A/N: ok- i know i said i would finish it today, but then i realized how long it would probably be, so if i dont finish it today then i promise i will finish it tomorrow. then i'll start my next one. well, not wasting anymore time, here's the next chapter!

disclaimer: i do not own anything

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Pregnant? How could Topanga be pregnant? Cory kept wondering this as he swung slightly on the old swings at the park.

'I can't believe this. Yeah, I had a feeling she was pregnant, and I was excited... until I found out it was true,' Cory thought. He just had mixed feelings about the whole thing. Cory was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't even hear someone approaching him... until he looked up.

"Shawn," he greeted.

"Cory," Shawn replied as he took a hold of one of the metal chains of the swing next to Cory. "So, what happened?" Cory was silent for a long time before answering.

"You know something? It's strange, Shawn, real strange," Cory started.

"What is?" Shawn asked confused by Cory's choice of words.

"Life," Cory answered. "It can be exciting, kind, happy, everything you want, and then it can be cruel. Very cruel. You know?" Shawn sat on the swing next to the one his friend was on.

"Yeah. No one knows that better than me, Cor. I know how cruel life can be. But you, you've got a lot of things going for ya. I mean, you have parents who raised you, you have an older brother you've always looked up to and a younger brother who wants to be just like you, you have Morgan, and you have Topanga. Topanga and you have been together since you were two. And now she's pregnant with your child. And you have the money to support that child. So far I see nothing bad," Shawn pointed out. Cory rested his elbows on his knees and folded his hands, looking into the dark night sky. All was quiet.

"It's beautiful. The sky. The night. So peaceful," Cory suddenly said, looking up at the moon.

"Yeah. Yeah it's beautiful, but Cory, that has nothing to do with anything," Shawn told him.

"Look at the stars, Shawn. See that big patch of stars over there to the right? Now see that one over there all alone to the left? That one's me, Shawn. I'm all alone in this world," Cory said.

"No you're not, Cor. All right, man, you have a wife, a family, a job, friends, and soon you're gonna have a kid. What the hell do you mean you're alone?" Shawn asked exasperated.

"I may not be alone physically. But mentally, no one knows what I'm thinking," Cory said.

"Cory, you think you're all alone? Think about Topanga!" Shawn exclaimed. Cory looked at the ground.

"I have been. She's all I ever think about. All I ever will," he said.

"Then why didn't you think about her before you acted the way you did?" Shawn demanded.

"How I act towards my wife is none of your business or concern!" Cory replied sternly.

"Yes it is! God damn it, Cory, the girl's in tears! She's scared you're not coming back! She's scared that you're not happy with her pregnancy and that you don't even want this child anymore. She can't understand why you were so happy when she told you she thought she might be pregnant, but now that she knows she is pregnant, you left her! And ya know what? Neither does anyone else. I don't get it, Angela doesn't get it, Jack doesn't, and Eric doesn't. So why don't you explain to me why you were so fuckin' happy when she first suspected it and now you're not. Tell me so I can tell her and she'll know because obviously you don't plan on saying anything-"

"Stop it! All right just stop! I have reasons for why I left. And you would have left to if you were me!" Cory interrupted, standing up. Shawn stood as well.

"No I wouldn't have. I wouldn't leave Angela if she got pregnant," Shawn replied.

"Oh? So if you came home and Angela goes 'Shawn, I'm pregnant', you would be ok with it?" Cory asked doubtfully.

"Well I wouldn't walk out on her!" Shawn exclaimed. Cory was quiet for a while. He stood there just staring Shawn straight in the eyes.

"Why did you come here Shawn? I know you didn't come here just to yell at me for something that's none of your damn business anyway. So why are you even here?" Cory demanded in a low voice.

"Why am I here? I'm here because when Angela came out and told us three what Topanga had said, she said that Topanga was basically scared you would never come back because you were so mad about this. I didn't come here to yell at you. I came here because of Topanga. Because even though I don't love her like you're supposed to, I still hate to see her the way she is now, and if she wanted you to go back home, then I knew I would come and find you and get you to go back home. But it doesn't look like you love her enough to stay with her and find out wh-"

"Stop it! I've had enough of you and this bullshit you're trying to tell me! Don't you ever, ever question my love for Topanga! Understand? What do you know about love anyway? I'm in love with Topanga! You don't see it though because everyone you've ever loved has left you! Every single person! Except Angela, but that day just hasn't come yet. You are incapable of keeping anyone you love so you're just trying to mess with what me and Topanga have and-" Cory stopped, realizing what he'd just said. "Shawn, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"

"Yeah you meant it. And you're right. My parents left me. I didn't know my brother 'til just a few years ago. All my previous girlfriends have left me, or I've left them whichever, and there's a lot more than just that. But you're wrong about Angela. She's not gonna leave because I'm not gonna mess this one up-"

"Shawn would you just listen to me! I didn't mean to say-" But it was too late. Shawn had turned around and was on his way back to Cory and Topanga's place to tell Topanga even more bad news.

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A/N: wow- big fight there. what did you think? please RR!