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"Best Of Friends"
© Tiffany and Nina ::Illusions Productions::
Chapter 10
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Man. What a week. First this whole fight with Nina and
Tiffany gets into the papers, then Nina and Joey make
a porno, and now this whole thing with Nina and Lance.
It's just funny how all the problems we have, involve
Nina, one was or another. I felt really bad for her.
She lost her true love. Lance lost his too. But he had
Jc to back him up. Nina had no one. But she knows,
that I am always here for her. To talk, or anything.
It just seems that right now, Nina's life couldn't get
any worse.
"Daddy!" Alexis ran into my arms as I sat in my
favorite chair. "I think Auntie Nina is coming over."
"What makes you think that?" I asked her, as I kissed
her on the cheek.
"She called. She said, 'I'm coming over.'" She
bounced off my lap, and started to 'pretend' feed one
of her dolls. I guess I was so deep in thought, I
didn't hear the phone ring. Just as I got up, the
doorbell rang.
"That must be her now!" I looked at Alexis in
excitement. I went to get the door, and there stodd
Nina, with a box of tissues in her hand. Great.. this
must be another drama.
"Hi.." She said, with no tone in her voice.
"Hey Nina." I said, hugging her. "Alexis, why don't
you go on up to bed early. Go on.." She kissed the
both of us goodnight, and scampered off. Tiffany
wasn't home, and I knew there was something on Nina's
mind.
She came right in, and sat on the couch, blowing her
nose. I sat next to her. "Nina... what's wrong?" I
asked, rubbing her back.
She couldn't even talk, cause she was crying so much.
You know when kids cry, and you try to talk to them,
and they're like, "I d, d, don't kn, kn, know." Like,
kinda studdering. That how Nina sounded. I was so busy
trying comfort her, that her word just went over my
head. Did she say what I think she said?
"I'm pregnant.." She managed to say in between her
cries.
"Oh my God Nina. Does Lance know?" That the first
thing that came to mind. Lance. I mean, its not easy
being a gay father these days. What would the kid call
Lance? Mom? Or Dad?
"Lance... is not the father." She cried hysterically
into a handful of tissues.
Holy Mother of God. Lance is not the father? What the
fuck was going on. I mean, Nina did get her share of
attention from men, but I didn't think of her THAT
WAY. I didn't want to butt in, but I had to know.
"Well hun," I said, rubbing her back, "do you know who
is?"
That made her even more hysterical. "JOEEEEEEY" she
cried.
I was speechless. As careful as Joey was with his
sexual life, I never imagine he would get anyone
pregnant. Let alone, one of my, and his, best friends.
This was truly going to end EVERYTHING Nina and Joey
ever had with Lance. He wasn't going to accept this.
Was I going to accept this?
"Nina.." I tried to be as logical as possible. "I
know having a baby wasn't planned, having Alexis
wasn't planned, but it happened. And we learned to
deal with it. It's not the end of your world, it's
just the beginning." I truly felt proud of my little
speech.
"I know Justin.." She stopped crying, "but I mean,
what about my career?" She startd crying again.
"I know Nina." I gave her a huge hug. She needed it.
"Have you talked to Joey about it?"
"No." She said, wiping a tear. "I don't know how to
tell him."
**
"TIFFANY!!!!!" I yelled from the bathroom. My mouth
was filled with toothpaste. I love toothpaste.
"What!" She yelled back. Her tone of voice seemed
annoyed.
"Breakfast ready?"
"Yea!"
I wiped my mouth. I love breakfast almost as much as
toothpaste. I sat down at the table, Alexis was
spending the night at her friend Karen's house, so it
was a quiet morning. "How was your other night with
Nina? At the bar?"
"Oh.." Tiffany started, and she took her apron off,
and sat down with me. "It was good..."
"What did you guys do?" I asked, taking a sip of my
freshly squezed orange juice. I was like a little kid.
Tiffany knew i loved extra pulp.
"Just had a few drinks...talked." She took a bite of
her toast. "Justin, Nina's pregnant."
I just about choked on my juice. "She told you?"
"Yea? Did she tell you?"
"Yea, last night." It felt kind of weird. Nina told
Tiffany before she told me? Nina told me everything,
before anyone else knew. "Did she tell you who the
father is?"
"Yup." She took another bite of her toast. There was
nothing else to be said.
**
"Lance!" Jc called from the bathroom.
"What?" Lance was at his desk, writing a letter to
his mom. Lance is weird like that. I mean, telephones
are a lot more useful than letters. But he's old
fashioned like that. He's from Mississippi.
"Come on..! I'm ready!" Jc yelled back.
Lance walked into the bathroom. Gorgeous candles lit
everywhere. Rose petals thrown all over the place. And
there was Jc, waiting in the hot tub. Lance felt his
heart drop as he saw the sight of Jc. A smile worked
from one corner of his mouth, and crept to the other
side, exposing his perfect smile.
"Join me..." Jc said, seductively.
Without any hesitation, Lance removed his clothing,
and joined Jc.
"MMMM" Jc said, looking at Lance, top to bottom, as
Lance entered the hot water. "Are you ok?"
"Ya. I'm fine.." Lance said. "What makes you think
something is wrong?"
"I know you Lance.."
"I dunno.." Lance started. "I just have a funny
feeling."
"Shit! The toilet's right there if you're gonan throw
up!"
"Heehee" Lance managed to let out a little giggle.
"No Jace.. I dunno. Nevermind." "Good.." Jc said, and
leaned towards Lance. "Let's not waste our time
talking.." And he planted Lance with a kiss. It's
weird how two guys can be so much more passionate than
a heterosexual couple.
The two seperated from their kiss. "I love you
Jace.." Lance said, looking deep into his eyes.
"I love you too Lance.."
**
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