Claudia was standing on the docks and as soon as the boat arrived she chickened out and turned to leave. She spent the rest of the day shopping to take her mind off Nickolas, but it
turns out she couldn't escape him because he was waiting at her door when she returned home. "I thought we had a lunch date?." Claudia moves her bags to cover her stomach, "yeah.
I um, forgot. I had lunch with Johnny." Nickolas isn't sure, but it seems like she's lying, "well I can see that your lunch went well so I should go so I can be home to tuck Spencer in."
Claudia felt so bad for lying to Nickolas but she just kissed him bye and went inside. Johnny walks in not even five minutes after her, "You are such a chicken Claudia!" She heads towards
her room and Johnny fallows, "I don't know what your talking about John, but I'm tired so I'm going to bed." Johnny shakes his head and leaves his sister's room.
Johnny and Lulu were on the couch watching a movie and Claudia didn't look towards them as she walked into the kitchen, "ugh, why do they call it morning sickness if it last all day!"
Johnny swallows because he knows what's coming next from his girlfriend. Lulu: "Your sister's pregnant?!" Claudia hears Lulu and wishes she stayed in her room, something told her to
stay in her room, way to go jackass! Claudia came out the kitchen with a bottle of water and a bag of crackers, "hi lulu, bye lulu." She almost made it back to her room but Lulu couldn't
hold it in, "So some poor dumbass schlep finally knocked you up?" Claudia wanted so bad to tell her she's having her niece or nephew but instead sucked it in and just walked into her
room. Lulu could tell by the look on Johnny's face that she spoke before thinking, "I'm sorry. Look I know she's your sister, but she really is like the easiest person I know." Johnny shakes
his head at her and goes to check on his sister, "hey, are you okay?" Claudia looks up from the toilet, "yeah John its just morning sickness." Johnny fallows her to her bed, "That's not
what I meant and you know it. Are you okay about Lulu?" Claudia swallows some water, "Please John, your little girlfriend couldn't upset me even if she tried really hard." Johnny knows
she's lying, "Claudia?" Claudia lays down, "I said I'm fine, now go tend to your psycho girlfriend so I can go back to sleep." Johnny doesn't push it and leaves to go find lulu's still on the
couch, "Johnny I'm sor…" Johnny stops her, "she's a person too. Yeah Claudia's always mad at the world and seems like a bitch, but she's not. She's my sister, and she's been there for
me my whole life. I wont let you or anyone else treat her like she's nothing." Lulu just nods and curls up to him so they can finish watching their movie.
A few hours later and Claudia peaks into the kitchen, "I see that psycho is gone?" Johnny turns to face her, "if you mean lulu, then yes she left about ten minutes ago." Claudia leans
against the kitchen stool, "so want to go out to eat?" Johnny raises his eyebrow at her, "I thought you were to fat to be seen in public?" Claudia gasped and threw a nearby napkin at
him, "I am not fat! Plus I went shopping so I got new clothes." Johnny picks up the napkin, "aw so this is about you just wanting to show off your new clothes?" In the end Johnny gave
into Claudia's pleads so they were now heading towards the Metro Court, "you know I'm pretty sure they make maternity clothes in black." Claudia stops dead in her tracks, "okay John,
one No pregnancy talk outside, and two I am NOT wearing maternity clothes. I'll just go up in sizes." Johnny holds open the door for her, "fine, whatever you say. Can we eat now?" They
were half way done with their dinner when out of the blue Claudia spots their father, "Shit I wish I could have a drink right about now." Before Johnny could ask what she was talking
about Anthony's standing next to their table, "well well well, this looks like a nice family dinner, but their seems to be a part missing." Anthony snaps at the nearby waiter, "sweetie get
me a chair." Claudia takes a sip of her water which Anthony notices, "water? What are you on a diet?" He looks down at her and continues, "Yeah that is a good idea, you do look like
your getting a little fat." Claudia's so tired of hearing everyone call her fat that she just reacts, "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant!" Once she realized what she just said she was thankful that the
restaurant wasn't to full, SHIT! Anthony doesn't look the least bit pleased, "That arrogate asshole! Doesn't Corinthos have enough kids?! I said you had to marry Corinthos, not get
pregnant! Can you do anything right? I hope for that kids sake your getting rid of it!" Anthony gets up from the table leaving a shell shocked Claudia. Thankfully Johnny was there,
"Claudia. Claudia, don't listen to him. You will be a great mother." She puts her napkin on the table, "who am I kidding? I can't do this John." She storms off before John can stop her.
