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Chapter 4

April wiped the tears from her eyes when there was a knock on the door of Irene's house. She wasn't in the mood for talking to anyone at that moment but she couldn't risk anyone getting suspicious. April was shocked when she opened the door only to see Heath standing there with his face all cut. "Heath? What happened to you?" she wondered worriedly.

Heath shrugged. "It doesn't matter, that's not why I'm here."

"Come in." April told him and went over to boil the kettle. She was curious but anxious as to why Heath had called. "So what did you want to talk about?"

He took a deep breath. "I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I didn't mean for it to come out like I did."

April nodded timidly. "I understand. I dropped a huge bombshell on you, it's how anyone would have reacted."

Heath shook his head and took April's hand. "No, I was a jerk. I can't imagine how you're feeling."

"Yeah, it hasn't been fun." That was an understatement. April felt awful the whole time. The morning sickness was really getting the better of her and the anxiety wasn't helping either. When the kettle boiled she poured some hot water into a plastic bowl along with some medical antiseptic. April let it cool a bit for a moment and got a small face towell.

Heath looked a bit confused. "What are you doing?"

She soaked the towell in the liquid and squeezed the excess out. "It's for that gash. Hold still." April told him and gently dabbed his lacerations.

Heath winced. The disinfectant stung but he wasn't about to make a production of it. "We didn't really get to talk a while ago." he pointed out.

April continued what she was doing. There was no change in her voice. "I thought you said all you needed to say."

"No, I didn't. Look April, I know our situation is not ideal but I just wanted to say-" he began.

She quickly stopped him. "You don't have to say anything Heath." April told him, putting the towell in the washing machine and pouring the mixture down the drain.

Heath shook his head. "No, I do. Please just hear me out." he begged her.

April nodded. "Go ahead so."

He took a deep breath. "I know I could have handled what you told me a bit better... it was a shock to both of us. But I just want to tell you that whatever you decide to do, I'm going to support you. Because I..."

She looked at Heath curiously. "You...?" April prompted him.

Heath hesitated for a moment and then let it go. "Never mind. Anyway, I just think before we, you, whatever, make any decisions, you need to see a doctor and we'll see where we go from there."

April was surprised. In the last few months she thought that she saw a different side to Heath, but now it seemed that there was even more to him than she had thought. "Yeah, I think that would be the best thing." April hadn't a clue yet what she was going to do.

"I think the most important thing from now on is that we don't keep any secrets from eachother." he deduced.

April nodded. "Fine. In that case, will you please tell me what happened to that beautiful face of yours?" she wondered playfully, trying to lighten the mood.

Heath pursed his lips. "I told Brax."

Her heart nearly stopped. "You told Brax?" she wondered, slightly annoyed.

He nodded. "Yeah, I'm sorry. I know you probably don't want anyone to know but it really helped me to get perspective."

"And Brax beat you up for getting me pregnant?" April wondered, a smile tugging on the corners of her perfect lips.

"Yeah. He was furious. I was actually kind of lucky that Casey showed up when he did." Heath knew himself that he could have easily matched his brother but didn't want to because deep down he knew he deserved it.

April's breathing became very shallow. She feared she was beginning to have a panic-attack. "Casey knows?" her voice rose an octave.

He noticed that she was distressed and cupped her cheeks with his hands. "Casey doesn't know Ape, don't worry. Please calm down," he begged her softly, "Brax won't say anything. Nobody will know anything until you make the call." Heath assured her.

April nodded slightly and just stared into his eyes. After a moment, they leant in towards eachother and kissed.