The four people sat on opposite ends of the table, Danny and Alice were on one side and Rosie and Max on the other, it was almost like a line was drawn in the sand and they were picking their sides.
Max spoke up first. "Before we start myself and I'm sure Rosie has questions that we feel need to be answered, if we answer so do you!"
"You are in no position…." Alice began.
"Ok." Danny agreed nodding.
"How long have you two been together?" Rosie asked wasting no time, her voice was hard and cold.
"Since a week before your dad got attacked. We've only been engaged a few days." Danny answered.
Rosie narrowed her eyes.
"Have you two slept together?" Alice asked.
Max looked Danny straight in the eye. "We have."
Alice covered her eyes with her hand.
Danny sent Max a death glare who remained looking at him unblinking.
"Just tell me you used protection." Alice breathed.
Rosie and Max didn't answer, just looked at each other shiftily.
Alice looked up at them. "Max Rosie!" she ordered.
"Alice we didn't plan it, it just happened." Max replied softly.
"You didn't?" Danny asked, his voice too calm.
Rosie shook her head. "We didn't."
Danny swore loudly.
"When did this happen?" Alice asked all business.
"Couple of months ago." Max replied "Rosie took the morning after pill though."
"Well….." Rosie started nervously.
Max's head snapped around and he looked at her. "What?" he squeaked.
"There was a lot going on and I just forgot." she protested.
Max paled.
"Rosie have you…." she looked at Danny and Max. "You know….."
"Well I've been stressed out…."
"What?" Max squeaked again, his voice higher in pitch.
"ROSIE!" Danny declared.
"Max I'll deal with you later, Rosie come with me." Alice grabbed her arm and left the room leaving Max and Danny alone.
Max had a hand over his mouth eyes wide looking terrified.
Alice meanwhile took Rosie down to the animal surgery, burst inside and was soon looking in cupboards.
"Is there a chance?" Rosie whispered.
Alice shrugged and stretched up to look in a high cupboard. "Could be."
Rosie put her head in her hands. "With everything that happened with dad, Max and Clare I thought….I feel fine, not ill or anything."
Alice found what she was looking for and took it to Rosie. "Here."
Rosie held a pregnancy test. "But this is for animals."
"They work the same way."
"But…." Rosie began.
"Ignoring isn't going to make it go away so do it!" Alice ordered.
"Dad…." she looked at the floor.
"Is here for you, Max is here and so am I. Whatever happens you'll be fine." Alice promised.
Rosie exhaled and went into the toilet.
Alice paced outside and prayed that it came out negative.
Rosie emerged 15 minutes later.
"Done?" Alice asked.
Rosie nodded, the test behind her back. She was too scared to look. "What if I am Alice, what am I going to do? I'm only fifteen."
"How did you and Max get yourself into such a situation?"
"It was the night dad was hurt, I was going mental and Max was supportive. He tried to stop me but it just happened. Max was really angry after."
Alice nodded. "Its time to check it."
"I can't." Rosie squeaked.
"Rosie," Alice coaxed refusing to do this for her. Rosie had to do this one herself.
Rosie closed her eyes and lifted the stick. She looked at it. Suddenly she threw herself into Alice's arms sobbing.
(X)
Max fidgeted in the kitchen. "Where do you think Alice took Rosie?" he whispered, his voice small. There was no trace of the cocky Max here, he felt pure unadulterated fear!
"To do a test." Danny replied calmly.
Max nodded. "I feel like I'm gonna throw up." he admitted. "I'm not ready for this."
"It might have happened, there is no not ready! If you're man enough to make a child then you should be man enough to take responsibility for it."
"I will really, it's just….I don't know anything and I don't have a job and …" he rubbed his eyes.
"Me and Alice are here for the both of you. Don't worry about that ok." Danny said softly. He was trying not to take it out on Max, he could see the kid was terrified.
"I know you're restraining yourself right now."
"It takes two." Danny replied. "Yeah she's my little girl but it's only fair that I go mad at the both of you."
Max nodded. "I know it doesn't mean anything but it wasn't planned. You were hurt and she was worried and ….I dunno. It's still no excuse though an even though you heard us talking about it, it would never have happened, we were just carrying on."
"Do you still think sex is a joke? Something to carry on about?"
Max shook his head. "I'm never even gonna look at another girl." he whispered, actually meaning it.
Danny shrugged.
Max covered his face with his hands.
Rosie and Alice walked in side by side. Rosie's eyes were red rimmed. It was clear to both Max and Danny that Rosie had been crying.
Max felt acid pool in his stomach. "Rosie?" he whispered. "Are you?"
She shook her head slowly. "I'm not."
Max exhaled and ran his hands through his hair.
Rosie sat the table beside Max. They didn't look at each other.
