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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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"Well, Sharon." The doctor started out. "The test came back positive. You are pregnant."
Sharon swallowed as she felt a huge lump in her throat. She wasn't that surprised by the news, but she had been holding out hope for the test to be negative. Now her worst fear was confirmed.
"I'm only 17..."
"I know. And I'm sorry, sweetie. I know it's hard at your age. You do have options though." She handed Sharon 5 different pamphlets. "You should take these home and look them over."
Sharon reached out and took the pamphlets. She had no interest in reading them, but wanted to be polite.
"Thank you." She said softly.
"Tell you what." Connor said, once the doctor left. "My parents are gonna be out for a while. Why don't we go over to my place and play cards? I know we normally only do that on rainy days, but why not break the rules just this once?"
"Oh, no. I don't want to get in the way of you guys having some, you know, alone time. I'm sure you would rather play one-on-one strip poker with each other than Gin with a pregnant teenage loser like me."
"You're not a loser, Sharon." Alyson comforted her.
"Wait, you told her about our strip poker games?" Connor asked, as he shot Alyson a surprised look.
Alyson shrugged. "We're girls. Girls talk about the intimate things they do with their boyfriends. Hasn't Friends taught you anything? Besides, the 3 of us have been good friends for a long time. So I don't think we have to hide these kinds of things from each other."
"She's right." Sharon agreed. "You have nothing to be ashamed of. I just wish Alden was around for me to try playing strip poker with. Now we'll never have that chance. I can't believe I'm carrying his baby and I can't even tell him about it." She said as she put a hand over her stomach. "I'm gonna have to go through this all alone..." She finally let go of all the tears she had been holding back and broke down crying.
"No." Connor disagreed. "You're not alone in this. You have me and you have Alyson. We're both here for you and we're not going anywhere."
"He's right." Alyson nodded her head in agreement. "You have us and you have Maria and Brock too. I'm sure you can even talk to Dion about this when he comes to visit. We love you, Sharon. We're all here to support you, no matter what."
"Thank you." Sharon said between sobs. "I love you guys too."
"And don't worry." Alyson reassured her. "Connor and I will have plenty of chances to be alone together. But you need your friends right now. That's what's important. We want to help you."
When they got back to Alyson's car, Connor sat in the back with Sharon once again. They stopped at a local food store to pick up some snacks for their game of cards. When they got inside, Connor and Alyson headed off in different directions to find snacks.
Sharon immediately headed for the baby food aisle. She noticed all the strained foods. Strained peas, strained carrots, strained bananas. "What does strained even mean?" She wondered to herself.
She then noticed all the different baby formulas and bottles. "But isn't breast milk supposed to be healthier?" She thought. It's what she had always heard. Or was she actually better off giving her baby formula instead of breastfeeding? She was so confused!
"How am I ever going to handle motherhood when I don't even know what to feed a baby?" She frantically asked herself. Then she found herself remembering the "Baby Think About It" project she did back in 9th grade. The one that was supposed to show students that teenagers aren't ready for the responsibility of parenthood.
At first, Sharon thought it would be no problem for her. After all, she took great care of her pets and had an excellent mother herself. But when her simulated baby kept her up all night with all the crying she did and Sharon also had to try to juggle looking after her while volunteering at the animal clinic and going to school and keeping up with homework from all her other classes, she knew she wouldn't be ready to be a mom for a long time. So how exactly did she find herself in this predicament now?
But she knew exactly how. It was all because of that one amazing night up in Alden's cottage. The last night she'd ever spend with him. The only time she'd ever had sex. Of course she'd get pregnant her first time. Luck was never on her side before. Why should she expect things to be any different now? And to make matters worse, Alden was gone. She'd never have the chance to tell him he's a father. He wasn't around to help her figure out what to feed their baby. And even though her friends were there to support her, they weren't going to deal with telling their families about this.
That was another thought Sharon had racing through her brain. Not only would she have to break this to her own family, but Alden's too. He wasn't even around to share this burden with her. How were Alden's parents gonna handle knowing their son made such a big mistake? How would his sisters take it? She didn't want to ruin anyone's memories of Alden! And Sharon didn't even want to think about how her family would react. Her mom was gonna freak out! She was sure no one else would be too happy either. She knew how much of a disappointment she was gonna be to them all. And what exactly did this mean for her future and the rest of high school?
She started to feel dizzy from the anxiety all these thoughts were giving her. She sat down on the floor and did some breathing techniques she learned from the yoga classes she took a few years ago. The "yoga breaths" she would encourage her family and friends to do when they needed to calm down. She then noticed some of the tiny sippy cups and baby spoons stocked on the bottom shelf. Then she saw some baby bibs.
"These are actually pretty cute." She thought, as she focused her attention on a Lion King bib with the younger Simba. It had the word Hakuna written above him and Matata below him. This helped her shake the dizziness she was feeling before.
"There you are!" Alyson exclaimed, as she approached the baby food aisle with Connor.
"Had a feeling you'd be here." Connor said, as he extended a hand to help Sharon up. "What were you doing on the floor though?"
"Yoga breaths"
"Gotcha."
When the 3 of them left the store, Alyson handed Sharon a box as they walked back to her car.
"I got you some crackers." She told her. "My cousin swore by these when she was pregnant. She said it really helped with the morning sickness."
