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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Feb 25, 2012 20:24:36 GMT -5
Anthony had been out preparing for a job most of the day. The job today being Jame's the man Pixel was supposed to be marrying. Today he opted to work alone. He wanted to have a nice chat with James while he tortured him and then when the conversation was finished and he was bored he'd kill him. Sick and twisted sure. But that's just how things were gonna go. Finally when the sun was setting it was time to get started. So he jumped James and knocked him out, and took him to where he had things set up. Once things were finished hours later he took James and hung him by his feet upside down some where, where he was sure the irish would find him. He was leaving a message to them. James had thought they didn't know he was planning to hijack a shipment. But people talked and the Price's heard.
By the time Anthony got home it was late. When he walked in the door, Pixel was sitting on his couch. Looked like she was waiting for him. He hadn't turned his phone back on to see if she'd messaged him. He just needed to change clothes before going back to his sisters place. He was still sleeping there cause it made her happy. "Hey Pixel" He stipped off his shirt which was obviosly covered in blood and walked over to his fireplace and lit it then threw the shirt in. It was how he was careful. Still in his tank top he turned to look at her.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Feb 25, 2012 20:59:09 GMT -5
Anxiously the Irish Princess waited. No sexy outfit, no sexy underwear hiding under her jean shorts and plain black t-shirt, nothing to tie Anthony to the bed with, nothing. The only thing she'd brought with her was her purse, but her cell phone inside was turned off. It was amazing.. really, how she started spending so much time at her apartment and no one noticed how very little time she spent there. She was smart, or at least fancied herself as such, she left the apartment only when she either knew where the important people, James, Joe, her dad and aunt, were at the moment.. or if she wasn't going to Anthony's and it was completely cool to be caught out and about the town. As long as those four people didn't know about Anthony.. she was in the clear. She was sure Joe might have noticed her behavior change a little, but she doubted he'd put two and two together and get Pixel was sleeping with Anthony.
She dug around in her purse for a few moments, finding a piece of gum and chewing on it for a few seconds, then swallowing it because she couldn't focus enough to chew. She dug around some more, finding some pink cotton candy flavored lip gloss and applying it. She tossed the tube back inside the purse just as the door was opening. She looked over at Anthony as he entered the penthouse. His shirt was darker in places, and looked kind of wet.. She didn't want to know. She just didn't want to know. She'd seen her dad come home in wet black clothes before, she knew what it meant. She smiled softly as he greeted her. "Hey, boo.." She watched him toss his shirt into the fire. Smart, but there was probably blood on his undershirt too. She guessed that would just be easier to clean.
She stood up, looking away from the fire and towards Anthony, her face calm. She stepped around his coffee table, and closer to him. Once she was close enough she reached up, wrapping her arms around the Italian's neck. She took a deep breath in, his scent stronger than normal, but overpowering that was the scent of blood, iron. She looked away, holding her breath for a moment, suppressing the urge to vomit. She looked back at Anthony, and despite her nervous feelings, her sweaty palms and her heart trying to beat out of her chest, she managed a small grin, though her eyes said she was clearly a million miles away, not even on the same planet as Anthony's living room. "Let me have your babies." She spoke softly, trying to walk a thin line between completely serious and joking. She was completely serious, but wanted to plant a little doubt in Anthony's mind that she may in fact be joking, though it was the serious part she wanted to see his reaction too.
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Feb 26, 2012 3:02:49 GMT -5
Anthony looked over the tank top he was wearing making sure there wasn't blood on it too. He'd been careful not to get to much on him. He'd been wearing an extra shirt too that that helped some. He really hadn't been expecting Pixel obviously. Or he wouldn't have tortured James until he begged to his life. He would have stayed clean and just shot the man. And then came home to Pixel. For some reason it pleased Anthony to no end at how pissed off James had been knowing that Pixel slept with the enemy, and did so after having sex with him not long ago. But no one would ever know that cause James was dead and Anthony and Pixel were the only other souls who knew.
