16 And Pregnant
Chapter 7 - Coming Clean
Beth Greene

Me and Daryl walked into his house together and went straight into the living room, I sat down on the sofa and Daryl went into the kitchen to get us a drink. Me and Daryl were going to spend the day and night here together and then tomorrow we were going to the farm where we would finally tell my parents that I was pregnant. I know Daryl's nervous even if he wouldn't admit it, he had good reason to be nervous but he was staying strong which is what I need right now, I can't have him freaking out, I was freaking out myself as much as it is.

Daryl handed me a glass of water and sat down next to with a sigh "You ok?" He asked me and I just shrugged "I know your scared bout 'morrow but ya gotta do it" He told me "I'm gonna be there I promise" He said.

"I know but… I'm just scared at what they will say and do. What if they throw me out? What if they disown me and my baby? I don't have a job so I can't pay financially for my baby, I won't be able to finish high school and I won't have anywhere to live" I explained to him and I felt the tears start to well up.

"I'm sure they won't kick you out but if they do, you're more then welcome to stay here. I'm not gonna see you on the streets when it's kinda my fault we're in this situation. I will help you finish high school as much as I can but I ain't clever or nothin' and I don't want you worryin' about work, I'll sort the money out" He told me.

"Daryl I can't rely on you to pay for everything it's not fair" I said to him.

"You just focus on finishing school and being a mom, I'll worry about the rest" He said.

When I first told Daryl that I was pregnant he kicked me out of his house and he didn't want anything to do with either of us but yet here we are sitting on the sofa I lost my virginity on and discussing how we're gonna tell my family about the pregnancy. He was a good guy but I think there's a lot he hasn't told me about his past, I'm sure he'll tell me in time and I'll wait for that day and I'll be there for him when he does.

Since me and Daryl started talking and getting to know each other better I realised that Daryl was a really nice guy and I started to develop feelings for him. I liked him a lot and I think that if we carry on like this then maybe we can work this out between us and maybe have a relationship and we can be a proper family. Of course I know it was silly for me to think that he would even feel a quarter for me what I feel for him but you never, I maybe lucky but then again I haven't exactly had a lot of luck so far. Being pregnant, 16, still in high school and single is defiantly not what I would call lucky but I guess it could always be worse.

At dinner time Daryl went out to get us something and I decided to use that time to snoop around his place and see if he had any skeleton's in his closet I should know about before we go any further. I went upstairs and had a look around his bedroom first but the room was plane. He had white walls with a couple movie posters, he had a black and white bed and bed covers, his chest of drawers looked like they had seen better days. I opened them and had a little cheeky look inside but he just had underwear and socks inside, I looked through his wardrobe but there wasn't that much in there.

Just when I thought he had no sordid secrets or skeleton's I found a crossbow. Yeah a frigging crossbow! It was in a box underneath his bed that also had arrows inside and I also found camping gear hidden underneath his bed. I picked up the crossbow and realised how heavy it was I different think it would've been this heavy because it didn't look it. I was going to load an arrow and see how badass I looked in the mirror but I heard Daryl's truck pull up in the driveway.

I quickly put everything back as it was and was halfway down the stairs as he came into the house "You ok?" He asked me.

"Yeah just the using the bathroom" I told and gave him a smile as we walked into the kitchen together.

Daryl placed our food onto plates and made us another drink then we went back into the living room together where we resumed our seats on the sofa "How's the food?" He asked trying to make conversation.

"It's lovely… thank you" I said.

"I er… I was thinking that maybe I should bring something to your family tomorrow? Soften the blow maybe?" He questioned.

"I don't think they'll care much for your apple pie" I said with a laugh "Nothing can soften this blow… it's going to destroy my dad and my mom… I have no idea what Shawn is gonna say" I told him.

"Well if it makes you feel any better I don't know what my brother's gonna say either but I know he won't take it well" He said.

"Tell me more about your brother… Merle" I said.

"Not much to tell" He answered.

"What about your family?" I questioned.

"My family sucks" He replied.

I was having a baby with this guy and he didn't want to tell me about his family. I needed to know if there was any medical history I should know about or know if his mother had any trouble during her pregnancies. He was so closed off when it came to his family… well he was closed off when it came to his past in general which worried me. I didn't like being kept out of the loop.

