1Julie decides to try one more time. "I think that I might be pregnant," she blurts out.

"Oh. Why would you think that?" Edie asks, hoping there is some reason that can easily be proven untrue.

Julie dumps out her purse and shows Edie her reason why. Edie isn't sure that she's seeing the right thing, so she grabs her glasses off the stand next to her. She takes the object out of Julie's hand, and stares at it for several seconds before saying anything at all.

"Well... Ok,"

"That's a plus sign," Julie clarifies.

"I see that. That doesn't mean anything though. These things are wrong all the time,"

"But what if it's not? What am I going to do then?"

"Don't tell your mom... yet. No need to freak her out yet,"

"What should I do?"

Edie doesn't answer she just picks up the phone. Julie sits quietly. Edie hangs up, and then answers.

"Call your mom and ask her if you can go to the movies with Austin,"

"I don't even know where he is,"

"Does it matter?"

"No, but I am I lying to her?"

"I'll take you to the doctor. You have an appointment in half an hour,"

"Ok,"

Julie calls her mom, and lies. As soon as she hangs up Edie is herding her out the door.

When they get to the clinic it's full with pregnant women. Julie sits uneasily as she waits for her name to be called. Finally they call her back.

The nurse draws some blood, and then gives her a cup to pee in.

"Ok, we'll call you when we get the results,"

"That's it?"

"Yep, we'll probably have the results by tomorrow, if not the next day,"

A few minutes later: Susan is walking home from Bree's and she see's Austin raking leaves in someone's yard.

"Hey Austin,"

"Yeah?"

"Aren't you and Julie supposed to be at the movies?"

"Uh we decided not to go. There wasn't anything that we wanted to see. She didn't feel that great any way," he lies about the movie part. He didn't really know about how she felt. He wouldn't have lied but he saw Julie get out of Edie's car and briskly walking home.

"Oh ok,"

"So then she's at home?"

"I guess," he answers.

Julie runs to the house as Austin stalls for her. She jumps on the couch and grabs a book just as her mom comes into the house.

"Hi mom,"

"Are you hungry yet?"

"No,"

"Still not feeling good?"

"Not up to par,"

"If you don't start feeling better by tomorrow I'm going to take you to the doctor,"

"It's probably just a twenty four hour bug," Julie lies.

Later on Julie is in her room watching T.V. when Susan comes in.

"What are you watching?" Susan asks from behind.

"You scared me," Julie responds after jumping three feet into the air.

"Sorry, What are you watching?"

"A baby story,"

"Why?"

"Because I enjoy being grossed out,"

"Seriously?"

"Seriously there's nothing else on,"

"Ok,"

"Do you need something?" Julie asks because her mother is still hovering over her.

"Are you feeling good enough to eat?"

"The answer is still no,"

"Ok, well if you do let me know,"

"Ok," Julie agrees as Susan slowly moves toward the door.

"Hey do you need anything else?"

"Do we have any bottled water?"

"Yeah, do you want me to get you some?"

"Please,"

"I'll be right back,"

"K,"

Susan brings Julie a bottle of water and then leaves her alone. Julie decides to take a nap. About fifteen minutes into her nap her cell phone rings. She rolls over and picks it up. For whatever reason she would only wake up to a ringing noise.

"Hello?" she answers groggily.

"Hey Julie are you ok?"

"Who is this is?"

"This is Austin,"

"Sorry, I was asleep,"

"It's ok. Edie told me to call you. She said that you have something you need to talk to me about,"

"I do, but not over the phone,"

"Ok,"

"I'll meet you outside,"

"Ok," he responds.

She walks down stairs. Her mom is on the couch reading a magazine.

"Hey mom I'm going to go for a walk. I think I need some fresh air,"

"Ok," Susan agrees.

Julie walks outside and meets Austin.

"What's up?" he asks her.

"Wait until we get a little farther away from my mother,"

"Ok," they walk for several houses before he says anything else, "Ok now?"

"Yeah, ok,"

"So? What's going on?"

"Uh... well," before she can formulate an answer he's asking another question.

"And why were you getting out of Edie's car?"

"I... had to go somewhere,"

"Why wouldn't you just take your mom's car,"

"Because she'd get suspicious,"

"Of what? Does she have a reason to be?"

"Probably,"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I...oh good lord this is such a nightmare,"

"What is?"

"Ok so you know how I've been feeling sick?"

"Yeah sure. So?"

"Well I got to thinking earlier today,"

"About what?"

"Well just stuff,"

"Julie just tell me,"

"Ok, I took a test today,"

"What kind of a test?"

"One you don't want to do positively on,"

Austin stops dead in his tracks. "Oh," he sighs.

"I think that I might be pregnant,"

"Think? What did test say?"

"Oh,"

"That's why I was with your aunt. I went to the doctor,"

"And?"

"I won't know for a day or two,"

"So are you going to tell your mom?"

"Not unless I am. I don't want to get in trouble unless I have to be,"

"What are we supposed to do if you are? I suppose you'd want to keep it,"

"I used to think that I'd never do that, but at this point I just don't know,"

"Maybe we're just getting ahead of ourselves,"

"We have to think about this at some point,"

"I know," he admits as he runs his hand through his hair.

"Austin if this is true we're so screwed. No matter what we do and you know it,"

"Julie what happens, happens. If it is true, which I really don't want it to be, I want you to know that I'll support you in whatever you do,"

"You don't want me to have a baby, you don't want a kid,"

"Maybe not, but I can't tell you what to do. It's your choice not mine,"

"Hypothetically if this is true, and I do decide to have the baby what are you going to do?"

"I'll do whatever you want me to,"

"What happens to us? I mean we just started dating,"

"I don't know. I'll probably need time to digest this," as he tells her this her heart drops.

TBC