AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is based off the hit soap One Life to Live, yet the "history" has been changed somewhat to suit the purposes of this story. I'd like to note that I do not own ABC's One Life to Live or the characters and I will NOT be receiving any payment whatsoever for writing this story. It is intended for entertainment purposes only.

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.

~*1057 Regency Drive*~

Marty couldn't stay away. She kept sneaking over to see Todd. On the third night, Todd couldn't resist her any longer. She melted into his embrace and whispered into his ear, "Please make love to me, Todd." He lifted her into his arms and carried her to his bed.

"Are you sure, baby?" he asked her as he lay her down against the pillows.

She nodded as she looked into his eyes. "I want you so much," she told him as she tugged him down into bed with her. "It's been weeks since the night of Krysti's party."

*The night you became pregnant,* Todd was thinking as he tenderly caressed Marty's cheek. So much had happened since then. Their first night had been incredibly special, but he knew that this night would be amazing, too. Todd was overcome with emotion as he gazed at Marty, thinking how much he loved her.

"I'm feeling better now," Todd stated. "I am completely healed. But what about you?"

"I'll be fine, Todd," Marty responded. "I haven't got sick once since I left the hospital. There's no reason why we can't-."

Todd cut off her words with a hungry kiss. He wanted her so much he couldn't even think straight. As his tongue twined with hers, he unfastened the tiny buttons in the front of her blouse. He parted the silk material to discover Marty wasn't wearing a bra. She never wore much during her overnight visits. He cupped a breast in his warm hand, softly capturing the nipple. He heard Marty gasp into his kiss as he played with the sensitive peak. His hot mouth trailed to her neck, nibbling and sucking on her delicate flesh. "I want you so much, Marty. God, you drive me crazy!" he breathed.

She ran her fingers through Todd's semi-long hair as he pressed his mouth against her skin. Arching her neck, she surrendered to his passionate kisses. She let out little moans, feeling his teeth and tongue sliding toward the curves of her breasts. Todd sucked in one of her nipples as his lips locked around it strongly. "Todd!" she cried out, feeling a flood of moisture between her legs.

Todd pulled and nibbled on her nipple, making it rock-hard before moving on to the other one. She tugged at his hair as soft screams fell from her lips. When he realized she was getting loud, he withdrew his mouth and gently cautioned her. "Shhhh.. we don't want Sam to hear us..." he warned. "I want to enjoy fucking you. I don't want us to be disturbed."

She nodded as she stared up at him with smoky dark-blue eyes. "I want you to touch me everywhere," she whispered to him.

"Are you wet for me, babe?" he murmured as he pulled down her skirt. Her nearly non-existent panties came away along with skirt. Todd tossed her clothing aside and leaned over, parting her thighs.

"Yes..." she responded as she felt the heat of Todd's gaze on her moist slit.

"You're so beautiful," he said as he took in every inch of her slender body. A small smile came to his lips when he noticed the very slight swell at her lower stomach. Gently he caressed it and placed a soft kiss over the growing mound.

*Our baby,* he was thinking but he did not say the words. A flood of emotion came to him- love and protectiveness for their unborn child. Up until then, it hadn't seemed to real to him, but now, he felt differently. Marty was carrying his child. He didn't want to give their baby up. He wanted to find a way to keep it, but now wasn't the time to talk of such things. He needed Marty. He needed to make sweet love to her and show her how much he loved her.

Marty quivered, feeling Todd's soft kisses move down to her inner thighs. She parted her legs wider for him, wanting to feel his pleasurable touch. Her clit tingled in knowing he was about to become one with her. Memories of their first time together came back to her as she thought of Todd's powerful thrusts.

"God, baby... you're so fuckin wet," he murmured as he found her slick core and parted the swollen lips with his fingers. "It makes my cock throb to touch you like this."