Then Connor handed her a bottle. "And I picked up some Ginger Ale for you. It always helps me when my stomach is unsettled. And it's caffeine-free, so it should be safe for your unborn baby."
"Thanks guys. I could use all the help I can get for my stomach."
When they arrived at Connor's house, Sharon noticed Maria standing across the street at her own. She ran up to her with Connor and Alyson.
"Maria?" She asked, sounding confused. "I thought you had volleyball practice?"
"Coach let us out early. I noticed there were no messages from you on my phone and I was worried. So I decided to see if you were home since I have to pass you going to my house anyway."
"I'm sorry I forgot to call you. I have a lot on my mind."
"I forgive you. So, are you..."
"I am." She responded, trying hard not to cry.
"No..."
"It's true." Connor confirmed. "Alyson and I were there when the doctor told her."
"Oh my God! Sharon, I'm so sorry."
All Sharon could do was nod her head. She could feel all the anxiety she had at the food store coming back.
"Maria, we were all going over to my house to play cards. I know it's not raining, but I figured "What the hell?". Why don't you come join us?" He said, inviting her.
"Ok." She said with a smile, as she followed them over to Connor's house.
They sat down at their usual card-playing table. Sharon was chowing down on her crackers and downing the Ginger Ale to ward off the morning sickness. Even though it was actually late in the afternoon. She had to wonder why it was called morning sickness when it seemed to occur at random times of the day.
Connor had put some chocolate chip cookies on a plate and placed it in the middle of the table. He knew not to get popcorn, since Sharon was currently having an aversion to it.
They all started playing Gin, but Sharon's head wasn't in the game.
"How am I gonna tell my mom?" She asked her friends. "She's gonna kill me!"
"I think you're just gonna have to find a way." Maria replied.
"I feel the sooner the better applies here. Like ripping off a band-aid." Connor chimed in.
"And how am I gonna go to college next year? I was gonna have to get a job just to support myself! I'll have to work twice as hard with a child to care for. And I guess NYU is out. I mean, at least I have family to help out around here. It's not like I'll be able to afford daycare in New York. Dion says it's expensive just to support yourself over there."
"Brock and I can help out with babysitting." Maria offered.
"You guys are gonna be busy with classes too though. Oh, and how am I ever gonna become a vet? It takes years of schooling and I'm gonna need a career established a lot sooner with a kid to support. I don't know. I just don't think I'm ready for this."
"You do have options, you know." Alyson suggested.
"You sound just like the doctor at the clinic." Sharon responded with a sigh. She pulled the pamphlets out of her backpack. "I'm supposed to read all of these. But I don't want to. I don't want to think about any of this. I don't want to be in a position where I have to make these kinds of decisions."
"I think it's a little late for that." Maria stated. They all shot her looks. "Sorry."
"I can't believe this. I graduated junior high with braces. I started high school with braces and rubber bands. I'm gonna be graduating high school with my stomach swelled up like a balloon. And I'm probably gonna be starting college covered in baby vomit." She then scoffed. "Nina is gonna love this!"
"I don't know." Connor replied. "She's been pretty nice to you lately. Maybe she's actually maturing."
"Or she just doesn't want to be seen being mean to the girl who's boyfriend just died." Alyson disputed. "I wouldn't count on it lasting."
"Do you guys think I could actually be good at this whole motherhood thing?"
They all glanced at each other.
"Well, you were great with my cousin Ethan. He stopped crying the moment you held him. It took me forever to get him to stop on my own." Connor replied.
"Yeah, and you got an A on the parenthood project we did during Freshman year. Remember?"
"I also remember not being able to watch your baby and mine during your basketball game. They both ended up crying and distracting you and it cost you the game. Oh, and I let my baby prevent me from watching Pigger at the park. That's how he got a hold of chocolate and almost died."
"That was different." Maria responded. "You'll have more help than you were allowed to have on that project."
"Not really. Without Alden here, I'm going to be a single mom. It's just not the way I ever imagined starting a family."
As the evening winded down, Maria and Alyson both went home. Sharon decided to stay and help Connor clean up. As she was about to leave, Connor put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Hey." He said to her. "Come over any time you want to talk, ok? And let me know if there's anything you need."
"Ok, I will." She smiled. "Thanks Connor."
"Anytime."
Sharon walked across the street to her own house. She ran right up to her room and flopped down on her bed. She noticed all 5 of her pets followed her there and were surrounding her on her bed. They must've sensed how upset she was. She thought about going up on the roof with her pets. This is what she usually did when she was feeling overwhelmed and needed to think. However, she realized it probably wasn't the best idea to be sitting up on a roof while pregnant. So she just stayed laying on her bed. She rubbed the band-aid on her right arm where the doctor had taken her blood.
She took the pamphlets from the clinic out of her backpack and briefly skimmed them. Then she tossed them all up in the air out of frustration. How was she supposed to decide what to do without talking to Alden? If he were alive, she would be discussing her options with him right now. She wondered if he would've proposed to her. It was a nice thought. Sure, she was still in high school. But if she was going to have a baby, it might've been nice to be married to the father. This way, her baby wouldn't be born out of wedlock. But this wasn't even a possibility for her now.
Sharon pet all of her cats and dogs and cried once again.
"You guys will never believe the mess I got myself into this time. And I don't know what I'm gonna do..."
Aw, poor Sharon. Being pregnant at 17 is hard enough. But now she doesn't even have Alden around for support. Keep reading to find out what she'll do!
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