Chapter 10

The Next Day

Paul had gotten up early and has had his breakfast. He has been looking at the clock for the past hour and it has barely moved to him. He was just waiting for the right time to leave and go to see Stephanie's house. Looking at the clock again for the umpteenth time he thought it was a good time to leave so he said goodbye to his mom and went to Stephanie's house. When he got to the house he could see that Vince was still in the house so he ducked down in his car so that no one could see him. He pulled out his phone and called Shane.

"Shane, when are your parents leaving?" Paul looked out of his car window again seeing if they were at the door or anything.

"Soon they are getting ready to leave so you should get ready to come over"

"I am already there"

"What? Where?" Shane said while looking out of the window

"Outside, that is why I am calling. Wait I see your parents leaving the house, see ya in a sec" Paul hung up the phone and waited until they had got round the corner before he got out of the car. He rang the doorbell and waited for Shane to let him in. Seconds later Shane opened the door and let Paul in.

"Hey Paul, come in. Steph's upstairs but she doesn't know that you are here. You can just go straight up" Shane said

"Thanks man" Paul patted Shane on his back then walked past him and ran up the stairs taking two steps at a time. When Paul finally reached Stephanie's room he knocked on the door and waited for her to let him in. Paul opened the door when he heard Stephanie say 'come in'.

"What do you want Shane?" Stephanie said not looking at who was at the door.

"I'm not Shane but I want my girlfriend back" Paul said walking further into the room.

"Paul what are you doing here?" Stephanie said looking up at Paul

"I came to see you. I need to explain myself before I am unable to get you back"

"Paul I don't want to talk to you. We broke up, you need to leave."

"Not until you talk to me. Please Steph just listen to what I have to say" Paul begged, sitting on the edge of her bed.

"Fine" Stephanie sat up and looked at Paul but was avoiding eye contact because she knew that if she looked into his hazel eyes she would give in straight away and she didn't want that.

"Steph please look at me, I want you to know that I am telling you the truth" Paul saw Stephanie looked into his eyes so he started to talk, "You have to believe me when I say that under no circumstances I wanted to kiss Joanie, she kissed me. I was out for my run and I ran into her. She kept asking me questions and the next thing I knew she was kissing me."

"What were you talking about?" Stephanie looked down at her hands

"She asked why I was with you"

"And what did you say?"

Paul hooked his finger under Stephanie's chin and lifted her chin so that she was looking at him. He said what was in his heart, "I was with you because you were and are the love of my life and get me through the hard times." Paul said taking hold of her hands, and knew that he was getting through to her because she never flinched away, "Stephanie every word that I just said then and now and in the future are the complete truth. I don't want to end this relationship because of the stupid thing that Joanie did and the stupid thing that I did and think that she just wanted to talk. I want us to be together forever just the three of us" Paul smiled and waited for Stephanie to register what he just said.

"How did you find out?" Stephanie smiled

"I went to your apartment to look for you and found the test in the bathroom"

"But it could've been anyone's"

"You are right but I got it out of them, and sort of punched a wall" Paul said motioning to his bandaged hand.

"Why would you do that?" Stephanie touched his bandage

"I was furious because they said that's why you came to talk to me when you found Joanie kissing me"

"Well then I guess I don't have to tell you"

"I still wanna hear it from you"

"Paul I am pregnant with your child"

"That's great," Paul went to kiss her but Stephanie stopped him.

"Paul I don't want to get back together with you"

"What? Why, I explain everything you mean everything to mean, I can't let you go"

"Paul, this has been a wakeup call for me. I keep jumping to conclusions and I don't know if I will be able to keep doing this to you" Stephanie said taking her hands away from Paul's.

"Do what to me?"

"This, break up with you when I jump to conclusions or get jealous my heart just can't take it"

"Steph, that's part of being in a relationship, but nothing like this is going to happen again, I am going to make sure that this never happens again"

"I don't know Paul, I can't handle it"

"Steph, please I have to have you in my life and not just as a friend but my girlfriend and mother of my child"

"Paul…"

"No Steph please let me finish. You are my whole world and you mean everything to me. We can figure it out please" Paul stood up and opened his arms for a hug

"Only if we can work it out" Stephanie got off of her bed and wrapped her arms around Paul and hugged him, "I'm sorry for over reacting but I love you so much and you kissing another girl got to my head"

"I love you too baby so much, and it will never happen again, I promise" Paul leaned down and kissed her on the lips, "Have you told your parents about the pregnancy yet?"

"Not yet, I was thinking of the best time to tell them" Stephanie pulled away from Paul

"Do you want me here when you tell them?"

"Only if you want my dad to kill you" Stephanie smiled

"You know what, it's alright I'll be at my mom's house if you want or need anything. Are you gonna tell Shane so he knows and won't be shocked and wanna kill me as well when you tell him" Paul said holding Stephanie's hands.

"Good point, can we tell him together? I need someone with me" Stephanie said playing with Paul's fingers

"Yeah whatever you want beautiful"

Stephanie let go of one of Paul's hand and grabbed the other and walked out of her room to go and tell Shane the news. They went to the lounge because they assumed that he was probably going to be watching TV. They walked into the lounge and saw Shane watching TV.

"Shane, can we tell you something?" Stephanie said sitting next to her brother on the couch while Paul sat on the coffee table in front of them.

"Yeah sure, are you back together?"

"Yeah but that's not what we wanted to tell you, it is something else. How do I say this?" Stephanie turned fully so that she was looking at Shane in the eye to show that she was telling the truth, "I'm pregnant"

"You're joking right? You're not really pregnant are you?" Stephanie nodded her head, "Awesome, I can't believe it" Shane hugged Stephanie then went to hug Paul but had to know something first, "Paul is the father of the baby right?"

Stephanie hit Shane in the chest, "Of course how could you say that?"

"Just checking, are you two telling mom and dad?"

"I am, Paul is staying at his mom's house just in case dad tries to kill him"

"Good poi…" Shane stopped his sentence when he heard an engine turn off, "this was a nice talk but that's dad congrats Paul on the baby but you have to leave like now"

"Bye you might see me later this week depending how your dad reacts" Paul kissed Stephanie and ran to the back door hearing the front door being opened.

"Hey kids, how are you?" Vince said in a good mood walking into the lounge.

Shane was looking at Stephanie and urging her to tell them now since their dad was in a good mood. Stephanie saw the look and knew that she had to tell them now. "We're good daddy, but I have something that I want to tell you"

"What is it sweetie?" Vince said sitting down on the couch where Shane and Stephanie were.

Stephanie waited until both her parents were sat down on the couch. "I'm pregnant" Stephanie mumbled, so that her parents couldn't hear her.

"What was that honey we couldn't hear you" Linda said

"Steph just say it" Shane said pushing Stephanie to just say it.

"I'm… pregnant" Stephanie flinched when her dad shouted standing up.

"Stephanie, you had better be lying"

"I'm not that's why I am te…" Stephanie was cut off by Vince.

"Tell me that the father isn't Paul"

"Sorry daddy" Stephanie said wiping a tear away that fell on her cheek, she went over to Shane and whispered, "I know this was a bad idea, dad is gonna kill Paul"

"No he won't don't worry, Paul is tough" Shane then turned to his father and looked at him, "Dad stop it, just because Paul is the father it doesn't change anything"

"They have broken up Shane. Stephanie is going to have to see him all the time"

"Actually we are back together" Stephanie said facing Vince,

"How he isn't here"

"Yes he is" Stephanie said accidently, "Oops" she covered her mouth with her hand

"I am gonna kill him" Vince walked out of the house and got into his car and went to Paul mom's house knowing that was where he was staying.