Chapter 9

JJ drove blankly to the doctors office. It had been a week since her attack. Now it was time to go for one more check up and then hopefully the entire mess could just be forgotten.

JJ had refused to answer Morgans calls. Morgan was also suppose to come with her to her doctors appointment, but ever since their fight, they had ceased contact. While this was hurting JJ inside and out, she still kept up the stubborn attitude. For some reason she didn't even know, she just couldn't suck up her pride. As well as what Morgan had said had been very hurtful.

Finally JJ arrived at the doctors. She climbed out of her car and walked to the dreaded office. She was immediately taken back and prepped for her appointment. They checked her broken bones, made sure they were healing correctly, as well as her profuse amount of bruising and cuts. Next they gave her more STD prevention pills.

"All right sweetheart. I'll help you get prepped for the ultrasound." JJ's kind nurse said.

"Wait, what? Why would we need to. . .do that?" fear crept into JJ's voice.

"No one told you? Oh my gosh...honey, you're pregnant!"

JJ's breath caught. "But I thought I took some pills so I wouldn't get pregnant." JJ argued.

"The pills were consumed after sex-"

"Rape." JJ interjected.

"Oh...I'm so sorry. Excuse me, after the rape, which means they are 25% less likely to be effective, and the pills are not no-pregnancy guaranteed."

JJ nodded and took a breath of air she didn't know she had been holding.

"Let's get you prepped." The nurse said again.

After a short 10 minutes, JJ was sitting with her feet in the stirrups awaiting her sonogram.

"Do you know what is going to happen?" The nurse asked with a small, kind voice.

JJ shook her head, rather embarrassed. But she had never been pregnant before.

"Well I'm going to put this cold gel on your stomach and with this tool I'm going to see what is inside your stomach and it will appear on the screen." The nurse gestured to the screen on the right next to JJ's head.

JJ nodded her head and squeezed her eyes.

"Why don't you turn your head towards the screen." The nurse softly guided.

JJ slowly turned her head towards the black and white screen.

"Do you see that?" The nurse asked pointing to a small shape on the screen.

JJ slowly nodded her head, knowing what was coming next.

"That is your baby!" The nurse said a little bit too chippy.

Tears immediately formed in JJ's eyes.

"Jennifer? Are you alright?" The nurse was clearly confused by the situation.

"It's my rapist's baby." JJ softly cried.

The nurse pulled JJ into a gentle embrace.

"Do you have anyone that can help you, sweetheart?"

"No." JJ nearly whispered. She could feel her heart beating heavily in her chest, and a new found weight seemed to suffocate her every breath. In just a few short moments everything had so drastically changed.

"I can refer you to someone that can help you discuss your options."

"You mean like if I want to abort the baby?"

The nurse nodded.

"I'm. . .not sure." JJ finally was able to muster out.

"You don't have to decide now. You can't get an abortion until you are nine weeks in anyway."

"Okay, thank you."

"Sure thing, let's get you out of these clothes so you can get home."

JJ nodded once again and allowed the nurse to help her down.

Half an hour later JJ was on her way back home. Tears trailed down her face. How could this have happened? She slowly looked down to her stomach, to see a slight bump. A baby bump. Her baby. JJ looked back up to the road and bit her lip, fighting the oncoming of tears.

"I'm sorry little one." JJ softly whispered.


Morgan hung up the phone after another unanswered phone call to JJ. Enough was enough. He was heading over there, no matter how upset JJ was, they were going to figure this out. He needed her in his life and he knew she felt the same. He jumped in his car and headed over to her place. The drive there was uneventful and rather boring; however, he was immensely troubled. He fought the urge to bite his nails, the anxiety was overwhelming. When got there Morgan ran up her stairs, knocked on the door and hoped she would just stop being so stubborn and let him in. His hopes were confirmed. A tearful JJ opened the door.

"Derek? What do you want?" JJ asked.

"Hey, nice to see you too. What's going on?" Morgan replied.

"Do you even care?"

"Of course I care. No matter what you think."

"Come in." JJ finally said and opened the door.

"I tried calling."

"I know." JJ whispered, nearly audible. She could see the look of hurt across Morgan's face and turned away trying to fight her feelings of guilt.

Morgan sat down silently on a decorated chair. JJ sat down across from him on the leather sofa.

"I went to the doctors today." JJ said while looking at the ground.

"And?" Morgan gently pressed.

"I'm pregnant." JJ blurted.

"What?" Morgan said with wide eyes.

"I'm pregnant." JJ said again through gritted teeth.

Fresh tears consumed JJ's vivid blue eyes. They sparkled with the wetness of menacing tears, what once was innocent and curious was now breaking, and Morgan was watching it happen.

"What are you going to do?" Morgan asked and moved across to sit down next to her.

"I don't know." JJ cried.

"Hey, there now. It's all right." Morgan wrapped his long arms around her petite body and held on tightly.

"Look about what happened, I was out of line." Morgan brought up unexpectedly.

JJ stopped her tears and looked into his eyes.

"You...were right. I was wallowing in my own misery." JJ shook her head and closed her eyes.

"Jayje, you had every right. You went through hell and back. I shouldn't have said anything...and Jayje, just so you know, I meant what I said about waiting for so long. I hope you did too."

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