Title: Falling Through

Author: alienangel19852003

Summary: Phil and Keely are best friends, and they've been that way for three years. Despite the fact that both of them want to be so much more. Keely decides to go out with someone else just to shake Phil up so that he'll admit his feelings, it ends up scarring the both of them more than they can ever imagine. The secret they have to live with ends up bringing them closer than ever.

Rating: M, rape, violence, teen partying, teen pregnancy.

Disclaimer: I do not own POTF, I cannot stress that enough. Title comes from Over My Head (Cable Car) by the Fray.

"Speak for myself"

Keely was late for her Saturday dress fitting with her mom, it seemed that she spent all of her time at that damn mall. It didn't bother her before she started working there but now it had just become annoying. She'd never really liked anything other than the getting dressed up part of these events, she hated the way she was paraded in front of the whole town and treated like some show piece, something inanimate and beautiful to simply be looked at.

"Keely Leighanne Teslow, where have you been?" her mother demanded striding over to her.

"I woke up late I slept over at Phil's." she explained.

"You are spending entirely too much time with this boy. From now on sleepovers with your boyfriend are off the table."

"Mom! This isn't some real estate sale, I'm your daughter." Keely said.

"Just get in there and try the damn dress on. Sometimes I think I don't even know who you are anymore."

"That's just it…I'm not the girl you thought you knew." Keely blurted.

"I try to treat you like an adult and this is how you behave…you practically live with those strange Diffy's and you show up late for your dress fitting. Isn't this important to you?" her mother spun on her.

"Not anymore, but I'm still going to do it because I have obligations to this town." She told her mother before she haughtily raised her chin and stomped into the tailor's shop leaving her mother gawking out front.

She stood there and let them measure and pin and poke her, trying not to freak out. She wished Phil could have come with her, but he had to go in and supervise some of the newer guys on making the floats for the parade.

About thirty minutes into it Keely started to feel a little sick and she made a mad dash for the bathroom, leaving her mother and the seamstress Mrs. Donaldson staring after her.

"Stupid morning sickness." She said touching her stomach, "First you make me want to eat all this weird crap and then you decide you don't like it anymore and make me throw up." She realized that she was having a conversation with a fetus, and opened the bathroom door to find the other two women standing there staring at her.

"What? Let's get this show on the road." Keely said trying to smile, praying they hadn't heard her.

She managed to get through the rest of the day without incident.

"Mom, can I go see Phil for a little while?" she asked.

"Keely, I didn't want to say this before because you were younger and you weren't dating him. Um…don't you think you should date someone a bit more on your level?"

"What are you saying mom?"

"It's just that you're so beautiful, and he's well…strange." Her mother said.

"Yeah, he's always been strange. What does this have to do with anything?"

"I talked to that nice boy you were seeing before summer vacation. He said he'll take you back if you asked him to. He still has feelings for you." Her mother said.

"What?" she couldn't believe what she was hearing, "You did not just say that…"

"Why don't you give him another chance?"

Keely's eyes filled with tears, she couldn't believe Bruno had gotten to her mother.

"Bruno isn't as nice as you think he is mom and I am not going back out with him. He doesn't get another chance."

"Pumpkin buns…"

"No, Mom! I love Phil…he's my soul mate. We belong together." Keely told her mother.

"You're seventeen how could you possibly know that?"

"When you love somebody, you just know." Keely said.

"Well, if you feel that strongly you can go over for a little while." Her mother smiled, "This is the first time we've said more than three words to each other that have nothing to do with being late or shopping in a long time. I'm glad you opened up to me a little."

Keely tried to smile, "Mom, can you promise me something?"

"Anything Pumpkin Buns."

"Promise me if Bruno comes by the house again that you want let him in okay."

"Sweetie did you have a fight with him?" her mother asked.

"No, Phil had a fight with him. It was a thing, Bruno hurt me and Phil was protecting me."

"That's why he was walking around all beat up."

"Yes."

"That lying letterman jacket wearing son of a—"

"Mom, if there's one thing I've learned about Bruno is that he can be very charming." Keely said averting her eyes.

"How exactly did he hurt you?" her mother asked.

"He said some things, he called me names." Keely lied.

"I'm going to speak to Mrs. Casablancas at once." Keely's mother said.

"Mom, no that won't be necessary." Keely said.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"Maybe I should change my opinion about you dating Phil." Her mother said.

"Yeah you really should, he's great guy."

"He really looks out for you doesn't he?"

"Yes, and he treats me like a goddess and he loves me."

"Keely please promise me that we'll talk before you and Phil decide to act on that love you have for each other. We'll go to the doctor and get you on the pill—"

"Mom," Keely blushed not because she was embarrassed but because it was far too late for her to be put on contraceptives.

