Chapter 4:
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She woke up the next morning and looked over at the clock. It was only six thirty. She couldnt remember the last time she was up this early. She tried going back to sleep for what seemed forever but was only five minutes. She pulled the covers from over top of her and got out of the bed. She slipped her slippers on and tip toed to the nursery. She walked in and over to the crib and saw the baby sleeping. She smiled at him. He didnt have a worry in the world and had no reason to be upset unless he had gas but that was okay.
She never realized that such a little person like Ethan could changed her. Hell she had a hard time changing herself and yet thats exactly what Ethan was doing. She always put herself first in her life. Patrick was right she was self-centered or was anyway. In the short not even twenty four hours she cared more about this baby then herself. She looked at him one last time and then walked out of the room and down stairs.
Twenty minutes later he walked into the kitchen. "Up all ready?" he asked her. She jumped. "You scared me." She replied. "Yeah sorry about that." He said as he turned the coffee pot on and sat down at the counter. "Join me." he said pulling the seat out beside him. "In just a moment. I am making you breakfast." She said with a smile. "Oh god." he said silently because after yesterdays stunt he didnt think the girl knew how to cook.
"Here you go!" She said placing a bowl in front of him. He smiled and try hard not to laugh. "Thank you Courtney. What exactly is it?" He asked her. "You never had cereal before?" She said seriously. "No I've had cereal I was just wondering what kind this was." He said as he picked up the spoon and took a bit of it. "Its good." He replied. "Its called Lucky Charms. Their magically delicious and lets hope they bring luck to you and your house is still standing and Ethan is still alive by the time you get home from work." She said as she rolled her eyes. "I believe they'll both be okay. Not in the mint condition I left them in but hey thats okay." He said. "If that was trying to make me feel better it didnt!" She said. "Oh and I made you toast but I sort of burnt it." She said placing two peices of black bricks in front of him.
"Is this even bread?" He asked picking it up. "Yeah." she said. "Oh. Dont give Ethan any bread you happen to make because he has few teeth at the moment and I dont want him toothless." He said as he picked up the spoon. "Sit." he said as it was bothering her that she was standing there. She let out a deep breath. "Dont worry okay? We talked about this last night. I trust you and if I didnt you wouldnt be watching my son." he said looking at her. "I have a question." she said looking at him. "Whats that?" he asked her. "You just met me yesterday and you believe in me so much. Why is that?" she asked confused. " You need to believe in yourself to suceed in life or you'll always rely on someone else." he said.
"Yeah those are nice words but you didnt answer my question." She said looking at him. "Maybe I believe in you because I know you can do it and maybe if you see that someone else believes in you that you'll start believing in yourself." he said looking at her. "I take it you learned this from experience?" she asked him. "Yes. I never thought I would be a dad because kids werent exactly my thing sort of speak." he said. "What happened to Ethan's mother? Where is she at?" Courtney asked him. He let out a deep breath. "You know what dont worry about it. Im sorry for asking." She said thinking she made him uncomfortable as she stood up.
"No come back and sit. I'm going to tell you." he said not looking at her. She silently made her way back over and sat beside him. "Ethan's mother name is Elizabeth. We dated for about two years and the last three, four months of our relationship things got rocky. Really rocky and we were always arguing and when we were apart things were fine you know and we would miss each other but we couldnt be together so one night we called it quits. She started dating this guy named Lucky and I met Emily. Well a month after we split she calls me up and tells me that she is three months pregnant." Nikolas said as Courtney listen.
"Did you guys get back together?" Courtney asked him. "No its not the right thing to do but I didnt stay with Emily either." he replied. "Isnt that the girl that was here yesterday? She seemed like a bitch." Courtney said. "Yeah thats Emily." He said with a smile. "Oh sorry." Courtney replied. "Dont be. I think so too because I know she can be. We just started dating again about four months ago. She's Ethan's pediatrican so we decided to give it another go. Anyway her and Lucky fought constantly because she wanted me to be a part of the baby and he didnt like the idea of sharing her not even with the baby she was carrying cause it wasnt his and he left her at seven months." Nikolas said. She could tell this was the part that was bothering him.
"Because they argued so much it put stress on her that she didnt need and the doctors told her to avoid it and she didnt listen and she didnt listen to me when I asked her to stay away from him atleast until the baby was born and she got mad at me of course and then the night he left her she went into premature labor." Nikolas said. "Oh." was all that Courtney could say. "She died giving birth to Ethan and I swear if I ever see Lucky again I'm going to kill. My son almost didnt make it either he was in the hospital for a good month." Nikolas said. "Im sorry." Courtney said silently. "Its not your fault so dont be." He said looking at her.
It was silent until they heard a coo over the baby monitor. "Thats my cue!" She said as she got up. "I've gotta get ready for a meeting anyway. I should be home around noon." He said looking at her. "Okay." she said as she nodded her head and walked up to the nursery. He left for his meeting as her and Ethan went into the living room and began to play. "Where is Nikolas?" A voice said behind Courtney. She quickly turned around. "Emily right?" Courtney asked. "Yes. Where is my boyfriend at?" She said getting rude. "Um hes at a meeting." Courtney responded as she looked over at Ethan that was crawling. "Oh. Is Ethan okay?" Emily asked. "Yeah why wouldnt he be?" Courtney asked her as she handed the baby a teething ring.
"Well you dont exactly look like the nanny type." Emily responded. "Well Im his nanny so, I dont know." Courtney responded as she rolled her eyes when she looked at Ethan who just laughed at her. "Well tell Nikolas I stopped by and ask him if we are still on tonight!" Emily siad before walking out. "You dont like her huh?" Courtney said looking at the baby. He just smiled at her. "Me either! See I told you we were soulmates. Tonight we'll start picking out things that we want in our kitchen that way I can start saving my money so we have something when you turn seventeen." She said with a grin.
"Still set on marrying my son?" A voice said behind her. "Yes. Why wouldnt I be?" Courtney asked him. "I mean come on think about it he's every girls dream. He's cute, funny, doesnt complain, likes being around you and thinks exactly like you." Courtney said as she picked him up. "Oh and Emily stopped by just a few minutes ago." Courtney replied. "I know I ran into her on the docks." Nikolas responded. "Oh so are you going out tonight?" Courtney asked him. "I told her no. Im going out of town for a week." he said. "Ethan's going with you right?" Courtney asked because she knew she couldnt do it a week straight without help.
"Ethan and you." he replied to her as she looked at him confused. "Where are we going?" she asked him. "That my friend is a surprise so why dont you go get your things together and I'll get mine and Ethan's cause we leave in about two hours." He replied as they both stood up and Ethan was still in her arms. "Can he come with me since you are extra busy?" She asked him. "If you want him too." Nikolas said. "Okay. Come on hubby lets go!" She said as she began her way up the steps.
A/N: Like it? Let me know! Now you know who is Ethan's mother and what not! Hope you like all feedback is welcomed!