Chapter 11:

Peter vs. Egon's secret

Egon stomped upstairs to find Peter. He was lying on the couch in the den with his headphones on. Egon tapped him on the shoulder.

"Yes," he turned off the radio.

"Peter why were you spying on me?"

"Just…."

"I don't like it when you do that."

"I know you don't. I'm sorry."

"I know you are," he looked over at him and smiled "You're just concerned about me."

"And Janine." He added.

"Really?"

"You guys are my family. I don't want to lose you."

"You wont. I promise you that." Peter felt better when Egon said that. Egon wanted to tell Peter everything but he was really hesitant. If he did, should he tell him that he got Janine pregnant? He just wasn't sure but needed the advice. He had to get this out of him and talk to somebody. He knew that Peter was the one that would understand him the best. He was afraid but had to before he had a mental break down. He sat on the other couch opposite Peter.

"Hey Peter."

"Yes, Egon what is it?"

"I….I…" he stuttered. Peter knew that Egon was going to confide in him. He was always got in the stuttering mood when he wanted to say something to Peter and couldn't bring him self all the way too. "I need to talk to someone about this."

"I'm here, what is it buddy?" Peter sat up on the couch and faced him head on. "Will you promise not to tell anyone?"

"Sure, I'll keep it as confidential as I can."

"Thanks." He smiled at Peter. "Here goes. I…I.." Egon didn't know where to start. He swallowed hard. "A couple of weeks ago I went out on a date."

"I remember that. So, What's that got to do about now?"

"Well, I went out with…." He coughed. "Janine!"

"Wow! Really!?" Peter tried to sound excited.

"Later we went to her place."

"Oh,"

"I…" his voice trailed off some. "I slept with her. I'm the one that got her pregnant. I feel guilty."

"Egon, Egon, Egon," Peter leaned forward on the couch some. He was on the very edge. "What to do with you?"

"Well, I didn't mean to. I let myself get carried away."

"I know you did."

"You know?" he had a question mark look on his face. "What do you mean you know?"

"Well,"

"Peter, if your hiding something tell me. I told you about Janine." That made Peter think some Egon was honest with him. He should be honest too.

"When you went to Central Park with Janine, I…." Peter grinned remembering that day. "I followed you guys."

"You what?" Egon had a shocked but stern look on his face.

"I watched you two."

"Wait a minute," Egon tried to remember the details of that day. "I didn't see anybody but a bum with his dog."

"Oh, That was me. Good job uh." He smiled, "I wanted to see how things turned out. I also followed you two on your date."

"I didn't see you. Did you dress up?"

"Yes," Peter swallowed. "I got dressed as a women and went to Gina's. Nice restaurant I might add. Anyway, I saw you dance, go to the beach and to her house."

"Did you see us then?"

"Well, after getting soap suds in my face. I opened the air vent where I found Buster, his friend and his kittens." He knew Egon was getting mad at him but he continued on. "I crawled through the vents and saw you drinking hot chocolate" a pause "I suppose."

"Well, continue. What happened after that?" he wanted to know the rest.

"She kissed you and you kissed her."

"Yeah and it was good. Did you see anything else?" Egon's voice was trembling now."You picked her up and went to her bedroom. You two started getting in to it. I watched you two until you started undressing each other." Peter smiled, "Then I closed my eyes and took a nap."

"You did?"

"Yeah, I knew what was coming. If I watched it, it would eat at me until I had to tell you. I didn't want to tell my best friend that I watched him make love to his girlfriend, so I turned over and snoozed for awhile."

"So you didn't watch us?"

"No, I do know my limits but," a pause and a smile from Peter. "I did hear it all. When, all the sounds went quite."

"Peter!" Egon yelled annoyed now.

"I woke up and looked down. You two were holding each other. I thought it was time for me to go."

"Oh, that's all you saw?"

"Yeah, why is there more?" Peter looked intrigued.

"Well, we also took a shower together later that morning." A short pause, "You didn't have to go though all that trouble to find out. Why didn't you just ask me?"

"I know you would have never told me all the details."

"You are right about that. I wouldn't have." He smiled at his friend.

"I feel bad that I spied but I feel good about it."

"Feel good? Why?" that one stumped Egon.

"Janine said that I'm always putting her in my jokes and that it gets to her. I didn't realize how much. She never told me."

"Yeah, she was upset about that." Egon had to know. "Is that why you've been nice to her lately?"

"Yeah, some what. I also knew when she called the other day."

"Oh, you heard us."

"Yeah, I knew that she was pregnant."

"How?"

"For morning on ins she's been out. I knew that she had morning sickness, and that's a sign of pregnancy."

"What am I going to do?"

Well, Egon," he got up and sat next to him. "Be there all the way for her."

"You know I will."

"I know," he put his hand on Egon's shoulder "if I were in you shoes buddy,"
"Yes," Egon said looking up into his green eyes.

"That's if I loved her."

"I do."

"I would marry her, I know you don't want to hear that but I would. I can't tell you too. I can only suggest it."

"Thanks Peter. I think I will." He hugged his friend

Will he marry her? To be Continued……