AUTHOR'S NOTE: This chapter is rated M.

Chapter 63

WHAT COULD GO SO WRONG

Addison sat nervously on the edge of her bed as she stared at the calendar on her phone and counted backward in her mind. No matter how many times she counted, she still kept coming to the same conclusion. She was definitely late.

For months they had been so careful, and then there was the cheer championship after party. She laid down and closed her eyes, the memory flooding her mind.

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With a low growl, he was on her, pressing his body against hers, pushing her back against the door. Her eyes flamed with passion as she wrapped her legs around his waist, thrusting her hips up to his, begging him to take her with broken words and frantic touches.

He buried his head against her breasts, taking one hardened nipple deep into his mouth through the lacey material, nipping it with his teeth and then soothing the sting with his tongue. One hand stroked and pulled at her other breast, giving it the same attention his mouth was paying to its twin. His other hand slid over her stomach, moving further down.

Her cry of pleasure echoed through the room as his fingers finally slid between her legs. He was past the point of patience as he pushed the thin material covering her mound and slipped two fingers deep inside her. She was so wet, so hot, for him.

"Zed, please, I need to feel you inside me, now," she moaned, pulling his body into perfect alignment with hers. The need to have him buried deep inside her was almost unbearable.

"Addison," he whispered, "we need to stop" he rasped out almost painfully, turning them both and sitting her on top of the washing machine.

"No"

"I don't have anything with me. It's been so long."

She arched her hips, delighting in the way he gasped against her lips.

"Tell me to stop," he whispered, kissing and nipping along her jaw.

"No."

"Please, Addie."

She pulled his face back up to hers and looked him in the eyes. "I'm on the pill. Don't stop."
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Tears began to fill her eyes. He had tried to stop them, but she urged him on. The same thing happened the next morning in the shower at the hotel. She's the one that told him not to worry.

With tears streaming down her cheeks she opened up the browser on her phone. "Don't fail me now Google," she whispered, quickly typing the words "early pregnancy symptoms" into the search bar. She scrolled through the links before clicking on one that looked promising.

14 (Very) Early Pregnancy Symptoms

Think you're pregnant? If you're the impatient type, here are the most common first symptoms of pregnancy that can start as early as the week before your period. If you've already experienced a few, it may be time to head to the drugstore to pick up a pregnancy test or schedule an appointment with your ob-gyn.

1- Sore breasts

Addison stared at the screen and thought about it for a moment. She had been a little tender while they were in Hawaii, but she'd chalked it up to the amount of attention that Zed had been paying them. "We'll mark that one as a maybe..." she whispered to herself before scrolling to the next one.

2- Cramps or backache

Cramps, no. But, backache...Again, she figured it had just been from all the traveling and lack of sleep. "Maybe for number two as well."

3- Implantation Bleeding

"No."

5-Fatigue

"Well, that's a big fat yes," she mumbled. "Could still be jet lag..."

6- Pregnancy Nipples

"Seriously? That's a thing?" She peeked down her shirt… "Looks the same to me… that's another for the no column."

7-Nausea

She shuddered. "Yeah...that's another yes."

8-Bloating

"Could be the overeating on vacation...but, maybe."

9- Peeing More Often

"Nope."

10- Cravings

"Another nope...Oh, wait..." She thought back to all the spicy foods she'd had been craving lately. Those were definitely new. "Okay, so another yes."

11- Headaches

"Yes."

12- Constipation

"Oh, thank God, no."

13- Mood Swings

"Why would I have mood swings, what kind of stupid list is this….Oh….oh yeah," she sighed heavily marking down another yes.

14- Basal Body Temperature

"Really? I'm 18! Why would I be checking this!" she snapped at her phone as she scrolled past that one.

15- Nose Nuisances

She sniffled a little. "Yes, but could just be re-adjusting to Seabrook from being in Hawaii..."

She looked back over her answers. 6, yes...3, maybe...4, no...and 1 WTF… She looked through them again. "Who am I kidding," she whispered to herself. "Those maybes are a yes." She held her phone close to her chest and curled up under the covers as tears streamed down her face.

As soon as baseball ended, Zed called Addison to check on her. When her voicemail picked up, he smiled. "Hey, Gorgeous. Just calling to check on you. I hope getting your voicemail means you're sleeping. I love you. Call me when you wake up." He grabbed his gear and headed towards his car.

The evening dragged on. He tried to busy himself with making dinner, helping Zoey with homework, doing his own homework, but nothing distracted him long enough. He found himself continuously texting or calling Addison to check on her, getting no answer and no response back each time. By the time Zoey had finally gone to bed, he was starting to worry. He sat on his bed with Milo in his lap and called her again.

"Hello?" Addison answered sleepily.

"Hey, Gorgeous. I didn't wake you up, did I? I hadn't heard from you all evening..."

"No, I've been in and out since this afternoon," she sniffled. "Z...we need to talk."

"About what?"

"I...I..." her voice broke and she started to cry.

Before Zed could ask her what was wrong, the line went dead. He pulled his phone away from his ear and looked at the screen in confusion. He quickly called her back, but it went straight to voicemail. He tried again with the same results. He started to pace around his room anxiously. Something was definitely wrong. He needed to be there for her. He grabbed his keys and wallet and started for the door. He made it halfway down the stairs before he remembered that his sister was in her room asleep and his dad wouldn't be home for a few more hours. He growled in frustration and walked back up to his room. He pulled his phone back out of his pocket and dialed Eliza's number.

"E! I need a huge favor!" He rushed out the second she picked up.

"Yeah, sure...is everything okay?"

Zed ran his hands through his hair anxiously. "I don't know."

