"Hola! Como estan esta noche?" Britney had just begun her European tour in the lovely city of Madrid, Spain. It was packed, super loud, and very hot in the stadium. She looked around and guessed there were maybe 65,000 people there to see her, a girl from a small town in Louisiana. "Te quieros a todos!"

A month had passed since her public break-up with Justin and life was going great. O-town was her opening act and she was so happy to have Dan on tour with her. Heck, it was great having all of O-town with her because they were all the same age and she had become friendly with their girlfriends as well. How did she get to be so lucky? She and Dan were "friendly" in romantic terms. She told her management, as well as O-town's, that they share a room throughout the whole tour. Of course, she got what she wanted and both sides were happy that the couple was happy.

She focused her thoughts back on the concert at hand. A grand piano had risen from the floor and candles illuminated around the stage. The pianist had begun to tickle the piano's ivory keys and she began to sing. The words hit close to home and she let the tears flow loosely from her eyes. "I'm not a girl....but if you look at me closely, you will see it in my eyes. This girl will always find her waaaaay..." The jumbo trons that hung from the rafters had zoomed in on her face and the fans were left speechless by Britney's emotions. "I'm not a girl don't tell me what to believe. I'm just trying to find the woman in meeee yeah...." She truly felt comfortable letting her fans see this personal side of her. She didnt understand why she was doing this exactly, but she couldn't help it. She'd sung this song numerous times, why was tonight so different?

The song ended and Britney stood there to catch her breath. The fans stood up on their chairs and were chanting,"Britney! Britney! Britney!" She broke out into a huge smile. What a great way to end a concert. "Gracias, Espaņa! Mi corazon esta contigo!" And with that, she ran offstage where, as usual, Felicia escorted her down the hallway and onto the tourbus.

Britney grabbed the towel from Fe's hands and wiped the sweat from her brow. "Britney, what was that little emotional outburst onstage. You scared the dickens out of us!," Fe exclaimed once the bus started to move and take them back to the hotel.

"I don't know. It just happened. It was like I had so many things going through my head and I started to cry. I'm not ashamed,"she replied in defense.

"Can I ask you something,Brit? And you know I love you so don't think I'm being nosy." She gave Britney a sincere look and her eyes showed concern. Britney nodded as she gulped from her Evian water bottle.

"Are you and Dan....you know...intimate?"

She almost choked on her water and had to regain her composure. "I don't know why you're asking me that, but he's my boyfriend and we love eachother. Yes, Dan and I are intimate."

"You should take a pregnancy test. I can run to the market across from the hotel and buy one."

Britney put the Evian bottle down on the counter calmly and inhaled deeply. She turned to face Felicia. When she saw in her eyes how she truly was concerned about her, she whispered,"Fe, I know I'm pregnant."

Felicia's hands covered her mouth. Pregnant? Her little Britney was going to be a mother? What would Lynne say once she heard about this? "Have you told your mother?"

"No, I'm going to after the tour."

"Britney Jean, you have to let her know sooner than that! She's your mother, for God's sake! By the way, how did you know you were pregnant?"

"When we all took the required physicals before the tour, my blood tests came back saying I tested positive for being pregnant. The doctor called my cell phone and he told me. He said I'm fit enough to continue the tour. Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"How far along are you?" Felicia stood up and faced her young friend.

'The doctor said I'm 6 weeks along. But with the European tour lasting 4 weeks, I'm fine. I won't show until much later.", she replied matter-of-factly.

"You're keeping the baby,right? Have you and Dan talked this over?"

She gazed down at her hands and mumbled, "Yes I'm keeping thebaby, and Dan doesn't know."

Felicia crashed down on the sofa. Britney slid down beside her and they both sat in silence the rest of the way to the hotel. Luckily, they reached their destination in a matter of minutes and walked to their hotel rooms in a quiet daze. Felicia was too busy thinking about how this would affect Britney's career in the long run, and how this would drastically change her life. Poor Dan, the boy had to know that Britney was carrying his child. Great minds think alike because Britney was thinking the same exact thing.

