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Always Be My Baby	By : GetYourShineOn Category: -Misc Cartoons > Het - Male/Female Views: 2736 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Lily, Violet and Daisy all looked shocked. Mrs. Jones looked like she wanted to cry and Mr. Jones didn't really have much of an expression at all. After a few minutes of silence, they talked it out. Once they all accepted this news, they were actually happy to find out they were going to be grandparents and aunts. Even though they had lost Alden, they were happy that a part of him was still going to live on. And they were so glad Sharon wanted them in the baby's life.
Helen then passed around the sonogram pictures. They were in awe. Sharon had agreed to keep them posted about all updates regarding the baby. She told them she'd find out the sex of her baby in 2 weeks and promised to let them know right away.
Sharon was very surprised at how happy Alden's parents were about finding out that their teenage son had gotten a girl pregnant. But she guessed maybe losing their only son might've given them a different perspective on the situation. Because now they were going to have a grandchild to remember him by. Had he lived, she wasn't so sure they'd be this thrilled about it.
The next day, Lauren took Sharon to the mall to go shopping for some cute maternity clothes. She was a little bit worried about running into kids from school there. After all, it was still the week of Christmas break. So all teenagers were off from school. But luckily, she didn't see anyone she knew.
When she got home, she put on the maternity jeans and light blue baby doll top Lauren had just bought her. The top wasn't so bad. It was a bit loose, but that was the style now anyway. Plus, it helped cover up her stomach. The jeans were a little big though. It was annoying because she was at that point where she was getting too big to fit into the clothes she owned, but still not quite big enough for maternity wear yet. However, she knew that might change in another week or so. At least now she had a winter coat that fit and would actually zip up all the way.
When Sharon got her new clothes on, she heard on knock on her bedroom door and opened it. It was Connor.
"Hey Connor. What's up?"
"Not much. Adam let me in." He said as he walked into her room. "Just thought I'd stop by to see how you're doing. You texted something about having pictures from the ultrasound the other day?"
"Oh yeah." Sharon plucked the sonogram photos off her desk and handed them to Connor.
"Oh, wow..." He said softly, as he could make out the image of a baby. "This really is pretty cool."
"I know! Can you believe this is what's happening inside my belly now?" She placed a hand over her stomach. "There's another person forming in here!"
"Is it weird to think about that?"
"A little. But it's still pretty cool! I'm excited."
She then showed Connor all the baby's body parts just like she did with her brothers and explained that she would know the sex in 2 weeks. She also went over how the baby can now see light and would hear sound soon. And talked about how incredible it was to see the baby's heartbeat and movement on screen while the ultrasound was being done. As well as her estimated due date.
"I have to say, this is all really fascinating to me as a science nerd. And as someone who's never gonna go through this, being a guy and all. Though I can't say I'm too disappointed about that. I really don't envy the way you were puking your guts out everyday. How are you feeling, by the way?"
"Not too bad lately. I'm no longer getting morning sickness. That was mostly a first trimester thing. But I'm still super emotional and always hungry. Tired a lot. And it's getting harder to fit into my clothes. Luckily, Lauren got me some cute maternity stuff to wear."
"How are you feeling knowing your entire life is going to change though? I mean, I get that you're excited about becoming a mom. But you had all these plans for after high school. I know it wasn't exactly going to be how you pictured it anyway. You know, because you thought Alden would be starting college with you. But are you even going to college now?"
"I don't know. I haven't really thought that far ahead. I would like to try. I do still want to be a vet."
"Well, I hope it does happen for you somehow. Good for you for not giving up on your dream..." He then looked down and looked sad. She knew exactly what it was about.
"So Connor..." Sharon started out. "Did you really come over here just to look at sonogram pictures and hear all about my pregnancy? Or are you avoiding something? Or should I say someone?"
"Have you spoken to Alyson lately?"
"She's only been calling me up every single night to cry about how much she misses you. She said you didn't even want spend Christmas with her. That's so not like you..."
Connor sighed. "I know. And I do feel bad about all this, but I just can't face her right now."
"She did tell me the reason you're mad at her, you know. And look, I know Banting has been your dream school since forever. But Alyson's lifelong dream is to play in a rock band. Can't you guys work something out? I mean, relationships are all about compromise."
"I understand that. And I'm not trying to stand in the way of Alyson's dream. What I'm upset about is the fact that she applied to Julliard without even telling me until she was told she was likely to get in. And then she said she's gonna go there instead of Banting if they accept her. That's why I'm mad."
"But still, not even seeing her on Christmas? That's kind of cold..."
"You don't get it. We made all these plans for next year and even started looking into apartments near Banting so we could move in together. And now she's changing the plan on me! You and Alden had plans to go to New York together next year, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, how would you have felt if he were alive and suddenly told you he wanted to go to school in California? That he applied to a university there without even talking to you and was probably going to get in and would accept if he did. You were all set to go to New York and even spent some time looking for apartments online with him. Just for him to spring on you that he's probably gonna be going to school on the opposite side of the world next year! Wouldn't you have been mad if he did all that?"
