~~~If You Knew What I Knew~~~
~~~~~~CHAPTER 17~~~~~~
Nick sat on the grass. What just happened here? Thats not how it was suppose to go. She was suppose to smile and say 'yes' and fall in his arms and never let go. Nick stood up and ran into the hotel. He had to find her and talk to her. He loves her and isn't letting her get away that easy. He got on the elevator and headed up to her room. He knocked on the door. No one answered. A few seconds later he heard Tyke bark. "Christina! I know your in there. I just heard the dog bark. Open the door so we can talk." The door opened slowly and a teary eyed Christina stood infront of him. Nick walked in the room and sat on the bed. Christina closed the door and turned to face him. "Why can't you?!?" Christina started to cry. Nick felt bad for yelling. He stood up and wrapped his arms around her. She sobbed into his chest. After a few minutes Christina looked up in his eyes. "Nick, I have to tell you something and I think you better sit down." Nick listened and sat down. Christina sat down next to him and looked him in the eyes. She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." Nick was speechless. Christina lowered her eyes. She was afraid of what he was going to say but the silence scared her even more. Nick placed his hand on her leg. "How long have you been...uh..preganant?" Christina sighed. "Six weeks. I found out last month right before the break." Nick swollowed the huge lump in his throat. "You want to keep it, right?" Christina nodded. "Of course. I'm just scared. I mean, God, we're only 20 years old. I still live with my parents. I'm not ready for this." Nick hugged her because she started to cry again. "I'll help you. It's my responsablity too. I want to help. Everything is going to be fine. We can do this." Christina smiled. She didn't know why she didn't tell him from the beginning. "I love you." She said. Nick kissed her. It was a while since he heard her say that and it felt good to hear it again. "I love you too, baby."
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AJ opened his hotel room door and stepped out in the hallway and saw Gina talking to Karen in the hallway. "I thought I heard your cute voice out here." Then he stopped dead in his tracks and looked at Gina. "Your hair...wow it looks great." Gina smiled at him. "I just made my highlights lighter, thats all." He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her. Then he placed his head on hers and smelled her hair. "Mmm...and smells good too." Karen laughed. "Ahhh...love. Its a wonderful thing isn't it?" Gina nodded her head. "Yup. Especially when the person you love is him." Gina turned and faced him. "So," he said, "you are looking mighty fine. You wanna go in my room. We can, ya know?" Gina rolled her eyes. "In your dreams you horn dog. But I will go in to sit on the balcony. You have a good view of the sun set." AJ nodded and pulled her in the room. "You coming Karen?" Gina asked. Karen shook her head. "Nah, you guys can."
Gina looked at the sky. It looked beutiful. There were reds and oranges and blues all over the sky. Gina felt AJ's eyes on her and she looked over at him. His face seemed upset. "Hun, whats wrong?" He moved closer to her. "There is something I have to tell you." He told her. Gina nodded her head. "Okay." AJ took a deep breath. "Before we started touring I..um..I had a girlfriend. I told her that I wanted to take a break because it would be hard because we would never she eachother. Then I met you and I realized that I don't love her anymore. I haven't loved her for a long time. It's just that over the break we had last month I saw her and she told me she still loves me. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I don't feel the same way anymore. But second we get back home I'm ending it. I love you now." Gina stood there in shock. She didn't know whether to fell angry, upset, happy. Well, she didn't fell happy at all. Before she knew it her hand was in the air and landed hard on his face. "I dont' beleive you. God...I thought I knew you. I don't kow you at all." AJ shook his head. "You don't understand...owww." He said as he held on to his face. "You sure can slap someone." Gina turned and started to walk out of the room. "I really don't feel like seeing you right now. I'll talk to you when I've calmed down." Then she walked out the door.
Danielle got up off the bed to see who was knocking on the door. She opened it and saw Gina standing there. From the look on her face Danielle knew something was up. She stepped aside to let her in. They both sat on the bed and Danielle rubbed Gina's arm. "You wanna talk about whatever it is thats bothering you?" Gina sighed and then told her everything. She started with the statement AJ had delivered to her. Then she poured everything out. She told her that she loves him and doesn't want to lose him, but she also couldn't believe he would keep something like that from her. Danielle sat and listened silently. When Gina was finished Danielle suggested that she get some sleep. "We'll talk more in the morining, okay? Right now I think you should get some rest." "Okay, but can I sleep in here with you?" She asked, feeling like a 5 year old. Danielle smiled. "Sure." Danielle hugged Gina. "Oh, one more thing. Can I go punch AJ for hurting you?" Gina smiled. "No, but you can give me another hug." Danielle smiled and hugged her again.
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Kevin contemplated whether to call Jessica back. She did sound upset. After a few moments of thinking he picked up the phone and dialed an all to famliar number. After three rings Jessica picked up the phone. "Hello?" "Jess? Its Kevin. You called me yesterday?" "Oh Kev. I'm so glad you called back. I didn't think you would." She said. "Are you okay? You seemed upset." Kevin asked. Jessica sighed. "No. I have no one to talk to. My parents haven't talked to me since I told them I called off the wedding, my friends hate me for no reason at all and my boyfriend..." She trailed off. "It's okay Jess," Kevin said, "I'm not jelous. I have a girlfriend myself." Jessica spoke up again. "No, it's not that. My boyfriend...he uh..he hits me. I'm so scared." She started to cry. "I don't know what to do." Kevin didn't know what to say.
