Hi guys. So, Zoe (satanwearsprada) and I decided it was my turn to upload another one of our stories, and here we go. It's Paddison and AU, as always. Leave us a review so we know what you think! :)
February, Sunday 14th
Addison sat on the edge of the bathtub and gripped the cold side tightly with one hand as she stared at the stick she held in the other.
Positive.
It was Positive. She was pregnant. She was going to have a baby. There was a life growing inside of her. In nine months time she would be a mother. She would have a tiny being that was completely dependent on her to stay alive. She wasn't prepared for this. She wasn't ready to be a mother yet. How was she going to take care of a baby? Addison knew that she would not be able to do it alone, she needed help. She needed someone. She needed this baby to have a father.
"It's positive," Addison whispered and looked up at Pete who was stood with his back against the wall. With a shaky hand she held the test out towards him. Pete looked at her before he took hold of the test and glanced down at it. She let her other hand drop down to grip the side of the bath with the other until that knuckle turned white too.
"What...what are we going to do?" He looked at her again and dropped his hand with the stick to his side.
"I guess we're going to be parents." She moved her eyes to look at him again. "What else can we do?"
"Yeah." Pete nodded. "Yeah, we are."
They were only young; Addison was twenty-one and had only just started medical school, Pete was twenty-five and had nearly finished medical school. They had known each other for years and were best friends, but not just best friends, they had become fuck buddies.
"We can do this." Pete looked at her as he saw the anxious expression on her face, even though he couldn't remember ever feeling this scared before in his life himself.
"Really? Can we? We're not even in a proper relationship; it's just a quick fuck between us."
"It's not just a 'quick fuck' between us." He looked down at her. "Yeah, we've been sleeping together but you're my best friend, too."
"But that's all we are, Pete." Addison looked back at him, sadly. "We're just best friends who sleep together at times. This baby won't even have its parents together," she sighed. "How screwed up is that?"
"We can still raise this baby together."
"I just…I've always had this image in my head."
"I know this is not how you planned things, Addi, but it's not how I imagined I was going to have a child, either."
Addison sighed and looked up at Pete. "We're going to be parents."
"I know." He nodded.
"I'm scared."
"So am I, but I'll be there for you."
"We have to tell our parents." Addison slowly let go of the bath and stood up. "I have to go to the doctor's."
"Okay. Pete nodded.
"Will you come with me?"
"Do you want me to?"
"I do." Addison nodded. "I can't do this alone."
"Okay." Pete nodded as well and looked at her. "Then I'll be there. I'll be there for whenever you need me."
"Thank you." She closed her eyes relieved. He looked at her and gave a small sigh before he took a step forward and hugged her. "I'm so scared," she whispered and cuddled into him.
"I know." He nodded and hugged her tighter. "But we'll be okay."
"I just…I never thought this would happen to me. I thought it would be okay." She closed her eyes and let the sigh escape her lips.
"I didn't expect this to happen to us either. I thought we were careful."
"I guess we weren't careful enough. I don't even remember a time when we didn't use protection."
"I don't know." He shook his head.
Addison sighed and slowly pulled back. "I should make myself an appointment to make sure the test is right and everything is okay before we tell anyone."
"Okay." Pete nodded. "Let's do that then." She nodded as well before she made her way into the living room and sat down on the couch. She stared at the phone in front of her on the coffee table before she picked it up and dialled the number. Pete sat down on the couch next to her and watched her in silence.
Once an appointment had been made, Addison hung up the phone and put it back down. "Tomorrow at ten. Can you make that?" She turned to look at him.
"Sure." He nodded. "I'll pick you up?"
"That sounds good." She nodded as well before she leaned back against the cushions.
Pete gave a small sigh and ran a hand over this face tiredly. "Then we'll tell people?"
"Then we'll tell our parents and that's it."
"Don't you want to wait until we tell them?"
"The earlier we tell them, the more time they have to calm down until the baby arrives."
Pete nodded slightly. "Yeah...guess you're right."
Addison sighed and closed her eyes. "My parents will flip."
"Oh yes."
"How do you think yours will react?" Addison turned her head and looked at him.
"I don't know." He shook his head. "They won't be happy but I think mum's going to be really excited after a while."
"I wish I could say that about mine." She dropped her head back so she looked up at the ceiling.
"They'll be fine, just give them some time."
"I'm not so sure." Addison shook her head. "They like things to be done properly."
"We'll do it properly." He shrugged.
"Not how they want though. They would want us to be married before we have sex let alone have a baby."
"You tell me that now?" Pete looked at her playfully. "I would have married you before I had sex with you then."
"Shut up." Addison smiled softly and nudged him. Pete smirked and gently nudged her back. "My dad will probably want to kill you now. You know that, right?" She turned her head and looked at him.
"Your dad likes me." He smiled. "He might not anymore, considering the fact that I knocked his daughter up but I'm hoping he'll come around."
"You knocked up his only daughter and you're not even in a relationship with her," Addison pointed out. "He will hate you and want to kill you."
"Jeez, thanks," Pete sighed.
"Just telling the truth." Addison shrugged.
"You get to tell him by yourself then."
"No thanks, you're coming with me."
"Says who?"
"Says me. You knocked me up."
"So? You get to decide what I do and don't do now?" Pete smiled amused.
"Yep." Addison nodded. "I have to carry this baby around inside of me for nine months and I have to push a baby the size of a water melon out of my vagina."
"Okay...thanks for the picture."
"Hey, I'm the one doing the work here. You don't get off so lightly." Addison shoved him.
"Just wait for all the hormonal breakdowns, pregnancy cravings, swollen feet. I'll have my hands full."
"Oh, you will," she agreed. "And you'll be at my every beck and call."
"We'll see about that." Pete smiled.
"Hey, you did this to me," she pointed out.
"I'm kidding." He smiled again softly. "I'll be there twenty-four seven."
"Good." Addison smiled back. "I'm going to have to leave med school." She sighed.
"You can finish this year." Pete looked at her. "We'll figure something out for when the baby is here."
"I'll have to take about a year or two out."
"But you'll be able to continue after. We'll figure it all out."
"I'll have to buy a house at some point. This apartment is too small." Addison looked around at the apartment that had even become too small for her.
"The guest room can always be turned into a nursery."
"It's too small." Addison shook her head. "I want this baby to have a garden to play in too."
"Addi," Pete smiled softly and took hold of her hand before giving it a soft squeeze, "we've only just found out that you're pregnant."
"I know, but before we know it the baby will be here and there will be no time to think."
"I promise you we will be prepared."
"Okay." Addison nodded and let out another sigh.
"Don't worry too much, okay?" He looked at her. "You concentrate on carrying this baby. I'll take care of the rest."
"I'll try."
"Good."
"I don't feel like cooking tonight, want to go out and grad some food?" Addison looked at Pete.
"Sure." He smiled softly. "What do you want?"
"I don't really care right now, just food will do me." She stood up from the couch and grabbed a pair of shoes. Pete nodded before he got up as well and walked into the hallway. "Let's go." She grabbed a jacket before they left the apartment together.