There was no way she read it wrong; she knew the little plus sign meant the end of her world as she knew it. She kept staring at the test, thinking that if she stared long enough, the results might magically change. How could this be true? Her and Shawn were always so careful, except for about three weeks ago when things got a little out of hand. She realized that in that moment of extreme passion her life changed forever.
She couldn't decide who to tell first. Of course she wanted Shawn to know, but a part of her was afraid of his reaction. Would he run away just like he's done with every obstacle in his life, or would he fully embrace the idea and do everything in his power to make it right. Shawn and Cory were both in class, as were Jack and Eric, so Angela used this time to round up her favorite girls and tell them the news. She called them both, and immediately they knew something was up.
"I'll be right over." Each of them said at the end of the phone call. It took no time at all for the two girls to be by their best friend's side in her time of need.
"Thank you guys so much for being here." Angela said, embracing them into a group hug.
"Whatever you need we're here for you." Topanga said.
"Yeah, best friends will always be there for each other." Rachel added. "Now tell us what's going on."
"Ok, but you have to promise what I'm about to tell you doesn't leave this room. That means no telling anybody, especially Cory." Angela gives a look to Topanga.
"Angela, Cory's my husband. I can't keep a secret from him; you know that. Why would it matter if Cory knew anyway?" Topanga asked.
"Because Cory is Shawn's best friend. They have a bromance, and bromance tops marriage any day. That means if you tell Cory, even if you tell him not to, Cory will immediately tell Shawn, like he always has." Angela explained. "I need to be the one to tell Shawn, but not yet."
"Angela, what's going on? What can't you tell Shawn? Are you ok?" Rachel became very worried.
"Yes, and no." She took a deep breath. "Topanga, Rachel…I'm pregnant."
Both of their mouths dropped, did they really just hear what they think they just heard.
"Are you sure?" Rachel asked.
Angela showed them the pregnancy test. "I took the test a little while ago and it came back positive, so yeah I'm pretty sure."
Topanga added, "Yeah, but sometimes you can get a false positive on those things. You should probably go to the doctor, just to double check."
"She's right." Rachel chimed in. "There is no sense in freaking out about something that may not even be true."
"I know. You're right." Angela sunk back into the couch and let out a sigh. "But what if it is true? How could this have happened? I mean, I know how it happened, but I figured I'd be out of college and married before I had kids."
"I thought I was going to be the first to have kids." Topanga said. "I mean I was the first to get married; in college I might add."
"Yeah but you and Cory are different. You've loved each other since you were 2. When you broke up he flew all the way to Disney to find you and win you back."
"Angela, you and Shawn are just like me and Cory. From the moment you two met, nobody else mattered. It became you and Shawn against the world. You got each other through the worst times in each other's lives, and you were also there to celebrate the good times." Topanga comforted her best friend.
Rachel gave her a big hug, "And now you potentially have this baby to represent your love for each other."
"You're right. Shawn and I love each other, but I still think we're too young. I mean how are we supposed to support a child when we are both still in school." Angela wondered.
"That's something you'll have to talk to Shawn about." Topanga said.
"Which means you'll actually have to tell him." Rachel added.
"I know. I have to tell him. If we are having a baby, it belongs to him just as much as it does to me. I want him to be there when we one hundred percent find out. I'll tell him as soon as he gets out of class." Angela replied.
"That's a good idea." Rachel said.
"Speaking of class, I have Intro to Poli-Sci in 15 minutes. I should get going." Topanga said, hugging Angela goodbye. "Call me after you tell him. I want to know his reaction."
"Call me too." Rachel also hugged her goodbye.
It wouldn't be long before the love of her life was home and hearing the news of his impending fatherhood. She already pictured their lives as parents and hoped Shawn would be ok with the idea.