A Little Easier, Maybe Not

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Previously: The group looked at Dawn in anticipation.

"We're getting married." She squealed.

We'll Make It Work

Fred, Wesley, and Gunn started at the couple in shock.  Angel, on the other hand, just stood to the side with a smug smile on his face. 

"You're so young though," Wesley started but was cut off by Fred.

"That's so wonderful." Fred said hugging Dawn, "Now let us see the ring." She commended and Dawn was happy to oblige.  "Wow," Fred said when she saw the ring, "it's beautiful."

Dawn turned and smiled at Connor, squeezing his hand with hers. Then she turned back to the group and continued to explain how Connor proposed to her. 

"And then I asked if he was only asking me because I was pregnant,"

"Wait, what is this about pregnancy?" Wesley interrupted.

"OH!" Dawn said, "Silly me.  Connor and I are having a baby."

This time Wesley and Gunn were the only ones with shocked faces.  

As Dawn answered all of their questions with Fred's help, Angel moved over to Connor.  

Angel nervously laid a hand on Connor's shoulder, "I'm very proud of you.  It's not going to be easy with you guys being this young but you'll make it work."

Connor nodded his head still looking at Dawn, "How can I not try and make it work? I love her so much." 

This time it was Angel's turn to nod.  He patted Connor's shoulder and sat in a near by chair. 

"How did this happen?" Gunn asked for what seemed like the 15th time. 

"Well you see, when a man loves a women." Dawn began.

"No I know how but how?" Gunn asked again.

Dawn just throw up her hands and sighed. 

"So you mean you and Connor," Wesley coughed nervously.

"Yes we had sex." Dawn said bluntly.

"And you didn't use, umm, protection." He said looking very uncomfortable.

"We did, but it didn't work." Dawn said rubbing her stomach. 

Gunn looked like he was about to ask 'how' again but Fred cut him off.

"Have you told Buffy yet?" she asked

"No, I haven't talked to her since well the kidnapping, but we should probably make a trip to Sunnydale to tell her about everything." Dawn said turning towards Connor.

Connor just made a sound of desperation and put his head on Dawn's shoulder.

"Do I have to come?" He asked her with pleading eyes.

"Yes you have to come." Dawn said

"But she'll." Connor began

"No buts, you're coming." Dawn turned back to Fred and finished telling her how Connor proposed.

Connor looked over to Angel and mouthed the word 'help'.

"Can't help you there, son, you made your bed now you have to lay in it." Angel laughed at the look on Connor's face. 

"But this bed has sharp rods coming out of it that will impale me when I lay on it." Connor said.

"It will not be that bad Connor." Dawn sighed, turning away from her conversation and ending his.

Connor just leaned against the bed and started preparing himself for the pain that he knew was soon to come.

"When can I leave this place?" Connor asked after a little while.

"I'll go check with the doctor." Angel said before disappearing out the door. 

Fred, Wesley and Gunn left to go get food from the cafeteria leaving Connor and Dawn alone.

"You know it won't be that bad." Dawn said lying next to Connor. 

He just looked at her as if she was crazy. 

"It won't be." Dawn insisted, "I won't let her hurt you." 

"Promise?" Connor said wrapping his arm around Dawn pulling her closer to him.

"Promise." She said leaning up to kiss him.  The kiss was broken after a few seconds when Angel coughed nervously at the door.

"Why does that keep happening?" Connor mumbled to himself. 

"The doctor said that you can leave tomorrow if everything looks fine and he wants to keep Dawn also, so they can monitor the baby and make sure everything is ok after what happened."

"They said everything was fine though." Dawn said, starting to get scared.  Connor wrapped his arm tighter around Dawn trying to comfort her. 

"Everything is ok so far, they just want to make sure it stays that way." Angel said.

"Oh, well then ok." Dawn said.

Angel turned to leave when Dawn called him back.

"Angel," Dawn said, "Can you see about getting Connor and I a bus ticket to Sunnydale?" 

"Are you sure you don't want one of us to drive you?" he asked. 

"I don't want to take you away from your work." Dawn said.

"Well, I'll just lend Connor the car.  He knows how to drive." Angel offered.

"That would be great." Connor said.

"Ok then that's settled." Angel said walking out the door.

"Now where were we?" Connor asked once Angel was gone before leaning down to kiss Dawn again.

"I think right about here." She said before all thoughts were gone but of Connor kissage.

TBC

A/n: Next chapter they go see Buffy.  Review please and tell me what you think.