Chapter Fourteen: Daddy

I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight

Emma

"Manny! Where have you been?" I yelled, pulling Danica away from her and holding her close to me. I kissed her forehead and sighed.

"Chill Em. She needed a diaper change," she told me.

"Sorry," I said. "I just get really upset when people take her without telling me."

"I know. Craig told me about the park," she said. I smiled at her. I was just relieved that my daughter was okay.

"Well, let's go have that fun night we're supposed to be having," I said.

"Okay, why don't we go eat at The Dot?" she suggested.

"Good. Let's get out of here."

Brooklyn

I can't believe this is happening. Not again. I don't think I can do this again. What am I going to do?

And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain

Sean

"You okay baby?" I asked her. She looked like she was sick, or upset.

"I'm fine," she said.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure!" she snapped.

"Geez Brooke. Sorry for asking," I said. Women.

Brooklyn and I were driving to the hospital to see Oliver. Well, Brooklyn wanted to talk to him, and she wanted Maddox to see him. I'm still not sure why I'm along for this ride. It's just awkward.

"Daddy!" Maddox yelled from the backseat.

"Daddy's not here Mad. We're going to see him now," I told him.

"Sean, I think he was calling you that…" Brooklyn said. She sounded worried.

"Daddy!" he yelled again.

"I'm not your Daddy," I said, looking in the rearview mirror. Of course, he doesn't understand that, does he?

"Daddy!"

"No Maddox!" I yelled back. And he started to cry.

"Great Sean, just great!" Brooklyn yelled.

"I didn't mean to make him cry. Look, as far as he's concerned, Oliver is his dad. He always has been. For one thing, I'm not going to take Maddox away from him like that. And for another, I'm definitely not ready to be a 'daddy.' Not for at least like five years or something, I don't know," I explained. I glanced over at Brooke and it looked like she was going to cry.

"Sean…"

"Don't cry baby. I love you, and I love Maddox, but I'm not ready to be a dad, that's all," I told her.

"Well you better get ready soon," she said.

"What do you mean? As much as I love you both, you really can't force me to be his father. It doesn't work like that." What is she trying to pull?

"That's not what I mean at all. You better get ready because we're having a baby," she blurted out.

"You're joking, right? Or are you planning our future here? What is this, really? Are you some psycho and I never realized it? Like fatal attraction type shit?"

"Sean, I'm not joking. I'm pregnant."

That's when I hit the car in front of me.

Emma

"I'm so glad that we went out tonight," I told Manny.

"Me too, I really needed it. And I know you did too," she said.

After we ate at The Dot, we went shopping and each bought a new outfit. I also bought a new dress for Dani. When we got home, I put Danica to bed, and now we were sitting on the couch, eating ice cream.

"Wanna watch a movie?" I asked her.

"Of course," she said. "Wanna skip school tomorrow?" she asked.

"Of course," I responded. We both laughed and then picked a movie. The Birdcage. We both needed some more laughs.

"It's good to have you back," I told Manny just as the movie was starting.

"It's good to have you back too," she replied, throwing an arm around me.

Brooklyn

"Are you okay?" he asked me.

"What's wrong with you?" I yelled.

"I didn't mean to crash the fucking car! But maybe you should have told me you were pregnant when I wasn't driving!" he yelled right back.

The police were talking to the driver of the other car, and we were standing outside. I was holding Maddox, who was still crying. One of the officers came over and decided to separate us. Thank god. I probably would have kicked him in the balls if he kept yelling at me. Like it's my fault I got pregnant! He's at least half to blame.

"Okay Ma'am, let's get you to the hospital," an EMT said.

"I'm fine, I don't need to go," I told her.

"It's standard procedure. We have to make sure your baby's okay too," she said. I sighed and got into the back of the ambulance, still holding my son. Good. At least I didn't have to ride with Sean.

Sean

What am I supposed to do now? I'm not even out of high school and I got someone pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I do love Brooklyn, but like I said, I'm not ready to be a dad.

I love taking care of Maddox. It's fun, I have to admit. But he's not my son. But now, I'm going to have a baby. This can't be happening. I don't think I can do this.

Maybe I should go back to Wasaga. I'm guessing right about now I should have never come back here. I should have stayed in Wasaga Beach and never come back. I came back for Emma, only to realize that we couldn't be together. Then I find someone I love just as much as her, probably even more, and she's pregnant.

I live with my ex-girlfriend's parents. And I have a job that doesn't pay shit. How would I ever be a father? I don't even know how Emma did this. She's way stronger than I am though. She could do anything. But I can't.

How could this happen to me?
I've made my mistakes
I've got nowhere to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me?

A/N: I definitely didn't mean for the Sean/car crash thing to be anything like what happened with JT and Liberty. I realized that's kinda what happened after I wrote it. And I didn't want to change it. This chapter takes place (still) on Thursday, November, 2nd. The Birdcage is a fricken awesomely hilarious movie and I do not own it. The song is "Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me)" by Simple Plan and they own it. Hope you liked this chapter.You guyshad good guesses for who she ran into and where Manny went...sorry to disappoint you. I just wanted to show how freaked out Emma gets if she can't find her daughter. I know I'd be exactly like that.