Lita and John were on their way to John's parents house in Savannah the next afternoon. They already went to the red-head parents house earlier that morning. Her mother was more supportive of her but it took her father a little while to come around just like Dave because he wanted his daughter to be happy and if having a child with someone she wasn't married to or even romantically involved with made her happy, then he was going to be happy for her. Her mom was really happy of the idea of being a grandmother for the first time since Dave didn't have any kids yet.

"That wasn't that bad." Lita said from the passenger seat to John who was currently driving.

"Yea. Your mom was totally supportive. I think my dad's gonna be the opposite."

"Why?"

"I don't know. Just a feeling."

It was quiet for a bit until Lita spoke up. "So how much longer until we get there?"

About another hour. Unless we run into some horrible traffic."

"Alright. I'm going to take a quick nap then."

"Okay."

Lita then started to think about the conversation she had with Trish last night who decided to leave the party with Lita.

*Last Night*

"So Li." Trish started to say going into her best-friends room. She decided to come back with Lita rather than staying longer. "What's going on? You, John, and Dave looked a little out of it when you came downstairs. Well, you looked annoyed and upset while John looked nervous and a bit scared, and Dave was glaring at John like he was going to kill him. So spill. What happened upstairs?"

Lita took a seat next to Trish on her bed. "Remember how I told you about my backup/baby plan?"

It didn't take Trish that much to remember everything Lita was referring to. "Yea." And then it hit her. "OHMYGOSH! YOU ASKED HIM?! WHAT DID HE SAY?! YOU TOLD DAVE?! WHAT DID HE SAY?! THAT'S WHY HE LOOKED LIKE HE WANTED TO KILL JOHN!" She knew Lita was serious about this but she didn't know whether or not Lita asked John already.

Lita rolled her eyes. "Calm down blondie. Remember how everyone left last night and I told John I wanted to talk to him?" She waited for Trish to acknowledge her and when Trish nodded, she continued. "Well, I asked him then and he was initially freaked out but he said 'yes'."

"Wow. And what about Dave?"

"Oh. Dave. Um, he freaked out, wanted to hurt John, like you could tell, and we got into a little argument but he came around." Lita started chuckling when she thought about how she opened the conversation with Dave and how she shouldn't have done that. "I told him I was pregnant and he almost killed John who looked kind of angry at me."

Trish laughed a little at that. "That's how you drop the bomb? Poor John. You're evil." Trish took a second before she continued. "When are you going to tell your parents? Don't open up that conversation by telling them you're pregnant. They know you haven't been on a date since Christian and that was 6 months ago."

Lita rolled her eyes. "Trust me, I won't do that again. But I'm nearly 30. I'm sure my parents will be happy."

"What about his parents."

"No clue. But we're going to Savannah tomorrow."

"You really think it's smart of you to go through with this?"

"I thought a lot about it. Yes." She knew that's not what Trish was talking about.

"Don't act dumb. I'm not talking about how much you prepared yourself. You know what I'm talking about." When Lita continued to pretend she didn't know what Trish was talking about, Trish once again spoke up. "Your crush on John."

Lita rolled her eyes at Trish. "I don't have a crush on him anymore. It was just a phase."

"A reoccurring phase."

"He's my best-friend."

"That you have reoccurring crushes on."

"Shut up. I know what I'm doing."

"I hope so. I just don't want you to get hurt." Trish was the only person who actually knew about Lita's reoccurring crushed on John. Or that's what the two of them thought. Dave had his suspicions which was exactly why he was reluctant to support his sister with this plan. He didn't want to see her get hurt if she became attached to John and he didn't reciprocate.

*Present Time*

Ugh. Blondie. I do not have a crush on him. Lita thought trying to take a quick nap before they arrived at John's parents house.

"Li wake up." John nudged Lita awake when they arrived at his parents house. "We're here." Lita slowly woke up from her nap. "Nervous?"

"Should I be?" She asked him.

"We'll see." They made their way out of the car and to the front door. His parents were expecting him since he called them that morning but they didn't know he was going to bring Lita along. His mother answered the door when he rang the doorbell. She was happy to see her son, a little surprised but happy to see Lita as well.

"Lita, it's always lovely to see you." His mother spoke letting the two in the house.

"Nice to see you too Carol." She was a little nervous because she didn't know how his parents were going to react.

The next couple of hours were spent by the three of them, including John's father, talking and just catching up. They had dinner and started to relax a bit which was when John gestured at Lita telling her that maybe they should tell his parents now.

"Um. Mom, dad, their's something we need to tell you."

"Okay." Carol said cautiously thinking it must be something serious if both of them came to talk to them. "What is it?"

John proceeded to tell them about Lita's proposal in which he agreed to while Lita looked around biting her nails avoiding John's parents eye contact.

"Is there something going on between the two of you?" Carol asked.

"No." Lita answered uncomfortably. They got that a lot. She didn't understand why people had to jump to conclusions when members of the opposite sex were as close as they were.

"Then why do you want to do this?" John's father, John Sr., finally spoke up.

"Because I want a baby and I'm not getting any younger. I could have just picked a total stranger from the sperm bank but I didn't feel comfortable with that as much as I would if I actually knew about the father as much as I know about John. I already told him that I don't expect him to be in the child's life-"

"But I want to." John interrupted her.

"Why?" John Sr. asked him.

"She's my best-friend. I know this will make her happy." He started to say more until his father interrupted him.

"Just because it will make her happy? That's not good enough reason."

"I think it is. I'm ready for this responsibility."

His father interrupted him once again. His voice getting a little hostile. "I don't think you are. You're not mature enough." The two women in the room were starting to get very uncomfortable. "You're an engineer. Are you sure she's not just using you for your money? How much does she even make from her job?"