Sharon thought about it for a minute. "It would've bothered me, yes. But I wouldn't be avoiding him like this. I would try to talk it out." She then put an arm around Connor's shoulder. "Go over to Alyson's house and talk to her right now. Tell her everything you just told me."
"Should I apologize for ditching her on Christmas?"
Sharon nodded. "That would be a good start, yes. And you should go get her gift from your house. What are you giving her by the way?"
Connor took a deep breath. "If I tell you, do you promise not to freak out?"
"I'm 17 and pregnant with my late boyfriend's baby. I think I'm maxed out on my freak out capacity for the year."
"I got her a ring."
"Aw, that's so sweet! I know people say jewelry is cliche, but trust me..."
"Not just any kind of ring. An engagement ring..."
"WHAT?" Sharon shouted.
"I thought you said you weren't gonna freak out!"
"I'm not... freaking out." She said, shifting into a calmer tone. "I'm just... surprised. You were gonna ask Alyson to marry you?"
"Yeah..." He replied wistfully.
"I know this might sound hypocritical coming from a girl who's gonna give birth before graduation, but are you sure you guys are ready to be married? I mean neither of you are even 18 yet. And I know you're both madly in love. But getting engaged right now seems a little nuts. I mean, unless Alyson's pregnant too.."
Then Sharon gasped. "She's not, is she? I mean, she never said anything to me about..."
"No, she's not." Connor cut her off. "Trust me, we've both been very careful to make sure we don't have any accidents."
"Good." Sharon sighed in relief. "Because as excited as I am, it's really not something I'd recommend. At least not until you're both a little older."
"Look, I know we're both very young. But Alyson's the love of my life. We will both be 18 soon and I'm sure she's the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. And it's not like we have to get married right away. It's just a promise that we will one day. We can be engaged for a long time."
"Well, I guess..."
"But how was I supposed to go through with proposing to her on Christmas Eve after she had just told me she might be in New York for the majority of the next 4 years? How can we be engaged that way? We'll be lucky if our relationship survives the whole long distance thing..."
"Look, talk to Alyson about this. Go over to her place right now. But maybe hold off on popping the question for now. You obviously have some issues you need to work out first."
"Right." Connor headed out the door. "Thanks Sharon."
"Anytime."
The next day, Sharon invited Maria and Alyson to sleepover that night. It had been a while since the 3 of them had a girls night and she knew they probably wouldn't be getting very many more soon. Plus, she was hoping Alyson would have some good news for her regarding how things went with Connor.
Of course, Sharon started off telling Maria and Alyson all about the sonogram and handed each of them a picture. She went over all the details of her prenatal visit and the photos with them.
"Wow! I can't believe that's your baby, Sharon..." Alyson stated.
"Hi there, little cutie! I can't wait until you're born! Your Auntie Maria is gonna spoil you!" Maria said in a baby voice to the picture she was holding, as she stroked the image of the baby with her finger.
Sharon giggled. "Maria, I've never seen you like this before. I think you're actually more excited about my baby than I am."
"Well, babies are cute!" The raven-haired teen responded. "Besides, you said I'm gonna be an honorary aunt to your baby. So this is technically my nephew or niece."
"That's true." Sharon replied. "I consider you both aunts to my baby." She smiled as she eyed both Maria and Alyson. "He or she will have a lot of aunts and uncles. I just wish the father could be there too..."
Maria and Alyson both hugged Sharon.
"Come on, I brought over 13 Going On 30. Let's watch it!" Alyson declared.
"Ok." Sharon replied with a small smile.
Right in the middle of the movie, Alyson broke down crying. Sharon paused it. Looks like she wasn't the only one getting emotional in the middle of movies lately!
"Are you ok?" The blonde teen asked her brunette friend.
Alyson shook her head no.
"This is about Connor, isn't it?"
Alyson nodded. "We used to watch this together all the time. He didn't really like it that much. But he'd watch it just for me because he knew I did."
"He did come over here yesterday afternoon." Sharon admitted. "And he said he was gonna go over to your house to talk to you. What happened?"
"We... decided to take a break."
"You mean, you guys broke up?" Maria asked.
"No, we're just on a break."
"What kind of break? The kind where you both can see other people? Or just where you both take time to think about things?" Sharon inquired.
"The latter. We never agreed to see anyone else."
"Ok, well that's not so bad. I mean, yeah. It does suck. But it's not as final as a break up." Sharon hugged Alyson and stroked her light brown hair.
"Was this all because of your decision to go to Julliard instead of Banting?" Maria asked the sobbing teen.
"It was more than that." Alyson sniffled. "He said I'm not the same girl he fell in love with 3 years ago."
"Well, of course you're not. It's called growing up. None of us are the same people we were in 9th grade." Maria replied. "Do you want me to talk to Connor for you?"
"No, we actually mutually agreed to this. We've been together for almost all of high school and just never thought about what the end of high school would mean for us as a couple. What if our relationship just wasn't meant to last past that?"
Sharon tried to put a more positive spin on things. "When Alden and I broke up in the 9th grade, I didn't think there was any hope of us getting back together. But we did. And while it did tragically end with Alden's death, we still had 2 amazing years together which I'll never forget. And we actually broke up. You guys are just on a break. I believe you'll both find your way back to each other. Maybe the break will actually be good for you."
