(A/N: Blame this on Sara. I think she's a plot bunny in disguise or something, because this is another story inspired by her. Anyway, this is three parts, so here's part one. Enjoy!)

Don't Catch Me

Part One

Henry watches from the doorway as Natalie plays piano—a sweet, soft piece that changes into rough, harsh music that turns into Natalie just banging randomly on the piano keys.

When she suddenly stops, the only sounds are her sobbing. She sobs and hugs her stomach and Henry doesn't know what to do, so he sits down next to her until crying quiets.

"Are you okay?" he asks. "On the phone you sounded really—"

"Do I look okay?" Natalie snaps. "No, I'm not okay. I'm…" she says the last word too quietly for him to hear.

"What?"

"I said I'm pregnant."

"Wait, what? You're kidding, right?"

"Nope."

"But we used protection!" Henry needs to convince himself that all of this isn't happening, can't be happening.

"Apparently we didn't use it right."

"Do your parents know?" Henry decides not to keep denying it—this is happening. Now. He resists the urge to grab onto something and squeeze it so hard that it breaks.

Natalie shakes her head. "No. Even if they did, they wouldn't care. They wouldn't even notice if I gave birth right now."

"Natalie, that's not true. They care about you. And I care about you. And our baby." He tries to put his hand on Natalie's stomach, but she pushes it away.

"Don't do that," she tells him. "And don't call it 'our' baby. It's mine. I promised that this wouldn't happen to me, like it happened to my mom, and now it has anyway. I made the mistake of breaking my promise; I need to deal with the consequences alone."

"But I want to…" Henry protests.

"I don't care. I don't need you." She forces Henry away from her. "Leave. Go away. I'm doing this by myself."

"But…" Henry tries one more time.

"Enough. Leave. Goodbye." She turns back to the piano, begins the same cycle of playing softly, then roughly, then just hitting random keys.

Henry doesn't know what to think. He's going to be a father…Natalie doesn't want him around…what is he supposed to do?

In the end, he just leaves. There's nothing else he can do.

(A/N: Reviews are love!)