Kara stayed with Maddy and Rhydian until 9:30pm when she went home. After she had left, Maddy and Rhydian had gone to bed.
"Maddy, everything will be alright." Rhydian said, knowing that Maddy was crying. Rhydian and Maddy were laying on the bed, holding hands and facing each other. Rhydian put his hand on Maddy's cheek and Maddy put her hand on top of his.
"How do you know?" Maddy asked
"Because I do. I will make sure it is okay, even if it kills me. Well, maybe not kill me, but knock me out." Rhydian replied. This made Maddy laugh for the first time that night. This made Rhydian smile as well.
They kissed and then Emma and Dan walked in. Maddy and Rhydian sat up, Maddy sitting on his lap.
"Maddy can we talk?" Dan asked. "You too Rhydian."
"Maddy, we wanted to ask you if you wanted to go to school from here on." Emma asked
After a few seconds, Maddy answered.
"Yes, I will go. When it get's more obvious that I'm pregnant, that's when I will stay home. Until then, I'll be in school." Maddy said. She smiled, but looked nervous.
"Rhydian, will you be doing the same as her?" Dan asked, knowing the answer before asking the question.
"Obviously. But I have a question that I want to ask you." He asked, hoping they would allow it.
"Ask away." Emma said.
"Would Maddy and I be able to stay at the Vaughan's from time to time. They're like family to me and they took me back when I came back." Rhydian had a pleading look in his eye.
"Sure. We will talk to the Vaughan's and split night's. That way, we can all take care of you." Emma said, smiling with encouragement.
"Thank-you." Rhydian was really glad that they had accepted that and it showed. Maddy suddenly gasped.
"I have to call Shan and Tom. I guess I will have to tell Jimmy now as well or get Shannon to." Maddy said, frowning slightly when she said Jimmy.
"Why would you have to tell Jimmy?" Dan asked.
"Because he and Shannon have started going out." Rhydian said, laughing at Maddy's expression.
"Well, you two don't have to go to school tomorrow. You can stay home and get your heads wrapped around this." Dan said.
"No, it's all good. I'm going to school and so is Rhydian." Maddy said, but Rhydian wasn't paying attention.
Without warning, he lifted Maddy off of his lap and walked over to the window. He looked out of it and smiled.
"Maddy, I think that you could tell Shannon and Tom now. They just arrived." Rhydian turned to face Maddy and then Maddy got up and turned to walk down the stairs, surprised that Dan and Emma had already gone. Maddy and Rhydian had only got half way down the stairs when Shannon, Tom and Jimmy reached them.
"What are you doing here?" Maddy asked, surprised that her friends had rocked up at this time of the night.
" Well, your Mam called us and said that we could come around." Tom said with a smile. "They also said that you had something to tell us."
Maddy and Rhydian looked at each other and then took everyone down to the lounge room.
When everyone had sat down, Maddy on Rhydian's lap on the armchair and Tom, Shannon and Jimmy on the big couch, Maddy told them the news.
"I'm pregnant." She said, putting on a really nervous smile. The reaction she got was the opposite of what she was expecting.
"Good on you." Tom said. "I am happy for you two." He got up and hugged Maddy and hi-5d Rhydian.
'That's amazing!" Shannon exclaimed. She jumped up and down with Maddy. When they had finished celebrating, they asked Emma and Dan if they could put a movie on and they said yes so they put one on.
They didn't watch much of the movie though because they were talking all night. They all ended up crashing on the couch. Maddy and Rhydian were on the armchair huddled together, Shannon was leaning on Jimmy and Tom was leaning against the back of the couch with his mouth open.
Emma and Dan put rugs on them to keep them warm and then went to bed.