Chapter 6

Hayley walked downstairs uneasy about seeing Leon. She got to the bottom of the steps and saw no one. With a sigh of somewhat relief she continued into the kitchen and started making herself some breakfast. Moments later someone barging through the kitchen door made Hayley jump.

"Sorry." Said Leon softly walking toward the refrigerator.

They remained in an awkward silence. The tension could be cut with a knife.

"I'm sorry about last night." Mumbled Hayley refusing to turn and look Leon in the eye.

"Hails….. Look at me." Said Leon moving toward her.

Hayley hesitantly turned around making herself face to face with him. Uneasy by how close he was to her. She leaned against the counter and looked right into his sexy green eyes.

"I've got you." He said resting a hand against the cabinet caging her in and poking her chest. "You will never feel unsafe as long as you are around me. No matter what happened or happens we are family."

"Leon…. I." said Hayley softly.

"I've got you." said Leon walking away.

"So the girl that's been working at the diner quit the other day." Sighed Mia dropping on the couch next to her.

"If you want me to help out at the diner just ask." Chuckled Hayley giving Mia a side-glance.

"Yay great!" Mia said as she bounced for joy. "When do you want to start?"

"I have nothing else to do. Today I guess. "

Hayley hadn't been out of the house except once and she had been there 3 weeks already. There hadn't been any sign of Carter. She was looking forward to being out.

Haley sat on the counter, feet swinging along, reading a magazine when she hear the roar of that engine. Instinctively she smiled. When she heard the engine shut off she tried to compose herself before Leon walked in.

"Wow. It's like déjà vu seeing you sitting there." Said Leland walking toward the counter. "You look just as good now as you did then if not better."

"Thanks." Said Haley hoping off the counter.

"Wanted to check on you." He said sliding onto the barstool.

"I'm fine…. Do you want some lunch." She asked starting his lunch without waiting for his answer.

"Hails you don't have to play tough with me. I know you're freaked out a bit being here alone. You haven't been out of the house in weeks."

"Here eat." She said sliding his plate down the counter.

Leon smiled and opened the sandwich. Meatball sub, provolone cheese and a smidge if mayo and relish.

"You remembered." He said licking his lips and taking a big bite out of it.

"How could I forget? I made it for you almost every day for as long as I can remember." Haley chuckled leaning back against the counter and crossing her arms over her stomach as she watched Leon's eyes roll to the back of his head as he savored another monster bite.

"Oh my god Hails. Mia's could never compare to yours." Leon said with food stuffed in his mouth and shoveling another bite in.

"Hey I resent that." Said Mia walking through the door and popping Leon in the back of the head. "I did the best I could. It's not my fault she puts some secret ingredient in it. "

Haley chuckled and rolled her eyes.

"You definitely picked everything back up very quickly." Said Mia handing Leon a napkin and shaking her head. "Jeez wipe your mouth boy. I did not raise you like a savage."

Leon looked at Mia like she was crazy and for the first time in weeks, maybe longer Haley laughed…. A full belly, knee-slapping laugh.

"Mia can we talk? Asked Haley randomly and nervously putting all silence to an end.

"Sure, what's up?" asked Mia concerned.

"Um… I uh…" she stuttered.

"Just spit it out Haley. It's not like…."

"I'm pregnant." Interrupted Haley, just spitting it out.

She couldn't look her sister in the eye. She didn't want to see the disappointment. Haley closed her eyes to the silence when suddenly she heard a squeal of happiness. She opened her eyes and found Mia jumping and bouncing around in pure joy.

"Oh my god we're having a baby!" Mia squealed, grabbing Haley into a huge hug.

"Mia, you're squishing me."

Mia finally let her go but clapped her hands and did a little happy bounce.

"I can't wait to throw a baby shower and go shopping, and see you get all big and pregnant and eat weird food. Oh my god I can't wait to hold it and play with it and babysit it and see big burly Dom be turned to moosh."

"You can't tell anyone. You have to let me do it on my time." Haley begged.

Mia halted as the realization came.

"How far along are you?" asked Mia.

"Like 4 months." Mumbled Haley.

"Carter knows you were pregnant?"

"That's why he beat the hell out of me. He was excited at first then all of a sudden he just switched. He wanted me to get an abortion at 10 weeks. I said no so he beat me. I was in the hospital a couple days so I lied to him telling him I lost the baby when I got home and that night I snuck out and left."

"You think he's going to try to find you?" asked Mia nervously.

"Oh I know he will. I just…. Don't know when."

"We need to let the guys know."

"I know. I just need to be the one to tell them… especially Leon."

The look on Mia's face said it all. He was going to be crushed.

Haley was happy to be home, showered and in the most comfy clothes she could find, which she hadn't to sneak from Leon's dresser when he was in the shower, the perk of having a Jack and Jill bathroom (FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT A JACK AND JILL BATHROOM IS… IT'S A BATHROOM THAT CONNECTS TWO BEDROOMS). She couldn't stop thinking about how she was going to tell him. Maybe butter him up with his favorite ice cream or offer a him a massage but that would lead somewhere neither of them were ready to go even though she never stopped wanting him.

Haley took a deep breath and headed to Leon's room. His bedroom door was open from their conjoined bathroom. She paused and leaned on this doorframe and just watched him sitting one the floor at the end of the bed, knees bent and concentrating on his video game. He looked so relaxed in his basketball shorts, wife beater and shin high socks. She could smell how good he smelled from where she stood and without realizing she closed he eyes and inhaled deeply.

"Now I know where all my clothes have been disappearing to." Said Leon startling her back to reality.

