Chapter 3

Silence clothed the room as he processed the information. Pregnant? How? Should I be happy? Should I be upset? I mean we are so young how are we going to raise a kid?

Thousands of thoughts raced through his head, but he didn't have time to go through each one, Abby was already turning away thinking he was going to leave her.

He quickly pulled her to him and kissed her on the mouth, "Don't worry baby, this is good news!" He said kissing her again. "And no matter what happens we are going to do this together!"

Suddenly his heart stopped, as it hit him, his girlfriend was PREGNANT! He dropped to his knees and kissed her abdomen gently. Wrapped his arms around her legs he placed his ear against her flat thin stomach. He smiled when he felt her laughing and running her hands though his hair.

"Baby this is so exciting, is this why you have been avoiding me all week? You should have known I would be excited! I love you! I love you so much!"

Abby's face brightened as she pulled Luka up to her, she quickly opened the door and pulled him out into the bright June sun, and back to the car where she grabbed the blanket which still had sand in it from the last time they were here. "Lets go lay on the beach, I've worn myself out from worrying!"

They laughed together as Luka picked her up and spun her around.

Chapter 4

The 6 weeks went by faster than Luka realized; one moment Abby was telling him about her pregnancy, the next he was skipping class to help her with her morning sickness and planning on when (and how) they were going to tell her mom.

"We CANNOT tell my mom! She will flip out!" Abby said as she flopped across Luka's bed. "Can't I just like move out and come live here or something?"

"No, Abby we have to tell her! She's your mom, I'm sure she will understand."

"Ok, you don't know my mom! The wrong word will cause her to freak out, let alone finding out her only daughter is PREGNANT!!" She yelled only to but shushed by Luka.

Luka quickly went to the door and listened before shutting the door, "You are going to wake up my mom, and you know how she gets. She was drunk when she came in last night which means she is going to be extra grouchy today."

Luka sighed, all but falling into his computer chair, his mom was an alcoholic and a bulimic, and he hated her for it, but he knew that his dad would die if anything happened to her.

Abby knew how he felt, her mom was bi polar and the only thing that kept Abby from killing Maggie herself was the fact that she would leave her little brother Eric alone. "I'm sorry baby, why do our parents have to be so messed up?" She got up off the bed and sat in his lap, giving him a big hug. "Why don't you come over for dinner tomorrow, if she actually decides to come home, and we can tell her over dessert. I can arrange for Eric to spend the evening with his friend Josh. Although I still think the better idea would be for me to leave town, because my house will be a war zone with this coupled with my report card."

They chuckled, even though neither actually found it funny. The last time Abby had gotten 'F's on her report card her mom had gone off her meds and chased her around the house with a butcher knife.

Abby jumped up and grabbed Luka's hand, "Come on, let's go get something to eat! Enjoy our last full day alive!"

They laughed. Luka grabbed some of his mom's booze money from her purse and they ducked out of the house, "Yeah, because we'll BOTH be dead when mom finds this gone!"

Chapter 5

The next day Abby and Luka left school after 3rd period, not really caring about the rest of the day. After a picnic lunch at their usual spot on the beach they decided they wanted to go window shopping to get excited about their baby. They walked from store to store talking and laughing when suddenly Abby came across a book.

" 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'! What the heck kind of book is that?" Abby laughed as she flipped through the pages, "Wait, this is pretty cool; it's got recipes for getting rid of morning sickness, baby names, and it's even got tips on how to tell the family."

Luka laughed and grabbed the book,"'Step one: Catch them in a neutral setting, such as a fancy restaurant. Step 2: Don't spring it on them by blurting out 'I'm pregnant', rather, begin by casually asking what it would be like to have a baby around the house or broach the subject with 'as you know (your significant other) and I have been seeing each other for a while now and we have decided to take it to the next level' or other variations.' Wow! It's like a freaking how to manual! This could come in handy!"

After buying the book which Abby repeatedly called "A waste of money" and "total crap", they walked out of the store holding hands.

Holding hands they entered a Starbucks several blocks down Abby slipped into a booth in the corner and Luka went up to order their drinks. Waiting for him to return Abby carefully pressed her hand onto her abdomen wishing that the telling her mother part of the pregnancy was over with so she could continue being happy. She was smiling when Luka returned.

"What's so funny?" He asked handing her the caramel apple cider.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about how lucky I am that I got stuck with a guy like you in this situation. Most guys would have been LONG gone by now, not going with me to tell my mother!"

Luka kissed her softly on the mouth, "Oh, so that's how you see it? You got STUCK with me? Thanks baby."

"You know that's not how I meant it!" She laughed smacking him playfully on the chest.

They sat around talking for a good hour about everything before Abby finally broached the subject.

"Umm, Luka, you know about me and Richard, right?" She asked quietly.

He was confused, it was written transparently across his face, "Yeah, I knew you two dated for a while and he abused you. Why?"

Abby was really quiet for a long time, "He raped me." She finally said, almost inaudibly.

"He WHAT?" Luka practically yelled.

"Please Luka, don't make a scene! I wouldn't have told you, or anyone for that matter but I thought you should know!" Abby said, breaking down.

"Oh baby, I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you. I'm just worried about you!"

"Well don't be! I made peace with it months ago! At probably the same time you and I started dating! It's just that I love you so much and I don't want to keep secrets from you!"

Luka quickly came around the table and put his arms around her, "It's ok, I'll talk about it only if you want to. I'm not going to push you. Ok?"

He kissed the top of her head tenderly when she nodded. "How bout I drive you home? I'll see you tonight ok?"

Abby agreed.