"Zed, what's going on?"

"I need to go see Addison. I haven't talked to her all evening, and she finally picked up the phone, and then she started crying and hung up on me! I'm freaking out over here, E!"

"Obviously..."

"Pops isn't home yet and Zoey is asleep. I just need you to come over and keep an ear out for her."

"Bucky and I will be right over."

He let out a large sigh of relief. "Thanks, E. I owe you one."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm so raiding your ice cream."

"It's yours! Now get over here!" he said as he hung up the phone.

When Eliza and Bucky opened the door to leave her house, Zed was already in his car in the middle of the street.

"Doors unlocked, Zoey's asleep, Pops will be back later," he rushed out anxiously.

"I just tried calling her, too. Got her voicemail," Bucky said. "Let me know what's going on."

"Will do, man. Thanks for doing this."

Eliza waved him off. "It's nothing. Go...we've got this."

Zed sighed in relief. "Thanks."

He drove as quickly as he could, through the sleepy streets of Seabrook, violating just about every traffic law along the way. When he pulled up to Addison's house, he tried calling her again. Still straight to voicemail. He ran his hands through his hair anxiously and looked around, unsure of what to do. Suddenly, he remembered how he used to sneak in to see her before her parents allowed him in the house.

"I can't believe I'm about to do this again..." he mumbled to himself before parking the car and walking towards the large tree on the side of the house.

"Addie!"

Addison sat up in bed and wiped her eyes. She looked around her room in confusion, convinced she was hearing things.

"Addison!"

She definitely wasn't imagining. That was definitely Zed whisper yelling from the branch outside her bedroom window.

"Zed!" Addison said in shock, throwing her window open and helping him inside. "What are you doing here?"

"Comforting my girlfriend," he said as he wrapped her in his arms. "Besides, what could go so wrong with a Zombie sneaking into the Patrol Chief's daughter's bedroom in the middle of the night?" he joked, kissing the top of her head.

Addison smiled as she melted into the comfort of his chest. When she looked up into his eyes, she started to cry again.

"Addie, you're killing me here. What is wrong, gorgeous?" he whispered, wiping under her eyes with the pads of his thumbs and kissing her swollen lips.

"I'm...I'm..."

"Shhh...It's okay. Deep breaths."

She took a steadying breath and closed her eyes. "Zed, I'm late," she whispered as quietly as possible.

"For what?"

Addison's eyes shot open and she pushed away from him. "What do you mean, 'for what'?" she yelled as loud as she could while still whispering. "My period is late."

"Wait, what!" he shouted loudly.

"Shhhhh...do you want my parent's waking up?" she started to cry once again.

"Addie, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell. Please don't cry," he pleaded as he wiped her eyes again. "I'm sorry...shhhhh…." he pulled her back towards him and wrapped his arms around her, letting her cry into his chest. "How can you be late? Aren't you on the pill?"

"Nothing is 100% effective," she whispered sadly. "I spent my entire afternoon on google trying to find answers. It could be because I traveled a bunch and didn't take the time zone change into account when I took them, or the antibiotics and cold medicine I was on could have interacted

with it, or because of the supplement I take to help with my anxiety, or I could just be one of the nine in one hundred lucky people who it just fails for!" She started to cry again, burying her face harder into his chest as he held her tighter. "What are we going to do?"

Zed stroked her soft white hair, and place a kiss on top of her head. "Have you taken a test yet?" he whispered.

She shook her head. "No. I just realized I was late this afternoon." She sniffled and wiped her nose on his shirt sleeve. "I don't know how I didn't realize it sooner. I'm always like clockwork."

"How late are you?"

"I should have started when we first got to Hawaii."

He kissed the top of her head again. "You're only a week and a half late. Is there a chance your just late?"

"I'm always like clockwork. But think about it, Z… the mood swings, the nausea...how tired I've been lately, the out of nowhere cravings for spicy food...the non-stop cravings for you..."

Zed sighed heavily and whispered a few zombie curses under his breath. "I think the first thing we need to do is have you take a test."

"Zed, I can't just go to the store and buy a pregnancy test. My mom is the freakin' Mayor and is running for Governor. I can only imagine the scandalous headlines if this gets out. Especially after the last story! And no offense, you can't go get one either. You're a little recognizable around here."

"All good points," he said softly. He pulled her over to the bed and laid down with her, letting her rest her head on his chest. He ran his fingers through her hair and rubbed her back soothingly. Suddenly, he stopped. "We have Spring Orientation this weekend."

"How can you even think about that right now?" she said with a sniffle.

"Hear me out. Neither of us are as well known up there. We can blend in a little easier. There's free time built into the schedules. We can slip away for a little while and grab a test then."

"But that's two days from now though," she said through a sob.

"I know. I'm sorry Addie. But it's the best idea I've got right now," he said as he wrapped his arms around her tightly. He buried his nose into her hair and closed his eyes. "I'm so sorry, Gorgeous."

"Me too..." she whispered. They were silent for a moment before Addison started with a fresh round of sobs."

"Addie…" Zed whispered, his voice cracking as he fought back tears of his own.

"But our plan," she cried into his chest. "Getting pregnant was not part of the plan."

He sat them up and looked into her eyes. "We don't know anything for certain yet. Plans can change. You and me. That's the most important part of the plan. Life is crazy and unpredictable, but as long as we have each other, we can handle whatever is thrown our way." He placed a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you, Addison."

"I love you too Zed," she sniffled.

He laid them both back down and kissed her again.

"I'm just really scared right now," she whispered against his lips.

"Me too, gorgeous. Me too."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know this chapter is short, I'm sorry! I hope you all enjoyed the update. Let me know!