Confrontations

"Please tell me you didn't do it", I repeated when I noticed she wasn't saying anything, instead she breathed out a laugh and I didn't get why she was laughing at me for asking, this was hella serious

"So this is how you normally look like when you are mad?", she wrapped her arms around my neck and I peeled them off me while pinning them on her sides and she blinked in disbelief

"I'm not fucking kidding here Liv", her eyes widened when I towered above her. "Did you or did you not have an abortion?"

"I don't know what you want me to say-"

"Yesterday when we were talking over the phone, I overheard you talking to someone about a produce and here you are, experiencing stomach camps and telling me that it's all taken care off when I'm confronting you about the positive pregnant test you didn't even bother telling me about, so you coming clean with me right now would be fucking amazing"

"Whoa Nathan, calm down", she held me by my arms when she noticed that I was freaking out now because my hands were visibly stating to shake

"I'm not pregnant, okay?", she cupped my face into her hands. "I'm just messing with you"

"Are you certain cause there was this one time the condom broke and-"

"I told you not to worry about it because I took the morning after pill the next day and if I was pregnant by that I would know", she quickly interjected while pulling her weight up to sit on top of the counter

"You better not be lying to me right now because I swear to God-", I stuttered uneasily, and she snickered a laugh while covering her mouth with her hand

"Don't laugh, I'm serious"

"I'm sorry", she paused laughing and cleared her throat. "Jokes aside, I'm just PMS'ing, not pregnant. I was just messing with you"

"You a hundred percent sure?", I asked, and she nodded while pressing her lips in a tight line, careful not to burst out into laughter. She really got me good this time.

"Don't play around like that, Liv"

"I'm sorry", she pouted while pulling me to her by my shirt to run her hand through my hair. "I couldn't resist it, and P.S that was for making me think you were seeing other people"

"You don't play fair", I pretended to be mad, and she apologized again while planting kisses along my jawline

"So if you're not pregnant, whose pregnancy test is this then?"

"It's Anna's"

"That ginger haired friend of yours I met the other day?", my eyebrows quirked up in confusion, and she nodded her head in agreement

"Yeah. She found out a few days ago"

Three days earlier...

The next morning after she showed up at my door at night and asked to sleep over, I took her to the gynecologist for a checkup only for the tests to confirm that she was 6-weeks pregnant, despite being on the birth control pill

When we got back to my apartment, she locked herself into my bedroom for like an hour. I could hear crying, and I kept begging her to come out and talk to me. She wasn't expecting to fall pregnant and the news couldn't have come at a better time because she and Rick were even discussing taking a break from their relationship because things we're not working out so much.

When she finally came out to talk, I was more than ready to be her shoulder to cry on

"How are you feeling, sweetie?", I asked as she sat next to me and rested her head on my shoulder

"I don't think I'm ready to have this baby, Liv", she wiped the tears that were streaming down her face. "Especially now with everything that's been happening between me and Rick, it's just too much, and I feel like this baby is going to complicate things even more"

"Are you going to tell him?", I asked, and she shook her head

"It's better off that I don't tell him, I don't want him to feel like this is some kind of way to trap him into marrying me or something"

"I know it's not my place to say, but he deserves to know, Ann"

"I know", she stood on her feet and started pacing around in the room, running her hand through her hair. Leaving her to think some more seemed like a dangerous idea because I didn't even know was going through her mind right now, I had to get her to open up and talk about her feelings.

"So like, how are you feeling about this?"

"This is just not how I envisioned my life going at this point and time, you know? I've never even thought about having children right away for everything to happen like this"

"It's okay, sweetie", I stood up to hug, and she held on tighter onto my shoulders while crying. I cupped her face in my hands when we broke away from the hug, she had calmed down a little, but the tears didn't stop streaming down her face.

"I know what I'm about to ask goes against everything you believe in, and it's okay to say no; I've just scheduled a 9am appointment at the clinic tomorrow morning, and I was wondering if you can take me? I can't drive myself home after the procedure"

It took me about a minute to process everything she was telling me and I sank back on the couch

"Have you considered other options Ann? Like giving the baby up for adoption?"

