Stevie was days away from her due date, not having much money and bouncing from house to house when her friends would allow her to. She thought of Lindsey constantly and looked for him everyday while she was working at another diner.

Every time she heard the door latch go she'd hoped it would be him, hungover and wanting a coffee fixer...but he never walked through the doors.

Stevie kept to herself for the most part, if she had aches and pains she'd push through them, only landing a job because she promised to work up until her water broke and accepted a shortened maternity leave.

One day she was extra painful, she was struggling to do her job and her manager saw it "Stevie, can you come here please?" Nodding silently she followed him to the back and into his office, "Yessir?"

"Stevie, I've been watching you work today, and you're a good worker...but I'm going to have to let you go."

"No, I can do it! I promise!" She begged, "I wont take leave! Just give me two days!"

"I'm sorry, you just aren't quick enough for what I need in my staff. If you hand over your badge and locker key I'll make sure you get full pay for today"

"Thank you..."she said softly, unpinning her name tag and pulling the key out of her pocket. "Thank you, and I am sorry. Good luck with the baby."

Stevie gave him a small smile, "Thanks," accepting her pay. "Can I make a proposition?"

"Okay, sure."

"I'll offer myself to you in exchange for a few more days here..."

"Whoa! You're heavily pregnant Stevie!"

"Yeah...but I don't even have a diaper for them to wear...I just need a few more days. I promise I'll improve."

"No, thank you, but I'm happily married...look I'll give you pay for the next two days now, take it and go home."

"Thank you..." she felt embarrassed for being rejected, "That means a lot to me."

"If I wasn't married don't think I wouldn't of gone for it, I think you're an incredibly sexy woman." Stevie smiled, pushing her hair behind her ears, "Even nine months pregnant?"

"Especially at nine months pregnant, I always think women glow when they are for growing a child!"

"Thank you, I needed to hear that..." she walked toward the door. "You're very welcome, good luck!" And she was gone

Stevie wandered around for a bit, stopping in a park when her pain got too intense. She knew what was happening but she was trying to ignore it, knowing when her baby got there she wouldn't have long left with her.

"Lets go see Daddy," rubbing her stomach as she slowly got up, having to shuffle her feet as it was difficult to even move. Walking all the way to where Lindsey's house was, she was almost on the floor by the time she arrived, standing at the door, she knocked

A bleach blonde answered the door, looking like she belonged in a playboy magazine. "Can I help you?"

"Hi...um is Lindsey home?" Stevie asked, suddenly feeling very plain and very fat. Nodding she left the door open, Stevie taking it as an invitation to come in. "Lindsey! You have a guest!" Her voice was high pitched and annoying. Stepping inside she watched as Lindsey came down the stairs with Jack on his hip, "Stevie?" He squinted, either hungover or sick, either way he shouldn't have been allowed to hold Jack. "Lindsey let me take him, you look sick!" She stepped forward to take the boy from him. "What are you doing here?" He asked, taking a step back.

"I-I wanted to see you..."

Nodding he turned to the blonde, "Nikki, go home."

"Alright baby..." She grabbed her keys and kissed him, leaving nothing to the imagination. Lindsey placed Jack into his playpen and sat on the couch, "Why did you come?"

"I told you, I wanted to see you."

"But why now?"

"I lost my job..."

"So you need money..."

"No! I just wanted to come see you. We miss you." She rubbed her belly. Lindsey closed his eyes and leaned back again the couch, "I miss you too..."

"You do?" She tried to hug him, Lindsey wrapped his arms around her, pulling her against him, "How have you been?"

"Tired. I've been working seven days a week practically all day, I got back to wherever I was staying and then she wouldn't let me sleep."

"Wherever you were staying?"

"Yeah, whichever friend had an empty couch or occasional bed." Lindsey took in the information he had heard, "How is the baby?"

"I think she's trying to get out. I'm huge now."

"Like right now?" He looked slightly panicked.

"It won't be long now..."

"Do you need to go to the hospital?" She shook her head "I'm alright for now."

"Can I get you anything?"

"No thank you, we'll be on our way now..." she carefully got up. "No stay!" He took her hand in his, looking at her shyly. "Alright." She smiled slightly and sat back down, Jack turning round to see who Lindsey was taking to. "See her?" Lindsey chuckled. He suddenly squealed and started bouncing on his bottom, reaching both his arms up in the air. "Hang on a second," Lindsey stood and scooped him up, Lindsey acted like he was going to drop Jack, the baby cackling feverishly

"Oh my god, that laugh!" Stevie giggled. "Thank god he doesn't have my laugh!" Lindsey sat beside her, jack crawling up to her and showing off how he could stand. Stevie gasped and held his little hand "Who's become a clever boy then? You my clever boy?" She cooed at him, Jack threw himself at her, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "You missed me? I missed you so much!" She held him tightly, Stevie had gotten another contraction, "Lindsey, I best be on my way."

"No, stay...don't go, Jacks only just seen you again."

"I have to," she said quietly. "Why?" Lindsey asked, but watched as his son held onto her with both arms and legs now. "I have to find a place to have the baby..."

"What do you mean? The hospital would be the best bet."

"They'll take her from me right away...I want to spend some time with her...and hospitals cost money."

"So where exactly to you want to find? A dark alley somewhere?!"

"I've been looking around..."she said quietly. "You want to have the baby here with me?"

"Would that be okay....?"

"I helped deliver Jack in the back of a car, I have some experience"

"But Carol Ann was healthy..."

"You're healthy."

"I don't feel healthy."

"You'll do fine! I know it." Nodding she laid her head against him, "I don't know what the hell I'm doing."

"You're going to give birth to your daughter."