Take Chances ~Teen Pregnancy~

7

"You will hear my voice how ever your subconscious wants, my name is Isaiah. I must say, I wasn't expecting you for a while." Before me stood a thin pale white man, about 3 inches taller than me. He wore a black suit, very elegant. His posture was amazing.
Wish I had good posture.
"Where am I?" I asked my voice sounding smaller than anticipated. "Am I dead?" My eyes grew wider taking in my surroundings.
A laugh slipped his lips and he came closer, placing a hand on my shoulder and steering me away from the big tree. "No, not dead. Actually you're very alive kiddo." He looked off into the never ending horizon as if in deep in thought, almost troubled..
"What's going on?"
The scenery before us changed before my eyes, I gasped not expecting this at all. All of a sudden we were standing in the middle of a cobble stone street, the buildings around looked old and full of history.. Florence Italy. I recognized it from some pictures I had hung up in my room when I was about 11.
"Don't be frightened. You're here for a reason, and it won't be easy to for you to understand it." I stayed quiet, not knowing how to respond.
Isaiah took a deep breath and began walking once again. I quickly followed along not wanting to risk getting lost. The streets were empty yet so full of life, It was strangely amazingly. "At such a young age you have now known true love.. Twice. you see there are people who spend their entire lives searching for a love like the one you have found in Daniel and in the child you are expecting." I wondered what he was getting at but I figured interrupting wasn't going to make him explain faster. I simply nodded instead.
"There is no easy way for me to put this, you can't have both. There is a time for each thing, and right now is not the time for both." I was in utter shock. "Why are you under the impression you have a say as to what I can and can't have in my life when it comes to love? when it comes to these two beautiful beings that I am so lucky to have!" He took a breath and his eyes softened looking directly into my soul. "This is the way it should be, I am sorry. I am suppose to take one away from you. Daniel or the baby. I am giving you the chance to choose who you want to stay."
This is unbelievable. "You don't have much time Julie, and honestly if you don't hurry I will have to choose for you."

"I can't choose between them."

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"How about the red one?" Amy asked for the umpteenth time. "It just looks so elegant on you! And your boobs look amazing in it." She wiggled her eyebrows up and down and giggled. "I hate this, dress shopping is no fun" I said glaring at myself through the full framed mirror that seemed to mock me across the room. Prom was just around the corner, I was invited about a month ago, which of course meant I had all the time in the world to do this but being me I chose last minute for shopping.
Soon I'd be graduating. Two years had passed since the year I got pregnant and after all that happened I still like to think it was a phenomenal year. In the beginning everything was a blur, actually a lot of that night still is. The doctors kept telling me I wouldn't stop mentioning the name Isaiah but they didn't seem to believe me when I told them I didn't know anyone named Isaiah.
Last thing I remember was the pain. Lots of it, then I blacked out. When I awoke she was gone, and the boys were by my side looking like their souls were sucked right out of them. Amy and Griz were sleeping on a couch that rested up against the wall opposite to my bed. It almost felt like I was at the Hilton instead of a hospital room. It was nice.
We had a beautiful service for our baby girl. Katherine was a still born. We never really understood how or why it happened, though the doctors and nurses explained to us over and over again that these type of things happen in the world. We had no choice but to accept the outcome of the situation. We held her for long time, never wanting to let go of her lifeless body. She was absolutely precious. I am glad though that she never got to experience the bad in life like heart break, scraped knees, and the flu. She was loved all through my pregnancy, even after life she is still loved so very much. Now she watches over her daddy and me, and of course Danny, she is our little angel. We've all learned to cope with our loss. Michael dropped out of school and moved to Indiana, or was it Nebraska... I'm not really sure, he doesn't keep in touch. Danny and I are still going strong, we've matured so much, I feel that we love each other even more than before. Which by the way took us a while to admit, now an "I love you" is mandatory every time we see each other.
After getting all my prom needs we all went for lunch at a small Greek place in downtown. Lately it seemed I had been obsessed with gyros. By the time we went home it was pretty late since we were on foot. I was the only one left walking down the street about a half block away from the big empty house. It still caught me by surprise every time I went home and saw nothing but my own things sitting in the dark quiet house. My mom fell in love with some guy from Sao Paulo, Brazil and decided to quit her job and move there. Of course at first she didn't want to go but I insisted that if she loved him, why fucking not? I would. So presumably I couldn't keep the apartment the boys had gotten me and the baby since this house would just sit here.
I began feeling a bit nauseous when I got to the front lawn and decided I better put a pep in my step unless I want to be cleaning puke off the front steps.