Alice came behind Danny and put her hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her and smiled placing his hand over it. Then his attention returned to the kids. "You two had a lucky escape."
They nodded.
"Sex isn't a game, sometimes it has consequences, life altering ones."
They nodded again.
"You two ever think about not using contraception again and think of this moment. Are you ready to be parents. Unless the answer is an immediate yes then don't do it. Any hesitation means you aren't ready!"
They nodded once again.
"Anything else we should know?" Alice asked.
"No." they chorused.
"You two are a couple?" Alice asked.
They nodded.
Danny and Alice shared a look. "Rules will be put in place." Alice said.
Rosie crossed her arms. "What about rules for you two?"
"We're engaged." Danny replied.
"That was quick!" she challenged.
"Rosie!" Max advised.
"No I think this is rubbish! How can they get engaged so quick?"
"Rosie we love each other." Danny told her.
"But that wasn't supposed to happen! That wasn't in the plan!"
Max put his head in his hands and shook it.
Danny and Alice looked at each other then the kids. "Plan?" they questioned.
"Me and Max planned to get the two of you together to get you off our backs but you were supposed to fall in love!"
"You can't mess with people's feelings like that Rosie." Danny told her.
"What did you expect to happen?" Alice asked.
"I don't know but you both seemed to different to fall for each other." Rosie told them petulantly.
"It happened Rosie." Alice said. "Opposites attract."
Rosie stood up. "You don't have my blessing!"
"Rosie." Danny asked softly.
"NO! If you two get married I'll leave!"
Danny closed his eyes.
"Rosie don't do this." Max warned.
Rosie didn't reply, she simply stomped off to her room and slammed the door.
(X)
Danny was putting Joshua down that night. Alice appeared at the door. "Our date was a washout huh?" he asked.
She walked towards him, when she was by his side she rested her head against his arm. "At least the kids know about us now."
He nodded. "Charlie was over the moon." and he kissed her head. "I thought Rosie might have taken it better." he admitted softly.
"She'll come around." Alice told him.
"What if she doesn't…." Danny began.
"Then we'll talk her around, don't worry ok?"
He smiled. "That's one of the things I love most about you."
"I love everything about you." she retorted.
He raised an eyebrow. "Next week."
"What?"
"Can you pull together a wedding by next week?"
"Why the hurry?"
"Coz I want you to be Mrs Trevanion now, no delays. If we use the Rosie excuse then we'll never get married."
"But a week?"
"Two?" he amended.
She laughed. "You're right you know, why wait?"
"So next Sunday?"
"Definitely."
He leaned in and kissed her deeply.
(X)
Rosie sat in her room seething. Max sat at the door, one of the rules.
"We got them together Max, we can break them up too!"
"No." he told her simply. "They love each other Rosie, it's done and trying to make them chose will mean that everyone loses eventually."
"Dad will chose me!" she said confidently.
"Yeah I know, he'll be miserable without Alice. Why are you so against them?"
"She's pregnant Max! I know it! They have been together five minutes and they are engaged using the I love them card! Rubbish!
"So what if she is?" Max asked. "You're dad is brill and so is she, the kid will be lucky!"
Rosie crossed her arms.
Max stared at her. "I know what it is, you're worried he won't want you if he has a kid of his own aren't you?"
"Wouldn't you be?"
"Not with Danny, he loves you."
"And now Alice is pregnant with a kid he knows is his!" she retorted.
"She isn't pregnant!" Max told her softly.
"Whatever!"
"Ssshhh!" Max cautioned.
Danny and Alice appeared at the door.
"Don't make plans for next Sunday." Danny told them. "That is the day."
"A week?" Max asked wondering if what Rosie said was true.
"Yeah a week." Danny parroted.
"Is there something we should know?" Max asked.
"About what?" Alice replied.
"Joshua." Max hinted then looked at Alice's stomach pointedly.
Danny and Alice looked at each other confused.
Max exhaled.
"Rosie?" Danny asked.
"You know my feelings on this matter." she said stiffly.
"Rosie please." Danny pleaded.
"Danny Rosie…." Max began.
"You tell him and I swear I'll never speak to you again, we'll be over for good!" Rosie warned.
Max knew she meant it by the venom in her tone. He put his hands up in surrender.
"Rosie this wedding is happening I'd like you to be a part of it." Danny told her.
She shook her head.
He exhaled. "Ok."
Rosie looked at him. "So if it came down to it you'd really pick her?" Rosie asked. "Guess I'm really not your daughter after all."
"Rosie…."
"I don't want to talk to you DANNY!" she spat.
"Rosie you're over reacting." Max told her angrily.
She pushed Max from her room and closed the door on all of them.
A/N full chappie, a possible pregnancy that wasn't to be...and Rosie thinks alice is pregnant...but is she? hmmm and finally Rosie on the warpath, will she change her mind? x
