Oliver grinned as his older sister consented, and started to make them toast. He sat down, bit quickly stood when his sister stumbled and covered her face. When she quickly continued on and acted as though nothing had happened, his dark brow furrowed with worry.
"Geez, you know that dog really has a big ego," Xav muttered, pulling him from his thoughts. He looked at the dog who proudly strutted in, and smiled. "Well gee, I wonder why." He sarcastically commented, with a playful smile.
"So what do you think of Jenna and I?" Xav asked them, and Ollie laughed. "Xav, this family is cursed with romantic misfortunes. Although I think a kind of bring it upon myself usually." He muttered, running a hand through his hair.
When Danny asked them to go for a walk with her, Ollie glanced at he questioningly bit she avoided their gaze as she held the door open for them.
"I'm pregnant. Almost four months in. Zander Eco is the father, and he doesn't know. Nobody does." Danny wouldn't look at him, and stared at the ground. "Please don't tell anyone. I. . . Don't know what to do. I'm so not cut out for this." she whispered, running a hand through her long hair. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. I was -am- so scared."
Oliver gaped, completely caught off guard. It was unnerving, seeing his sister who was so full of life trying to make herself seem small and unnoticeable. Before he could move, Xav went over and hugged her. Her awkwardly stood next to her, watching her carefully. "Don't worry, Dan. We'll help you the best we can. But. . . You know, you're going to have to eventually tell Zander that he's going to be a father." He whispered, softly touching her shoulder.
"I'm going support you through this."
Danny felt her tense stance relax and some of her fear dissipate. They were taking it well. She wouldn't know what she would do if they didn't.
"Does Zander know about this? What do you plan to do? Well, I suppose that the best thing I could do for you, Dan, is to hold this secret and help you go through with this. I mean, what if having a kid could actually stop this stupid fight?" Dan stayed quite, her eyes still glued to the sidewalk as her brother spoke to her. When he hugged her, she threw her arms around him and buried her face in his shoulder.
"I want to keep the baby. But I'm so afraid she'll be taken away from me, maybe even killed. I can't let that happen. I'll do anything to make sure it doesn't. And Zander doesn't know. I have no idea how to tell him." She whispered, comforted by her brothers. "Don't worry, Dan. We'll help you the best we can. But. . . You know, you're going to have to eventually tell Zander that he's going to be a father."
Dan was quite for a few moments. "How would I even go about telling him? How would you feel if some girl you slept with once just called you up and said, 'hey, your going to be a daddy'? The very least I can do is tell him in person." She glanced at her brothers, and offered them a soft smile. "You know I love you guys, right? I don't know what I would do without you." She released Xav, and bit her lip. "Suggestions?"