Claudia didn't know what she was doing or where she was going, and she had no idea how she ended up at his front door. "Vixanellie?! Are you here to see Stonecold because he's not
here." Claudia pushes her way in, "That's fine, I can wait." Spinellie closes the door and offers Claudia a drink which she turns down and opts for water instead. Its hours before Jason
gets home to find Claudia passed out on his couch, "Spinellie!" He rushes down the stairs, "Shhh, Vixanellie has only been asleep for about an hour and I don't think she's feeling to well."
Jason brings down his voice, "What's she doing here?" Spinellie shrugs his shoulders, "she wouldn't say. I think she just needed a friend, so she came to look for you but you weren't
here, so I entertained her, and then she fell asleep. O yeah and she threw up earlier, that's why I think she's sick." Jason still looks confused, a friend? Yeah we don't exactly want to kill
each other but what that makes us friends? He sighs and takes off his coat, "whatever she can stay I guess." Claudia got the end of their conversation and knew she should leave but
instead she waited for them to turn out the light and go upstairs before she got comfortable on the couch.
Jason came down the stairs and had completely forgotten that Claudia Zaccarah was asleep on his couch, and she apparently got more comfortable because her sweater was lying on
the floor next to her boots. Claudia woke up to the sound of someone in the kitchen and without even thinking it would be Jason she got up to help Spinellie, "thank God your up
Spinellie, I'm starving!" Claudia stretches, her tank top rises a bit, and because it's an old tank top its snug and stays up. Jason notices but knows never to commit on a women's weight,
especially if she's crazy, "He left this morning." Claudia turns to the stove which reads 12:20, "O. I um, guess I should go. Thank you for not kicking me out last night." Claudia makes it to
the couch before Jason's in the room, "What happened last night?" She doesn't look like she's about to talk so he continues, "I mean you had to have come here for something?" She sits
on the couch and looks at him skeptical, "you really want to sit here and listen to me?" Jason sits down so she takes that as a yes, "I guess I should start at the beginning: Johnny and I
were having dinner, then daddy showed up, he called me fat, I blurted out that I'm not fat I'm pregnant, and then daddy called me all these horrible things, Johnny tried to tell me he was
wrong and that I'd be a great mother but I freaked because what if daddies right? And that's how I ended up here." Jason was not expecting that, "So does Nickolas know?" Claudia
looks at Jason like he's some kind of psychic, "why didn't you ask if it's Sonny's?" He knows he's right just by her facial reaction but asks anyway, "Is it?" Claudia sighs and sits further
back, "You know its not. I would never sleep with him again, he's…" Jason finishes for her, "Just like your father?" She nods yes and Jason brings her into a hug just as the front door
opens and in walks Sam, "I can see your busy, I'll come back." Claudia turned back to Jason, "aren't you going to go after her?" He shakes his head, "no. she'll be fine after I explain
later." Jason can see the worried look on her face before it even finishes forming, "don't worry, I know who she's related to." Claudia softens, thanks him again and puts on her sweater
and shoes to leave.
Johnny attacks her with questions before she even closes the door, "Shit Claudia you have to stop with this disappearing act! I thought something happened. Where were you? " Claudia
goes to sit on the couch, "I just went to a friends, and maybe had a talk with Sonny" Johnny joins her, "Okay so you told them about the baby?" Claudia looks away from him because he
can always tell when she's not telling the whole story, "um, yeah." Johnny waits to see if she's going to continue, "And? What did Nickolas and Sonny say?" Claudia plays with the pillow
under her left arm, "I said I had a talk with a friend and Sonny. I didn't say that friend was Nickolas and I didn't say I told them about the baby." Johnny was getting frustrated, "Claudia,
what the hell? Who did you tell then if you didn't tell the father of your child and the man your "promised" to marry?"
