Alex didn't know how to start or what to say to them, he can see that they were nervous because of him. He looked at Gabie for a while, and her only thing that he saw from her eyes was the love that she have for Nic and so was his best friend.
"Look, I know you're nervous because of me. Don't be. I will not separate you both anymore. It was my mistake already by trying to keep to two away from each other. I saw my own sister looking depress by that action and it broke my heart." Alex told them both. Nic and Gabie felt relief from hearing Alex's words. "Even though I'm a little angry that you escaped by the help of Belle, and don't tell me it wasn't Belle's plan because I know her like my life." He looked at Nic, who tried to deny it, but stopped. "So, I want a promise from you, Nic." Alex told his best friend.
"Anything Alex, for our friendship." Nic answered him.
"Promise me that…" Alex sighed "Promise me, that you'll make my baby sister happy for the rest of her life, because if I see any tears from her because of you, I'll just kill you even though you're my best friend. You got me?" Alex pointed at his best friend and then smiled at him.
Nic got up from his chair and said, "I promise you, sincerely, that I'll protect her and love her for the rest of my life." Nic told Alex and gave him a big hug. Gabie also got up from her chair and went to the two men that she loved the most.
"Come here, you little crybaby. You know I can't hate you, you are my one and only baby sister and I'll always protect you from anyone that will try to hurt you." Alex hugged his sister, who was crying her eyes out.
"Thank you Alex. I love you, big brother." Gabie said while she hugged him.
"I need to tell you two something, and I don't know how you'll react after that." Gabie was nervous, she had hidden this little secret from Nic and Alex for the past month and she knows that she'll have to tell them know.
"What it is, my love? Are you OK?" Nic asked when he noticed she looked nervous. They all sat down in the cafeteria. Gabie drank some water and began.
"Impregnate," she said in one word
"What Gabie? We didn't understand you," Alex asked his sister. She took a big breath and said, "I said I'm pregnant. One month exactly. We are going to be parents, Nic." Gabie looked down because she was afraid of their reaction to this announcement that she gave them.
Alex and Nic looked at each other and then at the poor Gabie that had her head down and went to hug her.
"Are you serious, my love? We're having a little baby?" Nic was shock from happiness. He couldn't believe that his going to be a dad to a little boy or a girl. He lifted Gabie up and spun her. "I'm going to be a father...… I love you my love, thank you so much. I promise you I'll be there every step of the way." Nic put Gabie down and kissed her.
"Congratulation Gabie, I can't believe I'm going to be an uncle." Alex hugged his sister. "Does Belle know about it?" He asked her.
"No, Alex. She doesn't know that she's going to be an aunt. I thought of going to visit her after our conversation." Gabie told Alex.
"Go tell her, both of you. She'll be happy to see you." Alex pushed them to the elevator.
"What about you, Alex? You will not visit her?" Nic asked his best friend. At first he didn't answer the question, but then said, "Not yet. I don't know what to do yet. After I hurt her so much all these years while I dated Clair, that I don't know if she'll ever forgive me. For now, I'll stay away from her." Alex said, with a sad smile on his face. "Don't worry about me, just tell her the good new. I'll go to the station and work a little and see what is going on there since I've been away from there." Alex said his goodbyes to them and elf the hospital with a promise that he'll one-day visit Belle.
Nic and Gabie watched Alex leaving the hospital, and went inside the elevator.
"Do you think my brother will be fine? I can't see him like that. I know he hurt Belle, but I know that she'll be happy to see him after all." Gabie told Nic while they were on their way to Belle's floor.
"Don't worry, my love. Alex needs his time to process everything that happened for the last month, and now that he accepted us, I'm sure he'll be fine." Nic assured her. When they arrived at Belle's floor, they went to see her in her room.
"Knock, knock. Can we come in, Belle?" Nic asked his cousin when he open the door. Belle was happy to see Nic and Gabie again and looking so happy.
"Please, come in." Nic took two chairs and placed them near Belle's bed.
"How are feeling? I see you got color to your face back. You looked so pale when you were in a coma that we were worried about you." Nic told his cousin after giving her a kiss on the forehead. Gabie, who sat on the other side of the bed, took her hand.
"I've missed you so much, Belle. I'm so happy that you woke up." Gabie smiled at her best friend.
"I've missed you too. You look radiant. Is there a reason for that?" Belle asked Gabie with her eyebrow raised up.
Gabie sigh and said "Yes, Belle. There is something that we need to tell you." Gabie looked at Nic and he nodded at her. "Nic and Alex just found out… that I'm one month pregnant. You're going to be aunt Belle." Gabie smiled at her best friend and looked at her eyes to see her reaction. Belle felt tears in her eyes when Gabie told her the good news. "Come here Gabie, I can't believe I'm going to be an aunt. Congratulation you both, I want to be the godmother, you rah me?!" She smiled and hugged her best friend and cousin. The three of them laughed at her commend. After a while, Belle noticed that there was one person missing in this conversation.
"Where is Alex, Gabie? Is he outside?" Belle hoped he wanted to see her. Gabie and Nic looked at each other. "I'm sorry, Belle. But he left the hospital. He felt ashamed of himself after what you had to go through because of Clair. He felt it was his fault that you got hurt and everything." Nic told his cousin with a sad smile. Belle couldn't believe it. First, he said that he loved her when he got shot and now he left her alone. Nic and Gabie hugged Belle when they saw her cry because of Alex.
"I know my brother is an idiot, but don't cry. I'm sure he'll come around in the end." Gabie assured her while she comforted her. She just hoped that her brother will come around or else she'll drag him from the ear to see Belle.
A Week Later
Alex sat at his office, and just worked none stop. Tried to not to think about Belle, but he can't. He loved her so much. He doesn't want to be away from her. A door opened at his office, and he knew who was it. Only two people always come to his office to make him visit Belle.
"Dude, get you ass up from the chair and let's go. I know you want to see Belle, so let's just go!" Nic said when he reached Alex's desk. "You can't stay here a go crazy like you now. All you did for the past week was working none stop, I'm not complaining about it because we really had a lot of work, but now we don't have so get your ass up and let's go!" Nic approached Alex side and got him up from his chair and tried to drag him out of the office.
"Stop dragging me, Nic. I know I can't stay here, but what do you want me to do?! I've hurt your cousin for the past months. I know it's Clair's fault, but it's also mine." Alex was angry at himself.
"Look, Alex. I understand you and so is Gabie, but you need to stop blaming yourself. If you love my cousin like I know you do, prove it to her and go visit her. She cried a lot last week when we had to tell her you left, she felt it was her fault that you left." Alex looked at Nic with a shock after what he told him, it wasn't her fault that he left the hospital.
"Fine, I'll go to visit her at the hospital. You're in charge here until I'll be back." Alex told Nic, and he went to his desk to take out his car keys, phone, and wallet. He wanted to see Belle with all his heart, he'll buy her flowers until she'll forgive him for being such an idiot.
After an hour, he arrived at the hospital. After being away from her for so long, he was nervous about meeting her again. The man took a deep breath. He looked at the roses that sat next to him in the car and smiled. He remembered her favorite flowers, it always was roses because her late mother used to plant them in their garden and she enjoyed helping her with that. Plus, that was the first time he saw her when she was a ten-year-old girl with a smiling eyes while her mother planted the roses. He got out of the car with the roses and went to Belle's floor.