Chapter 12- I'm not ready!
Sorry for the long wait! Since I'm back in school, I will have to update every weekend! Hope you enjoy
Christmas Break has ended and Paul and Stephanie were sleeping. Paul let Stephanie stay over his house the last night of Christmas break. They agreed to go back to the way things were. Paul was happy with that as long as the baby was pushed to the side for awhile. Paul didn't want to talk about the baby at all. He just couldn't warm up to the fact of becoming a teen father. Stephanie, on the other hand, wasn't happy about it, but she was accepting and warming up to becoming a teen mom. She knew it wasn't the best thing in the world but it also wasn't the worst. Stephanie felt that if this was truly happening, she might as well put a smile on her face and be happy about it. She just wished Paul would do the same.
Stephanie was getting dressed, when Paul walked in. "hey Steph!" says Paul as he walks in and sits on the guest bed. "Hey Paul! How did you sleep? Asked Stephanie as she got done getting dressed and sat next to him. "Good and you!" replied Paul. "Same! Paul how long are we going to keep doing this?" asked Stephanie as she looked him directly in the eyes. "How long are we going to do what? Talk?" Paul joked. "Paul I'm serious! I love you and I love that we are together again, but I can't keep doing this. We have to acknowledge that in a couple of months, we are going to be parents!" Stephanie screamed looking at him. Paul felt anger build up inside of him. "Why do you always do that? You can never leave well alone can you! We don't have to think about this baby if we don't want to! Or at least, I damn sure don't!" screamed Paul. Stephanie felts tears coming from her eyes. "Well you do tomorrow because I have a doctor's appointment and you will need to be there!" screamed Stephanie. "No ,Steph! You WANT me to be there! But the fact is I don't want to be there! Not for the first, second, billionth appointment! Stephanie, I love you too but I don't want this baby. I tried to acce…" Stephanie interrupted him. "Accept what! Because it damn sure wasn't this baby! From the moment I told you about it, you treated me like crap. I don't get why it's so hard to accept our baby. I know you don't want to be a parent right now! But please don't act like you aren't going to be!" cried Stephanie. "It's not that I don't want to be! It's that I am not ready to be one. Stephanie you know me. I'm a party play-boy! Not a daddy of the year!" screamed Paul. "I'm not asking you to be!" cried Steph. "You are if you are making me become one!" Screamed Paul. "I'm not making you become anything! You made this happen. I was a virgin or did you forget that! My life was perfect before I met you!" Oh really?" screamed Paul. Stephanie nodded. "Well, I don't see getting punched around by your boyfriend as a perfect life!" screamed Paul. Stephanie turned to him and faced him in shock and anger. She couldn't believe he said that. She walked up to him and smacked him in the face. "You're right! I don't need and I don't want you either! I am done! I hate you!" Stephanie screamed as she wiped her tears angrily and ran out the room. Paul's heart broke at the sound of those words. He watched as she ran out and buried his face in his hands.
After both were ready, Paul walked down the stairs and saw Stephanie crying on the couch. When she noticed him, she turned away from him and cried harder. Paul's heart was crumbling piece by piece after every cry he heard. He walked closer towards her and stood behind the couch. "If you still want to go to school today, I can drive us there." Paul weakly smiled at Stephanie. Stephanie nodded, wiped her tears and headed towards the door. As she was about to open it, Paul grabbed her hand and pulled her into him in a hug. Stephanie cried in Paul's arms as he rubbed her back. "I love you so much Stephanie! It hurts me to see you cry! I will go to the baby's first appointment. I will do anything, just please kiss me. It kills me to hear the words, "I hate you" come out that beautiful mouth. Please stop crying!" cried Paul as he hugged her tighter. Stephanie looked up to him with tearful eyes and passionately kissed him. Paul placed his hands on her cheeks and kissed her deeper. After their make out session, they left the house and headed for school.
At school, Stacy and Maria were waiting for Stephanie. They didn't know if she was coming today, but they wanted to know what happened between her and Paul the last time they seen her. When they saw Paul and Stephanie walking towards them, they ran towards them and gave Stephanie a big hug. "I'm going to find the guys! I will see you at lunch! I love you Steph!" Paul says as he kissed her cheek and walked away. Stacy and Maria dragged Stephanie to the hangout spot. "Did you tell Paul about the baby?" asked Stacy. "Yeah! At first he didn't want it, but now I think he wants to be a part of it! My parents and his know too! They are going to help with the baby." Stephanie told her friends as she put her hands to her belly. "My first appointment is tomorrow!" Stephanie smiled. "I better get a copy of my future niece or nephew in there!" said Maria! "Me too!" screamed Stacy. "Me three!" screamed Trish! They all faced her. "Hi guys! Haven't seen you in a couple of weeks! How's life! Also, what were you both wanting from Steph?" asked Trish. Stephanie looked between her friends and then to her belly. "They wanted a pic of their future niece or nephew!" smiled Stephanie. Trish looked confused at first and then it finally came to her. "No way! The innocent one of the group is knocked up! You guys are joking right?" asked Melina. When they all shook their heads, she ran to Stephanie and hugged her. "I can't believe you are going to be a mommy! Congrats girl!" screamed Melina. "Does Paul know?" asked Melina excitingly. Stephanie nodded and they went to meet with the rest of the guys.
