DECEPTION

An unplanned pregnancy causes some big problems and life altering events for Starsky and Hutch.

Warning: This chapter does contain graphic scenes of sexual activity. If this offends you, please do not read any further.

A/N: With all the sex that both Starsky and Hutch seemed to have on the show, I felt that, no matter how careful they were, an unplanned pregnancy was always a possibly.

CHAPTER ONE

David Starsky moaned and thrust his hips forward as his girlfriend closed her lips around his manhood, her tongue sliding along the throbbing shaft. She had been teasing him for almost an hour, bringing him right to the edge of completion and then backing off. His hands reached out to caress the woman's back as her talented mouth continued to torment him.

"That's enough…" Starsky growled, "I need you, baby. I need you now!"

Jessica laughed and tossed her long chestnut colored hair over her shoulders as she straightened up and looked into her lover's smoldering eyes. "Take me, baby. I'm all yours." She whispered seductively. She straddled Starsky's hips, her hot, wet center brushing lightly against the head of his cock.

Grabbing her hips with his hands to keep her positioned, Starsky groaned as he sank his engorged cock deep inside of her. Once he was buried to the hilt in her welcoming wetness, he rolled to one side so that she was lying on the bed beneath him. Smiling down into her laughing brown eyes, he began to thrust his hips in the ageless rhythm of love. Jessica's eyes closed in pleasure, her long nails digging into his shoulders, answering each forward thrust with a thrust of her own. They reached their climax together, crying out as their bodies exploded and then collapsing, tangled in each other's arms.

Starsky buried his face in her fragrant tresses which felt like silk against his skin and smelled like apple blossoms. They had only been dating for a few weeks but had already discovered that they had a lot in common. Both originally from New York, they were familiar with the same neighborhoods and stores back home. They were both junk food addicts who loved pizzas and tacos. And they shared the same childish enthusiasm for theholidays and surprises. Jessica even liked Starsky's car which was a big plus in the brunet's eyes. The only drawback to the relationship was the fact that Jessica and Starsky's partner, Ken Hutchinson, didn't always see eye to eye.

"David," Jessica said hesitantly, tracing circles through the brunet's chest hair. "I'm late…"

"Late for what?" Starsky asked drowsily, lulled into a deep relaxation from hours of good sex.

"My period's late." Jessica clarified, looking at Starsky with fear filled eyes. "Almost two weeks late."

"What?" Starsky said, alert and awake now. "You said you were on the pill."

He didn't mean to sound so accusing and he had used a condom until Jessica had convinced him that it wasn't necessary since she was on the pill.

"I am." She said, a single tear slipping down her cheek. "But I guess I must have forgot one or something."

"Have you seen a doctor?"

"Not yet."

"Well, you need to make an appointment." Starsky scolded her gently. "Maybe something else is wrong." The threat of an unplanned pregnancy was unsettling but Starsky was prepared to be a man and take full responsibility if she was pregnant.

"I don't think so." Jessica admitted, "I've been getting sick in the mornings and my breasts are tender."

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because I was afraid to. I was afraid you'd get mad at me and want to break up."

She looked at him soulfully with a wide-eyed innocence that tugged at the streetwise cop's emotions.

"First things first." Starsky told her, with a gentle smile and a tender kiss. "Go see the doctor and make sure. Then we'll figure out what we're going to do…together."

"And if I am?"

"Then we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

"I won't have an abortion." Jessica said firmly. "I couldn't do something like that."

"I wouldn't expect you to." Starsky said quietly. Although he believed in a woman's right to choose, faced with the possibility of it being his baby that would be aborted, he was strongly against it. If Jessica was pregnant, the child didn't ask to be conceived through carelessness on the part of his or her parents.

"I'll call my doctor first thing in the morning." Jessica said. Still nestled in his arms, she fell into a troubled, restless sleep. Starsky remained awake, unable to sleep, staring into the darkness. He had always wanted to be a father someday, just not quite like this. But, if Jessica was pregnant, which he strongly suspected she was, he would support Jessica and the baby and help to raise it. He wouldn't run out on her the way a lot of men did under similar circumstances. And, if she wanted to get married, he would do that too, even though he knew that he didn't love her, not the way that he had loved Terry or Rosie Malone. Finally, shortly before dawn, he fell into a restless slumber of his own.