"Alright, alright, go on but I want you home at a decent hour tonight. And don't send me another text begging to sleepover either."

"Yes Ma'am." Keely said getting out of the car and walking up the driveway to Phil's house.

She knocked on the door, and Lloyd Diffy opened the door dressed like Uncle Sam.

"Don't ask." He said.

"Trust me I won't." Keely said.

"Phil's upstairs." He told her.

"Okay," she said starting upstairs.

"You don't think I look fat in this?" he asked.

"No…no its very slimming," she said trying not to laugh.

She met Barb upstairs in the hallway.

"Hey Keely. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, all this Fourth of July prep work is driving me crazy." Keely said.

"You're not the one who was to come up with ten dozen apple pies." Barb said laughing.

"Well, I'm sure you'll get it all done."

"I'm glad to see you're getting back to your old self again."

"I'm glad I'm getting there too." She said continuing on her way to Phil's room.

Phil was waiting for Keely to come by when he got ambushed by Owen who demanded that he drop everything and play Halo with him. Alicia who had been outside hanging from a tree smoking a cigarette heard Halo and decided to join them.

He was bored out his mind, he won nearly every time. The only person who could totally kick his ass at Xbox was Keely. He knew he was head over heels for her, when she was away from him for more than a few hours he missed her like crazy. He craved being in her presence.

"Come on, come on." Alicia was chanting next him she was determined not to lose again.

Phil saw Keely walked through the doorway and he dropped his controller and smiled at her.

"Don't you have something for me Miss Teslow...?" he asked.

"Yes…" she said walking across the room and taking seat on his lap before kissing him senseless.

"That wasn't what I meant. But it was certainly better than the CD I left in your car."

"It's in my purse." She told him.

"Mmm…even better."

"Pheely smooches." Owen gushed.

"What?" they both asked.

"Pheely. Phil plus Keely equals Pheely." Owen explained.

"Oh…who would make up something like that?" Keely asked.

"Probably somebody with a lot of time on his hands." Phil said.

"Uncle Neil." Alicia said not taking her eyes of the TV screen.

They all laughed at that. And Keely rested her head on Phil's shoulder.

"Damn it how did I manage to lose when neither of you were playing?" Alicia asked.

Keely raised the controller in her hand and smirked at the other girl.

"Wow, she's good." Alicia said.

"Hands off she's mine." Phil said.

"Too bad." Both Owen and Alicia said at the same time.

"Um…my mom said that I can't sleepover tonight." Keely said poking out her lower lip.

"That sucks."

"Yeah I've gone through this whole miserable day without my Philly-Willy." She said.

"I think it's time to go…" Alicia said, "The use of pet names is always a sign that things are going to get hot and heavy around here."

"We can play Halo at my place." Owen suggested.

"Why not, it's not like I want to watch all that General Hospital my uncle has TiVoed." Alicia said as she and Owen left.

"Finally." Keely said laying her head on Phil's chest, "Guess who had a little chat with my mom?"

"Who?"

"He who shan't be named." Keely said.

"Oh…what was that about?"

"He told her all this crap about how he wants me back and that if I'd ask him nicely he'd start seeing me again, and she kept going on about how beautiful I was and that I should date someone else…someone like him." Keely said, "I told her that I loved you… and I told her that Bruno hurt me…that he called me names, which is kind of true. She went all overprotective mom mode. And she made me promise to let her know when we start having sex so she can put me on the pill."

Phil tried not to laugh at the irony of the whole statement, but he couldn't help himself. He pulled Keely down on the bed, they rolled around for a few minutes kissing and playing. He found himself on top Keely staring into her eyes.

"Phil don't you think we should close the door," Keely suggested.

She had never suggested doing that unless they were talking about things that were top secret like the baby.

He nodded and went and closed the door locking it for good measure, "Did you want to tell me something?"

"No, I want to do this." She said kissing him and they fell backwards onto the bed.

He placed his hands on her hips, where the hem of her shirt had ridden up a bit and didn't quite meet the top of her jeans caressing the soft flesh there and she bucked her hips and moaned into his mouth. It felt so good being able to make her react like this, showing her that making love was supposed to be beautiful instead of scary.

He kissed her neck and she whispered her encouragement.

"I never knew…being with someone could feel…like this…" She panted.

Every touch felt electric, but still Phil held himself back as he slid his hand up Keely's denim clad thigh and she groaned as his other hand teased a trail over the V neck of her shirt as he kissed and sucked her neck. He had a feeling that if he kept working on that certain spot he could get her to squeal.

He pulled back to stare at her flushed, she was certainly a thing of beauty a treasure and she was his. It was so hard to believe that after years of pining this was what it was going to come to. He wanted there to be much more meaning behind their first time than this, even though he knew it was more than most couples experience in a lifetime together.

He wanted them to be married before he made love to her.

