Anthony knocks on Claudia and Johnny's door, and Claudia answers, "what the hell are you doing here?" Anthony lets himself in, "Is that anyway to talk to your father? Now I'm here to

make sure you show up for your dinner date with my future son in law." Claudia goes to sit on the chair next to the couch, "I told you dad, I'm not going and I dam sure am not marring

Sonny Corinthos. So if that's all, you can leave." There's a knock at the door and Claudia goes to answer it, but Anthony stops her, "It's probably my future son in law. I'll get it while you

change." Claudia was expecting someone ,but not Sonny Corinthos so she went to try and get the door before her father. Anthony opens the door to find Nickolas Cassidine, "What are

you doing here?!"

Nickolas: "I was invited, and I doubt you where."

Claudia: "he wasn't and he's leaving, now."

Anthony: he doesn't like the idea of Cassidine hanging out with his daughter, but he's sure its nothing to worry about, "Whatever Cassidine." He turns to face Claudia, "I will be checking

to make sure you went to this dinner."

Anthony leaves, as Nickolas comes in, "was I interrupting something?" Claudia joins Nickolas who's now on the couch, "No. And I don't want to start with my dad again because he's what

came between us last time." Nickolas brings Claudia closer, "Well, I like the sound of that." Claudia smiles at him as he brings her in for a passionate kiss. As their kiss grew more heated

and hands started to roam they didn't notice the front door open. Johnny: "Shit Claudia, you have a room!" Claudia and Nickolas look up at Johnny, "And I thought you were going out

with Lulu?" Johnny heads for the seat next to the couch, "I am. She'll be here soon" There's a knock at the door, "Or now." Johnny gets up to get the door and Claudia grabs Nickolas'

hand to head for her room. Nickolas pulls Claudia into another kiss and tries to pull her to the bed, "did we come back here to continue?" Claudia smiles at him and pushes him back a

little, "I may be adventures, but I'm not having sex with my brother and your sister in the next room." Nickolas sits on the bed as Claudia's pulling on her boots, "Okay, then?" Claudia

flashes Nickolas that half smile-smirk he loves so much, "well last I checked, you have a house. Hell you have a hole island."

Claudia's been leaning against the door for the past five minutes, "I think their gone now." Nickolas just laughs at her, grabs her hand and heads towards the front door. They come

giggling out of Claudia's room, and don't notice Johnny and Lulu come out the kitchen. Lulu: "Nickolas what are you doing here?! I thought you were done with this slut?" Before Nickolas

or Claudia can ever respond Johnny does, "Hey! Lulu, I don't let her talk about you like that so I'm not about to let you talk about her like that." Lulu looks at him like he's lost his mind

and storms out the house. Claudia goes over to try to comfort her brother, but he just pusher away and also leaves. Nickolas goes over to the couch and comforts Claudia, "he's just

upset right now because he yelled at Lulu. Give him a little bit of space," She nods and leads him back towards her bedroom, "well, now we don't have to leave." After half an hour of

trying to call Lulu, and knocking at her apartment door without a response he went back home but immediately left after hearing the moans coming from Claudia's room.

Claudia was getting used to this daily routine: wake up, vomit, eat breakfast, go on about the day while repeating at least three more times. She was walking into the kitchen to make an

omelet and Johnny already had some made, "Are you going to tell him?" Claudia gets a plate out the cabinet and doesn't notice Nickolas enter the kitchen, "I will tell him soon John,

okay." Nickolas got the end of the conversation, "tell who what?" Claudia swung around and almost dropped the plate, "um…tell you breakfast is ready." Johnny scuffs at his sister's

remark and leaves them in the kitchen. Nickolas wraps his arms around Claudia and kisses her good morning, "thank you, but I do have to get back to "Spoondermire" to check on

Spencer." Nickolas turns to leave but Claudia brings him back for another kiss, "maybe we'll have to have breakfast at your place tomorrow so you don't have to leave so soon?" Nickolas

kisses her again, "done. See you later tonight." Claudia finishes breakfast and goes to find Johnny, "Shit John, did you have to blurt that out earlier?" Johnny turns off the TV, "O hi, yes

you are welcome for cooking breakfast for you and your boyfriend!" Claudia rolls her eyes and sits next to her brother on the couch, "thank you John." He smiles at her, your welcome.

Now I have to go because I have some making up to do with Lulu." Claudia wants to respond to that but she holds it in and watches her brother leave.

Claudia gets back to her apartment after some shopping to find Sonny Corinthos at her door, "What do you want? I'm pretty sure you got the memo, but just in case you haven't: My

dads back in charge of the Zaccarah organization. And he…" Sonny cuts her off, "Not for long, in case you haven't herd." He glances down at her bags, "Doing some shopping for the

honeymoon are we" he tries to peak in the bags but she pulls them back.