Two hours later when his alarm went off, he dragged himself out of bed and into the shower to clear the cobwebs out of his head before getting dressed and leaving to pick Hutch up for work. He scribbled a note to Jessica, who was still sleeping, and left it on the kitchen table, telling her that they would talk more that evening after she saw the doctor.

Hutch was standing on the curb in front of his building waiting impatiently when Starsky pulled up in front of him. As soon as he climbed into the car, he immediately picked up on Starsky's subdued mood. "Late night with Jessica?" He guessed, eyeing the dark circles under his best friend's eyes.

"You could say that." Starsky said without elaborating. He sighed heavily. Hutch was his best friend and the one person Starsky trusted more than anyone else. He told the big blond everything and this was no exception. "Jessica thinks she might be pregnant. Her period is two weeks late."

Hutch looked at his friend with a stunned expression on his face. Both men had had more their share of girlfriends and one night stands. But, they were both responsible sexual partners and always took precautions against this sort of 'accident'. "Didn't you use a condom?" He asked.

"Yeah…at first." Starsky said, a deep flush creeping into his face. "But, Jessica said she was on the pill."

"And you believed her?" Hutch scolded him.

"Hey, I saw her take it a couple of times!" Starsky said in his own defense. "And one night I was out of rubbers and I wasn't about to run to the drugstore to buy some."

"I'm not blaming you, pal." Hutch said soothingly,"It's not your fault…or hers. Sometimes these things happen. What are you going to do if she is?"

"What can I do?" Starsky said glumly. "It's my baby. I'll do the right thing."

"Does she want to get married?"

"We haven't talked about that yet."

"Starsk, don't take this the wrong way…but, if she is pregnant, are you sure that it's yours?"
"As sure as I can be." Starsky declared, "Besides, she wouldn't lie about something like that."

"I'm not suggesting that she's lying. All I'm saying is that it seems a little too convenient that you just met the girl and already she's telling you that she's pregnant."

"She said she must have forgotten to take one of the pills." Starsky said with a rueful smile. "It's not like either one of us bothered counting them."

"You know I'll stand by you no matter what you decide to do." Hutch told him."Just take my advice and don't rush into anything here. Don't let her pressure you into doing anything that you're not ready to do."

"Like getting married, you mean..." Starsky said with a decisive snort.

"Come on, Starsk…you know you're not ready for that. I know that you don't love her."

"Love has nothing to do with it. Taking responsibility for getting her pregnant is what's important."

"I agree. But, you can still do that without marrying her. You can support her and the child, admit paternity and give the baby your last name, without marrying the mother." Hutch pointed out. "I mean it's not like it used to be when you didn't have much choice. What if Jessica decides not to keep the baby? What if she wants to give it up for adoption?"

"Then I'll go along with that too." Starsky declared. "I already told her that whatever she decides to do, we're in this together."

"Has she seen a doctor?"

"Not yet. She's going to today."

"At least then you'll know…one way or the other." Hutch said, reaching out to clasp his partner's shoulder encouragingly. "Then you can make some decisions about the future."

Starsky nodded. He felt marginally better after talking it out with Hutch. Everything the big blond had said made sense to the brunet. There was a part of him that hoped that maybe it was a mistake and that she wasn't pregnant. But, he knew that was doubtful. Morning sickness and tender breasts seemed to confirm it.

The day passed slowly without any major mishaps. The partners patrolled their assigned district, talked to a few snitches, arrested a purse snatcher, and answered a couple of minor complaints. When they logged out for the day, Starsky dropped Hutch off at his apartment. As he climbed out of the car, Hutch peered back in at Starsky and said,

"Call me later if you need to talk."

"I will, mom." Starsky promised with a crooked smile. With a wave of his hand, he pulled away from the curb and headed for home. Jessica's car was already parked in his driveway. As he climbed out of his car and she climbed out of hers, one look at the expression on her face was enough to confirm his worst fears. His life was about to change forever.