He teased her little clit, lightly pinching it, then drove two fingers inside her without warning. Marty cried out, arching her back as he slid his fingers all the way inside. "That's it, baby. Open for me. It feels good, doesn't it?" Todd asked as he drove his fingers in and out of her. He wasn't being gentle, but Marty really didn't want him to be. She wanted him so much that she didn't care how he took her.

He stretched her with his fingers, preparing her for his cock. It throbbed in his boxers as he imagined fucking her. As her tight pussy clenched up on his fingers, he slowly withdrew and licked them to taste her juices. Watching him, Marty felt a stab of desire. "Please Todd... don't make me wait. I want you deep inside me."

She reached out, grasping his thick cock within his boxers. Hearing Todd groan, she tugged on the material, trying to free his throbbing length. "Is this what you need?" Todd asked as he stood up to remove his only piece of clothing. When he rejoined her in the bed, he felt her small hand wrap around his erection. Todd lost his breath, feeling her gently stroke him.

A drop of precum gathered at his tip. Marty's soft fingers smeared the droplet around the head of his cock, driving Todd mad with desire. He suddenly pulled her hand away, climbing on top of her. "I hope you are ready for me, babe... because I need to fuck..." he growled, aiming his broad tip at her tight slit.

She wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him in closer. "I want you, Todd... hard and fast..." she told him.

That's how Todd wanted it, too. With a swift downward thrust, Todd buried himself inside of her. He caught her scream in his mouth as he felt her tight slick walls clenching up on him. She felt absolutely delicious. Locking her legs around him, she urged him to thrust.

Todd took a deep breath and began pounding in and out of her. There was no gentleness, only rough, hungry desire. Over and over he filled her until he made her cum. Her nails sunk into his skin as he took her over the edge. After her orgasm faded, he started all over again. The passion was so intense she held back her screams. After her second climax, he took her legs and hooked them over his shoulders. "Cum for me again," he commanded, thrusting into her so hard and so fast she nearly lost consciousness. It was almost brutal in it's intensity, but she loved it. She was so stretched that she ached. She knew she'd be incredibly sore later, but none of that mattered. She was lost in the beauty of becoming one with Todd.

"Please, Todd... please..." she begged him as she was so close. Her inner muscles clenched on him, so tight and hot upon his cock. Todd growled, thrusting into her with all his strength. A scream tore from her lips as she flooded him once again with her sweet juices.

"YES!" Todd exclaimed, finding his release as well. He spurted into her depths, filling her with his cum.

After their orgasm faded, tenderness overtook Todd. "Did I hurt you?" he asked as he gently withdrew and softly kissed her lips.

Giving him a sweet smile, she placed a loving caress upon his cheek. "A little... but I loved it," she assured him.

Todd grinned and kissed her again. "Next time I will be slow... and gentle."

He lay down next to her, pulling the covers over them as she snuggled in his arms. "I am so sleepy," she murmured. As she lay against his chest, she wished they could be together like this every night. She wished they'd never have to be apart. She didn't want to go back to her house. Aunt Kiki was coming home soon. Not wanting to think about her aunt's return, she buried her face against Todd's chest and trembled.

"What is it, baby?" he asked as he softly traced the silky flesh of her back.

"Nothing. I don't want to think about anything right now, but this moment... here in your arms."

Todd kissed the top of her head. "I love you," he told her.

"I love you, too."

As they lay there cuddling in the afterglow of their lovemaking, the door opened and there stood Sam. Todd looked up, seeing his guardian standing there in the doorway. "Todd?" Sam spoke.

Marty tensed when she heard Sam's voice. She blushed in embarrassment as Todd pulled the blanket up to cover her. "Sam," Todd stammered, wondering what Sam would say or do now that he had discovered a girl in his bed.

"Todd, Marty can't stay the night here. You shouldn't be having sex. Marty might get pregnant," Sam said as he continued to stand in the doorway.

*She's already pregnant,* thought Todd.

"Can't she stay, just for tonight?" Todd asked Sam.

