The Feeling - Chapter Thirteen: Worry Now
Soon the days turned to weeks and then the weeks turned to months. Two months to be exact. The bond between Tino and Lor deepened even further over that time. Tino was there at all of Lor's sporting events and even tried to learn a sport aside from horseshoes so he could compete with her. It didn't go well, but Lor appreciated the effort that Tino had made. On the flip side, Lor made the effort to be more accepting of Tino's love for Captain Dreadnought. She even went to the Captain Dreadnought movie with him, but she fell asleep halfway through the flick. Despite the fact that she had snored, Tino was still appreciative of her effort as well. Tish and Carver were happy as well because their two friends had found happiness and that they all still hung out as though nothing were different. Things were looking up for the group and Tino had one more reason to be happy. The very next weekend was going to be his mom's wedding. After four long years Dixon would finally be his step-dad. Tino could barely believe that it was finally happening. He always knew that one day it was going to happen, but he didn't know it would feel so great.
"I tell ya, Carv, it's gonna be great. The wedding is going to be awesome and I'll finally have a step-dad," Tino said.
"Yeah, man I can't wait either. There is no better cake than wedding cake. I can taste that butter based, artery clogging frosting right now," Carver commented salivating.
"Somehow I knew that you would be excited about that."
"Hey, what else is the point of the wedding?"
Tino shook his head and replied, "There is much more to a wedding than cake!"
"Wait, you're right. There is the reception! Hey, is your mom's wedding buffet or entrée style?" Carver asked without a hint of joking.
"I have no idea, Carv, and that isn't what I was referring too. I meant the actual ceremony of joining two people together, you know?"
"Yeah, I guess that has some importance too."
"Only you, Carver, only you."
"Anyway, I believe you said you had something you wanted to come over and ask me," Carver said.
"Yeah I did. Dixon told me to relay a request to you. He said that he wanted to include everyone in the wedding so he wants to know if you will be an usher."
"An usher, you say? That sounds good to me. Just leave it to me why I'll be the best damn usher who ever ushered an ush."
"You don't have any idea what an usher is, do you?"
"Not a one."
Tino groaned. "The usher is that guy who tells everyone where to sit when they arrive and to make sure everyone gets a seat."
"Oh right that guy. Sure, I can do that."
"Alright then. I'll make sure to tell Dixon."
"Hey, what is everyone else going to be in the wedding?"
"Well, I'm going to be the best man, Lor is going to be a bridesmaid, and Tish is going to be an usher like you."
"I see. Who is the rest of the bridal party?"
"The maid of honor is going to be Moira, and the other bridesmaid is going to be the foods of the world lady."
"The foods of the world lady?" Carver said confused.
"Yeah I know, but apparently she has known my mom all her life. I was completely unaware of it, though they always seemed similar in someway that I can't quite put my finger on. It doesn't really matter. As far as the rest of the groom's party goes the other two guys are Coach Colson and the pizza guy."
"That seems pretty random," Carver commented.
"Yeah, but what are you gonna do?" Tino replied.
Carver shrugged his shoulders and lay back on his bed. No sooner than Carver put his head down there was a knock at his door.
"Man, just as I was getting comfortable," Carver grumbled as he got up to answer his door.
He opened the door and came face to face with a very serious looking Tish.
"Oh hey, Tish," Carver said.
"Hi Carver. Is Tino here?" she asked.
"Yeah, he's here. Something up?" Carver asked.
Tish walked by him without bothering to answer.
She walked up to Tino and said, "Tino, I need you to do something."
Tino was a bit surprised by her serious demeanor, but he still said, "Okay, what do you need me to do?"
"You have to go talk to Lor."
"Talk to Lor? I do that all the time. Why is it urgent now?"
"I think you should talk with her for the answer to that. I just came from her house so she should still be there."
Tino was a bit shaken by the direction of the conversation, but it was obvious that it was important he see Lor.
"Alright then, I'm going. Later days, you guys."
Carver was confused as to what was happening so he decided to ask Tish, "Hey, you obviously know something about Lor that I don't so you mind filling me in here?"
Tish turned to Carver and said, "Well, I guess I should tell you since we are all good friends. Lor had asked me to come over saying she had some questions to ask me. It sounded pretty serious to me so I went over. When I got there she took me straight to her room, made sure no one was around, and she locked her door. I thought it was kind of odd that she was taking such precautions. Anyway, her questions made it very clear as to why she had done it."
"What were her questions?" Carver asked.
"I'll tell you. She asked me various questions about uhhh, female functions."
