And {the} cravings $et in

[Whit {is great}]

Lu walked into the chocolate factory, breathing in the aroma. She was about 5 months into her pregnancy and the cravings where just setting in. She thought she was going ot get lucky and not have any at all, but luck couldn't save everyone. She smoothed her white tank top, there was blue strips on the bodice, over her ever growing stomach and she looked around.

The baby gave alittle kick and Lu ignored it as she headed over to the chocolate covered gummy bears, which she normally hated. But the baby in her stomach wanted them, so Lu got a scooper and put some into a bag. She then went to the back pocket of her knee length jean skirt, to relise that she didn't carry her wallet in there anymore. Lu grinned at herself and she went to her purse at her side, and pulled her wallet out.

She then went to the counter to pay, and the baby kicked again. This time it hurt, the baby must of been complaining or something, but it caused Lu to grip her side. "Ouch, that one hurt you know." She mumbled to it in a whisper. She then heard someone come in the store, but since she didn't know anyone in town except for Whit, she minded her own bussiness and paid the casher.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Ding* rang the wind chimes, alerting everyone of Gaby's prescence in the shop. CHOCOLATE, something all pregnant woman craved when they were further into their trimesters. Well, Gaby was about five and a half months in and chocolate, she was craving it. Upon entrance she noticed another pregnant woman in the store, a bag full of choclate gummie bears in her hand. "All pregnant woman can be found here, huh." she told the pregnant girl around her age standing in front of her. "Huh, chocolate gummie bears, what'll they think of next?" she kidded as she scooped herself half a bag of them. "I'm Gabriella by the way, friends call me Gaby." she introduced, noticing that she didn't know this girl, so she was probrably new. "New around here?" she asked, the outspoken person she became speaking for her.

A few months past Gaby wouldn't have been so friendly with a stranger, but now Gaby felt like it was her, so called 'duty' to make friends with all the new people Ocean Springs had been getting. She almost felt like the town mayor. 'Maybe I should run for mayor' she thought to herself as she scooped some milk duds into another bag. One thing you must understand about Gabriella Summers is that she is a friendly person who now loves to make new people feel welcomed to the town, and in doing so tends to introduce herself. Currently, this mother of two, almost three is an all around, friendly woman, err...girl. She's newly nineteen, not a girl, not yet a woman.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden whistled as he walked into the Chocolate Factory. He'd never been here, or one anywhere, so here he was. Not exactly sure what to do, he observed. He hung back and watched the people and looked over them too. A familiar face sent chills down his spine and churning into his stomach. Lu was there? It had to just be someone who looked like Lu, right? Please be someone that just looked like Lu. There were too many people for him to notice her buldging stomach, and even he could he probably wouldn't of noticed. Aiden couldn't take a step back or forward.
He wanted to leave, he didn't know what she'd say and was frankly kind of scared. When you leave a phone message as a "goodbye" for leaving town, you usually don't want to be around for the consequences. Aiden clenched his fits and turned his head down to look at his shoes and also hopped that Lu wouldn't recognize him.
He noticed what he wearing for mostly the first time today. A emerald green t-shirt with a black long sleeve shirt underneath, army green cargos, and the shoes that his eyes were fixed on were some random black pair of tennis shoes. Aiden swallowed and wouldn't allow himself to look up and was quite sure that he couldn't even if he wanted to.

[Whit {is great}]

Lu turned to the voice and she laughed, "It would seem so." She replied to her comment about pregnant women, too bad she didn't want to be pregnant. "I thought I was going to get lucky and not get cravings at all, but we can't have it all it would seem." She said back with a grin, "Well Gaby, I'm Lu. And yes, I am new." She chuckled, "Moved in with my cousin." Not that he really wants a pregnant me there.

Then she noticed Aiden come in, or was it Aiden? The way he wouldn't look at her and the guilty look in his eyes would make it seem so. but then he could be looking at Gaby. Lu kept her glaze on Gaby, but she glanced at Aiden every so often. He looked everything but comfertable. "How far along are you?" Lu asked Gaby, curious on how far along in her pregnancy she was.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Gabriella was pleased to see Lu had a sense of humor and was not caught off guard by Gaby's supposed, overly friendliness. "Yea, thats what I thought the first time I was ever pregnant. But I can't seem to get away from the chocolatey goodness cravings." she replied, wondering how far along Lu was. "Nice to meet you Lu, welcome to Ocean Springs. Have you met many people yet?" she asked as she tied a twistie tie around her gummie bear bag. "I'm almost six months in, you?" she replied, wondering if this was Lu's first pregnancy or not. That topic then lead her to thinking about her fiancee and her two kids back home, waiting for their mother to get home with dinner.

