Chapter 24

Alexis was pacing her hotel room a week after Jessie's birthday party. She held something in her hands. 'How is Randy gonna feel about this?' she thought to herself 'what is he gonna say?'. She sighed and sat down on the bed. She took out her phone and dialed a number "Hey Mark" she said once he picked up "Can you come by my hotel room I need to talk". He agreed and Alexis hung up the phone, waiting on him to get there.

Jessie was sitting on the couch at home watching Willard on the big screen tv. John had weekend house shows off and they were spending father-daughter time together. John was getting popcorn before the movie got started good. It had barely gotten to the part where Willard finds the rat in the glue trap when John came back with the popcorn. "So this is Willard" he said eyeing the scene on the screen with a bit of unease.

"Yeah" Jessie said not taking her eyes off the movie "it's great". John sat back and watched the movie with her. Surprisingly he found himself really getting into it. It was a great psychological movie. He was soon as absorbed into the movie as Jessie was everytime she watched it.

"I don't know what to do Mark" Alexis said pacing her hotel room. Mark was sitting on the bed, head in his hands thinking. Alexis blurted out her problem as soon as he came in and he had had thoughts running through his head ever since.

"Well first of all you need to tell him" Mark said raising his head looking up at Alexis. He got up off the bed and gently grabbed her to look at him "he needs to know".

"But what if he doesn't like it? What if he hates me? What if he makes me get..." Mark covered her mouth gently. He sat down, pulling Alexis on his lap. He stroked her hair, looking at her intently for a minute before speaking.

"I'll help you out if he doesn't want to. If he doesn't then its his loss and my gain. Well that's how I look at it anyways" Mark held Alexis tightly to him and kissed her forehead "don't worry Lexi. Big brother's here".

"I can't believe I'm pregnant" she said putting her head on his shoulder and sighing deeply.

"Oooh" John said as the movie went off "that was good. Better than I expected it to be". Jessie smiled and laid her head on his shoulder. John put his arm around her back and turned the tv onto a marathon of Friends. Soon they both were laughing their heads off.

Outside a figure was lurking, looking into the window at the two interracting. It watched as father and daughter shared their moment. Laughing maniacally at the vicious thoughts ringing through the psychotic mind.

"Daddy I'mma go to the bathroom" Jessie said, standing up. "Why don't you put in Hannibal and we'll watch". John nodded and stood up beside Jessie. All of a sudden a loud piercing gunshot rang out slicing through the quiet atmosphere.

Alexis was sitting alone in the hotel room when Randy came back from his workout. Mark had already left a while before and Alexis had been trying to talk herself into telling Randy about her pregnancy ever since. "Hey baby" Randy said coming over and kissing Alexis lightly "I'm gonna go take a shower I'll be right back" Alexis nodded and watched Randy grab some clothes from his bag and exit the room.

'Alright you can do this Alexis' she told herself 'all you gotta do is tell him. He'll take it well. He'll be there for you. And if he's not then you got Mark. Mark has always been there for you and will continue to be there for you' Alexis was so into her thoughts that she didn't notice Randy come out of the bathroom, freshly showered and dressed in loose nike pants and a jersey. She jumped as he kissed her cheek.

"Sorry baby didn't mean to scare you" he said sitting beside her on the couch. She smiled and climbed into his lap. She put his arms around her and laid her head on his cheek, enjoying the feel of being in his arms for what she felt might be the last time. They sat there in silence, enjoying the togetherness for a while before Alexis finally decided to grab the bull by the horns and tell him.

"Randy I need to tell you something" she said looking up at his face, right into his blue eyes she had gotten lost in so many times in their short relationship. She hoped that this wouldn't be the last time she got to enjoy that luxury.

"What is it baby" Randy said looking at her worriedly. Alexis took a deep breath and began to speak. Before she could say anything Randy's cell phone rang. He pulled her gently off his lap. "Sorry baby let me take this and then you can tell me what it is you need to". Alexis watched as Randy went to the other side of the room, cellphone to his ear. She sat watching him talk. All of a sudden he screamed out "WHAT" then he said some more things Alexis couldn't hear and hung up. When he turned around Alexis saw tears running down his face. She got up and ran over to him.

"Honey" she said grabbing him to her "what's wrong? Who was that on the phone". Randy laid his head on her shoulder and cried like a baby for a few minutes. Alexis rubbed his back to get him to calm down. Once his tears had subsided he began to tell her about what was wrong.

"That was John on the phone" he said "Jessie...she...shot" he said dissolving into tears once more. Alexis was stunned beyond words. She rubbed Randy's back and cried along with him.