Chapter 20

"Oh come on Amy, you're still mad?" Nick asked as we sat in the backseat of his mother's car. She had graciously volunteered to pick us up from the airport, and we were also staying at her house while we were down here.

"Uh oh. What did my Nicky do now?" Jane teased.

"It's nothing Jane. Don't worry about it," I answered before Nick could open his big mouth. The last thing I wanted was for him to tell his mother everything that happened. I knew that I had overreacted, so I made a mental note to apologize later.

Soon Jane pulled into her long driveway, which was really hard to do because of the screaming fans gathered all around their security fence. Something told me they knew Nick would be home.

"I'll get your bags Amy," Nick volunteered.

I shrugged. "Okay. And then we need to talk." Nick nodded and carried our stuff into the house, by not before waving to his "adoring" fans.

"Why don't you guys head upstairs?" Jane suggested. "Amy, I'll call you when it's time to leave."

"Okay, thank you Jane." Nick and I hurried up the stairs.

"You wanna meet my siblings?" Nick asked.

"Sure." Nick knocked on two doors, one leading to his room and the other leading to his sisters' room.

Aaron flung the door to his room open. "NICK!!!"

Nick picked him up and swung him around a little. "Hey Aaron. Where's BJ and Les?"

"They went shopping, again. Is that all girls ever do?"

I nodded. "Yup. Hi Aaron, I'm Amy, Nick's girlfriend."

"Hi," Aaron said shyly. Then he whispered to Nick, "She's pretty, but she's fat."

Nick started laughing. "She's pregnant!"

"Oh, okay. I'm gonna go play Nintendo 64 downstairs, you guys wanna come?"

Nick started to follow Aaron, but I pulled his arm back. "Sorry Aaron, but we need to talk first. Nick will be down soon."

"Okay!"

"All right Amy, you wanted to talk," Nick said as we walked into his room.

I looked around. "Wow, and to think I've always dreamed of being in here."

"Okay, what did you have to tell me?"

I sat down on his bed. "I'm sorry for rushing you before. If you don't want to, it's totally fine by me."

"You sure?"

"Yes Nick, I'm positive."

"Amy!" Jane yelled from downstairs. "You ready to go?"

"Okay Nick, I'll be back later. You go and play with Aaron."

"All right." Nick and I walked down the stairs. I went out the front door with Jane, and Nick went into the rec room to play Nintendo with Aaron.

30 Minutes Later
The phone rang, and Nick ran to answer it. "Hello?"

"Nick, it's Mom."

"Mom? Where are you?"

"Nick, I'm at the hospital."

"Oh my God, what happened?" Nick asked worriedly.

"We were driving to the doctor's and Amy started bleeding. I called 911 and here we are. Look, I need you to come down here right away. Call your father and have him come home to watch Aaron and then get here as soon as you can."

"Wait, just tell me if Amy's all right."

Jane paused before answering the question. "I...don't know Nick. The doctor's told me it was too soon to tell."

"O-okay. I'll be there in a few minutes." Nick slammed down the phone and ran into the rec room. "Aaron, call dad and tell him he has to come home and watch you, it's an emergency." He quickly scribbled a note on a piece of paper, got his keys, and ran out the door.