Lost in the Middle

Just Talk About It

"So?"  A voice comes through the hallway as Nikki and Natasha arrive home from the hospital, Nikki had been given the all-clear and that she had done no harm to the baby. Nikki looks up to see Jack stood looking at her, somehow he had made her feel incredibly small and worthless, "Is it dead?" He asks.

Nikki looks at him in shock, that was in the tears tumbled down her cheeks, "Nikki darling go wait in the sitting room. Jack a word please... now!" Natasha demands as she guides Nikki to the lounge before turning back and looking at her son.

She points to the kitchen and frogmarches him in there, Jack maybe just over six foot but he never stood in the way of his mother she sure did pack a punch, or should we say slap. Jack leans against the counter and looks at Natasha. "What is your fecking problem with Nikki?" She hisses as she closes the kitchen door behind her.

"She's pregnant..." He begins.
"And what? it's your child!" Natasha hisses.

Jack rolls his eyes no one was listening to him and it was winding him up, "But she told me... she promised me that she was on the pill..." Jack huffs.
"Yes... I know, I've seen the packets in her bag. Jack you know you've upset her to the point she doesn't want this child, not without you by her side anyway," Natasha responds.

Jack runs his hand through his hair and waits a moment, he didn't know what to do. He knew he hadn't been at all fair to Nikki in this given situation but he had no clue what to do, he is scared probably more scared than Nikki.

The pair are still so young and Nikki would still be seventeen when she is due to give birth, unlike Jack who is now eighteen. At the back of his mind, he knew it was his birthday, a milestone but right now he couldn't care less about his birthday.
"Jack talks to me son, I want the best for you and Nikki... not to mention my Grandchild," Natasha adds causing Jack to cringe at the thought of having his own child in a matter of months. "Stand up and be a Dad... Jack you only get one shot to be a great father, don't be like your Grandpa Morgan."

Jack thinks about his Mother's, Dad - Grandpa Morgan, he had met him once or twice but he was hardly a man you could rely on. Then his mind drifts to his own family situation, he had chosen to move to England away from the mess of his broken family. He now questioned if he wanted Nikki and his child to go through the stress and confusion of a broken family, but Nikki was from a broken household too. "I need to speak to her," Jack speaks attempting to push past his mother.

Natasha grabs his arm and stops him, "Tread carefully, don't blow it son... that girl deserves more than you treating her like dirt!" Natasha warns and Jack nods slightly a little uneased by his mother's comment.

He nods and steps back his Mum, through the kitchen and to the lounge. As he opens the lounge door he sees his half-sister Everlyn sat with Nikki cuddling her, she smiles at the young girl and notices his girlfriend crying. "Everlyn... can I talk to Nikki alone?" He asks the young girl.

"But I am giving Nikki, better cuddles," She sighs.
"Promise you can give them her, in a wee while... I need to speak with her," Jack smiles and Everlyn gives Nikki one last cuddle before climbing off the sofa and leaving the lounge passing her half-brother on the way.

Jack shuts the door and looks across at Nikki, she is sat with her knees pulled up to her chest. "Nikki?" He breathes.
"I don't want to hear it. I don't want you telling me how sorry you are! Don't you think I've had enough of men in my life constantly apologizing to me?" Nikki mumbles.

He steps forwards towards the sofa and smiles softly, he takes a leap and sits down beside her on the sofa. "You know... I think we can do this," He responds.

Nikki almost chokes on-air as she hears the words fall from his mouth, "I'm not sure," She whispers.
"We can... I've been thinking..." He starts but gets interrupted.
"You say that all the time, thinking about yourself all the time. But I brushed it off because I did love you!" She responds.

"But you can still love me," He sighs as he goes to take her hand but she snatches it away.
"It doesn't work like that Jack. You literally told me hours ago to get rid of it, maybe I should do what is best for us both, have the baby, and give it up for adoption," She says softly.

Jack's heart plummets that was the last thing he wanted right now, he had actually warmed to the idea of becoming a father. "No, don't say that! We will make it work, even if I have to get two jobs."

She smiles slightly as she feels his hand touch her back, "What about University Jack? what about everything we dreamed of?" She sighs.
"We can still go and do all those things we've dreamt of, even University. I promise!" Jack smiles.

Nikki slowly nods and looks at her boyfriend, she was in more of a mess than she originally had thought. But now her mind was drifting to how her father would react finding out she's pregnant at seventeen.