Chapter 29 Great Family
In the morning, the nurse told Ryan and Sharpay that Katie was happy and healthy and that the three of them could go home.
Ryan and Sharpay caught the bus home since Troy had driven them there last night they had no car.
Ryan opened the door while Sharpay stood slightly behind him carrying Katie in her arms, he found both their parents waiting by the door, both looking worried and angry.
"Where the hell have you been?" Mr Evans asked Ryan.
"I…we…she…" he said, opening the door enough for their mom and dad to see Sharpay with Katie.
Their mother turned as white as a sheet and fainted, their father caught her just in time before she hit the ground. Ryan and Sharpay just raised their eyebrows at one another as Sharpay walked into the house and her and Ryan sat on the sofa. Eventually, their mother recovered and she and their father came into the living room, "Sharpay, it that…?" Mrs Evans said, looking at Katie.
Sharpay nodded, "This is Katie Evans, your first grandchild," Sharpay said, proudly passing her to her mom.
Her mother looked shocked, but immediately smiled when Katie was in her arms, she gurgled loudly and Mrs Evans almost cried with happiness. "I can't believe that I'm a grandma!" she smiled at Sharpay and Ryan, she seemed to have forgotten how Katie came into the world.
"So I guess she was early, how did you guys cope? Did you manage to get to the hospital alright, I wish me and your father could have been there with you," Mrs Evans said.
"We managed okay thanks, but Ryan had to deliver her cos the ambulance couldn't get through the snow," Sharpay said to her mother.
"Oh my gosh, did he manage ok - did you manage Ryan?" she asked worriedly looking at her children. He nodded and she sighed with relief, "Ryan did great," Sharpay smiled and grasped Ryan's hand. Their father cleared his throat and the two broke apart quickly, "You two will have to act responsibly now that you have a child," he said, "I will have to inform the school – obviously not of who the father is, you're both to keep that to yourselves," he said looking warningly at Ryan, "I hope that the school will be able to let you have work sent home to you."
"Actually, we decided that we'd take it in turns to look after her, and Gabi said that she would help us catch up with our work each week," Ryan told his father.
"Well, I guess that could work. Hey, I just thought, we need to get some stuff for Katie, like a cot and diapers and stuff..." he suddenly said.
Ryan and Sharpay both nodded, "I think I will go and get some stuff for her," Mr Evans decided, "But don't think this means that I forgive you for what you've both done, we can't change the fact that you now both have a little girl."
They nodded and both looked away from their father, he was ashamed of how Katie had come into the world and they knew it.
Mr Evans left the room and Mrs Evans handed Katie back to Sharpay before going to make something to eat.
"We are going to make a great little family Ryan," Sharpay said, kissing him gently on the lips, then looking down at Katie in her arms, "Even if we can't tell it to the rest of the world."