ready to
have a child herself. But she was scared out of her wits, almost in
a panic. She was overwhelmed, and while she knew that she should be
turning to the man that she loved instead of running away from him,
she didn’t think she could face him right now. He made her feel
entirely too vulnerable, and right now she needed to be strong and
keep a clear head.
She pulled out of the driveway, heading
out of town. She stopped at a convenience store to get something to
drink, her stomach churning with nervousness. Her phone rang when
she was pulling out of the parking lot, and she pushed the button
to turn on her Bluetooth headset, and answered her sister’s
call.
“ Hey Dem.”
“ Acasia, I think something
is up with Nikki. Have you talked to her lately?”
Acasia had to rack her brain for the
last time she had spoken to her sister. Nikki had always made sure
to send plenty of pictures of Sammi since the gorgeous little girl
had been born, but lately any talk of how she and Jay were doing,
or how she was feeling herself had been scarce.
But Nikki was a private person, and had
always tended to turn to Jay when something was on her mind. And
they rarely seemed to have any problems in their relationship. The
thought that her sister was having problems with her marriage did
not sit well with Acasia. If Nikki and Jay couldn’t make it after
thirteen years of love and devotion, she was even less convinced
that she could make things work with Garett, though she loved him
madly.
She could no longer imagine her life
without him, and she knew that with their current circumstances,
she certainly couldn’t reasonably try to keep him out of her life.
Garett would make an amazing father, and husband. She just wasn’t
sure that she would ever make a good mother or wife.
“ It’s been a few weeks hon.
What makes you think something is going on?”
“ Well, Nikki’s cell phone
was out for a while, but every time I called their house phone Jay
was the only one that answered and he always gave me some vague
answer of when Nikki would be back. I got the feeling that they’re
separated.”
“ That’s crazy Dem. Nikki and
Jay have been in love since they were thirteen years old. If they
can’t make it work, then it’s a pretty bleak picture for the rest
of us.”
“ Yeah, I suppose it is. She
never talks about herself, just tells me all about Sammi. It’s not
that I don’t want to hear about the baby, especially when I have
one of my own on the way, but I know that something is up. She’s
shutting it all up inside. Why won’t she talk to us? We’re
sisters.”
“ I know Dem. But Nikki
always tries to work everything out in her head before she turns to
anyone for help. Even Jay.”
“ Has Jay said anything to
Garett?”
“ Not that I know of. But Jay
was never one to discuss the problems that he and Nikki had with
his brothers either. Not that they ever seemed to have problems.
I’m sure Nikki is fine. And if she’s not, then we will find out
what’s going on soon enough. How are you?”
“ I’m coming home Cas.
There’s no point in staying here anymore since Del decided he
doesn’t want to be a part of the baby’s life and I lost my job. I
already talked to Melda Gaines. She’s going to rent me her
daughter’s old house.”
“ That’s great. Isn’t
it?”
Demi sighed. “It feels a little like
giving up, but I suppose that everyone always knew I’d end up back
in Clinton eventually. My last day at work is next Friday, so I’ll
see you next weekend.”
“ That’s good. I miss you
baby sister.”
“ I miss you too big sister.
How are you? How are things with Garett?”
“ Dem.”
“ What Cas?”
“ I’m pregnant.”
“ Oh Cas. Aren’t you happy? I
thought things were going well between you and Garett.”
“ They are. But it’s so
soon.”
“ Have you told him
yet?”
“ No. I’m on my way out of
town.”
“ You’re running away from
him aren’t you? Oh Cas, you have to
have a child herself. But she was scared out of her wits, almost in
a panic. She was overwhelmed, and while she knew that she should be
turning to the man that she loved instead of running away from him,
she didn’t think she could face him right now. He made her feel
entirely too vulnerable, and right now she needed to be strong and
keep a clear head.
She pulled out of the driveway, heading
out of town. She stopped at a convenience store to get something to
drink, her stomach churning with nervousness. Her phone rang when
she was pulling out of the parking lot, and she pushed the button
to turn on her Bluetooth headset, and answered her sister’s
call.
“ Hey Dem.”
“ Acasia, I think something
is up with Nikki. Have you talked to her lately?”
Acasia had to rack her brain for the
last time she had spoken to her sister. Nikki had always made sure
to send plenty of pictures of Sammi since the gorgeous little girl
had been born, but lately any talk of how she and Jay were doing,
or how she was feeling herself had been scarce.
But Nikki was a private person, and had
always tended to turn to Jay when something was on her mind. And
they rarely seemed to have any problems in their relationship. The
thought that her sister was having problems with her marriage did
not sit well with Acasia. If Nikki and Jay couldn’t make it after
thirteen years of love and devotion, she was even less convinced
that she could make things work with Garett, though she loved him
madly.
She could no longer imagine her life
without him, and she knew that with their current circumstances,
she certainly couldn’t reasonably try to keep him out of her life.
Garett would make an amazing father, and husband. She just wasn’t
sure that she would ever make a good mother or wife.
“ It’s been a few weeks hon.
What makes you think something is going on?”
“ Well, Nikki’s cell phone
was out for a while, but every time I called their house phone Jay
was the only one that answered and he always gave me some vague
answer of when Nikki would be back. I got the feeling that they’re
separated.”
“ That’s crazy Dem. Nikki and
Jay have been in love since they were thirteen years old. If they
can’t make it work, then it’s a pretty bleak picture for the rest
of us.”
“ Yeah, I suppose it is. She
never talks about herself, just tells me all about Sammi. It’s not
that I don’t want to hear about the baby, especially when I have
one of my own on the way, but I know that something is up. She’s
shutting it all up inside. Why won’t she talk to us? We’re
sisters.”
“ I know Dem. But Nikki
always tries to work everything out in her head before she turns to
anyone for help. Even Jay.”
“ Has Jay said anything to
Garett?”
“ Not that I know of. But Jay
was never one to discuss the problems that he and Nikki had with
his brothers either. Not that they ever seemed to have problems.
I’m sure Nikki is fine. And if she’s not, then we will find out
what’s going on soon enough. How are you?”
“ I’m coming home Cas.
There’s no point in staying here anymore since Del decided he
doesn’t want to be a part of the baby’s life and I lost my job. I
already talked to Melda Gaines. She’s going to rent me her
daughter’s old house.”
“ That’s great. Isn’t
it?”
Demi sighed. “It feels a little like
giving up, but I suppose that everyone always knew I’d end up back
in Clinton eventually. My last day at work is next Friday, so I’ll
see you next weekend.”
“ That’s good. I miss you
baby sister.”
“ I miss you too big sister.
How are you? How are things with Garett?”
“ Dem.”
“ What Cas?”
“ I’m pregnant.”
“ Oh Cas. Aren’t you happy? I
thought things were going well between you and Garett.”
“ They are. But it’s so
soon.”
“ Have you told him
yet?”
“ No. I’m on my way out of
town.”
“ You’re running away from
him aren’t you? Oh Cas, you have to
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