This is my could've been story: what could have happened if Todd had met Marty when they were in high school instead of meeting her when they were in college? How could've things been different had they met at an earlier time? Obviously, this story is AU.
~*1055 Regency Drive*~
Todd had just been released from the hospital. He and Sam had gone to his home with a police escort to pick up his belongings. Even though Sam lived right next door, they had hired a small moving van to transport Todd's possessions. It wasn't long at all until they had Todd's clothing and other items stacked up in the truck. They were just about to lock up the house when Peter Manning arrived. "What are you doing here? Where are you taking Todd's things?" he demanded as he glared at Sam.
"Officer, arrest this man," Sam said to the policeman who had accompanied them. "He's wanted for abusing his son."
"Are you Peter Manning?" the cop asked Todd's father.
"Yes, Officer, that's my dad. He put me in the hospital for a week," Todd said as he glared at his father with contempt.
"Peter Manning, you're under arrest," the policeman said as he slapped the cuffs onto Peter.
"But I didn't do anything! I was only disciplining my son! He deserved it! He's nothing but a worthless, stupid little fuck!" Peter exclaimed.
Sam just shook his head in disgust. He hoped the police would lock Peter away and throw away the key. The man was nothing but a disgrace.
"This isn't over!" Peter screamed as the cop lead him away. "You'll regret this, Todd! I am going to GET YOU!"
Despite Peter's loud threats, he was drug over to the police car and taken into custody. "Good riddance," Todd said under his breath as he watched the policeman drive away with his dad.
"You don't have to worry now, Todd," said Sam. "Your father has finally been arrested."
"I hate him," Todd breathed.
"I know, Son. Let's go home," Sam said as he wrapped an arm around Todd. Together they went next door. For the first time in his seventeen years of life, Todd was going to a house that would truly be a home.
~*1057 Regency Drive*~
Marty had been released from the hospital only three days after Todd. The medication they had started her on for her lupus was truly beginning to help her. She was still troubled with nausea so along with her regular lupus meds, she had been given anti-nausea medication. Larry had made her an appointment with a specialist, considering that her pregnancy was high-risk. In the meantime, he warned her to take her medicine as scheduled and to get plenty of rest.
Marty's aunt was scheduled to come back to the states from her business trip within a week. Kiki still hadn't been told of her niece's condition. Considering Marty had just been released from the hospital and was on her own, Larry himself had been coming over to check on her. He hadn't known Marty long, but he'd already dubbed her his favorite patient. He was like a father to her; so kind and caring, and Marty was thankful for all he had done for her.
Larry had phoned Child Services with his concerns about Marty's welfare. Larry told the authorities that he believed that Kiki had been abusive to Marty, but unfortunately there was not enough solid evidence, so Marty would have to remain with her aunt. Marty dreaded her aunt's return. She knew that Kiki would be furious when she discovered that her niece was pregnant.
Knowing that time was running out, Marty showed up on Sam Rappaport's doorstep. "I need to speak to Todd," she stated when Sam answered the door.
Todd appeared when he heard Marty's voice. "Marty, you're supposed to be home resting. You just got out of the hospital," Todd said to her.
"I need to talk to you," Marty replied.
"Nice to meet you, Marty," Sam said as he extended a hand to her. "I'm Sam Rappaport, Todd's foster-dad."
"Hello," Marty responded as she shook Sam's hand. She looked uneasy, because she didn't want Sam around when she spoke to Todd.
"I heard about you from Dr. Wolek," Sam said as he gave Marty a smile. "He told me you are a friend of Todd's."
"Marty, what are you doing here?" Todd spoke up. "You're supposed to be home resting. You need to avoid stress."
"We need to talk," she told him.
"Now isn't a good time," Todd said as he glanced at Sam.
"Ohhh I get it... You kids want some privacy, right?" Sam said with a little chuckle. "I understand. Todd, why don't you show Marty your room?"
Todd looked at Sam in shock as he couldn't believe Sam had actually suggested he take a girl into his bedroom. He hesitated as he didn't know what to think.
"It's alright, Todd. Not that I normally think you should have girls in your bedroom, but Marty's your friend... and this is your new home," Sam said to Todd. "I'm sure Marty would like to see your room here. It's alright... go ahead."
