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Thirty Seven

Demi

"Do you know how many weeks you are?" I glanced to Odell who was laid beside me. He was lying on his side, his finger tracing delicate patterns on my belly. The touch made me shiver but it also made me smile. Maybe I haven't ruined everything.

"I'm 5 weeks. I went to see the doctor on Tuesday who confirmed it with a blood test. He did all the calculations and everything and he's put my due date at July 22nd" his lips twitched into a wide smile.

"At least I'll be home by then."

"But then you'll have to go back. I don't know whether I can raise a baby with you 2,000 miles away. It'll be like I'm doing it all by myself. I'll basically be a single parent."

"Leave it with me" I turned to Odell with wide eyes.

"You're not dropping out, Odell" he lightly chuckled and shook his head, leaning to peck my cheek.

"I won't leave you to do this alone, Baby. You really think I'll be able to go off to college and leave you with a baby, with our baby?"

"But you won't drop out, please don't drop out. Promise me that you won't drop out."

"I'm not going to drop out, Babe" I nodded as he lightly chuckled. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into him causing me to lightly giggle. "I love you" the smile on my face widened. "I can't believe we're having a baby."

"Neither can I. We're going to be parents, Odell. We're going to have a little person to look after, it's going to be hard work."

"We can do it" I widely smiled as he leant in to peck my lips. "You want a girl or a boy?"

"I don't care as long as they're healthy, that's all that matters" I rolled to face him, my hand settling on the side of his face. "I hope they have your eyes" I ran my thumb along his cheekbone.

"I hope they have your nose" I giggled as he tapped my nose. "With you as their mommy, they're going to be gorgeous" my cheeks burnt and he lightly laughed. "I love you, Baby."

"I love you too" he leant to brush his lips against mine and I smiled into the kiss. I ran my fingers into his curls, my legs draping over his waist. I lowered myself back on the bed and he hovered himself over me, his hand running down my side and into my pyjama bottoms.

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"Odell" Heather's hands flew to cover her mouth before she threw herself at Odell. I lightly giggled as I stood off to the side. "What are you doing home? I didn't think I'd see you until next week, for thanksgiving?" she pulled away from him.

"Well, I had to see why my girlfriend and my mom were both ignoring me" I flashed Odell a sorry smile as he glanced to me. He shook his head, a smile forming on his face. He reached out to wrap his arm around my waist and held me against his side.

"I'm sorry, Sweetie" her eyes danced between me and Odell. She gasped before she spoke to me. "Does he know?"

"Yeah, I-I told him last night" she wrapped her arms around the both of us causing us to lightly laugh.

"And are you happy?" she pulled away and glanced to Odell.

"Yes. It's gonna be hard but I'm happy" my heart warmed as he glanced to me and then leant to peck my lips.

"Tell Odell that he can't drop out of college, Heather" I spoke as he gestured for me to step into the house first. I glanced back at him over my shoulder and giggled as he rolled his eyes. Heather's eyes turned to Odell before she shut the front door.

"You are not dropping out of college."

"No, but I can't be thousands of miles away while my girlfriend looks after our baby. It isn't exactly good parenting, is it?" his arms crossed over his chest. "And even if I drop out, it's my choice" I began to shake my head rapidly.

"You can't drop out. You promised me that you wouldn't. I don't want to be the reason that you drop out of college. I don't need you to resent me or our baby in the future because you drop..." he cut me off by pressing his lips to mine. I sunk into him, smiling into the kiss as his hand ran along my waist.

"It's my choice, Baby."

"You promised me that you wouldn't drop out" he pulled away from me, flashed me a smile and then turned to head into the living room. I sighed as I watched him walk away, glancing to Heather who flashed me a smile. She walked up to me and wrapped her arm around me.

"If he drops out, there's nothing we can really do about it."

"I-I just don't want him to hate me or resent me, or-or the baby" she gave me a smile and shook her head as she pulled away.

"He won't, Sweetheart" I nibbled on my lower lip. She gave me one last smile before she headed into the living room. I released a breath, glancing briefly down at my stomach before I began into the living room, smiling as I lowered myself down onto the couch beside Odell who wrapped his arm around me.

"I love you" he pressed a kiss to the top of my head as I nodded.

"I love you too" I began to trace patterns on his chest.

"I could never resent you" I sighed. "Baby, I swear" I glanced up at him, nothing but honesty spread across his face. "You have no reason to believe that I would. You're giving me a baby; you're giving me a son or a daughter who I get to love for the rest of my life. I will never resent you" he pressed a peck to my lips. I cuddled myself back into him, trying to not think of how all of this could negatively impact our relationship.

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