Lost in the Middle

A Final Note

"Jack... I..." she begins.
"We'll talk later" Jack breathes walking into the kitchen and brushing straight past Nikki and his Mum.

Natasha watches her son, "Jack? Please, son, you and Nikki need to talk now, not later" Natasha speaks.

Jack slams the refrigerator door and looks at his Mum, "I don't want to..." he breathes.
"Jack, Nikki is very upset. You pair talk now!" Natasha speaks as she leaves the kitchen to wake up Everlyn and Aiden.

Nikki turns to look at Jack after Natasha has left the room. She walks over to the countertop and places the pregnancy tests down in front of him. Folding her arms across her body she waits for Jack to respond.

"Say something" Nikki breathes.
"You've ruined my birthday..." he responds.
"Jack! Don't be like that!" She huffs.
"I'll be like whatever I want to be like! I thought you were on the pill!" Jack snaps back.

Nikki raises an eyebrow and notices how Jack is already pinning this on her, "I am! But this changes nothing. I'm pregnant Jack" she says.

"Yes! And you can get rid of it. It's okay for you, you're British they'll let you have an abortion in England."

Nikki's heart plummets and before her hand raises and she slaps him across the face. "Bastard!" She hisses as she storms out the kitchen and upstairs.

Without thinking she grabs her stuff shoves it in her suitcase and grabs her notebook and quickly writes Jack a note. 'We're over, you sick bastard'. Nikki's heart shatters as she packs her suitcase, Natasha who happened to be walking by notices Nikki and walks into the room.

"Nikki where are you going?" She quizzes her accent thick.
"Away from him. He wants me to get rid of the baby, he won't listen to me. Pinning it all on me! I'm done with him" Nikki cries as she adds the last of her stuff to her suitcase.

"You're miles away from home, where will you stay?" Natasha asks.
"A hotel! I'm not five years old. I can fend for myself. Me and this baby, we don't need Jack," she cries.

Natasha raises an eyebrow, "I'll get Patrick to speak with him. Please I know you're a strong young woman but don't put that baby under any stress."
"Jack doesn't love me anymore, he's hardly going to love a baby that he doesn't want... I've messed up, I'll be out your hair now" Nikki cries as she hauls the suitcase off the bed and heads out the room with Natasha quick on her heels.

"Nikki, don't do this" she sighs.

As Natasha comes out of the room she is greeted by Patrick with Everlyn who is holding a present for Jack, "give us five... a bit of a dilemma" Natasha speaks.

Patrick nods and looks down at Everlyn who is soon joined by Aiden. "Right kids how about we give Jack his present after school yeah?" He announces to the children who cheer and run to put their presents back in their room. "Tash what is going on?" Patrick mutters to his wife.

Natasha sighs and looks at her husband, "Nikki's pregnant, Jack's gone off on one with Nikki. Temporarily broken up" she responds.

She watches Patrick as he registers what Natasha has told him. "Nikki! Stop right there! My stepson is being an eejit, let me sort the begger out."

Nikki begins to haul her suitcase down the stairs "I don't... need... your help. Me and this... baby... will be just... fine" Nikki struggles with the sheer weight of the case.

Before anyone can say anything Nikki loses her footing and falls down the stairs. Instantly Natasha and Patrick rush down the stairs to help the teenager. "Patrick, get the kids to school I'll get Nikki on the sofa" Natasha speaks as she helps Nikki up who is sat at the bottom of the stairs holding her hip.

Natasha helps Nikki up to her feet as Jack appears at the doorway between the kitchen and hallway. "What happened?" He asks.
"What do you care" Nikki hisses.
"She fell down the stairs" Natasha announces. Jack looks at Nikki holding her hip unsure of what to do after he said all those things earlier.