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Liz adjusted herself as she laid her head on Conrad's shoulder. She let out a sigh just as Conrad's phone vibrated in his pocket. She sits up as he leans over to retrieve it. He answers and brings it up to his ear, "Hey, Dad."

"Connie. How's he holding up?" Adam says. Conrad's brows draw inward, "Poor guy. I know he says it was his call, but we both know it was probably Belly who called it off."

"You're talking about the wedding." Conrad sighs

"Yes, the wedding. What a mess." He says, "Hey, listen, I'm gonna be hung up here for a few more hours. Um, you can take care of him, right?"

"Dad, I can't. I'm already at the airport with Liz."

"Well, I need you to be there. Can't you stay a few more hours?"

"Liz and I need to get back to California. She has to be back at work."

"She can't head back herself? I just want to make sure Jere is alright." Adam says

Conrad sighs, "I can call Steven and make sure he's alright. Or even Dakota."

"Yeah, alright." Adam says, "Thanks."

A second later, Conrad pulls his phone away. Liz's brows furrow in concern, "What's wrong?"

"My dad's upset about the wedding being called off. He wants me to stay and check on Jere."

"Oh." Liz says, "We can catch the next flight out. It's no big deal."

"No, you've stayed here long enough. I'm not gonna make you stay any longer than we need to."

"Conrad, it's Jere."

"And he has Steven, Taylor, his frat friends. We can call Dakota and have him check on him when he gets the chance." Conrad says, "We've been here way longer than we initially wanted to. We have our own lives to get back to."

Liz sighs giving him a look. Conrad shrugs and shakes his head, "We're going home."

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Liz sighs as she flops back onto the couch. Conrad chuckles as she lets out a groan, "I don't think I've ever been happier to be home."

Conrad smiles as he bends down to untie her shoes. Liz's head pops up as he slides both of them off, "Oh, thank you."

"Mhm." He mumbles setting them aside and taking off his own. He then lays on top of her, "You need anything?"

"A nap." She giggles

"I'm so happy that you said that." He says laying his head on her chest. He feels Liz's chest move up and down as she chuckles quietly.

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Dakota's hand falls from the door before he places his hands in his pockets. A few seconds later, the door opens. Dakota grimaces, "You look like shit."

Jeremiah huffs, "What do you want?"

"Well, I came to check on you." Dakota says taken aback by Jeremiah's attitude, "Conrad wanted me to make sure you didn't jump off a cliff or something."

"Like he cares." Jeremiah scoffs walking away from the door

Dakota enters the hotel room with a frown. He shuts the door behind him as Jeremiah plops down on the couch, "What the hell are you talking about? Of course he cares."

"Then why isn't he here?"

"Because he's in California with Liz and the both of them have a life to get back to." Dakota says as if it were obvious, "They were here for two months for you guys."

"I didn't ask them to be."

"Okay, so then what is it?" Dakota says, "Because you're complaining that he didn't show up himself and then complaining that you didn't ask for them to stay as long as they did. What's your problem, man?"

"Did you not see what happened?"

"I saw that you called off the wedding. If you wanted to marry Belly, then you should've."

"She's in love with my brother."

"Jeremiah, you can't have your cake and eat it too." Dakota says, "You're bitching about the wedding being called off when you're the one who called it off, but evidently you still want Belly."

"Of course, I still want Belly." Jeremiah says, "She's my whole life. No matter what, I can't just turn it off."

"I'm not saying that, but don't be a dick to everyone who is trying to be there for you." Dakota says, "You're pissed at Conrad and you have no reason to be. I passed Laurel on the way up here and I can tell you were a dick to her-"

"God." Jeremiah scoffs

"When you shouldn't have been because she is the last person that deserves to be treated like that, especially, not by you." Dakota snaps

"What does that mean?"

"It means you've screwed up multiple times." Dakota says and by the way he looked at him, Jeremiah knew what he was talking about, "Belly screwed up confessing her love to Conrad. And despite how she initially felt about it, Laurel supported you guys and was there to see you get married."

"Yeah, and now she doesn't have to be. I bet she's real happy about that."

"I get you're hurting right now and you have a reason to be, but don't make it seem like it's everyone else's fault. You could've been married to her right now and you decided not to go through with it and now you have to live with that."

Jeremiah looks up at Dakota while clenching his jaw. Dakota shakes his head, "Whatever, man. I'll let Conrad know you're alive."

Jeremiah's eyes follow him as he walks out of the hotel room.

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"But he's okay, right?"

"He's alive. If that's what you mean."

Conrad sighs, "I'm sure he's gonna be acting like that for a while, but as long as he's okay."

"Yeah, well, he won't see me if he wants to keep acting like an asshole." Dakota scoffs

"He'll get through it." Conrad says scratching his neck, "Thanks for checking on him."

"Yeah, no problem. Tell Lizzie I love her."

"Yeah, of course. Bye."

"Bye, man."

Conrad pulls the phone away and sets it on the counter. His mind a little more at ease now that he knew Jeremiah was okay. Just as he turns back to the cutting board, his phone rings again. He looks over and immediately answers before putting it on speaker, "Hey, Laurel. Everything okay?"

"Hey, Connie. You busy?"

"Uh, no. I'm just starting dinner."

"Is Liz with you?"

Conrad frowns, "She's in the shower. What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong." Laurel says, "I was just talking to Megan and wanted to run something by you guys."

"Okay."

"Is Liz pregnant?" Laurel asks. Conrad pauses for a second and Laurel sighs at his silence, "Conrad?"

"Yeah." He says shaking his head, "Yeah, she is."

"Oh my god. Why didn't you guys tell me?"

"There was a lot going on and you were already tense and on edge with the wedding. We didn't wanna overwhelm you."

"That's something that I would want to know. How long have you guys known?"

"We found out a few days before my mom's dedication."

"So about two months?"

"Yeah."

"I will admit it's a little bit soon." Laurel chuckles, "But you guys have got your lives figured out. You've done all you need to be successful. I'm happy for you and I know your mom would be too."

"Thanks, Laur." He says softly

"I'll talk to you guys soon, okay? Love you."

"Love you, too." He says before the line goes dead. He lets out a sigh of relief before going back to chopping vegetables. He hears Liz's soft footsteps before she enters the kitchen.

She sighs, "That was, like, the best shower ever."

"Yeah?" He smiles

"Yeah." She says standing at his side. She looks up at him, "You okay?"

"Yeah, um, Dakota called. Jere's pissed, but he's okay."

"That's good. Not good, but, you know."

"And Laurel called."

"What for?"

"I guess she talked to your mom." He says. Liz frowns, "She told her you're pregnant."

"What? Why?"

"I don't know, but she called to let us know she's happy for us."

Liz shakes her head, "I'm happy to hear that, but what could my mom have been telling her to make her say that?"

"I'm not sure." Conrad says setting the knife down, "She didn't say."

Liz sighs looking down at the counter, "I didn't even realize that we hadn't told her."

"I know. Everything's been so crazy." Conrad chuckles

"Yeah." She mutters looking up at him. Conrad leans down and kisses her softly. She kisses him once more, "Don't burn dinner tonight please."

Conrad laughs, "I'll try not to."

"Do you need help with anything?"

"No. Just sit on the couch and look pretty. Shouldn't be too hard."

Liz smiles and rolls her eyes playfully. She then leans up and kisses him on the cheek before turning away. Leaving Conrad beaming before turning back to the food.

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