"Excuse me?"
"You know a girl's 'friend'."
"Wha?"
"Her period, Carver! Her period!" Tish yelled.
"What the hell are you doing?! I have a younger brother running around keep your voice down!" Carver chastised.
"Sorry, but yeah, her line of questioning got me worried," Tish said.
"You don't think that she is, you know," Carver said a little worried.
"I'm not sure, but she wouldn't tell me so that's why I wanted Tino to talk to her because he will have better luck with her then me," Tish responded.
Carver couldn't believe what he was hearing and said, "This.. This could change everything."
"I know, but we can only hope for the best," Tish added with a downtrodden voice.
Tino didn't know what to think as he ascended the stairs to Lor's room. He knew that it must be serious from Tish's voice, but how important and urgent. He was a whirl of emotions and he visibly shook as he walked to her door unsure of what he was about to find out. He knocked on the door and there was silence a few moments before Lor answered.
"Yes?"
"It's me, Tino. Can I come in?"
"Oh, uhhh, sure just give me a moment."
Tino noted a sense of surprise and what he thought might be sadness in her voice.
"Okay, come on in."
Tino walked in the room and saw Lor sitting on her bed. She looked slightly ill to him.
"Hi Tino, how are things going?"
"They're good," Tino responded sensing that something was amiss.
"So what did you stop by for?" Lor asked.
"I stopped by because I think we need to talk."
"Did you ever notice we need to talk a lot?" Lor asked smiling slightly.
Tino didn't like the smile, it seemed forced to him.
"Yeah, that does seem to happen a lot," he answered.
"Anyway, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, Tish came to me and told me to come and talk to you. She seemed pretty concerned about you."
The color drained from Lor's face.
"It's nothing. Tish is just overreacting that's all. Everything is fine," Lor replied.
Tino wasn't satisfied with her response.
"I know you are lying, Lor. Tell me the truth, what's the problem?" Tino asked sternly.
Lor looked away and didn't say anything.
"Please tell me. I can tell something is wrong with you and I want to help so please tell me."
Still Lor didn't look at him and she said nothing. Tino was growing frustrated.
"Obviously, there is a problem, and it must be a very big problem or else you would have told me by now. I really want to help you, but I can't if you don't tell me."
Lor finally looked at him, but now she looked a wreck. Both of them stared silently at each other.
Finally Lor spoke, "You are right. I have to tell you because it involves you as well."
Tino was a bit stunned. "It involves me?"
"Yeah. This has the chance of affecting both of us very deeply, and I'm not sure what to think right now," Lor responded.
Tino could feel his stomach twisting inside and he began to become very afraid of what Lor had to say.
She continued, "This is hard for me to say to you, but I'm... 'late' this month."
Tino almost passed out. He was afraid that this is what she would have to say.
"I..I don't know what to say. Is it definite that you are pregnant then?"
"No, I don't know for sure just yet, but it is a good possibility."
Tino became lightheaded and needed to sit down.
"We were always so careful. How could this have happened?" Tino asked.
"Well, nothing is guaranteed to work all the time. We took a chance and we lost."
Tino put his head in his hands since it began to hurt from his inability to think. Finally after a few minutes words came to him.
"Okay. Right now, we aren't sure of the outcome, but if things do work out for us, let's promise to abstain for a long time because I can't deal with this at this age and time," Tino said.
"I definitely agree with you on that point, but what if things don't work out for us?"
Tino stared at Lor for a little, thought, and then spoke, "If that's the case then we will go to our respective parents, tell them about this, and we will see this thing through. Like my mom said to me two months ago, we have to take responsibility for our decisions."
Lor nodded in agreement. Tino then got up and hugged Lor tightly.
Lor hugged back and said, "Thanks for being supportive, Tino."
"Of course, I'm just as much a part of this as you are. We'll see this thing through, just wait and see," Tino commented.
The continued to hug each other, but both knew now was a time to worry.
End of Chapter Thirteen
I apologize to anyone who doesn't like serious chapters, but this is the course I wanted the story to take. I hope people don't mind too much, and personally I don't think you should. Oh I also want to say that in the context of this story Lor and Tino are supposed to be 16 years old. Aside from that, I would like to take the time now to mention my personal preference when it comes to Weekenders fics. Just because I am writing a Tino/Lor story I don't want people getting the idea that I hate the idea of Tino/Tish. I don't care one way or the other, just so long as it's a Weekenders story. I just wanted to make that clear. Remember if you hate anything or if you like anything make sure to tell me I'm very much in favor of all criticism. Keep readin' and reviewin'.
