Henry stared open-mouthed at his girlfriend. The words she'd said kept running through his head.

"Are you sure?" he choked out.

"Yeah, I took the tests last night. I knew I need to think about it before I told you which is why I didn't let you know I was awake when you came into our room last night," she explained.

"Wow, I just can't believe you're pregnant. So I take it you haven't been to a doctor yet?" DJ shook her head. "Does anyone else know?" Henry questioned.

"Mom does, I told her when we met up for lunch today."

"You weren't really sick this morning, were you?" Henry asked.

"No, but I knew I couldn't go to class today I had to tell someone first and Mom seemed like a good choice. Blowing out a breath, Henry dropped his face into his hands. Shaking his head in disbelief he lifted his head and stared into DJ's frightened eyes.

"This is really happening, huh?"

"Yeah, it is. Are you okay?" DJ asked. "I'm sorry for this. If you hate me and want to leave I won't hold it against you. I can raise the baby on my own," she said her voice shaking with the effort it took not to cry. Unaware that he'd gotten up and started to pace, Henry walked back to the couch and pulled his crying girlfriend into his arms.

"Do I wish this happened right now? Yes, but only because we're still so young and will be starting jobs soon. Am I happy about having a baby with you? Yes, most definitely I am. There's no one else I'd rather have a kid with. We're going to raise this baby together with the help of our family. We're in this together, sweetheart. I love you so much," the blonde said kissing her gently on the lips.

"We're really going to raise the baby together?" she checked. Henry nodded in affirmation.

"Sleepless nights, sickness, happy times and all," he vowed. The first real smile she'd had all day crossed DJ's face at her boyfriend's words.

"Parenthood, here we come, ready or not," she commented with a chuckle.

"Truer words were never spoken," Henry agreed. "So what's the next step?" he asked.

"I need to make an appointment with my OBGYN and we need to sit down with our parents and have a long talk," DJ responded. At the thought of telling Morgan and Reid, Henry paled.

"Uncle Derek and Uncle Spencer are gonna kill me," he squeaked. DJ laughed at Henry's terrified expression. "It's not funny, Deej. They're going to kill me for getting their baby girl knocked. Especially considering we're not married. Do you think it's too late to run away?" he suggested only half joking.

"Yes, it's too late to run away. I'm going to try and make appointment with my doctor tomorrow. Once she confirms the pregnancy for sure we can set up a time to meet with the parents. Let's hope they don't have a case," DJ mused. Henry nodded in agreement.

"I love you, baby," he said as he kissed her once again then placed his hand on her still flat stomach. "Daddy loves you to, peanut," he said rubbing her stomach gently. Tears of joy filled DJ's eyes and she fought to keep them back. Maybe things would be okay after all, she thought as she snuggled into Henry's embrace needing the comfort he was willing to provide.

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"What time did you get an appointment for?" Henry asked as they climbed into their cars to head to the academy the next morning.

"It's at 4:00 so I'll only be missing half an hour of class," she replied.

"Okay, I'll meet you at the cars at 3:30, then?"

"But why?" she wondered.

"I'm going to the appointment with you, of course," Henry explained patiently.

"That's really sweet, but you don't have to, babe."

"It's my baby to, which means he or she is my responsibility as well. I'll come to as many appointments as I can make it to. We're in this together, remember?" he reminded her gently. DJ nodded with a smile.

"Well then, see you at 3:30," she said as she closed the door and headed out of the driveway.

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The blood test has confirmed it. You are in fact pregnant, DJ. Congratulations," Dr. Mallory said as she read over the results in the folder in front of her.

"How far along is she?" Henry wanted to know.

"I'm not sure yet. I want to do an ultrasound to make sure everything looks okay and to see how far along you are, if that's okay?" she asked addressing the young woman sitting on the table.

"That's fine with me," DJ answered.

"Okay, then, please lie back and lift your shirt," the doctor instructed as she grabbed a tube of gel and prepared to squirt some on to DJ's stomach. "This will be cold," she warned as she squirted the gel onto DJ's stomach. Despite the warning, the expecting mother jumped as the cool gel hit her skin. Turning on the machine, Dr. Mallory grabbed the transducer and placed it on DJ's stomach running it around until she found what she was looking for.

"Do you see that little blob right there?" she asked the two pointing at a spot on the screen. Both young adults nodded. "That's your baby. Do you see that pulsing part in the middle?" she asked.

"Yeah, what is that?" DJ asked.

"That's your baby's heartbeat. It's a bit too early to her it, but it looks good and strong. I'd say you're about two months along. I'm giving you a due date of June 7th. Unless either of you have questions, I'm done for today. I'll be giving you a prescription for prenatal vitamins that I want you to get filled today and start taking them daily. Here are some pamphlets that talk about your different options including adoption." DJ was glad they'd talked about this the night before.

"We're definitely keeping the baby," she answered confidently.

"Go ahead and take them and read over them just in case you change your mind. I'm not saying you will, but it never hurts to keep an open mind," the doctor suggested. "Here is a list of foods/drinks you can have and ones you should stay away from," she said adding it to the pile and heading it all to a slightly overwhelmed DJ.

"When should I make my next appointment?" DJ asked.

"Make it for next month. I want to see you monthly at least for now. If complications arise I'll up the number of appointments," the doctor explained. "Do either of you have any questions?" she asked. Both of them shook their heads. "If you ever do, don't hesitate to call me," she said as she stood and after handing DJ a towel to wipe the gel off her stomach exited the room closing the door behind her, giving the two a moment to process all they'd just been told.

TBC?