AN: I apologize for the coding that got posted the first time I posted this chapter.
Eli couldn't believe his eyes or his ears right now. After everything and with the tests in his jacket pocket Veronica was worried about him. She was the one that was going to have to face more ridicule and rumors from their classmates and she was worried about how he would fair with her father and his family. He knew that the PCHers would come around and his family would get over it, there was worse that he could end up dealing with from his family than telling them that his girl was pregnant.
"I can deal with your dad and my family okay? We can deal with them together if it will make you feel better but I promise I won't end up the next body in the morgue. You won't mess my life up since you're the one with the bright future I'm just lucky enough to have an amazing woman want me," he said meaning what he was saying. "Don't cry I promise that we can do this, whatever the decision is we can do this."
He didn't know what to feel right now. The one thing he did know was that his abuela was going to murder him. She'd told him so many times to be safe because she didn't want anymore little kids running around her house and he was sure they were safe. All he could do was process it because he knew that the baby was his, he knew Veronica wouldn't cheat on him and if she had she wouldn't be here crying to him about ruining his life. There were plenty of other girls out there that would have done it but Veronica wasn't one of them. He wasn't going to question her because he knew her and they'd had plenty of fights before with both being jealous for no reason. That was why when he say her, crying on the hood of her car and heard her say she was pregnant he didn't doubt her.
His mind was pulled to the present and out of it's current train of thinking by her arms around his neck and his own wrapping around to hold her to him. He wanted to protect her and their child no matter what her decision was and feeling her sob in his arms. Eli didn't want to to make her chose for him and he didn't want her to have to face school if she didn't want too.
"Let's go, chica," he said as he pulled away only to pick her up in his arms, bridal style. Eli carried her around the car and to the passenger side where he was grateful that she opened the door so he could slide her in.
"G-go where?" she asked in a weak voice. As she buckled up, trying to wipe the tears from her eyes.
"You'll see," he smirked as he got in the drivers side. By the time he'd gotten in the car he'd texted Felix to have someone come get his bike and take it home.
"As long as you're there with me I don't care where we go, Eli."
With that he took off, driving down the road to a destination that wasn't Neptune because he needed to spend time with her without prying eyes or ears. All he knew was that he was going to stand by her, that he was going to take care of her no matter what the decision was. He wanted to keep it, wanted to take care of his girl and their kid but he also knew that he was more of a bad boy with a temper than a caring father. The only one who really got to see that side of him was his family and his girl, Veronica.
As he drove down the road he made a decision right there and then that he wasn't going to be a dead beat like others could be and that he wasn't going to just let her deal with any backlash by herself. He didn't think that was fair for either of them and after everything she did deserve to have something happy he just didn't picture this starting out that way.
"I'm going to make you this promise, Veronica. Nothing you do, no decision you make will drive me away. I'm not going to be a dead beat and I won't let you deal with this alone, physically or emotionally. I'll do everything in my power to stay here with you and I promise that no matter what your father and my abuela say or try to do to me but I won't blow you off and pretend this isn't my responsibility. I swear to you V, I'll always be here to support you and take care of you as best I can," he stated over the soft music coming through the speakers. His tone was serious and even, the same tone he used when he was interrogating someone that had betrayed the PCHers but this time it was his promise to the girl he loved.
Driving down the road he passed the "Welcome to Neptune" sign and smirked to himself. He knew that would be coming down soon thanks to his boy Felix but his mind wandered back to the beautiful blonde in the passenger seat next to him and he became worried about her own well being. He didn't want to let himself think too much about himself and his feelings because he knew that if he did he would end up feeling guilty and he didn't want to feel guilty, not right now. All he wanted was to make this better for his girl. He wanted to see her smile, wanted to see her happy and not dwelling on the possibility of anything else but he also knew that wasn't going to happen any time soon at least until they had a plan. Well at least until she had a plan that he was okay with.