Author's Note: OK, so I started writing this chapter. I thought it would be good to see how this whole mess got started. Enjoy it.

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Chapter 10: 4 Years Ago: How It All Began

Julie sat at her desk and closed one of her books. She sighed and looked at her planner, something was off, and so she looked again.

"No effing way," She whispered and closed her eyes. She opened them thinking that maybe it would change after. Five days since she was supposed to have her period. A week since she'd last had sex with Scooter. The math was there. There was no denying it.

She wandered around the drug store and finally found them. Why were there so many variations? You pee on a stick and it tells you if you're pregnant not that hard!

"Julie?" Connie walked over.

"Shit!" Julie mumbled. "Hey."

"Hey," Connie said, "I told you I was coming here, if you needed something you should have," Then she realized what they were standing in front of. "Oh my God! Julie, are you,"

"I don't know," Julie whispered, "I'm five days late, and Scooter and I last had sex a week ago, so,"

"The math's there," Connie said, Julie nodded. "This one's the easiest to read." Connie picked one up and handed it to her.

"You've done this?" Julie whispered. Connie nodded. "When?"

"A couple times," Connie sighed, "I've been having sex since we were fourteen, there were a few slip ups." She sighed. "One time, the result was not exactly negative."

"So you had one?" Julie said. Connie nodded again. They both knew what she was talking about, "When?"

"We were seventeen," Connie shrugged, "I didn't tell anyone, except Guy. Would you?"

"I haven't decided," Julie shook her head, "I need to know if I am or not, and a lot depends on Scooter's reaction." Connie nodded. "It's just that I'm 22, I have so much I want to do. I don't know."

"Come on," Connie said, "We'll get you one of those big things of Evian, makes you pee like a racehorse." Julie laughed uneasily. "Everything's gonna be OK."

Later that night Julie stood outside of Scooter's apartment ringing her hands nervously. She knocked on the door and sighed.

"Gaffney?" He said answering it. "Did we have a date?"

"No," She shook her head. "We didn't." Her heart was pounding.

"Well, come in," He said, he could tell something was up. She swallowed at looked at him. "What's wrong?"

"I'm pregnant," She said softly. He looked at her and then sat down. "Please say something."

"How?" He whispered.

"You were there," She sighed.

"Yeah, but you're on the pill," He sighed.

"I'm not on the pill," She looked at him, "I told you, I went off it, I was switching to a lower hormone one, because it made me bloated." He looked at her, "But you used a condom right?"

"Yeah." He nodded, "It doesn't matter now." She swallowed. "Julie, what are you planning?"

"I'm keeping it," She said, "I talked to my mom, and I can move back home, have the baby there, and get a job, my parents would help." He looked at her. "I just thought you deserved to know. And however involved or uninvolved you wanna be, that's up to you, I mean."

"Julie," He said looking at her. "Will you marry me?" She swallowed and stared at him.

"What?" She said, "That's not why I came here, I didn't want you to."

"I know that," He nodded, "But will you?" She swallowed. "I love you, Julie, and I know we've always said that we weren't going to be together forever, but who are we kidding? It's been eight years, and we're still here, maybe this is a sign."

"OK," She whispered. "Yeah, I'll marry you." He kissed her. "Oh my God! We're gonna get married."

"You most certainly are not going to marry her!" David Vanderbilt said as his son stood in front of him, "Scott, think before you do this."

"Darling," Kathy said calmly, "Julie's a lovely girl, but she's not suited to this life. She's never fit in,"

"That's what I love about her," Scooter said. "And I owe it to her."

"I can't believe you're going into this without considering," His father sighed, Scooter looked at him, "You've always been too trusting."

"Are you suggesting that Julie got pregnant on purpose?" Scooter looked at him.

"It must have occurred to you," His mother said. "I mean, girls like that,"

"She's not like that," He stared at them, "If you two had ever taken the time to speak to her beyond small talk you would know that. I'm marrying Julie, and we're going to raise our baby and have a family. I was hoping you'd support me, I was obviously wrong." He stood up. "I'll go now." He walked out.

"I'll take care of this," Kathy looked at her husband. "She just wants the money, there's no need for him to throw his life away for her to get it."

"Julie," Rick said, opening the door, "What are you doing here?"

"I didn't know who else to talk to," She whispered, "Can I come in?"

"Sure," He nodded and she walked in, "Is everything OK?" She went into her pocket and pulled the check out. "Whoa, ten thousand dollars? What'd you do, hit oil?"

"Look at the name," She pointed.

"Katherine Vanderbilt," He sighed, "I take it that's not an engagement present." She shook her head and sat down. "Do abortions run at ten grand a pop now?"

"Apparently," Julie nodded, "Although you know, not my only option. I could lie to him, and tell him that it's not his baby." Rick looked at her. "I'm not taking the money, and I'm having this baby, but I'm rethinking the engagement."

"Because of his parents?" Rick said, "They've always hated you. This isn't different."

"I know, and I love him, and I want be with him," She sighed, "But not at the expense of his family, and his future. I talked to my parents, and I can move back to Maine, and have the baby there, find a job, my mom will help, and,"

"So you love Scooter?" He said, she nodded, "And to show that you're moving to the other side of the country and taking his kid with you?" She laughed. "Look, he's crazy about you. And if you bolt now, he will think it's about the money. Are you ready for the consequences of that? Especially with the baby, when he's going to be in your life forever." She smiled. "Why'd you come to me?"

"Well, I knew none of my friends would understand," She said softly, "And I knew you'd tell me the truth."

"What makes you think that?" He asked.

"You don't like me very much," She shrugged. He laughed, "Don't lie, you don't."

"You're right," He nodded, "I don't." She laughed, "But I respect you. I always have."

"Always?" She asked. He laughed this time.

"Maybe not always," He said, "But for the past year or so, and especially since the pregnancy." She looked down. "He's lucky, to have someone like you."

"A weepy middle class pregnant girl with no marketable skills?" She joked sniffing up her tears.

"A beautiful, smart, take no shit, balls out kind of girl," He said. She smiled. "And you know you've got that whole hot smart tomboy thing going on, guys dig that." She laughed, "Do you want to marry him?"

"Yeah, I do," She whispered.

"So what's the problem?" He shrugged.

"You're so matter of fact," She said, "How do you do that?"

"Years of practice and being a selfish bastard." He said. She smiled.

"Can I use your bathroom," She swallowed, "The morning sickness hasn't gone away yet."

"Yeah," He nodded. "Sure."

"I know it's not a great place," Scooter sighed. Julie nodded. "I mean, just, since I don't have a job, we don't really have much option."

"It's fine," She shrugged, "It's temporary right?"

"Yeah," He nodded. He kissed her, and then put his hand against her bump. "She kicked!"

"I know," Julie laughed, "She always does when you kiss me." He smiled leaned down and kissed her stomach. She laughed.

"Have you thought about names?" He asked.

"Actually yeah," She nodded and sat down. "I was watching this thing about the Kennedy's, and,"

"Jackie?" He laughed.

"No," She shook her head, "Way too obvious. Caroline, Cara for short."

"Caroline Vanderbilt," He smiled, "Yeah, I like it." He kissed her. "I like you."

"Mm, Scooter no," She shook her head, "I'm fat."

"You're beautiful," He whispered. "I love you."

"Are we going to be OK?" She asked softly.

"Are you kidding?" He smiled, "We're going to be great."

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