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About three days passed before Kory decided it was time to find out.
She snuck down to the closest drug store and bought a few pregnancy tests and picked up Brandon on her way back to the tower. "Well, I guess this is the moment of truth." and she went into the bathroom to take the tests. When she came out she said, "The boxes say it'll take about five minutes for the results." And about five minutes later, she checked the tests again. "Shit. Their all positive." Then their was a knock at the door.
Kory nervously opened the door to her father. "Hey, you just kinda ran to your room with Brandon. You alright?"
"I would say yes, but I know better than to lie to you."
"Kory?" his voice one of pure concern.
"Dad, I'm pregnant."
Dick was speachless. "How many know?" after a long pause.
"Three: you, me, and Brandon. You don't have to give me a lecture, I know I shouldn't have done it to begin with."
"Well thank you for sparing me that lecture." Dick embraced his daughter and tears began to roll down his face.
"Dad, why are you crying?"
"I don't want to lose you, you are everything to me." he said squeezing his daughter harder.
"You're not going to lose me Dad. I'll always be your little girl."
"And I would never want to steal her away from you, Sir." Brandon added in.
"So how are you gonna tell your mother?"
"I don't know. Just promise me that you'll be there to walk me down the aisle when the time comes."
"You may do some things that I severely disapprove of, but you're still my only daughter and I would be more than honored to walk you down the aisle."
"I suppose that leads us to our next important question." Brandon said getting down on one knee. "Kory, I know I can't do as good with this as Richard, but Kory will you marry me, even if I can't afford a ring yet?"
"Yes, but when do you suppose we do this because I'm sure it's illegal for thirteen year olds to get married."
"Then I suppose y'all get to wait a few years." said a new voice from the hallway; everyone turned to the voice to see Karen.
"How long have you been standin' there?"
"Long enough to know that Kory is pregnant and engaged. Y'all should keep in mind, I can shrink down to the size of a fly. It makes it very easy to spy on people. That's ecspecially for you teenagers."
"You were spying on us that day, weren't you?" Kory inquired.
"Take a wild guess. I remember what it was like being a teen, and I know better than to just leave two teens alone. I figured you were pregnant before you even took the tests."
"Then why didn't you tell my parents when you found out?"
"That would've just ruined my fun of seeing the look on Dick's face when you told him."
That night Dick sat at the edge of his bed with his head in his hands; in tears. After about an hour, Starfire walked in. "Dick, what's wrong?"
"I'm going to be a grandfather at the age of thirty, what do you think?"
"I remember, back on Tammerran, no matter who or how old the girl was, we would celebrate such news. People of Earth could very well learn such greatfulness."
"How Star? How when you know there's a chance that one won't make it, one won't live," Dick sniffled. "In fact, what if Kory doesn't make it? She is my only daughter."
"Then we will help each other through it. Same with Jordan." She bent down and looked him in the eyes. "We are family, Dick. We have made it through, and done the impossible. We have fought beasts and monsters, villians of every kind. Now, I know we can do this."
She started to walk off but he stopped her. "Thank you Star."
"Now what would that be for?"
"For giving me hope again."
"You are always more than welcome." Starfire embraced her husband. "Everything will be alright."
And in walked Richard. "Wow. This is so backwards, it ain't even funny. We were voting on supper and need you guys' votes."
Dick swallowed hard looked at his son a moment and answered, "I think we should eat out, somewhere nice."
"What's the occassion?"
"We have a pregnancy to celebrate." Dick smiled.