Claudia unlocks her door, "I can't believe you would marry someone just for their family business!" and she tries to slam the door but he catches it with his foot and lets himself in. Sonny

makes himself a drink while Claudia puts down her bags, "how did you get my address?" Sonny smiles at the question and makes himself comfortable in the closest chair, "what, you think

you're the only one who knows how to get things." Claudia leans against the wall next to the chair, "so you really plan on going along with daddies plan? You need our origination that

bad? What, you can't mend your friendship with Jason Morgan?" Sonny throws the glass down and pushes Claudia against the wall, "You don't know anything about Me and Jason's

friendship! And If I tell him to give me back the business he will!?" For the first time since finding out she was pregnant Claudia had a maternal instinct and feared for her child and goes

into defense mode, "fine." she pushes him back, "Maybe I don't, whatever. What do you want?" Sonny looks confused, "I mean you obviously came here for a reason?" Sonny goes

towards the door, "Yeah, I wanted to come in person to tell you that if I set up a dinner date I don't expect to be stood up." Claudia thinks to herself while she's cleaning up the glass

Sonny broke, okay, so daddy didn't plan that dinner and obviously Sonny is as crazy as everyone's said because he's going along with daddies crazy plan. Johnny walks in to find Claudia cleaning

up what looks like a broken glass, "what the hell happened?" Claudia gets off the floor, "I um…just dropped a glass." Johnny notices the brandy on the coffee table, "Claudia were you…"

She fallows his eyes, "No! I…fine." She sighs, sits on the couch and prepares to tell Johnny what happened.

Johnny walks into the living room and trips over a bag, "Claudia what the hell? " Claudia comes out the kitchen with a slice of cake, "what?" Johnny fallows his sister to the couch, "What

is with the toy bags?" Claudia takes a bit of her cake, "Nickolas and I are taking Spencer to the park later." Johnny looks around at the five bags, "and what you have to bribe him with

toys I thought he already met you?" Claudia sit's the cake on the coffee table and brings the bags over by them, "He does, these aren't for him. There for your niece or nephew." Claudia

finishes showing the baby clothes and toys to Johnny, "so does this mean you've told Nickolas and dad?" Claudia gets up to put the bags in her room, "No." Johnny fallows her, "Claudia.

It took less than a day for dad to find us after we moved, don't you think he's going to find out soon? And what if he finds out before you tell Nickolas?" Claudia pulls on her coat, "look

John I said I'll tell him, so drop it." Johnny fallows her back into the living room, "fine, I'll drop it because you wont need me to remind you constantly." Claudia turns to Johnny, "What's

that suppose to mean?" Johnny crosses his arms as he sits on the couch, "O nothing. It's just you just wont be able to hid it soon." He looks down at her stomach and Claudia fallows his

eyes, "I'm not getting fat!" Claudia slams the door behind her, I can't believe he called me fat! Johnny chuckles to himself, that should push her along a bit.

Claudia was sitting on the bench with Nickolas watching Spencer swing, "I didn't really like kids, well besides Johnny but Spencer's an amazing little person." Nickolas smiles at his son,

"thank you. He is quit the little man." Claudia smiles at Nickolas' remark, "if you found the right person again, would you have more kids? I mean If you found the right person?" Nickolas

didn't know what made Claudia ask such a question, so he turned to read her face. She looked serious but he couldn't tell because she wasn't facing him, "I think I would. Why? Are you

planning on settling down with me and giving me more kids?" He wasn't expecting to be met with the serious face he got when Claudia turned around, "what if I am? What the mafia

princess can't want a normal life?" Nickolas gives Claudia a quick kiss, "No. And I'd be happy to help give you a normal life." Just then Sonny walks up them, "so this is why you stood me

up? You were with Cassidine?" Claudia speaks before Nickolas, "what? Are you fallowing me too?" Sonny points towards two little kids (Morgan and Molly). Claudia looks where he

pointed, "so what you kidnapped two kids to make it seem less obvious of a grown man in a child's park?" Sonny calls the two kids over, "Morgan this is your soon to be step mom, and

Molly your aunt." Claudia smiles at the children, and waits for them to leave, "why the hell did you just tell them that! I told you and my crazy ass father that I'm not marring you!"

Nickolas gets up and takes Claudia's hand, "I think its time for us to leave. Spencer!"

Claudia was eating the fries off Nickolas' plate at Kellies. Spencer: "Why are you eating daddies fries?" Claudia smiled at him, "Because daddies fries taste better. Here try." Spencer tries

the fry, "Your right!" Claudia and Nickolas laugh at Spencer, "told you, but if you think that's good you should try dipping daddies fries in your milkshake." Spencer tried that too, "Wow!

You know a lot. That was really good." Claudia smiles at Spencer then smirks at Nickolas, "hear that? I know a lot." Nickolas turns to Spencer, "great, look what you did. Now you know

she's never going to let us forget this?" Spencer laughs at his dad, and then says he needs more napkins so he goes to the counter to get some. Claudia turns more towards Nickolas,

"You know what else I'm pretty good at?" And before he answers Claudia leans in to kiss him. Spencer stops at his chair, "eww! That's gross!" Claudia tickles Spencer as he sits down

and Nickolas laughs at them. They finish their lunch, and then Nickolas and Spencer walk Claudia home. They get to Claudia's door, "Spencer can I kiss your daddy goodbye or do you still

think its gross?" Spencer looks up at Claudia, "well…It's still gross, but I guess so." Nickolas and Claudia laugh, kiss goodbye and leave. Claudia doesn't even make it all the way in before

her phone goes off and she answers it before checking, "Hello?" Claudia wishes she looked at the caller id before answering, "I want to see you in my office in five minutes or I'm sending

someone to bring you to me." Claudia hangs up the phone and turns back around to head to her father's house.

