Okay, this is just something that I thought of yesterday, so here it is. (Also this is my first oneshot, and I'm pretty proud of it.)
Disclaimer: I don't own Parks and Rec obviously, because if I did my writing would be way better.
I couldn't believe it. I was pregnant. And I couldn't believe who the father was.
See, about a month ago Leslie and Ben were in Indianapolis for a week, and the parks department invited me out for drinks. I, having nothing better to do, accepted. Well it turns out that they didn't want to actually talk to me. Andy and April were sitting in a corner booth, and whenever I looked over they were laughing. Tom and Jean-Ralphio were hitting on every girl in the club, and Chris had found a girl who must have said that she was into jogging. I wasn't even going to try talking to Jerry, so I sat down next to Ron.
"Hello Ann," Ron said as I sat down. I was a little surprised that he even acknowledged me, but I decided to roll with it.
"I don't think they really wanted me here tonight," I said surprised at the statement that came out of my mouth. Ron didn't say anything for a few minutes.
"Well I'm glad you showed up tonight," he said. I was taken by surprise at his words. Ron Swanson was glad that I showed up?
"Really?" I asked, still surprised by what he had said. He just nodded.
We sat in silence for a few minutes. I couldn't stop thinking about what Ron had said. After about fifteen minutes of silence, I decided to call it a night.
"Well, Ron, I think I'm going to go home," I said as I stood up. I didn't expect a response, and I didn't receive one. I walked out quickly.
"Wait, Ann!" I stopped walking and turned to see who was behind me. It was Ron. I waited for him to say something. Instead, he kissed me.
Ron Swanson kissed me. I was surprised, but I kissed him back.
"Do you want to go back to my house?" I tried to ask in between kisses. I guess Ron understood what I was asking, because he nodded and stopped kissing me. I took his hand and led him to my car.
I knew I was speeding, but at the moment I didn't give a damn.
I unlocked the door and as soon as we were inside, Ron pushed me up against the wall. After a minute or so, I motioned toward the bedroom and he nodded.
I woke up the next morning confused at what had happened the night before. The bed next to me was empty, so I got up and walked out into the living room. Ron was sitting on the couch.
"Good morning?" I said, cautiously as I sat down next to him on the couch.
"About last night," Ron said as I stopped him. I knew what he was going to say.
"Look, Ron, I know how this works. We just act like it never happened," I said as he sighed.
"That's the thing," He said with a pause. "I don't want to act like that didn't happen."
I was in shock. Was Ron telling me that he had has feelings for me? He hardly ever spoke to me, why would he have feelings for me?
"Well," I said with a pause. "I don't know." I sighed.
"I'll just give you time to think," he said, kissing my forehead before he walked out.
After that morning, I avoided Ron. I mean, I liked him, but I didn't want to start something with him right now. I never told Leslie what had happened, because I didn't know how she would respond.
But now I was pregnant, and Ron was the father. I had no idea what to do, especially since I had avoided him since that morning.
I decided that I would tell him after work, just to get it over with.
The clock moved slowly throughout the day, and I got absolutely no work done. Leslie and I ate lunch together like we had planned, and when she asked me what was wrong, I just blamed everything on PMS. I knew she was so busy with work that she would just change the topic.
When five o'clock hit, I nervously walked over to Ron's office. Luckily the whole parks department had already left.
"Hey," I said once I walked in his office. He looked up, surprised.
"Hello, Ann," Ron said.
"Can we talk?" I asked as he nodded. I closed the door and sat down across from him. "So I've been thinking about what you told me that morning, and I have feelings for you too."
"Well then, do you want to go get some dinner?" He asked. I nodded. "Then let's go."
"Wait, Ron," I said, stopping him before he walked through the door. I leaned up and kissed him.
"Just wanted to make sure that it was like I remembered," I said with a smirk. He gave me a smile and pulled me out the door.
We rode in silence to the restaurant. Silence is something I have just recently gained an appreciation for, and I think that was because of Ron. I still knew I talked too much, but I guess Ron didn't mind.
"Where are we going?" I asked after riding in silence for almost forty five minutes.
"To one of the greatest restaurants ever," he said. I just laughed.
"Well is it close to here?" I asked. "Because I'm getting hungry." Ron smiled.
"We'll be there soon enough," He said.
I knew that I probably shouldn't keep my pregnancy a secret from him, but I was literally so scared to tell him. How would he react? Would he think that I just said that I had feelings for him because I'm pregnant? Because that's definitely not true. Being pregnant had nothing to do with confessing my true feelings for him, it just pushed what I was procrastinating to tell him to now.
We finally made it to the restaurant, and luckily it was pretty empty so we were able to get our food pretty quickly.
"Look, Ann, I don't want anybody else to know about us, okay? At least for now, especially since if Tammy two finds out you're dead meat, and I don't want that," he said. I nodded in agreement, thinking about Tammy two coming after me for being with Ron.
"Trust me, I'm actually scared to ever tell Leslie, since I have no clue how she'll respond," I said as he nodded in agreement.
"So what made you choose today to stop ignoring me?" Ron asked as I sighed. He had practically opened the window for me, but I was still too scared to tell him.
"Well I had been avoiding you because I didn't know how to tell you," I said with a pause. "There's another reason too, but I'm going to tell you that one later." One thing I really like about Ron is that he doesn't try to pry stuff out of you.