He smiled when Pixel put her arms around him. His eyes looked down at her. His eyes held a caring look to them as he did so. He really cared for her. He wished that she could be his princess. So that everyone could see. But they couldn't all because of some stupid fued. It was just stupid. Then came her sentence. He smiled some and a small laugh left his lips "Sure you can have my babies, I'm sure our families would just love that now wouldn't they" He leaned in and gave her a sweet kiss. After a moment he pulled away. "Wait right here. Let me clean up a tad and I'll be right back." He didn't want to smell like blood around her so he moved away from her and up the stairs. He cleaned up quickly and changed his clothes. He took what he was wearing and threw it in the fire place he'd thrown his shirt in, then looked at Pixel and smiled.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Feb 26, 2012 3:39:36 GMT -5
Pixel wasn't sure how she felt about Anthony's response. So what would happen if she were pregnant? Would he expect her to get rid of it? If she didn't get rid of it would he get rid of her? They were just.. sex. The most Pixel had dared to say was "I like you cause you're sweet" but even then that wasn't admitting she like liked him. Wanted to have his babies liked him. What would happen if he didn't want her to have his babies and that joke had been just that, nothing more than the joke, the same way they were nothing more than sex? Pixel nodded as Anthony moved away from her, but didn't look at him. She was starting to feel sick again, her stomach turning, the smell of the smoke intensifying. She closed her eyes and willed her stomach contents to stay down.
Then Anthony was back, and throwing more clothes in the fire. Her eyes shot open as new, gross scents filled the air. "Crap.. I just got it to-" She was cut off as she dry heaved, her left hand slapping of her mouth. She ran across the living room, knowing wouldn't make it to the bathroom in time, so she went to the next best thing. Kitchen sink. Luckily it wasn't full of dishes are anything, so as Pixel emptied her dinner back up it didn't make a too terrible mess. She closed her eyes, not wanted to look at it, turning on the water. It didn't help though. Pixel was one of those people.. once she started puking it was hard to stop. She kept heaving into the sink, her face red and hot. She let her hand drop she Anthony came up behind her, taking over holding her hair out of the way. Thought Pixel honestly had bigger problems going on right now than puke in her hair.
She reached over, finding a rag and running it under the water, then pressing it to her forehead. She cuped her hand and caught some water, sipping it, swishing it around in her mouth then spitting it back out. She was panting slightly, leaning over the sink, one hand holding the rag firmly to her forehead, the other one hanging onto the counter as if she didn't, she'd fall to the floor. "Anthony.." She croaked, her throat raw from puking. She closed her eyes tight again, focusing hard on getting the words out. "Sono incinta." She said, then shut off the water and sat on the floor, sitting with her back to one of the cupboards, her head leaned back, eyes closed with a wet rag covering over them and her forehead. She just wanted to break down right now, she just wanted to cry.. but she couldn't do that until she knew she was done puking.
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Feb 27, 2012 2:32:00 GMT -5
Anthony smiled at Pixel only to see her about to puke. And that quickly turned his smile into a frown. Then she was off to the kitchen. Pretty much running there to avoid making a mess on his carpet. Which he would totally thank her for later. He then moved after her and held her hair out of the way with one hand and rubbed her back with the other. She must be getting sick. He imagined taking care of her while she had the flu. Bringing her food in bed and stuff. Nursing her back to health. It was a nice picture. Being more than just sex. He liked her a lot. Hopefully she knew that. He did after all give her a key to his place and stuff.
When she sat on the floor Anthony moved to the refrigerator and got some juice and poured it in a glass for her and then sat down next to her and gave it to her. He laughed a little at what she said. "I don't think you said that right. You just told me you were pregnant. Tell me what you meant to say in english." Teaching her Italian was entertaining to say the least. He atleast got to laugh every now and then. His eyes moved over to her. She looked pale and sick. He let his hand move to her forehead. Nope no fever.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Feb 27, 2012 3:32:36 GMT -5
A million images of Anthony's reaction were running through her head, but she wasn't quite brave enough to both tell him she was pregnant and look at him while she said so. She finally pulled her head up when Anthony put a glass in her hand. She pulled her rag from her eyes, and stared at it. She was pregnant. How was juice doing to help that? She thought it was sweet, sure, but.. Damn he was so dumb. She brought her glass to her nose, sniffing it.. Just juice.. it didn't make her feel like she was going to throw up, and her throat felt like it was on fire. She took a sip, then sat the glass down, putting the cold rag against her neck, hoping she could keep it down. She had thought.. maybe.. then when the puking started.. She got scared and took a test. She wasn't sure if she started puking then because of what the test said or because of morning sickness that... weirdly didn't come in the morning sometimes.
