It's obvious that Kate needs to explain herself. Without Bridget there.
"Bridget can you give your sister and I a moment alone please?" Kate asks politely.
Bridget leaves the room.
"Mom I know I screwed up, and I know that I'm responsible for my own mistakes, but I don't want to keep this baby,"
"Kerry I know you don't want to. But in the long run you'll be a lot happier that you do,"
"Mom I'm 16 I don't think that will make me happier. I can't raise a child,"
"I know that,"
"Then why are you doing this to me? I don't understand. I of all people can not handle this,"
"Kerry I'm not doing this out of meanness,"
"I don't understand. Most parents wouldn't want me to keep this baby. They'd want me to give it up for adoption,"
"Kerry I know, but I'm not one of those people,"
"Mom I'm scared,"
"I know that, but I promise you that it will work out,"
"Mom what am I going to do? I make one mistake, and I'm suddenly sentenced to a lifetime of unhappiness. I'm a straight "A" student. I'm a good person. I can't be a good student with a baby. I'll never get to go to college. Everything I wanted is now suddenly gone,"
"No honey, it's just harder to attain right now. Before you never had an obstacle to keep you from your dreams. But now you do. And trust me you'll work harder because of it. Not only that but it will be so much better of a reward when you do achieve it,"
"I hope so,"
"It's been a long day. Why don't you get some rest,"
"Ok,"
Kate leaves, and allows Bridget to come back in. Bridget sits down on the bed next to her sister.
"Are you ok?" Bridget asks softly.
"No, but I think eventually I will be,"
"You know that I'm always here for me if you need me,"
"I know,"
"So when I left did mom get mad?"
"No,"
"Are you scared?"
"Out of my mind,"
"Kerry I don't understand how this happened? I mean this isn't like you,"
"I guess I just wanted to be a normal teenager. I was sick of being the boring, weird, artsy kid,"
"Kerry, that was never a bad thing,"
"I'm tired can we just go to bed?"
"Yeah," Bridget turns off the lights. "Goodnight," she says as she crawls into her bed.
"Night,"
The lay silently for a few minutes, but then Bridget breaks the silence.
"If it's a girl can we name it flower?"
"No I was thinking maybe Tree,"
"But if it's a boy we can name it something like truck,"
"Or Paper,"
Both girls chuckle and then roll over and go to sleep. In the morning Kate wakes up to find her two daughters asleep in the bed with her. As she tries to slip out of the bed without disturbing anyone, she fails and Bridget rolls over and looks at her.
"Mom, don't leave,"
"Ok," she replies as she slides back under the covers. She puts her arm around the two girls and goes back to sleep.
The following day school:
Kerry passes Kyle in the hall.
"Hey Kyle can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure what's up?"
"Um... I can't tell you here. Can you meet me outside after school?"
"Yeah sure,"
After school:
Kerry gives the car keys to Bridget. Bridget waits in the car for Kerry. Kyle keeps his word, and meets Kerry outside the school. By the time he gets out most of the people are gone.
"What's up?"
"Besides my blood pressure?" Kerry jokes.
"Seriously what's going on? You sounded pretty intense earlier,"
"Kyle I..."
"You what?"
"Kyle you know what happened the other night?"
"Yeah, it was great,"
"No it wasn't. I mean..."
"You mean what? I don't understand,"
"Kyle I'm pregnant,"
"What?"
" I'm pregnant,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes,"
"This is great, just great,"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You ruined everything,"
"I ruined everything? None of this was my idea,"
"I've got to go. Have a good life," Kyle says as he storms off.
When Kerry gets to the car she's crying. She gets into the driver's seat, and lies her head against the steering wheel.
"Kerry are you ok?"
"No,"
"I take it that things didn't go very well,"
"No,"
"Why don't I drive,"
"No arguments here," Kerry agrees as she switches seats with Bridget.
When they arrive home Kate sees that Bridget gets out of the drivers seat. She comes in and lays the keys down on the counter.
"Bridget did you drive home? I thought that it was Kerry's day to drive,
"She didn't have a good day. She wanted me to drive,"
"What happened?"
"You'll have to ask Kerry," she says as she starts up the stairs.
Kerry walks in and tries to rush past Kate.
"Whoa, come back here," Kate instructs.
"What?" Kerry asks with tears in her eyes.
"What happened?"
"I told Kyle today,"
"Things didn't go well I take it,"
"No they didn't. He said that I ruined everything,"
"Oh Kerry," Kate whispers as she hugs Kerry.