SORRY GUYS. i know i know. i've been so busy and had major writer's block. here you go guys. sorry if oyu're disapointed.

"What are we going to do?"

It was barely dawn. The sun was only coming up. A boy and a girl sat across from each other. The girl was crying, her face pale and dark bags under her eyes. The boy looked frustrated, squinting his eyes as he watched the girl. He kept speaking.

"Katey, answer me,"Javier spoke,"what are we going to do?"

"I don't know,"Katey cried,"I didn't expect my mom to lose it. She stopped showing anger with me after she first found out I was pregnant. She just gave up and I guess bottled it inside. I'm sorry for what she said."

"It's nothing."

"Not to me."

"Then why are you apologizing?"

Their tone was serious and they weren't doing it on purpose it just happened.

Katey fought a smile. She closed her eyes and saw their first conversation clearly in her mind. Javier was a waiter at Hotel Oceana and Katey was a Yankee who only knew a little Spanish.

Even Javier had to smile.

"Javier, why are we fighting like this?"Katey said shyly,"we should be celebrating. We're together. We're going to have a baby."

"But, we have nowhere to go,"Javier said, reaching out for Katey's hand.

"But, we have each other,"she said, taking his hand.

A tear rolled down Katey's cheek. She had to admit she was scared. More scared than moving to Cuba, more scared than leaving Cuba.

"What are we doing?"Katey said finally, shaking her head sadly.

"We're fighting, like your parents figured we would,"Javier sighed. He looked at everything they had with them. They left early in the morning, practically late into the night. Katey grabbed what she could and they left, by foot, and ended up at the diner. Katey called the woman she babysat for to get the stuff she needed. She was almost seven monthes pregnant.

"We need a plan,"Katey decided, her voice determined.

"Like what?" Javier asked, just as the bell rang at the front of the diner.

It was Bert.

"Dad?"Katey said, wiping the remaining tears from her soft cheeks.

"Katey? I'm sorry,"Bert said, shaking his head regretfully,"we shouldn't have blown up. But, your mom still is .. mad."

Katey nodded, before talking. "What are you doing here?"

"After the baby comes, we will no longer be able to provide you a roof over your head,"Bert forced himself to say what Jeannie screamed at him to say.

"So, we can stay while I'm still pregnant?"Katey said, bittersweetly.

"Exactly, but I'll help you two get on your feet when your baby comes,"Bert said softly.

Katey smiled. He called it her and Javier's baby.

"Just don't tell your mother."

"I won't, Daddy,"Katey squealed, standing up to hug her father.

Javier stood too, awkwardly. He stared at his feet. Bert searched threw his own jacket and pulled out two cigars.

"Here, son,"Bert extended a cigar to Javier,"you're going to be a father! Now, come back home."

Katey kissed her father on the cheek, then turned back to Javier. Bert had grabbed all their belongings and brought it back to the car. Javier wrapped his arm around Katey and pulled her in closer, kissing her forehead, her nose, then her eyelid.

"I love you,"Javier whispered.

"I love you too."

"I know."

They snuck back into the house. Everyone was asleep and Katey tiptoed back into her bedroom. Javier didn't follow.

"Sir?"Javier asked, still standing in the kitchen with Bert, who was getting ready for work,"Am I allowed to sleep in the same bed as Katey?''

"Well, that depends,"Bert said, pouring himself a cup of coffee,"do you intend on marrying my daughter?"

"Yes, sir, I do,"Javier said honestly,"I really, really do."

"Then you can sleep in the same bed as her. I'll take you ring shopping sometime, son, and you can propose properly. I'd suggest you wait til the baby's born. Much more romantic."

Bert winked at Javier before telling him to go to bed. Neither Katey nor Javier slept the entire night. As Javier wandered into Katey's room, he smiled. She was asleep already, on her bed. Still in her jacket, shoes still tied on her feet. Javier walked to the foot of the bed and started untying her shoes. He put them neatly by the door then attempted to leave her undisturbed as he stripped off her jacket.

"Javier?"Katey murmured, thinking she was dreaming again.

"Yes, babe?"Javier asked, kissing her forehead.

Katey fell back asleep smiling, not saying another word. She didn't want to spoil her own moment. Total tranquility. No yelling of her family, on the sun breaking free through her window, Javier right in front of her. She wasn't dreaming, that was the beauty of it.

Javier crawled in bed next to her, roping his arms around her swollen stomach. He felt the baby kick and he smiled. She grumbled. It was disturbing her beauty sleep. They slept away the rest of the morning. Or atleast til 10 o clock.

"KATEY!"

It was Suzie, of course.

"He's allowed to stay?"Suzie cheered, running in the room, not bothering to knock. Katey stood up, throwing her housecoat around her, slipping her feet into her comfiest pair of slippers. Her feet hurt.

"Yes, Suzie,"Katey whispered harshly,"and he's trying to sleep. Let him be. I think he stayed awake the whole night feeling my stomach. He probably just fell asleep."

Suzie thought about it then kept on talking,"I can't believe you guys are living here until you give birth. Then, where are you going to go? Back to Cuba? Have you even asked him if he wants to stay?''

"Suzie, don't worry, I want to stay,"Javier had woken up.

"Oh JAVIER!"Suzie squealed, throwing her arms around him,"I think I've never been happier."

"Why?"Javier asked, stifling his laughter.

"Because,"Suzie sighed,"my sisters happy. She will no longer cry herself to sleep, only to wake up with nightmares. You're here now. You're the remedy she needed."

Katey blushed and pushed Suzie out of the room.

"Javier, hun, I think we ought to go shopping,"Katey said, not making eye contact.

"Was life really miserable when you came back here?"Javier asked, his voice soft and sympathetic.

"I could barely stand it,"Katey confessed,"I never had such a heartache. I lost my friends, I lost my mother, I almost lost everything else. But, there was always some hope."

Javier kissed her before running off to take a shower. They were going shopping. They both got ready and took the bus to the shopping centre. Everywhere they went, they got dirty looks. Glares from everybody. And to make matters worse, they ran into Mrs. Phelps.

"Oh, poolboy, can you get me a Mohito?"Mrs. Phelps said mockingly,"oh sorry, you're out of place because theres no pool."

"Mrs. Phelps, please!"Katey pleaded,"we did nothing wrong."

"Honey, you did everything wrong,"Mrs. Phelps snarled,"because I do believe you're seven monthes pregnant."

"Excuse me, Mrs. Phelps?"Javier stood up for Katey,"I've had enough. Please leave us alone. We haven't done anything wrong to you. Having this baby is our choice. Good-bye."

They began to walk away, only to be stopped by James.

"Did you just stand up to Mother?"James asked Javier,"I don't care but I'm glad you guys aren't taking any crap. If you need anything, just ask."

They returned from shopping, with mostly things for Javier. They sat on her bed, exhausted, and started to talk.

"I'm glad you're here, baby,"Katey said, welling up.

''I'm glad I'm here too,"Javier replied.

"I think you should call your mom, though,"Katey announced,"invite her here, if you'd like."

"Maybe, but what about my brother's family,"Javier sighed,"you know what he's like."

"Well atleast talk to her. It's sort of important,"Katey argued.

"Fine."

Javier came back to Katey's room and a relieved look was plastered on his face.

"She refuses to move, but she's sending my things!"Javier announced,"I told her we haven't decided where we were going to live."

"Here for now,"Katey said,"and I think we should live in America until the baby gets a bit older. You even said the crime in Havana hasn't improved much. But lets let this topic go for now."

Javier replied with a kiss on the lips and the couple began to nod off, mentally and physically preparing for the days ahead.