Chapter 8
The next morning Lyla awoke in Tim's arms and she was happy. She smiled and cuddled him tight. He was lying still not moving just breathing. She started touching his face and said softly "this nose, I like this nose." And she kissed his face suddenly Tim smiled in his sleep and Lyla saw him so she made another comment "I don't know about this head though, I wouldn't wanna push that out" Just as she thought Tim rolled over on her awake and began tickling her all over saying "what's wrong with my head huh?" She laughed so much and he bent over and began kissing her as she looked in his eyes and rubbed his head once again "I wish I could but now at this point in our lives we can't." Tim nodded and kissed her and said "I understand, and I support your decision either way." They entangled each others hands in their fingers as they kissed some more.
After getting dressed they were able to get out he door before Lyla's mother awoken or her dad brought back her brother and sister. They loaded into Tim's truck as he stared it up and they drove off. Driving to Dallas at first it was silent until Tim looked over at her and said "You look nice Garrity" She laughed and said "yea that's me, dressing up for the abortion clinic" as she moved the hair from her face. He reached over and took her hand and kissed it. She smiled a little and began to talk:
Lyla: I've thought every which way I could about what to do. I mean in two years we're gonna be seniors and that's something to worry about.
Tim: No more school
Lyla: What about college? It's gonna be hard to go to school with a two year old.
Tim: There's daycare.
Lyla: Maybe? My family's not even together anymore. Mom's getting remarried and dad's all alone.
Tim: Only family I have is Billy! We would be a family.
Lyla: True!
They went back to being silent for a while and when she sinced they were getting near she slid over in the seat and cuddled up next to Tim. He could since she was a bit sacred by the way she clenching his shirt. He pulled her closer with one hand on the steering wheel and drove. Arriving at the clinic Lyla had fallen asleep her head on Tim's lap. He turned of the truck and looked down at her strucking her hair and lightly said "Lyla, Lyla." She awoke and Tim helped her up, she looked around and said "are we here already, wow that was fast." Tim sat still and looked at the building waiting for Lyla to make another move, he didn't wanna feel like he was rushing her and he didn't wanna feel like he trying to talk her out of anything. They finally got out of the truck together and she looked scared she walked to the curb and bent over as if she was going to puke but, nothing happened. Tim stood next to her rubbing her back as he said "are you okay?" she moved her hair and looked up at him saying "I can't, I can't do this." He squatted down still rubbing her back and said softly "hey! Hey! I'm here!" She smiled once at him and stood to her fee and walked to the door. She touched the knob and then Tim took his hand and placed it on top of hers and pulled her to the side quickly:
Lyla: Tim! What's wrong!
Tim: Lyla! I love you, I really do! Lease don't do this, I want this family. You, me and whoever tha is in there (rubbing her stomach). We can figure everything out as we go, I mean there are lots of people out there that are in this situation.
Lyla: I'm scared
Tim: Me too! But look at me (holding her face in his hands) I promise I will be there for everything. When you get hungry in the middle of the night, can't get off the couch, when your pushing that sucker out (touching her nose), espically when it's breastfeeding time, and this is a big one I promise…. To change atleast three dirty diapers. (laughing)
Lyla: You promise!
Tim: I won't let you down.
Lyla: (holding his face close) You better not (she kissed him).
They hugged each other and Tim walked her back to the truck. He helped her in and then walked around to the driverside to get in. As he started up the truck he glanced over at her and smiled, she caught his smile and she asked him "what's so funny", speaking up he looked to her and said "your gonna get big!" and she reached over and smackd his arm yelling "Tim! I gonna be carrying your baby how could you say that!" He laughed and said "your gonna still be beautiful." Lyla was less enthused to hit him again.
Arriving back at Tim's Billy was gone so they were alone at home. Laying on the couch Tim was drinking a beer and lyla had her feet propped up on him as he was layed back thinking. He started to think:
Tim: So I guess we're gonna start telling people.
Lyla: (laying back moving her hair) Wow I never thought about that. I guess we should start with my family and then Billy. You need to tell Coach your team mates. It's a lot.
Tim: (looking at Lyla) Your thinking too much about it, it's simple. (just then Billy came in the door and looked at Tim)
Billy: Tim you can't skip Saturday practices whenever you feel like it. Coach is gonna bench your ass, and don't use me as an excuse. It makes it real weird when I see him at the grocery store and he ask me how's my Gastroenteritis. I mean what the hell is that anyway?
Lyla: (Tim and lyla laughing) It's the stomach bug that involves diarrhea.
Billy: (drops the bags) Dammit Tim! Great now everyone thinks I shit myself all day!
Tim: (rubbing Lyla's leg) Oh! add this to your list, Lyla's pregnant! (drinking his beer) See simple (looking over at Lyla)
Lyla: Tim! You don't just blurt that out like that. (hitting him with a pillow)
Billy: (removing a beer from the fridge) Wow! So it's like Tim's! (taking a drink)
Tim: Yep all me. So …
Billy: What are you gonna do?
Lyla: Well after talking a lot we have decided (sitting up) to keep it.
Billy: You wanna keep it. Tim! You wanna keep it.
Tim: Yea Billy I do! I love Lyla and I'm gonna love my kid.
Billy: (slams his beer down) well just great, great Tim! Everything we've worked hard for gone. Oh and Lyla you can kiss your college goodbye. Your both gonna be stuck here in Dillon Texas raising a kid, (stand to his feet) yea and good luck getting this wanna to stick around because Riggins sure have a way of bailing on their kids. (leaves the house)
Tim and Lyla layed in his bed they were a bit quiet because all that Billy had said made since but those were things they had thought about. He took her hand and asked "you believe Billy when he says I won't stick around." Lyla rubbed his face and looked back up at him saying "you promised me Tim, and I believe in you. Your always so honest about things so you say you do this I believe you." They kissed and Lyla pulled away saying "but when we tell my family let me do it because I don't think that Oh! Lyla's Pregnant! Will make it okay." Tim nodded and hugged her saying "sure you do all the talking."
