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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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"Oh my God!" Sharon exclaimed, while breathing heavily from the pain her cramps were causing. "What if I'm losing my little boy? I'm worried that something is really wrong!"
Suddenly, Nina pulled Sharon by her arm.
"Ok, get in my car. I'll drive you to the hospital."
Normally, Sharon would've been suspicious of the fact that her worst enemy was actually helping her out. But she was way too scared for her unborn son to think about that right now.
When the 2 teenage girls got to Nina's black Mercedes-Benz, Nina helped Sharon into the backseat. She figured it was better for her to have the extra room. Still breathing hard, Sharon buckled up.
"Oh, try not to give birth in my car." Nina said as the blonde teen was putting on her seat belt. "I really don't want that kind of mess in here. Just cross your legs or something."
"I don't think that's gonna stop the baby from coming, Nina." Sharon informed her.
"Well, just try! I don't know how to deliver a baby!" Nina shrieked as she slammed the backdoor shut and then jumped into the driver's seat.
Sharon couldn't believe it. Was Nina Harper actually panicking? Over her? Was Nina really worried about her? She couldn't help but remember the time when Nina had saved her life during a field trip back in 8th grade. When she, Nina and Maria were paired together for a project. Sharon fell into a river and Nina had pulled her out just in time before the currents pulled her away. But then later, Nina said she was just practicing for a movie character she was auditioning for and that she was really just worried about losing points if a member of their team died.
This made it kind of bizarre to think about the fact that Nina was the reason she was even still alive today. And if she ended up saving her son's life too... well... guess it didn't really matter if it was all just an act. As long as her baby boy would be ok.
Once Nina started driving and Sharon settled into the backseat of the Mercedes, her cramps had subsided. If she was in labor, hopefully this meant she had more time. Still, she was really hoping that wasn't the case. She knew the risks of having a premature baby.
And she was even more frightened that something else could be wrong. During all the research she had done since finding out she was pregnant, she had read up on complications that can occur. And now her brain was just racing with every possible thing that could be going wrong right now.
She knew she should try to calm down, as getting stressed out would help nothing and only aggravate any potential problem that could be occurring. But she couldn't help herself.
When they found parking at the hospital, Nina helped Sharon out of her car. She walked her into the hospital and up to the front desk. The receptionist greeted both girls and asked if she could help them. She was a middle-aged woman with dark hair that was tied back in a ponytail.
"I'm pregnant and I think I'm in labor. But I'm only 28 weeks along, so that's way too early." Sharon explained.
The receptionist handed Sharon some papers with a clipboard and a pen.
"Ok, just fill out some of these forms for me, please. There might be a short wait before we can get you a room. We're very busy."
"Excuse me!" Nina screamed. "My SISTER just said she might be in labor! And you're asking her to fill out all this paperwork? Unless you want her to have her baby right here in the waiting room, I suggest you get her a room NOW! Instead of just sitting on your ass while she suffers from labor pains."
"I'll see what I can do." The receptionist timidly replied as she picked up the phone.
"Oh, and she would like a PRIVATE room! Thank you."
Sharon had to admit, Nina certainly had a way of getting what she wanted done. Within minutes, a nurse in her late 20s with long blonde hair who was dressed in blue scrubs, came by with a wheelchair and helped Sharon into it. She wheeled the teen off to the maternity ward with Nina following behind them.
Once Sharon got into the private room that Nina insisted on, the blonde nurse helped Sharon into the bed and drew the curtains for privacy as she gave her a hospital gown to change into. Once Sharon was out of her regular clothes and into the gown, the nurse assisted her with the paperwork and told her that a doctor would be in shortly to take her to the exam room.
It really was a short wait. About 5 minutes at most. Sharon wasn't sure how exactly Nina managed to get the entire hospital staff to respond so quickly just by throwing a tantrum. But right now, she was super grateful.
In the exam room, the doctor checked Sharon's vitals and asked her some questions. Her vitals were normal. She did an ultrasound and Sharon got to hear her little boy's heartbeat once again. Hearing the heartbeat did help reassure her at least. Additional exams were also performed. When all of this was done, Sharon was taken back to her room and told that the doctor would come speak to her when they finished looking at her results. She was also told that Helen and Richard would be notified.