We finished eating, and the waitress brought us our check. Instead of being pretty drunk like we were before, both of us had stuck with water (me for the obvious reason) and it was kind of nice to know that neither of us were drunk, and that it was actually us talking.
"Do you want to go back to your house?" Ron asked me. I shrugged.
"I don't really care," I said. Ron sighed with relief. I guess he was expecting me to bail out on the sex or something.
"Then we can go back to my cabin," He said, pushing the gas pedal harder. I guess once Ron had sex on his mind, he became more aggressive. "It's closer than either of our houses," he added. I put my hand on his knee.
"You don't need to speed, I'll still want to have sex when we get there," I said, a little surprised that I had said that. He smiled as I felt us decelerate.
"Sorry," he said as we turned onto a gravel road. I assumed that we were almost there, but I couldn't really tell since there was nothing but woods around us.
Luckily, I was right, and we turned into the driveway of his cabin within a few minutes.
"Look, Ron," I said after we were inside. He turned to face me, and I took a step closer. "Another reason why I chose today to tell you how I felt is because I couldn't take it anymore. I love you, Ron," I said, getting softer with each word.
"I love you too, Ann," he said, with a soft tone that I've never imagined from him. The romantic side of Ron was something that I didn't really know what to expect, but it had yet to disappoint. I smiled at Ron as he leaned down and kissed me.
After a few minutes of us making out in the hallway, Ron picked me up (I giggled, of course) and carried me down the hallway to his bedroom.
After we had had sex, Ron pulled me close in his arms. I still couldn't believe it. He said he loved me. I had spent a whole month in denial because I thought he just wanted us to have sex again. But he actually cared for me.
"Are you asleep?" Ron mumbled softly into my hair.
"No," I whispered back. I'm not sure why I whispered, I guess I didn't want to ruin the mood.
"I've never told anybody I loved them before," he said softly. I rolled over to face him.
"Really? Neither of the Tammies?" I asked. He shook his head.
"They are both bitches that I never loved, I may have fallen into their spell, but I never loved them," he said softly. I was surprised at how much Ron was talking, and I was even more surprised that I was the first person that he's ever loved. That made me feel a little guilty, since I still hadn't told him my secret. I finally couldn't take the guilt. I sat up with a sigh, and Ron sat up next to me.
"What's wrong?" he asked. I didn't respond for a second.
"Look, Ron, there's one more reason why I decided on today to tell you everything," I said with a pause, trying to avoid saying it. "I don't know how you're going to respond to this, and I think you have a right to hate me after I tell you."
"I highly doubt that I'll hate you," He said, taking my hand.
"Ron, I'm," I took a deep breath before finishing the statement. " Ron I'm pregnant."
I felt his grip tighten on my hand, and I just gave him a minute to let it sink in.
"Are you sure?" He asked. I nodded.
"I'm positive. I took multiple home pregnancy tests and I ran a couple of tests during my lunch break at the hospital," I said softly.
"Well," Ron said with a sigh. "I'm going to go outside for a few minutes." I think he could tell I was worried that he wouldn't come back. "I'll be back." he walked out of the room. I sighed.
"Way to go, Ann" I muttered as I laid back down on the bed.
I told myself that I wasn't going to fall asleep until Ron came back, but I was exhausted and I ended up falling asleep.
When I woke up, the bed was still empty next to me. I groaned. What had I done?
I decided I would get out of bed and see what the rest of this cabin was like (plus I had to pee).
After using the bathroom and trying to do something with my hair, I went outside to see if Ron was still here. I sighed with relief when I saw his car in the driveway. I walked around the cabin, and I found a path that I was pretty sure that Ron went down, so I decided that I would go see.
After walking for what seemed like forever (it was only fifteen minutes) I finally found Ron. He was sitting on a tree stump, facing the creek. I stopped walking and just stood there, because I was a little scared to approach him, and I figured I could stand there for a few minutes without him hearing me, since the creek was pretty noisy.
"I know you're standing there," Ron said without turning around. I sighed as I walked over to him. There was (surprisingly enough) another tree stump next to him and he motioned for me to sit down.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled after sitting in silence for a few minutes.
"What are you sorry for?" Ron asked, finally looking at me. "It's not your fault."
"I should have just told you when I found out," I said.
"How long have you known?" He asked softly.
"Um... For about a week," I said guiltily. "I'm sorry, I was a little scared to tell you."
"It's okay, Ann," He said with a pause. "I think I would have been scared to tell myself that too. I'm sorry, I stayed out here all night. It was just a lot to wrap my head around. But I've decided that it'll be okay." I smiled at that statement. He stood up and held his arms out. "Come here," He said with a smile. I stood up and hugged him.
"So do you have food here?" I asked, looking up at him. He laughed.
"Of course. I don't come here to starve myself," Ron said. I laughed. "C'mon, let's go get breakfast." He put his arm around me as we started for the cabin.
"I love you, Ann," Ron stopped me before I walked into the cabin. "And I promise to do whatever you need me to do for our baby, okay?" I smiled and nodded with tears in my eyes. I mean, I was so scared to tell him, and now it seemed like everything was going to be okay.
"I love you too, Ron," I said as I leaned up to kiss him.
Everything, for at least a moment, seemed perfect.