I'm really happy with the reviews I've received for the last couple of chapters, and I'm really happy that you guys are still enjoying the story.
I know that Piper being pregnant is pretty common in teen stories, but I'd like to think it's the most real as she's in a loving relationship, and, that aside, I have other plans for all the other sisters.
This chapter carries straight on from the last one.
Chapter Seventeen: You Are Everything
"Piper, you're scaring me."
She turned her head to face him, and looked Leo directly in the eye.
"I'm pregnant."
Leo was struck with what could be liked to total body paralysis. His first, and, in the situation, somewhat irrational thought was, 'At least she wasn't breaking up with me,' but he quickly realised the full impact of the situation.
Pregnant.
His girlfriend was pregnant.
His seventeen-year-old girlfriend was pregnant.
With his baby.
That meant…he was going to be a father.
"Leo…if you could just say something. Anything at all would be great right now."
Leo shook his head to shake away his disjointed thoughts and moved towards Piper, taking her hands in his.
"Sorry, it's just a lot to take in."
Piper fixed him with a steely glare. "You think I hadn't already realised that?"
"Sorry," Leo apologised again. "I can't imagine what this is like for you."
"It's like-" Piper paused. "To be perfectly honest, I don't know what it's like. It's not like anything else I've ever known before."
"How do you feel?" Leo asked, stroking his fingers over Piper's hands.
"I feel…I feel scared. And I feel…ashamed I guess. But I also feel excited and nervous all at one. Mostly I feel confused."
She raised her dark eyes to look into Leo's bright blue ones. They were filled with nothing but love and concern for Piper.
"Leo, I don't know what to do," she confessed, her voice cracking and tears filling her eyes, threatening to spill out over her pale cheeks.
Leo wrapped his arms around Piper and pulled her tightly to his chest, rocking her slowly, trying to comfort her.
"Piper, I'm not entirely sure what we do in this situation. But, no matter what happens, or what you decide you want to do, I am going to be beside you, holding your hand every step of the way."
He stroked her hair back from her face, and wiped her tears away with his thumb.
"I love you. I love you more than anything, and I will do anything to make sure that you are happy. Because you mean everything to me."
Piper couldn't help but smile through her tears, as she pressed herself closer to Leo. She knew he wasn't lying, and she knew that he would keep his promises to her.
"I don't know what I want to do," Piper said softly.
Leo lay back on his bed, pulling Piper down with him. "You don't need to decide now. Just rest. But, when it comes to it, the final decision is yours, nobody else's."
As Piper drifted into a restless sleep, Leo gazed up at the ceiling, thinking to himself.
Him, a father.
A small smile played over his lips.
He could see that.
I was going to make this chapter longer, but I've decided to save the second half for the next chapter…if that makes any sense…
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