Claudia gags at the cigar smoke smell, "what is so important dad?" Anthony motions for her to sit, "I told you I would check on your dinner date with Corinthos. Why didn't you show up?"

he doesn't wait for answer before continuing, "and what's this I hear of you hanging out with Cassidine?" Claudia can't believe she was being fallowed, She should but just thought her

dad learned from her moving out, "I told you I wasn't going, and since when are you monitoring who I can be friends with?" Anthony is pissed now because she doesn't have the decency

to tell him the truth, "If I didn't know better I would say that having play dates with his son and you guys making out in public that your more than friends!...Now I've set up a dinner date

for you and Sonny tonight. Don't disappointment again, you will show up and you will stop whatever this thing is with you and that Cassidine!" Claudia gets up to leave but is stopped by

a very large guard standing in the doorway, "Who is this?" Anthony smiles at her, "This my darling daughter is your new best friend. He's going to make sure you are fallowing my every

order." Claudia storms off with her new guard fallowing close behind. She stops at her door and turns to the guard, "You may be under my fathers orders to fallow me around, but there's

no need to fallow me into my house!" She slams the door in his face and goes in the house. Claudia's in the kitchen cooking when Johnny gets home, "What's with the muscle outside?"

Claudia looks over towards her brother, "dad found out I've been seeing Nickolas. The muscles to make sure I "don't disappoint him" and fallow his rules." Johnny notices the sweets,

"Okay, and what's with the outfit?" She fallows his eyes, "I have a date with Sonny and my pants have gotten a little tight." Johnny comes fully into the kitchen now, "What do you mean

you have a date with Sonny?" Claudia goes into the living room and sits on the couch, "I'm just playing along so dad will back off a little." Johnny shakes his head, "your playing with fire

Claudia." Claudia gets up to get her phone, "Well I've never been one to play it safe, have I." Johnny wants to protest more, but he know that sometimes talking to Claudia is like talking

to a brick way so he leaves.

Claudia: "Nick, I know I said I wouldn't let my dad ruin us this time. I'm just doing this so he'll back off. If he's this crazy about us kissing in public how do you think he's going to be when

we have kids?!"

Nickolas: "Claudia I just don't want to see him suck you back under like he always does. And did I just hear you say that you've decided to have kids with me some day?"

Claudia: shit, how'd I let that slip, "Um…I'm just saying…you know, if we were to have kids he'd be their grandfather. And I wouldn't want their lives to be ruled by my father.

Nickolas: "Hmm, well then I guess I should let you get on with your "date" so we can start on those grandkids for your father soon."

Claudia: "Nick, what if I said…" There was a knock at the door and it made Claudia chicken out, "I should go, I think Sonny's here."

Nickolas: "What where you going to say?"

Claudia: she answers the door and ushers Sonny in, "I um…I've got to go." She hangs up and greets Sonny, "hey"

Sonny: "hey. Was that important?"

Claudia: "um…I can call them back."

Sonny: "Okay, well I guess your not ready?"

Claudia: she looks down at her sweets, "I thought we'd stay in. Um…dinner's almost ready, do you want a drink?"

Claudia got through the dinner with Sonny and was ignoring Nickolas' calls because she knew he wanted to know why she stopped mid-sentence last night. Johnny came to get his sister

around three, "Claudia lover-boy's here." Claudia shushes him and peaks from under the cover, "tell him I'm not here." Johnny goes to tell Nickolas that she must have gone out but

comes back, "Okay, tell me what's wrong?" Claudia pulls back the covers, "for starters I'm fat!" Johnny laughs at his sister, "You not fat, your pregnant. And I told you to tell him because

you can't hid a pregnancy." Claudia lifts her shirt a bit to examine the small four month baby bump she has, "see!…Why are you being such a smart ass I'm having a crisis!" Johnny sits in

the chair, "I hardly call a small bump that's not really that noticeable a crisis" Claudia pulls the covers back up, "that's not the only problem, "I actually didn't have a bad time with Sonny

last night." Johnny waits and then responds, "does this have to do why your ignoring Cassidine?" Claudia: man he doesn't miss a beat, "No. I um, just almost told Nickolas that I'm

pregnant. " Johnny gets up as there's a knock on the door, "Well maybe that's a good thing. If you ask me I think you should go tell him right now." Claudia can hear that the knock was

just Lulu so she breathes and starts to get dressed to face Nickolas.

Hey guys! I know this chapter was a bit longer, but I started last night and it kind of just kept coming. Let me know what you think. :) I'll probably start the next chapter later, but right now I have to go take my dogs out, and then get some sleep b4 work. Tootles!!!