Sam hesitated, but finally he gave in. "Only for tonight... but this cannot happen again. Marty's aunt would be very angry if she knew her teenage niece was having sex," said Sam. "Todd, we'll talk about this in the morning. After tonight, there will be no more girls in your room. Is that understood?"

Todd nodded, but he knew he couldn't make any promises. He was madly in love with Marty and staying away from her now would be impossible.

"Good night," said Sam before he left the room and closed the door.

"I'm sorry, Todd," Marty said sadly after Sam was gone.

"It's okay, baby. I'll talk to him tomorrow and try to get him to understand."

"Aunt Kiki's coming back from her trip in three days. Will you come over and talk to her with me?"

"I told you I would. Don't worry, baby. Everything will be alright."

She tried to believe him as he held her close. Pressing her ear against his heart beat, she fell asleep in his arms. Whispering words of love to her in his mind, Todd too entered the land of dreams.

~*The Saybrooke Mansion*~

Kiki arrived back from her business trip in a foul mood. She wasn't happy to find that her niece had a guest over upon her return. "Who is this?" she asked angrily as Marty and Todd were seated upon the love seat in the living room, holding hands.

"Marty, is this your boyfriend?" she asked as she glared at Todd disapprovingly.

"Y-yes, Aunt Kiki. This is Todd Manning... and he's my boyfriend," Marty stated.

She looked away from Aunt Kiki's cold dark eyes to meet Todd's. That had been the first time she had ever called him her 'boyfriend,' and it felt incredibly nice.

"Todd Manning, huh?" Kiki said, seeming disgusted. "I've heard about the Mannings."

Whatever she may have heard, it seemed that Kiki was not impressed. She looked like she may throw Todd out at any moment. Feeling uneasy, Marty started talking quickly, nervously trying to explain the situation to her aunt.

"I haven't been feeling well, Aunt Kiki... since you've been gone. I was hospitalized-," Marty told her aunt.

"Ohhhh my God! You're pregnant! I KNEW it! Your father would roll over in his grave if he knew what a SLUT you've become!" barked Aunt Kiki.

"Marty isn't a slut," Todd spoke up when he heard Marty's aunt's cruel words.

"She's turning into a little whore-."

"Aunt Kiki, listen! Yes, I am pregnant... but there's more. I was diagonosed with Lupus and..."

"You're not keeping it!" Kiki screamed, totally ignoring the second part Marty's condition. In her mind, all she could see was an image of her niece big and pregnant, and the terrible scandal it would cause her.

"I want you to get rid of it NOW before anyone knows about it!" Kiki insisted. "I will be the laughing stock of this town if everyone in Llanview finds out my teenage niece has been SPREADING HER LEGS!"

"No, Aunt Kiki! I don't want to-," Marty begged as tears pricked at her eyes.

"You want to keep the little brat?" Kiki cried out. "What are you going to do with a baby, Marty? You're in school! You have your whole life ahead of you! Your parents wanted you to make something of yourself and go to college!"

"I know but-," Marty sobbed.

Once again, Kiki cut her off. "Mark my words, young lady. If you have that baby, I cut you off. You're out on the streets!" Kiki exclaimed. "You'll lose this house. Your inheritance! EVERYTHING your parents left to you! Is that what you want?"

"No, I-I..." Marty murmured. She couldn't even say another word as painful sobs shook her slender body.

As Marty broke down, Todd lost it. He stood up, confronting Kiki. "You're a cruel, hateful bitch. Your niece needs your help and your understanding, yet you treat her like crap," Todd accused.

"Are you the father of her child?" Kiki asked him.

"Yes."

With loud smack, Kiki proceeded to slap Todd across the face. Todd grabbed her hand, twisting it in a bruising grip. "Don't touch me, bitch... and don't lay a hand on Marty EVER again. I saw the bruises you left on her," Todd growled. "You think you're so powerful, slapping her around, don't you? I could kill you so easily... and I will. Do you understand me?"