Paul finally caught up to his friends. "Hey guys! How was break?" asked Paul while smacking hands with all his friends. "It was great! What about yours?" asked Randy. "It was good! I chilled with Stephanie and family. I also got a big surprise this break too. One I wasn't expecting or ready for!" Paul says as he sits down and runs his hands through his hair. All the guys look at him weirdly and tried to guess what it could be. "Stephanie has a std!" Shawn asked. Paul looked at him and then shook his head. "Are your parents having another baby?" asked Chris. Paul shook his head again. "One of your parents is turning gay!" Randy screamed. Paul looked at him angrily. "NO NO NO! None of those things are my big surprise. You probably won't guess it so stop trying!" screamed Paul. "Who gave you the big surprise?" asked Shawn. Paul ran his hands through his hair again and answered. "Stephanie gave it to me a couple of days ago." Says Paul quietly. As they were about to ask him what, they seen the girls walk towards them. "Hi Guys!" screamed Stacy. The guys waved and then took their attention to Stephanie. Stephanie noticed she was being stared at and she didn't know why. "Why are all of you staring at me?" screamed Stephanie. They guys looked at Paul and then back at Stephanie. Stephanie noticed that and then came to a conclusion. "He told you, didn't he? Paul I can't believe you told them before I was ready for people to know!" screamed Stephanie. Paul looked at her and saw the anger on her face. "I didn't tell them anything! They kept guessing but neither of them guessed the right one!" replied Paul. Stephanie just nodded and looked away from them. The guys noticed the weird interactions between their best friends. Whatever that happened this break must have really messed up their relationship. Shawn looked at Maria and noticed she was looking down too, as was the other girls. "If the girls know, why don't we know?" asked Shawn. "Because it's none of your business!" answered Maria. Stephanie looked between them and looked down. "Stephanie, we won't tell anybody! What's going on that has everybody acting weird?" asked Randy. Stephanie looked to Paul, who was looking back at her. He nodded and she took a deep breath and told them. "I'm pregnant! I found out this break and that's how the girls know. They took me to the store to buy the tests. My first doctor's appointment is tomorrow. They will tell me how far along I am and when the baby is due" Says Stephanie. The guys looked at Paul for confirmation and he just nodded. The guys looked back at Stephanie with a shocked expression. "Wow, Stephanie I never expected you to be the one to get knocked up in the group. No offense!" says Randy. "None taken" Replied Stephanie. The bell rung and all the friends went their separate ways. What they didn't see was they had an unwanted listener and Andrew wasn't happy with the news he just heard.
As Stephanie was walking to lunch, she was pulled into a closet. She was about to scream, until he covered her mouth. "Shut up! If you make one scream, I will kill you and this baby in this closet right now!" whispered Andrew. Stephanie stopped screaming and looked at Andrew shocked and scared. "How do you know about the baby?" cried Stephanie. Andrew tightly grabbed her arm and whispered menacingly in her ear. "I heard you and your buddies talking about it! How could you Stephanie? I was with you for a year and a half and not once did you consider sleeping with me. Instead you sleep with Paul after a couple of months. If you would've slept with me, you wouldn't be pregnant right now! What is it about Paul that made you want to spread it for him? Huh? What was it!" screamed Andrew as he pulled her hair. Stephanie cried and tried to break away from his grasp. "Paul and I loved each other. He never hit me or threw me down. He loved me and that's what made me choose him" Cried Stephanie. "So he's better than me huh! Well I'm going to show you how much better I am than him!"screamed Andrew as he pulled up her skirt. "No, Andrew please stop! Please I will do anything!" cried Stephanie as she tried to fight him off. It was no use. Andrew had his pants down and Stephanie's skirt up. He slammed her against the wall and entered her. Stephanie screamed but Andrew covered her mouth. "Shut up slut! I'm going to get what I deserved. You love me Stephanie! Stop trying to fight it! screamed Andrew as he kept thrusting into her. "I don't love you! I love Paul!" cried Stephanie. Andrew got angrier as he heard those words and thrust harder.
Paul was waiting at the group table for Stephanie. He was becoming worried since it was halfway through lunch and she hasn't showed. He asked for a bathroom pass and left the cafeteria. He was walking towards the bathroom when he heard crying coming from a closet. He leaned in closer and recognized the cries as Stephanie's. He opened the door and saw Andrew on Stephanie. Paul punched Andrew and pulled Stephanie out the closet. Andrew got back up and went to tackle Paul. Paul jumped out the way and watched as he ran into the lockers. They begin fighting each other. A crowd started to form and Stephanie just backed against the lockers and cried. The deans and police came and broke up the fight. "You won't be able to protect your slut for long asshole!"screamed Andrew as he was pulled into the office. Paul was being pulled away too while he watched Stephanie cry in the corner. Stephanie was instructed by the officer to follow him. The three of them ended up in the principal's office. Paul and Stephanie told what happened and were told to stay there. Andrew told the truth too and was taken to jail. "We are going to have to call your parents Stephanie!" says the Principal. Stephanie just nodded and cried. "Paul, it was great what you did for her, but don't let it happen again! says the principal. "I can't make that promise sir! If somebody puts their hands on her! I'm going to beat their ass! No questions or doubts about it!" screamed Paul. "I understand you are in a relationship with her, but you can't let that affect your school performance." says the principal. "Stephanie is not only my girlfriend! She is the mother of my child! If she gets hurt, my baby gets hurt or all of the above, I will end up killing somebody!" screamed Paul. Stephanie looked at Paul and felt her heart jump a bit. Paul had actually said he will be there for her and their baby. The principal looked between them and sent them on their way. Paul called his parents and asked them to check him out so he could be Stephanie. His parents said ok and were on their way. Stephanie and Paul's parents checked them out and Paul drove Stephanie home. Paul had finally accepted becoming a father. He knew this was the start of a whole new beginning!
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