A/N: Sorry it took so long! I've been really busy with school and SMS, but
I'm back now. I've still got school unfortunately, but SMS has finished so
you have my undivided attention. Well, not undivided, but you know what I
mean.
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 25
"Er. we'll go for a walk!" said Legolas, quickly. "Won't we, Michelle?"
"We will?" she said.
"Yes, we will," he said, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the door.
"Ohh. yes, we will," she said, catching on. "You sure you'll be all right, Rob?"
"I'm fine mom, honest," she said, though she knew it wasn't the truth.
"OK then, we'll be. er. er." she started.
".back later," said Legolas, finishing the sentence for her.
"Bye then," said Robyn. They left and slammed the door behind them. Robyn looked at Ash. He could tell by the look on her face that she was unhappy. (A/N: -_-)
"Well?" she said.
"I'm sorry, Robyn," said Ash. "I truly am." She was a little annoyed but mostly just saddened.
"You don't mean that," she said quietly. "You're only here because your mother has thrown you out of your house."
"That's not the only reason," he said. "I do love you, Robyn, but I just don't know if I can handle the responsibility. I don't think I'd make a very good dad."
"But leaving me alone with a child isn't the way to find out, is it?" she said. "Ash, I depended on you. I told Ioraneth about this and she turned everyone against me. I thought you would be the one person to understand and stick by me. It seems like I'm doomed to lose all the people I thought were my friends."
"No, you're not," he said. "I saw Ioraneth on my way here and she's really upset by what she said. I didn't mean what I said either. It was a spur of the moment thing. I would really like to still be a part of your life and the baby's life." She looked straight into his eyes. They glittered with hope and truth. He wasn't lying, but she still could quite forgive him for wishing to leave her alone with a child.
"Do you know what it would have been like for me to raise a child on my own?" she said.
"Robyn, I-"
"My mom knows," she continued. "She knows exactly what it's like, that's why she was so mad. It's hard, Ash. More than your mind can even imagine. It's hard to growing up wondering why all your friends have dads, but you don't. Wondering if you'll ever meet him, or even ever met him and not known it. You were going to put my baby through that."
"Robyn, I've said I'm sorry, I can't do any more," he said, desperately, not thinking about what she'd just said. He missed the 'would have been'. If he had thought about it, he would have realised that she didn't want her child growing up with out a father. He would have realised that she'd forgiven him.
"There isn't anything else you can do," she said, trying not to laugh aloud. 'Typical that he hasn't worked it out yet,' she thought.
"Robyn, I'm totally confused," he said. "One minute you're saying you don't want me then you do! What do you want from me?"
"Have I actually said, at any point of any conversation, that I don't want you?" she asked.
"But you just said-"
"Did I actually say I don't?" Ash's face lit up.
"You mean I'm forgiven?" he said, joyously.
"It has to be what you truly want," she said. "I couldn't live with myself if I thought you were doing it only for the baby's sake or being forced into anything."
"I really love you Robyn, and I wouldn't be here if this wasn't what I wanted," he said. "You of all people should know that." She grinned broadly.
"That's settled then," she said and walked over to him. He wrapped his arms around her and she leant into his warm embrace.
"I'm sorry for upsetting you," he said, meaningfully.
"It's OK," she said. "You know, that was our first test of love and commitment and all that stuff. How do you think we did?"
"Quite well," he replied, "considering we're both only teenagers. I can see us lasting."
"You mean it?" she said.
"100%," he replied. "I nearly lost you once, I'm not losing you again."
"I am turning out way too much like my mom," she said. "I look like her, I act like her, pregnant about the same age as her, nearly lost my boyfriend forever and we've both been kidnapped," she said.
"Whoa," he said with a frown. "You are like her. I never really realised how much until you just said all that."
"It's quite scary," said Robyn.
"I don't know how to answer that without sounding pervy or insulting," he said. Robyn laughed.
"It's probably best if you don't answer at all then, isn't it?" she said.
"Hmm," he said with a frown. "I know all too well how hard you can hit when you're annoyed."
"You say that like it's a bad thing," she giggled.
"Well it is," he said. "for me."
"Oh, stop being such a wimp," she said. "Anyway, we've got more important things to talk about."
"Such as.?"
