Sarah didn't arrive at work till around 10 A.M. She saw Nick waiting on her.
"Hey baby." Sarah said.
"Hey." he said kissing her. "Where were you?"
"My shift wasn't until ten this morning." Sarah said.
"I thought it was seven?" he asked.
"Not always." Sarah said. "I'm sorry. I should've told you my schedule for this week. It changes every other week."
"It's okay." Nick said. "Get into any trouble this weekend?"
"Nope. My parents thought we were at the mall Saturday." Sarah said. "I saw Howie and Jennifer getting close."
"Howie likes her." Nick said. "He's been talking about her ever since he met her."
"Well that's a good thing. She's free from jerky boy, so I thought I would set those two up." Sarah said seeing familiar faces. *Oh shit.*
Her parents walked into the diner. Sarah immediately acted natural.
"Mom! Dad! I'm surprised to see you here." she said.
Linda and Mitch took a seat at the counter.
"What can I get ya?" Sarah asked.
"Two coffees." Mitch said.
"We thought we would come see our daughter today, since we had a break from the office." Linda said.
"Oh." she said pouring them some coffee and setting the cream and sugar by them.
As her parents looked at the menu, she looked at Nick and nodded her head towards the bathroom. Nick stood up and walked towards the bathroom.
"I'll be back Ray." Sarah said. "Take my parents orders."
"Right." Michelle said seeing her walking towards Nick.
"This is a bunch of krap. They never come to this place." Sarah said as she made sure there was no one in the bathroom. She pulled Nick in with her and closed the door. "Someone knows about us."
"Like who?" Nick asked. "The only people that know are the fellas, the girls, and your sister."
"My sister...." she started thinking.
"Why would Jennifer squeal on us?" he asked.
"She wouldn't, but I wonder if she told Bret. Now I know he would rat to my parents just to get back at Jennifer right now after their engagement was called off." Sarah said talking a mile a minute.
"Slow down." Nick said. "Take a deep breath."
Sarah took a deep breath and let it out. "I pray that they don't know."
Nick kissed her. "Just chill until they leave."
"Okay." Sarah said.
Sarah walked out of the bathroom first and headed back behind the counter and saw her parents eating. Nick made his way back to his seat, grabbing his cola, and moved to a booth.
"So you get everything okay?" Sarah asked them.
"Yeah. Michelle is a good waitress." Linda said.
"Well I'm glad. She's one of the best we have." she said making small talk.
"Sarah when we get home, we have to talk." Linda said.
"What about?" Sarah asked looking at the orders that were placed.
"Now you know we disapprove of a relationship with that Carter boy." Mitch said.
"Who said anything about me dating that Carter boy?" Sarah asked looking at her parents.
"Bret said he saw you guys leaving Kevin's house and locking lips with him." Linda said.
"Well you tell Bret that he shouldn't poke his nose in my business. Jennifer is his business." Sarah said.
"So it's true?" Mitch asked raising an eyebrow.
Sarah looked down at her feet then looked around. Only a few couples had come into the diner.
"You are forbidden to see him Sarah Nicole!" Mitch's voice boomed.
The couples looked at them.
"Dad! Not here!" Sarah said angrily.
Mitch saw Nick and turned red in the face. He got up and Sarah immediately blocked him.
"Dad!" Sarah warned.
"Stay away from my daughter!" Mitch yelled.
"I love her." Nick said. "I'm not going to stop seeing her."
"You will!" Mitch yelled angrily. "Because if you don't, you will end up in a grave early!"
"I am not a little girl!" Sarah yelled. "I can make my own decisions! I love Nick and he loves me! You just have to get used to it!"
"If you want to continue seeing him, then you are NO longer welcome in my house!" Mitch said angrily.
Sarah was hurt. Nick stood up after leaving his money on the table. They saw Jennifer walk in.
"Hey guys. What's up?" Jennifer asked.
"Sarah, maybe we should just lay low for awhile." Nick said.
"What are you saying?" she asked.
"Maybe we should break it off. It's hurting you and your parents, so I'm just gonna chill for awhile." he said. "I'll catch you later."
Nick kissed her cheek and walked out of the diner. Sarah stood there a minute comprehending what had just happened. She walked back around the counter. Mitch seemed satisfied with that.
"Now there's another party coming up. You can come with us and have some fun." Mitch said changing the subject.
Didn't he care about her feelings? At all? How could he just change the subject like that? Questions that Sarah asked herself before she spoke.
"Fun? You want me to have fun?" Sarah asked ready to burst. Jennifer knew she was gonna blow. "Screw you and your fucking parties! I don't like them! I love Nick! And if you can't just accept that then to hell with you! Because I am his girlfriend no matter what you all think! If you can't handle that, go fuck yourselves!"
She ran off to the bathroom sobbing. Jennifer looked at her parents.
"I hope you're satisfied." she said going after her sister. She knocked on the door. "Are you okay?"
The door opened and Jennifer saw her red puffy eyes.
"Do you feel better?" Jennifer asked. "After getting all that out?"
"God. Do I ever." Sarah said laughing some through all the tears.
"I think you got through those thick heads of theirs." Jennifer said.
"How come I feel so bad? I feel like my heart was ripped out and stomped on." Sarah said.
"You'll get through it." she said. "It's apart of life."
"I just wish Nick was here. I want him to be the one." Sarah said letting fresh tears fall.
"I know he's the one for you, Sarah. He won't leave you alone." Jennifer said.
"I won't leave him alone either." Sarah said smiling.
"Okay. Splash some water on your face and get back out there." Jennifer said. "You got a job to do."
"Yeah. Thanks for the talk, Jen."
"No problem." she said hugging her.
The two walked back out and Sarah went behind the counter. Michelle rang up her parents for her and they didn't say two words to each other. When her parents left a weight was sort of lifted.
"Hey, Sarah." Ray said. "If you wanna get out of here, you can."
"Nah. I'm fine." Sarah lied. "Thanks anyway."
"No problem." Ray said.
She drowned herself in work that day. After this blow out, she didn't know if she would ever see Nick again. *I hope I get too, though. I love him to much to give up.* she thought to herself heading to her car.
*4 MONTHS LATER*
Sarah and Nick hadn't seen each other for months. She was still living at home and only talked to her parents when she had to. Jennifer started dating Howie a week later after the big picnic that they had attended at Kevin's. Sarah had a run in with Bret and verbally cursed him in public for tell her parents about her and Nick. She also lit into Jen for telling him.
She got up and headed to the bathroom not feeling well. She threw up a couple times that morning.
"You okay?" Jennifer asked handing her a damp washcloth.
"I don't know." Sarah said splashing water on her face.
"You look like shit, girlfriend." she said.
"Thank you." Sarah said. "Like I already didn't know."
She walked into her bedroom. Linda walked in. "You look like a semi hit you."
"I feel like it." Sarah said crawling back into bed.
"Girl, you need to join an exercise program." her mother said. "You have gained some weight over the months."
"Mother leave me be." Sarah said. "You would to if you went through what I've been through."
"Fine." Linda said walking out of the room.
"I'll make a doctor's appointment for you."
"Thanks Jennifer." Sarah said. "I have a pretty good idea what's wrong with me though."
"How do you know?" she asked.
"I haven't had that time of the month for awhile now." Sarah said softly. "I'm pregnant."
"Oh my god!" Jennifer shrieked.
"Shhh!"
"Sorry. We'll know for sure through a doctor though." Jen said leaving the room and getting the phone.
Jennifer made a doctor's appointment for Sarah for that afternoon. Sarah was dreading the moment. Was she ready to be a mom? Well if she was, she would have to be ready because she knew she would never give it up.