Chapter 27

At the hudson's donna was sitting outside with her sister,who'd been feeling sick all day long;"Maybe you should see a doctor."

"No,I don't have to see a doctor."answered Nicole softly;"Not that kind of doctor."

"Why not?"asked her sister worried;"What is wrong with you then,nicole?"

"I'm about two weeks late and the pregnancy-test that I did this morning was positive."started she with tears in her eyes;"What am I going to do now,donna?"

"But that's great,Nicole."smiled donna and kissed her on the cheecks,but was surprised when her sister began to cry;"Isn't shane happy about it or aren't you happy about it?"

"Shane doesn't know yet."answered she;"I haven't told him yet."

"Why not?"started her sister confused;"Are you going to tell him tonight?"

"No,I'm not."answered Nicole hesitating;"I don't know if I should tell him at all,because what if he gets mad at me or what if he doesn't want the baby?"

"He's got no right to get mad at you because it takes two people to make a baby."said her sister;""But I have seen the way that shane looks at you,Nicole,that man loves you and I'm sure that he will be thrilled about this."

"But what if he's not?"asked she again;"What am I going to do then?"

"If he really doesn't want this baby and you do then you will raise your baby by yourself."answered donna;"I will help you through it every step of the way and so will Michael and the girls,so no matter what you don't have to do this all alone."

On the beach Vicky was walking in the sand with her twinsister,talking about jake;"I know that you're angry at me for getting involved with him,but I didn't plan this and I also didn't do this to hurt you or back at you for something."

"After I calmed down a bit I realized that I was more angry about you lying to me about it then I was about you seeing jake."answered marlee;"Ofcourse I'm still not happy with two of you being after what he did to me and I'm also worried that he might do the same thing to you,but it's your life and if this is what you really want then I'm happy for you."

"I'm happy to hear you say that,because I really love jake and this whole situation is tearing me apart."said her sister;"Donna also came by jake's to tell me that she's accepting our relationship,marlee."

"I'm afraid that Michael isn't going to accept jake as your boyfriend,because no matter how hard donna has been trying he still won't go over to you to tell you that he's accepted your relationship with jake."started she slowly;"I have tried to change his mind too,but you know what he can be like when he sets his mind to something."

"I know."answered Vicky softly;"I'd just wish that he would realize that being with jake is the only thing that makes me happy and that he's good for me."

"Maybe he will accept that if you give him some time."said her twinsister;"I'm just glad that we have sorted things out between us now and that we're on speaking terms again,vicky,because I have really missed you."

"So have i."smiled she as she gave her sister a hug;"I was already driving jake crazy because I was so bored and acting like such a bitch."

That night Kathleen was working at mary's place when her husband came in and pulled her into his arms;"Hey,baby."

"I'm working,cass!"said she and pulled away from cass;"Can't you see that?"

"Come on,honey,you can't be still angry with me now."whispered her husband into her ear as he pulled her right back into his arms,while he kissed her neck;"I'm way too sweet to stay angry at for long."

"Maybe."smiled Kathleen as she turned around;"What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you and don't worry because mrs. Jones is watching ray for a while."answered he and sat down at the counter;"Are we okay now?"

"Sure."laughed his wife;"But only for this once."

"Did your mother tell you about what happened at the house earlier today?"asked her husband slowly just as adam sat down next to him;"Hi,adam,what brings you downhere?"

"Where's susan,adam,is she still at the hospital?"said Kathleen surprised to see adam alone again;"I haven't seen you two together in a while."

"Haven't you guys heard the news yet?"started he hesitating;"She broke up with me the day after I got back from new York."

"We had no idea."answered his friend;"Did she break up with you because of m.j.?"

"She happen to be at the airport as we were coming back to baycity and when she saw m.j. with me that was a sign for her that it was better to take a break from eachother."said adam;"What were you two talking about when I walked in anyway,cass,did something happen at mary & vince's house?"

"That's what I'd like to know too."answered Kathleen as she turned towards cass;"What happened and how did you hear about it,cass?"

"Well,I happen to be there when it happened."started he a bit uncomfortable;"I was talking to your mother in the kitchen and m.j. had fallen asleep on the couch in the livingroom when all of a sudden we heard her screaming,so we rushed over to her and it turns out she'd had a nightmare or something."