"I am not using him for his mo-"

It didn't matter what the red-head was going to say because the two men continued their argument and ignored her. "She's a paralegal. I don't know how much she makes enough. She doesn't need me for my money. She already said I don't even have to help her except for having the baby with her. It's my choice to help her. She's not using me."

"You share an apartment with Randy. You don't have a house to accommodate for your child."

"The baby will be staying with me. I have a house." Lita was once again ignored.

"Why does it matter where I live? It's up to Li whether or not she wants her, our, child to stay at my apartment. He or she will be mostly with Li anyways."

"And how are you going to do this?"

"Artificial insemination."

"Do you know how much that costs? It costs thousands of dollars. And then you're going to have to pay afterwards too. You sure she's not using you for your money?"

"Again, this was my decision and I have the money. I don't really need much from him except, you know." No one was paying her any attention but she needed for them all to know that she wasn't using John for his money. His dad was making her feel like some gold digging whore.

"Like I said before, she has her own, she's not using me for that."

"You're going to spend money for a child that you're only going to have to make your friend happy?"

His wife interrupted him. "John, stop it."

"No." John Sr. continued, looking at his wife getting up from his seat from the sofa raising his voice a bit more. "He's going to ruin his life. He's wasting his time and money. He doesn't know what he's doing. What are you going to do when you have kids of your own? What are you going to do if one of you wants to move to another city or state?"

John followed suit. "We already talked about that. I don't think it's any of your business if you're not going to support my decision." He turned to look at the uncomfortable red-head. "Let's go Li. I don't want to be here any longer." She quietly got up from the sofa avoiding eye contact with John's dad who left the room after a few moments.

"Wait John." Carol started to say. "You can't just leave like this. It's late. You have a three to four hour drive. You guys should probably just stay and leave in the morning."

"No mom. I'm not staying here and I'm not going to make Li stay here either after everything he just said. He didn't just insult me, he insulted her as well."

Carol was defeated as she said her goodbyes allowing John and Lita to leave. She supported her son in what he was doing. She knew he had a big heart and was happy that he was acting selfless in helping his best-fiend with what she really wanted. She didn't really know how everything was going to work out with their plan but she was hoping for the best. She was also hoping that her husband would come around but she didn't think he would. At least not anytime soon.

Lita offered to drive back to Atlanta because she knew how angry John was after his argument with his dad but he didn't hand over the keys, instead he opted to drive back.

"John slow down. You're scaring me." He wasn't paying her any attention until he almost got them into an accident making the red-head scream a bit. "Damn it John. Pull over."

"Sorry Li." He pulled over into the emergency lane on the highway. "He just pisses me off sometimes."

"I know." This wasn't the first time she witnessed an argument between John and his father. "Look, you don't hav-"

John turned to look at her and interrupted her when he knew where she was going with this. "Stop. I already told you I was going to do this. You dind't force me into this. This was my decision to help you. I don't care if he supports my decision or not. I'm an adult, I make my own decisions. I know he has his concerns but they don't mean anything. I don't care."

"I don't want this to come in between you and your dad."

"I know you don't. Trust me, our relationship was never great to begin with."

She knew that was the truth but she still felt a little bad. "Only if you're sure."

He took her hand in his own and smiled at her. "One hundred percent." He paused a bit before he continued. "Look, I want to apologize for the stuff my dad said about you. I'm sorry. I know this is not about money for you."

She looked away. "It's not and you don't have to apologize for him." After a moment of silence, she spoke up again turning to look at John. "Okay. Let's switch. I think it'll be best if I drive the rest way back."

He started to protest. "I'm okay now."

"You almost crashed MY car into another car not too long ago."

"Fine." He took his seat-belt off and got out of the door and walked over to the passenger seat, the red-head switching to the driver's seat from inside the car.

"Lazy." He muttered under his breath resulting in her sticking her tongue out at him.

John convinced Lita to just stay at his apartment because it was late and that she could just leave in the morning. He let her sleep in his bed while he slept on the couch in the living room.

Randy left his room seeing John on the couch. "I thought you were going to stay? When did you get back? Why are you sleeping on the couch?"

"So many questions. Plans change. An hour ago. Li is sleeping in my bed."

"Well that never stopped you before."

"Yea, well, I just want to be alone."

"Why? What happened?"

John hesitated before he went on to fill Randy in on everything that happened earlier that night. "You and Li are planning on having a baby?" John nodded. Randy smirked. "So you're going to sl-"

John rolled his eyes. "No. Artificial insemination."

"What's the point then?"

"Not everyone sleeps around like you." John retorted.

"So, this fight with your dad, big huh? So are you still gonna go through with this?"

"Of course. I already promised her. She's so happy."

"Are you happy with this?"

"Duh. If I wasn't happy with it, why would I agree to it?"

"Point. So what about Maria?"

"What about her?"

"You think she's going to be okay with this?"

"Why should it matter to her?"

"The two of you have been getting close again. You really think she would want to share you?"

"What the hell? You're making it seem like I'm some sort of property. If Maria can't support me then she obviously can't be with me. She's not who I thought she was."

"Okay. I'm gonna go back now. See ya in the morning. Good night."

"Good night." John called after Randy who went back to his room after he grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. John thought about everything that happened today and how he truly didn't care how his father wasn't being so supportive. He was just happy at least his mom supported his decision and that he was going to help his best-friend with something she really wanted. He wasn't opposed to having a kid either. This could be both of their only chance to actually have a kid. He smiled to himself when he thought about the look on his friends face when he agreed to this. He just hoped everything worked out for the best.

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