AN: I hereby give permission for riots, mobs and burning of bras at my awful lack of updates. Just don't blame Seth and Relic...


"Seth..." I mumbled ever so lightly, turning my face into his chest, Shakily, I drew in his scent and nestled closer, wishing I could enjoy this feeling forever. His arms felt so warm, and as they held me to his chest I could feel my heart begin to crumble. I had a sickening feeling that there was no way I could make it out of this conversation unscathed.

"What is it?" He asked, fingering a strand of my hair. Worry had pulled his eyebrows together and made his forehead crease. His puppy eyes had dulled to take on a serious look, which he turned on me.

"I gotta tell you something..." I said, equally as quietly as before. "Something important."

He sat there for a second, mulling over the small amount of information I had given him. I waited miserably, my arms pulled tightly against my chest. I was trying to hold myself together, but I knew I was fighting a losing battle.

Seth looked at me again and seemed satisfied with whatever he had come up with, or had given up on trying.

"Go right ahead," He whispered, tilting my chin up. "I'm listening."

I took a deep breath and looked down at the bottom stair. For a second, the green carpet held my interest, distracting me from the words that had lodged themselves in my throat. Something about the green carpet was fascinating, even if it was tinged with the mud from Seth's boots.

Unfortunately, my conscience made me look back at Seth. I drew another breath and attempted to force the words out.

"I'm-" The last word got caught up in a mess of phlegm and saline. I coughed a little while simultaneously wiping away my tears in a frantic attempt to clear my head.

"You're what?" Seth asked, egging me on. "What's going on Relic?"

In that second, my body felt too hot and a wave of claustrophobia had overtaken me. I struggled out of his grip and scrambled over to the wall. Seth glanced at me for a second, but didn't move toward me again. The fresh air seemed to clear my head and throat, making it easier to speak.

"You remember when we got drunk?" I asked him.

"Of course," He said, his eyes lighting up for a second. "How could I forget that?"

I almost smiled at Seth's admission, but my sorrow and desire to get things off my chest kept the expression from my face.

"Well, something happened," I whispered, confident he could hear me.

Seth was on his feet and had crossed half of the distance between us before I could say anything else.

"Are you okay? I didn't hurt you did I?" He crossed the remaining distance and laid his hands on my shoulders. I started to struggle away, but lost all desire to do so and allowed him to tug me into his arms again.

"I'm..." I broke off, not sure if I really was fine. Instead I mumbled, "You didn't hurt me."

Confusion over took the worry on his face.

"What's wrong then?"

I groaned, frustrated that I was back where we started. Rather than let the words get stuck though, I forced out exactly what I'd been trying to say the entire time.

"I'm pregnant."


~Seth POV~

I never would have thought that two words would affect me in such a way, but when Relic told me she was pregnant I felt like the entire world had been kicked out from under me. I let her go, turning my head away, and shuffled to the couch.

"Pregnant," I repeated morosely. "You're sure?"

"Positive," She mumbled. "The signs are all there."

"How long have you known?"

"A couple of hours..." She pulled her arms closer to her chest. "Seth, if it were possible, I would just get rid of it, so you didn't have to worry about it. I don't want you to be strained by this, but seeing as how the doctors probably couldn't get through to it, it wouldn't work."

"Why would you get rid of it though?" I asked, jerking my head up.

Relic froze for a moment, her eyes getting brighter. She took a hesitant step forward and then stopped.

"I didn't think you would want to be stuck with it."

Her tiny little comment had me laughing. I was certain that I was half hysterical and half relieved.

"Relic, there's something I've been hiding from you," I told her, her confession giving me the strength to confess my lesser secret. "I've always wanted something like that night... I mean, a baby is a lot to handle, but nothing I can't take care of."

"What do you mean Seth?" She tilted her head ever so slightly.

"I've loved you for a long time Relic," I responded, getting up and walking to her. "I just didn't know how to say it."

She looked up at me for a split second, her bright eyes shining, before she pressed her slim frame against my own. I responded by wrapping my arms around her and holding her to my chest gently.

"I've loved you too," She mumbled, pressing her face into my shoulder. "So much."

I could have grinned. I could have gotten up on a table and danced a jig. But in that particular moment, my heart felt heavier than ever. Sure, I'd admitted that I loved Relic and gotten the answer I'd longed for, but she was pregnant. It wasn't going to be the happy romance that I'd dreamed about. Things were going to be hard and it was, admittedly, my fault.

"I'm sorry..." I told her feebly, kissing her face all over.

"For what?" She asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"I should have been better prepared that night... Or, I should have done something the next morning. They have that Plan B stuff, or whatever... Maybe if I'd-"

I couldn't finish talking, as Relic lifted her hand and smacked me rather hard on the back of the head. Wincing, I looked up at her and managed to raise a quizzical eyebrow.

"You really need to learn to shut up," She muttered, "I don't mind the situation we're in. It's a bit of an inconvenience, but not one that I am unwilling to deal with. It's a little bizarre, but I feel that if it's the price that had to be paid for this, then I truly am willing to pay it."

I looked at the floor, managed a half smile, and then looked up at her yet again.

"If you're certain..." I whispered and kissed her head.

"I absolutely am..." She whispered back, then pulled away with a bit of a smile.

"What are you doing?" I watched her dance toward the couch and slip on her shoes, then leap over the couch to stand in front of me.

"Getting ready to go... All of my family may know about this little, development, but I'm certain your family doesn't."

I stared at her, not comprehending, until she began to pull me out of the door and toward my house.

"We gotta tell your mother," She said, giving me a completely serious look. I stared back at her, feeling my stomach drop all over again.


Admittedly, this could be ten times better, but since I've been on a writers block since who knows when, I figure that anything I can write will be a success! So I hope you all enjoy, and seriously, don't kill Relic or Seth!