The next morning Rory woke and her stomach started to turn again she rushed to the bathroom as fast as possible. Rory could not wait until this part of her pregnancy was over and she could look at food again without being sick. She finally finished and headed downstairs. Christopher was in the kitchen eating breakfast when he heard Rory come in. He looked at her and his heart went out to her she looked pale and sick.
"Sweetheart are you sure you should go to school?"
"Dad I'm fine it's just morning sickness and I have to go to school to keep up with what I will miss when I enter the more advance stage of my pregnancy."
"OK but be careful"
"I will be and I have Lucas as my bodyguard and he won't let anything happen."
"I'm glad."
With that, Christopher kissed her goodbye and Rory headed off to school. As Rory arrived, Nathan came up to her before she could do anything. He looked indifferent as if the decision he had made had no effect on him at all. Then he spoke.
"Rory we need to talk."
"Nathan I know what your going to say Lucas already informed me of your decision and I expected it."
"You have to understand Rory I have my future to think about."
"Your future Nathan. What about mine? I never planned this trust me."
"You could get an abortion then go on with your life."
Nathan saw the anger flash in her eyes and the next thing he knew he felt a slap across the face. Then Rory spoke again
"Just because you don't want this child doesn't mean I don't. I could never live with myself if I terminated this pregnancy."
"Well it's your life."
"Yes it is and I expect you to stay out of it and sign away your parental rights because I don't want you disrupting our life as this child gets older."
"Fine as long as you never try and get anything from me later on."
"I won't trust me."
"Good."
With that, Nathan stomped off and Rory went to find her friends. Rory was so angry that Nathan just but at least this child would have a mother, uncle, grandfather, and many other people that cared about them. As Rory was coming around the corner, she ran right into something and stumble back with looking up.
"Huh…sorry about that."
"Just watch where you're going next time." The voice sneered
She recognized the voice right away as Haley's she was hoping to avoid this confutation a little longer but, now it looked like she had no choice but to deal; with it now.
"I've been meaning to talk to you Rory really I have."
"Haley we have nothing to talk about. You went behind my back and stole my boyfriend and betrayed a lifelong friendship for him."
"And yet you keep wanting to get your hart broken because you won't let it sink in that he wants to be with me not you."
"Trust me if I could not deal him I would."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"I'm shocked he hasn't told you yet." Rory replied in disgust
"What's he keeping from me?"
"Haley your so naïve we slept together when we went to a party at Brooke's and then he broke with me after I told him I was pregnant. So my advice to you is to end it while you can because he won't stick around if you do get pregnant."
With that said Rory turned and left without waiting for a responds from Haley. She was so angry that Haley would think that she wanted Nathan back after the way he treated her. As Rory walked, she made sure she looked up because she did not want to deal with anymore-unwanted confutations dealing with Nathan and Haley was enough for one day. She finally spotted some allies and she took a deep breath in relief and went up to Brooke and Lucas. Rory tapped Lucas on the shoulder and he turned around.
"Hey Ror."
"Hey." She replied sadly
"What's wrong?" Brooke replied
"I just had run-ins with both Nathan and Haley not by choice mind you. Nathan cornered me when I got here this morning and I bumped into Haley because I wasn't watching where I was going."
"Are you ok?" Lucas and Brooke asked worried
"I'm fine you two really."
Rory was touched by their concern it proved that not all the men related to Dan Scott were not the same.
"Actually Brooke can I speak with Lucas alone for a moment?"
"Sure no problem come find me if you need me."
"I will."
Then Brooke retreated into the pack of students to give them privacy.
"What's going on that you couldn't talk about it in front of Brooke?"
"I need to talk to you about Nathan and I didn't want to tell her yet."
"OK"
"You were right about him not wanting to be involved and when he asked me to get an abortion I slapped him and told him even though he didn't want this child I do. Then I asked him to sign over his parental rights to this child when it's born and he agreed as long I never ask him for anything."
"I'll kill him for asking you to terminate he had no right."
"I know"
"Well al least he won't interfere you raise him or her."
"Yeah"
"So you said you had a run-in with Haley?"
"Oh yeah that was just what I needed. She told me to stay away from Nathan and I guess Nathan never told her I am pregnant. So I warned her to stop being naive and get out while she can because he will not stick around if she get pregnant too.
"That's true"
"Anyway enough about them I need to focus on something happier"
"Like?"
"My next doctor's appointment do you want to come? My dad is going to take me and I really need the two most important men in my life there"
"I wouldn't miss it for the world"
"Thanks"
Then they heard the hallway bell ring to signal the start of school and after saying goodbye headed in different directions.
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