Shannon Gressler soon to be Fallin walked around the room slowly. She didn't know why she felt so nervous about all of this, she was just coming home. After everything that she had said and done, Burton wanted to be her dad. He wanted to be responsible for her for the rest of his life, and she couldn't be happier. There was one problem though, was Nick ready to share his father.
I know that it's been a while since you were here last, but I tried to get everything back like you had it.
"It's fine Burton." She smiled trying to keep her nervousness at bay.
"Is there a problem? Did I do something wrong?" Burton asked.
"No it's just, I'm happy to be back here but are you sure that Nick is okay with this?"
"Of course he is, I told him about it and he was thrilled. You just have to learn to read Nick. He's very closed off at things. He couldn't be happier that you are about to be one of us."
"Okay if your sure, well I better get ready for school."
"Yea, I'll be downstairs."
*Gracia*
Nick was late. He hated being late, it was all Gracia's fault, he woke up and she smelt so good. She made him want to let her in. He wish he could, but he couldn't he couldn't let anyone in. Every time he lets his guard down in the end he's the one to get hurt.
"Did you really think you could get passed me Nick?" Lulu asked entering his office without knocking.
"No." he replied as he took out his notes from court.
"Is this really how things are going to be between the two of us now?" she asked.
"I really have no idea what you're talking about?"
"I'm sorry that you and I didn't work out but I just want you to know that I would never stop you from being a father to your child. Just because the two of us didn't work out there's no doubt in my mind that you wouldn't be a great father."
"Right well thanks for sharing that, if you could excuse me I have to be in court in a few minutes so I just need to go over a few things."
"Nick, we really need to talk about things, not work related."
He took one look at her, and noticed that her bump was starting to show. That was something that was a part of him growing inside of her. She was giving him an heir that he may never get to see. It's how she wanted it though, they couldn't be together. So screw her.
"I think I'll get going." He told her as he pretty much stormed from his own office.
*Gracia*
Gracia could never understand how Nick lived. He seemed so well put together. On the outside every little knick knack in his home had their own little place but if you looked deeper you would see that he was junky and never did laundry. Ever since she started staying over at night, when he would go off to work she would drop in a load and do a little tidying. Although she told him that her mornings were busy this not really the case, she knew that it was wrong but something just felt right as she lingered in his home after he left.
That was what she was doing now; she was washing his clothes from the weekend. She really didn't know what she was going to do with him, he was going to end her career probably but she just couldn't stay with him. He was just so, he was Nick. He was Nick and she couldn't imagine her life without him.
She was just putting in a load when she heard the door opening. She came around the corner hoping to surprise Nick, but she was the one who was surprised.
"Oh hello?" she said as way to greeting to the stranger letting himself into her boyfriend's house.
"Hello, I'm Burton; you must be Nick's cleaning lady. Is he here I needed to talk to him?" he said politely.
"Oh Nick has told me so much about you. How are you, and Shannon is it official now?" she asked beaming.
"Yes, that's actually why I came by I wanted him to join us for dinner tonight, can you be sure to give hi that message?"
"Yes, I will just as soon as I see I will."
"Good, well if Nick's anything like I remember you have plenty of work to do so I'll let you get back to it.
"Mr. Fallin I'm not…." She tried to explain but he was gone before she could.
*Gracia*
Erica Strong was nine years old and her mother had left her in their apartment alone for two days while she went off with her pimp to do God knows what, and it was Nick's job to make sure that Erica was safe. He got to court early and began to work on his notes. He had to get out of there for some reason it was just harder and harder to be around Lulu. She was pregnant with his child but she wanted no part of him romantically and he could understand why he cheated and he kept pushing her away. You would think by now she knew who he was, how he worked. She didn't though, no matter what he did it was never good enough for her.
He reached down for his notes and his hands began to shake and that made him remember the bigger picture….
"Do you understand what I'm saying?" Dr. Jacobs asked.
"You're saying that the tumor is inoperable. That it will in the end kill me."
"That's only if you don't seek treatment. We have a great oncologist in this field and she's going to take on your case. She wants to start you out on some medication to shrink the tumor and then when it's down to a safe size we'll go in and do our best to remove it."
'So I take this medicine that has kinds of side effects. I mean I could wake up and think I'm 12 or not know anyone? Totally lost inside my mind, my extremities could have a mind of their own. I could be a vegetable, and you think I would want to live this way?"
"Nick talk this over with your family. You shouldn't be trying to make these drastic decisions on your own.
"Well that's the way it is doc, I am alone. I'll let you know soon enough if I want to be your guinea pig."
"Mr. Fallin!" the judge shouted.
When everything came into focus for Nick he was standing in the courtroom with all eyes on him. He had no idea what had been said, nor how much time had passed.
"Mr. Fallin is everything alright?" the judge asked again.
"Sorry you honor, I was just about too….." then everything went black when he hit the floor.
A/N: I'm glad that you are reading this but I don't know. Do they even seem like the characters? Should I continue?
