kay, guys here it is...the moment of truth! Brace youselves...sorry so short
Bradin hurried out of the restaurant, leaving the money they owed crumpled and abandoned on the table. C-Dawg sneered at him on the way out, but Bradin flipped him off casually and ran out the door.
The warm night wind whipped around him as he stood at the entrance of the restaurant. He looked up and down the road, finally spotting a frail red-head sprinting towards the beach. Bradin ran after her.
"Tara!" He called. She turned around quickly, and continued her run toward the water,
"Tara! Wait!" Bradin called again. This time, she stopped, and sat down hard on the damp sand, her cute ensemble caking with dirt. It didn't take Bradin long to realize that she was shaking with sobs. He knelt down beside her, and embraced her tenderly. She struggled against him for a moment, but then relaxed, and cried hard into his shoulder.
"Tara, I think I know what's going on," Bradin said softly, his tone warped by fear.
"Y-you do?" Tara gasped, horrified.
"Yes. And I want you to know that…that I don't want you to get an abortion. I want to be a part of our child's life, and I-I won't leave you alone," he said slowly.
Tara stopped crying. She turned slowly to face him, his eyes, it seemed, were brimming with tears.
"Brae." she said softly, "Brae, it's alright. What you said was so sweet and comforting…but I'm not pregnant," She said. Bradin let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Thank God! Shit, Tara, why did you scare me like that?" Bradin said angrily. Tara drew in a deep breath, preparing herself for the thing that she hoped she would never have to say.
"Two years ago, I started dating this guy named Jack. He was really sweet at first…and it didn't take that long for our relationship to get…um…intimate. We were together for about a year when I realized that…please, Bradin try to understand this, it was such a mistake. About a year ago, I realized that I w-was pregnant with his baby. I was so scared, and I didn't know what to do! We had always been so careful, and I didn't know that this could've happened.
"Anyway, I went to him and asked him what I should do. I mean, he would have to be a part of the child's life and everything, so whatever decision I made would have to clear with him. And…when I asked him…h-he gave me his credit card and t-told me to get r-rid of it," Tara was sobbing, with Bradin staring at her wide eyed. She turned her back to him.
"And then. After it was done…he left me, and I never saw him again. Bradin, I wanted to tell you so many times, but I was afraid. I was afraid that you would leave me like Jack did. I was afraid that you'd think I betrayed you. I don't want to lose you, Brae. I love you. Bradin…Bradin?" Tara turned around…
...but Bradin was nowhere to be seen.