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“There you have the baby. Do you see it?” the doctor asked Nick and Lina as he pointed at the screen. They’d scheduled an appointment for an ultrasound. They were now in Denmark and Lina felt comfortable with seeing a doctor there. It almost felt like going to the doctor at home and that felt safe.

“Wow, I can’t believe it.” Nick said and looked at the monitor with a stunned expression on his face. Lina just smiled and looked at the screen. The feeling of seeing her baby were overwhelming. Nick gave Lina a kiss and then looked at the monitor again.

“That’s our baby, Lina.”

“I know...”

“So do you wanna know the sex of the baby?”

They looked at eachother. Nick nodded his head. “I would wanna know... how about you honey?”

“I guess I want to... I don’t think I can wait.”

The doctor gave them a smile. They looked so happy together. They reminded him of him and his wife when they were young.

“We wanna know.” Nick said to the doctor.

“Okay, you two are gonna have a little baby girl. Congratulations.”

“I’m gonna have a daughter?” Nick looked like he couldn’t believe his ears. He got tears in his eyes and then gave Lina a big hug. “Can you believe it? We’re gonna have a girl, and she’s gonna look just like her mother!”

He made a little dance on the floor and Lina couldn’t help but laugh. He looked so cute.

“You don’t know that silly. She might as well look like her father.”

He gave her a serious look. “Why would you want something like that? Don’t you want a pretty girl?”

She laughed again. Sometimes he was just like a little kid.

“I think she’s gonna look like both her parents,” the doctor said, smiling.


They took a taxi back to the hotel. The boys had the day off and tomorrow they had a concert to do. But this day was their own, and they wanted to make the best out of it. As they arrived to the hotel they bumped into Alex. He didn’t look happy.

“What’s wrong?” Nick asked.

“Jo, what else? She won’t talk to me. It doesn’t matter what I do.”

“I’m sorry... I could talk to her if you want,” Lina said.

“Thanks but I don’t think it makes any difference. She has made up her mind. And if that’s what she wants she’ll get it. I love her. But I’m not gonna crawl for her. If she doesn’t want me I’ll go on with my life.” He walked away before they had a chance to say anything.

“Don’t take this on you Lina.” Nick knew what she was thinking, but this wasn’t something she could solve. It was up to Jo and if she didn’t want it, it was her decision.

“I know, I know... but it’s hard to see your best friend throw away something good. And I don’t want them to suffer like this.”

Nick gave her a big hug and held her in his arms for a while. She forgot about everything and just enjoyed the feeling of his arms around her. He smelled so good.


“So what about we go see the others and tell them about our daughter?” Nick asked and smiled.

Lina liked the feeling of having a daughter and she was so happy that Nick was so excited. “I would like that.” She reached for his face and gave him a soft kiss before they went to look for the others who were all hanging out in Kevin and Kristin’s room. Lina looked around for Jo but she couldn’t find her. Leighanne noticed her searching and figured she was looking for Jo.

“She’s in our room if you wanna talk to her,” Leighanne said and smiled at her.

“Thanks Leigh.” She turned to Nick and whispered. “I would wanna tell her first if that’s okay?”

“Sure, you want me to come?”

“Actually I would like to do it alone...”

“I understand. Go and tell her, I’ll wait for you before I tell it to the others.”

“Thanks. I’ll be right back” She gave him a kiss and then walked over to Jo.


She knocked on the door but there was no answer so she just stepped in.

“Jo? Are you in here?” There was still no answer so she walked into Jo’s bedroom. She was lying in bed staring into the wall.

“Jo, sweetie. How are you feeling?”

“I don’t know... I feel numb...”

“Oh Jo, why are you doing this to yourself? He loves you, let him be there for you.”

“No, I don’t want him around feeling sorry for me all the time. And he deserves more than I can give him.”

“You're wrong, but I’m not gonna nag. I just want you to be happy.”

“I know. And I am so happy that you’re here.” Jo sat up and gave her a hug.

“I have some news...” Lina said and couldn’t help to smile.

“What's up?”

“Well you know we were at the doctor to check up on the baby.”

“Yes, don’t tell me there’s something wrong?” Jo got a worried look on her face.

“No, everything’s fine, and we’re having a girl. Jo I’m having a daughter.”

Jo screamed and hugged her again. “I’m so happy for you!”

“Please come to Kevin’s room with me. We’re telling the others.”

“I don’t know... is Alex there?”

“No, we met him when we came in. He’s out somewhere.”

“Well okay then.” For the first time in a long time Jo smiled and got up from the bed. Lina was glad that she could bring her some good news to make her forget about Alex for a while.


They went to Kevin’s room where everyone waited for her.

“What’s the big news Nick’s talking about?” Brian asked as she walked into the room. “He’s driving us crazy here.”

“I’m not.” Nick defended himself.

“I think I’m gonna believe Brian on this,” she giggled. “Go ahead Nick, tell them.”

“You don’t wanna do it?”

“No, you do it.”

“Okay just tell us, would you?” Kevin said impatiently but with a smile.

“You are looking at the parents of a little baby girl,” Nick said with a happy face.

All the others jumped out of their seats to congratulate.

“That’s so great.” Leighanne said and gave Lina and Nick a big hug. “I’m so happy for you!”

“So Nick’s gonna have a daughter huh?” Kevin said and punched him on the shoulder.

“I sure am. And she’s gonna look just like her mother...” He gave Lina a look full of laughter. She just smiled and kissed him.

They all spent the evening together and they went out for dinner to celebrate. Everyone except Alex was there. And Lina couldn’t help but worry. She saw that Jo did the same but she didn’t wanna push her so she dropped the subject for the evening. It wouldn’t matter what she said. Once Jo made up her mind about something no one could change it.

Back at the hotel Alex were sitting in his room. He couldn’t find the others so he just ordered some room service and watched TV. He missed Jo, but he wasn’t gonna call her. He already tried to talk to her but it was no use. He was hurt but also mad.

'If she doesn’t want me, I’m not gonna run after her. I have my pride too,' he thought and felt the hurt and anger hit him again with full force. He desperately wanted a drink but he wasn’t gonna go there again. 'She’s not worth it,' he said to himself and couldn’t help to feel guilty about his thoughts. He got out his wallet and slowly took the piece of paper with Ashley’s number. He reached for the phone and dialled the number fast so he wouldn’t change his mind.

“Hello.”

“Hi, is this Ashley? It’s Alex.”

“Hi, I didn’t think you would call. But I’m happy you did.”

“Well here I am. I was just wondering if you would wanna see me when I come to Germany?”

“I would love to, but I don’t think I could afford travelling through the country like that. Maybe we could meet when you’re in Berlin?”

“Don’t worry about it. Give me your address and I’ll take care of it.”

They talked for awhile and he thought she seemed like a nice girl. But when he hung up he couldn’t help but feel guilty. 'Stop it. It’s over. You don’t owe her anything,' he tried to convince himself. But he knew that this could be the thing that totally destroyed every chance he had to ever get Joanna back. 'You’re not getting her back, so why does it matter?'


The next day went by fast, both Jo and Alex did their best to avoid each other. Lina spent the day with Jo, Leigh and Kristin as the boys had rehearsal and sound checks all day. She tried her best to cheer Jo up and she seemed to be in a better mood. 'Maybe, she’s actually getting over him,' she thought and felt sorry. She still thought they were perfect for each other. But on the other hand she’d thought that about Andy too, and that had turned out to be completely wrong. She pushed the thoughts about it away and got into a discussion with Leigh about their pregnancies.


The evening came and they went to see the concert. As usual it was great and right after the show they got to their buses to go straight to Hamburg, Germany.