Chapter 5:
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Thing between her and her husband had gotten worse and better at the same time.
Better is that she was happy most the time and they hardly ever argued just for the fact that the baby she was caring never got mentioned when it was just the two of them.
Worse was for the same reason.
She found herself going to birth classes by herself or with Sam.
Picking out baby things and doctor appointments were the same way and not once did he ever ask how the baby was after her appointment.
She was now six months pregnant and while most people were ecstatic for her including herself he still wasnt.
"My parents are coming in tonight." he said looking at her as she laid on the bed.
She had a bump but it wasnt that big.
Yet anyway.
"Okay. What time?" she asked him.
"Dinner time. I figured we could all go out." he responded.
"Okay. Im going to hop in the shower." she said as she got up from the bed and stopped in her tracks.
He just looked at her and didn't say anything.
"Are you okay?" he asked her.
"Yeah." she quickly replied as she smiled.
"The baby just kicked thats all." she said as she reached for her cell phone.
He just looked at her before walking out of the room.
She hated mentioning the baby to him but she wanted to inform him why she had stopped.
Twenty minutes later there was a knock on their front door.
Nikolas got up and answered it and sure enough it was Sam.
"Where's Courtney?" she asked worried.
"I think she just got out the shower why?" Nikolas asked Sam.
"No reason!" she answered before walking past him and into the bedroom.
She was the only one who knew what was really going on between Courtney and Nikolas.
She knocked on the door before entering.
"Hey!" he heard Sam screech from the top of her lungs when the bedroom door opened.
He was curious as to why she was there.
Nikolas walked to the back of the penthouse and stood in the doorway where the door was crack a little and listened in.
"Did you feel it?" Courtney said with excitement.
"Yes! Oh my god you are making me want to have a baby!" she said as Nikolas just listened.
Courtney just laughed.
"You might want to check with Justus or this will be me and you except I wont be the pregnant one anymore!" Courtney said looking at her.
"Yeah I dont mind doing this! Im excited! I cant wait until she is born!" Sam responded.
"Me either!" Courtney exclaimed.
"So mommy have we picked out a name since yesterday?" Sam asked her.
Yesterday was her most recent doctors appointment.
"Say yes we have !" Courtney said as Sam just laughed.
"Well spill girl!" Sam said as Courtney laughed.
"I've decided Im going to call her Natalie Samantha!" Courtney said as Sam just smiled.
"Awww honey you dont have to give her my name!" Sam said hugging her.
"Yes I do. I dont know what I would have done without you these past couple of months." Courtney began to say.
"You and Nikolas are the most important people in my life." she finished as she began to cry.
"You're going to get me crying now!" Sam said as she hugged.
Nikolas didn't quite get it.
How could she be so nice when he was an ass to here these past three months.
He didn't acknowledge the baby and at this point in time had no intention of doing so either.
Nikolas walked away and sat on the couch waiting for Sam to leave so he could go get dressed.
"I will see you tomorrow afternoon at our class okay?" He heard Sam say as she began to make her way down the hallway.
"Nikolas." she said before walking out the door.
He got ready as she finished and they met his parents at the restaurant.
"I see we are getting bigger there Ms. Courtney." His dad said as she just smiled at him.
"Yeah Im waiting on her to be born." she said with a smile.
"So it's a girl?" his dad asked.
Courtney always got along better with his dad over his mom.
His mom were one of the people that didn't like her and think he shouldn't be with her.
Boy was his mom just one of the majority!
His dad on the other hand liked Courtney more than Nikolas.
He never quite fully understood as too why she would want to be with him!
In fact while his mom was trying to talk Nikolas out of marrying her on their wedding day the dad was trying to talk her out of marrying him!
They all made small talk over dinner.
It was mostly Courtney and Nikolas's dad though.
It made Nikolas sick to his stomache that the main topic was none other than the baby.
"When is your due date?" the dad asked.
"May 8." Courtney said with a smile.
"Oh really! Well I cant wait! Thats right before mother's day too isnt it?" he asked her as she continued smiling.
"Yup." she simply answered.
"Have you picked out a name yet?" he asked her.
