A/N: Hello again to all my friends! I hope you are enjoying this fic! But
I'm happy, not only because I am giving you two chapters in one day and I
am going home tomorrow for the summer, but because I just saved 15% on car
insurance by switching to Geico. Well, not really, but I am happy about
everything nonetheless!!!! Enjoy it!!!!
TJ sucked in his breath preparing for the worst. He couldn't believe Spinelli would be so heartless and want to terminate her pregnancy, especially after they had seen the baby and heard the heart beating, something that made TJ want to be a father to the baby more than ever. So why was she.......?
"...........keep the baby," Spinelli was saying with a smile, taking TJ's hands again and looking into his eyes. TJ shook his head. Was it his imagination, or had Spinelli just said the words he had been hoping to hear since he had found out about her pregnancy?
"What did you say, Spinelli?' he asked, wanting to make sure it wasn't just another fantasy of his.
"I said I want to keep the baby. It is going to be hard, but I really think that if we try we can raise this baby and give him or her the life they deserve." Spinelli wiped her eyes, trying to keep from crying, but it was no use. The tears freely flowed from her eyes, not only because she had made the most difficult decision of her life that would change her and TJ forever, but because of all the hormones running rampid throughout her body. She looked up and saw that TJ was crying as well.
"Oh, Spinelli," he choked out, not even bothering to hide the fact that he was crying. "You have no idea how happy you have just made me, and I promise you that I will be there for you every step of the way. I won't be one of these guys who will ditch you when it gets tough. I love you too much to do that. Oh, my gosh, wow, I'm going to be a father!" TJ hugged Spinelli and for a couple of minutes the couple just held each other, crying tears of happiness, the reality of being a teenage parent not quite sinking in yet.
"OK, now that you have made your decision, we can take the next steps in getting you two better," Dr Carter told Spinelli once she and TJ broke apart. "You will need prenatal vitamins, a strict diet to give you your strength back, monthly OB/GYN appointments, and I suggest you meet with our counselor who not only specializes in eating disorders, but works in the field of crisis as well. She will help you get through this and be there for you, because considering everything you have been through and are going through now, it is a good idea that you talk to someone." Spinelli nodded, knowing that he was right---maybe the counselor would also be able to help her get through the guilt she had been feeling that had been a factor in leading to her destructive behavior. Dr. Carter arranged for her to meet her counselor, Paige, the next day, and told her that her nutritionist would be able to meet with her later that evening. Even though Spinelli still was scared about eating and gaining weight, she knew it was a fear she had to get over, since she was now eating for two.
Ten minutes later, she was back in her hospital room, with TJ still by her side, touching her stomach and talking softly to the baby—or more specifically, to her stomach. She smiled at the scene, fantasizing about trips to the park, sporting events, school plays, graduations, visits to see the grandparents......Grandparents. It hadn't even occurred to her that they were going to have to tell the Detweilers about her pregnancy. She had no idea how they were going to react, but if it was anything like how she imagined her parents would have reacted, she and TJ were in for a lot of trouble.
"Hey, Teej?' she called to him, looking down and seeing him still talking to her stomach.
"Yes, Spinelli?" he called back, smiling. "I think I just felt the baby kick!" He took her hand and put it over her stomach. "I think if this keeps up, we might just have the next Jackie Chan or Mia Hamm for a child!" he joked. "Now what were you saying?' he asked, finally coming back down to earth.
"Well, I was just thinking, as great as it is that we are having this baby, despite everything else, but how exactly are we going to tell your parents?" she asked, noticing the smile fade from TJ's face as the reality of their situation finally sank in.
A/N: Hmmmm, will TJ tell his parents right away, or will he wait until the baby is born? What will happen when he goes to school? Will his classmates find out? Will Spinelli relapse? Find out by tuning in next time! Please r/r and remember my golden rule! Happy reading! Sorry it was so short—I will try to make the next ones longer!
Random quote of the day: Because life is an ugly, awful place to not have a best friend. --Someone Like You, Sarah Dessen
TJ sucked in his breath preparing for the worst. He couldn't believe Spinelli would be so heartless and want to terminate her pregnancy, especially after they had seen the baby and heard the heart beating, something that made TJ want to be a father to the baby more than ever. So why was she.......?
"...........keep the baby," Spinelli was saying with a smile, taking TJ's hands again and looking into his eyes. TJ shook his head. Was it his imagination, or had Spinelli just said the words he had been hoping to hear since he had found out about her pregnancy?
"What did you say, Spinelli?' he asked, wanting to make sure it wasn't just another fantasy of his.
"I said I want to keep the baby. It is going to be hard, but I really think that if we try we can raise this baby and give him or her the life they deserve." Spinelli wiped her eyes, trying to keep from crying, but it was no use. The tears freely flowed from her eyes, not only because she had made the most difficult decision of her life that would change her and TJ forever, but because of all the hormones running rampid throughout her body. She looked up and saw that TJ was crying as well.
"Oh, Spinelli," he choked out, not even bothering to hide the fact that he was crying. "You have no idea how happy you have just made me, and I promise you that I will be there for you every step of the way. I won't be one of these guys who will ditch you when it gets tough. I love you too much to do that. Oh, my gosh, wow, I'm going to be a father!" TJ hugged Spinelli and for a couple of minutes the couple just held each other, crying tears of happiness, the reality of being a teenage parent not quite sinking in yet.
"OK, now that you have made your decision, we can take the next steps in getting you two better," Dr Carter told Spinelli once she and TJ broke apart. "You will need prenatal vitamins, a strict diet to give you your strength back, monthly OB/GYN appointments, and I suggest you meet with our counselor who not only specializes in eating disorders, but works in the field of crisis as well. She will help you get through this and be there for you, because considering everything you have been through and are going through now, it is a good idea that you talk to someone." Spinelli nodded, knowing that he was right---maybe the counselor would also be able to help her get through the guilt she had been feeling that had been a factor in leading to her destructive behavior. Dr. Carter arranged for her to meet her counselor, Paige, the next day, and told her that her nutritionist would be able to meet with her later that evening. Even though Spinelli still was scared about eating and gaining weight, she knew it was a fear she had to get over, since she was now eating for two.
Ten minutes later, she was back in her hospital room, with TJ still by her side, touching her stomach and talking softly to the baby—or more specifically, to her stomach. She smiled at the scene, fantasizing about trips to the park, sporting events, school plays, graduations, visits to see the grandparents......Grandparents. It hadn't even occurred to her that they were going to have to tell the Detweilers about her pregnancy. She had no idea how they were going to react, but if it was anything like how she imagined her parents would have reacted, she and TJ were in for a lot of trouble.
"Hey, Teej?' she called to him, looking down and seeing him still talking to her stomach.
"Yes, Spinelli?" he called back, smiling. "I think I just felt the baby kick!" He took her hand and put it over her stomach. "I think if this keeps up, we might just have the next Jackie Chan or Mia Hamm for a child!" he joked. "Now what were you saying?' he asked, finally coming back down to earth.
"Well, I was just thinking, as great as it is that we are having this baby, despite everything else, but how exactly are we going to tell your parents?" she asked, noticing the smile fade from TJ's face as the reality of their situation finally sank in.
A/N: Hmmmm, will TJ tell his parents right away, or will he wait until the baby is born? What will happen when he goes to school? Will his classmates find out? Will Spinelli relapse? Find out by tuning in next time! Please r/r and remember my golden rule! Happy reading! Sorry it was so short—I will try to make the next ones longer!
Random quote of the day: Because life is an ugly, awful place to not have a best friend. --Someone Like You, Sarah Dessen