Nina was in Sharon's room waiting for her by the bed. While Sharon was lying down in the bed, Nina sat in the chair next to it. The 2 girls were silent for a bit until Sharon finally spoke up.
"Listen, Nina. I just wanted to say... " Sharon sighed as she tried to find the right words.
This really wasn't easy for her. With all the years of torture Nina put her through and everything. But still, Nina had come through for her today when it really counted. And might've even saved her baby.
"I just wanted to say thank you. For taking me to the hospital and for actually staying with me while I'm waiting."
"No problem. I don't want anything bad to happen to your baby. He doesn't deserve that." Nina paused for a brief second, then continued. "And... you don't deserve that..."
Sharon looked up at Nina with a surprised expression on her face.
"I mean, you've already been through enough crap this year. What, with Alden dying and everything. Right? You shouldn't have to lose your baby too."
Sharon nodded and gave Nina a small smile. She was suddenly feeling really tired. But fortunately, she was no longer cramping. She just felt some mild discomfort in her lower abdomen.
"Besides" Nina went on. "Since Griffin is now officially your stepbrother, that's his nephew you're carrying. And even though him and I are no longer together, I figured I owe it to him to make sure his nephew is ok. You know, after everything he's done for me over the last few years..."
Sharon then noticed a look on Nina's face. Suddenly, her mind flashed back to that day in the park with Griffin, after she told her family she was pregnant and ran away. When Griffin found her and talked about Nina with her. That's when she realized something. Nina had the exact same look on her face that Griffin did that day.
"You're still in love with Griffin!" Sharon blurted out, point-blank.
"WHAT?" Nina asked in shock.
"Yeah, you totally are!" Sharon responded, trying really hard not to smile.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Nina said, as she folded her arms across her chest. "Your prenatal vitamins must be getting to your head."
Sharon shook her head. "Nope, nice try. You might've been able to get away with lying to me about a lot of things over the years. But you can't lie to me about this! I know that look! You still love Griffin."
"I might love Griffin. I probably always will. But there's a difference between loving someone and being in love, you know."
"Yeah, but I think it's both for you. You love Griffin and you're in love with him."
Nina grumbled and then sighed.
"Fine, so what if I am?"
"Well..." Sharon hesitated a bit at first. She wondered if she was about to violate Griffin's confidentiality here. But she decided to just go for it. What was the worst that could happen, really?
"Look, I happen to know Griffin is still in love with you too. So if he's still in love with you and you're still in love with him, why aren't you together?"
The redheaded teenager looked down.
"I mean what exactly happened between you 2? I still don't know who broke up with who!" The relentless blonde questioned the redheaded girl.
Sharon knew she was pushing Nina hard here. She would've never dared to ask Griffin all these questions. But for some reason, she felt like she could with Nina. Even though Griffin was her stepbrother and friend and Nina was... well... neither of those things to her. But maybe that was why. Because she felt she had nothing to lose with Nina.
"Look, Griffin's a great guy. But at the end of the day, he's still an 18-year-old boy and wants what every other guy his age wants."
Sharon looked confused.
"Sex? God, now I'm beginning to understand why it was so easy for you to get pregnant..."
Sharon decided to ignore the shade Nina just threw at her.
"Uh-huh." She replied and motioned with her hand for Nina to continue.
"Well, that's just a step I'm not ready to take yet. With Griffin or with anyone else."
"Wait, you're a virgin?" The look of shock that hit Sharon's face at that moment could not even be described.
"Why is that so surprising to you?"
"I don't know. It's just... well... you and Griffin were together for so long. And you've never been religious and your family has never really been religious. Maria and her family are more religious than you and even she..."
"It isn't always about religion, you know." The young redhead informed her. "I just don't feel ready. I just want to wait until it feels exactly right. For that perfect moment. Can you understand that?"
Sharon thought about Nina's question. This still all felt so bizarre to her. How could it be that Nina Harper was a virgin and Sharon is the one who ended up pregnant at 17? It was like a parallel universe.
But she remembered how Alden had wanted to have sex with her for so long. And how Sharon had made him wait because she never felt she was ready until that fateful night up at the cottage. When she finally felt it was the perfect moment for her.
"Yes, actually. I can."
