| CHAPTER 12
�See that wasn�t that bad was it?� Bo asked when Hope closed the door behind Julie and Doug. �It was a disaster.� Hope replied as she pouted up the stairs. Bo was half way up the stairs when he heard the bedroom door slam. Quickly he turned around and headed back down. �On second thought Brady maybe it�s better too wait till she cools off.� He replied to himself as his cell phone rang. �Brady here.� �Hey Detective Brady this is Miles Johnson from the Salem PD.� �What can I do for you?� �I just thought you�d like to know that both Billie Reed and Patrick Lockhart were just brought in.� �They were arrested?� A shocked Bo asked. �For what?� �I�m not really sure sir but they were both really wasted.� �Billie knows she shouldn�t be drinking!� Bo yelled louder then he realized. �Listen thanks for the heads up. I�ll be down there as soon as I can.� �No problem, just do me a favor and don�t let your brother know who you got the info from.� �Not a problem and again thanks.� Bo replied as he closed his cell and debated weather or not to let Hope know he was leaving. His judgment severs him well as he heads up the stairs and into their bedroom. He is taken back a bit when he opens the door and sees Hope sitting on his side of the bed holding his pillow tight and crying. Careful he makes his way over to her and sits down next to her. �Want to talk about it?� �I just lied to my dad.� Hope cried. �Fine.� Bo said not believing he just said it. �I hate what this is doing to you and if you need to let everybody know that this baby isn�t mine, then���.� �This baby is yours in every way that�s important, Brady.� �Everyway but biological.� He shook his head. �I can�t believe I just said that. I�m such an idiot and can�t seem to stop myself from saying stupid things. You know, know matter what I will love this child.� �Bo what is it?� Hope asked as he got off the bed and walked over to the window. �You would think after everything we went through with you believing John Thomas was our child and then learning that he wasn�t mine and me knowing it all the time and then losing him altogether because he wasn�t either of ours.� He rambled on. �And then I think about my relationship with my biological father Victor. And I think to myself this child should know from the start that he isn�t mine�..because you were there when I found out Victor and not Shawn, the man who raised me and for most of my life I called dad, was my old man.� �You went through hell back then.� Hope said as she got up and walked behind him. He still continued to stare out the window. �I have so many mixed emotions about all of this and I know it isn�t fair to you, because I know you do to.� She snakes her arms around his waist and he grabs her hands. �And then of course there�s Billie and the fact that I already have a biological child that isn�t with you.� �Is this more about Chelsea then about Patrick and this baby?� �What�s that suppose to mean?� �It�s just, I know you regret not being there for your daughter when she was growing up�..and in a way I know how that feels because I couldn�t be there for Shawn either�. And I know none of that could have been helped but it doesn�t change anything either.� �Fancy Face what are you trying to say?� She looks up at the ceiling and shakes her head. �I don�t know.� She takes a deep breath. �I just wish things could be simple for once, is all.� He walks over and pulls her close. �We�re going to figure this out, I promise you.� �I don�t know how.� Hope sobbed into his chest. �It seems like we�ve been going round and round about this, for days, and we�re no closer to figuring things out then when I first gave you the horrible news.� Bo took both her hands in his. �Hope you really need to stop thinking you being pregnant is a bad thing.� She tries to say something but he won�t let her. �I know it�s not what we planned and I know we are both having a difficult time with that fact that I�m not this baby�s biological father.� He kisses the top of her head. �But that�s just something we�re going to have to learn to deal with and get passed.� She looks him in the eyes. �Bo I�m afraid the only way I�m going to be able to do that.� She looks down. �And I know it�s not fair to you.� He forces her to look back up at him. �Is to tell Patrick that the baby I am carrying is his.� He looks at her for a few minutes and then finally speaks. �If that�s what you need to do��..then by all means do it.� �Thank you Bo.� �I just want to be there when you tell him.� �Bo, I don�t think that�s a god idea!� �I don�t trust him Hope and I don�t want you alone with him.� �And I don�t want you killing him either Brady.� �I promise I�ll keep my mouth shut and my opinions to myself.� �Brady that�s not even possible and you know it!� Hope states matter of factly. �I need you to let me do this on my own.� �I can�t do that Fancy Face.� �Bo please, don�t fight me on this!� Bo can see how stressed out this conversation is making her and that�s the last thing he wants. �How about a compromise?� �What are you suggesting?� �You invite both Jenn and Lockhart here, and you tell him in front of her.� �I can handle that.� Hope said relived �And I promise I�ll stay upstairs.� �Brady!� �I�m sorry Hope but those are my terms.� �Bo, there�s no way I�m going to be able to tell Patrick anything knowing you�re upstairs. I need you to trust me enough to do this on my own and in my own way.� �I do trust you Hope.� He replied grabbing her face. �It�s Lockhart I don�t trust.� �If you really trust me Brady, then I need you to trust me enough to handle being alone with Patrick.� �That�s not fair Fancy Face.� She kisses his lips lightly. �Thank you Brady." |