Yes. Must. UPDATE!!

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Yes, I agree, eh? Penny's a bit stupid O.O lol :D

Anyways…sorry for lack of updates on my other stories. Not only am I fighting a stupid "Doctor Who" obsession, I've also got to deal with a "Sweeney Todd" obsession!
Grr…

I can't help it. Johnny Depp's hawt XD

Disclaimer: "Hairspray" is not mine.

Our Love Story

I Made A Mistake, And Said WE Made A Mistake!

Penny sat uncomfortably on the couch, her eyes fixed on her knees. She could hear Link's father, Lionel, pace around the room, and could feel his eyes boring into her head.

"Pregnant?" he said, as if double-checking.

Penny made no move, not wanting to lie again. Lionel took this as a "yes".

"Is it definitely Link's?" Lionel asked.

Penny's head snapped up, eyes wide. She may not be pregnant, but she resented that!
"Yes!" she barked, "Of course it is!"

Lionel sighed and went back to pacing. Penny put her face in her hands.

Well done, old Pen! You lied…again!

"What about the Negro boy?" Lionel asked.

Penny just shrugged.

Oh jeez, Seaweed!!

Her eyes widened as she remembered her fiancé. What if he heard about this?

She had no time to worry anymore about Seaweed, when front door opened, and Link's voice carried through the house.

"Dad? ... Penny?!"

Seaweed walked towards home, Tracy Turnblad walking beside him. Seaweed was daydreaming about his wedding day, while Tracy ranted.

"I don't know why I agreed in coming here!! Especially since she's gonna be there! I mean, what a cow! She dated Link, about, uuuum, two minutes after we broke up!"

Seaweed smirked, "Trace, I know you're mad at her, but don't call my fiancée a 'cow',"

Tracy blushed, "Sorry…"

Seaweed unlocked the door and let Tracy through, before coming into the house himself.

"Ma?" he called, "Penny? Inez?"
A moment later, Inez and Maybelle ran in, both looking worried and frazzled.

"Guys?" Seaweed asked, concerned, "What's up? Where's Penny?"
Maybelle and Inez exchanged identical looks of dread.

"I'm sorry, baby…" Maybelle murmured, "When we got home, she wasn't here. We can't find her anywhere,"

"What?" Seaweed whispered. Inez held out her hand, palm up. Resting on her palm was a familiar engagement ring.

"This was all we found," she mumbled, eyes full of pity.

Seaweed took the delicate band with shaky fingers, and looked at it.

She couldn't have…left!

She loved him.

Right?

Somewhere, through the fog that had filled his mind, he heard Tracy ask through gritted teeth, "I can call her a 'cow', now, right?"

Link looked from his dad, to Penny, and back again. One eyebrow was raised, and Penny could say he looked perfectly delicious when confused.

"What's goin' on?" Link asked.

"You idiot." Lionel hissed, slowly turning red from rage.

"Huh?" Link cried, now utterly confused.

Lionel leapt to his feet, grabbed his son by the shoulders, and rammed him into the hard oak door. Link hissed in pain.

"Do. You. Know. What. You've. Done??" Lionel snapped.

"NO!" Link exclaimed truthfully.

Lionel let go of Link with one hand and pointed behind him, in Penny's direction, "This girl. Your girlfriend. You pregnant ex-girlfriend. PREGNANT!! As in, with a baby!"
Link's eyes went as round as saucers, and they fixated at Penny. She shot him a pleading glance and mouthed 'I can explain'.

Seaweed bit his lip, deciding to go along with it…for now.

"I'm sorry, Pop," Link murmured. Lionel hissed in anger and let go of Link.

"I'm going to call your parents," he snapped, pointing at Penny.

"And your mom," he added, glaring at Link.

He marched out of the room, going towards the kitchen phone.

Penny got to her feet and looked at Link, petrified.

"Pregnant?" Link said, eerily calm. Penny opened and closed her mouth a couple of times before saying, "Well…uummm…"
"By Seaweed?" Link asked. Penny, deciding she shouldn't try and talk just yet, shook her head.

"By me?" Link asked, still in a calm voice, "Sorry, Penny, but I don't think a little bit of kissing can cause a baby. A child."
Penny opened her mouth and suddenly words came pouring out, "I made a mistake! I made a mistake and said that WE made a mistake!". Here, she placed her hands on her stomach, which was totally void of any baby.

