"When is the baby due?" Nikki asked as she looked at Harry with a smile on her face.
Harry blushed and looked away from his sister's roommate who had accompanied them on their planned lunch date. It wasn't that he didn't like Nikki but she always made him envious because of how pretty she was and right now being almost seven months pregnant she made that envious feeling worse for Harry.
"April ninth," Harry answered as he looked back at Nikki.
Nikki just smiled more as she shook her head, "Are you nervous? I mean April is going to be here before you know it and then you'll have a baby to be responsible for."
"Of course I'm nervous," Harry sighed as he shook his head. "I keep thinking up all these awful scenarios of how Zac and I can ruin the baby before it gets here."
"You aren't going to ruin the baby Haz," Gemma spoke as she reached over and rested a hand on her brother's belly. "At least you better not ruin my niece or I will hurt you."
Harry just stuck his tongue out at Gemma, "Could be nephew," he corrected her knowing the baby that was inside him very well could be a boy as well.
"I still can't believe you got Zac to agree not to find out the sex," Nikki piped in as she picked up her chocolate milkshake and took a drink. "I mean if I remember correctly from the times I used to date Isaac and hang around the Hanson family Zac was very impatient."
"Sex will make Zac do anything," Harry smiled knowing he had promised Zac tons of sex if they could just wait to find out the gender until he had given birth. "You used to date Isaac though?" he asked as he reached out and took one of his french fries covered in mayonnaise from the plate and put it in his mouth. "How did I never know this?" he asked after swallowing.
"Because she likes to pretend she has always been a lesbian," Gemma laughed as she watched Nikki flip her off.
Nikki shook her head, "I just don't really like to talk about my time dating Ike. I never really felt like I was welcomed by his parents but given how I hear they treat Zac since he came out, well maybe they could smell my being a lesbian from a mile away."
Laughing at that, Harry got another one of his fries and put it in his mouth, "You'd make a better wife than the one he has now," he sighed almost wishing Nikki wasn't a lesbian because maybe then Nikki could be Isaac's wife instead of Kate. "Kate had the audacity to ask me if I knew who the father of my baby was."
"When was this?" Gemma asked feeling protective of her brother. "Because I will kill the bitch for you if it was recently."
"It was two weeks ago," Harry shrugged as he ran a hand through his hair which he had worn down. "Natalie stood up to her and Diana both for me."
Hearing Harry mention Natalie, Nikki whipped her head up, "Natalie?" she asked a smirk coming onto her lips. "I knew I liked that girl for a reason."
"You only met her once when I brought her along to Gemma's birthday party last year," Harry said as he shook his head. "Anyway she's my best friend so hands off her because I am not sharing her with anyone else."
"Oh trust me Niki isn't looking to steal Natalie as a best friend Haz," Gemma said as she eyed Nikki some. "She's more interested in stealing her from Taylor if you know what I mean."
Harry took in his sister's words and he just sat there silently for awhile, "But...she's...straight," he said almost certain of it. "And you've had a crush this long? I mean the first and last time you saw her was last year," he muttered as he shook his head in disbelief. "She's straight."
"I know she's straight," Nikki told Harry as she rolled her eyes. "But what I wouldn't give to corrupt her though. And I may have met her last year but there is this website called Facebook which I added her on to keep in contact with her. We actually do talk every so often."
"More like she replies back to your stalking," Gemma teased as she moved her hand off of Harry's stomach after feeling the baby kick some.
Nikki just laughed at that, "Or that too," she nodded as she looked at Harry who was sitting there as if in shock. "You better not breathe a word of this crush to Natalie."
Harry shook his head still trying to wrap his head around things, "Oh trust me Nik, this secret stays between us," he said as he smiled though deep down he felt it would flatter Natalie even if she was straight. Natalie much like her husband loved attention from anyone and well she'd probably like having a woman have a crush on her, hell maybe if he told Taylor it would make Taylor appreciate her more.
After awhile of just plain talking Harry checked his watch before looking at his sister and Nikki, "I really hate to do this but I have to go. Zac's going to be back home from the studio I soon and I have to go get started on dinner," he said before standing from the booth he had been seated in and putting a hand on his aching back.
"Zac can't fix you dinner?" Nikki asked skeptically. "You're the pregnant one. You should be pampered."
