Chapter 1
Hayley walked up the steps to the front door of the house where Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys lived. She wondered what outcome her visit would make. She looked down at the bundle in her arms. She was best friends with Gretchen Wilder who had a one night stand with Nick. Gretchen died after giving birth to the baby and asked Hayley before she died to give the baby to Nick since the baby was his. She went and had a blood test taken and the baby was indeed Nick’s child. She had used a piece of hair that Gretchen had kept from when she was with Nick. She got the papers and put them in her hands and rang the doorbell. The door opened and Nick stood there.
“Can I help you?” Nick asked.
“Yes, you are Nick right,” Hayley said.
“Yes,” Nick said.
“Then I’m at the right place, here you go,” Hayley said handing him the baby.
“Wait a minute here,” Nick said.
“Here are the baby’s things, bottles, diapers, pacifiers, everything you need,” Hayley said.
“Hey, what is the deal here,” Nick said.
“I’m only doing what I was told to do by the baby’s mother, bye,” Hayley said. Nick grabbed her hand and pulled her inside and closed the door and stood in front of it with the baby in his arms.
“I want to know what is going on,” Nick said. Brian, Howie, and AJ came in from the living room.
“Nick,” Brian said.
“I was told by the baby’s mother to give this child to you and I did just that,” Hayley said.
“I get that part, but why me?” Nick said.
“It’s your baby,” Hayley said.
“That’s impossible,” Nick said. Hayley gave him the papers and he looked at them.
“Gretchen Wilder is the mother, I was only with her one night,” Nick said.
“This is the result of that one night, this is your child, Nick, Gretchen died shortly after giving birth to the baby, I was her best friend and she asked me before she died to give the baby to you since you are the father, she wouldn’t want her baby in foster care,” Hayley said.
“You couldn’t take care of her,” Nick said.
“I’m barely getting by on my own and I can’t add a baby to that, I don’t have the money or time to take care of the child who isn’t my own,” Hayley said.
“This is some kind of joke right, just a ploy to get money out of me,” Nick said.
“Nick, this baby is yours, two paternity tests confirmed it, Gretchen had two strands of your hair and they were used in the test to match you to the baby, congratulations, Nick, meet your daughter, Isabella,” Hayley said. Nick looked at the baby.
“I’m a dad,” Nick said.
“How do we know for sure the tests are right,” Brian said as Nick handed him the baby.
“Look, you can go for another test if that makes you feel better but I’m only doing what I was told, Gretchen did not want her baby with her parents, she wanted the baby with the baby’s father, you, Nick,” Hayley said.
“Can you stay and help me with her?” Nick asked.
“I am sorry but I have to go to work,” Hayley said going out the door. Nick came after her.
“I’ll pay you twice of what you are making now at your job,” Nick said.
“Why, you should know how to take care of kids, being the oldest of five kids should give you the ability to take care of a child,” Hayley said.
“I know I can take care of her, but she needs a mother like figure in her life, and you being her mother’s best friend, you can be that person,” Nick said. Hayley sighed.
“I’ll think about it, I work at the mall in Sports Authority, I got to go,” Hayley said. She got into her car and took off.