As Todd took Marty's arm and lead her toward his new bedroom, he was thinking, *I don't think he'd be so eager to send us off to my bedroom together if he knew Marty was pregnant with my child.*
"I like your new room, Todd. It's very nice," Marty stated as she took a seat on the edge of his bed.
Todd stared at her, a slight frown on his face. "What are you doing running around, Marty? Dr. Wolek told you to stay off your feet."
"I'm sorry... but I was lonely over at my house; that big ole mansion with all of those rooms. Aunt Kiki is coming back soon... and I'm so worried. What will she do and say when I tell her I- I'm ..." She couldn't even say the words.
"Pregnant," Todd finished for her.
"Yes, she's going to kill me, Todd. I want it to just go away. I don't want to be pregnant," she said as she fidgetted with his bedspread.
Todd took a seat at his desk as he looked over at her. She looked much better, but she was still very thin and pale. He was worried as hell about her, but she didn't seem to notice. He wanted to yell at her for walking over his place; his home now here with Sam, but he didn't want to cause her any unnecessary stress. He knew she was lonely, scared, and in need of someone to talk to. Todd wasn't sure what to say. His own troubles had been weighing heavily on his mind. Even though he was glad his father was in jail, and he had a good home here with Sam, he had been recovering from his own injury and there had been so many changes in his life. He was emotionally scarred, and he wasn't sure if he could handle teenage parenthood.
"Marty, what are we going to do?" he asked her. To him it wasn't just up to her; they were in this together. They had both made the decision to have unprotected sex and the result had been an unexpected pregnancy. He wanted to help her with all the decisions.
"I dunno," Marty said sadly. "Dr. Larry and I were discussing the options."
"Options?"
"Yes. But I have no clue what to do. I could have this baby. I could try to care for it on my own... or I could chose to give it up for adoption. Maybe there's a couple out there, and they can't have a baby of their own... and they could give this baby a loving home. They could give the baby everything I can't considering I can't even take care of myself. Or there's always the other option. I could terminate the pregnancy. Then Aunt Kiki would never have to know."
"No, I don't want you to do that," Todd said strongly.
"Todd, Aunt Kiki is gonna flip when she finds out. She already calls me a whore and a slut. When she finds out I'm pregnant, she'll hit the ceiling. She'll be so worried about the scandal I'll cause her. She might even INSIST that I get an abortion."
"Fuck her then. This isn't her decision. This is OUR decision."
"Ultimately it's MY decision. It's MY body. I am the one carrying the baby."
"Then what are you doing here talking to me then?" Todd asked with an angry scowl. "I don't count for anything..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to come out like that, but I am so scared," she said tearfully.
"I'm scared too, Marty," he admitted. "But we are in this together, whatever happens."
"Okay," she said as she looked down at her hands and tears fell from her eyes. "I just know there is no way we can keep this baby..."
"When your aunt comes back, I will talk to her myself. I will try to reason with her," Todd offered.
"It won't do any good," Marty predicted. "My parents were insistent that I attend college. If I don't graduate, I will ultimately lose my family home as well as my inheritance. Right now Kiki has control of the estate until I've graduated. If something happens and I can't attend college or if I have to drop out, I'll lose everything."
"I hate to see you getting so stressed out about this. You shouldn't worry. We have time to decide..."
"Jason asked me to marry him," Marty blurted out.
"What?" Todd bellowed. He clenched his fists as he remembered that kiss Jason had given Marty in the hospital.
"He asked me to marry him, so we could raise the baby together," Marty explained. "Don't worry. I turned him down. I told him I couldn't, because I have feelings for you."
Their eyes locked. Todd let out a heavy sigh. "I wish he'd stay away from you... but I know you need your friends."
"Jason just doesn't understand. He doesn't realize I have no clue what to do. The only thing I know with absolute certainty is that I cannot marry him."
"You should go home and rest, Marty. We'll talk about all this later," Todd promised. "Do you want me to walk you home?"
"Alright," she said quietly, although she really didn't want to leave at all. She wanted to stay with Todd. The yearning to be near him was constant.
Together they left Todd's bedroom. Todd announced to Sam that he'd be walking Marty home and he'd be home soon. Sam told him not to be long, because dinner would be ready very soon. "It was great meeting you, Marty," Sam told her with a smile.
