"I'm pregnant." She said to her reflection in their bathroom mirror, trying out the words on her tongue. She glanced down at the test stick still sitting on the countertop. Her mind raced with a million questions.
She knew he wouldn't leave her, but she even questioned if they were ready the moment she found out. They both had good jobs but haven't really had time to build any savings. And also they are still young themselves. Addison just turned 18 and Zed 19.
And that brings up what their families are going to say. They weren't even married yet. She hoped they'd be happy for them but would this 'ruin their image?' No, they couldn't think that way of their grandchild, right?
But one question stuck to the back of her mind that wouldn't stop pestering her. "How is Zed going to react?" She whispered quietly. She wanted to tell him the moment she took the test but had decided to wait until she knew for sure.
She grabbed her phone and dialed Zed's number, picking up the stick with two little lines to stare happily at it. No matter what anyone thought or what happened, she was excited for this little baby. Her and Zed's baby. A smile crept onto her lips.
"Hey Addy! What's going on?" Zed answered. Hearing his voice made tears fill her eyes. They were going to have a baby! Soft sobs came out of her mouth in a giggle but to Zed is was just crying. "Addy? What's wrong? Are you ok?" He asked worriedly. She shook her head to snap herself out of it.
"Y-yeah, um, Zed can you come home?" She asked.
"Of course! I'll be there in 10." He told her, then paused for a moment. "You'd tell me if you weren't ok, right?" He asked quietly into the phone. She giggled again.
"You'd be the first every time." She assured him.
"Good. I love you Addison. I'll be there soon."
"I love you too Zed." She said before they hung up. She took the test with her as she walked to their front porch to wait for Zed.
As promised, Zed was there within 10 minutes. He slowed his pace to an almost halt at the end of the walkway when he saw her sitting on their front steps. She wasn't crying anymore but he was still worried since she called him home.
When she saw him she smiled and stood to greet him. He walked up and wrapped her in a tight hug before pulling back at arms length to check her over. When he found nothing visibly wrong, he looked back to her face.
"So what's going on?" He asked nervously. Addison held up her hand with the stick in it, smiling gently. His brows knitted together in confusion as he took the stick from her and examined it. His eyes widened. "Wait, does this mean..." He trailed off the looked up at her. She nodded and her smile brightened, his following suite.
Both of them started laughing and he pulled her back into his arms, twirling her around excitedly in their front lawn.
"We're gonna have a baby!" Zed proclaimed as if all of Seabrook could hear. Addison giggled with teary eyes and held onto him tight. Their lives were definitely going to be different from now on, but as long as they had each other, nothing could bring them down.