Then Anthony was.. laughing at her. He was laughing at what she said. Was this some kind of damn joke to him? It was funny he got the enemy pregnant? It was funny that.. that her child would be killed if anyone found out? Her head snapped to him. "I meant to say that. Pregnant. Pregnant. PREGNANT PREGNANT PREGNANT. I'm pregnant you son of a bitch and you're.. you're laughing at me?!" She yelled at him, then looked away, letting the tears fall. He didn't understand what this meant for her.. He was so stupid. She bet he didn't even care. He could brush it off as nothing. He could deny the child was even his. He could walk away, he wasn't the one that was going to have too carry it around... raise it. He wouldn't have to have anything to do with her or the baby.
Pixel wiped her eyes. "Anyway, I just came over to tell you.. I'll leave now." She got up, throwing the rag aside, hitting Anthony with it. If this was gonna end, she was going to be the one to end it. It wasn't fair for him to just get to say no. No he didn't want the child, didn't want her. So what if she had feelings for him? That didn't mean shit. Anthony could act like a sweetheart all he wanted.. it didn't mean he liked her, he had feelings for her. Guys could.. twist girls up, make them think they were in love with them when they really weren't, it was about sex. Pixel handed herself over to Anthony on a silver platter, showing up at his doorstep in her underwear, she was the stupid one for developing feelings for him. "The worst part? ... I knew what I was doing.. I knew I was stupid for not making you wear a condom.. But I figured.. we didn't do it every night or anything," She spoke from the other room. It was true mostly... Just every other night. "And I was getting on birth control, so I was grand. But no, I'm just.. a fucking idiot. I saw you.. all hot and sweet and I thought.. it was okay. We were on the same page with everything, our families hating each other wouldn't matter.. Me having a fiance wouldn't matter. I could sleep with you, enjoy it and everything would be okay but it's NOT okay, Anthony. I'm pregnant and.. an idiot for starting to like you." She said, grabbing her purse and then headed for the door, choking on her own sobs. She didn't want to do this.. She just wanted to crawl into Anthony's arms, let him hold her and tell her everything was gonna be okay.. They would figure this out..
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Feb 27, 2012 4:00:31 GMT -5
Anthony looked over to her when she said pregnant. Then she was saying it over and over. He never thought those words would come from her mouth. At least not telling him cause it was his baby. And he knew that there really wasn't a chance in hell that this was James' baby. He swallowed. And then Pixel was getting up. Her words running through his head. He'd just thought she mixed up a word with something else and that it was a mistake. He didn't realize that she was telling him she was pregnant. Had he, he wouldn't have laughed at her.
After a moment he quickly moved from where he was sitting and caught up with her. His hand grabbed her arm and spun her around quickly so she was looking at him. "First off .. Thank you for not throwing up on my carpet. Second, I thought you made a mistake Pixel. If i had known you meant to say pregnant I wouldn't have laughed. Not when its my baby you're carrying. Yeah we screwed up and yeah we're going to have to do some major lying to our families until we can figure .. this .. us out. I like you too and you don't get to think for one second that I don't. I gave you a key to my apartment for gods sake. And that wasn't just because I wanted to come home to you wearing nothing in my house. I wanted you to feel safe and to know you were welcome here all the time. And if that's not more than just sex I don't know what is. But you sure as hell do not get to tell me you're pregnant and then just walk out of here without another word" He was scared yes. Cordelia would kill them all if she found out about all this. And if her family found out her and the babies life could be in danger as well. So they were going to have to come up with a plan. He wanted to be apart of this babies life as much as possible.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Feb 27, 2012 4:41:07 GMT -5
Pixel almost pushed Anthony away.. But if it had been that easy they wouldn't even be where they were standing right now. If she could just.. walk away from Anthony than she could have done it that night at the piers, and she wouldn't have.. been draw to him. But Anthony touching her made her want to stay, made her want to be around him. She listened to him. She just thought.. She didn't know what she thought. All she knew now was that she was an idiot. Just a plan damn idiot. She was so.. scared of having real feelings she convinced herself that Anthony didn't feel anything for her to.. what? Make herself feel better? It was okay to act like she didn't care because Anthony didn't care? She was such an idiot.
