki chuckled. "No… you look like crap. Let's go."
"Just the two of us?" Randy asked as Nikki was walking out of the room.
Nikki sighed. "For some reason… I knew you were going to ask that. Yes, just us."
Randy waited for Nikki to leave the room, and he jumped up and down, dancing and singing. He didn't realize Nikki had peeked back in.
"Oh! Don't think this is a date or anything, I think you deserve to be out. Plus, it's John's turn to look after Stacy." Nikki laughed again and closed the door.
Randy blushed again, and then followed her out of the room.
Downtown…
"You're right, I do need to get out and have some fresh air once in a while. Instead of going to those intoxicated clubs. Haha…" Randy looked around at all the lights and festivities in Rockefeller Center.
"See? I am so smart huh?" Nikki asked sarcastically.
Randy nodded. "Where are you spending the holidays?"
Nikki rubbed her chin. "I dunno. I don't feel like going back home, so maybe I'll just stay here. Christmas in New York is fabulous. The past Christmases here you missed, I would like it if you stayed for Christmas this year."
Randy was stunned. He rubbed his ears to make sure he was hearing right. "Huh?"
Nikki smiled. "You heard me."
Randy nodded. "OK, I'll spend Christmas here." Randy looked at a banner above them. "How is New Year's like here? All I see is what's on TV. Is it really like that here?"
Nikki nodded. "Yes… but much more glamorous than partying, getting drunk, proposals, crowded areas. It depends on where you are. I have actually gone to Time Square, VIP areas, but watching it from our veranda is much more relaxing and soothing. You'll like it. I promise."
Nikki pranced around the area like a little girl in a field of flowers, and Randy couldn't help but laugh. He began to believe her odd moods had resulted in a change of attitude. And he like it.
"Aaaah!" Nikki yelled.
Nikki had slipped while prancing around. Randy ran to her and helped her get up.
"You OK?" Randy worried. He saw she was going to cry.
But Nikki had burst out laughing. She was laughing so hard she started to cry. Randy couldn't help but laughing either, she looked so hot, and he couldn't handle it.
After laughing for quite a while, there was silence among the two. And they looked into each other's eyes, saw the passion, the grace in each other's eyes. Nikki was fallen, amazed at him, seemed to have fallen into a deep stare. She held onto his shoulders, and leaned in, as if to kiss him. Randy took his chances and leaned in to kiss. As their lips were about to meet, it had started snowing, and the two were bothered by it and lost the moment.
Nikki let go of his shoulders, and Randy helped her up.
Nikki cleared her throat. "It's getting chilly, you wanna walk back?"
Randy was disappointed, but nodded. At least now he knows, that she's starting to fall in love with him.
Or is she?
I dunno if the cliffie was good enough... but oh boo. Haha. Romance! Ooooh.
Please Read and Review! I see a lot of people read, ut don't review! Hmph. Haha. Kidding. Hope you liked it!