Author's Note: Thank you all so much for all of the kind reviews. I already have Chapter 3 and 4 almost finished and should have them posted within the next couple of days. This is just a nice twist on how so very different Rayna and Deacon's relationship and lives would have been if they had gotten pregnant when they first started dating. Keep reading and review please. :)

Chapter 2

Rayna laid back on the exam table staring up at the ceiling as the doctor did an exam and an ultrasound. Her in office pregnancy test came back positive much to Deacon's disappointment and Rayna's hope that she read the test wrong. She felt the tears beginning to well up in her eyes as the doctor continued with the ultrasound until she got enough images.

"Alright, you are about six weeks along." Dr. Thompson said and removed the probe from Rayna

Rayna laid there and began to cry.

"Can you do an abortion now?" Deacon asked not looking at Rayna even once,

"Well, that is certainly something we can discuss if that's what Rayna and yourself choose to do. I would feel more comfortable laying all of the options out on the table first." She spoke,

"We don't want this baby." Deacon stated,

Rayna sat up on the exam table and wiped her eyes,

"An abortion isn't the only option you have, Mr. Claybourne. There is always adoption as well if you both feel that you are not ready to be parents but I will give the two of you a few minutes to talk about it. I know this is a hard decision to make." Dr. Thompson spoke and walked out of the room,

"I do not want this baby. You need to get rid of it."

"I can't do that," Rayna cried,

Deacon got up out of his chair and paced around the room. They were at a crossroads, he knew that neither of them were going to agree on the right way to handle this situation. He ran his hands through his hair and looked at Rayna, "You ain't really thought about it. If we have this baby, all of those things you want - aren't going to happen. Do you even know how much harder it will be for us to get a record deal and go out on the road with a baby at home." He shook his head, "This isn't the right time for a baby, Ray."

"I know it's not ideal and that it's going to be so hard to try and figure it all out - but Deacon, I can't give this baby up. I would never be able to live with myself if I had an abortion and what if we decide in 5 years to have one and we can't get pregnant. What if we give her up for adoption and she shows up when she's 18 and we have to explain why we didn't want her. I can't live my life wondering where my kid is or what my kid would look like."

Deacon shook his head, "Fine. Let's have this damn baby then."

"Please don't be like that."

"You don't give a damn what I think or want, Ray. Per usual it's all about what you want. So, we'll have this baby."

Rayna sighed and looked down. She knew that Deacon didn't really want this. She knew how badly he wanted her to get rid of the baby all together but he wasn't willing or able to walk away from the situation either. "I'm sorry,"

"Let's just go. What you're doin isn't whats best for anyone in this situation." He buried his face in his hands

"I can't kill it. No, we didn't mean for this to happen but it did and I can't kill it or give it away because you didn't listen to me when I said we needed to use protection because I didn't want to get pregnant. You act like I did this on purpose when I didn't and I'm sorry you feel that way about our baby." Rayna got off the exam room table and put her pants back on,

"It's not killin it. It's gettin rid of a problem. I don't want this fuckin thing but I'm gonna be stuck with it because you are too selfish to care bout what anyone other than you wants or needs. That damn thing ain't real til it comes out and ruins the rest of my fuckin life."

"If you really feel that way then you don't have to do this with me. I can figure it out and raise this baby by myself. I will give up my dreams for this child, Deacon."

"I can't walk away."

"You can. I'm giving you an out. You can be as involved as you want to be,"

"No I can't. I won't be my father. So I'm stuck, Rayna. Even if we were aren't together I am still legally obligated to a child I do not want."

Rayna sighed, "Yes you can. You don't want this and if you don't want this then we should just end this now then. Forget it ever happened, I'm not going to force you to be with me or to be a father to your child if you are going to be resentful and hateful for the rest of your life. I've made my choice, I am keeping the baby and you've made your choice. You don't want it, so leave."

"I can't,"

"Then get on board. This is your son or daughter. Learn to be ok with this."