"Get your hands off of me!" Kiki insisted. "You're the one to blame for all of this... knocking up my niece! Haven't you heard of condoms?"

Marty stood up from the love seat on trembling legs, trying to wedge herself between Todd and her aunt Kiki. Tears streamed down her face as she begged them to stop. "Please Aunt Kiki, I don't want to get an abortion. I'd like to keep my baby..." Marty implored after she had convinced Todd to set her aunt free.

Kiki shook her head. "You have two choices, Marty. Get an abortion IMMEDIATELY or GET THE FUCK OUT. You decide." With those words, Kiki swept out of the room. Feeling helpless, Marty broke down in Todd's embrace.

"What choice do I have now, Todd? You heard Aunt Kiki. I gotta get an abortion," Marty spoke tearfully.

"No," Todd cried out as intense pain bubbled up inside him. Didn't he have a choice or say in this? It was his baby, too!

"I have to, Todd. She's threatening to kick me out... and I have no where else to go."

"God, I hate her. She's such a bitch..." Todd said as he started to pace. He wanted to come up with some sort of solution so Marty wouldn't feel pushed into getting an abortion, but right now, he couldn't think of one. He couldn't very well ask Sam if his pregnant teenage girlfriend could move in with them. After Sam found them snuggling in bed together, they'd had the "talk" about girls, sex, and condoms, but Todd hadn't told Sam yet that Marty was expecting his child.

"Todd, I need you to take me to the abortion clinic," Marty said quietly.

"What?" Todd asked in a gasp.

"I'm going to do it. I have no other choice."

"I don't want you to."

"It's my body... and my decision."

*But it's my baby, too!* Todd wanted to scream.

In the end, he could say nothing. He felt powerless because her aunt insisted she must have an abortion and Marty kept insisting that it was her body and ultimately her decision to make. "Alright," Todd said reluctantly. "I will take you... but it isn't what I want."

"We need some money... so we can pay for it. I don't have enough."

"I know where we can get the money," Todd said with a heavy sigh. He would steal it from his father's safe. His dad was in jail so he didn't need the money. Feeling sick inside, Todd lead Marty out to his car.

A few minutes later, they had pulled up at the mansion where Todd had lived with his father. "Wait here in the car... and I'll go in and get the money."

Marty nodded as she stared blindly at something in the distance. If she looked at Todd now, she might break down and change her mind. She had to be strong. There was no other choice.

Todd let himself into the house and accessed his father's safe. In the process of removing the money, he came across some legal documents. "What's this?" he spoke aloud as he read it over quickly. To his surprise and shock, he had just came across his own adoption papers. He wasn't Peter Manning's biological son. Todd took the papers and the money and closed the safe. With so much on his mind, he didn't have a chance to think about his discovery.

When he returned to the car, he handed Marty a stack of hundred dollar bills. "Will this be enough to pay for it?" he asked her quietly.

She nodded as tears stung her eyes. "Remember what you said, Todd? We are in this together..."

"Yes, I remember," he said quietly.

"Will you go in with me and hold my hand when they...?"

Todd sucked in his breath. "I don't know if I can."

"Please Todd, I need you..."

She broke down in tears again, so Todd agreed although he hated every minute of it. In the end, he drove her to the abortion clinic, but he didn't want to- it was killing him. "Is there anything I can say or do to make you change your mind?" he asked her before they left the car.

She shook her head 'no'. "I have to do this," she told him sadly.

"Okay," he said as they left the car and headed into the building. He stood next to Marty as she went to the front desk and spoke to the receptionist. After she had completed the paperwork, she was called away to a room to start the procedure. "Can my boyfriend go with me?" Marty asked hopefully as she clung to Todd's hand.

"I'm sorry, but he'll have to wait out here..." stated the nurse.

Marty looked at Todd sadly as huge tears stung at her eyes. "I'm sorry, Todd," he heard her whisper.

Todd didn't say anything as he watched her go. The urge to hit something crashed inside him. Rage and pain seethed within his heart. *It's my baby, too... and I should be with her!* he was thinking. Feeling powerless, he went to stand at the window.

