How Could This Happen

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Chapter 2: The Surprise

Two months after the club incident, Lisa noticed that she had begun to gain weight. She thought, Shit! This better not be what I think it is! She went out to the store and bought a pregnancy test. As she anxiously awaited the results, she thought about it. If it's positive, I'm going to have to tell Jackson. Oh I really hope that it's not positive! She looked down at it and gasped.

It was positive.

Shit! Shit shit shit! She thought. How am I going to explain this to dad? She realized that she had to tell Jackson. She sighed and walked out the door, grabbing the paper that she had written his address down on.

When she got there, she took a deep breath and knocked on the door. A voice from inside said, "Coming!"

Jackson opened the door and saw Lisa standing there. "Lisa, what the heck are you doing here?" He said, shocked. He noticed that she was crying slightly. "Hey, do you want to come in?" he asked. She nodded, and he stepped out of the way.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked her, after she was sitting down.

"Jackson," Lisa began slowly, "you remember the thing that happened after the club…"

"Yeah. Why?" Jackson asked. She just looked at him and suddenly he realized what she meant. "Oh, shit! Are you…are you fucking serious!" he asked, panicking. Lisa just nodded.

"Are you sure?" Jackson asked her.

"I took a test. It's positive." Lisa said, starting to cry.

"No, there must be some mistake. I can't be a dad. I'm not ready. And I'm not exactly dad material here." Jackson said, pacing.

"Well, it's a bit late for that, Jack!" Lisa said, annoyed. "And just so you know, I'm keeping the baby." She got up to leave when Jackson grabbed her arm.

"Wait, you can't do that!" Jackson said. Lisa looked at him angrily.

"Get your hand off me! What do you mean, I can't do that? It's my baby! You can't tell me what I can and can't do! Why don't you want the baby?" she asked, yelling at him.

"Because," Jackson began, frustrated, "if you do, my company will know that it's my baby, and they'll try to kill you both. I love you too much, Leese. I don't want anything to happen to you."

Lisa looked at him, shocked. Had he just said what she thought he said? "What do you mean, you love me too much? You have no right to feel that way towards me! After what you did to me on the plane, I'm surprised I even came back here! Don't spout off a bunch of lies to me, Jackson! Tell me the truth!" she yelled.

Jackson took a deep breath. "I already did. You know that I never lie, Leese. Why you think that I would suddenly start now, I don't know. I told you all I know, and my company, two months ago, realized that I had feelings for you. They fired me for screwing up the job, but that doesn't mean that they won't try and kill you, or finish the job."

Lisa was shocked. Then she realized what she had to do. "Jackson, is your company trying to kill you?" she asked. Jackson just looked at her for a moment.

Then he said, "Yes. They figure if they can kill me, they can kill anybody."

"But, why?" Lisa asked.

"I don't know." Jackson said, shrugging. "It's been like this since before I started working for them. If someone screws up a job, they fire them, and then they kill them. They don't want another company hiring one of their murderers, so, ironically, they murder them."

"Oh." Lisa said slowly. She thought for a moment, and then said, "Well, that settles it."

"That settles what? Lisa, what are you talking about?" Jackson asked, confused.

Lisa laughed at how confused he looked and sounded. "What I'm talking about is you coming to live with me."

Jackson considered her offer, but said, "No, Lisa. I can't do that."

"Why not? They'll never figure out where you are. That's why the plan is so clever." Lisa said, amazed at her brilliance.

"Leese, I can't do that. If I do that, they'll just follow us, and will attack the house, maybe even bomb it. I can't risk you and the baby getting hurt." Jackson said, trying to sound calm.

"Wait a second. I thought that you said that you didn't want the baby." Lisa said, confused and suspicious.

"I do, Leese. It's just that…" Jackson sighed. "I've told you why. I don't want either of you to get hurt." He said.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that. I've got a plan." At Jackson's incredulous look, she just laughed and said, "Don't worry. It's perfect." Then she explained it to him.

"OK, whatever you say, Leese." Jackson said when she was done explaining. "When are we going to do this?"

"Next week. You said that they're watching the house, right?" Jackson nodded. "Then it's perfect."

TBC…

Well? Not bad for a second chapter, huh? I'm already writing the 3rd chapter as we speak, so that should be up pretty soon. Hope you guys like this, and please review! Thanks!

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