Chapter 22
~*Nat*~
I sat outside Nicks room crying. I didn’t know why I just said that, I don’t even know what that meant. I had no clue of what was going on inside of me, and I’m so scared. I felt a had on my back. I looked up and saw Jane kneeling in front of me.
“Natalie? What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I did something dumb.” I said looking up at her.
“What sweetie?” she said sitting next to me.
“I can’t tell you.” I said in a whisper.
“Why not? You are going to marry my son, I think that you can tell me anything, and I can help you with it.” she said. I looked up at her and she was giving me the sweetest smile.
“If I tell you, your going to hate me.” she looked at me and said “no, I can never hate you.”
“I think Nick does too.”
“Why don’t you tell me what you did.” she said.
“I told Nick that I didn’t want him to be the father of the baby, I don’t even know why I did, it just came out.”
“Sweetheart, what has Nick actually done for this baby? I know how you feel, he hasn’t done much for you, he’s done all of this to get better, but he never really comes to you with any help. And I know that you have a court date in a few days. And you can’t handle that by yourself.”
I looked at her, confused. This was Nick her son that I yelled at. “I don’t understand how you can be so understanding.” I said.
“I am, because you have that little baby in you, and your alone. You have so many things to do, yet, you put them all in, plus visit Nick. Now has Nick ever even once came to visit you?”
“No.” I said quietly.
“See. Now, sit here, and I’m going to go talk to him, and then I’m going to take you out to eat. Don’t come in, I want to talk to Nick for awhile about some things. Alright?”
“Okay. Thanks.” I said.
She smiled and walked into the room.
~*Nick*~
I watched Nat walk out of my room, in shook, I stood by the window waiting to see her run to her car and drive away. But she didn’t yet, I don’t know what was taking her so long, maybe cuz she’s really pregnant, I never tell her that, and she just wants to hear the good things about everything. So that’s what I’ve been doing.
“Hey Nick, what are you doing?” I heard my mom say.
“Waiting for Nat to pull away from my life.” I said looking at her with tears in my eyes.
“Sweetheart, she’s outside your room.”
“Whh.. She left, running.”
“No, Nick you have to understand that she loves you so much, but she’s so confused right now.” “Of what? Everything’s fine.” I said going back to my bed.
“No, everything’s not fine, she’s a wreck. She has to go here everyday, everyday she either goes gets therapy, or she’ll go see you, and lastly she has checkups for her and the baby. Nick she’s going to court in a few days.”
“I’m still confused.”
“Nick, how many times out of all the hours you have to sit here, did you take off a few hours to go visit her?” she asked. I looked down at the bed and mumbled “none.”
“See, that’s what I’m talking about, I love you Nick, but I want you to go and wipe her off her feet, take her out for a picnic or a walk, something that you can go to, make her feel special before she’s has this baby, which is going to take up all of your days. Since you have so many un used hours, spend an afternoon, night, and wake up with her. She needs that more than you do, cuz she only has that little baby in her right now, no Nick.” “
Can you help me mom?”
“Yes I can, I’m going to take Nat out for the day to some places to get some things. And then I’ll e staying at your house for awhile.”
“Alright, and mom?” I said while she was walking towards the door.
“Yes?”
“Thank you.” I said, when she smiled.
~natnat