Life after High School. Is it scary? You bet.

By Risty Maskell and Silver15

Disclaimer: Nope, not ours

Summary: No idea

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We rode slowly. The cart jolted every now and then and Frodo and I talked. I told him that we should go to the school first, just to wait for our friends. To properly say good bye. Frodo agreed. It was a long day and I slept for a while. Pregnancy was taking its toll. I was now in my second month and I had been getting rather bad morning sickness. Before we had left, I had thrown up a whole lot. Emma had asked if I were all right, and I had told her it was the pregnancy. She had looked pained. I knew she was going back to her old ways. I had my ways of knowing things. I knew she had kissed Damon. I knew she couldn't go through with the engagement. But, remembering the incident with Randy the previous year, I had let her be, thinking she would work it out herself.



We made it to the school by early afternoon. We sat in the cart just having a good time…if you know what I mean. We were sharing one of those… husband and wife moments when we heard the sound of horses. We looked up to see Elrond, Billee, Emma, Boromir, Legolas and Colan all riding back into the stables. We hid in the cart. They came toward the front door of the dorm and I popped up. Emma looked really tired. But when she saw me, her eyes lit up and she ran toward me. We hugged for a long time.

"You didn't think I would leave without saying a proper goodbye, would you?"

It was then I realized Emma was crying. I looked toward the guys and the look in my eyes must have told them it was 'woman time, leave us alone' because they all went inside. Emma and I walked toward our secret spot.

"Emma, what's wrong? You look so sad."

"I-I can't go through with it… I can't marry Boromir. I just can't…"

"Because you love Damon…"

She nodded, still sobbing. She told me what Damon had said. I looked sadly at Emma.

"You know, Boromir loves you with all his heart. You've known Damon a longer time than Boromir, but you haven't seen him in a very long time."

"I feel really messed up. I've been throwing up a lot, I've gone back to cutting myself. I can't help it Jamie. I just can't"

She cried into my shoulder. I patted her back.

"Hey…hey, who was there for me when my grandmother died? You were. Who was there when I need to talk to someone? You were. Don't put yourself down."

"I can't help it!"

"Yeah you can. You control your own destiny. No one else."

"But Jamie…"

"No buts. You are going to get through this. And…you know I started that maternity course?"

She nodded.

"Well, that's how I found out I was pregnant."

"You're not suggesting…"

"Oh yeah. With all these symptoms your telling me about, I reckon you're carrying Boromir's kid."