"That must have been some nightmare."said adam worried;"What did she say about it?"

"What do you think?"asked his friend;"M.j. said that it was just a bad dream and that everything was just fine."

"How fine can things be if she's having nightmares that make her wake up screaming?"started Kathleen softly;"This isn't normal,cass,something must have happened to her in new York."

"We could ask your sister about it,but I doubt if she would tell us anything since she keeps trying to avoid that subject or walks away angry."said he and turned towards adam;"Did m.j. say anything to you while you two were still in new York or has she said anything since then?"

"No,all she has said was that she'd had a little accident and that she had to use a cain for a while."answered his friend uncomfortable;"Knowing m.j. you can probably forget it if she doesn't want to talk about it."

"Adam is right,cass,we will just have to hope that she starts talking about it on her own."said Kathleen;"Maybe that nightmare had nothing to do with new York and maybe it was just a nightmare."

"Do you really believe that?"asked her husband;"Do you really believe that everything is fine with your sister and that she isn't hiding something terrible?"

Jake walked into his place,tired from working all day,and didn't know what kind of mood his girlfriend was going to be in when she jumped into his arms and kissed him as soon as he walked into the livingroom;"Hey,what's this for?"

"For being the greatest boyfriend ever and for putting up with me."smiled Vicky as she kissed him again;"You're the best,jake."

"Thanks."laughed he and sat down with her still in his arms;"What brought this on?"

"I called marlee and we had a good talk."answered his girlfriend;"She's still not happy with you,jake,but she's willing to accept our relationship because it's what makes me happy."

"So does that mean that everything is okay between the two of you again?"asked jake surprised;"Does she really accept me as your boyfriend,vicky?"

"Yes,she said so herself."started she hesitating;"Marlee also said that Michael still doesn't want to accept it,but she thinks that he will in time."

"She's probably right,baby,just give him some more time."answered her boyfriend;"Atleast the rest of your family is accepting us together,so that's a good start."

"It's great."smiled Vicky again as she kissed him and began to open up his shirt;"You're great."

At the 's m.j. was up in her room,taking another painkiller,when there was a knock on the door;"I'm coming."

"What is it?"asked she annoyed and was surprised to see adam standing there;"What are you doing here,adam,are you insane coming up here while my mother is at home?"

"Relax."laughed her boyfriend as he walked into her bedroom while he gently kissed her after he closed the door;"Your mother told me to go straight up to your bedroom when I told her that I came to talk to you about spending some time with justin,so I don't think that she's suspecting anything."

"But this still isn't a good idea,adam,I don't want aaron to find out!"began m.j. again when she started to feel lightheaded when the painkillers began to do their job and sat down on the bed;"Besides,I was just about to go to bed."

"Sounds like a great idea."smiled he as he leaned forwards and saw her eyes when he suddenly remembered what Jamie had told him the night of the robbery about m.j.'s eyes;"Did you just take something?"

"What?"asked his girlfriend surprised as she pushed him away a bit angry;"What are you talking about?"

"Your eyes are bigger then usually and according to Jamie that means that you've taken something and I know that there is something going on that you're not telling me!"

"Jamie told you about me taking painkillers,adam,didn't he?"started m.j. furious;"He had no right to do that!"

"Painkillers?"asked he shocked;"No,when I talked to him the night of the robbery he said that he thought that you were on drugs and the next morning when he came to see me he said that he'd been wrong about that,but Jamie never said anything about painkillers."

"I'm telling you the same thing as I told that cousin of yours!"said his girlfriend slowly;"That this my business and that you should both stay out of it!"

"But if you're taking painkillers then there must be something wrong,m.j.!"answered adam still a bit shocked;"Can't you please just tell me what is going on with you?"

"Could you please just go away and leave me alone?"asked she softly and felt like even more lightheaded;"I don't need this right now,so please just go!"

"Okay,but we aren't finished about this yet!"warned her boyfriend her slowly as he walked out of her room and turned around just before he closed the door behind him;"I want to know what is going on with you and I will find that out!"