A/N: Finally, the reviews are in, and man, I sound like I'm announcing for
some big-time movie or something! Well, here I am with your review notes
and a new chapter! Enjoy!
LilVickiRyan: Thanks I will try! Keep reading!
Shadw: Will she have a girl, gotta keep reading to find out! Thanks for reading and glad you like this!
The next day came all too soon for TJ and Spinelli, both wondering what the events ahead of them would bring to their lives. TJ was worried that Spinelli would still want to go through with the abortion, but at the same time, he was also worried that she would want to keep their baby and wondered how they would tell his parents, let alone raise a child at their age.
Meanwhile, Spinelli herself was worried about how to handle her pregnancy. She was beginning to have second thoughts about having an abortion, but she wasn't sure if she could handle gaining more weight, because it would mean she had officially lost control of everything in her life. And that was the last thing she wanted to happen. After the recent tragedy she had faced, on top of all the stress of school and teenage life, she felt the need to be in control of something, and she had thought her weight was the only way to do that, and in the end it put not only her life at risk, but the life of her unborn child as well. Not only that, but she had ended up hurting the one person left in the world that truly loved her.
Spinelli sighed as she turned on the TV, flipping to an old Perfect Strangers episode. (A/N: I feel old for remembering these shows, lol) As she watched Balky learning how to drive, her mind wandered to what she would do if she and TJ had decided to raise the baby together. Although money wouldn't be a problem---she had inherited a nice sum of money from her parents' estate, plus everything they had left her in their will—she was still worried that she and TJ were not mentally ready for such responsibility. Sure, they could put the baby up for adoption, but she was afraid that she would end up growing too attached to the baby and wouldn't be able to go through with it. Abortion seemed like the only way out, but wouldn't she wonder what could have been had she kept the baby?
Spinelli looked at the clock next to her bed and closed her eyes briefly. It was ten, and in five hours, she would be seeing the doctor to check on the baby, and would ultimately need to come to a decision on what to do. She only hoped that whatever she decided, TJ would go along with it. She placed her hands on her belly as she continued to watch what she assumed was a Perfect Strangers marathon, since yet another episode was showing, and ironically, this episode was when Mary Anne and Jennifer gave birth in a car and hot air balloon, respectively.
"Man, oh man, imagine if that happens to us, that is if I decide to go through with this," she thought, looking down at her stomach, and for the first time noticing a little bulge starting to grow. She sucked in her breath, debating on whether or not she should force herself to throw up the food the doctors forced her to eat earlier that morning. They had decided that they would slowly introduce food back into her, as well as keep her on the IV to give he the additional nutrients she and the baby needed. As much as the thought of gaining weight scared her, she was beginning to realize that she really did need help and that she wasn't going anywhere until she got it. But would throwing up one last time really kill her? She was about to get up and head for the restroom when she felt something that made her change her mind.
"Oh, wow," she thought placing her hands more firmly onto her stomach. "The baby actually kicked a little! I felt her move!" She smiled to herself as she settled back onto her bed. Maybe it was a sign that she ready to get the help she needed. She wasn't one hundred percent sure as to what she was going to do about the baby, but she knew that no matter what she decided, she had a reason to push herself into recovering from her eating problems. She also knew that she would need an extensive amount of therapy once everything was over, but she knew that she would cross that bridge when she came to it. Right now, all she wanted to do was focus on one thing at a time, and right now she had to focus on trying to recover from the eating disorders that seemed to take over her life. She glanced at the IV attached to her and sighed. She just hoped she was strong enough to handle it.
A/N: I know, it's short, but I am tired and have no energy to think or write that much at the moment, but I promise to try and make the chapters longer, or add more shorter chapters, if that makes any sort of sense. Please r/r, but remember my golden rule as you do so! Thanks and happy reading!
LilVickiRyan: Thanks I will try! Keep reading!
Shadw: Will she have a girl, gotta keep reading to find out! Thanks for reading and glad you like this!
The next day came all too soon for TJ and Spinelli, both wondering what the events ahead of them would bring to their lives. TJ was worried that Spinelli would still want to go through with the abortion, but at the same time, he was also worried that she would want to keep their baby and wondered how they would tell his parents, let alone raise a child at their age.
Meanwhile, Spinelli herself was worried about how to handle her pregnancy. She was beginning to have second thoughts about having an abortion, but she wasn't sure if she could handle gaining more weight, because it would mean she had officially lost control of everything in her life. And that was the last thing she wanted to happen. After the recent tragedy she had faced, on top of all the stress of school and teenage life, she felt the need to be in control of something, and she had thought her weight was the only way to do that, and in the end it put not only her life at risk, but the life of her unborn child as well. Not only that, but she had ended up hurting the one person left in the world that truly loved her.
Spinelli sighed as she turned on the TV, flipping to an old Perfect Strangers episode. (A/N: I feel old for remembering these shows, lol) As she watched Balky learning how to drive, her mind wandered to what she would do if she and TJ had decided to raise the baby together. Although money wouldn't be a problem---she had inherited a nice sum of money from her parents' estate, plus everything they had left her in their will—she was still worried that she and TJ were not mentally ready for such responsibility. Sure, they could put the baby up for adoption, but she was afraid that she would end up growing too attached to the baby and wouldn't be able to go through with it. Abortion seemed like the only way out, but wouldn't she wonder what could have been had she kept the baby?
Spinelli looked at the clock next to her bed and closed her eyes briefly. It was ten, and in five hours, she would be seeing the doctor to check on the baby, and would ultimately need to come to a decision on what to do. She only hoped that whatever she decided, TJ would go along with it. She placed her hands on her belly as she continued to watch what she assumed was a Perfect Strangers marathon, since yet another episode was showing, and ironically, this episode was when Mary Anne and Jennifer gave birth in a car and hot air balloon, respectively.
"Man, oh man, imagine if that happens to us, that is if I decide to go through with this," she thought, looking down at her stomach, and for the first time noticing a little bulge starting to grow. She sucked in her breath, debating on whether or not she should force herself to throw up the food the doctors forced her to eat earlier that morning. They had decided that they would slowly introduce food back into her, as well as keep her on the IV to give he the additional nutrients she and the baby needed. As much as the thought of gaining weight scared her, she was beginning to realize that she really did need help and that she wasn't going anywhere until she got it. But would throwing up one last time really kill her? She was about to get up and head for the restroom when she felt something that made her change her mind.
"Oh, wow," she thought placing her hands more firmly onto her stomach. "The baby actually kicked a little! I felt her move!" She smiled to herself as she settled back onto her bed. Maybe it was a sign that she ready to get the help she needed. She wasn't one hundred percent sure as to what she was going to do about the baby, but she knew that no matter what she decided, she had a reason to push herself into recovering from her eating problems. She also knew that she would need an extensive amount of therapy once everything was over, but she knew that she would cross that bridge when she came to it. Right now, all she wanted to do was focus on one thing at a time, and right now she had to focus on trying to recover from the eating disorders that seemed to take over her life. She glanced at the IV attached to her and sighed. She just hoped she was strong enough to handle it.
A/N: I know, it's short, but I am tired and have no energy to think or write that much at the moment, but I promise to try and make the chapters longer, or add more shorter chapters, if that makes any sort of sense. Please r/r, but remember my golden rule as you do so! Thanks and happy reading!