Soon the days turned to weeks and then the weeks turned to months. Two months to be exact. The bond between Tino and Lor deepened even further over that time. Tino was there at all of Lor's sporting events and even tried to learn a sport aside from horseshoes so he could compete with her. It didn't go well, but Lor appreciated the effort that Tino had made. On the flip side, Lor made the effort to be more accepting of Tino's love for Captain Dreadnought. She even went to the Captain Dreadnought movie with him, but she fell asleep halfway through the flick. Despite the fact that she had snored, Tino was still appreciative of her effort as well. Tish and Carver were happy as well because their two friends had found happiness and that they all still hung out as though nothing were different. Things were looking up for the group and Tino had one more reason to be happy. The very next weekend was going to be his mom's wedding. After four long years Dixon would finally be his step-dad. Tino could barely believe that it was finally happening. He always knew that one day it was going to happen, but he didn't know it would feel so great.
"I tell ya, Carv, it's gonna be great. The wedding is going to be awesome and I'll finally have a step-dad," Tino said.
"Yeah, man I can't wait either. There is no better cake than wedding cake. I can taste that butter based, artery clogging frosting right now," Carver commented salivating.
"Somehow I knew that you would be excited about that."
"Hey, what else is the point of the wedding?"
Tino shook his head and replied, "There is much more to a wedding than cake!"
"Wait, you're right. There is the reception! Hey, is your mom's wedding buffet or entrée style?" Carver asked without a hint of joking.
"I have no idea, Carv, and that isn't what I was referring too. I meant the actual ceremony of joining two people together, you know?"
"Yeah, I guess that has some importance too."
"Only you, Carver, only you."
"Anyway, I believe you said you had something you wanted to come over and ask me," Carver said.
"Yeah I did. Dixon told me to relay a request to you. He said that he wanted to include everyone in the wedding so he wants to know if you will be an usher."
"An usher, you say? That sounds good to me. Just leave it to me why I'll be the best damn usher who ever ushered an ush."
"You don't have any idea what an usher is, do you?"
"Not a one."
Tino groaned. "The usher is that guy who tells everyone where to sit when they arrive and to make sure everyone gets a seat."
"Oh right that guy. Sure, I can do that."
"Alright then. I'll make sure to tell Dixon."
"Hey, what is everyone else going to be in the wedding?"
"Well, I'm going to be the best man, Lor is going to be a bridesmaid, and Tish is going to be an usher like you."
"I see. Who is the rest of the bridal party?"
"The maid of honor is going to be Moira, and the other bridesmaid is going to be the foods of the world lady."
"The foods of the world lady?" Carver said confused.
"Yeah I know, but apparently she has known my mom all her life. I was completely unaware of it, though they always seemed similar in someway that I can't quite put my finger on. It doesn't really matter. As far as the rest of the groom's party goes the other two guys are Coach Colson and the pizza guy."
"That seems pretty random," Carver commented.
"Yeah, but what are you gonna do?" Tino replied.
Carver shrugged his shoulders and lay back on his bed. No sooner than Carver put his head down there was a knock at his door.
"Man, just as I was getting comfortable," Carver grumbled as he got up to answer his door.
He opened the door and came face to face with a very serious looking Tish.
"Oh hey, Tish," Carver said.
"Hi Carver. Is Tino here?" she asked.
"Yeah, he's here. Something up?" Carver asked.
Tish walked by him without bothering to answer.
She walked up to Tino and said, "Tino, I need you to do something."
Tino was a bit surprised by her serious demeanor, but he still said, "Okay, what do you need me to do?"
"You have to go talk to Lor."
"Talk to Lor? I do that all the time. Why is it urgent now?"
"I think you should talk with her for the answer to that. I just came from her house so she should still be there."
Tino was a bit shaken by the direction of the conversation, but it was obvious that it was important he see Lor.
"Alright then, I'm going. Later days, you guys."
Carver was confused as to what was happening so he decided to ask Tish, "Hey, you obviously know something about Lor that I don't so you mind filling me in here?"
Tish turned to Carver and said, "Well, I guess I should tell you since we are all good friends. Lor had asked me to come over saying she had some questions to ask me. It sounded pretty serious to me so I went over. When I got there she took me straight to her room, made sure no one was around, and she locked her door. I thought it was kind of odd that she was taking such precautions. Anyway, her questions made it very clear as to why she had done it."
"What were her questions?" Carver asked.
"I'll tell you. She asked me various questions about uhhh, female functions."
"Excuse me?"