Harry laughed at Nikki's words hearing Gemma laughing as well, "No," he said shaking his head. "No...No....if Zac goes near the kitchen to fix anything then that means we would have no house. He can't cook, he burns everything he has tried to fix and I'm afraid to let him try anymore."
"He almost burned their house down last year trying to fix Harry a birthday cake," Gemma explained seeing Nikki looking confused still.
"I ate the cake just to boost his ego," Harry smiled before turning to leave the restaurant and head outside where his car was parked. The minute he did he raised an eyebrow seeing Taylor standing beside his car. "Are you stalking me or something?"
Taylor shook his head as he raked his fingers through his hair, "I have a good reason for being here. Nat's pissed and I need your help to get on her good side again."
"You better have a good reason for why she's pissed at you or I am killing you and not helping you get on her good side," Harry warned as he crossed his arms over his swollen stomach.
"I'm not sure it's a good reason but it's a long story so I hope you have time to lesson," Taylor smiled hoping to god that Harry really didn't kill him but he was pregnant and anything could happen.
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Zac who had left work early because of Taylor's inability to concentrate had been hoping to just relax until Harry got back, maybe even get a nap in but those plans had been ruined by a loud incessant knocking on the front door and he groaned, getting up to go and answer it.
The moment he had the door open he raised an eyebrow as he saw Natalie at the door and to be honest she looked like a train wreck and like she needed her best friend. "Harry isn't here right now Nat."
"I know," Natalie spoke as she felt a tear go down here cheek. "I..I was actually hoping to see you because you're less likely to kill Taylor."
"Why would I kill Taylor?" Zac asked as he moved aside to let Natalie in, frowning when he saw her start to cry.
Laughing bitterly Natalie wiped at her eyes, "Because he cheated on me," she spoke as she stopped in her tracks as the reality of the situation hit her. "I came home yesterday afternoon from getting groceries and caught him in bed with another man Zac. He...that...the...god...they were..Taylor was letting that man eat his ass Zac," she said sounding almost horrified at her words. "And when I confronted him he said..he said it wasn't the first time, that he had been hooking up with that guy for at least three days."
Hearing Natalie come undone Zac frowned more and pulled her into a hug, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he apologized knowing though he wasn't the one who had messed up. That had been Taylor.
"I didn't even know he was gay Zac," Natalie said as she cried harder, her head burying into Zac's neck. "How could I have missed that?"
"I honestly have no clue," Zac sighed rubbing Natalie's back not sure how he could have missed it either. He was gay so how had he never suspected that Taylor could be or that he could even be bi.
Natalie just closed her eyes as she let Zac comfort her. She just needed that, "I should have seen it coming though, right? I mean all of my best friends are gay. I should have known my husband was."
Pulling away from Natalie, Zac lead her into the living room, "Maybe he was just curious. Maybe it's out of his system," he said nodding his head and trying to think of ways to lift Natalie's spirits. If Harry were here he'd know what to do but then again if Harry was here then Taylor would be dead.
"How about we watch Friends?" Zac asked raising an eyebrow. "Isn't that the show you and Harry watch when upset?" he asked seeing Natalie nod and he smiled to himself feeling accomplished for having known that. Hopefully his decoy of watching Friends with her worked until he could think of a way to send her home or send her somewhere.
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Harry shook his head as he slammed the door shut once he got home but the moment he turned around he nearly jumped seeing Zac standing there and he knew, he just knew from the look on Zac's face that he knew, "Did Taylor tell you what he did?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow. If Zac had known longer than Harry then Harry would literally murder him.
Zac shook his head at Harry's words, "Natalie came by," he said as he chewed his lip. "Did Taylor actually tell you?"
"He tracked me down today," Harry said pushing his way past Zac and headed towards the kitchen. "That's why I am running late on being home to fix dinner," he continued as he reached the kitchen. "He wanted my advice on how to get Natalie back on his good side."
"And what did you tell him?" Zac asked following Harry into the kitchen. "Is he still alive?"
Harry shook his head as he got things out to fix an easy dinner, something that wouldn't take too long, like omelets with cheese and pickles for his because he wanted pickles. "He's in my trunk right now decomposing," he teased before grinning. "I told him he's an asshole and go back to the hotel he was staying at until he figured shit out."
