She bites at her lip placing down her fork as she finished her meal she gives Nick a small glance as a million butterflies circle in her belly as the nerves bubble through her body she sighs to the silence of not wanting to break it Claire smiles standing from the table "I'll just clean up."
Tess smiles wiping her palms onto her flowery summer dress "I'll give you a hand."
Nick swallows a lump placing a kiss on her cheek "Are you ok?"
She nods to the small whisper in her ear "Yep."
He nods as she exits the dining room "So I've been thinking maybe we should employ some farm hands."
Alex nods "The money?"
Nick nods "Tomorrow we can look over the books and work something out."
Alex nods "Yeah that could work, so what's the go with you and Tess?"
Nick gives him a look of confusion "What?"
Alex smirks "Well last week you hardly talked about her, now she's here you both seem so chummy."
Nick smirks "Yeah well where happy."
Alex nods "Happier than usual."
Nick smiles "Well yeah I love her."
Alex nods "So is she moving here?".
Nick nods "Yeah when she finishes school she'll be moving in with me."
Alex nods "I see."
Nick nods "Ah i'll probably be heading into the city more then usual."
Alex sighs "Leave me to do all the work, so you can run off to your precious girlfriend, you know she could come visit you more often, visit us more often, I have both my girls in tears missing her and I can't do anything about it, so no I won't have it anymore your not rushing off to the city when she can come see you."
Nick lets out a huff as a rush of anger bubbles through his body "Alex, Tess is pregnant."
Alex looks at his brother processing what his younger brother had just said "Your gonna be a Dad?"
Nick nods taking a mouthful of beer "Yep."
Alex nods "So that's why you'll be rushing off to the city more often?"
Nick nods "Yep, and I don't like her travelling the long hours home."
Alex nods "Well congratulations."
Nick nods "I feel like I've trapped her."
Alex smirks "Mate, if she wanted to leave she would of by now, Tess she loves you more than anything."
Nick nods "Yeah I know, but as much as I love this kid already I feel this rush of guilt to know I have done this to that poor girl, seventeen and pregnant isn't a great tag to have and especially with school all that stress on her and the baby, then the birth rushes through my mind, I mean what if something happens to her and there's nothing I can do, what if i'm left with the baby and no Tess."
Alex sighs "Well I'm a little disappointed in you brother, you should of been more careful, Tess will be fine and just talk to the doctor at your next appointment they'll explain it all."
Nick nods "Alrighty."
Alex nods "And birth classes make sure you attend them."
Nick nods "Ok, thanks Al."
Alex smiles "Beer?"
Nick nods as his brother exits the dining room for a beer.