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Our Love Story

Unfair

A month had past, during which Penny and Link had been on their 'honeymoon'. Namely, they went to visit Link's aunt in California. Link's aunt Kara had three kids and was six months pregnant with twins, so the month was filled with Kara and her husband Kirk's horror stories of pregnancies and children. It seemed many girls got pregnant young in their area, so they weren't judging Penny. Lilly, who had come as well, often joined in herself, telling Penny stories of her pregnancies, and embarrassing Link with stories from his childhood.

Now, they had returned to Baltimore. Penny was a couple of months pregnant now, and had an unmistakeable curve to her stomach, and Link often talked to the baby, instructing it to eat its greens and to believe Daddy is the smartest person is the Universe.

Link woke late that Thursday, to hear Penny vomiting violently in the bathroom. Almost instantly, he was up and with her, pulling her hair back for her.

"You're such a doting husband," Penny chuckled between retches. Link chuckled, kissing her shoulder gently.

"I'm sorry," he soothed, "I wish I was here 'stead-a you,"

Penny looked at him, smiling sickly, "So do I."

The phone rang, ruining the somewhat uncomfortable moment as both Penny and Link pictured Link pregnant, and Link darted downstairs to grab it.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Link." came the familiar voice of Corny Collins, "How was your holiday?"

Link smiled, "Good, great! Penny and I had a great time,"

Corny cleared his throat uncomfortably, "Yeah…I was just wondering if you'd be down here today? The producers want to talk to ya,"

"Sure." Link grinned, "See ya then,"

"Bye,"

Corny hung up and Link shrugged, putting the phone back in the cradle and wondering why the producers had to talk to him.

"YOU CAN'T DO THIS!!" Link bellowed, following the producer out of the room. The producer, Gregory Kingsly, sighed and turned around. Link's loud yell had attracted the attention of the whole set.

"I'm sorry, Link," he mumbled. Link was shaking with rage, not noticing Tracy giving him the stink-eye as she rubbed up against her new boyfriend, Marty, who, surely enough, was Link's replacement. Corny Collins and Maybelle were watching as the angry boy stood off against the producer.

"Due to your…situation…" he mumbled, "We can't have you on the show! It's a kids show, Link!"

"So!" Link shouted, not quieting down in the least, "Just because I'm married and I'm going to be a father, you think it's alright to BOOT ME OFF THE SHOW??"

Gregory nodded slowly.

"That's crap!" Link exclaimed, "BRENDA got knocked up and you let her go on holiday for 9 months!"

The recently-returned Brenda pouted and blushed as everyone looked at her.

"YES." Greg snapped, "Because she didn't embrace it like you are!"

Link resisted the urge to punch him and sighed, "Fine. I don't need this anyway!"

He turned and was about to walk away when a familiar figure appeared in the doorway of the set.

"Hi, Link. What's with all the yelling?" Penny Larkin asked, as she walked towards Link, her blue dress sashaying about her, doing nothing to conceal the bump in her stomach. Link swallowed.

Oh boy.

Penny looked around the uncharacteristically quiet set, noticing how most eyes were on her, Tracy and Seaweed's practically burning a hole through her. She finally reached Link, linking her hand with his.

"Nothing," Link told her, glaring at Gregory, "Never mind,"

"Tell me, Link," Penny smiled, before noticing Marty, who was looking at her in wonderment. She smiled and stepped towards him, holding out a hand.

"Hello. I'm Penny Larkin," she beamed. Marty smiled unsurely, eyeing her stomach.

"H-hi," he finally stammered, shaking her hand, "Marty Raven,"

Penny took her hand back, unconsciously resting it on her stomach, "Are you new here?"

Marty nodded, "I'm, er…Link's replacement…"

Penny's face paled, eyes wide, "R…replacement?"

She whirled around to face her husband, "'Replacement'?? What does he mean, Link?!"

Link sighed, running his hand through his hair, "Um…they've relieved me off my dancing' job here,"

"Why?" Penny breathed. Tracy piped up, now back clutching Marty's hand tightly.

"Because of you!"

Penny spun back around, looking at her former friend, "Me?"

Tracy nodded, smiling smugly, "You're pregnant! They can't have someone like your 'husband'--" Tracy spat the word out, "--besmirching the reputation of The Corny Collins Show. So, blame yourself; you were the whore who let him knock you up. It's all you; and your little bastard child."

Penny's hands protectively clutched her stomach. Link stepped forward, taking Penny's arm.

"That's enough, Tracy," he told her through gritted teeth, before kissing Penny's cheek, "C'mon, sweetie. Let's get out of here,"

Penny still looked dangerously pale as Link led her away.

"I got you fired?" she whispered, tears in her eyes.

Link didn't answer. The set was in an uncomfortable silence, until Marty yelled after the couple.

"Nice meeting you, Penny!"

Penny sat on the sofa in Link's living room, drawing circles with her finger over her stomach. Link had just told his parents what had happened at the set and they were furious. Penny had sat there absent-mindedly listening to her in-laws yell about such 'discrimination'. She had sat there, listening to her in-laws yell, until Link came and sat beside her.

"You alright?" he asked. She shook her head.

"It's our fault," she breathed, "Me and the baby; we got you fired."

Her eyes filled up with tears, "The baby and its mother; the whore,"

Link wrapped and arm around her, pulling her close to him, "You are not a whore! You are anything but! What Tracy said was so…so…out-of-character, for her!"

Penny sighed, "What's happened - what we've done to her - has changed her for the worse. It has,"

Link kissed her head, "I know. I know she's had a hard time of it lately, but we're happy. If she can't be happy that two people she cared about are happy, then she doesn't deserve us worrying about her,"

Penny nodded, sighing, "I can't help it; she is…was my best friend! It's so unfair."

Link was about to reply when the phone rang. He glared at it and yelled, "Mom? We're kinda having a husband/wife moment…!"

A moment later, Lilly came through, grabbing the phone.

"Penny," Link smiled, kissing her, "You can't dwell on this. We have so much stuff going on…like this."

Here, his free hand joined hers on her stomach, gently stroking it.

"Our baby," he smiled. She looked up, meeting his eyes.

"Our baby," she said in agreement, beaming.

"Link?"

They looked up to see Lilly, holding out the phone.

"Mom, I--"

"It's Amber Von Tussle," Lilly hissed, shaking the phone. Link frowned - Amber had disappeared off the face of the map about the time he and Penny had broken up, and he hadn't seen a hide or a hair since.

"Amber?" Penny whispered.

"Yes! Phoning from New York!" Lilly said, "And, Link…she wants to speak to you about Broadway."

Dun dun duuuun! What will Amber SAY?

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