"Figured shit out?" Zac asked feeling a bit better knowing his lover wasn't in jail for murdering his brother, though sadly if Harry had murdered Taylor, Zac would be in jail with him because he would have helped hide the body.
"He isn't sure if he's gay or straight now," Harry rolled his eyes. "Said he had been confused ever since he walked in on us and that he turned to the local gym where he met the guy Natalie caught him with."
Rolling his eyes Zac shook his head and sat down at the counter, watching as Harry just prepared their dinner. "My brother is an idiot."
"He is," Harry agreed as he turned to look at Zac briefly. "So how did things go with Natalie?"
"She was hysterical and when it was time for her to leave she didn't even want to go back to the house where she caught Taylor cheating," Zac answered as he frowned again. He truly did feel bad for Natalie in this situation his brother had created. "I told her she should go stay with Gemma and Nikki for awhile and then I called your sister to see if it was okay and that Natalie would explain things, she said it would be fine after giving me an earful for telling her that without contacting her first."
Harry just snorted as he made Zac's omelet first, "Guess stupidity runs in the Hanson family," he mused before letting his mind wander to Natalie staying with Gemma and Nikki. Then the thought of Nikki hitting on Natalie crossed his mind and he shook his head. "You know Nikki likes Natalie right?" he asked knowing he had promised Nikki he wouldn't tell but he felt he could maybe trust Zac with this secret.
"I...no," Zac said as he shook his head. "This day is full of surprises," he whispered to himself more so than Harry.
Harry doesn't reply to Zac, instead he just finishes making their dinner and once both omelets were plated he turned around and laid Zac's in front of him before going around to the counter and sitting down beside Zac. "Just promise me we'll stay sane through Taylor and Natalie's spat?" Harry finally asked as he looked at Zac.
"I'm not sure I can promise that I will stay sane but if you go crazy I will murder Taylor," Zac smirked as he took a bite of his food. "Can't have him stressing out the father of my unborn child."
At that Harry just grinned and the rest of their meal went by smoothly, they even changed the subject from Taylor and Natalie and onto other things.
Harry blushed and looked away from his sister's roommate who had accompanied them on their planned lunch date. It wasn't that he didn't like Nikki but she always made him envious because of how pretty she was and right now being almost seven months pregnant she made that envious feeling worse for Harry.
"April ninth," Harry answered as he looked back at Nikki.
Nikki just smiled more as she shook her head, "Are you nervous? I mean April is going to be here before you know it and then you'll have a baby to be responsible for."
"Of course I'm nervous," Harry sighed as he shook his head. "I keep thinking up all these awful scenarios of how Zac and I can ruin the baby before it gets here."
"You aren't going to ruin the baby Haz," Gemma spoke as she reached over and rested a hand on her brother's belly. "At least you better not ruin my niece or I will hurt you."
Harry just stuck his tongue out at Gemma, "Could be nephew," he corrected her knowing the baby that was inside him very well could be a boy as well.
"I still can't believe you got Zac to agree not to find out the sex," Nikki piped in as she picked up her chocolate milkshake and took a drink. "I mean if I remember correctly from the times I used to date Isaac and hang around the Hanson family Zac was very impatient."
"Sex will make Zac do anything," Harry smiled knowing he had promised Zac tons of sex if they could just wait to find out the gender until he had given birth. "You used to date Isaac though?" he asked as he reached out and took one of his french fries covered in mayonnaise from the plate and put it in his mouth. "How did I never know this?" he asked after swallowing.
"Because she likes to pretend she has always been a lesbian," Gemma laughed as she watched Nikki flip her off.
Nikki shook her head, "I just don't really like to talk about my time dating Ike. I never really felt like I was welcomed by his parents but given how I hear they treat Zac since he came out, well maybe they could smell my being a lesbian from a mile away."
Laughing at that, Harry got another one of his fries and put it in his mouth, "You'd make a better wife than the one he has now," he sighed almost wishing Nikki wasn't a lesbian because maybe then Nikki could be Isaac's wife instead of Kate. "Kate had the audacity to ask me if I knew who the father of my baby was."
