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"I would love to let you in, but I’m not allowed to. Let me ask Nurse Laura," she says, sounding unsure, but from the way she’s staring and fidgeting with her pen, I know I make her nervous. Now, this, I know how to do. I can use it to my advantage by flirting with her and showing her my sexy green eyes.
"Hey now, pretty lady, let's not disturb her for such a little thing. How about I sneak in really quick and quiet, and then we can go for coffee later when your shift is over?" I say.
"Alright, my shift ends at eight." She giggles, tugging at her hair. The silly girl has no idea she just made a deal with the devil.
I open the door and turn on the small lamp. It's then that I see Izzy lying in bed with Nate. She has her body wrapped around his, still holding his hand and resting her head on his chest. I have to admit, even my ice-cold, dead heart winces at the sight. As much as I want to hate her and hold on to my resentment, because if she takes all the blame for what happened to us, it means I don't have to. But I can't deny that she does truly love Nate. Plus, the way she stood up to me earlier and served me my balls on a plate, part of me has to respect her for that. I stare at her and hear her sleepily snuggle into Nate's body, making little peaceful noises. I walk over and place the blanket, which seems to have fallen to the floor, back over them both. Izzy reaches for the blanket and snuggles up even closer to my brother. I hear her whisper sleepily, "I love you, Nate. You are going to be a great daddy," before she begins snoring again.Wait a minute... Did she just say Nate is going to be a father?
The young nurse opens the door now, so I pretend to have found what I was looking for and leave. I go back to my room and just lay there, staring at the ceiling. Surely, Nate isn’t gonna be a father, He would have told me that. I go back in my mind to see if there had been any signs. Everyone had been drinking at the party, a beer in hand around the campfire, but was she? I must drift off to sleep and am awakened by the beeping and buzzing of my phone against the bedside table. I quickly reach for it, fearing it's something bad, but I am glad when I see the group thread and several notifications.
Izzy:Good morning everyone! Hope you slept well. The doctors were just here. Nate's stats look really good, and they say Nate is finally out of the woods now. We're just waiting for him to wake up. If he does not wake up on his own, the doctors are going to lower his medication around nine o'clock to give him a little boost.
Tucker:My boy's strong. He's got this.
Harper:I am going to wake Riley up. You know, that girl sleeps like a log.
Ava:We'll all come by at 8:30 so we can be there with you. Want me to bring you anything?
Izzy:Can you bring me some clothes, makeup, and shower stuff? I am really starting to stink.
Ava:Ha-ha, you make me giggle, girl. We'll be there by eight, so you have time to shower and look good for your man.
Izzy:I love you, Ava.
Tucker:We all love you too, plus you could look and smell like a swamp creature and Nate would still think you were the most beautiful swamp creature on the planet. You know that Izzy, right?
Izzy:Swamp creature would be an improvement right now.
I look at my watch, and it’s 7:15. I quickly freshen up and head downstairs. I want to grab the group before they go in. If anyone knows if Izzy is pregnant, it will be Tucker's girl. She and Izzy are thick as thieves.
I go outside and wait until I see the hideous minivan pull up. Thank god, the banners, and balloons are gone now. I wait anxiously as they get out of the car and walk towards me.
"Wait, I need to talk to you," I yell across the parking lot.
"What's going on, Gabe? We are not in the mood to argue," Tucker says, visibly annoyed.
"Ava, is it true?" I ask as I try to run over to them without being hit by traffic.
"Leave her alone," Tucker says possessively, standing in between me and his girl.
"I need to know if it's true, Ava," I say again, not even caring about her idiot boyfriend.
"Go inside, babe, I need to talk to Gabe," says Ava, as she tries to move from behind Tucker.
"I'm not leaving you alone with this maniac," Tucker says through clenched teeth.
"I am fine. Go upstairs; Izzy is waiting. Here, take this bag for her," she says, as she thrusts some stupidly obnoxious glitter bag into his hand.
"Fine, but upset her, and you're dead," Tucker growls possessively.
Once they are out of earshot, Ava grabs me by the arm of my leather jacket and pulls me aside for privacy. "What do you know?" she demands, still gripping my jacket tightly.
"Is it true that Isabella is pregnant? Is Nate the father?" I ask.
"Yes, it's true. She just found out yesterday. When the doctor’s took your brother into surgery, she was inconsolable and broke down. The nurse wanted to give her something to calm her down, so she asked her, as part of the standard protocol, when she had her last period. When she could not remember, the nurse drew her blood. It turned out she’s about 3 or 4 weeks pregnant. Obviously, Nate and the rest of the group do not know about it yet, so I'd appreciate it if you kept that damn secret," she says aggressively as she takes her finger and pokes me in the chest.
I nod. "And you're sure it's Nate’s?" I demand, still hoping this is all a misunderstanding, but knowing in my heart it's not.
Ava glares at me. "Yes, it's fucking Nate’s! There's no doubt about it. Izzy's taken enough shit from you to last a lifetime, so don't you dare do anything to spoil this for her. Your brother is going to be ecstatic when he finds out," she says, giving me a look that I take to be her most menacing.
