Adrian was sitting at the kitchen table, waiting for her mother to arrive home. She had to tell her what was going on between her and Ben. Her mother had been away for business and Adrian didn't want her to find out over the phone.
About an hour later, Adrian was still waiting. Her stomach began to feel queasy. Oh no, Adrian thought to herself. She knew she was going to throw up and was about to go to the bathroom when her mother walked in the door. She ran over to Adrian and pulled her in for a big hug.
"Are you sick, sweety? You look a little pale," Adrian's mother asked her, concerned for her daughter.
"Um, yeah, I-I-I don't, I don't feel too we-well." Adrian ran to the bathroom.
Mrs. Lee looked upset about her daughter being so sick and her not being able to be there for her. Just then, she heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and was surprised to see Amy's boyfriend, Ben.
"Hi, Ben," Mrs. Lee exclaimed.
"Hi, Mrs. Lee. Is Adrian here?" Ben asked.
Before Mrs. Lee had time to answer, Ben heard Adrian vomiting and ran into the house and into the bathroom. He knelt down behind Adrian and pulled her hair out of her face for her. He held her beautiful strands of hair in one hand and rubbed her back with the other.
"Ben?" Adrian said as she wiped her mouth and flushed the toilet.
"Yeah. Um, hi, Adrian."
"What are you doing here?" Adrian walked over to the sink to rinse her mouth.
"Just came to talk to you. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. This is supposed to happen."
"I see. Look, Adrian, I'm so, so sorry about all of this. I really never wanted anything like this to happen to me, to us, at such a young age."
"Yeah. Or any age. No offense."
"None taken"
"It's just that, well, I always imagined being in this situation 10 years later, with Ricky."
"Yeah, me too. But, with Amy, of course."
This made Adrian chuckle. Ben smiled, happy to see Adrian smile for once. She had seemed so miserable all week. Truth is, so was Ben.
"Let's get out of the bathroom," Adrian said, half laughing to herself.
"Good plan," Ben agreed.
They walked out to see Mrs. Lee standing in the doorway, arms crossed.
"Adrian, Ben, do you two have something to talk to me about?" Mrs. Lee asked.
"Uh, yeah, Mom. Um, I'm pregnant."
Mrs. Lee turned around and walked into the kitchen to sit down.
"Mom?" Adrian asked, hoping her mother wasn't too mad at her.
"Just go with Ben upstairs, I need to think for a few minutes."
"Okay," Adrian said looking at Ben. They turned around and began walking up the stairs.
"Wait. Adrian, I just want you to know that I love you and I am here for you always, okay?"
Adrian turned and looked at her mother. "Okay, thanks, Mom." She turned back and went up the stairs with Ben, hand in hand. Adrian never imagined it would, but, it felt good to hold hand with Ben, someone who actually cares about her feelings.