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We all stood there. We knew my mother would freak. She would be a hypocrite if she kicked me out because she was pregnant with me at 17... At least I'm legally an adult at 18!

How were we gonna tell her that her only child, her little girl, her BABY was having a baby of her own? She's gonna flip a lid and she might even find that newspaper she beat Micheal with that one day.

She'll probably be disapointed in me, but it won't be so bad. She'll get over it eventually... Right?

"We have to go sooner or later, Micheal," I said as he drove us to his apartment after school.

"Well, isn't she away on business?" He asked. "We should wait... until after the baby grows up and she won't beat me with a newspaper!"

"Baby, she won't hit you with a newspaper," I tried to sooth him as I put my hand on his thigh. "And if she does, she'll hit me with it, too. So, you won't be alone."

"You've never been hit with a newspaper by your mom before, Maria. It hurts! She'll swing extra hard for me cause I got you pregnant!" Micheal argued, pouting a little.

I leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Don't pout. We got ourselves into this mess, and if my mom wants to be a hypocrite, she can. I'll just move into your apartment and we'll drop out and work full time. Simple," I said.

"Maria, there are 2 weeks left until graduation. Your going to graduate, and I will drop out. I don't have good enough grades anyway. After graduation we'll talk about full time jobs," He said putting his hand on top of mine, stoping my stroking. "And if you don't stop that, I might have to stop and jump your bones," he muttered through clenched teeth.

"I don't mind. If you want to stop, go right on ahead and do it," I said and Micheal growled, stepping on the gas. "Don't speed! This car can't take it, Micheal!"

Micheal growled again and took a sharp turn, pulling into the apartment parking lot.

He jumped out of the car, ran to my side and pulled me out. He lead me inside and sat me down on the couch. "Do you want anything? Are you hungry? Thirsty?"

"Do I want you to leave me be? Yes. I can take care of myself. If I get hungry or thirsty I know where the kitchen is. I'll get something for myself," I said pushing him out of my face a little and turned on the tv.

"Maria, I want you to rest. Last time you were up walking around, you fainted. I don't want that to happen again, so if you want something, ask me," Micheal said and sat down beside me.

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"I'm telling you Liz, he has gone WAYYY overboard with this whole thing," I exclaimed as Liz and I did homework at her house. Liz merely laughed. "I'm serious, Liz! Everytime I even thought about getting up to get something, he was there pushing me down, asking me what I wanted. Now, I admit, normally I wouldn't mind it, but it is getting to the point where I want to sock him one in the face!"

"Maria, it's been a few hours! And besides, he left you here alone, didn't he?"

"After some serious groveling and threatening! I mean Kyle practically DRUG him away! It's ridiculous!"

"You're hate it, but your going to milk it for all it's worth, right?" Liz asked with a smirk.

I returned it saying, "Well, he might go back to normal if I don't, so I have to. It's like girl's code: 'If the boyfriend wants to do all the work, let him. If he wants you to do all the work, screw him; get a new boyfriend'!"

"You never did that to Micheal. You were always after him, even when he made you 'do all the work,' as you say."

"That's besides the point, Lizzie," I tried to save myself.

"Sure it is," She laughed. She suddenly got serious again. "Ria? Did you guys tell your mom yet?"

I suddenly lost my smile. "No, no we haven't."

"She deserves to know, Maria."

"I know she does, Liz. I know..."

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