Haley couldn't help but blush as she looked down at the sweatpants and baggy t-shirt she wore. She always felt safe with him and being in his clothes made her feel close to him and he always loved her in his clothes.

"Wanna play?" he asked holding out his controller.

Haley didn't say a word. She just sat next to him on the floor and accepted the controller. They sat side to side for what felt like hours laughing and battling on Super Street Fighter. Their movements with the controllers thinking it would better their chances of winning moved them tighter against each other.

Haley would bump against him trying to throw him off his game. Laughter and playfulness filled the room. Felt like the good ol' days.

"You better stop bumping me women or you're gonna get it." Growled Leon gently bumping her back.

"Or what?" Haley giggled nudging him again. "I'm winning, don't hate. "

"Oh it's on!" He growled tackling her to the ground and pinning her between his legs and started tickling her sides making her scream out in laughter.

"Leon." She squealed as she wiggled and tried to get free. "Leon stop. You're going to make me pee myself."

Leon continued on with his tickle attack. Loving every moment of her under him.

"Leon baby I've been texting…. What the hell is going on!?" she shouted barging in the room to see Leon and Haley on the floor in a very compromising position.

Leon and Haley froze and looked above them to see a slim Latin woman standing over them.

"Evelyn." Questioned Leon getting off Haley and helping her to her feet.

"I've been blowing up your phone." She whined.

"So you thought it was a good idea to just show up?" asked Leon obviously agitated by her presence.

"Sorry it's my…" Started Haley.

"Shut up bitch. I wasn't talking to you." Shouted Evelyn swinging her pointer finger around. "When I want your opinion I will tell you. Who the hell are you shacking up with my man?"

"I'm not your man." Corrected Leon.

"Is this hoe why you've been avoiding me?" she yelled getting closer and closer in Haley's face.

"Hey, I don't know who you're calling a hoe but you're in my house. " yelled Haley standing her ground.

"Bitch doesn't have any clothes of her own? Why is she wearing your clothes Leon? You fucking her?" Evelyn yelled off question after question.

"Call me a bitch one more time. You don't know who you're talking to." Shouted Haley.

Leon positioned himself between the battling women. Back to Haley, hands on Evelyn's shoulders.

"Bitch."

"Stop E.V." shouted Leon.

"Protecting this BITCH!"

"What the hell is going on!?" shouted Dom barging in Leon's room right as Haley swung over Leon's shoulder cracking Evelyn in the cheek.

"Bitch hit me! " squealed Evelyn swinging around Leon but missing due to height.

"Dom could you please?" Leon shouted over the girls yelling.

"You got yourself into this."

"I told you to stop calling me a bitch. You don't know me."

"E.V. stop. This is Dom's little sister."

"I don't give a fuck who this BITCH is!"

Haley swung again clocking her in the same spot. Evelyn pushed against Leon so hard it took all three of them down. She used Haley being pinned under Leon to get her punches un before Leon got his balance and used his strength against her.

"Dom what's…." asked Mia coming into the room and seeing Haley pinned under Leon and Evelyn going to town. "Dom stop them" she said pushing him toward the fighting trio.

"No. Leon got himself into this." Said Dom calmly, arms crossed and amused with the scene.

Mia rushed over and started pulling on Evelyn.

"Dom please help. Haley's pregnant!" shouted Mia causing alarm from Leon and Dom.

"Wait what?!" they shouted simultaneously.

Leon shoved Evelyn off of them as Dom pulled on her helping Leon regain control.

"You got this bitch pregnant?" yelled Evelyn though tears and climbing to her feet.

"Leon got on his fee in shock and just looked at Haley as she stood up with some help from Mia.

"I'm fine." Said Haley resisting Mia's help.

"Leon baby…" said Evelyn putting her hand on his cheek, which he pulled away from.

"I'll walk you out." He said as calmly as he could muster.

Haley and Leon locked eyes and she could see all of his pain. Leon bowed his head and followed Evelyn out.

Carter crept up to the address written on the paper. He noticed a few lights on, a far cry from how Haley described it as a full time party spot. Seemed like a relatively peaceful house. He pulled up closer and spotted her car in the back of the driveway with a few cars blocking her in. Probably to hide it but that wasn't going to scare him. He wondered if any of them were this infamous Leon character's car. He wondered how long it would take before she went crawling back to him like the little whore that she was. Cater parked and shot off his car across the street and a few houses down but the house was still in full view. It was dark so he was pretty confident no one would notice.

His ears perked up at the shouting coming from the house. He struggled to hear the conversation. A man and a very angry woman were arguing. He watched and listened to couple argue.

"But baby I…." she cried.

"Don't but baby me E.V. We are not together. What the hell is wrong with you?" he shouted.

"Did you get her pregnant Leon?"

"Ah so this was the infamous Leon." Carter said to himself.

"You need to leave E.V. I can't do this with you. You always go crazy before assessing the situation. Get so jealous when aren't even together." Yelled Leon.

"Baby!" she yelled at his retreating form.

"Leave E.V." he said walking in the house slamming the door in her face.

Carter chuckled. What the hell did Haley see in this guy? He watched the girl pull away. He jotted down her license plate. He might need to talk to her.

He settled in for the night. He wasn't going to approach her just yet. Now that he knows Haley is still pregnant after lying to him about a miscarriage, he wanted her to get comfortable. Once she did, she would start venturing out alone and not watch over her shoulder. He didn't want any of her goon bodyguards around her. He warned her what would happen if she tried to leave him again. This time he won't be so gentle with her. Not only did she run, she lied about losing his child…. She may have to die this time.