She held onto her stomach, still crying as Anthony finished talking. She was silent for a little bit, then while still crying, choking on her words, she began speaking.. trying to explain her stupid point of view. "I've never.. had a relationship before, Anthony. I go out, I steal a car, I find some random guy and I sleep with him.. sometimes I even give them fake names.. I'm a slut, Anthony, I'm not.. someone who starts liking a guy enough to sleep with him for longer than a day.." She swallowed, looking away from him. "I don't know.. what to do, Anthony. I've never... raised a baby. How am I suppose to explain this to my family? To.. James? It's not his child, because unlike with you I made him wear a condom. I just.. I don't know what to do, Anthony. I like you, I really do. But.. can we really bring an innocent child into this?" She asked, looking to him.
She dropped her purse, and her arms went around him, pressing her face into his chest. "Look what happened to you, Anthony.. Look what happened when someone thought your family might have one of their own? Anthony, I don't care if it's your sister, but if anyone hurts my child.. I'll fucking kill them. No one is going to touch this child.. and they'll never going to be in either mob, and dammit I'm going to be there for them growing up and both of us will watch them graduate highschool." She said, pulling away slightly and jabbing him in the chest with her pointer finger, really hard. "They will know their parents... They won't have to live without us like I had to live without my mom.... like you had to live without your parents.. Understood?" She said, fire in her eyes as she stared into his. It wasn't even born each and already Pixel wanted to protect her child.. She didn't want it to hurt.... She just wanted it to be happy.
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Feb 29, 2012 1:14:20 GMT -5
Anthony listened to her talk some. He was scared to. He never thought about having kids. And when the subject arose he worked hard and as quick as possible to change said subject. He always thought Jay or even Cordelia would be the ones to have kids some day. That he, was far to messed up to raise a child. He couldn't even take care of himself the right way. How well would be raise a child? How would he handle it when it cried and nothing could make it stop? Would he be a good parent? It was hard to say. And something he wasn't sure he could lie about.
Then Pixel was hugging him and he put his arms aroun her. He would tell her things were going to be ok, because they were. They were going to come up with a plan on how to make sure neither on of their families find out that the other parent is the arch enemy. And they would figure out how to raise the baby even if it was Anthony who had to only have visitation, this baby would know both its parents. "You know .. Condoms break all the time .. or you get a bad batch, or they just ... they aren't completely full proof. They aren't a sure thing" His eyes looked down at her. He was trying to show her there were a bunch of ways they could spin this story. "And I promise this baby will know both of us. Even if you have to keep me secret. Things will be ok and we'll figure things out. We'll make it work" He gave her a small smile. Then pulled her close to him again and put his arms around her.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Feb 29, 2012 3:51:29 GMT -5
Pixel held onto Anthony and buried her face in her chest. How was she suppose to do this? It wasn't.. that she didn't want to have Anthony's baby.. Pixel was falling for the guy, and it's not like she never wanted kids.. she just never pictured herself being serious enough about a guy to want to have his child.. She never thought the guy she got serious enough about would be an Italian.. a Price.. someone who's head her father wanted on a stick. This wasn't what was suppose to happen.. Who couldn't she have just been happy about marrying James? Why did she have to make this hard on herself by.. starting something with Anthony.. Why'd she have to fall for the enemy? Why was she so fricking stupid? It would be like a divorced couple, shuffling the kid back and forth.. It would never get to have normal parents.. They wouldn't be able to just.. be a family. That's what hurt the most. She wanted to be able to marry Anthony and raise their child together.
