Katie made her way into the Girl's room after Trips outburst. Jen had run in, and been hiding there for a while. Katie still wasn't sure how to react. On one hand, a large part of her agreed with Trip. It wasn't right that Jen was going to marry Alex just so she wouldn't have to raise the baby alone, especially when he didn't seem to know that the baby wasn't his. On the other hand, she had also been Jen's best friend for years, and could never think of standing against her. She arrived, finding a couple of women standing outside a cubicle, staring at it as a clear, loud sobbing sound came from inside.
"The floor show's over ladies, get out of here." Katie warned them. They all turned to look at her. "You can get out, or I can throw you out, which would you prefer?"
Within seconds, the bathroom was empty, all except for Katie and Jen, who was still in the cubicle crying.
"Jen..."
"Go away!" She snapped.
"You need a friend..."
"What I need is for everyone to stop telling me what I need!" Jen snarled aggressively. "Now get the hell out of here!"
"If you want me out, you'll have to throw me out." Katie stated abruptly as she prepared for a conflict with her closest friend. "We both know how that will end."
"Katie, just...leave me alone!" She shrieked. Katie just shook her head.
"I can't do that, you're my best friend." She replied. "Now, in exactly three seconds I'm kicking this door in. You can unlock it yourself, or get out the way. Either way I'm coming in."
Katie heard the locking mechanism trigger and the door opened. Jen took a seat on the latrine, her tears still running and ruining her make-up.
"Please tell me he's wrong." Katie begged her. Jen just shook her head.
"He's not wrong. I knew about a week after we came back." She confessed to her closest friend. She looked up to her, her eyes filled with tears. "I need to do this!"
"Jen, you can't just lie to Alex an expect him to raise a kid that isn't his!" Katie told her. "What the hell were you thinking?"
"I wasn't thinking, all I knew was I had to do right by the baby!" She sobbed as she slid off the latrine and curled into a ball. Katie rolled her eyes.
"What are you talking about?" She asked.
"Time Force Regulation 2211089 subsection 6 paragraph 12." Jen replied. Katie just sighed.
"If a Time Force Officer is required to go to another time period, they are forbidden to bring back any item, regardless of form, be it mineral, vegetable or anim..."
Her words tailed off as she finally figured out where Jen's thoughts were going.
"The baby?" She asked. Jen just nodded.
"What's more of a paradox than a kid whose dad died about a thousand years ago?" Jen asked her. "If anyone knew the truth..."
"They'd abort the pregnancy." Katie gasped, realising the situation Jen was in.
"I can't go back, there's no way I could do that without anyone finding out!" She sniffed, wiping her nose with her sleeve. "I can't let them take the baby Katie, I just can't!"
"Jen..."
"I've had it growing inside me for the last four months Katie, it's a part of me!" She roared. "If I tell the truth, they'll make me have an abortion. If I don't, and Alex continues to believe me, maybe things..."
"It isn't right Jen." Katie interrupted her. "He needs..."
"I'm not wearing the same rose-tinted glasses Katie, I know he's an asshole." She snapped before Katie could finish. "I know he doesn't deserve this, but he's as by-the-book as it comes. If he had any idea, I'd be in the abortion clinic before my next breath!"
Katie looked around; making sure no one was in the room, before coming close to her.
"Jen, if you aren't happy, then I won't be." She told her. Katie took Jen's hands in her own and held them softly. "You can't marry Alex. You know that. I'm going to get you where you need to be."
Just then, Trip burst into the Girl's room. He looked a little uncomfortable, but understanding of the situation.
"Katie...?"
"We'll get you where you need to be." Katie assured her. "No matter the cost to ourselves."
