CHAPTER 5:

"Wh-wha-what? Um…uh…." James could not get his words out. He knew they had never planned on having a baby, at least, for now. James didn't know how to feel. He looked at his wife. Jen half-smiled back. "How far a-along are you?"

"I think it's about six to eight weeks. Remember that one night we ate out at an Italian bistro and we had a little too much wine? I think that's when it happened." Jen bit her lip nervously. "So…do we want to…um…keep it? Or…"

"I…I…it's….this is big. I…um….I don't know. It's…are we ready? Are we able to bring this kid safely into the world right now? I mean with these people out to get us and all…" James stammered. He didn't know how to respond to this. He was still in shock. Jen sighed, looking down at her stomach. She too had all her fears and worries that she had thought about after she got a positive reading on not one, but two pregnancy tests she had purchased after she rushed home from Cooper's. At first she had thought the test was wrong but when the second one clearly showed a little pink plus sign, she had to handle the reality that she was indeed pregnant. She had thought about it all when she couldn't sleep. Were they ready to raise a child? Did they want to keep it? How would the baby grow up with parents that have jobs like they do? Everything had gone through Jen's mind overnight. And with the added news of people wanting them both dead, the worries outweighed the positives. She rested her head down on James' shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her. They both knew they had to make a choice. An extremely life-changing judgment.

When Fiona woke up, Cooper was already in the kitchen frying some eggs. She shook herself awake and got up. She had slept, thinking about Cooper all night and how she was going to tell him. She got off the couch, checked her pocket mirror, and fixed her couch-head hair. She walked into the kitchen, noticing that one of James' bags was gone.

"Hey, where did James go?" Cooper turned around.

"He went to Jen's apparently." Cooper held out the note James had left on the counter earlier. Fiona nodded and smiled. She knew this was her chance to tell Cooper about her feelings. She walked over to the fridge and grabbed the apple juice. She then reached over and tried to grab a glass out of the cupboard, but she couldn't reach the top shelf. Cooper looked over and half-smiled at how short she was. He grabbed the glass and handed it to her.

"Here. Sorry I keep everything up so high…happens when you're tall." Fiona nodded and poured apple juice into the glass. She was secretly watching Cooper fry the eggs and before she knew it, apple juice overflowed the top of the glass. She stopped and cleaned it up.

"Sorry I spilled." Fiona muttered. Cooper laughed. Fiona leaned back on the counter, watching him cook. Cooper looked over at her with an eyebrow raised.

"So, you were telling me about this guy you like yesterday before James was here…"

"Yeah about that…" Fiona took a sip of her apple juice, set it down on the counter and stepped towards Cooper. He finished frying the eggs and set the pan down on a cutting board. He was watching Fiona out of the corner of his eyes while he began dishing out breakfast. She moved so that she was standing next to him.

"Are you gonna tell me? It's not like you have to whisper it into my ear, no one else is here. I think." Cooper grinned awkwardly. Fiona bit her lip.

"All right. Well, could I whisper it?"

"Um…okay?" Cooper replied. He leaned his head down so that his ear would be level with her mouth. She moved forward as if to tell him a secret when she moved over to his face, and kissed him. Cooper wanted to pull away, but he didn't want to be rude. Fiona pulled away slowly, his taste still in her mouth. Her face had turned bright red in the meantime. "Fiona…I…"

"Cooper, I…I'm sorry if I…"

"No…I'm sorry but I'm not interested in having a girlfriend. I'm already married."

"WHAT?" Fiona yelled.

"To a Ferrari, a Viper, a few Aston Martins….etc. etc."

"Oh…for a second there I thought you meant like actually married to…never mind. Can we uh…."

"Pretend that never happened and continue on with our morning like normal?" Cooper suggested.

"Yeah. That would be good." Fiona grabbed her plate and drink and sat at the table. She couldn't bear to look him in the face when he sat down across from her. She prayed James would soon be back. She was also semi-regretting what she did. She enjoyed kissing him of course, but she regretted the awkwardness that came with such a bold move. Cooper didn't think much of it, although he did enjoy being kissed, but he couldn't see himself with Fiona, not now anyway.