At My Door
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Chapter Seventeen- Unable to Tell
" You're pregnant!"
Daisy's scream nearly shook the walls upon hearing the news. Shelby signalled for her to be quiet. " Keep
it down, Morgan's sick, I don't want her the hear".
" Why not? She'd be thrilled, once you explain...:.
" Because she'd tell Scott" Shelby interrupted, " I don't want him to know".
Daisy mocked an eyebrow, " you mean, you want to tell him for yourself, right?".
" No".
She kept staring, " what are you saying?".
" I don't want anyone to tell Scott, I don't want him to know" Shelby said casually, like
it was an everyday conversation.
" Um, it's going to be hard to hide it soon enough" Daisy saw that Shelby's expression
wasn't changing, " oh my god, Shel, what are you talking about? For what is it, half a year? You wanted to get pregnant".
" Yes, with a baby that was both mine and Scott's".
For a split second, Daisy thought of the option that Shelby was having an affaist, then it sprang to mind.
" oh, you don't...know?" it was hard to word.
Shelby stared at the wall to her left, " the day of conception is the day of the rape. It's a shot in the
dark to guess who...the father is".
" There has to be a way to find out, right?". Daisy did the best she could to add
encouragment, but the situation was too thick.
Shelby looked at her, " well, there's paternity testing, that's after the birth. Or, there's a test they
can do three months into the pregnancy" but she didn't mention it would be her last chance for an aborition. Chances are,
Daisy knew that.
" See, there's a chance it's Scotts baby. Are you sure this is something you want to risk?".
She shrugged, " I don't know".
Daisy hesitated, " then talk to Scott, it's not like you cheated on him" which was once a thought, " it's
not your fault".
Shelby bit at her lip, " goddammit, he's been through so much".
" So have you".
" Yeah, but I have the control to not put him through this".
" Okay" Daist gave in, " I have no right influencing your decision, this is only something
you can do. I just hope you make the right decision".
All throughout the following evening, Shelby kept staring at Scott, and she knew she had the secret. He
had no clue, still under the impression that the docotrs appointment went as normal. No matter the approach, she couldn't
bring herself to tell him, so she didn't say anything.
She decided to just blurt it out, just like that. After the two went to bed, and Morgan was asleep. Easier
said than done.
" Scott?" Shelby turned over.
" Yeah?" he was still awake, when she was hoping he wasn't.
Now Shelby understood that saying.
" Good night".
Shout Out- hoplessromantic- I can always count on you for positive and perky reviews. Thank you!
Chapter Seventeen- Unable to Tell
" You're pregnant!"
Daisy's scream nearly shook the walls upon hearing the news. Shelby signalled for her to be quiet. " Keep
it down, Morgan's sick, I don't want her the hear".
" Why not? She'd be thrilled, once you explain...:.
" Because she'd tell Scott" Shelby interrupted, " I don't want him to know".
Daisy mocked an eyebrow, " you mean, you want to tell him for yourself, right?".
" No".
She kept staring, " what are you saying?".
" I don't want anyone to tell Scott, I don't want him to know" Shelby said casually, like
it was an everyday conversation.
" Um, it's going to be hard to hide it soon enough" Daisy saw that Shelby's expression
wasn't changing, " oh my god, Shel, what are you talking about? For what is it, half a year? You wanted to get pregnant".
" Yes, with a baby that was both mine and Scott's".
For a split second, Daisy thought of the option that Shelby was having an affaist, then it sprang to mind.
" oh, you don't...know?" it was hard to word.
Shelby stared at the wall to her left, " the day of conception is the day of the rape. It's a shot in the
dark to guess who...the father is".
" There has to be a way to find out, right?". Daisy did the best she could to add
encouragment, but the situation was too thick.
Shelby looked at her, " well, there's paternity testing, that's after the birth. Or, there's a test they
can do three months into the pregnancy" but she didn't mention it would be her last chance for an aborition. Chances are,
Daisy knew that.
" See, there's a chance it's Scotts baby. Are you sure this is something you want to risk?".
She shrugged, " I don't know".
Daisy hesitated, " then talk to Scott, it's not like you cheated on him" which was once a thought, " it's
not your fault".
Shelby bit at her lip, " goddammit, he's been through so much".
" So have you".
" Yeah, but I have the control to not put him through this".
" Okay" Daist gave in, " I have no right influencing your decision, this is only something
you can do. I just hope you make the right decision".
All throughout the following evening, Shelby kept staring at Scott, and she knew she had the secret. He
had no clue, still under the impression that the docotrs appointment went as normal. No matter the approach, she couldn't
bring herself to tell him, so she didn't say anything.
She decided to just blurt it out, just like that. After the two went to bed, and Morgan was asleep. Easier
said than done.
" Scott?" Shelby turned over.
" Yeah?" he was still awake, when she was hoping he wasn't.
Now Shelby understood that saying.
" Good night".