"Um yeah. Natalie Samantha. Natalie after Nikolas and you and Samantha after my best friend." she answered.
"Wow. Well thank you very much!" he replied.
He was just as excited for Courtney as she was.
"What all do you need still?" he asked her.
"Well my friend said she wanted to decorate the nursery but I still need most of the big furniture which Im not sure when I'll be going to get any of it." she answered back.
"Well how about you give me your friends number and maybe we can work something out for you and my granddaughter." he said with a smile.
"Oh I have something for you." she said as she pulled out her purse.
She passed him a picture of her latest sonogram.
"Thats her?" he asked her as she nodded her head.
"You can keep it. Put it in a baby book." the dad responded.
"Oh I had the doctor give me extra copies. Sam wanted one and I figured you did too." she said as he just leaned over the table and hugged her.
"If you'll excuse me I need a drink." the mother said as she got up and walked to the bar.
As bad as Nikolas wanted to follow he didn't.
His mom was like Nikolas.
She didn't want them having kids either.
"Im going to the restroom I'll be back." Courtney said as she excused herself.
"I take it you arent as happy as Courtney?" his father asked him.
"What gave it away?" Nikolas asked him.
"Well out of us all here besides Courtney I seen to be the only one interested and maybe you already know what the baby was but the look on your face gives it away that you could care less so tell me whats wrong." his dad said looking at him.
"Nothing I just dont want kids." Nikolas answered back.
"It's a little late for that wouldnt you say?" His dad asked him.
"If I had my way no. We wouldnt be this far along." Nikolas wasnt going to lie to his dad.
"We dont always get our way. Believe me!" His dad said looking at him.
"Are you scared?" his dad finished asking him.
"Im just not fit to be a father." Nikolas answered taking a drink of his drink.
"Give it some time. I bet by the time the baby is born if not before or actually when the baby is born that that little girl will be the only thing you care about anymore and you couldn't picture your life without her." His dad finished as Courtney made her way over and they finished dinner.
Later that night they were laying in bed.
She snuggled up close to him and laid her head on his chest.
He felt bad about everything and just pushed her aside and got up.
"I cant do this." he said walking out the room.
Courtney was confused on what he was talking about.
"What cant you do baby?" she asked following him.
"This! Pretending we are some happy couple with the baby on the way when we are anything but happy!" he shouted.
"What?" she asked him.
"Im starting to think maybe a divorce is best. I cant continue living a lie and seeing you hurt everyday." he said before opening the front door and walking out.
She began to cry as she slowly fell to the floor.
Two months had past and he still haven't returned home.
She tried her best to act happy but it wasnt possible.
Eight months pregnant and she began wishing that she had just done what he wanted and maybe he would still be here.
The nursery was decorated purple and a light green color complementary of her father in law and Sam.
"Hey how are you?" She asked her husband as he walked through the doors of the penthouse.
"Okay I guess. Yourself?" he asked her.
He would make a way to see her at least three days a week which hurt since she was use to seeing him at least every three hours.
"Another month to go and Im done." she said looking at him as he nodded her head.
"I came to talk." he said as she shut the door.
"About?" she asked him.
When he came to visit they never really talked talked.
They would ask how the other was doing have dinner make love most nights like most marry couples except it was only three nights out of the week and he would go where ever he was staying.
"I've decided that being separated is only hurting us both so I went ahead and hired a lawyer to draw up papers." he said as her eyes filled with tears.
He couldn't bare to look at her because he knew what was coming.
"Obviously Im not going to fight you for custody or anything like that. You can keep the house and not have to worry about anything but being happy. I'll pay for everything you need or want." he said.
She let tears go.
"Money dont matter to me Nikolas!" she exclaimed.
"All I want is you." she began to cry harder.
"Sorry. The feeling just isnt mutual anymore." he said before walking out the door.
She continued to cry for what seemed like ever but was only two hours until she felt a sharp pain.
She reached for the phone.
"Sam I need you!" Courtney said into it before hanging it up and continuing to cry.
Sam got there as fast as she could.
"Courtney?" Sam said walking in the penthouse.
"Awww honey whats wrong?" Sam said kneeling beside her.
"I think Im going into labor." she said as she just looked at Sam who was in shock.
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