A few weeks after being discharged from the hospital, Connie noticed that her menstrual cycle had been thrown out of whack. She hoped beyond hope that it was because her period was just late and not because she was pregnant. She couldn't be pregnant anyway, right? She was only fifteen. After bringing this up with her parents, they rushed her to the doctor for an emergency visit. There, it was confirmed that she was indeed pregnant. When Connie informed the doctor that she wasn't keen on keeping the baby, she was handed two pamphlets for her trouble; one for adoption and one for abortion. After the visit, Connie called Steven on his iPhone.

After the Halloween party, Steven decided to stay in Beach City for just a little bit longer (long enough that Ulysses and his family would get acquainted with everyone, anyway). He'd been eating out with his grandfather, step-grandmother, aunts, and uncle at Kofi's pizza place when he got the call from Connie.

"Hey, Connie," Steven immediately greeted. "What's up? I haven't heard much from you since the Halloween party. I've been worried about you."

"Steven?" Connie meekly asked. "You have a minute? There's something I need to tell you."

"Sure, what is it?"

"I'm pregnant…"

Steven's jaw dropped to the floor. He wasn't sure what to say. He had to let it sink in first. Connie was pregnant, and it was with her rapist's child. "So what now? What are you going to do?"

"I'm thinking about getting an abortion."

Steven couldn't think of anything to say right away. Normally, he opposed abortion (one of the many things he had in common with his mother), but in extreme circumstances like this one, he had to contemplate it for a moment.

"Uh, okay," Steven finally said after a minute had passed by. "Have you considered putting it up for adoption as well?"

"Yeah," Connie replied. "But I don't know. What if it comes out just like Kevin? Besides, people would talk, and I'd have to live with the fact that my rapist's kid is being raised by people who might resent it just because of how they were conceived."

"Connie, just because Kevin has major issues doesn't mean the baby will, too…" He didn't hear anything right away. "I'm perfectly fine with raising a kid that's not mine. Really. I could give it more love than Kevin ever could."

"That's not the issue, Steven. The issue is that I was violated. If I keep that baby, I'm going to have to live with a reminder of a terrible, terrible thing that happened to me. I'm going to have to live with something that I might end up resenting because of something beyond its control. On top of that, keeping that baby would mean having to drop out of school and living off minimum-wage for God knows how long. Please, Steven, don't make me look at that baby and only be reminded of one of the worst things that can happen to someone…"

After hearing Connie plead with him, Steven couldn't help but agree with what she was saying and decided that she was right. "Alright. After I'm done eating with Ulysses and Penelope, I'll schedule an appointment with the nearest abortion clinic."

"Thank you, Steven."

"It's the least I could do. Alright, talk to you later. I love you."

"I love you too."

With that, Connie hung up. Steven was a bit surprised to find Ulysses, Penelope, Circe, Athena, and Keanu staring at him in horror.

"Steven..." Ulysses began to speak. "I heard it all. I'm sorry this happened."

"Me too," Steven replied. "I just... I wish there was something I could do to take the pain away from her."

"I'm sure her parents feel the same way. Unfortunately, these kind of things don't just magically go away. The least you could do is support her and try to be there for her no matter what."

"I know. I'm worried, though, that Connie could be hurting a lot more than she lets on."

"Well, she could always come to me for guidance."

"I guess so."

After informing Connie's parents that he would be taking her to the abortion clinic nearest to Beach City and getting their written consent, Steven headed off with his girlfriend down to a Planned Parenthood in Wilmington. The whole drive through was silent, mainly because Steven was still trying to come to grips with what had happened within the past few weeks. Upon arriving at the Planned Parenthood, the procedure was performed and over with in just a few minutes. Afterwards, the young couple stopped by Sonic Drive-In and ordered some food. It was such good food, too. Steven had ordered a veggie burger for himself and a chili dog and lemonade for Connie.

"How you feeling, Connie?" Steven asked her gingerly while they ate.

"Still somewhat sore," Connie replied. "Steven, I want to ask you something. Do you hate me for my decision?"

Steven was taken aback. "What? No, I could never hate you, Connie. I love you. Why are you asking?"

"It's just…" Connie took a moment to collect her thoughts. "That whole time we were in the car, both to and from Planned Parenthood, you didn't really say much of anything or even seem to acknowledge me."

Steven immediately felt guilt over unintentionally stonewalling his girlfriend. "I'm sorry, Connie. I guess I'm still just overwhelmed by all this. I shouldn't have made you feel bad. You made the right choice."

"I'm sorry, too, Steven. I should've tried to keep in contact with you after the Halloween party, but for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I probably worried you to death."

"No, it's alright. You needed time to process what had happened to you. You know, after Ulysses overheard our conversation, he suggested that maybe you could come see him as a patient."

"You know what? That might be a good idea. Even if the pain never really goes away, at least I know I'll have someone to talk to about it."

"That's the spirit. You wanna go home after we finish eating?"

Connie nodded. "Yeah. This has been one hell of a day."