erica looks up as she blows the steam away from the top of her drink. "amy!" she squeals. "i loooove the hat and the baby. i hear they are all the rage this year." she says with a laugh. she takes a sip of her coffee and melts into her seat. "oooh it is sooo good."

erica pulls on the ears of her own hat. " the is just something about kitty ears..and bows." she wiggles the ears at jarod. "he is adorable. i could just gobble him up!" she shakes her head." jeez,that tour...what a crazy loon fest,huh?" she asks.

"i think its my coat. kids just adore this thing. it makes me feel like one of these creepy characters in an amusement park though." she grins at the baby,knowing any time now her own could be popping out. " that tour was one of the worst ones i have ever been on....yet oddly,adele is cool now. go figure." she says with a shrug. "whatcha going to do with this little guy when you go on the road?"

erica sips her coffee,getting whipped cream on her nose. "havent physically spoken to either,just through twitter.maybe that is for the best." erica laughs and wipes the white off of her nose. " having the father look after the little guy is a good idea. there are some real weirdo nannies out there. some i wouldnt even trust with a puppy,much less a child!" erica says,already on the lookout for crazy nannies. she takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out. "natalya and i are.....well,word to the wise? never tell someone you've thought of leaving them. it doesnt go that well."

erica places her cup on the table and clasps her hands together. "no. natalya is....perfect, in every way imaginable." erica slightly smiles,as she says this. "but...she wants to raise our daughter in japan and.um...i hate being in japan. that factored with knowing nicholes marriage has failed and wanting to fix that.....ugh. long story short,amy? i am crazy."

Erica laughs slightly. " if only you knew,Amy. I was going to leave Natalya for the long shot chance at a relationship that has been denied to me several times. And Japan? My parents were killed in that big tsunami a couple years back. " Erica sighs and drinks her coffee with both hands holding the cup. " every night, I dream I find their bodies on the beach. They always look so angry with me. I was out of the county when it happened. I could have saved them....I could have saved them "

Erica hugs Amy tightly " I feel like such a baby. I'm 27 for goodness sake! But I miss them so." Erica says softly. " she agreed to move,but it was so important to her that our child is raised Japanese...so.. I'm doing the therapy thing." Erica says,rather embarrassed.

Erica nods. " that she does,that she does. Naty is such a sweetie." Erica furrows her brow slightly. " I'm Erica hess. I'm supposed to be above such things." Erica says,while wiping her eyes. " so how's mommy hood?" She asks,trying to get the focus off of her.

Erica giggles,as she finds herself anything but sweet in recent days. But it was nice to hear. " I think so. It can't be that hard if cats can do it. I'm at least as intelligent as a cat." She giggles

Erica cracks up. " Amy,I'm such a minor celebrity,I can make a sextape and nobody would care." She grins,rather pleased with her relative obscurity. " that would be maddening. I can't imagine strangers taking a picture of my baby. I'd probably start taking a hammer to kneeCaps. Probably Pervy Pete's,the lot of them." She says with a scowl.