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Dani's p.o.v
A few days later
Derek's still acting strange. And now Cora is too. I don't know what's going on. I turn towards the stairs when I hear Cora comine downstairs.
"Dani..can we talk?" Cora asks.
"Everything okay?" Derek asks her, both of us cuddled up on the couch, watching a movie.
"Of course" she says with a smile. I catch the faintest glimpse of tears if her eyes and I know then that her happy show is just for Derek. I take the blanket off me, quickly getting up as it's freezing and I don't want Derek to be cold too. I go over to Cora. "Can you come upstairs?"
"Yeah, course" I nod and follow her up, giving Derek a smile. Cora shuts her room door behind us. "Cora, what's going on?" I ask her. She grabs my hand and pulls me into her bathroom, closing that door behind us as well. "Cora.." I trail off when I turn around and see them. 2 tests. Both positive. She's biting her thumbnail nervously. "Cora..you.."
"I-I still felt sick and it wasn't going away..I needed to double check and.." the tears I saw before are at the front of her eyes now, threatening to spill over. "I'm pregnant" she whispers. I pull her into a hug, rubbing her back. "What am I gonna do? Crap..i'm so scared" she says.
"Hey, you'll be okay. I'm here, Boyd's here, Derek's here" I assure her. She pulls back.
"Boyd doesn't know yet" she tells me. "I wanted to tell you first" I smile and rub her arm in comfort. I'm glad she trusts me as much as she does.
"When are you going to tell him?" I ask her softly.
"I..I don't know. I should do it soon, right?"
"That's best" I nod. "Cora..you know..if you're not ready, there's other options" I say carefully. I don't agree with that sort of thing but i'm not going to judge her if that's what she chooses to do, it's her life. Each to their own.
"No, no. I want to keep her" Cora smiles through the tears.
"Her?" I ask.
"I just have a feeling" she says. I hug her again until I feel her relax. "Please don't tell Derek" she says.
"I won't, the things you tell me stay between us" I assure her. "Mine and Derek's relationship doesn't effect mine and your's" she smiles at me.
"You remind me of Laura" she says. I feel my heart melt a little. "She woud have really liked you"
"I'm sure I would have liked her as well" I say, smiling sadly at her. I pull Cora back into her room. "You're far too stressed, get some much needed rest" I tell her. She nods and gets into her bed. I brush her hair out of her face. "I'll put the tests under the sink, Derek doesn't come in here right?"
"No, he uses the other bathroom" she tells me.
"Okay, well that's where they'll be if you decide you want to do something with them" I say. I lean forward and kiss her forehead. "Don't worry, we'll figure this out" I assure her. She smiles and nods. I get up and she buries herself in her blankets. I take the two tests and hide them under the sink so they're out of plain sight. I sigh and stay up in her room for a few minutes. I can feel the weight of her secret on my shoulders but i'm not going to tell anyone. I let out a deep breath and walk out, closing her door softly behind me. I go back downstairs to where Derek's still on the couch, looking like he wants to fall asleep himself. His eyes open when I sit down.
"Hey, is she okay?" he asks me sleepily.
"Yeah, she's fine" I tell him, brushing an eyelash off his cheek. "She's just really tired" he nods and I can see he's quite tired himself. "Want to jump in bed?" I ask him. He shakes his head.
"It's too far" he says, bringing the big blanket back over us.
"Camp out here for tonight?"
"Mmm, good idea" he says, leaning onto my shoulder, eyes closed. I move so we're both practically laying down. I let my spare hand play with his hair softly and I know he's falling asleep. After what just happened, sleep's having trouble finding me. My eyes are on the tv but my mind is anywhere but. Cora's going to have to tell Boyd and probably Alicia, definitely Derek..I have a feeling that's not going to go down the best. Isaac as well, Lydia will be excited as she loves kids and sees Cora as a younger sister as well. I can't imagine being in Cora's shoes..I know Derek would stay and support me if I was pregnant but still, that's scary stuff. Her and Boyd are only just 18, not that there's anything wrong with that but it seems quite young. If I was pregnant last year when I was 18..that wouldn't have worked out well. But Cora's very responsible and she'll be a great mother. I just hope everything works out for her. I look down at Derek and he's got his head on my stomach, breathing even as he's asleep already. Sometimes we get more than we deserve, like me getting Derek. Cora deserves to have more, to be happy, and i'm going to try my hardest to make sure she gets it. If having a baby with Boyd is what makes her happy, then i'll support her every step of the way.
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Well, Cora's pregnant! Derek still has no idea and thinks Dani is. I don't see this working out too well. Favourite, follow and review!