Flora was sitting on a queen size bed in the house of Helia's Grandparents. She had on a pink shorts with a white blouse.
She knew Faragonda and Saladin didn't want her to stay in the house with them and Helia. She believed them to be of old fashion nature in which the guy and the girl are supposed to court for several years before getting married and moving in together.
Flora told Helia to keep the nature of her pregnancy a secret from them for now cause she didn't know how much news they could handle right now.
Running across the brunette's mind currently were several thoughts with the main ones being how uncomfortable she felt in the house with two persons that didn't like the idea of her existences, the idea of her being a teenage mom and she and Helia getting married.
She thought. 'Are we really ready for this? I mean I have the money to take care of a baby but money along isn't enough. Am I… no are we mentally and emotionally prepared for it?'
Feeling cramps Flora headed to the closets bathroom to her room.
Helia was sitting in the dining room drinking warm milk. He hasn't been able to see with the thought of having a child so young.
He thought while looking down at the milk. 'Are we ready for this? I know I love her more than I thought I could ever love someone before. She make and I are going to have a little bundle of joy that is going to be completely depended on us. That means we won't have time to go out like people our age does, make love three to four times a day and be regular teenagers.'
Seconds later he heard the bathroom door open. Helia looked up to see Flora come out of the bathroom.
He stood up and asked. "Are you alright?"
"Hello to you too, Helia." Flora nervously joked.
"Flora, what's wrong?" Helia could feel something was off.
Flora sighed as she walked closer to Helia.
Once she reached him, Flora confessed. "I was feeling some cramps and when I went to the bathroom I saw blood. My monthly friend is here for her usually visit."
"I thought you said the pregnancy test came up positive." Helia said.
"I checked the box on the pregnancy test and it is expired so it gave a false positive." Flora whispered. "My cycle must have changed since we had sex."
Helia cheered. "Yes!"
"What?" Flora said while placing her left hand on her hip.
Helia raised his hands for a moment before taking a deep breath and letting it go. He then answered. "Flower, I have been thinking about it ever since you told me about it and I was so worried if I would be a good parent to the child. I was also thinking about how much we would have missed out on if we did have a child at our current age. I would love to have children with you Flora but not for another six or seven years time when we finish college and have settled in our respective career."
Flora admitted. "I was so nervous about becoming a mom. The money wasn't the problem to me. I was thinking about how we weren't mentally and emotionally ready to become parents. That moment I was the first time I felt like we were rushing thing."
"You think we are over compensating for the years that we lost and in desperate need to hurry up and get married so that we can be an official family?" Flora asked.
"You know a therapist?" Helia inquired.
"My Grandmother was a therapist. I spent enough time with her to asset things like a therapist." Flora admitted.
"Okay. And I would have to agree that we are moving too fast." Helia acknowledged. "Both of us have faced the loss of people close to us and the need to have a family can be a reason as to why we rushed into becoming a family so soon."
"I do care for you Helia, more than I have ever cared for anyone before."Flora told the male.
Helia grinned before he gave Flora a kiss on the lips. It was short but passionate.
Helia asked. "What do we do now?"
"I am going to move back into the apartment." Flora told him. "It will give us a chance to date like a regular couple our age does and your grandparents are nice but not the most warming persons in the world. I think until the day I become your wife, they will continuously have a problem with us living together."
"I know. My Grandparents are old fashion like that." Helia explained.
Flora looked at the engagement on her ring finger. "Maybe you should hold onto this till the moment is right. Then again it looks so prefect on my finger."
"It does and the moment I purposed to you felt right. The timing for the wedding was not." Helia commented. "Instead of waiting till we are both eighteen, we wait till we are a little older than that. That way we don't have to think what if we had waited."
"I agree." Flora replied, wrapping her arms around Helia's neck. "With my monthly friend here, we will have to wait five days time before do it again. It will also give us enough time to get protection. None of us would want another pregnancy scare till we are working and married."
"We will also be more mature mentally and emotionally." Helia added, hugging the brunette's waist tightly. "I love you, Flora."
"I love you too, Helia." Flora responded before the shared a kiss.
The Next Day
Flora and Aisha were sitting on of the bleachers near the school's track field. Both had on their school uniforms.
"So you moved back into the apartment?" Aisha asked, looking at the brunette.
"Yeah. Helia and I feel like it's for the best for now." Flora nodded, looking up at the cloudy sky. "Also I am not pregnant. My period came last night and it turns out that the pregnancy test is expired so that could be a reason for the false positive."
"As much as I would like someone call me Aunty I think it's for the best." Aisha commented as Flora turned to look at her.
"Yes." Flora said.
"If you feel lonely in the apartment I can always stay over for a while." Aisha said. "It would be a nice move to stay in a quiet place for a while. I love my cousins but they are noisy and are crowding my personal space sometime."
Flora laughed seeing Aisha's face as she talked about her cousins.
"Flora!"
"Aisha!"
Two males called out.
The two females looked and saw Helia and Nabu standing on the field. They had on their school uniforms with one of their hands in their pocket.
Both females got up and headed down to meet their boyfriends.
Once they reached their respective boyfriends wrapped their arms around the girls shoulders. The group headed into the canteen for lunch.
Five Years Later
Helia was standing at the top of the alter wearing a white tux with a red rose pinned onto the jacket. On his feet were white shoes. Beside him was Nabu. The brown hair male had on a black tux with a white shirt and black shoes.
On the bride's side Aisha was standing there with a strapless light pink dress and white high heel shoes.
The pastor was a male. He had short black hair, light skin and brown eyes. He had on a purple and white robe with black shoes.
Soon a romantic melody began to play.
The church's metal doors opened and revealed Flora.
Flora had on a princess gown with small diamonds on the top half of the dress. She also had white high heel shoes and had red bouquet of roses in her hands.
The brunette's hair was curled up and had a silver tiara.
Five years had passed since Flora and Helia first began dating and waited till both had finished school to go through with the wedding.
Flora saw Helia at the top of the alter and both smiled at the same time. It felt right to the both of them to do it now.
Flora thought as she walked towards the man she loved dearly. 'When we first got together both of us were lonely teenagers in love with each other, wanting so desperately to be in a family in order fill the void left behind by the ones we loved that passed away. Now we are two more mature individuals that still have a lot of learning to do but more sure of what we want out of life and no longer thinking about the what ifs. I love Helia and I know he loves me. Now we are both in great careers as a Doctor and a Nurse and better understand ourselves and each other. When Helia first purposed to me both of us were too young to understand the work and dedication it takes to be in a marriage, now we have a better understanding of it. We were rushing love at the bringing of the relationship but now it's a good pace.'
Flora knew Helia was thinking the same thing.
Upon reaching the male, Helia quickly wrapped his arms around Flora's waist. He has waited five years to call Flora his wife and can't wait to tell the whole world how blessed he was to have the most beautiful person alive as his wife.
As Helia kissed Flora's lips, everyone in the church cheered for a moment.
The pastor cleared his throat. "We haven't reached that part as yet."
Helia and Flora soon parted.
Both blushed as a little chuckle was heard coming from them.
The pastor began the service.
Flora and Helia looked into each other' eyes, looking ahead to the happy future they will have together as husband and wife.
