What The! 4

Mike glanced at his phone sleepily as it went off for the second time and reached over his girlfriend who groaned and turned away from the phone lighting up on her bedside table, her head burying itself in his chest as he picked it up. Opening the message he gritted his teeth and restrained himself from throwing it away after looking at the clock, it was only 3am and Tina was texting him about the 9am appointment.

"Who is it?" Rachel yawned as she snuggled in closer to him and he put the phone down before he wrapped his arms back around her, happy that her tiredness was making her forget the situation and wanting to pull her close so she couldn't get away once he answered.

"Tina" he said quietly, his fear being confirmed as she moved to roll away "don't, I'm just as pissed as you are and I'm definitely not replying, look at what she is doing, she's trying to get between us"

"It's working" Rachel growled but letting herself be pulled back against his chest "I just...I don't know what to do or how to deal with this, and I don't even know what you are thinking"

"I'm thinking I really don't want to be a dad at seventeen, but mostly I think that I refuse to lose you because of this fucked up situation. I get that you are pissed I really do, I am as well and I know we have got a lot to deal with but don't walk out on me, not on us"

"How are we going to deal with this though?"

"One day at a time, but I know I can't do it without you. If this had happened before we were dating you would have been there for me right?"

"Yes" Rachel said miserably as he ripped away all her righteous anger, she would have been there if she was just his friend, she couldn't really justify not being there when they were more it was an oxymoron. "Fine but I am allowed to stay angry for a little bit longer"

Mike grinned for what felt like the first time in weeks as he heard her surrender in her voice, pulling her closer still he leaned his chin on top of her head "ok it's allowed" he agreed "will you come with me tomorrow?" he continued hesitantly.

"I don't think Tina would like that" Rachel admitted grudgingly

"Who gives a fuck? I don't, I want you there, I want...need you to be part of this"

"I'll be there for you, but you will be grovelling for months to make up for this" Rachel groused.

"Done" Mike agreed too happy to care, he pulled Rachel back over his chest and closed his eyes as she did the same, only to open them again as the phone went off. Succumbing to the temptation he picked up his phone and threw it clear across the room, angry that Tina seemed to think that he was her puppet. For once thankful of the fault that made the batteries slip in the case and turn off the phone if it was dropped.

Holding Rachel's hand tightly the next morning he tugged her inside the doctor's office, leading her over towards Tina and her mom, Tina's mom biting her lip to not have a go at the young man who got her daughter pregnant, Tina's anger rising as she saw Rachel.

"Tina, Mrs Cohan-Chang" Mike said shortly pulling Rachel close and wrapping an arm around her.

"Michael" Tina's mom said shortly "Rachel" she added, the girl nodding her reply still not entirely comfortable with being here and trying not to be angry at Mike for putting her in this position.

"You didn't answer my message" Tina accused

"Oh you mean the three you sent at three this morning? Yeah funny thing about me and Rach we don't like being woken up for three reminders of the same fucking thing"

"You and Rach..." Tina echoed "so you two..."

"Are together" Mike said firmly wincing as Rachel rounded on him quickly, he hadn't told her about Tina asking them to be together because of the baby "we love each other and will work through this"

Tina nodded sharply again before looking away angrily, she didn't understand why Mike got to keep the person he loved when Artie wouldn't even look at her, not concentrating on Tina Mike pulled Rachel away before she could blow up.

"I didn't tell you because it wasn't going to happen, she made some stupid remark and I put her in her place, I didn't want to be with her in the first place remember?"

"Yes I know I'm not angry with you, I'm angry at her" Rachel said through gritted teeth clenching her fists.

"Uh as much as I don't like her I don't think you can hit her"

Rachel swapped her gaze to his and tilted her head in annoyance at him "since when do I turn to violence?" she asked scathingly

"Sorry" Mike muttered not wanting to earn yet more wrath from his girlfriend; she was pissed enough at this situation.

"I'll wait out here" Rachel added as Tina's name was called out; Mike nodded reluctantly and let go of her hand to follow Tina and her mom into the office.

"Well this is it" the Ultrasound Technician said brightly "time to hear the baby's heart beat mommy, and look daddy as well"

"Don't call me that" Mike said bluntly shocking the perpetually happy technician

"Mike" Tina whimpered

"I don't feel like a dad, and I'm sorry to be blunt but I don't want to be one"

"Should have thought about that before you had sex" snapped Mrs Cohan-Chang

"Hey I did my part I wore a condom" Mike snapped back defensively "your daughter was the one who said she was on the pill, because and I will quote exactly what I said "I don't trust only one form of protection after the Quinn situation""

Tina shifted guiltily as she got up on the examination wincing more as her mom turned on her again.

"Look I will put up my hands in surrender, I do have a part to play in this situation but it doesn't mean I have to be happy about it"

"So you do not really want to stick around and raise the baby with her"

"I will be there as much as I can if you decide to keep the baby, but really honestly? No I don't want the responsibility of a kid at this age; I would be stupid if I did"

"Puck..." Tina started

"Puck is Puck, he's not me for one thing he was actually in like with Quinn at the time, and had a huge example in his dad on how not to act. Me I got a stable home life, I got a future all planned out and a girl that I love, and yep I plan on having kids with her some day. But right now I can barely look after myself let alone a helpless baby"

"I'm glad to see you are thinking everything through sensibly" Mrs Cohan-Chang "Tina I'm ashamed to say has not been doing the same"

Tina blushed again as the technician fluttered around awkwardly.

"Can we get on with this?" Mike asked not addressing what Tina's mom had said.

"Yes of course" the technician smiled again as Tina lifted her shirt, her stomach still flat at eleven weeks of pregnancy "this might be cold" she warned as she squirted on the gel and picked up the ultrasound probe. Placing it on the stomach she moved it around gently trying to find the baby, staring intently at the screen and pressing a few buttons' frowning a little at the TV screen.

"Something wrong?" Mrs Cohan-Chang asked the technician as the tension rose in the air.

"Oh yes" the technician said absently "here is the heart beat" she distracted them by flicking another switch, an unsteady rhythm filling the room, Tina's mom frowning herself now at the sound "we are going to need to run some tests" the technician stood going to get a doctor quickly.

"What's going on?" Tina demanded worriedly, her mom rushing to her side to hold her hand as the doctor hurried in and over to the machine.

"Ok Tina, now there seems to be a few tests we need to run because of some underlying medical problems with the baby"

"There is something wrong with the baby?"

"It might simply be distress, considering both your age and that apparently there was an argument in here minutes before the ultrasound, or it could be something more serious, we won't know until the tests are run. However we will be running your screening early and will do it today just to be on the safe side"