After dinner we took our plates out to the kitchen and I helped him do the washing up. We did that in silence neither knowing what to say to the other. I knew he wasn't going to open up to me about his past and he didn't ask me about mine and we had already spoken about tomorrow so there wasn't much more to say to each other I guess unless we speak about the baby. I don't want to be one of them 16 year old girls who are pregnancy and can't speak about anything else but their pregnancy.

This girl was pregnant in our school last year and every conversation you had with her she spoke about her pregnancy like no one had ever been pregnant before. She filled everyone in daily about what was going on in her pregnancy, if you started a conversation with her there was no doubt that the conversation would end up on her baby. I wanted people to be able to have a normal conversation with me and not treat me any different because I was pregnant.

I thought if I stayed here the night with Daryl, like he asked, we would get to know each other properly and not have to worry about things coming out in the future. After the washing up was done we went back to the sofa and I decided to make conversation with him "So Mr Dixon… did you ever want children?" I asked him.

"Yeah eventually… not this soon but eventually" He answered "What bout you?" He asked.

"Couldn't wait to have children and a husband… a real family. We would live in a beautiful house and I would be a Kindergarten teacher and my husband would own his own business. We would have three boys and then have a girl, we would host Christmas parties every year and everyone would be jealous of us because we would be the perfect family" I explained to him "Sounds silly I know" I commented.

"Doesn't sound silly" He said.

"Well I'm guessing you didn't want to be a bartender when you were a kid… what did you want to do when you were younger?" I asked.

"Fireman" He answered.

"Nice…" I said and imagined him in a fireman's uniform and let me tell you it wasn't a bad sight at all.

When I woke up I looked around and realised that I was in Daryl's room and then the conversation we had last night came flooding back to me. I had offered to take the sofa but he said I was pregnant and I should have the bed, I told him I was pregnant but I wasn't disabled and I would be fine on the sofa but he insisted that I took the bed. I offered to share it with him but he said he was gonna stay up for another hour or so and watch TV.

I went to the bathroom and did my business and went downstairs to see Daryl still fast asleep on the sofa. He looked very peaceful and I didn't want to wake him so I went into the kitchen and started making us breakfast, I closed the door over so I wouldn't wake him with my banging about and hummed to myself as I cooked.

The kitchen door opened and I turned around to see Daryl standing there yawning "Sorry I didn't mean to wake you" I said to him and offered him a cup of coffee.

"Thanks" He said as he took the coffee "You didn't wake me" He stated and leaned against the kitchen counter "What you makin?" He asked.

"Bacon and toast" I answered.

We had our breakfast then brushed our teeth and got ready for the day ahead, I made sure that I had everything I had taken with me and then me and Daryl left his place. We drove to the farm in silence and with each passing minute my heart started to beat faster and faster. I knew Daryl was getting more nervous as well because when he wasn't changing gear his free hand was shaking and I could see the sweat glistening off it in the sunlight.

As we drove through the gates past the letter box he slowed the car down and we practically crawled up the dirt road to my house. We got the house eventually and Daryl stopped the car "You ready?" He asked.

"Nope" I replied. The front door to my house opened and my dad stood there with my mom by his side, they looked confused but I saw Maggie come out of the house and she smiled at me with encouragement.

Shawn then joined and I decided that it was time finally to get out of the truck, I nodded at Daryl and we got out of the car "Daddy can we talk inside?" I asked him.

All of us went inside and sat around the dining room table "Mr Greene… I'm Daryl" He said and offered my dad his hand which my dad took although you could tell by his face that he was unsure.

"Can someone tell me what's going on here?" My mom questioned.

"Yes I would also like to know what is going on" My dad said.

Daryl grabbed my hand under the table and squeezed it in a sign of encouragement, I took a deep breath and looked at my dad and my mom then Shawn "I need all of you to promise me that you won't scream and shout… you need to promise me that you won't go crazy or anything" I said to them.

"Just tell us what's going on!" Shawn shouted in frustration

"I'll start from the beginning" I said and everyone stayed silent to listen to me "Well when me and Jimmy split up I was angry and upset. I went to Chloe's to be with the girls and we ended up going to a bar… The girls got me drunk and I went outside to get some fresh air and I met Daryl" I started "We spent the night together" I stated. My dad and mom gasped in shock and I looked over to see that Shawn was shaking his head in disgust.

"So he your boyfriend now?" Shawn asked looking him up and down.

"No I replied.

"Then why is he here?" Dad asked.

Before I had the chance to reply my mom stood from her chair and gasped in horror at me and I knew that she had figured it out "You're pregnant" She said and started to cry.