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Prom Night-
The doorbell rang just as I was making my way to the kitchen ready to stuff a sugar powdered donut in my face. Ugh, I just want a damn donut. Why is he always on time?
"Babe, I love you and all but hurry up will you? I'm sure you look beautiful in whatever dress you got. Now come out! I wanna see you..." I rolled my eyes at his stupid statement but couldn't help but smile when hearing his voice. I opened the door and as soon as he laid his eyes on me his whole facial expression became so soft and his eyes looked like they'd explode with love. Of course I couldn't help but drool at him and his black suit and tie. God he is so handsome. "You look great..." he said staring into my eyes now.
"you look great... you look great too..." I answered like a dumb ass not knowing what else to say.
"Alright lets get going. We can appreciate how great we look in the back of that limo" he said pointing over at the street. And there it was. A huge black Escalade limo, which by the way felt like a bit much. I mean it was beautiful but I feel I would have been just as comfortable riding in his old suburban. After all it was the company that mattered.
When we got to convention center where prom was going to be held everyone was already there, Griz with some guy we had never seen before, and Amy with Christian, her boyfriend of a year now. They all looked to be having an awesome time dancing and laughing and apparently taking swigs from a flask that Griz's date kept taking out. Danny and I were the only ones sober. I wasn't much of a drinker lately, just the smell of alcohol made my head spin. I think the reason to that was my birthday party from 3 months ago. I got completely wasted that day.
3 hours later my feet were killing me and sadly I had to tell everyone it was time for me to go. Danny being Danny didn't mind a bit. My desires were his command basically, I have to admit im not sure how I feel about that yet...
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"Babe are you okay, you look a bit pale..." Danny asked, concern etched across his face. We had spent the rest of the weekend binge watching Bates Motel and eating junk food. "I don't know I think I ate too much." I laid my head back on the pillow and placed my feet on his knees trying to get back to the show. About ten seconds later we both bolted straight up and started running towards the door. Omg, could it be....?
Danny parked my car and told me to wait while he ran inside. 2 minutes later he ran out of CVS with a white bag full of little rectangle boxes. "I didn't know which one to get! So I got all of them." He huffed trying to catch his breath. "Yea, been there, done that." I replied looking in the bag. The five minute ride home felt like an hour, I almost jumped out the car and ran instead.
When we got there we both went upstairs heading towards the bathroom. "Um, no. you wait out here." I said turning around and closing the door between us. I could hear him slide down and take a seat next to the door. Then I began taking pregnancy tests... again.

Danny's POV

Oh man, can time go slower! How long does she have to take to pee on sticks?!
We hadn't really been trying to conceive but then again we weren't trying not to conceive either. I mean after what happen with baby Katherine we decided we wouldn't hold back, that if we loved each other and got the chance to have a baby of our own then be it. It would be Gods will. But after two years had passed we kind of didn't think much about it anymore, we weren't trying to push things. They'd happen when the time was right.
And I guess today we find out if today is the day. I dug into my pocked and felt the velvet that wrapped the small box. I've been wanting to propose to her for weeks now but couldn't find the right moment. She had been sick for a while now, first she got the flu, then her feet were always hurting and lately she was always getting nauseous. How the hell did we not see it sooner?
I heard the door handle jiggle and then the door opened. Out she came with a defeated expression plastered across her face. "oh baby, im sorry" she said coming towards me and I felt my heart plummet to the ground. I should have known better than to get my hopes up anyway. I hugged her tightly and whispered into her ear "I love you."
"I love you too baby, but im sorry..." she paused and broke away from my embrace "I'm sorry your going to have to start doing my old room for a nursery because your going to be a daddy!" she shrieked pulling out some test sticks from her back pocket. I was beyond happy!
"Well babe I kind of have something to tell you too..." I said in a serious tone. She looked at me with wide eyes "What is it?"
"I'm sorry too..." I said.
"Why?" Julies voice was almost forced now, she is probably expecting the worst to come out my mouth this second. I tried hard to to keep from laughing. "I am sorry you're not going to be a size 4 at your wedding!" I finally said pulling out the ring from my pocket and getting on one knee.
She started crying reaching for the box with the princess cut ring inside "What do you say baby? Is that a yes?"

She took a deep breath "Yes."