Lady Winters

Chapter Five: Unexpected surprises

My hands shake slightly as I click on Johnny's icon in my phone. Johnny has been gone, filming, for almost five months. Though we have been texting we haven't called very much. I fine myself extremely nervous to call him randomly. We have planned out every text time, every phone call, every picture...Now I'm just randomly calling him? Have I lost my mind? Probably.

"Hello beautiful." Johnny purrs before I can say anything.

"Hi uhm, do you have a minute?" I ask nervously as I take a seat on the couch.

"For you, always." He says with a slight chuckle.

"So uhm.... I have bad news." I sigh before finally just giving in.

"I'm pregnant Johnny, almost six months now. I just found out last night. I guess I was having braxton hicks which has left me absolutely terrified and I don't know what I'm going to do." I blurt out all at once. I speak so fast I'm not even sure if he understood me.

"First, take a deep breath okay." He says rather calmly. I do as he says and take a deep breath.

"Okay, we will figure this out, together. Alright? I'll be home at the end of the month. Will you be okay until then?"

"Yeah, I think so. I'm just....I don't know Johnny. I'm not ready to be a mom." I whimper as my lip starts quivering.

"We will figure this out. But in my opinion, you will make an amazing mother." He purrs, earning a slight smile.

"Yeah?"

"Yes, very much so. I have to go but I'll call tonight okay?"

"Yeah, okay. Have fun filming."

"Not likely, I love you Ivy." I inhale sharply as he says those four words. He's never said that before.

"I...I love you too Johnny, so much. I'll talk to you tonight." My cheeks burn as the words leave my lips. He chuckles softly before the line goes dead. I take a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself down. With a sigh I get up and get dressed for work. I'm a waitress now, at Ihop. Once dressed I head off to work, unaware of the surprise in store.

~~~~Six hours later~~~~

With a groan I drop off another tray of dirty dishes. Today has been an extremely busy day, it's only just now slowing down. I haven't had a single break all day.

"Hey, Norman, can I take a break?" I ask my boss, who is sitting in his office.

"Yeah, whatever." He mutters, waving me away. I slip out the back door, sighing as the night air chills my skin. However my attention is quickly drawn away from the cold. Much to my surprise I watch Johnny climb out of his Chrome red 1959 Corvette. Ellen DeGeneres gets out of the passenger seat, laughing as they walk inside. A camera man follows her, a large camera braced on his shoulder. Another man follows behind Johnny, holding what looks like a tablet.

An evil smile spreads across my lips as I sneak around them. They have stopped out front for Johnny to smoke. All of their backs are facing me, though there is a slight chance Ellen might see me. I inch closer until I don't dare go slow. All at once I charge them. I slide one hand into Johnny's pocket, quickly grabbing his bag of tobacco.

"What the..." He spins to try to grab me but I jump away.

"Thought you could sneak in here and surprise me?" I giggle, waving his bag of tobacco. He looks at me absolutely surprised and shocked.

"How? Who told?" He says with a slight growl, turning to Ellen.

"I didn't say anything." She gasps, raising both hands defensively.