"I'm off out" Don told Jess that night after he had barely touched any of the dinner which she had made. She had offered Hannah some but she refused to move from her bedroom and for once Don didn't care if she had done.

"Where are you going?" she asked "Don…don't go to a bar" she begged him

"I'm not off to a bloody bar!" he snapped back at her. She stepped back for a moment and looked hurt by his words to her and then he sighed once.

"Well where are you going?" Jess asked him quietly and he shrugged

"For a drive…shoot some hoops…work at the precinct…I need time" he said and then he slammed the door. Jess managed to hear the scraping of his tyres and then she knew he had gone. Quickly, she cleared away the dinner pots and then looked up the stairs and thought about what to do. Slowly, she moved up the steps and knocked on her stepdaughter's bedroom door.

"Hannah…it's me…" she said softly "can I come in?" she received no reply but she allowed the handle to open and she edger her way into the room. Hannah was sat cross legged on her bed, looking down at the pregnancy stick box she had bought. Jess moved over to the bed and sat on the edge of it;

"You're dad has gone out for a while" she told Hannah who remained staring at the box.

"I know why he's angry" Hannah simply said "I've disappointed him"

Jess didn't know what to say to her because in all honesty she had nothing which she could say to comfort her because Hannah was telling the truth. Don was upset and let down by her.

"But…we didn't mean for it to happen…it was an accident Jess…" Hannah whispered

"It was an accident which could have been avoided" she replied

"But you and my dad didn't plan to have a child" Hannah informed her and Jess sighed quietly.

"That's different Hannah…we're much older and mature…you're still young and think you're in love with Mark"

"But I am in love with Mark" Hannah looked her in the eye "why does everyone assume we're just young and dumb? I love him more than anything…why does no one see that?"

"We do Hannah" Jess assured her "it's just that…you two…oh I don't know Hannah…I was your age once"

"But you never ended up pregnant" Hannah said

"I never slept with anyone…but I never found anyone who I loved as much as you do Mark" Jess sighed

"We still don't want this" Hannah muttered "we're too young but…I…I wanted to sleep with Mark"

"You're dad tends to think that he pressured you into it" Jess informed the teen who shook her head;

"I can make up my own mind" Hannah said stubbornly "it was a mutual decision"

"You're sure about that?" Jess asked and Hannah nodded;

"I'm sure Jess…I don't regret sleeping with him…just this bit" Hannah said "because I don't want to do this alone"

"You won't be alone" Jess informed the teen "you know that"

"Dad can't look at me Jess…he wants nothing to do with me…and I don't want to ruin Mark's life…" Hannah shook her head "it's me who is carrying the baby"

"And it is him who is fifty per cent of it" Jess retorted "he's going to be part of this and you know it…your father threw him out because he was annoyed with him Hannah…he's still angry and will be for some time but Mark will be part of this…he won't abandon you and you know it"

"But my dad will" Hannah whispered and Jess took one of the teen's hands;

"No he won't" she promised him "he'll stick by you when he's calmed down…he's your father Hannah…of course we shall need to speak with Mark's parents"

"Why?" Hannah worried; his father hadn't been particularly pleased with Hannah when she had gone around

"Because they're son is involved in this too" Jess said

"Okay" Hannah nodded "have I really thrown it all away?" Hannah worried

"How would you plan on having this child and looking after it Hannah? You have to choose college or this baby" Jess said "You can't do both and you can't afford childcare"

"Oh God" Hannah complained "I don't want this Jess…I don't want any of this…but I can't hurt the baby"

"I know, I know" she agreed "have you considered adoption?"

"I haven't considered anything" Hannah whispered "it's just so sudden"

"Well…I just wonder if it would be for the best Hannah…you can't provide the baby all the love and care it needs…someone else could…just think about it, okay?" Jess said and she stood up. Before she moved for the door she turned around to look at the teen;

"And your dad doesn't hate you. Contrary to what you think" Jess promised her.

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