"When was this?" Gemma asked feeling protective of her brother. "Because I will kill the bitch for you if it was recently."
"It was two weeks ago," Harry shrugged as he ran a hand through his hair which he had worn down. "Natalie stood up to her and Diana both for me."
Hearing Harry mention Natalie, Nikki whipped her head up, "Natalie?" she asked a smirk coming onto her lips. "I knew I liked that girl for a reason."
"You only met her once when I brought her along to Gemma's birthday party last year," Harry said as he shook his head. "Anyway she's my best friend so hands off her because I am not sharing her with anyone else."
"Oh trust me Niki isn't looking to steal Natalie as a best friend Haz," Gemma said as she eyed Nikki some. "She's more interested in stealing her from Taylor if you know what I mean."
Harry took in his sister's words and he just sat there silently for awhile, "But...she's...straight," he said almost certain of it. "And you've had a crush this long? I mean the first and last time you saw her was last year," he muttered as he shook his head in disbelief. "She's straight."
"I know she's straight," Nikki told Harry as she rolled her eyes. "But what I wouldn't give to corrupt her though. And I may have met her last year but there is this website called Facebook which I added her on to keep in contact with her. We actually do talk every so often."
"More like she replies back to your stalking," Gemma teased as she moved her hand off of Harry's stomach after feeling the baby kick some.
Nikki just laughed at that, "Or that too," she nodded as she looked at Harry who was sitting there as if in shock. "You better not breathe a word of this crush to Natalie."
Harry shook his head still trying to wrap his head around things, "Oh trust me Nik, this secret stays between us," he said as he smiled though deep down he felt it would flatter Natalie even if she was straight. Natalie much like her husband loved attention from anyone and well she'd probably like having a woman have a crush on her, hell maybe if he told Taylor it would make Taylor appreciate her more.
After awhile of just plain talking Harry checked his watch before looking at his sister and Nikki, "I really hate to do this but I have to go. Zac's going to be back home from the studio I soon and I have to go get started on dinner," he said before standing from the booth he had been seated in and putting a hand on his aching back.
"Zac can't fix you dinner?" Nikki asked skeptically. "You're the pregnant one. You should be pampered."
Harry laughed at Nikki's words hearing Gemma laughing as well, "No," he said shaking his head. "No...No....if Zac goes near the kitchen to fix anything then that means we would have no house. He can't cook, he burns everything he has tried to fix and I'm afraid to let him try anymore."
"He almost burned their house down last year trying to fix Harry a birthday cake," Gemma explained seeing Nikki looking confused still.
"I ate the cake just to boost his ego," Harry smiled before turning to leave the restaurant and head outside where his car was parked. The minute he did he raised an eyebrow seeing Taylor standing beside his car. "Are you stalking me or something?"
Taylor shook his head as he raked his fingers through his hair, "I have a good reason for being here. Nat's pissed and I need your help to get on her good side again."
"You better have a good reason for why she's pissed at you or I am killing you and not helping you get on her good side," Harry warned as he crossed his arms over his swollen stomach.
"I'm not sure it's a good reason but it's a long story so I hope you have time to lesson," Taylor smiled hoping to god that Harry really didn't kill him but he was pregnant and anything could happen.
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Zac who had left work early because of Taylor's inability to concentrate had been hoping to just relax until Harry got back, maybe even get a nap in but those plans had been ruined by a loud incessant knocking on the front door and he groaned, getting up to go and answer it.
The moment he had the door open he raised an eyebrow as he saw Natalie at the door and to be honest she looked like a train wreck and like she needed her best friend. "Harry isn't here right now Nat."
"I know," Natalie spoke as she felt a tear go down here cheek. "I..I was actually hoping to see you because you're less likely to kill Taylor."
"Why would I kill Taylor?" Zac asked as he moved aside to let Natalie in, frowning when he saw her start to cry.
Laughing bitterly Natalie wiped at her eyes, "Because he cheated on me," she spoke as she stopped in her tracks as the reality of the situation hit her. "I came home yesterday afternoon from getting groceries and caught him in bed with another man Zac. He...that...the...god...they were..Taylor was letting that man eat his ass Zac," she said sounding almost horrified at her words. "And when I confronted him he said..he said it wasn't the first time, that he had been hooking up with that guy for at least three days."