They both walked down the hallway with trusty Big Rob right behind them. He was confused by the silence and blurted out, "Damn, why are you all so quiet?"

Both replied in unison,"I have a headache." They looked at eachother and giggled. Big Rob would know the truth later. Right now, Fe had to help Brit, Dan, and the Spears'. Britney stopped in front of the hotel room she shared with Dan and grabbed Fe's hands into hers. "Fe, I'm going to tell him tonight. And I'll tell my mom when she comes to the London show on Friday. Okay?"

Fe smiled and embraced Britney. "You're a good girl, Brit. I'll be here for you always." Britney smiled and said goodnight to Fe and Big Rob.

She opened the door and walked into the bedroom. O-town's bus hadn't arrived yet, which wasn't unusual. Mobs of girls were probably chasing their tourbus, as always. She decided to take a bath and think about what she going to say to Dan that night. She slipped out of her sweaty clothes and ran the warm water from the tap. She saw a bottle of bubble bath on the counter and put a few drops in the running bath. She gingerly sat in the relaxing bubble bath and leaned back. She was humming to herself when she heard the hotel room open and Dan's voice bellowed,"Honey, I'm home!"

"I'm in the bath,baby." She yelled back. Seconds later, Dan appeared and leaned on the doorframe of the bathroom. He walked over to the tub and kneeled down beside her and kissed her forehead. He looked at her and could see that something was bothering her. She had that distant look in her eyes that he knew all too well.

"Whats bothering you, Brit?" He sat on the edge of the bathtub and dipped his finger into the water subconsiously.

"Dan, I....I.....,"she sighed deeply. She couldn't tell him in the bathroom. "Let me put on my pajamas and I think we need to have a talk."

Dan nodded and waited out in the tv room as Britney dried off and put on fresh clothes. She towel dried her hair and combed it slowly. To an outsider, it would look like she took meticulous care of her golden locks, but she was actually procrastinating her talk with the father of her unborn child. Several minutes later, she placed the comb down on the basin,took a deep breath and walked out of the bathroom. She heard the tv, so she followed the noise and sure enough, Dan was there. He wasn't exactly watching the screen, but he was staring blankly at it.

He noticed that she made herself present, so he patted the spot beside him on the couch. She gingerly sat down next to him. "Dan, what I'm about to tell you isn't easy for me, but I'm not going to beat around the bush here. I hope it doesn't freak you out because this is a life altering event." Her eyes met his gaze and he grabbed her hand tenderly. "I'm....pregnant."

Dan pulled his hand back and placed it over his mouth. Not to show that he was shocked, but it more like he was wiping his face away. He leaned back against the sofa and his eyes darted from Britney's face to the tv. His adam's apple moved up and down rapidly due to his constant swallowing from his suddenly dry throat.He opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He licked his lips and tried again. This time he spoke with a more hoarse voice, like he had just spent 3 hours onstage singing and dancing. "You're pregnant with my child?"

Britney reached out and cupped his face in her left hand. "Yes, I am. I just found out after we had our physicals. My blood tests show that I'm already 6 weeks. I thought I would tell you first before I told my mom this weekend." Dan's face jerked back from her hand and he scooted further back from her. "Dan, why are you acting like I have a disease. I'm carrying our child. I didn't ask for this you know?!"

"I need...I need some time to think. Excuse me but I'm going to sleep in Ashley's room tonight. This is kind of overwhelming to me." He got off the sofa and walked towards the doorway where his duffelbag was. He slung it over his shoulder and walked out to find Ashley's room. Britney didn't move and stayed in the same position for 20 mintues. All of the emotions of what had just happened in that one hour were too much for her soul and the tears poured down her cheeks. She fell forward on the sofa and eventually fell asleep, dreading what the next day would bring.