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Chapter 6 - Positive

The next morning, Gabriella woke up on the couch. There was no other noise in the apartment. David didn't come back. Gabriella tried to sit up but got nauseas suddenly. She ran to the bathroom and puked. She was in there for an hour. But when she got up to go call in sick to work, she began feeling ok again. Maybe it's just nerves. But this had been a repetitive thing. Just then she remembered that she had missed her period last week.

"No, it couldn't be," she said, suddenly getting scared of the possible cause of her sickness. Gabriella called into work and drove down to the pharmacy. She picked up three different pregnancy tests just so she could be sure.

After testing with each one, she saw the same result: Positive. She was pregnant and it wasn't with the love of her life's baby.

Gabriella was sitting on the couch in deep thought when David finally came back. She didn't even here him come in until he began to speak to her.

"I thought you would be at work."

"I called in sick; I wasn't feeling well this morning. Where were you last night? I was so worried."

"I took a drive around then got a hotel room for the night. I needed to think about some things."

Gabriella nodded. "We really need to talk."

"Gabi, I think we have done enough talking for one visit. Why don't we just put this in the past and not worry about it."

"David, I'm pregnant."

David was speechless. He could not believe that had just come out of her mouth. He had always dreamed that when she said those three words, it would be a time of joy because she would be telling him that she was having his child. Now he looked at her with disgust. When he finally was able to speak again, he was outraged.

"WHAT?!! I can't believe this! Are you sure?"

"I took three different tests with the same result. I called the doctor and I have an appointment just to make sure but I'm pretty sure."

David was silent for several minutes.

"David, please say something….anything."

"I need to go. I have a flight to catch." He began gathering his things and was about to walk out the door.

"So this is how it's going to be? You're just going to get up and leave during the middle of a conversation? I can't believe you. You know, I thought you would take it better than this. I thought that you would be man enough to stand by me during this situation. You know, this is hard on me too. I didn't ask to be put in this difficult situation. It just happened."

"I can't even look at you right now. You are having another man's child. I always thought that when I heard you say those words it would be my child you were talking about. I'm sorry. I can't deal with this right now." And with that David walked out the door, leaving a crying Gabriella crumpled on the floor.

Gabriella crawled over to her phone and dialed Troy's number. "Please pick up, please pick up."

"Brie, where were you today? Is everything ok?"

"Troy, I need you!" Gabriella said crying.

"I'll be there in five minutes."

A few minutes later Troy walked in to Gabriella's apartment and found her curled up on the couch still crying.

"Hey, what happened?" he said softly while rubbing her back.

Gabriella explained what had happened the night before when she told David about the rape.

"So he's still upset about that?"

"No."

"Then what happened to make him so upset?"

"Troy, I'm pregnant. That's why I've been so sick these past few days."

Troy was speechless. When he finally found his words again, he hugged her and said, "It's going to be ok. We'll get through this; I'll be here for you every step of the way."

Gabriella was so relieved to know that she had someone to help her through it all, someone who, she was realizing, she was falling in love with.