"What the heck are we going to call the baby? 'Coz I sure ain't got any ideas!"
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 25
"Er. we'll go for a walk!" said Legolas, quickly. "Won't we, Michelle?"
"We will?" she said.
"Yes, we will," he said, grabbing her arm and pulling her towards the door.
"Ohh. yes, we will," she said, catching on. "You sure you'll be all right, Rob?"
"I'm fine mom, honest," she said, though she knew it wasn't the truth.
"OK then, we'll be. er. er." she started.
".back later," said Legolas, finishing the sentence for her.
"Bye then," said Robyn. They left and slammed the door behind them. Robyn looked at Ash. He could tell by the look on her face that she was unhappy. (A/N: -_-)
"Well?" she said.
"I'm sorry, Robyn," said Ash. "I truly am." She was a little annoyed but mostly just saddened.
"You don't mean that," she said quietly. "You're only here because your mother has thrown you out of your house."
"That's not the only reason," he said. "I do love you, Robyn, but I just don't know if I can handle the responsibility. I don't think I'd make a very good dad."
"But leaving me alone with a child isn't the way to find out, is it?" she said. "Ash, I depended on you. I told Ioraneth about this and she turned everyone against me. I thought you would be the one person to understand and stick by me. It seems like I'm doomed to lose all the people I thought were my friends."
"No, you're not," he said. "I saw Ioraneth on my way here and she's really upset by what she said. I didn't mean what I said either. It was a spur of the moment thing. I would really like to still be a part of your life and the baby's life." She looked straight into his eyes. They glittered with hope and truth. He wasn't lying, but she still could quite forgive him for wishing to leave her alone with a child.
"Do you know what it would have been like for me to raise a child on my own?" she said.
"Robyn, I-"
"My mom knows," she continued. "She knows exactly what it's like, that's why she was so mad. It's hard, Ash. More than your mind can even imagine. It's hard to growing up wondering why all your friends have dads, but you don't. Wondering if you'll ever meet him, or even ever met him and not known it. You were going to put my baby through that."
"Robyn, I've said I'm sorry, I can't do any more," he said, desperately, not thinking about what she'd just said. He missed the 'would have been'. If he had thought about it, he would have realised that she didn't want her child growing up with out a father. He would have realised that she'd forgiven him.
"There isn't anything else you can do," she said, trying not to laugh aloud. 'Typical that he hasn't worked it out yet,' she thought.
"Robyn, I'm totally confused," he said. "One minute you're saying you don't want me then you do! What do you want from me?"
"Have I actually said, at any point of any conversation, that I don't want you?" she asked.
"But you just said-"
"Did I actually say I don't?" Ash's face lit up.
"You mean I'm forgiven?" he said, joyously.
"It has to be what you truly want," she said. "I couldn't live with myself if I thought you were doing it only for the baby's sake or being forced into anything."
"I really love you Robyn, and I wouldn't be here if this wasn't what I wanted," he said. "You of all people should know that." She grinned broadly.
"That's settled then," she said and walked over to him. He wrapped his arms around her and she leant into his warm embrace.
"I'm sorry for upsetting you," he said, meaningfully.
"It's OK," she said. "You know, that was our first test of love and commitment and all that stuff. How do you think we did?"
"Quite well," he replied, "considering we're both only teenagers. I can see us lasting."
"You mean it?" she said.
"100%," he replied. "I nearly lost you once, I'm not losing you again."
"I am turning out way too much like my mom," she said. "I look like her, I act like her, pregnant about the same age as her, nearly lost my boyfriend forever and we've both been kidnapped," she said.
"Whoa," he said with a frown. "You are like her. I never really realised how much until you just said all that."
"It's quite scary," said Robyn.
"I don't know how to answer that without sounding pervy or insulting," he said. Robyn laughed.
"It's probably best if you don't answer at all then, isn't it?" she said.
"Hmm," he said with a frown. "I know all too well how hard you can hit when you're annoyed."
"You say that like it's a bad thing," she giggled.
"Well it is," he said. "for me."
"Oh, stop being such a wimp," she said. "Anyway, we've got more important things to talk about."
"Such as.?"
"What the heck are we going to call the baby? 'Coz I sure ain't got any ideas!"