AJ glanced at Molly, who was standing off to the side of the stage and tried to forget what he had read. He couldn't belive that his best friend had caused so much pain to her. He glanced at Howie who looked at him strangly and AJ looked away.
"What is wrong with him, why is he acting so strange, he has been ignoring me all day" Howie thought to himself as he looked at his friend.
"I should never have let him read my journal. SHIT, he looks at Howie like he doesn't even know him, dammit Molly you are such an idiot." Molly watched the interaction between AJ and Howie and she felt like crying. "I should have left well enough alone"
~~**~~
"That's your daddy on stage" Skylar patted her belly and sighed. She was leaving the following day and she was dreading it. She knew that it was best for the baby to be at home relaxing, but she was so afraid of going though it on her own. She was afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to wake Kevin to feel the baby moving, she dreaded going to the doctor's appointments on her own and most of all she was petrified of not planning for the baby's arrival the proper way. She felt someone squeeze her hand and smiled when Molly winked at her.
~~**~~
"Ooh Peanut is awake," Skylar rubbed her belly and looked at the group who were sitting in her hotel room. They had ordered in chinese and were going to spend the evening watching movies and spending the last night with Skylar together.
"Can I feel him, I mean her, I mean aw shit, IT move" Nick hopped over the couch and placed his hands gently on Skylar's stomach. "That is the coolest thing"
Skylar smiled at her young friend "you would not think it was so cool if peanut woke you up at two in the morning"
"I would change places with you in a second, if it meant that I could feel our love growing inside of me" Kevin kissed her stoamch and then gently kissed her "I love you" he said aloud.
"Give us all a little break, get a room" Brian joked.
"Um Brian that is how they got into this mess in the first time, actually they got a bus and got knocked up" AJ laughed.
"How am I going to live without you guys to make me laugh and keep me from freaking out about how fat I am getting?"
"You are not fat, and besides no matter how fat you get we would always love you," Howie smiled at Skylar.
"Sure, you say that now, you didn;t think that way when you were tormenting Molly" AJ thought to himself.
"Howie, you have a way with words" Skylar said with a grin.
~~**~~
"Baby I am going to miss holding you and your tummy in my arms, promise me that you will call me every day and whenever peanut moves.."
"That could be a full time job," Skylar laughed softly and then grew serious. "I promise."
Kevin ran his fingers up and down Skylar's back and brought his hands around to her stomach. "I cannot believe that we have created this miracle, god I love you" and he softly kissed her lips.
"Baby can I ask you something?"
"Anything"
"I want to get married before our baby is born, it is very important to me not to have a child before I am married." Skylar looked into Kevin's green eyes and searched for his reply.
"Skylar if that is what you want we will do it, god I would do anything for you" Skylar snuggled closer to Kevin's chest and smiled.
~~**~~
Molly stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in the plush bath towel. She combed her hair and let it hang wet around her shoulders. She was humming to herself when she looked up and shrieked.
"Jesus, are you trying to give me a heart attack, what are you doing in here" Molly held onto the doorway for support as she tried to catch her breath.
"I needed to talk to you" AJ sat down on the bed and looked up at Molly.
Molly sat down beside him "I know what this is about, Alex I am sorry that I laid all my stuff on you, I just needed someone to understand why I am having a hard time interacting with Howie. I know that you and he are best friends and I figured you would be the best one to help me"
"I cannot even tell you how hard it is for me to look at D, I mean I have only known the caring Howie, not the jerk that you write about in your journal. I have been trying to picture you as an overweight and unhappy girl but I can't, all I keep seeing is the cute, happy and kick ass tour manager that we all adore. Shit Molly what are you going to do?" AJ asked quielty.
"I don't know Alex, I mean I have all sorts of feelings for him and I can't do anything about them, I lay awake and replay the kiss we shared but everytime I start to feel happy about it the past pops up and I am left remembering how he made my life hell..Alex I have to find a way to forget about my past and move on, but I can't do that until I know for sure that Howie has changed, I need to know that he has truly changed..how do I do that?" Molly hid her face in her hands.
" We will figure something out, I promise, you have taken care of all
of us,
now let me take care of you" AJ rubbed Molly's shoulders as she cried
"God
Howie I hope you really have changed" AJ thought to himself.
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