"Nick come on in" linda said as she opened the door that evening

"hey beauty I missed you" he said as he kissed her  and then her mom entered the room and when  she saw the couple kissing she tried to go back to the kitchen

"Sorry"

"Oh no, sorry  Mrs  Schwit, here this are for you" he said as he gave her a  a bouquet of tulips.

"Aw, they are very beautiful, thanks Nick, I'll go put them on water or something"

"And I thought those were for me"

"sorry beauty some other time" he said as he walked back to the kitchen

"hmmm smells really nice Mrs Schwit need any help?"

"Oh , no no Nick, you and Linda go to the living room, my husband will be here in no time, and my  son  is upstairs... wait THOMAS, come down Nick's here!!!" she called

"I'm coming" a voice came from the stairs as he saw a tall blonde guy  coming down

"Hey Nick, I'm Thomas, Linda's bro"

"Nice to meet you" Nick said as they shook hands

"Where's Linda, mom?"

"she's on the living room I think, I just want her nowhere close to this kitchen"

"ha ha ha, yeah, or it will happen like it did last time she tried to help"

"Don't even remember me that, it was quite a surprise for your dad when he arrived home and saw the firemen outside"

"What???" Nick asked as he started laughing really hard

"Yeah, my lil sis is a walking threat"

"ha ha ha."

"Nick, go on to the living room, anything I need, Thomas helps me out ok?"

"ok sure" he said as he walked out to the living room and saw Linda was there flipping the tv channels

"Hey I'm back"

"Yeah sure, now leave me for my mom will yah?"

"Aw is my little girl jealous?"

"No I am Not!"

" you are so, but you know what we were there just talking about? some of your skills"

"huh?"

"And i've decided you are not entering on my  kitchen"

"Smart ass" she said as she throw him a pillow and he sat next to her

"So where's Trish?"

"hmmm well, she went back to the hotel" she said as she started looking at her hands

"is everything ok with her?"

"yeah why are you asking?" she asked nervous

"I can't just put a finger on it, but I know something is up"

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"Hey" Trish said as she opened the room's door and saw tat Howie was laying there in the bed

"Hey T what's going on? are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm ok, but.. but we need to talk" she said as she looked at his face

"Yeah, sure, come here tell me what's going on" he said as she sat by the bed

"well, oh heaven how am I gonna say this?"

"what is it?"

"Howie, you've been like the greatest friend a girl could ask for,  but something happened and we just can't be together.."

"Huh? what do you mean? what is it?" he said as he took her arm and saw she  started crying

"You know I love you more than anything on this world girl, and I'm willing to do anything for you so tell me, tell me what do I have to do?"

"Nothing, nothing, just.. It's not right I can't do this to you"

"Do what? I don't understand"

"I'm pregnant there I said it"
 

Howie froze as he heard those words, was she for real?

"you're what?"

"I was late and so I did a test, and there I'm pregnant"

Trish looked at Howie's face as she saw a smile light up.

"That's amazing" he said as he hugged her " Oh my God, and you were afraid I didn't want this kid? no, look , we are gonna be together for life and we will raise this child, and.."

"No , no, no, Listen to me, I'm pregnant, but it's not with your kid, sorry, I know it's just not fair, but this baby isn't yours"

"what do you mean?"

"Howie I mean I had someone else and I could never be sorry enough for it, but I ain't gonna lie to you, I'm not gonna pretend this baby is yours, coz I know it isn't"

Howie just stood there trying to handle those words that had just came out from her mouth.

"And , and who's the father?"

"sorry, I can't tell you, but, he is just history, and this baby is just mine, I'm gonna raise him on my own, I have no right to interfere on the father's life like that"

"Are you sure about that?" he asked with his heart broken

"Yeah I am, I could never apologize enough for the pain I'm causing you, but I'm just trying to be honest with you, and don't worry first thing tomorrow morning I'll go back to my mom's place"

"No, no, I don't want you to go"

"huh?"

"No, please stay a little longer, at least till the european tour ends, then if you want you can go home, but please don't leave that way"

"But Howie, i just.."

"no, no buts, let's just have some dinner, I bet you're hungry what would you like to eat?"

Trish wiped away a tear as she looked at his face and smiled "Thanks, I could never found anyone like you" she said as she went to hug  him

"Don't worry I'm here for you, ok? " he said as he wiped away another tear that started rolling down her cheek "For you, and for this baby" he said as he put his hand on her tummy

"Thank you"

"Yeah, ok so let's get you a nice dinner, and well we need to find you a doctor right? ok tomorrow let's see what we can do, who else knows?"

"Linda, just linda, she helped me out with everything"

"yeah, so tomorrow you talk to her and well, we'll see a doctor and.."

"Howie?"

"Yes, you're one of the kind"

He smiled  as he picked the phone and called the room service.

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"This is delicious Mr Schwit" Nick said as they were having dinner

"Yeah, Helda is one great cook" mr Schwit said as he took his wife's hand and smiled

"Yeah, sure is"

"Well, in that point I guess Linda here didn't came like her" Thomas said as  Linda kicked his leg under the table "Ouch, what's that for lil sis?"

"Shut up!"

"Oh you scared we are gonna scared your boyfriend are you?" he asked as Linda rolled her eyes and the other three just laughed a little

"Well, I'm more the pizza type of guy, so no worries beauty" he said as he smiled at her

"Nick, just don't believe a word they say"

"Linda!"

"Sorry dad, but Thomas  is just such a pain in.." she said as her father stared at her

"never mind" she said as everyone on the room started laughing but Linda and her dad.