A Little Easier, Maybe Not

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Previously: "We have your test results back Ms. Summers. Everything seems alright and your baby is doing just fine." He smiled at her.

The look on Dawn's face was of pure shock, "My what?"

Now to tell someone

"Ms. Summer's you did know you were pregnant?" The doctor asked.

"Oh yeah, this is the face of someone in the know." Dawn stared at the doctor still in shock.  The only thought running her through her head 'I'm pregnant and Connor may die,' repeated itself like a mantra. 

The doctor looked at Dawn uneasily.  He wasn't sure if she was going to be sick or start screaming at him.  Luckily for the doctor did nether of those things.  She just stared at the wall in front of her.  Seeing that she wasn't going to do anything else the doctor continued. 

"You're about 2 months along," He stared cautiously, "Do you know who the father is? Would you like to call him or anyone?"

"I know who the father is." Dawn stated her voice laced with uncried tears, "He's in a coma." She said the tears starting to pour down her face, "Could you please have Fred come in here? She should be right outside."

"Of course." The doctor said, and then left the room in search of Fred.

Fred was in Dawn's moments later.  As Dawn had said she had been right outside of the door.

"What's wrong Dawnie? The doctor said that you needed me." She said before noticing the tears still running down Dawn's face.  When she noticed she moved to Dawn's side taking the younger girl in her arms.

"Oh, god Fred I don't know what I'm going to do.  The doctor he, he oh god" She said before breaking down in sobs as Fred cradled her. 

"What's wrong?  Was everything ok with the tests? Did they find something? Oh gosh they found something," her Texan accent coming through thicker then before.

"Oh no, they didn't find anything. They said that I was fine but…" Dawn found herself unable to finish.  What would Fred think about her when she told her she was pregnant?  Her and Connor had only slept together once, it was right before she had been kidnapped. They had used protection but as she had been informed that didn't always work. 

"Fred I'm pregnant." Dawn said in a rush, looking over shyly at Fred to see her reaction. 

"Oh," was the only thing Fred could say.  She just kept on holding Dawn. 

"Fred, I don't know what I'm going to do." The tears that she thought were gone came back, running down her face.

"Well," Fred began, and then stopped uneasily, "Connor is the father, right?"

"Of course he's the father." Dawn almost yelled. 

"I'm sorry," Fred said wrapping her arms tighter around Dawn.  "Who else would be the father? I just hoped that you two would have been safer, not that I knew you two were doing anything I mean I thought you were but I wasn't sure and" Fred stopped as she realized that she was babbling.

Dawn giggled a little at the slightly embarrassed look on Fred's face.  "We only did it once, right before I was kidnapped.  We did use protection but apparently it didn't work." Dawn said as her hand moved to her stomach. 

"Oh god I'm going to be a mommy and Connor might not live through the night."

"Don't think that way." Fred said. "You'll get through this and in the end Connor will be right there with you."

"Promise?" Dawn chocked out.

Fred nodded, "Now I think you should go tell Angel."

TBC

A/N: It's been awhile since I updated but I finally did.  Just a lot going on with the end of schools and finals. I wouldn't expect another update until the middle of June.  But good news everyone I'm going to Moonlight rising in 6 days.  (The only east coast Buffy convention) I still would like to know if you guys want a happy or sad ending.  Right now the sad ending is winning so if you want different REVIEW, please.