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Brittany came back downstairs about an hour later and people were just starting to leave.
"Hey baby feel better?" asked Lorelai.
"Yeah, one-hundred percent better..can i have some cake please?"
"Yes you can, we saved the big piece for ya."
"Thank you." smiled Brittany as she grabbed her plate. She walked into the living room where Sookie and Jackson were sitting.
"Hey Britt." said Sookie.
"Sookie, don't clean up, i got it under control."
"You shouldn't have to clean up at your own party."
"Then mom or dad can do it..better yet Candance or Jake."
"Mean." said Jake as he walked into the kitchen.
"Thanks Brittany, but we got it." smiled Jackson picking up the wrapping paper.
"Don't you know Britt, this is fun for them." said Lorelai walking in the living room.
"Oh yeah, its like Christmas." said Sookie walking into the kitchen.
Brittany smiled and followed Sookie.
"Hey dad." said Brittany walking outside where her dad was putting a black bag in the garbage.
"Hey kiddo, feeling better?"
"A little."
"Is everything alright?"
'No.' "Yes, everything is fine."
"Anything you want to..talk about?"
'Yes.' "No."
"Alright, just making sure."
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"If I..ever need to talk..you'll listen right?"
"You bet." smiled Luke. He walked back inside.
"I know your secret." said Candance walking around the house.
"W-What?"
"I know. Your pregnant."
"H-How.."
"Before, mom told me to go up and check on you to see if you were alright, i saw you asleep on your bed with the test in your hand."
"Candance.."
"Just thank God, mom didn't go up herself..or send dad."
"Yeah...listen."
"What were you thinking?"
"I don't know."
"I mean you must have been fourteen when you got pregnant.."
"I was..i mean..i just found out today, but..""You just found out today?"
"This morning."
"What are you gonna do?"
"I have not the slightest idea."
"What are you gonna tell mom..or dad..or..."
"Candance! I don't know yet..i don't even wanna believe it myself.""Well, if i were you, i would tell mom and dad ASAP, because mom will get all 'why didn't she tell me as soon as she found out.' and dad will be 'its alright, everything is going to be alright.'" mocked Candance.
"Yeah..i still have..."
"To tell the father?"
"Yes."
"Who is it?"
"Candance."
"I wanna know..please tell me."
"A boy from camp."
"Camp..i was at camp..was it Billy?"
"No."
"Tod?"
"No."
"Oh my God..it was Ben wasn't it."
"Candance.."
"Oh my God..your baby is going to be so ugly."
"Candance!"
"Well, i know mom and dad hate Ben."
"Why?"
"Because he beat up Jake. Remember.."
"Shit, God, now there really gonna hate me."
"When you tell them..can i be there."
"Why?"
"To see their faces."
"No."
"Please..for moral support."
"Maybe.."
"Sweet." "Listen, i don't want you blabbing this around to all your friends alright?"
"I would never."

"Good." she started walking back inside but stopped.
"Britt?" asked Candance. Brittany turned around and Candance saw the tears coming down her
face. "Aw, come here." Brittany walked over to her sister. Candance hugged her as Brittany cried into her embrace.

"I'm so scared...what if mom and dad react like grandma and grandpa did with mom..or worse, what if they never speak to me again.." cried Brittany.

"You know that will never happen."
"You know..i thought about this once..if i ever got pregnant at a young age, how to tell mom and
dad.""What was the answer?"

"I never got to that..i was always to scared to think of that..what will dad do?"
"He'll probably kick Ben's ass, then help out as much as he can.."

"Im only fifteen.."

"I know..mom was sixteen, thats only a year older, and look of great her life turned out."

"But..its so scary..how will Ben react.."
"I don't know." Candance felt her sisters breathing getting steady. "Hey.."

"What?"
"I'm gonna be an aunt." Brittany laughed and shook her head.

"Your crazy you know that?"
"How?"

"Because I'm having a breakdown and you come out with a random thing like that..it makes me feel better in a way."

"Well, my randomness is known for making the depressed feel happy." smiled Candance. "Lets go watch the clean up crew."
"I'll be right there."
"Alright." Candance walked back inside but stopped by the window. She watched her sister take out her cell phone and call somebody.
"Ben?..yeah its me...listen, can we meet..tomarrow at the library...great..around 3? Excellent..bye." Candance hurried into the living room where she bumped into Jake.
"Watch it!"
"Sorry...oh its just you."
"Nice."
"I try..wheres mom?"
"Shower."

"And dad?"
"Outside."

"Why?"
"He's talking to Jackson about something."
"Alright." Brittany came back in.

"You alright?"
"Yeah, i called Ben."
"Ben? Why would you call him?" asked Jake. "That guys a jerk."

"Mind your own buisness you little germ ." said Candance as she walked over to the Tv. "So when you gonna meet him?"

"Tomarrow."
"Thats good."
"Why you gonna meet him?" asked Jake sitting next to his sister. Candance put the pillow over
his head and sat on it. "Do you want me to come?"
"No its alright..maybe we'll see tomarrow."

"Alright." Jake burst through the weight on his head.
"Hey!" both girls laughed. "That hurt."
"Oh well."

"Kids are you fighting again?" asked Lorelai coming down the stairs in her pajamas and a wet head.
"Mom, Brittany is meeting Ben tomarrow." said Jake.

"You little.." started Brittany.
"Ben? Why are you meeting him?" asked Lorelai.
"I need to talk to him..he..uh.."

"Its okay Brittany, she wont get mad. He got something for Brittany for her birthday and shes picking it up." said Candance.
"Oh, alright..i don't like that boy..be careful."

"Mom..hes a nice guy."
"He beat up your brother when he wouldn't give him his lunch money.."
"That was when we were in the sixth grade.."

"Yes, so now he could be worse.."
"I don't think so mom.."
"Mom, he really is nice..he changed." said Candance.

"Who changed?" asked Luke walking in the living room.
"Ben Davis."
"Ben Davis..whats he do now?"
"He did nothing!" yelled Brittany. "I'm going to my room, I'm tired." Candance looked at her
family in disgust.

"What's the matter with you?"

"What are you talking about Candance?" asked Lorelai.
"You should believe her when she says hes changed!"

"Hes not the only one who's changed." said Luke staring at his daughter.
"Whats the supposed to mean?"
"It means that you have to stop the attitude.." said Lorelai. Jake smiled.

"Go away!" Candance ran up to her room as well.
"Well, it looks like we all know who the good child is." said Jake as he walked up to his room too. "Night mom, night dad."

"Night." they said together.