"Mom, I can't."
Sarah Swarek-Robbins unbuckled her seatbelt and looked at her daughter. "You can and you will. If you think I'm telling him those pregnancy hormones are making you crazier than I thought. He's gonna have enough to say to the both of us as it is." She blew out a breath, yeah he's not gonna be happy.
Casey rolled her eyes at her mother and put her hands on her growing stomach. She still couldn't believe that she was pregnant. 17 years old and 4 months pregnant. You could just barely tell. If she wore enough layers she could cover it up. Thank god it was the middle of January. Her FreeCountry jacket did a great job at hiding her secret. Although it wasn't much of a secret back home anymore. Her boyfriend knows, he's dealing just like her and he's been really great. Her teachers at St. Catherine's High know and just like the students in her school, some stare and others treat her just like they did before. For that she was grateful.
But here comes the hardest part. She's known for a month and a half now and since the moment she saw that pregnancy test, the first thought that ran through her mind and the first thing she said after she told her mother, how the hell is she gonna tell Uncle Sam?
She unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the car door. She stepped into the cold Toronto air. She needed a minute though.
"Mom, he's gonna hate me." She said.
Sarah rolled her eyes and smiled. Despite this stressful situation her daughter was going through she still couldn't help but laugh. She's a teenager and teenager are dramatic. What're you gonna do?
"Honey he's not gonna hate you. You're his little girl and you always have been."
Yeah. Right. Her Uncle Sam has always viewed her as innocent. His sweet, Chuck Taylor wearing, skateboard riding, smart ass, niece, who he taught to never take crap from anyone. He was her best friend growing up. He still was. Every summer she spent two weeks straight with him. They did everything together. He used to take her trick-or-treating every Halloween until she grew out of it. He taught her how to drive. 6 months, a long scratch down the side of his truck and long lecture on using your mirrors when backing up later, she got her license. He was so proud that day. He was there when she left for her first high school dance. Not before lecturing her date on having her home no later than 11 pm. He was everything to her and she was everything to him. How's he gonna feel when he finds out his little girl is just a huge Disappointment.
Sarah and Casey held hands and walked towards the front door of the division. No turning back now. Casey thought.