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Nineteen

"What are we doing here?" Lois asked walking up to the group of girls huddled in a corner booth at the Metro Court café.

"Pow wow," Keri said with a smile. "You can have the bellboy take your bags right up to the room."

Lois instructed him to do just that before taking a seat next to Brenda. She couldn't help but lay a protective hand on her friend's slightly protruding belly.

"What are we looking at?" she asked looking at the laptop screen in front of Brenda.

"The bump watch," Robin said.

"The what?" Lois asked with a laugh as the waiter walked up. "Mimosa, pretty please." He nodded and walked off.

"Brenda's bump watch. They have this website all about famous pregnant women and they upload photos of their pregnant bellies. I think some people are still wondering if she's pregnant or not," Robin continued.

"This is so embarrassing. People don't need to be looking at my stomach," she said defensively covering it with her hands.

"It's cute. We don't have to even track it ourselves. No matter where you're at someone will see you, take a picture and from thousands of miles away we can see how our little niece is growing," Robin joked.

"Some people have too much time on their hands," Brenda mumbled.

"How are we doing this morning, ladies," Jax asked walking up. "Hey Lois. Long time no see," he said as she stood and the two hugged. "Can I get you anything?"

"Security," Brenda said closing the laptop and looking up at him. She glanced at her watch.

"Why?" he asked. "Are you being bothered?"

"No, but in about an hour two limos will pull up out front and there will be a crowd of screaming girls and photographers. They need to stay out of the hotel. I can't let one hair on their heads touched."

"I'll get right on that," Jax said before walking off.

"Did she tell you about her little smack in the face to Carly?" Robin asked Lois.

"What are you talking about? Did you hit her?"

"No," was all Brenda responded.

"She basically came out and said I'm richer than you'll ever be so back off."

"That's not what I said."

"Close enough. The look on Carly's face …" Robin said with a smile.

"Can you save those shows for when I'm around from now on?" Lois asked.

"Of course," Brenda said smiling at her friend. "Hey Keri, can you go check the rooms, make sure everything is stocked?"

"Yep," she said before standing and rushing off to the elevators.

"Here's the deal," Brenda said looking between her two friends. "Knowing what I said to Carly yesterday, and that 1) she has a big mouth, and 2) she can't help but get all the sympathy she can from Sonny and Jax, I'm betting she has already went crying to Sonny about me being here and even mentioned Miguel. He's going to show up sooner or later."

"I'm on it. I'll get settled in my room then I'll track him down, keep him busy for awhile. I can't guarantee all week but maybe I can talk some sense in him to just leave it alone."

"Whatever you can do to help me out would be great."

"When are you going to see Edward?" Lois asked.

"I don't know," Brenda confessed sitting back against the booth. "I figure it would be cruel to tell Monica and Edward before telling Jason, right?"

Her friends both nodded.

"So as soon as I get the courage to see him, then I guess that's when."

"You have sound check tonight, concert tomorrow, then the reception the next morning," Lois pointed out.

"The guys will be up all night tonight so they'll be sleeping most of tomorrow. I'll stop by the penthouse tomorrow morning sometime."

"Do you need someone to go with you?" Robin asked.

"No. I'm a brave independent woman. I can take him on myself."

Lois and Robin both smiled at her.