A/N: I have to be honest; I haven't been able to really get into writing this chapter. But something came over me and told me to get off my lazy butt and get it done! Hehe. So I hope the wait was worth it, enjoy!
Honor and Obey
"You want to do what?!" Snake hollered.
"Uh…I…" Jay stammered, not really sure of what to do or say at this point.
"You two are way too young to get married." Spike interrupted.
"Mom we-" Emma started.
"What about University?" Snake continued.
"Even finishing high school." Spike added.
Emma sighed.
Jay dropped his head low, soaking in all of the commotion.
"Emma, all we ask is that you finish with your education…" Spike said.
"I'm sure that Jay only said that because…" Emma started.
"Did he talk you into this?" Snake asked.
"Archie?" Spike questioned.
Jay snapped his head up, staring his enemy, his girlfriend's step dad, his future kid's grandfather; deep in the eyes.
"No!" Emma shouted.
"Then what is it?!" Snake demanded.
"I just…" Jay started.
"You really want to know?" Emma hollered.
"I demand to know!" He yelled back.
"Calm down." Spike protested.
"I'm pregnant!" Emma shouted.
Everyone stopped, staring at her, completely speechless.
Jay dropped his head down low from where he sat.
"Are you happy now?" She asked, just before storming out of the house.
"Emma!" Spike called after her.
Jay hurriedly followed behind her, closing the door behind him. "Hey, where are you going?"
"He had no right to talk to me like that, he's not my father." She cried.
"I know," he replied walking with her, "he was concerned though."
She stopped, looking at him. "What happened to not wanting him to find out at all?"
He shook his head, "Well he knows now."
"He shouldn't have said what he said about you." She added.
Jay shrugged, not really sure what she was talking about.
"When he said that you talked me into the whole marriage thing." She replied.
"Oh," he said, looking down, "I don't care about that…long as he didn't offend you."
"That did offend me." She replied.
He sighed, pulling her close to him.
She buried her face in his chest, turning her head to the side; "You really thought the marriage thing would be an easier route?" she giggled.
He smiled, pulling her small body off of him. He looked deep into her eyes, "I wasn't using it as a route."
She searched his face for an answer; suddenly her mother's voice broke the silence.
"Emma!" Spike called, jogging her way towards them.
They turned to face her, hand in hand.
"Come inside, we need to talk." She said.
Emma shook her head, "I'm not going…not with him in there."
Spike rolled her eyes, "Honey, he didn't mean what he said; he just wants to make sure you get the best."
Emma sighed, just as she saw Snake approaching them. "We need to discuss this."
"I'm not discussing anything with you." Emma replied, folding her arms.
"Archie…you left Jack inside?" Spike asked.
"He's in his playpen." He replied.
"Mr. Simpson, I just want to say that…" Jay started.
Snake threw up a hand, "Save it Jason, I'm not going to let you brainwash my daughter into thinking you love her."
"Archie!" Spike cried out, slapping him across his arm.
Emma shook her head, "Screw you." She breathed out, walking away.
Jay watched her leave then looked back at her parents. He slowly started for his car, got in, and pulled away to catch up with Emma.
"How could you do that!?" Spike hollered.
"Christine, he's telling her what she wants to hear; don't you see that?" he asked.
"Don't you see that they really care about each other?" she replied.
"He got her pregnant for god sake!" he yelled.
"Do not raise your voice at me, I know my daughter, obviously you don't!"
He sighed, "She's pregnant Christine…what do you think about that?"
She folded her arms, "I'm very disappointed, but if you hadn't ran her away, I would have told her that I know exactly where she's coming from."
"Of course, it just runs in the family doesn't it?" he asked, then walked away.
Spike was left standing alone on the sidewalk, shocked and hurt by what her husband said.
Jay took Emma out for ice cream, just like he promised. But she wasn't really in the mood for it at the moment. She sulked in her chair, and stared into her now melting ice cream.
"Not hungry?" Jay asked.
She shook her head, twirling her spoon around her bowl.
He sighed, pushing his bowl away.
"What did you mean?" she asked suddenly.
He looked up at her, "About what?"
"When you said, you weren't using it as a route…the marriage proposal."
He looked down, "Well, what if I wanted to?"
She looked up at him, a small appearing on her face.
"What would you say?" he asked.
Her smile faded slowly, "I don't know…I mean I don't even know if I'll be keeping the baby."
He waved his hand, "That doesn't matter, once you give the baby for adoption, we can just…be together…married."
She laughed, "But what if I decide to not give the baby for adoption?"
All emotion left his face, "I…why would you not give it for adoption?"
"Jay…we've been through this."
"I know," he replied, "I just thought that you were leaning more towards the adoption."
"Why would you think that?" she asked.
He shrugged, "Maybe because of what happened just now?"
She raised an eyebrow, "Come on Em, do you really think your parents are going to let you keep a baby?"
She scoffed at him, "My parents have nothing to do with this; this is my decision."
He sighed, rubbing the back of his head.
She slumped back down in her seat, continuing to once again swirl her ice cream.