Tears washed down his face as he thought of what Marty must be going through. As images flooded his mind of the procedure she was about to face, he wondered if she'd feel intense pain. Unable to stop thinking about it, Todd felt tortured. *This is my fault. Mine! Marty wouldn't be suffering right now... if only I had used a condom!* he thought sadly.

As he stood at the window, each minute that passed felt like an agonizing hour. Clenching his fists, he longed to be at Marty's side. They were in this together. It was his baby, too.

Meanwhile in the exam room, Marty was being prepped for the procedure. She had on nothing but a paper gown as she was told to lay down on a cold, metal table. She was asked to place her ankles in the stirrups and scoot her bottom down to the end of the table. She did as the doctor requested, feeling nervous because her last pelvic exam had been so painful. She was sure what she was about to face would be far worse.

Marty tensed when the doctor began to insert a large object into her vagina. "Marty, try to relax," the doctor spoke. "We are doing an internal ultrasound before we begin the procedure so we can see just how far along you are and decide which method would be best to end your pregnancy."

Marty closed her eyes, feeling the foreign object come to rest deeply inside of her. The probe within her didn't really hurt, but felt uncomfortable as it pressed up against her cervix. After a moment, an image appeared on the screen. The doctor took some measurements and stated to the nurse that the patient was approximately seven weeks pregnant. Staring at the screen, Marty could see the baby's movement. "Is that my baby's heart beat?" Marty questioned when she heard a steady thumping sound.

"Yes," the doctor replied as he went on to explain the procedure he was about to preform. "In a moment, I will dilate your cervix with metal rods in order to insert a small straw-like suction device into your uterus. The device will begin to suction out the pregnancy. You will feel some cramping during the suctioning procedure. You'll be given medication to help manage the pain. The suctioning will last for approximately 10 minutes. Your cramping may last longer but usually stops after the suctioning ends. The discomfort could however last a few days. Afterwards, you can expect some bleeding like a heavy period. Do you have someone who can drive you home after the procedure?"

Marty didn't answer as her eyes got huge. She kept staring at the screen, seeing her baby move as she heard it's tiny heart beat. "I can't do this," she sobbed. "I've changed my mind."

The doctor gently removed the probe from Marty's body and helped her sit up. "Are you sure you don't want the abortion?" the doctor asked.

"I never wanted it to begin with... but I felt I had no other choice..." she stated in between sobs.

"If you change your mind, you still have a few weeks to decide."

"I won't change my mind. I am having this child... no matter what it costs me," she said as she hopped down off the exam table.

After the nurse and doctor had left the room, Marty hurriedly dressed. She was trembling all over, but she knew she had made the right decision. When she saw the tiny baby moving within her and heard it's heart beat, she knew she couldn't harm it. That was HER baby... hers and Todd's, and it deserved a chance to be born.

*Fuck Aunt Kiki. She can kick me out and I'll live on the streets if I have to...* Marty was thinking. *I'll do ANYTHING to protect my child.*

Marty left the room where she had been taken for the procedure and found Todd standing in the waiting room. He was staring out the window, his eyes red from crying. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close.

"Are you okay?" he asked as he brushed away her tears.

"I'm still pregnant," she whispered.

"I couldn't do it," she said as she cried against his chest. "I love our baby already and I couldn't..."

Her words trailed off as she choked on a sob. Wrapping her up in his embrace, Todd was relieved. "What made you change your mind?" he asked as they walked out of the clinic hand in hand.

"Before they could begin the procedure, they did an ultrasound. I saw our baby... heard it's heart beating," she told him. "I knew then that I was making the wrong decision."

Todd stared at her in amazement. Although he had no clue how they were going to care for a baby, he couldn't help but be in awe over the tiny miracle he and Marty had created. "Everything's going to be alright, Marty," he promised as they got into the car together. "Somehow, someway, it will be."