Pixel nodded into his chest, but before she could say anything, her phone was hanging. She sighed heavily. "I gotta get that.. that's my dad's ringtone." She spoke, then moved over to where she'd dropped her purse, digging in it and getting her phone out. "Hey Dad.... I can be home, sure.. No! Don't send Joe to my house.. I can drive myself. Oh you meant my bodyguard? No, Don't bother Joey, I'm good... Okay.. I'll be careful." She turned back to Anthony, a confused look. "I have to go.. But I'll be back as soon as possible. Stay... here." She shoved her phone in her purse, picked it up and walked over to Anthony, standing on her tip-toes and kissing his lips. "We're not finished talking.. Okay?" She dug her keys out of her purse, than headed for the door.
half an hour later...
Pixel stormed into Anthony's house, turning and locking the door, throwing her bag to the floor and then tossing her eyes on the counter. It was like she was coming home or something. She stormed into the living room, looked at Anthony on the couch, then turning right back around and storming back into the hallway, reappearing seconds later, and she pointed at him. "Y-y-you..."" She turned around, then again, so she did a little twirl, her hands on her hips. "It was you, wasn't it? You come home covered in blood, then I get a call from my dad... actually worried about me and telling me to be careful... Then I find out my fiance is dead?" She stared at him. How was she suppose to react to this crap? Then she flew across the living, tackling Anthony onto the couch and kissing him deeply. She pulled away after a few minutes, panting and out of breath, so she could slap him across the face.. Then it was back to kissing the hell out of him, twisting her hand in his fresh, clean shirt. She pulled away after another few moments. "You could... you could have told me. I mean.. I guess it was good to loo surprised but.. I mean.. I kinda ran away... Should I have ran away?"
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Mar 5, 2012 19:46:11 GMT -5
Anthony had waited around like Pixel asked. He wasn't sure how long she would be, or even really what the news was. Just that he'd nodded while she was on her way out the door to meet her father. If he'd been thinking he'd know that her family had found James and that's why they wanted to see Pixel. But he wasn't thinking. He was just sitting there not thinking about anything. But then not taking to long obviously Pixel was storming through his door. He looked over to her when she pointed at him and her voice, it was unclear whether she was angry or not.
She was saying all this stuff about him being covered in blood. So her father told her James was dead. Then he was on his back and she was on him, her lips touching him. He couldn't help but kiss back, but still he was confused as to whether she was mad with him or not. Then she was pulling away and slapping him. It stung and kind of hurt. Then she was kissing him again, this only furthered his confusion. "Um .. It wasn't my place to tell you. And if they think you're upset then they'll never expect this baby to be any one's but James' right? I mean .. I can't tell whether you're happy or upset with me soo" He swallowed some looking at her.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Mar 5, 2012 22:06:21 GMT -5
The small blonde watched Anthony's lips as he spoke, even though she'd been kissing him seconds ago she was still over come by the desire to kiss him again. She leaned forward again when he finished speaking, kissing him this time softly, letting her slightly shaky hands go to his cheeks, touching him only with her fingertips. She slowly pulled away from him a few moments later. "I don't know.. I'm worried... They're gonna expect your family, I know it.. and then.. I don't want you or your siblings to get hurt. Then.. I'm relieved. I didn't want to marry James, you know that." She swallowed softly. What she didn't say was what she was thinking, which was what she wanted to do was be with Anthony, to live happily ever after with the Italian Prince.
Pixel laid down on top of Anthony, resting her head on his chest, snugging into him, letting her eyes close. "Why did you do it? I'm not mad at you.. So.. why?" She asked, knowing his answer would effect her response. Like if he said just to fuck with her dad, she would just nod and go back to kissing him. If he said for her.. then she'd tell him how much she cared, how much her heart beat when they kissed, how much she just wanted to be with him. But she couldn't get enough courage to just say all those things on her own.. Because what if he didn't care? What if he didn't feel all those things? So instead of confessing her feelings, she just stared at the back of her eye lids, hoping she didn't blurt anything that would only embarrass herself.
