“A.J., I have something to tell you,” Victoria whispered in his ear as
they were dancing in the circle of people, showing of their moves.
He kissed her cheek, “Anything.”
“I'm pregnant,” she murmured, smiling against his ear.
“What?” He said shrilly, “How the hell did that happen?”
“Well I would think you know how it happened!” She stepped away from
him, as more people started to look at them.
“Baby, don't cause a scene,” he tried to grasp her shoulders and look
into her eyes, but she pushed his arms away, “No! I'll cause a fucking
scene if I want to! You're the one who freaked out, you asshole!”
“Well what do you expect me to do? Jump for joy? I don't want a kid!
I told you this already!”
“Then you don't have to have one,” she turned and ran out of the club.
Beth was sitting at the bar with Nick, just talking, but when the yelling
had started they had both watched intently. It angered Beth that anyone
would think that it was okay to treat people like that. Maybe it wasn't her
place to say anything, but she did any way.
She walked right up to him and said, “Where the hell do you get off
yelling at her? She just told you something that was very hard for her to
say. It has to be even more difficult for her now, knowing that a child that
you made together is growing in her belly, unwanted by you. I've never met
someone as pig-headed and insensitive as you are,” she slapped him hard
across the face, “I hope you're happy, asswipe.”
She walked out of the bar with her head high, proud that she had stood up
for Victoria. Maybe this trip was going to be good for her.
“Hey Beth, wait up!” She heard a voice behind her. She turned around
with a smile on her face, seeing Nick, “Hi.”
“That was the most awesome thing I think I've ever seen. Where'd you
get the guts?” He took her hands in his.
“I don't know. I've never done that before.”
“Do you wanna go for a walk or something?” He asked, looking deep into
her brown eyes, the eyes that had him weak in the knees.
“Sure,” she smiled up at him, thinking how lucky she was to have this
gorgeous man interested in her when he had literally hundreds of women
throwing themselves at him.
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“Somer, this is really hard for me to say,” Kevin blurted out at a break
in their conversation, “But I can't get you out of my head and I think you
have to be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and maybe I'm saying
this really too soon, but I'm falling in love with you.”
“Kevin...” Was all she could manage to get out. She had barely known
this man for a month. Sure, she had felt something for him, but love?
“I know, it was really quick, I'm sorry,” he started to get out of the
bed.
“I feel something for you Kev, really, I want you to know that...But
love, I'm not sure. Let's just stay where we are and let everything work
itself out, okay?” She followed him to the door.
He opened it, and she stood on tiptoes to kiss his chin lightly, “Thank
you, I'm very flattered. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay. Until then,” he saluted her jokingly and she laughed her sweet
laugh, then shut the door behind him with a little wave.
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“God, that was so stupid!” He said to himself as he walked back to his
room, “'I'm falling in love with you,'” he mocked his own words, “Great,
Kev, real great.”
Aj passed by him, a goofy grin on his face. He had been thinking about
Toy, and about the baby inside her, his baby. He was going to have a baby.
She was going to get beautifully round and constantly ask him if she looked
fat, and he was going to feel the baby kicking in her stomach. Pregnant.
Music in his ears.
He knocked on Toy's door, then waited for her answer.
“Who is it?” Jen's voice asked.
“Aj, can I talk to Toy?”
“Go away Aj, she doesn't want to talk to you.”
“Come on Victoria, I'm sorry; you know I'm sorry.”
“Go away, asshole, I hate you,” her tear-filled voice came through the
door.
“Baby, don't say that.”
The door swung open and Jen met him with sympathetic eyes, “It would be
best if you just left. Maybe tomorrow, okay?”
He nodded and she shut the door. At that moment the realization came to
him that he had nowhere to sleep. Toy and him had been sharing a room. He
decided that he would just room with one of the guys that night.