Who: Ken Cosgrove and Peggy Olson

When?: A few weeks after their encounter at work.

Why?: Peggy confesses something to Ken

Where?: At Peggy's apartment then at Ken's.

Rating?: Pg-13

Peggy looked down at the crumbled piece of paper wondering if it was a good idea to call him. She just got back from the doctor's and was told the biggest news of her life. Her stomach was already sticking out, and she honestly thought that maybe she was just gaining weight. She has been eating unhealthy lately since she been staying late at the office. Little did she know that her little rendezvous with Pete Campbell has officially gone too far. Now she was stuck and unsure of what to do next. None of her friends would understand, and she didn't even want to think about calling her mom about it either.

With a shaky hand she reached for the phone and began to dial before she could convince herself to stop. It was a little after ten and she wasn't sure what time he went to bed, or if he was even home considering he was a bachelor. The phone rang three times before someone finally answered.

"Hello, this is Ken Cosgrove" He answered with such confidence that Peggy loss the ability to speak, and was frightened to say anything. After a few seconds of Ken saying hello Peggy finally regained her composure and spoke up.

"Hi, it's Peggy." She said happy that he couldn't see her almost shaking from nerves. Peggy was expecting his usual over confident attitude. The one that always made her roll her eyes only because she knew he was better than acting like all the other guys at work. Instead she could hear a more serious tone in his voice one that almost made her start crying all over again.

"What's wrong? Is everything okay?" A small pause could be heard over the line as panic began to surge through Ken. "Did he hurt you?"

Peggy held back the tears as she tried to speak but it was becoming too hard for her to. "It's better if I talked to you in person. I really need a friend right now." She said as the tears began to fall even faster down her already tear stained face.

"Hey, it's alright. Why don't you pack an overnight bag and come over. You can sleep on my bed, and I'll sleep on the couch." He said seriously. "And no I'm not going to try anything, but something tells me you shouldn't be alone right now."

Before Peggy hung up the phone she jotted down Ken's address and was told that a cab will be waiting for her downstairs of her apartment soon. Peggy quickly hung up the phone and rushed to her room before her roommate could stop her and ask questions. She felt bad for not opening up to her but how could she? How could she tell anyone that she is pregnant with a married man's child? She could already hear the rumors starting at work now, and she wouldn't be surprised if there weren't any already. The girls there definitely liked to talk and it got on her nerves more than anything. She tried fitting in but it just didn't work for some reason, and once they found out she was pregnant any chance of her ever fitting in was not out the question.

She looked around the room one more time to make sure she had everything before grabbing her bag and heading out the door. Peggy didn't even bother telling her roommate consider she was probably already in bed by now.

As she stepped outside the cab that was promised for her was waiting patiently out front for her. She smiled as she got in, and told the cab driver where to go. He nodded his head slowly as he drove towards Cosgrove's apartment. As they left her side of the neighborhood the view from her window began to change as more upscale places begin to appear all around her. Not that her place was run down by any stretch of the definition but they definitely didn't look like the one's she was seeing now.

She was so busy paying attention to everything around her that she didn't realize that they've already stopped. The cab driver looked at her through the rearview mirror and smiled softly.

"How much do I owe you?" She asked pulling out her clutch, but before she could pull out any bills a large hand was over hers stopping her in her tracks. Her eyes got huge as she looked up and saw Ken leaning inside the cab with somewhat of a sad smile on his face. Ken could already tell that whatever was going on was bad, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to punch a wall or go after Campbell.

Ken paid the cab driver and helped Peggy out of the car shutting the cab door behind her. He led her inside to a nice lobby that wasn't too big but had an island on the right where the security guard sat.

"You two have a good night." The guard called out from behind his desk as the two entered the elevator. As the door closes Peggy wrapped her arms around herself and wasn't sure what to say. Where could she possibly start, and would she even be able to finish before she had an emotional breakdown?

As they reached the third floor Ken led her towards the door of his apartment and opened it allowing her to enter first. It was pretty big one bedroom apartment, and was really tidy for a bachelor pad. Then again Peggy wasn't exactly sure what to expect with Ken as he always seemed to amaze her by the second. He's one way around the guys, and shows that he's a strong man who doesn't take crap from anyone. Then on the other hand he's sensitive, and is a writer of all things. Which she found out about after Ken showed her that he had one of his writings published.

"Make yourself at home." He said as he walked in the kitchen to start a pot of coffee for the both of them. As Peggy began to look around his living Ken began to pace his kitchen. What did Campbell do to make her like this? She was acting as if she was wounded child, and all the confidence she's gained since she started working with him was gone. There was nothing but fear in her eyes, and the biggest question that he was scared to answer was why did he care? Was he starting to like her more as a friend, because he's never felt this upset over any seeing any other girl like this. Hell, not even over any of the girl's he's dated.

He rubbed his eyes as he heard footsteps walking towards him. He looked up slowly at Peggy standing there playing with her hands as if she's forgot what they were used for all together. Ken sighed softly, "this is going to be a very long night" He thought to himself as he walked up to her slowly and laced his fingers with hers and lead her towards the couch.

As they both sat down Peggy began to fidget a little more before Ken finally spoke.

"Come on Peggy you have to tell me what's wrong? Did he hurt you? Or is it about something else? You look like hell." He said seriously as he just wanted her to get it out already. He was hoping if she would talk about it maybe, just maybe, by the end of the night he might get her to smile for him once before bed. Then again with the rate the night was going he doubted sleep was an option.

Peggy took in a deep breath and let it out slowly hoping it would help her to calm down enough to tell Ken the news. She knew she had to tell him, but she was so afraid of what he was going to say. She knew however that she couldn't just sit on his couch all night and he sure as hell wasn't going to stay up all night either.

She closed her eyes already feeling the tears beginning to fall all over again as she finally spoke up. "I went to the doctor's today, and found out some bad news. I.. I'm pregnant." She said as she slowly turned towards Ken waiting for him to say something. Anything as long as it breaks the growing silence.

Ken sat there unsure of what to say. He knew fully well of whose child it was, and there was no doubt about it. He stood up and began to pace the room slowly as he wasn't sure why he felt so upset over it. He turned his back towards her trying to hide his own emotions before turning back around and sitting back besides her forcing a smile on his face hoping she'd buy it.

"Well congratulations. I think." He said as he bit his lip and frowned slightly. "I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the father is the great Pete Campbell." The sound of the man's voice rolling off his tongue even disgusted him but he quickly regain composure not wanting to upset Peggy even more who was already crying again. "Don't worry alright. I'll help you all I can and we'll figure out what to do okay? Why not for now you stay with me until we figure things out. That's if you don't want to stay with your room mate. How is she taking it?"

Peggy slowly shook her head back and forth slowly as she took her handkerchief out and wiped her eyes drying. "She isn't. She doesn't know about it yet. Besides the doctor you're the only one I've told." She said softly. Ken wrapped an arm around her as he held her close as she began to cry even more. He whispered to her over and over again that everything will be okay as Ken felt his whole world turning 360. As for the first time his heart was actually breaking because of a girl. For once he truly allowed himself to care for someone. He had no idea what to do next but he knew he would figure it out somehow. Though there was one thing he was still curious about. Does he care for Peggy as just a friend? Or Is the Bachelor Ken Cosgrove falling in love?