"You lied," Link stated.

"Yeah," Penny mumbled, "See, I wanted to talk to you. But I came too early, and when your dad realised who I was, he was all like 'Might as well not come back', and then he was closing the door and I was like 'Nooo!' and then I thought pretending you knocked me up might be a good excuse, and it just…came out."

Link nodded, honestly quite flabbergasted.

"I see."

"You don't, do you?"

"No. Look, Penny, what's gonna happen in nine months when no baby comes, huh?"

Penny shrugged feebly.

The two stood in an awkward silence, until the doorbell rang. Lionel marched back into the room, and glared at the young couple.

"You'd better go up to Link's room. Penny, you're folks are here; this ain't gonna be pretty."

Link hastily grabbed Penny's hand and dragged her up to his room.

"What're we gonna do??" Penny exclaimed, tears in her eyes, as soon as Link had shut and locked his bedroom door.

"I don't know! You came up with the lie, so you tell me!" Link snapped.

Penny burst into a fresh flood of tears and collapsed on Link's bed. Link sighed, guiltily, and sat beside her, pulling her up so he was cradling her against his chest.

"Hey, it's alright, li'l darlin'," he shushed, stroking her hair, "We'll sort something out, 'kay?"
Penny nodded feebly, sniffling.

"I've missed you," she confessed into his shirt. Link felt a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"I've missed you, darling," he murmured, kissing the top of her head, "So, what's going on with Seaweed?"
Penny sighed deeply, burying her head in his shoulder, "I dunno. I took off my engagement ring and…just left. I don't even think I'm with him anymore…"

Link leant his cheek against her head, and whispered, "You know I love you very much, right, Penny?"
She nodded again, "I know."

Now, she raised her head again, her green-blue eyes looking straight into Link's aquamarine ones, "And I love you too,"
Link felt his smile light up his whole face, and he pulled her closer and kissed her eagerly. She responded just as passionately, hands wrapping around his neck.

Only when the need for oxygen became dire did the two pull apart, leaning their foreheads together and breathing deeply.

"I think I have a way, now," Link breathed quietly.

"What?" Penny murmured, just as quietly.

"Well…we're just gonna have to make a baby."

Penny pulled away, face twisted in confusion, "Is that a really bad pick-up line?"

Link shook his head, "I love you, Penny! And, there's only one way to get out of this lie; we have to make the lie real!"

Penny wrinkled her nose, "So…like, sleep together so I'll get pregnant, and pretend I've been pregnant all along?"

Link nodded eagerly, "Exactly."

"What about, like…the timing and stuff?"

Link shrugged, "We can only hope they don't realise."

Penny bit her lip hard, "I…I guess it's the only way,"

Link nodded, one hand making its way to wrap around her waist.

"Have you ever…?" Link asked slowly, looking at her pointedly. Penny flushed and meekly shook her head.

"Me neither," Link confessed, smiling.

Penny sighed and whispered; "We'd better get it over with, then,"

Link nodded and kissed her, gently manouvering her back on the bed. He could feel she was tense with nerves and fear, and he held her close, trying to calm her, and he wiped the fresh tears on her cheeks away gently.

"I love you," he mumbled, again, as if reassuring her.

She smiled, "We've done this,"

Link grinned and she sat up slightly, kissing him...

"I'm ready," she said in a confident voice...

Hannah's eyes were huge, and she whispered, "What happens next, Grandma?"

"What?" I cried, "What do you think happens?"

Hannah turned pink and she mumbled, "They, um…do stuff only grown-ups should do?"

"That's right!" I beamed, "Only grown-ups should do,"

Hannah suppressed a yawn and grinned, "Go on!"

It was my turn to get huge eyes, "I'm not describing it, young madam!"

Hannah put on her best pout, and batted her eyelashes.

"NO!"

She scowled, "Okay then, just go onto what happens after."

I smiled and nodded, trying not to let my own mind drift to what happened!

"Penny lay snuggled against Link, a grin on her face. Then she remembered…"

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Next Time!: Link and Penny finally have to face their folks, Penny runs into the unhappy duo of Tracy and Seaweed, and Penny finally takes that ever-important test…