Chapter 19 When the Shirt Comes off

It was a sunny Saturday morning in mid September and today Sharpay had decided that she would tell Ryan that she was pregnant. They were supposed to be practicing for final call backs [which were between them and Troy and Gabriella, so Sharpay had decided that she would tell him after rehearsals.

As they sang and danced together in their home dance studio, it was obvious that Sharpay wasn't herself, she was wearing an even baggier top than usual and wouldn't let Ryan get close to her at all [which was difficult seen as their dance involved lifting and other close movements. After her and Ryan had finished practising, she told him that she needed the loo but that she had to talk to him when she got back.

Sharpay stood at her bathroom mirror, tears making trails down her cheeks as she silently cried. She lifted her shirt halfway up and looked at her stomach, it was so utterly obvious by just looking at her without her baggy tee that she was pregnant. She finished crying and fixed up her make up and was just about to head downstairs to Ryan when there was a faint knock at her bedroom door. She quickly walked out of her bathroom and opened her bedroom door to Ryan.

"You ok?" he asked, "Cause you seemed to take a while…"

"I'm ok…" Sharpay said, sitting down on her bed, Ryan joined her. "Listen Ryan…I have something to tell you…" Sharpay started, Ryan nodded and waited for her to finish. "I…I…" Sharpay started to cry and Ryan hugged her as she controlled her tears. "It's ok," he comforted her, "You can tell me anything."

She nodded and took a deep breath, "You're right…I can tell you anything," she said looking Ryan right in the eyes. She slowly moved out of his hug and stood up, then she sighed before lifting her shirt over her head and throwing it on the floor next to her. Ryan looked at her silently for a second, his eyes going very wide indeed. She sighed and bent down to pick up her shirt and put it back on before sitting back down on the bed next to Ryan. They sat in silence for a few minutes before Ryan spoke, "Sharpay…why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"

"I guess I just didn't want to freak you out…that's all…" she said smiling weakly at her brother. "Sharpay, you should have told me straight away…and who is the father?" Ryan suddenly asked.

Sharpay looked shocked, "Ryan…you are the only person I've ever…you know…slept with…" Ryan just sat there in silence, not knowing what on earth to say. Sharpay lay down on her bed with her hand on her stomach as Ryan sat watching her,

"How could this have happened?" he asked, "…I mean we were always careful…we always used protection."

Sharpay shrugged, "I guess it isn't one hundred percent reliable."

"How long have you known?" Ryan asked.

Sharpay thought back, "I guess I started to realise something was up a while after the pool party, when I was feeling a bit rough. That was at the end of June."

Ryan nodded, "How many months?" he asked her.

"Huh…?" she looked confused.

"How many months pregnant are you?" he asked as she started to think.

"Erm…I'm not exactly sure but I think that it would have been about May time when we conceived according to the first time we did it, and when my period stopped and I started to feel unwell."

"So I guess that makes you…about 4 months or so…" Ryan said counting the months on his fingers.

"I guess…" Sharpay shrugged whilst rubbing her hand over her stomach.

"So…what are we going to do…?" Ryan asked his sister.

"I don't know…" she admitted, sitting up and putting her arms around Ryan.

"Well…do you want to keep it?" he asked, she shrugged.

"What do you want to do?" she asked him.

"I'm not sure…I mean you could get an abortion if you wanted or put it up for adoption…but the problem is that you, we, are underage and are twins," Ryan sighed, "…if you were going to do that then we might risk our relationship getting out…" Sharpay nodded and hugged Ryan, trying hard not to cry again.

"I don't know if I could face having an abortion…I mean it would mean killing our child and I don't know if I could do that…also, it is starting to be too late to get one anyway…"

Ryan nodded, "You know I'll support you whatever your decision."

"Thanks Ryan," she said kissing him tenderly on the lips.

The two of them stayed wrapped up together until Ryan finally broke the kiss, "So is that what you were telling Gabi the day you wouldn't talk to me?" he asked. Sharpay nodded, "She's the only that I've told."

Ryan nodded and they then both lay down together in Sharpay's bed, Ryan slept there for the rest of the night.