Hearing Natalie come undone Zac frowned more and pulled her into a hug, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he apologized knowing though he wasn't the one who had messed up. That had been Taylor.
"I didn't even know he was gay Zac," Natalie said as she cried harder, her head burying into Zac's neck. "How could I have missed that?"
"I honestly have no clue," Zac sighed rubbing Natalie's back not sure how he could have missed it either. He was gay so how had he never suspected that Taylor could be or that he could even be bi.
Natalie just closed her eyes as she let Zac comfort her. She just needed that, "I should have seen it coming though, right? I mean all of my best friends are gay. I should have known my husband was."
Pulling away from Natalie, Zac lead her into the living room, "Maybe he was just curious. Maybe it's out of his system," he said nodding his head and trying to think of ways to lift Natalie's spirits. If Harry were here he'd know what to do but then again if Harry was here then Taylor would be dead.
"How about we watch Friends?" Zac asked raising an eyebrow. "Isn't that the show you and Harry watch when upset?" he asked seeing Natalie nod and he smiled to himself feeling accomplished for having known that. Hopefully his decoy of watching Friends with her worked until he could think of a way to send her home or send her somewhere.
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Harry shook his head as he slammed the door shut once he got home but the moment he turned around he nearly jumped seeing Zac standing there and he knew, he just knew from the look on Zac's face that he knew, "Did Taylor tell you what he did?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow. If Zac had known longer than Harry then Harry would literally murder him.
Zac shook his head at Harry's words, "Natalie came by," he said as he chewed his lip. "Did Taylor actually tell you?"
"He tracked me down today," Harry said pushing his way past Zac and headed towards the kitchen. "That's why I am running late on being home to fix dinner," he continued as he reached the kitchen. "He wanted my advice on how to get Natalie back on his good side."
"And what did you tell him?" Zac asked following Harry into the kitchen. "Is he still alive?"
Harry shook his head as he got things out to fix an easy dinner, something that wouldn't take too long, like omelets with cheese and pickles for his because he wanted pickles. "He's in my trunk right now decomposing," he teased before grinning. "I told him he's an asshole and go back to the hotel he was staying at until he figured shit out."
"Figured shit out?" Zac asked feeling a bit better knowing his lover wasn't in jail for murdering his brother, though sadly if Harry had murdered Taylor, Zac would be in jail with him because he would have helped hide the body.
"He isn't sure if he's gay or straight now," Harry rolled his eyes. "Said he had been confused ever since he walked in on us and that he turned to the local gym where he met the guy Natalie caught him with."
Rolling his eyes Zac shook his head and sat down at the counter, watching as Harry just prepared their dinner. "My brother is an idiot."
"He is," Harry agreed as he turned to look at Zac briefly. "So how did things go with Natalie?"
"She was hysterical and when it was time for her to leave she didn't even want to go back to the house where she caught Taylor cheating," Zac answered as he frowned again. He truly did feel bad for Natalie in this situation his brother had created. "I told her she should go stay with Gemma and Nikki for awhile and then I called your sister to see if it was okay and that Natalie would explain things, she said it would be fine after giving me an earful for telling her that without contacting her first."
Harry just snorted as he made Zac's omelet first, "Guess stupidity runs in the Hanson family," he mused before letting his mind wander to Natalie staying with Gemma and Nikki. Then the thought of Nikki hitting on Natalie crossed his mind and he shook his head. "You know Nikki likes Natalie right?" he asked knowing he had promised Nikki he wouldn't tell but he felt he could maybe trust Zac with this secret.
"I...no," Zac said as he shook his head. "This day is full of surprises," he whispered to himself more so than Harry.
Harry doesn't reply to Zac, instead he just finishes making their dinner and once both omelets were plated he turned around and laid Zac's in front of him before going around to the counter and sitting down beside Zac. "Just promise me we'll stay sane through Taylor and Natalie's spat?" Harry finally asked as he looked at Zac.
"I'm not sure I can promise that I will stay sane but if you go crazy I will murder Taylor," Zac smirked as he took a bite of his food. "Can't have him stressing out the father of my unborn child."
At that Harry just grinned and the rest of their meal went by smoothly, they even changed the subject from Taylor and Natalie and onto other things.
