Here and Now
Disclaimer: Resident Evil is owned by Capcom.
Chapter 1
"How did this happen?" Chris Redfield asked, burying his face in his hands.
"You know how it happened," Jill Valentine told him, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"You're sure? I mean, we thought so before, but it didn't turn out that way..."
She nodded slowly. "I'm sure."
"How could this happen?" Chris said, worry and upset evident in his voice. "This is the last thing we needed now. I should have said no to you. We shouldn't have…"
"Chris, this is as much my fault as it is yours, if not more. I should have known I was vulnerable. I could've prevented this. We do have options though, Rebecca made that clear when I had my hysterical pregnancy," she finished, ashamed.
Chris shook his head adamantly. "No. You were really upset when Rebecca tried to convince you to get an abortion, even before you found out you weren't really pregnant. You'll live with nothing but guilt and regret, and you know it. I know how you are."
Her lower lip trembled. "I never imagined one reckless night…"
"Once is all it can take, Jill. I know that, now," said Chris ruefully.
Jill broke down, and started crying. Chris didn't know what to tell her; he didn't know what to do. Neither one of them expected this to happen. Sure, Chris and Jill had talked about having kids before, but they still didn't think it would be like this.
"What are we going to do?" Jill asked, shaking Chris out of his reverie.
"I don't know. All I know is this is the last thing we figured was going to happen. I still can't believe that you got pregnant after one time," Chris said.
She wiped her eyes. "Should we tell anyone? Rebecca caused so much trouble the first time. I'm worried about her doing something again."
"Yes, there is that." He worried his lip. "We'll tell her in a few months, when she can't legally convince you to do anything. We can tell Claire so long as she promises to keep quiet."
Jill nodded. She didn't know what they were going to do, but they'd figure it out. They always had before. Of course, they had never faced anything like this before.
There was one thing that worried Jill the most, however. She looked at Chris nakedly. "Chris, I'm worried that Wesker will find out. You know he's capable of doing anything to draw you out. He could hold me hostage or hurt our baby. He could use us to set a trap for you!" Jill exclaimed.
Chris drew Jill to him, and held her close. "Calm down, Jilly-Bean. I won't let anything happen to you," he said. "I promise."