Marty returned his smile, then she left with Todd. "How do you like living with Sam?" she asked as they were walking together toward her house.
"It's nice," he responded, knowing no other words. For the first time in his life, he felt a sense of peace he'd never known before. He wasn't always looking over his shoulder, expecting to be beaten. Knowing Peter Manning was in jail had been so liberating for him.
"He seems like a great guy," Marty commented.
"He is. He's made me really feel at home," Todd stated.
Marty gave Todd a little smile. Soon they had reached her yard. Todd walked Marty up to the door. "Want to come in?" she asked him.
"I- I can't," he said as he hesitated. He knew if he walked through that door, he'd never leave, and he really needed to be going. Sam was waiting for him.
"Todd..." she said as he started walking away.
He turned to look at her, seeing the tears in her eyes. "Did you mean it? Do you really love me?" she asked.
He crushed her against him as he felt her tremble in his arms. "Forever," he stated.
He kissed the top of her head as he let her go. "I'll call you, okay?" he said before he left.
"Okay," she said as she watched him walk away.
~*Later that night*~
Marty couldn't sleep, so she crawled out of bed. She was missing Todd. It was past midnight when she hurried over to Todd's house.
Todd had been lying in bed in his boxers when he heard a knock at his bedroom window. He sprung out of bed to see Marty's face peering at him through the window. He opened the window and helped her crawl inside.
"What the hell are you doing here, Marty? Why aren't you in bed?" Todd grumbled. "If Sam finds out you're here, he'll-."
"I don't want to get you in any trouble, Todd. I just missed you," she told him as she wrapped her arms around herself tightly as she was cold.
"I'm gonna tell Larry you've been running around and you aren't following doctor's orders," Todd threatened as he wrapped his arms around her and lead her to his bed to warm her again. Her skin was like ice, and she was shivering.
"Todd, I couldn't sleep. I needed you. Please let me spend the night with you," she begged him.
"If we get caught, Sam's not gonna like it," Todd said with a heavy sigh.
He piled the blankets over her as he held her in his arms. She curled up against him, trying to get warm. "We won't get caught," she said in a little whisper.
"I'm really worried about you, Marty," he whispered as he caressed her hair. "You're really stubborn, and you're not listening to me... or your doctor."
"I promise to listen. I will take my meds and do everything I need to do so I can get well. Just let me stay. I need you to hold me."
"Alright," Todd finally gave in as he wasn't about to kick her out of his bed now. She felt too damn good in his arms.
Marty smiled secretly against his chest, glad that she had won that little battle. Ever since he had held her all night long in the hospital, she had longed to fall asleep in his arms.
"I like your bed. It's so comfortable."
"I like you IN my bed..." he murmured as he slid his hands under the covers to caress her soft skin. She wasn't wearing much, and he wondered what she was doing running around in the middle of the night, only partially dressed.
"Todd, can we...?" she asked as she looked up into his eyes in the near darkness.
Todd nodded. "I think we can do something. But I don't think either one of us is strong enough to go all the way," he told her.
She looked a bit disappointed, but she forgot all about it when Todd settled his lips on hers in a hungry kiss. As they were kissing, he slid his hand up under her shirt. Her nipples were erect from the cold, and he discovered she wasn't wearing a bra. He pinched one of the peaks between his thumb and his forefinger, making Marty cry out into the kiss. "I want you so much," he whispered into her ear after he had broke the kiss and his hand glided beneath her skirt. "Do you think about me fucking you?"
"All the time," she quietly admitted. "We were so good together..."
He moved aside the damp crotch of her panties, exposing her slit to his seeking fingers. She cried out as he thrust one inside. "Did I hurt you, baby?" he asked softly.
"No," she stated. "It feels so good." She raised her hips, arching toward his probing finger.
"You're still so fuckin tight. I need to fuck you a lot so we can take care of that."
Marty giggled. "I want you to..." she told him.
"I know, but we can't tonight. It's too soon. But we can do other things."
"What kind of other things?" she asked breathlessly as he slid his finger back and forth within her tight channel.
"I need to cum," he told her as he took her small hand in his and guided it down to his throbbing cock. He was so erect it was trying to escape his boxers.