Originally Gaby had ventured out to go to the ACME and get something for dinner, but she found herself taking a decoy into the Chocolate Factory at the sight of the 'Sale flyer' posted on the window of the shop. "So, is this your first pregnancy?" she curiously asked Lu, not meaning to be so forward.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden wished he'd worn his hoodie today, or at least a hat. Just something he could hide behind. Jeez, Lu was going to kill him. But it would be fitting, for Aiden to die around chocolate, it was practically his favorite food. He always thought it would kill him rather than an ex-girlfriend though.
His hair fell in his face, it seemed like the only thing that was shielding his face. His hands jammed themselves into his pockets. He probably was giving it away about who he was. Aiden wondered when the next flight was or how long would it take for him to sprint to his car. He couldn't even remember whether or not if he needed gas in his car. Aiden couldn't even remember why he was even in the Chocolate Factory. His eyes concentrated on the floor and his shoes. He had bought new laces for his shoes, they were rainbow colored. That way they'd match with everything, right?

[Whit {is great}]

Lu grinned, "I'm Whit's cousin, have you met him?" She asked Gaby, with her heart in her throat as she looked over at Aiden again. She kept her voice even though on the inside she was screaming, "I'm about five months in, and yah, it's my first." Lu replied grinning, she started to nervously play with the bag of gummy bears, she suddenly didn't want them anymore. At that thought the baby kicked, she might not want them but the baby sure did.

Lu looked over at Aiden again, and she looked back at Gaby, "I'm sorry, but would you excuse me for a moment?" She asked Gaby with a grin and she walked over to Aiden, "Excuse me?" She asked him with a small grin as she heard her heart beat in her ears, "Aiden?" She mumbled under her breath, if it was him she didn't know what she'd do.

Would she smack him for leaving, kiss him for being alive, or yell at him for getting her pregnant. Which he of course didn't know, but that was his fault wasn't it. She remembered sobbing as she listened to that message, but that was Aiden wasn't it? Running when something different came into his life.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden at first pretened not to hear her, but he knew that he did and knew she knew to. He lifted his gave a little and noticed Lu's stomach quickly. He looked down again and just stood frozen for the most part. His eyes went out of focuse as he thought. It wasn't his, right? Please, please, not but his...
He knew deep down it was. He knew deep down that's why he took off. His excuse was that he was bored of the town and Lu just didn't seem like he was still into him. That was such a lie. Aiden was about to speak but just made a small croaking noise before hoarse voice came out, "It's...it's mine isn't it?" he said suddenly. It probably wasn't the best thing to say. The best thing would say he was sorry and beg for forgivness. But that of course didn't come to mind.

[Whit {is great}]

When he didn't say anything, Lu thought that it wasn't Aiden. She was just making things up in her head, and yet, when he croaked she found she couldn't breath. Her breath caught in her throat and all she could do was nodd, "Yes Aiden, it's yours." Was all she could manage to get out, and she did so in a very tiny voice. She didn't want the whole town in on their problems and when Whit found out the father was in town; he'd probably kill him.

Lu still had feelings for Aiden, she knew that, and at the same time she thought it was a stupid thing to do. He'd just get up and leave again, because that's what he did. When Lu found out she was pregnant she hoped that would change, and Aiden would stay, maybe not marry her because she didn't want to force him into the marriage. She had thought about that, yes, what girl doesn't? But that wasn't Aiden. He was more of a one girl a week kind of guy.

At least that's how she remembered him. She wondered if he'd changed, but then thought better. The baby chose that moment to kick again, and Lu placed her hand on the spot that it kicked. She didn't know the sex of the baby yet, and she wasn't sure she wanted to know.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden shook his head to himself, "it'd be best if you'd just stay away from me..." he said. It was probably true. The best thing would be for the baby not to know that he was his or her father. Otherwise it could make things hard.
His hand glided over his face, tossing his hair so his face was visable. Aiden looked at Lu, she hadn't really changed much other than the whole being pregnant thing. And as far as he knew, she would probably act the same as well. "Why are you here anyway?" he asked. He was quite sure that there was no way that Lu could know he was here unless she had some sort of tap on the FBI.

