Logan was dumbfounded when Rory declined his proposal. A million girls wanted him and the one he wanted said no. He stormed away leaving Rory disheartened and upset. She never wanted to hurt him and this was the only way she knew how to keep him from being hurt. She was pregnant with his baby and marrying him would have made it seem like it was only because she was knocked up not that they were in love. His parents would have killed him. His parents did not like her and this situation would have only made it worse. Rory was a tough girl and like her mom she was going to raise her baby on her own.
Her mom pulled her close as they walked to the parking lot.
"What are you going to do now kid?"
Rory was silent. She was not sure what she was going to do. After the last few hours of her life she had no idea.
Earlier that morning:
Rory woke up early. She felt sick for the third morning in a row. She knew that this was not normal. She had not eaten anything before she went to bed but she still had to run to the bathroom so she could puke.
After wiping away the puke from her mouth she went to the sink and turned the faucet on. She looked at the mirror and faced her reflection. She ran through the different possibilities in her mind. She could be sick despite the fact she didn't have a fever or the fact that she was only sick for a few minutes. Rory sat down on the toilet and placed her face in her hands. There was one possible answer that she didn't want to consider but she knew she had to.
It had been months since her and Logan had sex. He was always busy and if she was pregnant she would be physically showing by now but she had to keep the option on the table even if it seemed impossible.
Rory got off the toilet and left the bathroom. She went into the kitchen and made herself a bowl of cereal. Logan was not going to be there for a few hours so after she finished her breakfast she put on some shoes and went to the closest store.
There was a college guy standing behind the counter. He was "reading" the latest issue of playboy and not paying attention to Rory who was trying to get his attention so she could leave. He reluctantly placed his magazine down on the counter and looked at Rory.
"How may I help you?"
Rory was not in the mood to deal with the clerk.
"Well you could start by doing the job you are being paid to do, then you could stop exploiting women, and finally you give me my damn change! I'm sorry that was a little too much but please hurry."
Rory felt bad for snapping at him but she needed to rule pregnancy out before she could function properly.
The clerk put the test into a bag and handed Rory her change. She left the store in a hurry and ran back to her place. Once she was there she shut the door behind her and ran into the bathroom. Once she was there she stripped off her pants and ripped open the box.
Five minutes was a long time for Rory to wait. She paced inside the bathroom waiting for the timer she had set to beep. When it finally did her heart almost stopped. She looked at the test and saw the word PREGNANT plastered all over it. She was pregnant with Logan's baby and she was not sure if she even liked him anymore.