I laughed as I watched Brian screw up again on another guitar track. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuckitty fuck!" he yelled out.
I leaned my legs out still laughing at my brother. "Dude! You're so funny when you mess up."
Brian shot me a look. "Fuck off." Zacky and I shared a look and both busted out laughing.
Before Brian could say anything more, my phone went off. I looked down to see that it was Brooke.
I smiled as I answered the phone. "Hey baby. What's up?"
"Hi, Jimmy. Uh...when are you coming home?" she asked in a shrill voice. Something was wrong.
I sat up straight. "Brooke, what's wrong?"
"Nothing," she said. "Just...when are you gonna be home?"
I rubbed the back of my neck. "Not for a while, babe. Brian keeps fucking his track up." Brian flipped me off but I ignored it. "Why?" I asked.
I heard her sigh. "Well you want me to come pick you up and we can go for lunch?"
Something was definatley going on, but I knew she was too stubborn to actually tell me. "I'd like that," I said. "But can you drive with that cast on your hand?"
"I'll manage. See you in ten. Love you," then she hung up.
I looked down at my phone. I was getting worried about her. First she had thrown up twice this morning now she was acting strange. I hoped she was ok.
Matt walked into the room taking a drink out of his water bottle. "What's up?" he asked when he saw me staring at my phone.
I shook my head and I put it in my pocket. "I'm not sure. Brooke is acting kind of weird." I said.
Matt shook his head as he sat next to me. "She'll be fine, Jimbo. What's she want?"
"She wanted me to hurry and get home. Now she's going to pick me up for lunch." I said.
Zacky patted my shoulder. "She misses you, bro. It's fine."
I shrugged. "I guess so."
I really hoped that's all it was. I loved my Brooke so much and I didn't want anything to ruin our marriage.
Ten minutes later, I was standing outside waiting for Brooke. I saw her pull up to the curb and I noticed she was having troubles driving. When she turned the engine off, she got out and came around the car to me. She hugged me tight when she saw me.
I ran my hand through her hair. "You going to tell me what's wrong now?" I asked her.
Brooke shook her head then stepped back to get into the passenger side. "Nope. Nothing's wrong. Come on, please drive me to that new yummy restaraunt that just opened up?"
I nodded and got into the driver's seat. I knew she'd tell me whatever was on her mind when she wanted to and not a minute before.
After we were seated and had already ordered, Brooke started asking about the new album.
I shrugged. "It's coming along fine. The guys and I really have some great ideas."
"That's good," she said looking off into space. Something was troubling her.
I reached across the table and grabbed her hand. "Brooke," I said and she turned to look at me. "I know you better than anyone and I know when something is bothering you. Please, just tell me."
Brooke sighed and mumbled something. I strained to hear her. "I'm sorry, baby. I didn't hear that." I said.
She lifted her head up and said it again. "I'm pregnant."
For a second, time stopped. Brooke was pregnant? I was going to be a father?
I felt a huge smile creep across my face and I stood up pulling her with me. I spun her around until I heard grumbles and coughs coming from the rest of the customers.
"Sorry," I said as I sat us back down, but I never let go of her hand. "Brooke that's amazing! And here you had me thinking it was something bad!"
Brooke gave me a small smile. "So...you're not mad?"
"What? Mad? No of course not. I've always wanted to be a dad!" I said to her. "How could you think I wouldn't want a baby? Especially with you."
She shrugged. "Because you're in a famous band and you're going to go away on tour. I didn't think you'd want a baby holding you back."
I shook my head at her. "A family isn't a burden, Brooke. It's a blessing. And now I have the chance to start one with the woman I love more than anything else in this world."
Brooke's smile was big now and she laughed. "God how could I be so foolish! Of course this would only make you happy. I'm sorry, Jimmy, for thinking otherwise."
I squeezed her hand. "It's alright. I love you Brooke."
"I love you, Jimmy," she said, squeezing my hand back.
During lunch, we talked about our future and how our family would be. We talked about names and whether we wanted a boy or a girl. Brooke said she wanted a boy because girls were too much drama. I said I wanted a girl because I wanted her to be daddy's little girl. Only time would tell.
After lunch, I dropped Brooke off at home with a kiss. Since Matt had driven me to the studio, I just drove this car so I could take it home when I left tonight.
Walking back into the studio, I saw Brian still trying to get the same guitar track right. "Fucking shit!" he yelled as I walked in.
I laughed as I was greeted by my bandmates. "What's the problem with this one track, dude?" I asked Brian.
He flipped me off and turned back. "Again," he said.
I sat down across from Matt, Zack and Johnny who were sitting on the couch. I leaned back and stared up at the ceiling. I was going to be a dad. I had a baby coming into this world and it was with Brooke.
I felt somebody kick my foot and I looked down to see that it was Johnny. "What's up with the huge smile?" he asked me.
"Yeah," Matt added. "You looked worried when you left. Now you look like the happiest guy in the world."
"That's because I am, Shadz." I said standing up. "Brian, stop fucking up for a second and come here. I've got something I want to tell everyone."
"Screw you," Brian said but he still put his guitar down and came to stand next to me.
Once I had their full attention, I told them the news. "Brooke's pregnant, guys. I'm gonna be a father!"
They all looked at me shocked for a second and I let them take a minute for it to sink in. Once it finally did, Brian was the first to react. He reached out and pulled me into a hug.
"Oh my God!" he said. "That's fucking awesome!"
Johnny stood up and threw his hands in the air. "We're gonna be uncles!" he shouted and we all laughed.
Zack pulled me into a half hug and patted my back. "Congrats dude."
Matt was the last one to hug me. "So happy for the two of you, I really am."
I gave him a sad smile. I knew him and Val had been trying for some time now to have a baby with no luck. I put my hand on his shoulder. "It'll work out for you," I whispered to him and he nodded.
Brian draped an arm around me. "You know, I'm going to spoil that kid like crazy right?"
Zack nodded. "Yeah. We're going to be the best uncles any baby has ever had," he said.
I smiled at them. This baby really was very lucky. Not only would it have two parents who loved it very much, but it would also have four uncles who would do anything and everything to make it happy.

Notes

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