A.N a reasonably short one, I realistically could have followed it on with some other bits but I thought it should be separate and other bits will come later also my chapter names aren't very imaginative. (sorrynotsorry) *weeping*
6. Telling Josh
Tom wandered into the kitchen on Saturday morning having been planning their father/son talk all night. He had left his sleeping beauty sleeping and came downstairs to tell Josh their news. It was nerve racking, part of him now understood why Nikki had kept it from him for almost a week.
Josh was finishing of his bowl of cornflakes; he was a teenage boy so it had been a large bowl of cornflakes, for a family of three they got through so much cereal.
'Morning dad' said Josh between mouthfuls.
'Morning'
'I'm off out with Lauren and Finn this morning, we were going to go to the cinema to see the new iron man film, is that ok?'
'yeah, yeah, fine' said Tom, contemplating his next sentence, 'josh, mate' tom started as josh got up and started rinsing his bowl, 'sit down', Josh turned ronud to face his father, puzzled, he sat back down.
'What is it dad? Have you killed someone?'
Tom smiled 'Nah mate, Its.. Its Nikki, she's having a baby'
'What? Now?' Gasped josh, mocking his father's choice of words.
'What, no, I mean-' started tom before realising Josh was joking, he had been so nervous wondering how Josh was going to react what with all they'd been through lately with the schizophrenia.
'Congrats dad, really, im off now, I said I'd meet them in town' Josh picked up his bag and pulled on his shoes. Tom stood up from his seat and followed his son into the hallway.
'Thanks son, it's a big surprise for all of us, a nice surprise' he added hastily 'anyway just don't say anything to anyone yet, just until we know everything's ok'
'Sure Dad, bye'. Josh left the house closing the door behind him leaving tom standing in the hallway.
'bye' he said too the apparently to the door.
Outside, Josh walked into town with a huge grin on his face. He liked Nikki, seeing her as a close friend after the whole drugs incident, she understood him and listened to him as well as being his father's girlfriend, Josh was considering the possibility of having a 'normal' family.