"I'm pregnant?" Kelly practically shouted.
Dr. Riggs nodded. "I wanted to wait until the right time to spring this upon you two kids. Kelly, how do you feel?"
"Is my baby going to be okay? After what I did?"
"Yes, we will be keeping a close eye upon you. And if you wondered why we suddenly stopped your medication, well, now you know why. Kelly, go ahead and speak up. Tell us how you really feel?"
Kelly began to cry. "I don't know what I feel. I wanted this for so long and now that it's happening I can't believe that it's real. I just found out that Ryan loves me and now he's going to leave me. This is the worst thing that could have ever happened to me."
"Ryan, her biggest dream in life was that she would become a mother. Now that that's a reality, all she can think of is that she will lose your love. How do you feel about things now? Do you still love her?"
his head was spinning. Pregnant..how...after all of this... "Kelly I still love you, more than ever. Don't you worry about me. You worry about yourself and the baby. The rest will fall into pieces."
"You mean you aren't mad at me?"
"How can I be mad at you? I just want you to be happy, and if this makes you happy, then I guess I am too."
She was crying, and for once neither Dr. Riggs nor Ryan knew what to say.
"Kelly why are you crying? I would have thought that you would be happy about this."
"I am. It's just all happening so fast. I might have my dreams come true. Who would have thought that? I'm Kelly Kapoor, the unlovable girl. Now I have two people to love, who might love me. And I'm so scared to death."
"Ryan, you hear her. What can you say? Are you going to stand by her side? Because if you're not then you need to let her know now, where she's in a safe place."
He started to speak but the words failed him at the moment. He found himself crying along with Kelly, and Dr. Riggs wisely left the two alone for a few minutes.
"Ryan, did you hear that? I'm pregnant. You're really going to hate me now, aren't you?"
"How could I hate you? You're the mother of my child. There's no one I'd rather have my child than you, " he said honestly.
"You don't hate me?"
"Kelly I just told you that I loved you. What more do you need from me?"
"I need to know that the other girls, the trips, the playing around is over. If you can't do that than please leave me alone. This should be the happiest time in my life, and you know I love you. But I think I love my baby more."
He was relieved to hear that. That's the way it should have been. He held her close to him, and they could hear each other's heartbeats. He gently tussled her hair, affectionately, wanting to reassure her that everything was going to be all right.
To be completely honest, he wasn't sure if everything would be all right. I mean, the pills she took, they might have done some damage. What if their kid came out deformed? Or what if she lost it. That would kill her, and in the process, it would kill him. Now he knew he loved her. It was all about her and her feelings and not his own fears. Kelly came first, for the first time in their relationship, and he was actually kind of proud of himself.
"Kelly, I'm not going to leave you. We're going to get through this together. I promise you I'll be by your side the entire time."
She eyed him suspiciously. "Why? You hate kids. You've told me all the time you don't want to be a father. What's changed? You feel sorry for me?"
"No. What has changed is that i've finally woken up and seen that you are the best thing to ever happen to me. I came so close to losing you, and I don't want that. I just want to be with you...you and our baby. Will you let me do that for you, Kelly? Will you let me stand by your side?"
"Oh Ryan. I never thought...I never dreamed... I always assumed I would die alone. I never thought I could be this happy."
"Well if you're happy, then I'm happy. That's all I've ever wanted for you."
"Really?" She looked up at him tearfully.
"really," he smiled. He sat beside her on the couch and took her hand and held it in his. "We're going to have a baby! Angela and Dwight are going to be so pissed," he laughed.
"Why would they be pissed?"
"Oh I didn't tell you...they're engaged!"
"Ugh," Kelly laughed. "What else has been going on?"
"Andy and Erin are together now. They're kind of sick, if you ask me. But the biggest thing is that Holly quit her job and is now living with Michael?"
"All of this happened because of me?"
Ryan nodded. "Yes, Kelly. Everyone saw how deeply you love and they wanted that for themselves. It took me awhile to realize it but that's what I want to. Only the only person I want to love me is you."
"Thank God because I would have to kill you if you told me you were in love with Dwight."
They both laughed. It was amazing how things were coming together for everyone. Little did they know they still had a rough road ahead of them. They had done the easy part, believe it or not, now the true test was yet to come.