Exactly Where Were Supposed To Be

Chapter 14: In Love, its unimportant

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Well, here we are again
Throwing punchlines, no one wins
As the morning sun begins to rise, we're fading fast
And we won't work this out

Mitchie looked at her son, she couldn't marry him. She just couldn't. She was seventeen and underage, her mother would never agree to it, no matter what it meant. The press would have a good time with the story and then they would be fine. She would have Jason's baby outside marriage and she would be ok. She knew it.

How much more could she do. She couldn't marry him, it wasn't that she didn't love him, she did, but like a brother, he was there for her, but she couldn't marry that kind of love, this wasn't right. She wanted to go hide under a bush, but she couldn't. She had to stay here. She loved her son, and she was grateful in some ways for the second child that she was carrying. But she just could never do that. She couldn't do that to herself never

"I love you baby" she said as she contemplated what Jason could provide for him

The child squeezed his teddy tightly. She couldn't, she wouldn't, this was too much of a shock. She was too young to settle down. To have a husband, especially one that she didn't love. Shane was the one she loved. She didn't need a husband, she could look after another one, with a little help from her mother and her aunt who lived nearby, but she couldn't marry Jason because it saved him a public scandal. It caused one elsewhere anyway.

Jason said that he would give her time to mull it over but that he needed to know soon, so that they could plan a quick wedding before she got a huge bump. To make it look like it was sex within marriage and that he was still kid friendly.

No, we're not gonna work this out tonight
(We won't work this out)
No, we're not gonna make this right
So I'll give a kiss and say goodbye
(Give a kiss goodbye)
'Cause we're not gonna work this out
Tonight

Weddings were not on the cards right now, she didn't need it, yet Jason had needed her, like she had needed him, even if it had caused this mess. She still thought it was a bit much. She needed Shane. She wouldn't mind him. She would do anything for him

She saw her mother approaching, she needed to talk to her. Her mother would understand, would help her.

"Hey baby how're you" she said, arms outstretched for the child

"Mom" she smiled

"What's up MeeMee" she asked, sitting beside Mitchie on the porch

"Promise you won't go mad" she asked, looking at her mother, a baby at fifteen was bad enough.

"Promise mee" she smiled, her face showing the creases of concern she felt.

"Mom, Jason asked me to marry him" she waited for moment, examining the look on her mothers face, before she began again "Because he's afraid of media scrutiny"

No, we're not gonna work this out tonight
(We won't work this out)
No, we're not gonna make this right
So I'll give a kiss and say goodbye
(Give a kiss goodbye)
'Cause we're not gonna work this out
Tonight

It took some time for the news to register before Connie finally let loose "Marry, MeeMee you're seventeen for christs sakes, why the hell does he wan-wait why did you say Jason" her mother paused again, replaying the news in her head, unable to believe what she was hearing "Jason asked you to marry him"

Mitchie nodded "He did, because you remember how close we are" she said, hoping her mother wouldn't explode, or kill her

"Yes..where is this going MeeMee" she looked like she could now drop the child, she was unable to concentrate.

"We kinda went further and well now lets just say Im in a spot of bother" Mitchie was unable to look at her mother, her face had warmed and she was waiting for the screaming

"No" she said, tears beginning to stream down her face "No, no no no no no no no..."

Mitchie looked at her mother, she had never been so unhappy in her life. She didn't react this way when she found out that she had never told Shane about the baby, nothing. She was practically hysterical. This was worse than not telling Shane, this was another child and another dad, another block in the road, another stop and she only seventeen.

"Mom" she said, rubbing her mothers back, trying to soothe her "Its okay mom, look, really another baby is not so bad"

"Honey, you were supposed to come here, to get a break, to be a teenager and now you're engaged to be married, it's not right, it's not the way you're supposed to do it"

"Mom, I am not marrying him"

Her mothers tears stopped short. Her face became stern.

"Oh You are marrying him" she said, looking toward the greying sky

"I'm what..Mom you were totally against it" she said, incredulous

"You are not leaving that child without a father" she said, her voice barely above a whisper

"It has a father, and he will be in this childs life as much as he wants, but mom I'm not marrying him" her mother shot a dirty look her way

"Young lady you will marry him, you had sex with him, you deal with the consequences" she was rocking the child in her lap, allowing him to play with a toy truck on her leg, even though it tickled

"I am, I'm having the baby mom, I'm dealing with the press about my son, what else do I need to do"

"Marry Jason, stop living in sin"

Mitchie scoffed, causing her son to look up in wonder. What was wrong with her mother, she was agreeing to a loveless marriage. She was hung up on Shane. Why would she marry him? She needed to convince her that she needed help nothing more.

No, we're not gonna work this out tonight
(We won't work this out)
No, we're not gonna make this right
So I'll give a kiss and say goodbye
(Give a kiss goodbye)
'Cause we're not gonna work this out
Tonight

"Mom I'm not marrying him"

"You are, you're not getting a choice" she was convinced of this

Mitchie hung her head, she wasn't going to convince her otherwise. She needed to try one last time. "What about Shane"

"You made the mistake, you don't get to have a choice"

"Mom" she began to beg.

"No, you're marrying him"

Mitchie sighed one last time. She had tried. She never thought that she'd be in this position. She began bowing her head, she nodded and looked up finally at her mother.

"Okay I'll marry him"

Her mother nodded and got up from her seat. "I'm sure you know that this is for the best"

Mitchie nodded "Yeah", hearing footsteps crunching along the gravel

"What are you doing here" she asked, the stranger

"I'm just here to say goodbye to my son, can I have a minute"

Mitchie looked up, it was Shane, his beautiful face stained with tears and showing signs of worry. This was not what he should be like. He should be happy and having a good time.

(Ohh, Ohh, Ohh, Ohh, )
We don't have to fight
Tonight
(Ohh, Ohh, Ohh, Ohh, )
We just gotta try
Tonight
We don't have to fight
Tonight
We just gotta try
Tonight

"Ok, Mitchie I'll be in the car, when you're ready"

Mitchie nodded and looked up to Shane, who had his eyes on her, need clear in his eyes. She wanted to run over to him and kiss him and hold him and let him soothe her but she didn't deserve that much from him.

"Tadhgy" Shane called, looking for his son

"Dada" he called, running toward him.

Shane began to well up. He never or would never get tired of hearing that. He placed a loving kiss on the head, and pulled him into a tight hug, whispering 'I love you' in his ear. He then turned and walked towards Mitchie. Her throat began to dry up

No, we're not gonna work this out tonight
(We won't work this out)
No, we're not gonna make this right
So I'll give a kiss and say goodbye
(Give a kiss goodbye)
'Cause we're not gonna work this out
Tonight

"I guess congratulations are in order" he said, smiling kindly spreading lines on his young worried face

"Yeah I think so" she mumbled, unable to look him in the eyes, realizing what she had caused him

"I hope you're happy together"

"Thanks"Well, there's no need to fight, we're just wasting time
(Tonight)
If you give it a try well then maybe you'll find
(We might work this out)
Well, we know we're in love so let's keep it alive
(Keep it alive, keep it alive)
(Tonight)
I'm starting to see the morning light
We finally worked this out

The look of sadness in his eyes, she would never ever want to look at. "I love you" she whispered

He looked at her and without thinking he placed a tender kiss on her lips, his hand on her jaw, his forehead against hers, "I love you" he whispered, pulling away "But I can never trust you". She could swear she felt tears in his eyes as he walked away.