"I have to be on board with it because you have given me no other choice but I am not ok with it and I don't have to want it." Deacon spatted,

"If you loved me like you said you do then you would want it. You would find a way to be ok with this and be here for me." She cried,

"Not wantin this thing has nothing to do with loving you."

Before Rayna could respond any further the Doctor knocked on the door and came back in the room with paperwork on abortion and adoption.

"You don't have to make a choice right now, but if abortion is the way you want to go, then you'll need to do it within the next couple of weeks. Take these home and read them over and weigh your options. Both of you." She handed the packets to Rayna and gave her a piece of paper with some numbers for adoption agencies and abortion clinics on it. "Call if you need anything or have any questions." She gave Rayna's hand a reassuring squeeze and walked out of the exam room.

No matter what decision she made, Deacon was either going to hate her or leave her - and neither of those options were something that Rayna wanted. She knew deep down that her parents were going to be furious when she told them and she hadn't even met anyone from Deacon's family aside from his sister Beverly - whom didn't seem to be too fond of Rayna. Rayna hoped that Deacon would come around to the idea of having a baby and that he could trust that she was making the right choice for both of them. While she knew that they hadn't been together for too long and their relationship was intended to be strictly professional - she couldn't deny the attraction that she felt for him and she knew he felt it for her too. She always thought that Love at First Sight was a myth or just something that the old folks said to get girls to wait for the perfect guy but Rayna knew that the perfect guy didn't exist. However, what did exist was a guy that was perfect for her. He understood her wants, dreams and her music and she had never felt safer in her entire life than when she was with him.

Rayna feared what her life would be like if Deacon in fact did not want to be a Dad or be with her any longer if she chose to keep the baby. She feared that she would be forced to settle for less than someone who makes her heart beat faster and slower at the same time because she made a decision that took away the one guy that she wanted more than anything else in this world.

"Look, I think maybe we should take some time to ourselves to figure all this out. I don't want to fight with you about it anymore. I wish you could see my side of things but I get it if you can't." Rayna spoke softly, and sighed on the front steps of Deacon's apartment.

"You don't want to have a baby with me, Rayna. Your parents are not going to let you have this baby knowing it's father comes from nothing and has an alcoholic abusive father." He ran his hands across his face in frustration. "I wish I could give you the life that you deserve to have, but I can't."

"This wasn't a fling, Deacon. We didn't mean for this to happen - but it damn sure wasn't the result of a one night stand."

Deacon didn't say anything in response to her comment. Which only made Rayna feel dirty and wrong for allowing herself to fall in love with his boy that she was introduced to so she could learn how to play guitar and write music with. She wasn't supposed to fall in love with him and she damn sure wasn't supposed to give her virginity to a dirty, rough around the edges boy from Mississippi, but she did.

"That's not what I'm saying. I know this is more than what it is. I'm just saying that I don't know if I can give you what you want,"

"I don't need much. I just want you, and I want this baby."

"I can't be what you need and what this baby needs. I'm not cut out to be a daddy. No one's ever shown me had to be a husband or a daddy."

"I'm not asking you to be a husband. I'm not asking you to get married. All I am asking is that you be a boyfriend and be a dad." She reached for his hand and squeezed it, "Raise this baby with me." She pleaded with him,

That puppy dog look in her eyes was all it took for Deacon Claybourne to agree. He wasn't ready for any of this but it was happening and Rayna made him want to try. He hoped for her sake that he could eventually learn to be a good husband and father. He had never wanted a wife and kids but she made him think about he possibility of it all.

"I'll try," He paused and cupped her face and pressed his forehead against hers. "I'll really try to do right by you and by this baby. I just need you to still give me a little time to figure it all out."

The last thing that Deacon wanted was to make Rayna think that all the things she had heard about him and how much of a ladies man he was were try. He never wanted her to feel like he had sex with her because it was what he did with any girl he was entertaining. He didn't take her virginity just so he could have another notch on his belt. He wanted her and was willing to do whatever it took to keep her - even have a baby.

"I'll wait for you. We will wait for you,"