Me and Sam gather around the living room around mom, preparing, and finding the right words to say. Mom sat there confused.

"So what is it that you two wanted to tell me?" She asked.

"Mom, before we tell you, I just want you to know that, we're happy, and I think you should be happy too, you know..." I said with a shake in my voice.

"There's something going on between you two, right?" She said, and I was stunned.

"W-what" I said.

"Y'all are always sneaking around. I know y'all go places together. I'm not as dumb as you think" Mom said. I couldn't tell if she was mad, or understanding.

"Well, are you mad?" I asked her, and Sam stood there holding my hand.

"Well, you know, I'm not completely on board with it. You are only 16, and he's 20, it's four years. And well, me and you dad have a pretty big age gap, so I guess I understand. However, I don't know how to tell you know. He not really allowed to even touch you."

"Mom, I know..." I said, gathering the courage to say the next thing.

"There's something else" I say, tensing up. Balls of sweat drip from my forehead. Sam looks at m rand to mom. She furrows her eyebrows.

"Im, p-pregnant." I say silently looking at the my feet.

"Excuse me. Your what!" Mom exclaims, that results dad into barging into the living room.

"Rachel, whats going on?" Dad asks mom.

"Sarah's pregnant! With him!" Mom explains.

"What!" Dad responds looking at me and Sam, disappointed.

"Rachel please don't be mad. I'll never touch her again, it was a mistake!" Samuel tells mom and dad.

Dad grasps his head with his hand, and mom starts to cry.

"I'm not mad, I'm just so disappointed in you two." Mom says, "I would at least thought y'all would be more responsible."

An awkward silence fills the room.

"Im sorry mama" I respond in a shy voice.

"Sarah, you're 16. How are you gonna have this baby?" Mom asks me, now sobbing.

I walk up to her and put my hand on her shoulder.

"Mom, Samuel said he's gonna help. He's gonna stay here, and make sure I'm okay, and take care of me" I assure her.

She hugs me and I say, "it's gonna be okay."

***

It's been a couple days later since me and Sam told my parents. They've been a little distant from us, but everyday they get more used to the fact that I'm pregnant, with my best brother's best friend.

We have yet to tell Shawn, but I hope he doesn't get mad and make a big deal of it.