Her name was Lily

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Sorry for any inaccuracies butI've only seen upto half way through series 2.I'mBritish and have never been to the US althoughI do watch too muchAmerican TV so soz for any mistakes about American things.

Chapter 1

Weak winter sun streamed through the gap in the bedroom curtains casting a block of light onto the bed in an otherwise dim room. It was Sunday morning, lawnmowers buzzed in the street outside, and the thick Sunday paper dropped through the letterbox onto the mat. Love songs played on the radio sat on the table next to the bed where Martin Fitzgerald lay, his arms wrapped around the body of the woman who rested her head on his chest, Samantha Spade. Both were gasping for breath, beads of sweat ran off of Martin's forehead onto the pillow, they lay quietly in the aftermath of a passionate session of lovemaking. Gradually, they got back their breath; Sam was the first to speak.

"Her name was Lily."

"Who? Whose name?"

"My daughter."

"Your daughter?"

"I was 18, in senior year…"

"Samantha. What are you doing in there? Hurry up we're going to be late." Shouted Cathy Spade through the bathroom door.

"I can't be pregnant," Sam thought to herself while she stared down at the positive pregnancy test. "Pete and I have only done it twice, he's my first proper boyfriend and we wanted to wait until the time was right and we used protection."

"Come on Sam!" her mother yelled.

"I'm coming" she replied.

"This can't be happening, this just can't be," Sam stood up, wiped the tears from her cheeks, stuffed the test into the bottom of the dustbin and left the room.

The heaters noisily blew warm air into the car, in contrast to the freezing February wind that was blowing outside and condensation began to form on the windows. Sam kept opening her mouth but the words were refusing to come out.

"So what do you want to do, we can go to the movies or something?" Pete asked, while fiddling with the radio.

Sam looked out into the deserted school car lot, it was now or never.

"I'm pregnant," she blurted out.

"What! But you can't be, we used protection."

"Well, I am, I've done three tests they're all positive."

"Have you told anyone yet, your mom?"

"Do you think I would be sat here if I had, she's going to kill me."

"What are you going to do, are you keeping it?"

"Don't you mean "us" it's your baby too."

"Yeah I know, it's your decision really, it's your body."

"So you want nothing to do with it?"

"I never said that, we just need to talk about this."

"So let's talk."

Silence filled the space between them and finally Pete broke it.

"Do you want to keep it?"

"I don't think I could go through with an abortion, but keeping it will change everything I won't be able to go to college. I'll have to stay in this crappy little town for the rest of my life, just like my mom, she's going to be so angry, she has so many plans for me."

"You don't have to stay here."

"So how exactly will I survive being a single mom in a new town with no money, no job and no family."

"You could come with me, when I join the Navy, you can come with me, the Navy provides housing for wives and children."

"Wife?"
"We could get married, Sam, I love you and this could be a whole new start for us, we may be young but we are old enough to do this."

Sam sat in stunned silence, she didn't know how Pete was going to react but she had never expected this. Marriage, it was so serious, so grown up but it would solve so many problems. She wouldn't have to have an abortion, something she knew she would regret for the rest of her life, and she would have a secure future for her and her baby. Pete wasn't the man of the dreams but he was a nice guy, sweet and caring and being married to him wouldn't be the worse prospect she could imagine and having an option to present to her parents when she told them might prevent them from getting too angry.

"Okay," she said

"So that's a yes."

"Yes."

"That's great." Pete leaned over and pulled her into a tight bear hug.

"It's going to be okay, Sam I promise," he whispered in her ear.

Sam didn't quite believe him.

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