6 Weeks Later. . .

Tonight, we were partying at mine and Tommaso's place. We invited all our friends over to welcome us in together, as to say.

Everyone was here, just about. Johnny, Candice, Trevor, and many more. The only face that was missing was Bianca, but I understood why she didn't come, even though, Tommaso sort of made me invite her.

As soon as I seen Trevor come in, I practically ran up to him, grabbed his arm, and yanked him away from everyone. "Hey, have you talked to B yet?"

It took Trevor a moment to see that it was just me and, then, he shook his head and answered: "No, I haven't. I decided not to, at the last minute. I'll give her and myself some more time apart before I speak to her again."

I'm not going to lie when I say that it was the best decision that Trevor could make at the moment. So, I nodded and sighed, "It's for the best, Trev. Give her another month or two, then maybe she won't be bitter and you won't be so heartbroken."

He slowly nodded, seemingly understanding, before he simply said: "Yeah, you're right, Nik. I will just deal with my feelings." Then, he dipped his head, after looking down into his red cup, and walked away. I felt bad for him.

I spun around on my heel and spotted, out of the corner of my eye, Candice at the bar, but looking passed all the alcohol. I made my way towards her and asked, "Can't find anything you like?"

She smirked and shook her head. "Oh, um," she breathed out of surprise. "Not really."

I glanced down at the alcohol, reached down, and handed her the only bottle of Malibu. "Here's one of your favorites," I said and smiled. "Want me to grab you a cup?"

"No, Nik, wait—"

I stopped, slowly turned around and faced her with my eyebrows together, and questioned: "What is it? I'm just getting you a cup for your drink."

"I'm not drinking, though," Candice stated, seemingly nervous. "Not that, at least. I-I'm gonna find something else..."

"Like what?" I quizzed, shrugging. "You always get Malibu, so..."

"I-I can't tonight because—"

"Well, the only reason why you wouldn't drink is because you're—"

"I'm pregnant," she suddenly said and, for whatever reason, my instant reaction was to laugh. I legitimately believed that she was joking, so I began to laugh and shake my head out of denial. "What?"

"I was just joking, girl," I laughed and playfully hit her shoulder. "Don't be so serious!"

"Nicole," came her warning tone and I looked dead at her before she took me by the arm and rushed me outside, so that I would be able to hear her loud and clear.

Once outside, she grabbed my hands with hers and our eyes met in the middle. "Nik, I didn't want you to find out like this, but... There's no sense of lying to you about it or beating around the bush. Johnny and I are pregnant, though. I am pregnant, not him. But, we're pregnant. I'm seven weeks today. It's too early, but I already told Regal that I can no longer complete. Johnny and I have always wanted this and just now finally happening."

At this point, I couldn't breathe and I was completely speechless. She looked and appeared to be serious about this, but a part of me believed that she was joking. Then again, this is Candice we're talking about here, who wouldn't ever lie about something like that.

"Candice..."

Her eyes filled with fresh tears and she kept smiling through them. "I'm serious, Nik. I am pregnant."

Before I knew it, I had practically jumped into her arms and was crying on her shoulder. She held me, like I was the newborn baby and she was the mother. I was practically sobbing over the fact that she and Johnny were finally expecting. I knew that they had been trying for almost a year now, but never expected this.

I heard the door open and close, and then Candice say: "I told her. I couldn't hold back."

I sniffles and looked behind to see who it was, and it was Johnny. Just like I did with Candice, I ran and crashed into his arms, continuing to cry on his shoulder. He held me for dear life and tried to soothe me with his calming rubs on my back.

My heart was racing. I never expected this. At least, to hear this kind of news tonight. I'm sure that they were going to wait for another time to tell me when others weren't around to see me fall and cry into a big mess on the floor. However, Candice wouldn't be able to let it go and I definitely wouldn't, so she said what she said.

I was going to somewhat of an aunt to this baby and I couldn't be any happier, seeing as Johnny and Candice were both somewhat like siblings to me — like those that I always wanted. I couldn't breathe.

"Maybe we should wait to tell her the rest," I heard Candice say and my head perked up in question. "Yeah, we better wait."

"What? Wait for what? What else is there?!"

Candice looked at Johnny, which made our eyes meet. He was nervous and Johnny never could keep a secret, either, so I knew that I would guilt him into telling me.

"I-I..." He was saying until my eyes widened and he gulped, separating us. "Okay, just... Either you and Tommaso end up together or not, Candice and I have agreed that you two will be our baby's godparents, too. He's my best friend and you're both of our best friend, so... It just makes sense, y'know?"