Flashback:
Sonny's: Claudia storms into Sonny's living room, "I don't care what my father says, how many times you or him push me, I'm not marring you! I hate you as much as my father, probably
more because you are willing to go along with his crazy plan. I would not want my child to grow up hating me or his/her father like how I did. So at your next "business" meeting with my
father you can tell him that I said the both of you can go to hell!" Sonny didn't even get a chance to respond because as fast as Claudia stormed in is as fast as she stormed out.
End of Flashback
Claudia looks at the aw look on her brothers face and decides to tell him the next part because he doesn't look like he'll remember, "and I also sort of told, Jason Morgan." Claudia was
trying to go to her room but Johnny stopped her, "You told Jason Morgan, but you still haven't told Nickolas?! The whole towns going to know before he does! " She swats at him to make
him stop laughing, "this isn't funny John! Sonny's probably already told dad, and we both know daddies going to go ballistic on Nickolas. Your suppose to be helping me!" Johnny stops
laughing, "I'm sorry, but you know how to solve this problem? Tell Nickolas!" The hormones were getting to her and she almost burst into tears, "don't you think I've tried! It's not that
easy. I can't just go up to him and be like hey yeah the reason I've been blowing you off and thinking about going along with my psycho father's plan to marry a mobster I hate is
because I'm pregnant! And hey don't worry about the two mob bosses who will try to kill us for screwing up their plans, and one who without a doubt will be after our child if it's a boy!"
Johnny should know by know how everything sets her off, "I'm sorry." Claudia pulls away from his hug, storms towards her room and slams the door shut.
Johnny was pulling the eggs out the fridge for Claudia's apology breakfast that he didn't notice her. Claudia: "Good morning John." He drops an egg, but she caught it, "Sorry." Johnny
thought she was talking about the egg, "I'm the one that almost dropped an egg on his food." Claudia smiled at him, "I meant about last night." Johnny goes over to the stove, "No, I
wasn't thinking. Your right you can't just go up to him because dad is going to go ballistic. But if you need me I'm here." Claudia hugs him, "thank you, and I know you're here for me."
They don't even finish their breakfast before someone's knocking on their door, "I know your home, because the guard I have on you says you haven't gone anywhere since yesterday!"
Claudia just groans as Johnny goes to answer the door, "well it's nice of you to invite an old man inside." Johnny looks to his sister who nods that its okay. Anthony sits at the table, "so
what did the new stay at home mommy make for breakfast?" He grabs a cup of coffee as Claudia answers, "actually John made breakfast." Anthony turns towards his son, "you
disappoint me more and more son. Why didn't you wake up and make your brother breakfast? Your going to have to do that when you marry my future son in law and I will not have you
starving my grandson because then I'll have to raise him." Claudia: "You will never raise my child!" Anthony takes a sip of his coffee, "calm down Claudia, I'm sure Sonny will take good
care of my grandson." Johnny could see that Claudia was about to say something she couldn't take back so he stepped in, "how do you know she's having a boy?" Anthony turns to face
Johnny, "your right" he turns back towards Claudia to finish, "she is a disappointment, she'll probably have a girl to spit me." Then he heads for the door but not before he tells Claudia
one last thing, "O and Claudia, I hope you've got your wedding dress because I want you married before my grandson gets here." Claudia storms off towards her room. Johnny thinks
about going to comfort her but thinks he should let her calm down first. About twenty minutes later Claudia came out her room and John stops her, "your not going after dad are you?
Claudia don't let him get to you." Claudia shakes Johnny off her, "No I'm going to do what I should do before dad pieces together that there's no way for this to be Sonny's baby." Johnny
smiles and watches his sister leave.
