Un-Professionalism 3: Broken Home

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Please Review! Thank you for all the reviews! I never imagined that this story would pick up the way that it has. i was getting tired of reading the same types of stories so I just set up to do something different. Anyway I am glad that you all have found a liking in my story. Everytime I think the story is going to end I think of how to keep it going. There may be a fourth but who knows its too soon to tell. Please enjoy!

Ch3: Mixed Signals

"Wha…" Nick said trying to find his voice as he stared blankly at Finn. Finn crossed her arms and returned his stare. "You're what?" Nick said in a breathless whisper.

"I'm pregnant." FInn whispered quietly unsure of how Nick was going to react. The only reason why she felt nervous was because of the circumstances.

"Am… Am I the father?" Nick said swallowing hard and feeling like he was sweating profusely. He smoothed his hair feeling able to pull his stare away. Nick thought that that was why Moreno hit him was because he knocked up Finn and why would Finn care to tell him that she was pregnant if he wasn't the father.

"I don't know, but you could be or it could be Car… Moreno's." Finn said sitting on her couch putting a pillow on her stomach. She hugged the pillow slightly and looked up at Nick as he smoothed his hair again nervous.

"Oh gosh..." Nick said sitting down on her couch but he wasn't exactly next to Finn just in case. Nick ran his fingers through his hair nervously. Nick immediately thought it was his but he always assumed the worst.

"Why? Why did you… How did you know to come over?" Finn asked searching for the words so that she didn't push him away but she wanted to know how he knew something was up. The situation was tense but also fragile.

"Moreno…" Nick said showing her the bruise and dried blood on his nose. "He kind of gave me the inkling that something was up." Nick said wiping his nose.

"He hit you?" Finn asked shocked. Finn knew Moreno was really angry but she didn't think he was going to go that far.

"How far along are you?" Nick said leaning forward on his hands turning to look at Finn. Looking for any excuse to change the subject.

"I'm about three months." Finn said and Nick's eyes went wide again. He realized that he could be the father and felt fear and nervousness as his stomach hit the floor again.

"Oh my god." Nick said looking at Finn's stomach. He ran his hands through his hair wanting nothing more than to rip it all out. Finn moved closer to Finn and put a hand on his shoulder because Finn thought that Nick was going to fall apart into a nervous wreck. "I'm sorry, Finn." Nick said standing up. Finn grabbed his hand stopping him from leaving.

"Nick…" Finn said holding his hand slightly caressing it. She didn't want him to leave too. However Nick was thinking the opposite he wanted to run but he couldn't. His mind was going a thousand miles an hour.

"Do… do you… do you need anything?" Nick asked clearing his throat looking down.

"No." Finn whispered softly.

"You will keep me updated, right?" Nick asked fearing that he would be swept away and forgotten by Finn and Moreno… again. Even though Nick was scared like a teenage boy at the moment he still felt obligated to do the right thing. He had to, or at least if he was the father he had to.

Besides for the possibility of Nick and fatherhood there was no reason for him to be apart of this he thought. The thought of sharing this experience with Moreno confused Nick. What if he chose not to be and turned out the father or vice versa? all these thoughts wash over him in like a tidal wave of emotions. When would they find out who the father is? What if Nick got connected with the child and it turned out not to be his? His heart almost broke with that realization. Memories of his own terrible childhood flooded him as well as he felt himself grow angry and sad at the memories. He needed to leave.

"Yeah, I will." Finn said feeling herself getting emotional and she was unsure why. Nick pulled his hand away but Finn leapt on to her feet and followed him. "Wait, Nick." Finn says trying to make Nick stay. Nick wanted to get away and Finn wanted him to stay she didn't want to be alone.

"Finn, I should go." Nick said pushing Finn's hands away. Nick turned and walked down the stairs. Nick looked up and saw Moreno. Moreno gave Nick a hateful stare as he was once again engulfed with anger. Nick's mind was racing and had so many thoughts going in and out the last thing he wanted was to get in another fight. Nick clinched his jaw shut and looked at Moreno. Nick shook his head and went out a different exit. Moreno shook his head and left. Finn sat down on her steps and shook her head.

Finn wonders why Nick was so distant. She felt like she had almost lost her best friend in Nick. She thought that he would have been a little more excited but he looked so nervous as if he was having the baby but then asking to be kept informed like he cared he was sending her mixed messages. She wasn't surprised that Moreno was still angry. She didn't do anything wrong though she thought. Finn and Moreno weren't technically together and that was at his decision not hers. She couldn't believe the situation that she had put herself and her child in; never in a million years would she have thought this would happen.

"Who is your daddy?" Finn said talking to her stomach as she caressed it. Finn wasn't showing yet but Finn knew her child heard her.

Nick pulls into his driveway and turns his car off. Nick shakes his head as he rests it on his steering wheel. Nick punches his dashboard and leaves his Tahoe slamming the door. His mind has yet to stop he was surprised that he didn't get into a wreck. Maverick greets him right as he entered.

"Hey boy." Nick said petting his dog not exactly the most enthused and his dog could tell. Nick went to the fridge and got a beer. The beer dripped a little on the floor. He goes to wipe it and then he decides to wipe the counter. When he rinses the cleaning rag and decides that he could do his dishes. Then he sweeps and vacuums.

An hour later Nick's house is spotless and smells of bleach and other cleaners but his antsy nerves remain. His beer now warm and remained untouched on his counter, Maverick lying down on the floor next to him as Nick looked at his living room and kitchen. Nick grabs his phone and beer and goes upstairs and climbs out a window so he can sit on the roof and look at the stars, Maverick follows. Nick swigs his beer and pets Maverick. His house needs to air out the last thing he needs is Lauren to come over and start questioning the smell and why Nick cleaned his whole house. As if on cue Lauren called his phone and Nick ignored the call.

"Oh boy, what am I going to?" Nick said putting his hand on Maverick's head. Maverick whined and looked at Nick with his sad puppy dog eyes. Nick decides to call his friend one that he hasn't spoken to in a while but one that might be able to give him a clear head to think about what he was going to do. Not only did she know his past and be able to maybe understand him and she wouldn't be obligated to tell Ecklie.

"Willows?" Catherine answered quietly.

"Hey Cath, I gotta talk to you about something…" Nick asked sitting up.

Please Review! How would you react if you were Finn, Nick, or even Moreno? Things are going to getting more awkward and strange, get ready.