Now, I definitely couldn't breathe or function. I... I was going to be a godmother — before I ever become an actual mother. Either way, I was freaking out, without expressing it to them just yet.

"That is," Candice breathed out as she appeared at my side, grabbing ahold of my arm, "if you want to be. We still have to discuss this with Tommaso, so take all the time that you need. We still have to wait another eight months, anyways."

"Is that even a question?!" I nearly exclaimed, wide-eyed. "Of course, I would love to be its godmother — either Tommaso and I stay together or not!" Though, I knew that he and I would last, and I think they already knew that, too.

"It's just that," Candice paused once again and faced me straight-on, "this will be a huge responsibility, Nik. You two will always be our first babysitters and... If something were to happen to Johnny and myself—"

"—nothing will—"

"—you two will have to step up, no matter where or what you're doing in life, and take care of our child — or children, if we decide to have more," she finished, completely ignoring my slight input from before. Our eyes met and I could tell that she was more serious than ever before, too. "Do you think you will be able to handle that?"

Looking from Johnny back to Candice, I seen the anxiety written all over their faces — worrying that something may happen to them one day, and I — along with Tommaso — will have to take care of what they will leave behind. I wasn't drunk — not even tipsy right now — so, I was speaking with a fully sober mind and knew that I could handle this.

I nodded and grinned. "Even if I wasn't the godmother, I would still take of your children." They smiled and nodded. "You two have always taken care of me, so it's time that I take care of you. I will be the best aunt and godmother ever. Trust me."

"Awe," Candice nearly cried as she hugged my side and Johnny hugged my other side. We stood there in a small hug until the door opened and someone stepped out.

"There y'all are," Tommaso said and stood in front of us. "Y'all been out here the whole time? Wait, what's going on? Nik, you okay?"

I sniffled and managed to say, "Yeah, I'm fine. Just... emotional right now."

"What the hell is even going on?" He asked just as he practically shoved Johnny and Candice off of me to hold me in his arms. "What the hell?"

I didn't say anything, just looked at Johnny and Candice, hoping they'll share the news. Johnny placed his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, and looked up at Tommaso. "Candice is pregnant, man," he smiled from ear-to-ear, not denying how excited he was to be a father.

Tommaso's eyes became wide and her mouth nearly dropped to the floor, along with me as he ran into Johnny's arms and they embraced. "Oh, my God," Tommaso cheered. "That is so exciting! Congratulations, man!"

Then, he hobbled from Johnny to Candice to hug her as well, holding her tight. Once he was done, he came back to my side and was still fucking smiling like crazy. "I can't believe you guys are pregnant. That's so crazy."

"Isn't it?" I squeaked out, still trying to hold back the tears with my grin. "They grow up so fast, huh?"

"Yeah, well," Tommaso began to say as he wrapped his arm around me and tugged a little more, to make sure that I was glued to his side. "It won't be long and we'll be right behind you, too, with our own little ones running around..."

"What?" Johnny, Candice, and I all asked in unison. I, especially, was confused with my eyebrows together and my breath being held back, too. What the fuck?

"Yeah," Tommaso said innocently and shrugged, glaring down at me. "What? We've already discussed this."

"Yeah, I know," I replied, which was very true. "But, we still have to get married and that will take at least another year to plan and all that. Our kids will probably be two years apart, if anything."

"Two years?" Tommaso nearly whined, which made me face him and shake my head. "I was thinking maybe a year and a half."

"Tommaso," came my warning tone and I shook my head once again. "Let's discuss this another time, sweetheart, when we're not around them or anyone else."

He sighed and finally nodded his head, surrendering. "Fine," he sighed out and looked back up to face Johnny and Candice. "But, in all seriousness, though, we're really happy for you two. You're gonna make great parents to that awesome kid."

With smiles all around, Johnny spoke back: "Thanks, man. You two will make great parents as well."

"You know it," Tommaso winked back and I just laughed along with him.

• HOLY FCKING SHIT, GUYS. . . I AM BOUT TO CRY AND CRY BECAUSE THE NEXT CHAP WILL BE THE LAST 😭 BUT, WAIT— THERE IS A SEQUEL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AROUND THREE OR SO MONTHS AFTER THIS ONE ENDS WITH IT BEING IN BIANCA'S P.O.V. 😱 YOU WILL ALL LOVE IT SO MUCH AND WHY TF AM I TYPING IN CAPS FOR??? OH, JUST CUZ I AM SAD AND HAPPY ALL IN ONE SWING 😅 SO, I LIKE THAT Y'ALL LOVED THIS CHAP AS MUCH AS I DID — ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOVE JOHNNY AND CANDICE AS MUCH AS *I* DO IRL 💕 All the love .xx •