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Mar 5, 2012 23:40:18 GMT -5
Anthony looked at her while she spoke. She was worried about him. It was sweet of her to worry. "I think your dad would suspect my family whether we did it or not. And I mean, the only other people that know besides myself is you and my sister. No one else was privy to the details of what I was to do." He wasn't sure how he could make her feel more at ease. He couldn't change his job, just how carefully he did it. And usually he wasn't ever careless. But now having Pixel and a baby on the way he'd be even more careful.
He put his arms around her when she got comfortable on him. He liked holding her. He wished one day they could be open about their relationship and have their families support them. He sighed some thinking about his answer for a moment. "It started out as business. But after I had him .. I just wanted him to suffer, for making you unhappy" Anthony listened when she spoke and he could tell by the way she talked about James that he made her unbearably unhappy. He let his hands gently massage her lower back while she laid there on top of him. It was really nice to know that she wasn't unhappy with him for killing James. Even though that slap could have meant otherwise.
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Post by Pixel Ann Conner on Mar 6, 2012 22:17:10 GMT -5
In a flash Pixel switched positions, straddling Anthony's hips and sitting up, looking over his face, looking for any sign that said he might not be telling the truth. She wasn't stupid, she wasn't going to tell a guy she was falling for him just because he said the right things, the things she wanted to hear. But surprisingly, it didn't seem to her that Anthony was lying, and when she realized that she smiled softly, going back to the way she'd been laying before, pulling a throw blanket off the back of the couch, letting it fall over them. This.. this was the way her life was suppose to be.. Laying in Anthony's arms.. letting him comfort her with his arms around her.. letting herself care about something, someone, finally. Sam would have wanted this for her, would have wanted her to be happy.. She thought he'd even like Anthony, as long as he didn't hurt Pixel. She wanted that.. Sam's blessing, and she thought if he were alive today.. She'd have it.
Pixel's hand found Anthony's, and she let her fingers link with his. Now she wasn't even sure where to start.. what to say.. So she guess she'd start with a true story. "My mother.. was killed as soon as I stopped breast feeding. As soon as I didn't need her anymore.. She was murdered.. I always thought if I'd been a boy, like my dad wanted, she'd still be alive, and they'd be happy and married.." Pixel spoke softly. She'd never spoken these words to anyone before.. not even Sam. "I always thought.. that when I had children.. it would not have a mother and father.. but a mommy and daddy, that loved and cared about each other.. I wanted them to see the good in life, I wanted it to grow up knowing what love was, who God is, that they're is more out there than.. The Irish verses the Italian. I guess.. What I'm really trying to say is that I care about you, Anthony, more than I've cared about any other guy ever, excluding Sam, who I care about in a completely different way. I'm falling in love with you, Anthony, and I know I should because we can't be together, with our last names and all, but I'd like.. to at least.. I want to.. date you, Anthony. I want to be your girlfriend, at least because I can't really be anything else.. I just want this baby to be born into a loving home.. I want it to know that mommy and daddy care about each other and they weren't just some drunken, one night mistake."
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Post by Anthony Matthew Price on Mar 9, 2012 21:12:59 GMT -5
Anthony held her close while she laid there and talked. It was crap that her mother was murdered. He knew what that felt like. And he knew it was her fathers men who killed his parents. And if it was the last thing he ever did he'd make her father pay. But Pixel, well he cared about her deeply. And he didn't like that she had to know what it felt like to not have a parent. It wasn't the gratest feeling in the world. He thought her life should be perfect. That's what she deserved to have. She was perfect so her life should have been that way too. He move some and kissed the top of her head.
"You can be my girl friend. I wish we could do more than just hide out here or at your place but I'm sure there are plenty of movies we can watch together to make it like really dating. But you'll be my one and I'll be yours. I think the onl problem is, is that neither one of our families are gonna like knowing the other parent is the enemy. But I'd still like to know my baby. Even if we can't tell that it's mine. And I'll make sure it knows it was never a mistake." He tightened his arms around her with a smile even though she couldn't see it. He was happy that he was going to have a baby. Scared yes, but happy.
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