"Do you think we should tell them today or do you think we should wait? I mean because I barely know them and they don't know me so I don't want your dad freaking out on me since we're not married." Paul say as we look at each other.
"Let's just see how things go, kay?" I say and he nods and kisses my forehead. He goes off to talk to my dad while I went into the kitchen to help Marcy with the making of lunch. She had just taken an egg bake out of the oven and when I got a whiff of it I had to excuse myself.
"Are you alright hun?" Marcy asks me and I nod and make my way to the bathroom and I see Paul give me a weird look when I pass him. I splash some cold water on my face after having thrown up and I hear a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" I reply.
"It's me love, can I come in?" I hear Paul say and I open the door and he comes in and hugs me.
"You feeling alright?" he asks as my head rests on his chest and he rubs my back.
"You kinda gave me a scare there love." Paul says and I sigh and close my eyes.
"Do you think you'll be okay to eat?" he asks and I nod slowly.
"You don't have to if you don't think you can love, but you should get something in your stomach for the sake of the baby." Paul says and I nod in understanding.
"Are you alright honey?" I hear my dads voice from the other side of the door.
"Yeah dad, I'm fine." I reply and I look up at Paul to see him looking to the door and I admire his striking profile.
"I just told your dad you haven't been feeling well." Paul says and I nod and we go back out and sit at the table by each other. We dish up on some food and I look at my plate warily and then I feel Paul's hand on my thigh and he gives me an encouraging smile and I take a small bite.
"So you haven't been feeling too well I've heard?" my dad asks and I look to him and nod.
"I'm sorry honey, I hope you feel better." Marcy says and I nod with a thankful smile.
"You aren't pregnant are you?" my dad says in a joking tone with a laugh and Paul and i just laugh in response. I look to Paul and he raises his eyebrows and I do the same, how ironic.
"It'd be nice to have a baby around here." Marcy says and I nod and take a bite of the hot egg bake.
"I'd like to think you two aren't having a baby since I hardly know this boyfriend of yours, no offense Paul." my dad says and Paul nods to him. This is not how I saw things going unfortunately.
"And what if I was to tell you we were having a baby though?" I say and my dad bursts out laughing and Marcy kind of laughs with him but then stops as she seems to not think it appropriate.
"You're being serious aren't you?" my dad asks after he stopped laughing and I nod with a serious look.
"Amy, are you pregnant?" my dad asks in a serious tone and I quickly look to Paul and he gently squeezes my thigh.
"You ever having kids, hah!" my dad says breaking the ice with a laugh and I force a smile and look back to my food. My dad drops the subject and we go on to talk about other things and then I help Marcy with the dishes afterwards.
"I'm sorry about what your dad said about you having kids hun, I didn't think it was right what he said." Marcy says and I nod and keep my eyes on the bowl I'm drying.
"I know we haven't always gotten along Amy, but I want you to know that if you need somebody to talk to I'm here for you. Also whatever you would tell me, I wouldn't judge you or tell your dad." she says and I nod and look at her with a smile. We talk some more as we wash dishes and then she brings the subject back to the baby thing.
"Marcy, how mad do you think my dad would be if I was to tell him I was pregnant?" I say, going out on a limb.
"Are you, Amy?" she asks and I nod slowly and a smile spreads across her face.
"Oh honey that's amazing news, I'm so happy for you two!" she says and she wraps her arms around me in a hug and I hug her back.
"Thanks." I say with a smile and we part and she still smiles at me.
"You should tell him, Amy." she says and I nod and we finish the dishes and then go out to the living room to find my dad and Paul watching some sport on tv while lightly chatting.
"Uh dad?" I say as I sit on the arm of the chair that Paul sits in and he wraps an arm around my waist loosely.
"Yeah?" he says without looking up.
"I actually am pregnant." I announce and his head snaps up he looks really shocked.
"You mean to tell me that he got you pregnant when you two have been together for almost no time?!" my dad says angrily.
"You're still a kid and immature Amy, what do you think getting yourself into parenthood when you two aren't married?!" he continues.
"Aaron, she is 24 years old and if they love each other, they're not going to wait for your approval to be together and do what they want." Marcy says, standing up for me.
"You don't even know him Amy, how do you know he won't just leave you in a few weeks time?" he says.
"Dad, don't say that about him!" I protest.
"I will say what I want, because I care for my daughter and I don't want this sudden boyfriend of yours leaving you after you have his baby!" he says and I get up with a sigh and take Paul's hand and I grab my jacket and so does he.
"This is my life Dad, not yours! I'm not 4 years old anymore where you could control my life and make choices for me, I'm 24 for crying out loud so I wish you'd start treating me for the age I am!" I say and with that we leave and I stalk off to the car with Paul and we drive home in a awkward silence.
"I'm sorry that he said those things about you, he's just a jerk." I say as we get home and peel off our coats.
"It's fine love, don't worry about it." Paul says and I sit down on the couch with a sigh and I cover my face with my hands.
"Hey it's alright, since when do you care what people think about your choices? You've always been independent and your own person and I love that about you." Paul says while he sits beside me and I look up at him and he wraps his arms around me.
"It's alright and everything will be okay." he says while he rubs my back in a comforting way.