[Whit {is great}]

When he told her she shuld stay away from him, it took all she could not to start crying. That wouldn't look good now would it? A big pregnant women bawling her eyes out. Lu knew that some women used pregnancy for marrage, but she knew she could never do that to him. She wasn't going to be married with a child to a guy that didn't want her; as much as she still wanted him.

She looked down at her flip-flops and then back up at him, he was still as good looking as ever. Then when he mentioned why she was here, Lu got pissed. "If I'm supposed to stay away from you, it doesn't matter why I'm here now does it?" She said to him, rather angrely. She felt like slapping him right across the face, but found more fitting to shove him, and she walked out of the store. Lu didn't know why she had done that, other then to get away. Whit would be wondering why she was as distressed as she was when she got home; but for some reason she didn't care. She just wouldn't go home right now.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden knew he deserved that but. He didn't go after her, although he knew he really should. He didn't mean for it to sound like he wanted her away from him. All he meant was if she didn't want him involved with her then it would best that she tried to stay away from him. Because he knew he wouldn't be able to keep himself away from her.
Aiden saw Lu walk away he almost called out to her but then thought about how angry she was. He stared as she walked away and his heart sunk. He took a step back and then turned around and started to run. Where wasn't the question, it was when he'd stop was.

[Whit {is great}]

Lu couldn't keep the tears back anymore, and she started to cry. As she was blindly walking, she sat down on a bench, and barried her face in her hands as she kept with the tears. She felt the baby turn over and she placed her hands on her stomach, "I still love you. Even if your father's a wimp." She said to the baby.

She hoped the baby would be a boy, just so he could look like his father. Did she expect Aiden to follow her? No. She didn't, and if he did she'd probably ignore him. Then Whit would find out what had happened and he'd hit Aiden. Which was something she didn't want to happen. She may be pissed off at Aiden, but Whit could hurt him serioudly, and she didn't want that. Speaking of Whit...

Whit
Whit was walking around down town, and he saw Lu storm out of the Chocolate Factory. He started after her, then saw a guy run out of the same store in the oppisite direction; he really wanted to head for the guy, who ran right past him, but Whit went to Lu.

When he reached her, he asked her, "Lucy who is he?"

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Aiden stopped to catch his breath, he was now infront of some abandoned store that had a generic "for sale" sign in the window. He stared at it remembering when he was younger and how he wanted open up a music store. One that was pure CD's he hadn't really seen one in a long time. But that was all put away in his mind because there was no way he could make his own business, he hardly got out of highschool.
His teachers told him he should have stayed another year and that he wasn't stupid just "challenged" which seemed almost worst. Aiden was sick of sticking around to let people get a good idea of how he was, he didn't want to hear about what they thought of him. So he'd leave a town within a couple of weeks or so. There was only two cities he'd stayed in longer, the time he met Lu and this place. Ocean Springs was his real home, where he grew up. He shouldn't of come back it only was trouble.
He stood back up and stretched, he looked down the street and could barely see Lu at the sitting on that bench crying. Aiden really wanted to go see her but there was some other guy talking to her. Probably her new boyfriend or something. It'd be rude to interrupt and she probably didn't want to talk to him anyway.

[Whit {is great}]

Lu

'Who is he?' Whit asked her, and she looked up at him, "That would be the father." She told him wipping away what tears she could. It wasn't doing much, but that was all she could think to do. She wanted to go talk to Aiden, but Whit would want to go with her. And she didn't want that, she just needed time to think. Or talk with Aiden...

Whit
When she said that that guy was the father, Whit turned around and wanted to go after him. He didn't know what'd he'd do, but he didn't have the time to think it over because Lu grabbed his arm to keep him there.

Lu
She did grab his arm to keep him put, "Leave him alone okay?" Lu pleded to him, "I'll be fine okay? Just go home Whit." She then told him and Whit nodded. He gave Lu a quick hug and he walked towards the apartment. Lu sat back down on the bench and she barried her head in her hands again. She sighed and thought on what she was going to do, if anything at all.