"I think I'm just gonna wait until I'm older. I want to be out of my parents house and able to support myself before I get pregnant. Or at least married to a rich guy so that he can support me. So maybe I'll just wait until marriage."
"Well, sex doesn't always have to lead to pregnancy, you know. Alden and I really weren't as careful as we could have been..."
"Look, no form of birth control works 100% of the time, ok? And I just can't take that risk right now. You really have no idea how difficult it is to be me."
Sharon rolled her eyes. Here we go again. For as long as she could remember, Nina would go on and on about how nobody had any idea how difficult it was to be her. How it was just so hard to be so popular, pretty, rich, perfect and have everyone want to be just like her all the time.
"No, I'm not talking about being popular or anything like that." She said, as if reading Sharon's mind. I'm talking about having my parents."
"Your parents? What's wrong with them? They've always been so nice to me."
"Yeah, that's how they are with all my friends. Really, it's how they are with any kid who isn't their own. But with me, it's an entirely different story."
"What do you mean?"
The redheaded teen sighed. "They put all kinds of pressure on me. I feel like I'm more of a trophy to them than a daughter. It's like they only had me as some kind of status symbol and not because they truly wanted a kid. They're always in competition with all the parents from that stupid country club we belong to. So I need to have better grades, be more good-looking, have more friends and be more popular than every child of every parent there. And of course, having a pregnant teenage daughter would just never do! That's why as soon as I got my 1st boyfriend back in junior high, they both told me I better never come home pregnant. And if I ever do, they will cut me off financially and kick me out of their house."
"Wow, I'm sorry Nina. I had no idea..."
"You're just lucky your family is supporting you through this. Because a lot of teenagers don't have that in your situation. And you're lucky that you can always be yourself with your family. You can even screw up majorly like you did and they still love you. I saw that even when we were best friends as little kids and I've always been super jealous of it."
"Really? You were jealous of me?" If Sharon wasn't already lying down, she probably would've fallen over from shock.
"I guess that's why it was so easy for me to believe that you were the one who ripped my dolls head off, even though I had no proof and I knew Petra was much more likely to have done it. I just wanted a reason to hate you and I finally had one."
Well, this pretty much explained everything. Now Sharon understood Nina better than she ever had before. But she was still unclear about just 1 thing...
"So did you and Griffin break up because he was pressuring you to have sex? Because if that's the case, I don't mind talking to him and telling him to back off..."
"No, that's not it! Not at all. Griffin has always been so sweet to me and never pressured me into anything I wasn't ready for. I was actually the one who broke up with him. The reason being that I just didn't feel right holding him back. If he wants to have sex, he should be able to. And I don't know how long it'll be until I'm ready. I love and care about Griffin too much to make him keep waiting. But of course, I never told him that was the reason. He would've just fought me on it. So I lied and told him I didn't love him anymore and thought it was best if we both moved on."
"You really hurt him, you know."
"I know. But he'll see that it was for the best one day. Besides, my parents never liked Griffin. They never thought he was good enough for me. Too "rough around the edges". But he had no idea because they were always so nice to him. They're such phonies."
Nina wanted to stay at the hospital and make sure everything was ok with Sharon and the baby. But she really needed a break from this conversation right now.
"I'm gonna go down to the cafeteria and grab some coffee. Will you be ok by yourself in here?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. If I need anything, all I have to do is hit the buzzer and a nurse will come in. Besides, at least 1 of my parents should be here soon."
Nina nodded and was about to walk out of the room. But when she reached to open the door, it was being opened from the other side. A doctor who looked to be in his early 30s with short brown hair was on the other end of the door.
"Good afternoon. It's nice to meet you. I have your sister's results and I want to go over them."
"My sister? What are you..." Nina was puzzled at first because she had always been an only child. Then she remembered the lie she told the nurse up front. "Oh, right."
She walked over to the side of Sharon's bed.
"Sharon, this doctor is here to go over your test results with us."
Sharon instinctively grabbed Nina's hand, fearing that she was going to hear some horrible news about her unborn baby boy...
So was anyone surprised that Nina came to Sharon's rescue (once again)? And how about Nina's home life? Looks like there's a reason why she is the way she is after all and her life really isn't as perfect as she'd like everyone to believe it is. Stay tuned to find out if everything is ok with Sharon's baby!
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