Ria and Jake delt with the situation in different ways. Ria locked herself in her house, and layed around all day becoming dangerously skinny and reclusive. Jake threw himself into his work, and during offseason threw himself into the girl of the moment. He became a monster. He would go out with the guys every night and end up with a new girl. In every instance they were tall, thin and blonde with strikingly blue eyes and tattoos.

Sound familiar?

When Josh tried to reason with them Jake told him to 'get the fuck off his case, and mind his own buisness' and Ria ignored it and changed the subject. Everyone noticed. Phil included

Phil sighed and looked out his trailer window as he watched Jake smoke a cigarette.

He looked like a hungover mess. There was scruff on his face, he was on a nicotine binge, and the deep dark circles under his eyes practically screamed I party too much.

Phil sighed again and glanced at Josh

"Maybe if you just-

"No dad. Everytime I try and talk to him he screams at not worth it."

"How does Ria feel about all this?"

"She doesnt wanna talk about it. Ever. All she does is sit home, cry, and shes been throwing up everyday."

Phil shook his head."That girls too damn skinny already. She cant afford to lose anymore weight."

"I know Dad Ive tried to help. Theyll have to workj this out on their own."

Phil snorted.

Yeah right

Josh didnt know what to do with him. Jake and Ria still hadn't spoken since she left Dutch Harbor almost a month ago. It was a personal record for both of them. Ria had been consistently throwing up everyday.

and no one could figure out why

Josh pulled up to Ria's house and found the dor to be unlocked. his brow furrowed as he silently wandered inside.

"Ria?" he called out, but got no answer.

He walked halfway up the stairs and called out again.

"Hmmm?" The answer had come from her upstairs bathroom. Slowly Josh made his way to the door which was cracked about an inch

"Ria?Ria can I come in?" he asked her placing his hand on the dorrhandle

"Erm..Yess?"

Josh creaked the door open to find Ria sitting on the floor legs crossed holding something in her hands. She didn't look up when Josh entered. He knelt down and looked at her, finally making her look up at him.

Her eyes were beyond huge with a shocked look on her face, he could almost see the wheels turning.

"You ok?"

Silently she stretched her hand out holding the object out to him.

Josh stared open mouth down at it.

It wasnt a miracle

It wasnt something he was expecting

It was a pregnancy test

And it was positive

Ria jumped off the floor pushing past Josh, and hurrying into her room.

She yanked the fabroc of her shirt up and looked at her stomach. She didnt see anything noticable but she had been throwing up everymorning.

She twisted her hips this way and that trying to find the baby bump on her flat stomach but was unsuccesful.

"Ria. This is going to sound stupid but...Who's the father?"

"jake. Jakes the only person Ive been with since Dutch."

Josh heaved a sigh

This couldnt be happening.

They decided that she was going to tell Jake, as soon as she could.

That night Ria dressed to kill, Sporting tight dark jeans, and white v-neck tee, flats and her leather half sleeve jacket she nervously drove to where she knew Jake would be.

The Bar.