Claudia was pacing on the docks talking to herself, "Okay Claudia, you can do this. Suck it up and get on the boat, come on the boats the first step." If she was paying attention she
would of noticed him, "we talk to ourselves now?" Claudia swung around, shit! I'm not ready. I can't do this. Why is he here and why is Nurse Webber with him? Elizabeth: "Hi, Miss
Zaccarah. It's nice to see you again. How has the pre…" Claudia cuts her off, "prescription? It's fine, I feel much better" God this nurse has a big mouth. Nickolas looks confused, "your
sick?" Claudia decides to change the topic, "what are you doing here, How are you to protect Spoodermire when you're here?" Now Elizabeth looks confused but decides to let it go
because it must be an inside joke, "Nickolas I could pick the boys up later. I have to go to the grocery store anyway and it'd be nice to treat it like a mini vacation." Nickolas laughs at her,
tells her its fine and then turns back to Claudia when she leaves, "So you where going to "Spoodermire" where you? This isn't because you where coming to see a certain, awesome,
and handsome looking guy?" Claudia smiles and gives him a quick kiss, "I actually was, but it sounds like he's having a play date with Nurse Webber's boys so I'll try maybe later."Nickolas
catches her at the waist and she instantly pulls away which Nickolas notices, "hey, what's wrong? I thought we were just kidding?" Claudia notices that she probable should have let him
bring her in for a hug, he probably wouldn't have noticed the bump, "Nothing, I um…can we talk?" Nickolas looks worried, "nothing good ever comes from "can we talk". Wait, your not
marrying Sonny are you?" Claudia takes a big breathe, "No. Well daddy still believes I am, but that's not what we need to talk about. Can we go because I'm pretty sure my dads guard is
around that corner." He fallows her gaze and sure enough there's a really big guy watching, "yeah. Come on" Nickolas takes Claudia's hand and they head to Spoondermire.
Claudia had the boat ride to think about how to tell Nickolas and as soon as the living room door shuts she pulls her top off, "notice anything different?" Nickolas doesn't get what she's
trying to say, "um…you shrunk your top?" Claudia sighs, I really need to buy some new tank tops, "No. I didn't shrink my top, I've gained some weight." Nickolas could see that but he
wouldn't admit it, "um, okay. So you want to talk about you gaining weight because If you want to I think Spencer's got a little taller." Now Claudia was getting frustrated, "No Nick, I'm
pregnant." Nickolas sits on the couch and Claudia joins him, "say something. Anything, please! Okay, fine I guess this means your not hap…" Claudia doesn't get to finish because she's
cut off by Nickolas' lips crushing hers, "I couldn't be any happier!" Claudia smiles at him, "really because when my father finds out he's going to probably try and kill you and me for ruining
his plan. And even if he doesn't, if it's a boy he's going to try to take him. O, what about Spencer? What if my father and Sonny use him to get me to go along with…" She's cut off once
again by Nickolas kissing her, "I promise nothing will happen to OUR children." Claudia brings her arms up around his neck, "Our children huh? I like the sound of that. Maybe we should
start practice for the next one." They were interrupted by Spencer and the boys, "What are you doing to Claudia?!" Claudia tried her hardest not to laugh at Nickolas struggling to explain
so she helped him out, "he was just checking the back of my trough. I had a tickle, and he scratched it." They boys looked satisfied so they continued with why they came in, "Can we
have a sleepover? Please! Please! Please!!!" Nickolas tells the boys that he'll call Elizabeth to ask and they leave. Nickolas: "Tickle in the back of your trough, that's the best you could
come up with? What are you going to do when our kids get to the age that they need "the talk"?" Claudia brings her arms around his neck, "I'll tell them to go ask daddy." Nickolas
laughs at her and kisses her on the nose, "what would I do without you?" Claudia puts her sweater back on, "you'll never have to find out" and then she leaves feeling like she's the
happiest person on earth.