"You know a girl's 'friend'."
"Wha?"
"Her period, Carver! Her period!" Tish yelled.
"What the hell are you doing?! I have a younger brother running around keep your voice down!" Carver chastised.
"Sorry, but yeah, her line of questioning got me worried," Tish said.
"You don't think that she is, you know," Carver said a little worried.
"I'm not sure, but she wouldn't tell me so that's why I wanted Tino to talk to her because he will have better luck with her then me," Tish responded.
Carver couldn't believe what he was hearing and said, "This.. This could change everything."
"I know, but we can only hope for the best," Tish added with a downtrodden voice.
Tino didn't know what to think as he ascended the stairs to Lor's room. He knew that it must be serious from Tish's voice, but how important and urgent. He was a whirl of emotions and he visibly shook as he walked to her door unsure of what he was about to find out. He knocked on the door and there was silence a few moments before Lor answered.
"Yes?"
"It's me, Tino. Can I come in?"
"Oh, uhhh, sure just give me a moment."
Tino noted a sense of surprise and what he thought might be sadness in her voice.
"Okay, come on in."
Tino walked in the room and saw Lor sitting on her bed. She looked slightly ill to him.
"Hi Tino, how are things going?"
"They're good," Tino responded sensing that something was amiss.
"So what did you stop by for?" Lor asked.
"I stopped by because I think we need to talk."
"Did you ever notice we need to talk a lot?" Lor asked smiling slightly.
Tino didn't like the smile, it seemed forced to him.
"Yeah, that does seem to happen a lot," he answered.
"Anyway, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, Tish came to me and told me to come and talk to you. She seemed pretty concerned about you."
The color drained from Lor's face.
"It's nothing. Tish is just overreacting that's all. Everything is fine," Lor replied.
Tino wasn't satisfied with her response.
"I know you are lying, Lor. Tell me the truth, what's the problem?" Tino asked sternly.
Lor looked away and didn't say anything.
"Please tell me. I can tell something is wrong with you and I want to help so please tell me."
Still Lor didn't look at him and she said nothing. Tino was growing frustrated.
"Obviously, there is a problem, and it must be a very big problem or else you would have told me by now. I really want to help you, but I can't if you don't tell me."
Lor finally looked at him, but now she looked a wreck. Both of them stared silently at each other.
Finally Lor spoke, "You are right. I have to tell you because it involves you as well."
Tino was a bit stunned. "It involves me?"
"Yeah. This has the chance of affecting both of us very deeply, and I'm not sure what to think right now," Lor responded.
Tino could feel his stomach twisting inside and he began to become very afraid of what Lor had to say.
She continued, "This is hard for me to say to you, but I'm... 'late' this month."
Tino almost passed out. He was afraid that this is what she would have to say.
"I..I don't know what to say. Is it definite that you are pregnant then?"
"No, I don't know for sure just yet, but it is a good possibility."
Tino became lightheaded and needed to sit down.
"We were always so careful. How could this have happened?" Tino asked.
"Well, nothing is guaranteed to work all the time. We took a chance and we lost."
Tino put his head in his hands since it began to hurt from his inability to think. Finally after a few minutes words came to him.
"Okay. Right now, we aren't sure of the outcome, but if things do work out for us, let's promise to abstain for a long time because I can't deal with this at this age and time," Tino said.
"I definitely agree with you on that point, but what if things don't work out for us?"
Tino stared at Lor for a little, thought, and then spoke, "If that's the case then we will go to our respective parents, tell them about this, and we will see this thing through. Like my mom said to me two months ago, we have to take responsibility for our decisions."
Lor nodded in agreement. Tino then got up and hugged Lor tightly.
Lor hugged back and said, "Thanks for being supportive, Tino."
"Of course, I'm just as much a part of this as you are. We'll see this thing through, just wait and see," Tino commented.
The continued to hug each other, but both knew now was a time to worry.
End of Chapter Thirteen
I apologize to anyone who doesn't like serious chapters, but this is the course I wanted the story to take. I hope people don't mind too much, and personally I don't think you should. Oh I also want to say that in the context of this story Lor and Tino are supposed to be 16 years old. Aside from that, I would like to take the time now to mention my personal preference when it comes to Weekenders fics. Just because I am writing a Tino/Lor story I don't want people getting the idea that I hate the idea of Tino/Tish. I don't care one way or the other, just so long as it's a Weekenders story. I just wanted to make that clear. Remember if you hate anything or if you like anything make sure to tell me I'm very much in favor of all criticism. Keep readin' and reviewin'.