"Thanks Sharon." Alyson sniffled.
"No problem."
Pretty soon, 2005 ended and it became 2006. It was hard to believe she was starting this year without Alden. She was never gonna forget 2005, that's for sure. The year she lost her virginity, got pregnant and lost her boyfriend forever. That had to be some kind of record!
Sharon returned to school after New Year's Day. Though she had already been going to school pregnant for months, it felt different this time. Maybe because she now knew what her baby looked like inside her. Or because her family knew now. Of course, it also could've been that doctor's note buried deep in her backpack...
She knew she had to give her gym teacher this note before the start of gym that day so that he would know she couldn't take part in any of the events for Winter Games Week. The note did explain that she was pregnant and she wasn't sure how comfortable she was with him having this information about her. But then she told herself this wasn't the same as her peers knowing and a teacher wasn't likely to share this kind of thing with anyone else.
She decided to hand the note in first thing in the morning, before any of her classes started. Her teacher read it and nodded. He told her he was gonna make a copy of it for his records in the office and told her to see him at the end of the day for the original note back.
Sharon sat in the bleachers and watched as her classmates played hockey. Maria's team was in the lead. No surprise there. Connor was sitting next to Sharon, filming the whole game on camera. Since he was part of the AV Club, he usually got out of the 1st and last day of Winter Games Week to film the events for the video yearbook. He and Sharon talked while watching the game.
"Maria's doing awesome!" Connor declared.
"Yeah and I'm sure it'll be a lot easier for them to win without me holding them back this year!" Sharon responded.
They both laughed.
"So..." Sharon started out. "Alyson told me what happened with you guys. I'm really sorry."
"Thanks."
"Not to pry too much, but what exactly did you mean when you told her she wasn't the same girl you fell in love with? I mean her personality is basically the same. It's just that she's in a rock band now."
"What I meant is that I thought we were headed down similar paths in life. Turns out we're not. We both wanted to pursue science-oriented careers. I thought we had that in common. But now she wants to do music instead. And in a school that's far away from my school, no less."
"So the issue is really that you feel you're both headed in different directions?"
"Maybe. Look Sharon, I really don't want to talk about this right now. Besides, I'm sure you have your own problems to worry about. And they're bigger than this."
"You're right. We don't have to talk about this anymore. We'll just watch the game and cheer our friends on."
"Sounds good to me."
Later that day, Sharon was approached by Nina as she was headed to lunch.
"Where were you during the winter events today, Braceface? I missed kicking your ass!"
"Oh..." Sharon had to come up with an excuse fast. "My ankle is still hurting. You know, the one I injured by tripping over my own feet before school a couple of weeks ago? I'm so clumsy! So it looks like I'm gonna be out of gym for a while."
Nina scoffed. "Yeah right. I don't buy that ankle story for a minute. Everybody knows how much you hate sports. And winter sports are your least favorite of all. I'll bet anything you're faking it. And I'll prove it too! Which ankle was it again?"
"Um... my left ankle."
"Right. I'll be watching you, Braceface! I just know you're gonna slip up at some point." Nina walked away with her signature evil laugh.
Sharon gulped and hoped Nina wasn't going to get close to discovering the real reason she wasn't participating in gym.
Sharon got her note back at the end of the day and buried it way down in her backpack where no one else could see it. When she got to school the next morning, she felt like everyone was staring at her. She also noticed a lot of pointing and whispering. Was she just being paranoid? Then she noticed a lot of kids were looking directly at her stomach, which she attempted to hide with a flowy white maternity top.
"They're probably just noticing that I'm gaining weight." She thought. "And I'm sure Nina was all too eager to point it out as well."
As she opened up her locker, Jessica approached her. She was dressed in her cheerleader uniform and had her strawberry blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail with a yellow bow to match the uniform.
"Hey Sharon." She said.
"Hey Jess." Sharon replied. "What's up?"
"Nothing much. So... is it true?"
"Is what true?"
"Is there really a bun baking in your oven right now?"
Sharon froze in her tracks. "Who told you that?"
Jessica sighed. "Hate to tell you this girl, but your doctor's note has gone viral."
"WHAT?"
"Yeah, it's up on the school website. And it gets worse. People are passing it around through email and social media."
So despite Sharon's attempts to keep her pregnancy under wraps at school, her secret is out now. Who would've done this to Sharon? Any guesses? And how will this affect her school life and interaction with her peers (save for her friends who already knew)? Keep reading!
To all Connor/Alyson fans, sorry their relationship is a bit turbulent right now. But they will work things out. I promise! I strongly support this couple myself.
As you may have noticed, I've been trying to update on a weekly basis. But with next weekend being Palm Sunday and the following weekend being Easter, chapter 16 may be delayed. I'll try, but I'm probably gonna be busy with family. Also probably gonna lose writing/editing time on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, which might contribute to the delays. But I promise to have chapter 16 out no later than the beginning of May! Hope you guys understand if I can't update for a couple of weeks.
I do hope all my wonderful readers enjoyed this chapter! Any criticism or praise is welcome. Take care!
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