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Just a Prank

You're lying!" I accused her. "No way you're pregnant."

"The tests I took say otherwise, Sin." Angelina.

"B-but we haven't had sex since we broke up." Fred pointed out.

"Fred, darling, it's only been five weeks since we broke up. And we were having sex up until that point, I mean we had sex hours before confronting you guys about the affair."

"So it's for sure not mine, right?" Lee asked.

"Lee we didn't even sleep together." Angelina chuckled.

"You lied about that?" I asked.

"We thought it would get you guys back, but no we didn't actually do it." Lee sighed.

"Maybe we should discuss this more privately?" George suggested.

The younger ones were in complete shock and awe at this point. "Yeah, maybe let's go to the Room of Requirement." I said.

When we got there, Angelina showed us several tests. All positives. I felt sick. This can't be happening.

"I mean it all makes sense now. Why I've been so angry and moody. It's cuz of our child Fred." Angelina smiled.

"And you want to keep it?" Fred asked.

"Why wouldn't I? This baby was made out of love."

Fred ran his fingers through his hair. "Can we talk alone Ang?"

"Of course." They went to the corner.

"You okay, Sin?" George asked.

"I don't know." I admitted. "I think I'm gonna lose him."

"You don't know that. Maybe you guys can find a way to make it work?"

"Maybe."

"Sin you can't really think of staying with Fred now." Lee said. "He has a baby."

"That doesn't mean he doesn't love me."

"No, but now he's going to have someone that he loves more."

I wondered if that was true. If things had to change now that Angelina was pregnant. Could we not be together anymore? Would it be too much to handle? And wouldn't it be wrong for Fred to leave Angelina high and dry when he's the one who got her pregnant?

Fred and Angelina seemed to have come to an agreement. "Sinthia, can we talk?" Fred asked.

I nodded, knowing what was coming. We left the room. We stared at each other for a moment.

"It's not fair." He whispered. "I just got you for real and then this happens and it's...it's so fucked up."

"We have to break up, don't we?" I whispered. "You're gonna go back to her?"

"I don't want to, but I have to do the right thing here. I can't be that guy who bails on her while she's pregnant. I mean that's my kid too. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did that."

"I get it, Fred. I do."

"But I also don't know how to live without you now. Before I didn't know what it was like, but now I do...how the hell do I go back to that life? How do I let go of something I've wanted for so long?"

"I don't know, but I think we're about to find out." My voice broke. "I don't want to let you go either, but I have to. I can't let you not be in this kid's life because of me. It's wrong. I can't be selfish like that."

There were tears in his eyes. "I don't think I can say the words, Sin. I'll choke."

"Then let me...it's over Fred. We can't be together anymore. It's done." Nothing had ever hurt more coming out of my mouth. But I had to do it.