The rays from the sun came into the window making square shapes on the floor. The birds were chirping in the trees outside. The house was quiet. She just lay there thinking about last night. She glanced over at Hunter, who was sleeping like a baby. `Baby', she thought. When should she break the news to him? She didn't want to ruin his Christmas.

Her mind started racing. So much was happening at the same time. She had to deal with Tayt, being pregnant, and taking care of her experiment that spilled all over the lab room. That one stumped her, she had no idea what that was capable of doing. She slid out of bed very quietly, trying not to wake Hunter. In the bathroom, she showered, got dressed, and then headed downstairs to make breakfast.

No one was stirring about, so she wanted to be quiet. John's bedroom door was still shut. Coffee was the first thing she made when she entered the kitchen. When it was finished, she poured her a cup and walked out the back patio. She loved sitting outside with a coffee and listening to nature play. After her cup, she went back inside to start cooking. Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, and pancakes was on the menu. She loved cooking for the men in her life, it gave her great pleasure to watch them eat.

Noelle popped into her head. She hoped that everything was alright with her. And who got her pregnant? She said it wasn't Tim, so who could it be? Unless, she met someone and had a one night thing, without Tim knowing. "No", she thought out loud, "that's not like Noelle to do something like that". Something happened and she was determined to find out.

One by one, the men slowly made their way into the kitchen. Xyla poured each one a cup of coffee and placed it on the table. John was all smiles. He was in heaven with his daughter back home. To him, it was like she never left.

Hunter approached her and kissed the back of her neck and whispered, "Good morning Blondie."

She turned around and hugged his neck, "Morning handsome." They kissed then she turned back around and finished cooking. She filled the table with platters of food for them to eat. She sat with her coffee watching them eat.

"Sunshine, this is fabulous. Get you a plate and eat something," her dad bragged.

"No thanks daddy. I haven't been feeling real well, and I would hate to get sick if I eat something. Coffee is settling good for the moment, so I'll stick with that."

John paused for a second. His mind went to wandering. He was afraid of what he was thinking. He gave Xyla a look then went back to eating. Hunter made himself at home.

"Do you want me to go out and get you something else that might be lighter on your stomach?" Hunter asked.

"Well, for one, you don't know your way around," she said laughing. "And two, I can heat me some soup or something if I get hungry."

"I hate for you not to eat, your body needs energy even if you're not feeling well," Hunter reminded her.

"I know. I'll eat when I get ready, don't worry," reassuring him.

He didn't want to make her mad, so he said winking at her, "I'm sure you will," smiling then went back to eating.

John excused himself to the living room with a coffee. Hunter made himself another plate. Xyla just laughed at him. She then got up and went into the living room to see her dad. She kissed him on the head and asked if he was okay this morning, while kneeling on the floor in front of him.

"I'm fine. I'm worried about you. You're not feeling well? What's going on Sunshine?" he demanded some answers.

She put her head down. She didn't want to tell him. Her dad was all she had for family and the last thing she wanted to do was disappoint him.

"By your actions, I can almost guess what's wrong," he said picking her head up.

Silence was all she had. He figured he would help her out.

"You're pregnant my daughter," he finally said.

Her mouth dropped a mile long. "How do you know," she was flabbergasted.

"Honey, your mom had these same symptoms when she was pregnant with you. Does Hunter know?" taking a sip of coffee.

She shook her head no, "No, not yet. I don't know how to break the news to him. I guess, it's because I don't know how he's going to react," she said very concerned for his welfare.

John wanted to be honest with her, "Sunshine, you know I always wanted you with Tayt. He's a nice young man, and he has helped me a lot since you've been in America. Don't get me wrong, Hunter seems like a nice guy too. But, he's a stranger, he's not from around here, and doesn't know anything about us and us about him or his background. Of course, it's a little late now that you're pregnant. Hunter will be welcomed into the family, regardless of what I think is good for you or not. I will do anything to help you, I hope you know that."

She shook her head in agreement, "Yes, I know that. But I have a question. You're talking about Hunter as if he's a family pet or something. I'm going to marry this man and have his baby, you are going to have to accept him whether you like him or not," getting angry.

"I understand how you feel Sunshine, believe me I do. I just want you to understand how I feel. I'm trying to be honest with you," still sipping on his coffee.

"I can't believe we are having this conversation. If you cared about me and loved me like you say you do, then you will accept Hunter into this family as much as you love me," she started walking away.

As she got to the stairs to go up to her room, John called her to come back. She didn't pay any attention to him, but kept walking up the stairs.

Hunter finally came into the living room. He looked around and asked, "Where's Xyla?"

John didn't look at him, "She went upstairs. I don't know if she's getting sick."

Hunter went upstairs to see if she was okay. He found her in the bathroom, knelt down in front of the commode. He put her hair in his hands and rubbed it gently.

"So, you're carrying our baby?" he asked.

"You heard?" with tears in her eyes.

"I'm afraid so. It was kind of hard to avoid. When were you going to tell me?" he didn't know what emotion to show.

"I didn't want to ruin your Christmas. Are you mad?" she didn't know him well enough to know how he would react.

"I think I'm more mad that you didn't tell me," then he looked away from her and put his head in his hands. "How long have you known?" he asked looking at her.

"I took a pregnancy test the morning we left America. So, I just found out myself. Please don't be mad. This baby is both of us," trying her best to keep him from getting angry.

"So, you just found out?" he seemed calmer.

"Yes. I'm sorry I didn't tell you as soon as I knew. I guess I was just waiting for the right moment," she was crying now.

He pulled her to him and hugged her, rubbing her hair, and consoling her.

"Everything is going to be alright," he faced her to him, "we're in this together. Let's take it one step at a time. Wedding plans come first, then after that we will prepare to welcome the new addition to the Harmon family," he was smiling now, which made her smile.

Relief came over her. She just wanted to have a good Christmas with her dad and fiancé.

"Just give my dad some time to get used to you. He'll come around, it just takes him longer. He's older and set in his ways," she tried to made an excuse for them not to fight.

"I'm not worried about your dad. You're my family now, and that's all that matters. I will be very nice...