Gabby's POV

Its been three days since I took the pregnancy test. My doctor's appointment is next week and I'm terrified. Not because I'm pregnant, but because I have to tell Casey that I'm pregnant with his child. I've decided to tell him today.

I pick up my phone and send Matt a quick text.
"I need to talk to you, can you come over?"
He immediately replies, "Yeah, when?"
I send, "an hour?" "See you then, Dawson."

An hour later my doorbell rings. I open the door and let Matt in.
"Everything okay?" He asks, concerned.
"No, it's not. Would you like a beer?" I ask, putting the conversation off as long as possible.
"That'd be great." I hand him the beer and then motion for him to sit on the couch.
As he sits down, I take a seat in the chair opposite him.
"So I asked you to come over because I have to tell you something. Its not something that's easy to just say. Matt, I'm pregnant." I look at the floor as I tell him the news.
"Oh. Uh..Dawson that's great." Matt says uncomfortably. "Mills is a lucky guy, I'm happy for you."
"Matt..The baby isn't Peter's. I..Mills and I didn't have sex until a week ago and I'm already 2 weeks along...which would make the baby yours."

Matt's POV

Gabby is pregnant. Pregnant with my child. Second chances really do happen.
I clear my throat before asking, "What are you going to tell Mills?"
"I..I haven't thought about it. I wanted to tell you first and see how you would react. I also wanted you to know that my first appointment is next week." Gabbys answers, then takes a deep breath as tears flood her eyes.
I get up and walk over to Gabby, I tilt her chin up so she can look into my eyes while I say, "Gabs don't cry. It's all going to be okay. I'm going to be here for you every step of the way. I know I hurt you in the past and I'm sorry for that. I have regretted that decision every day since then and I know that its going to take some time for you to forgive me, but I want you to know that I want to be a part of our baby's life, a part of your life. I tried to pretend like I didn't have feelings for you, but the truth is, I do. And at the time I was too stubborn to admit them to myself, and especially to you. I care about you, Gabby. I always have and I always will. We can make this work, I promise you."

"I was afraid you'd walk away from me. I know that's not the kind of man you are, but I was afraid you'd think it was a mistake like you did before. I've always cared about you, Matt. When you were with Hallie, I always thought that it should be me instead of her. It broke my heart to hear you tell me it was a mistake, but it made me realize that it would never work out. I still don't know if it'll work, but I'm willing to make it try. I need to talk to Mills before we make any decisions. He's a part of this too."

I stood there processing what Gabby just told me. Every time Hallie and I fought, I'd always run to Dawson and instead of her turning her back on me because of her feelings, she helped me. Dawson has always been there for me and the one time she needs me, she thought I was going to turn my back on her? What kind of friend have I been to her? What kind of person am I?

"Matt, what's wrong?" Gabby asks concerned.
"I was just realizing that I haven't always been there for you like you have for me. Things are going to change between us, Gabby. From now on, I am fully behind you in everything you do, in everything you choose to do. I will support you no matter what. I want to take care of you and our child." I say.

"I appreciate that you want to take care of us, but it isn't that simple. I'm still with Mills. I don't know if we'll stay together through this or not. I need to talk to Mills and then think everything through. I don't want to hurt anyone. I just want to figure this all out and decide what I'm going to do. I told Mills I'd come over in about an hour to talk to him about this. I'll call you once I'm done talking to him."

I tell Gabby goodbye, then decide to head on home and wait for her to call me.

Gabby's POV

I pull up in front of Peter's apartment and take slow, deep breaths to calm my nerves. If I thought the last conversation I had was tough, the next one is going to be hell.

Mills opens his front door before I even get out of the car. He looks worried. I guess that's normal since I told him that I needed to talk to him about something important. I gather the last ounce of courage I can muster and get out of the car. I walk up the steps towards him until I'm standing in front of him.

"Hi." I say before I give him a light kiss on the lips.
"Hi yourself." He says back, then ushers me inside to talk.