"Carrying the baby to term will only mean that I'll get emotionally attached only to give it away, that will be an even more traumatic for me", she sobbed while kneeling in front of me

"Why don't you sleep on it and hopefully by tomorrow you'll know what to do or be certain that this is what you really want to do? This is a hasty decision and I just don't want you to make a decision you'll later regret, Ann"

"I'm certain that this is what I want to do Liv", she took my hands in hers. "The thought of doing this is already devastating enough, please don't make this harder than it already is for me"

I knelt in front of her when I realized she was crying again and embraced her in a hug. One thing I didn't want her to feel was the feeling of being alone during this difficult time.

"I know you're scared, but you're not alone in this. Whatever happens, I'll always be here for you, I mean it", I whispred, and I heard her whimpering on my shoulder.

"Always?"

"Always, I promise"

"I needed to hear that", she laid her head on my chest and I covered us with a fleece blanket while wrapping my arms around her. We chatted a bit before ordering in to watch a movie for the time being, to help keep her mind of things for a while before eventually drifted off to sleep.

At the clinic the next morning, when she was still filling out the form, I could feel her stealing glances at me while I kept looking around the room. Like I said before, hospitals and clinics give me the chills but today wasn't about me, it was about her and being there for her.

"Liv?", I felt her squeeze my hand lightly as she stopped filling out the form. I turned to look at her, realizing that I completely zoned out and suddenly felt bad.

"Yeah?", I sat up properly on my seat, giving her my full attention

"Why aren't you saying anything?", she asked and that was a really good question. I hadn't said much to her ever since we left the house, I just held her hand throughout the whole ride to the clinic and the minute we sat down in the waiting area. I figured that would be more comforting than me saying anything at all, I didn't want to end up saying the wrong things or make her feel like I was judging her.

"I'm not sure what to say", I caressed the back of her hand and she nodded her head

"I understand, this is not an easy situation"

"Even so, I want you to know that I'm always going to have your back, no matter what happens"

"That and you being here with me means a lot", she smiled at me and I couldn't help but to smile back

"Anna Hendrix?", a nurse called out and we both stood to our feet, I wanted to go in there with her, but she stopped me

"You can wait out here for me", she held me at arms length,

"Are you going to be okay?"

"I'm going to be fine", she tried her best to smile, but I could see she was nervous, and I pulled her in for a hug

"I'll be right here when you come back", I said, and she nodded before turning on her feet to follow the nurse who called out her name. I sank back into the seat again and nervously brushed my hands against my legs, not sure what to do with myself anymore before paging through some magazines.

That's when Nathan's call came in, and I asked the passing nurse about the procedure. A few minutes later, Anna appeared in sight again, looking ever so defeated, and I couldn't tell what was going on in her mind. I walked up to her to give her a hug.

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"So did she like...go through with it?", he quizzed while folding his arms across his chest

"No, she couldn't. She decided that she wants to keep the baby"

"Oh, that's good", he did the nodding with the face thing and I quirked up an eyebrow

"That I'm really not pregnant or that Anna is keeping the baby?"

"That Anna decided to keep the baby, if she thinks that's what's best for her then I believe she made the right decision"

"Yeah, I believe so too"

"This whole thing explains why you really sounded weird on the phone", he said, trying to lighten the conversation a bit and I smiled, shrugging my shoulders a little

"I really don't like hospitals or clinics, that environment makes me nervous and edgy"

"I understand", he ran his hands up and down my arms. "I'm sorry for going off at you like that, I jumped to conclusions and I sincerely apologize"

"Apology accepted", I smiled at him, and he then took my hand in his

"On a serious note though; if you were to fall pregnant with my child, you would tell me right?", he looked really serious as his eyed fixed on mine

"Of course I would, Nathan", I gave his hand a gentle squeeze. "If something like that should happen, you need to know"

"That's my girl", he kissed the back of my hand before resting his eyes on me again, and I couldn't resist how irresistible he looked

"You're so hot when you're mad though", I bit my bottom lip while wrapping my legs around him and I saw his lip turn up in a side smile before I pulled him closer and started kissing his neck

"If you don't stop what you're doing right now; I'm going to fuck you, right here, right now", he warned and hearing him say it like that kind of turned me on a little, suddenly feeling excited at his command

"Then what are you waiting for?", I nibbled on his ear and he grunted from the back of his throat, his grip on my thighs tightening a little before he let go

"I need you to walk yourself to where we are going next", he grabbed me by the waist, picking me up from the counter so that I stood on my own two feet

"Where are we going?", I asked as he was already pulling me behind him

"Just come with me, you'll see"