Marty rubbed him, looking into his eyes. Todd let out a torturous hiss, feeling her fingers caressing the steel of his cock. "Ohhh God, that feels so good," he groaned.
"Todd, please... I need to cum, too," she murmured.
"Tell me what you want..."
"You inside me..."
"I can't. How about my tongue?"
She closed her eyes as Todd pulled the covers away and began removing her clothing. He tossed her garments aside piece by piece until she was naked, then he removed his boxers. "You're so fucking hot..." he said in a growl as he started nibbling her neck.
"Please Todd... I need to cum so bad..."
"I promise to make you cum."
He kissed her breasts next, sucking on the nipples until they were both as hard as diamonds. His mouth was so hot as he made her cry out with passion. "Please Todd," she whimpered.
"I love it when you beg," he said as he slid further down her body. He gently parted her legs and slid his head between them. She cried out, feeling his hot breath on her most sensitive place. If he didn't give her what she needed soon, she was going to scream.
"Do you want my tongue inside you?" he whispered.
"Yes, Todd. Please..." she said as she arched toward him.
Gently he opened her with his fingers, seeing how pink and wet she was. Her little clit was erect and throbbing. He drew it between his lips and began to suck on it quite forcefully. Marty sobbed, fisting his semi-long hair in her hands.
"Ohhh my God," she gasped. "That feels sooo good."
He broke the suction, his tongue tracing her tender folds. He murmured something against her flesh, but she couldn't quite make it out. She was so wet that she was soaking his sheets. Just when she thought she couldn't take anymore of his sensuous licking, Todd drove his tongue into her opening. She let out a strangled little cry as her tight walls captured his questing tongue as she began to cum. He thrust his tongue back and forth inside her as her orgasm faded, licking and sucking away every drop of her sweet, clinging juices.
She heard him chuckle as he kissed his way back up her body and gazed into her eyes. "You came so hard, babe... and so fast," he said as he tenderly kissed her lips.
"It was so amazing. Now I wanna taste you, too." Before her words registered, her small hand had wrapped around his cock, stroking it into an immense erection.
"Ohhh yes," he groaned as she went down on him. She wrapped her sweet lips around his cock. They felt like silk and fire. Todd bucked his hips, sending his throbbing flesh deeper down her throat. He caressed her hair in his hands as he felt her inexperienced lips on him. He loved it so much he couldn't think straight. All he knew was that it felt so damn good, and he needed to cum.
It didn't take long as she moved her mouth on him, taking him deeper. As her tongue teased his throbbing veins and her fingers cupped his balls, Todd started to spill his seed into her mouth. He forgot everything as he cried out in his passion.
Moments later, Marty removed her lips from him. His heart lept in his chest when she lightly kissed the tip of his cock. He pulled her up to him, crushing her against him. "I never want to let you go," he murmured. "I want you to stay forever."
They didn't have forever; they only had tonight. A painful reminder of that came to them when Sam rapped at Todd's bedroom door.
"Todd, are you alright in there?" Sam called out. "I thought I heard... voices..."
"Uhhh yeah, I am alright. I- uhhh- just had a dream," Todd replied as Marty hid under his covers.
"Are you sure, Boomer? Do you need me to come in there?" Sam asked.
"Uhhh... no. Don't come in. I'm fine. Just go back to sleep."
"Alright, good night then," Sam said as he walked back down the hall.
After Sam's footsteps had retreated, Todd pulled Marty out from under his covers. He didn't miss the naughty little grin on her face. "You're going to get me into so much trouble," he told her. "You're a very bad girl."
She giggled and started kissing his chest. "Enough of that," Todd said gruffly. "We both gotta get some sleep. I have school in the morning."
She nodded, settling herself against Todd's muscular chest as she closed her eyes. It would be Todd's first day back in classes since his hospitalization, but she wasn't allowed to return to school yet as she was supposed to be on bedrest.
"When I'm at school, you better stay at home and rest, Marty... or I'll have to tie you into the bed," Todd warned.
"That sounds kinky," she said with a little smirk.
"I mean it. No more sneaking over here to spend the night with me. Do you promise?"
"I promise," she responded.
But Marty lied.
