Chapter 31

Loren put her bag on the chair and sat on the couch, "We need to talk," she said.

Eddie swallowed, "Okay."

"I'm not mad at you anymore; it was an accident. I'm just angry; I don't know what to do.

"I'm mad, too. I'm sorry I did this to you."

"Don't blame yourself, and I'm so sorry that I did. I was horrible to you-"

"No, you had a right to be, I got you pregnant."

"It takes two to tango." She smiled.

"Call it even?" He smiled.

"Sure." she kissed him.

"So we're okay?"

"We are perfect." She leaned back, the weight lifted off her shoulders.

"So, what are we going to do about the baby?"

"What do you mean?"

"Adoption; abortion?"

"No! I want the baby," she said placing a hand on her stomach, "It's not like you were some random booty call. I love you, and I will love this baby. We can be a family." She smiled and looked back up at him, "Oh God you don't want this baby!"

"No, I want it! I wish we were older and married but I want him."

Loren breathed, "Him?" she smiled.

"Yeah, him as in Max. Or we could do her as in Katie…"

"I like Katie but Max? I would have thought you would want him to be named Eddie."

"Why what names would you want?"

"Well I love the name Katie Marie, or Isabella, but for a boy… I like Joseph Ryan."

"We have 9 months to decide that…"

"Fine, but if you think it's going to be Max your seriously mistaken."

"Well Joseph Duran sounds weird."

Loren laughed, "How did your dad take the news?"

"Well…" he started to explain to Loren.

Eddie walked into Max's apartment, "Hey pop."

"Hey, Eddie. What's going on?"

"I have something to tell you," he said sitting down.

"What happened?"

"Over the weekend Loren and I… and we-I- forgot to put on a… and now…"

"Eddie?" Max said stiffening.

"Loren's pregnant."

Max stood up and covered his mouth with his hands. He couldn't think, "What happens now." Max said.

"Well, Loren's pissed but I'm 90% sure we're going to keep it."

Max smiled, "As much as I would want you to be older; I love you and I love Loren, this child is a blessing and I can't wait to spoil it."

"That's it; no lecture?"

"Eddie I could lecture you for hours for you too being so careless and stupid but it would be no use. My lecture is not going to fix this; you know you messed up."

"So you are mad."

"Furious."

"Because I'm ruing my career or-"

"Because Loren is only 18 and you're only 22. I would've expected this in 8 or 10 years; after you've been married for a long time."

"I don't think we would have waited that long."

"Regardless, this is a problem Eddie. You're going to be a father."

"And you, a grandfather." Eddie smiled.

Max couldn't contain a smile as he poured a glass of scotch and handed it to Eddie, "Congrats anyway." he said before he finished his drink in one sip. Eddie didn't even wait for his dad to finish talking before he gulfed down the drink.

"So he's mad but he's not mad…" Loren said.

"Exactly."

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They laid in bed holding hands, "You know I was happy when you told me you were pregnant." He smiled.

"You were?"

"Yeah, because I knew I was about to start a family with the women that I am in love with. Our baby will be the most perfect, talented, gorgeous little baby in the world."

"I was thinking that too. Once I calmed down, I thought about it and starting a family with you… it just seems that it was-"

"Right?"

"Yeah."

"Loren, I think you are the women I am supposed to spend the rest of my life with."

Loren smiled and took a deep breath, "Yes."

Eddie was confused, "Yes what?"

"Yes, I'll move in with you."

Eddie grinned from ear to ear, "Yeah?"

"Yeah" she smiled.

He hovered on top of her and kissed her deeply, "Wait," he said pulling away, "Is this just because-"

"No, I love you and I always hate sleeping in a bed without you beside me."

"It feels empty, doesn't it?"

"So empty." she giggled. He kissed her once more before cuddled up next to her as they fell asleep in each other's arms. Tomorrow, the day of her doctor's appointment, scared Loren; little did she know, that appointment was going to change how she saw her relationship with Eddie.

Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn! Lol, hope you like 32 will be up tomorrow most likely. Review please- Tori.