Chapter Twenty Four

Jacqueline POV:

I saw Patrick storm out of the house and he looked angry. When I walked inside I told Karina to go upstairs and play while I talk to mom and dad, and she happily skipped up the stairs. I walked over to them and sat down.

"What happened to Patrick?" I asked.

"No idea. He went up to talk to Sammi and he stormed down and left." Mom said and I nodded.

"You think they had a fight?" I asked and they both shrugged.

"I'll find out soon. I'm just giving him some time to cool off before I got to him." Dad said.

"How do you know where he went?" I asked.

"Because he is just like me. When I was mad I always went to the one place that felt familiar." He said.

"The half pipe." I said and he nodded.

"Exactly. Patrick probably went to the ice rink without even meaning too." Dad said and I nodded.

"I'm going to go talk to Sammi." I said and they nodded and I made my way upstairs. I knew she was probably in Pat's room and when I walked in she was sitting up in his bed and she looked really lost. "Sammy?" I asked and she looked at me.

"Hey." She said.

"What the hell happened between you and my brother?" I asked.

"I brought up the possibility of adoption." She said and I was stunned.

"You want to give up your baby? My niece or nephew?" I said.

"Not everything is about you Jacqueline. This is about my baby, and my life." She spat and I was taken aback.

"And my brother. You know, the one you had sex with to get that baby." I said back with venom in my voice. "How does Patrick feel about adoption?"

"He wasn't happy."

"Damn straight he wasn't happy." I said and she looked at me.

"Does no one know that I'm the one who has to give up snowboarding, and everything for 9 months while I make this baby? What does Patrick have to give up huh? Oh that's right, nothing." She yelled back.

"You're so selfish. Patrick is the father of that baby, and you're just trying to make all these decisions without him." I yelled back. A few minutes later my mom was by my side.

"What is going on here?" My mom asked.

"She's thinking about adoption and she doesn't even care that Patrick is against it." I said and my mom was shocked.

"I didn't plan for this to happen. I'm not ready for a baby. I want to go to the Olympics, and I want to go to college, and I want to get a job and travel. None of that includes a baby." She said.

"You should have thought about that while you were whoring around!" I yelled.

"Jacqueline Herondale, you take that back right now." My mom yelled.

"No, she's being selfish. She wanted to have sex, well congratulation, you had sex, lots of sex, and now you have a child to worry about! I hope my brothers dick was good enough to last you awhile because you won't be getting it ever again!" I yelled.

"And how is Ian's dick huh? Oh that's right, you're too much of a prude to put out!" Sammi yelled.

"Yea, and guess who's pregnant bitch!" I yelled.

"That is enough!" My mother yelled. "Honestly, you two have known each other since you were 7 and this is how you're going to speak to each other? Calling each other whores and bitches?" She said and a minute later my dad was also in the room. "This is going to be hard enough, we don't need a full on war happening at the same time. Samantha and Patrick both have different ideas about the future, it happens. Hell, your father and I fought about the future too but we talked about it rationally and worked it out because that's what you do when you're a family. Like it or not Sammi, you are now part of this family. That baby connects us for life and you're going to have to work it out with Patrick because I will not tolerate this language being used in my house. Karina is still a child, she doesn't need to hear this." My mom said and I looked down at the ground. "Keeping the baby, putting the baby up for adoption is a choice that you and Patrick have to make together Samantha, and if there is anything I know about my son is that he doesn't go down without a fight."

"Patrick want's this." My dad chimed in. "He is prepared to do anything he can to make sure your child is cared for, and loved. And he is willing to do that with or without you." I looked over and Sammi and she looked incredibly guilty. "So you need to decided whether or not you want to be apart of your child life, or if your dreams and goals are too important to let go of." It got quiet before I decided to break it.

"Is Patrick still at the rink?" I asked my dad.

"No. I sent him to spend a few days with Uncle Alec. He needs to calm down, and cool off. Him being here right now won't be good for him or anyone else really." My dad said and I nodded. I looked back at Sammi.

"Choose wisely Samantha, because if it comes down between you and my brother. I pick my brother every single time." I said and I walked past my parents and out of the house. I couldn't be anywhere near her anymore.

Time Jump – A Couple Days Later

Patrick POV:

Spending time with Uncle Alec was really refreshing. We don't get to see him as often as I'd like too and getting a few days with him, and not having to worry about anything was exactly what I needed. I was on my way home and I just I needed to talk to Sammi. I needed her to hear me out. If she doesn't want to be with me or in our child's life after that, than I won't hold her back, but she was going to hear me.

I pulled up to the house and took a deep breath. When I walked in everyone was sitting at the dinner table eating dinner. They all looked back at me and smiled except Sammi. I walked over and gave my mom a kiss before looking directly at Sammi.

"Can I have a moment with you Samantha?" I asked and she slowly stood up and we started walking towards my room. When we got in there we both took a seat on my bed.

"Did you have a good few days away?" She asked after a couple minutes.

"I did. It really helped me." I said and she nodded. "Clearly we both have different views of the future, and this wasn't in either of our plans. I get that, and I get that you're hesitant to give up all your dreams for our child, but I think it would be a huge mistake Sammi."

"I just feel like I can't do anything if I have a child." She admitted.

"But you aren't alone Sam. You have me, and my parents, and Jack. We're all here for you." I said.

"I don't think I have as much as their support as you think." She said.

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"Jack and I kinda had a huge fit the other day." She said. "We both called each other bad names, and we were yelling. It was bad."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because of our fight." She said. "Jack was pissed that I even brought up adoption and she flipped on me."

"Can you blame her?" I said. "She's a passionate person. I bet she's been dreaming of decorating the nursery since you showed up here." I said and she laughed.

"I can totally see her doing that." She said and I smiled.

"I love you Samantha." I said and her head snapped up to meet my eyes. "I know that this is unexpected, and scary as all hell, but I love you, and I want you to raise this child with me. I want us to be a family." I said and her eyes were pooling with tears.

"You love me?" She said and I laughed.

"Of course you idiot. I have for a while but I was scared to tell you, but I need you to know that I want this, I want you, I want out child, and I want it all with you."

"But I still want to go to the Olympics." She said.

"I know you do, and won't it feel ten times better receiving your gold medal with me and our child cheering you on?" I asked.

"You're do that for me? Put everything on hold to raise our child while I train?" She asked.

"I would." I said and she started to cry.

"I'm sorry I was such a bitch." She said and I pulled her into a hug. "I'm just so scared and nervous. What if I'm a terrible mom?"

"You aren't going to be a terrible mom Sam." I said.

"How do you know that?" She asked.

"Because even if you can't tell, I can tell how protective you are of our baby, and how much you already love him or her. Who cares how many times we fumble or make mistakes, that's part of parenting."

"You really think we can do this?" She asked.

"Of course I do. Plus we aren't alone. We have my family, despite the rough patch your in right now with Jack. She'll come around. She's stubborn so it might take some time, but she will forgive you, and apologize to you." She nodded and I pulled her back into another hug. After a few minutes I feel her laugh and than she leans up and whispers in my ear.

"I love you too Pat." I hug her a little tighter and smile to myself. This was going to be challenging, but I knew that I wanted this, and I knew that I was going to do everything I could to be the best parent I could to our child.