"I need you…" she whispered, "I want you take away the horrible memories of what he did to me. And replace them with your love."

"Keel…as much as I want to I can't I want to wait until we're married." He said pulling away.

She looked up at him confused, she'd never seen him look so vulnerably sincere. She had never felt like this before in her life, the feel of his erection against the inside of her thigh, made her want him even more and now he was telling her he wanted to wait until they were married before he would make love to her. He'd only suggested it no real proposal.

"Phil…" she said biting her lower lip and batting her lashes, "You get me all worked up and then you say you want to wait?" she asked.

"I'm sorry. I think that it would be more intense and more special if we waited." He told her.

She kissed him again this time on the neck, "K—Keel…come on we've got to stop because if this goes on an longer I'm not sure I can…hold out."

She giggled as she bit his ear lightly and he shuddered.

"Alright…we can stop now…"she said.

"Keely, you are a bad girl."

She smirked, "Well, I think it's payback for all the teasing you gave me." She said.

He pulled her close neither speaking and they held each other and dozed until the alarm on Keely's phone went off and she had to go home.

Sunday and Monday passed faster than Keely could have ever imagined, in a blur of star spangled taffeta and it was Tuesday. She was being refitted with the star spangled bustled gown.

"The stays are too tight…" Keely said.

"Are you gaining weight?" her mother demanded.

"No…" Keely said defensively.

"What are you talking about her waist is so tiny. And the corset accentuates her little figure." Mrs. Donaldson said.

Keely pulled up the skirt as so not step on the hem of the massive hoop skirt and stepped down from the pedestal.

"Okay could we not discuss me like an inanimate object?" Keely shouted.

"I think she is gaining weight." Her mother said.

"I can't freaking breathe!" she said stomping from the room into main hall of the second floor of the Country Club.

"Keely come back! We still have to do your hair! And you're not wearing any shoes!" her mother shouted after her.

She ignored her and strode across the hall in search of Phil who was possibly being harassed by about thirteen middle aged women while dressed up like a pirate. She had to descend a flight of stairs which made her feel slightly like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.

She found her boyfriend wandering the lobby dragging a stuffed pig, dressed just as she thought.

"Phil!" she called out from the stairs.

"Keely?" he asked looking up, "Why aren't you getting dressed we have to be outside on the fairgrounds in twenty minutes?"

"I hate this!" she proclaimed taking a seat on the stairs making all of the bustling workers take an alternate route.

"My mother is suffocating me." She said, "She treats me like I'm a life size Barbie doll."

"I'm sorry Keely. Let's finish getting you ready." Phil said reaching out a hand to her.

She smiled taking his hand, and gazed in to his darker than dark eyes accentuated by eyeliner.

"Okay,"

"Then the Captain will have a little talk with your mom. I can't have my first mate being treated that way."

"That's sweet Phil, but my mom needs to learn that I can speak for myself. I'm tired being treated this way. And I won't stand for it any longer." She said.

Phil listened to Keely's rant as he led her over to a janitor's closet and zapped her with the Wizard, completing her look. Her hair was pulled up in bun and small ringlets framed her face and other pieces curled at the nape of her neck she looked like the Belle of the Ball.

"Perfect." He said as they locked eyes again.

"You ready to do this thing?" she asked.

"I was born ready." She put her hand in his and they walked out of the closet and running right into Keely's mother.

"Hi…Ms. Teslow…" Phil smiled.

"What were you doing lurking around in the janitor's closet?" Ms. Teslow demanded.

"Um…we were…" Phil tried to explain.

"No, Phil I can handle this." Keely said.

"I was talking privately with Phil. However, I don't think that was any of your business. I am not your own personal life-sized Barbie. I'm a person." Keely said.

"Pumpkin Buns…I didn't know you felt that way." Ms. Teslow said.

"I've felt this way for a while, and now I can't take it anymore. I'm stepping down from the Barbie box. It was fun when I was seven and even when I was ten but not any more." Keely said.

"I'm really sorry." Ms. Teslow said.

"Oh God…she's getting misty," Keely muttered taking a step back and nearly knocking Phil over with her huge hoop skirt.

"Come here, Mama's in a hugging mood." Ms. Teslow pulled both Phil and Keely into a crushing hug.

"As if my stays weren't tight enough…" Keely muttered.

"You're talking to a man wearing eyeliner." Phil whispered.

"Well, you two need to take your places on the float." Ms. Teslow said finally releasing them.

"Right." Phil said.

"Keely where are your shoes?"

"Mom, your doing it again…" Keely said.

"Sorry. Be your own person… don't wear shoes."

"Thanks Mom!" Keely shrieked grabbing her hoop skirt and pulling it up so she could run.

Phil stared after her for a few seconds, "Gotta go catch my First Mate."