Author's Note: Well, here's the next chapter. We'll find out how Mark, Dave, and John react to Rae being pregnant. Hope you enjoy...

Chapter 22

Rae was dreading telling her dad about her being pregnant, but she was more worried about telling Dave. She didn't want to hurt him, he had always meant a lot to her. Rae took a deep breath and walked down into the basement where her father was on the computer. Rae sighed heavily as she approached Mark,

"Daddy?"

Mark looked at Rae and smiled,

"Hey sweetie, what's up?"

Rae leaned against the wall and looked at the floor,

"I need to tell you something."

Mark narrowed his pale green eyes and looked at Rae, concerned,

"What is it?"

Rae looked up at Mark and he could see the tears swelling in her eyes. He stood up and hugged her tightly,

"Tell me."

Rae hugged her father back and sighed heavily,

"I'm pregnant."

Mark's eyes went wide and he looked at Rae, shocked,

"You're what?"

Rae turned from her father and sighed again,

"I'm pregnant."

Mark looked at Rae and then at the floor. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed,

"It's his, isn't it?"

Rae sighed heavily,

"Yeah. Dave and I haven't..." her voice trailed off and she looked at the floor.

"Daddy, I'm scared," she said as she choked on her tears. Mark wrapped his arms around her,

"It's okay baby girl. You don't need to be scared, I'm here for you."

Rae closed her eyes and cried harder. She was glad her father was being supportive, but she was terrified about telling Dave. She had known him for almost her whole life, but she had no idea how he would react.
Rae got out of her truck and walked to the front door of the Batista residence and sighed heavily. She knocked on the door and Dave was the one to answer. Rae felt her heart drop in her chest when he wrapped his arms around her. Rae pulled from Dave,

"I need to talk to you."

Dave looked at her confused, and stepped out onto the porch, closing the door behind him,

"What's wrong?"

Rae sighed and sat down on the steps,

"This is hard for me, because I love you, very much, and I don't want to hurt you."

Dave brushed a piece of hair from her face, after sitting next to her, and smiled warmly,

"I love you too baby."

Rae closed her eyes and felt the tears starting to come,

"Dave..."

Dave looked at her, concerned,

"Rae, what is it," he asked, a serious look gracing his face. Rae drew a ragged breath and looked up into Dave's eyes,

"Dave, I..."

She wanted to tell him, but she couldn't. She was so scared of losing him. Dave took her hand into his own,

"Tell me."

Rae let out a deep breath and sighed,

"I'm pregnant."

Dave's eyes went wide and he released Rae's hand. She felt her heart break when he looked at her in the manner he did. His face showed the hurt he felt, but was also mixed with anger. He looked away from her and scoffed,

"You're pregnant," he said, simply. Rae nodded slowly and watched as he stood up to walk into the yard. Rae sighed and looked down at the ground. She felt horrible. Dave didn't deserve something like this. Dave turned and looked at her,

"Does he know?"

Rae shook her head,

"I haven't told him yet."

Dave sighed and walked over to her. He looked down at her, and saw the pain on her face. He didn't want to hurt her, but how did she think he would react? Was he supposed to be happy that she was pregnant with HIS kid? Dave sighed again, he wasn't happy, but he loved Rae. He pulled her up into his strong arms and hugged her tightly. Rae closed her eyes and started crying as she returned his strong embrace. Dave stroked her long hair and sighed,

"I love you so much, and I'll be there for you."

Rae looked at Dave, and felt her heart swell. She smiled weakly at him and Dave leaned down to kiss her. Rae threw her arms around his neck and kissed him lovingly.
Rae found John outside working in his family's yard. She kicked at the ground and sighed heavily. John looked up and saw her standing on the sidewalk. He stopped his task and walked over to her,

"Rae, what are you doing here?"

Rae sighed and looked at John,

"You know you hurt me, right?"

John nodded slowly,

"Yeah, and I'm sorry."

Rae nodded and looked back down at the ground. John narrowed his eyes,

"You came here to say that?"

Rae shook her head and sighed heavily. She looked back up into his beautiful blue eyes and drew a ragged breath. This was harder than she thought it was going to be. John cocked a curious eyebrow at her,

"What's on your mind?"

Rae licked her lips and looked back up at John,

"I'll never forgive you, and I'll never take you back, but you deserve to know this..."

John swallowed hard. He had a good idea of what she was going to say, but he wasn't prepared for it. Rae sighed,

"I'm pregnant."

John's eyes went wide and he stared at Rae,

"It's mine?"

Rae nodded slowly,

"Yeah, Dave and I haven't had sex."

John looked around himself and then back at Rae,

"What are you going to do?"

Rae looked at John as if he was insane,

"I'm keeping it."

John nodded and started back toward the house. Rae watched him go and shook her head. She turned and walked back down the street toward her own home.

Author's Note: Well, what'd ya think? Next chapter, you'll find out reactions from other people. REVIEW!!!!!!!