I walk over to his couch and sit down, he follows and grabs my hands.
"What is it that you want to talk about?" He asks trying not to sound too impatient.
"Lately, I haven't been feeling the best. I put it off as stress or something else work related, but then I was shot and upset for no reason, and then Shay mentioned my period and then I got to thinking about it and realized I was late." I started rambling on. "So the day I told you we were going to get breakfast, we were really going to get a pregnancy test and it came back positive and I didn't tell you because..." I stopped in the middle of my sentence when I looked at Peter's face and saw the giant smile on his face. My heart and face immediately dropped. "Peter...this is the hardest thing I've ever had to say and it breaks my heart that I'm having to say this to you. The baby isn't yours. I'm further along that I would be if it was yours.." The moment the words left my mouth I wanted to take them back, the look on his face then nearly killed me.
"Its Casey's, isn't it? I knew something was wrong between you two when we first got together, but I just figured it was because we were together and he didn't like it." He said, a twinge of bitterness in his voice.

"Yes, it is. We had a one night stand and it ended there. I never thought something like this would happen. I'm so sorry, Peter. I know how this must make you feel. I still want you to be a part of my life and a part of the baby's life if you want. I understand if you don't want to be. I've already talked to Matt and he's aware of the situation." I say waiting for Mills to respond.

"I care about you, Dawson. I want to be with you, but its not right for us to pretend we're happy together when we all know that you're in love with Casey. I know you care about me too and that you wouldn't do anything to purposefully hurt me, but I can't and won't put myself in this position. I think it's best if we break up."

"I...If that's what you want. I just want you to know how sorry I am. I'll let myself out." I say as I get up to leave, but stop when I hear Mills say,
"Dawson...I want us to still be friends. I'm still here for you. I'm happy for you and Casey."

My phone starts ringing before I get into my car, I look at the caller ID and see that Matt is calling me. I hit ignore and drive home. When I pull up in front of my house I just start bawling my eyes out. I cry for Mills and how much I've hurt him, I cry for Casey and how much this will change his life, I cry for my baby because I have no idea what I'm doing, and I cry for myself because of how much of a mess my life is now. I cry harder when I realize this isn't how I pictured my life. I dry my tears and decide to call Shay and let her know how it went and get her advice.

Shay answers on the second ring. "Hey sweetie, how did it go?"
"Well, it went as expected. He knew it was Casey's before I even told him who's it was. He doesn't seem to hold any grudge against us, since it happened before we got together. And well, he broke up with me..Shay I don't know what I'm going to do. Casey wants to be a family, but he hurt me before. And what if we try to be a family and it doesn't work out? I can't risk messing this all up and not only losing Mills, but losing Casey as well... " I say, as tears silently fall from my eyes.
"Gabby, you can't keep thinking what if. This baby is coming whether you like it or not. You can either choose to be with Matt and take care of this baby or you can choose to take care of the baby yourself. Either way its your decisions. I know whatever you decide, Matt will agree with it. He cares about you. I personally think that after everything that has happened, you should just try being with him. It may or may not work out, that's a chance you have to take. Just make sure you don't beat yourself up about it, okay?" Shay says sympathetically.
"You're right, Shay. I need to make a decision. I'm going to call Casey and have him come over so we can talk about us. Thanks girl. I knew there was a reason you're my best friend. Love you!"
"Anytime, sweetie. Call me in the morning. Love you too!"

I hang up with Shay and look at my phone. Its now or never, Dawson. As I'm going to click on Matt's name, I hear a knock on my door. When I open it, I see Casey standing on my doorstep.
"I know you told me you'd call, but I got worried when I didn't hear from you..and then you didn't answer so I figured I'd ride by and see if your car was parked outside and well, here I am." Matt rambles.
"Its okay. I was actually about to call you. Come inside, we need to talk."

What is Dawson going to say to Casey? Will she admit her feelings? Will they finally be together?

Author's Note: I've never done a fanfiction before, so bear with me. I'm writing as fast as my mind comes up with this stuff. Also, I'm trying my hardest to make each chapter longer. I hope you all enjoy my story and it isn't too crappy! Please review my story and let me know if I need to fix anything and/or work on anything. Comments help. Thank you!
- Jessica