A Black Eye, A Busted Lip

2 pink lines

Ayla's pov
4 weeks later

We were laying inside the old rusted out van just Lip and I. It was cold outside but neither of us cared we laid their holding each other under 3 blankets. Laughing and giggling and just talking about everything and nothing all at the same time.
"So your telling me that when you were 8 you stabbed Anna with a fork because she tried taking food off your plate." He laughed
"Yes! She still has the scar on her hand"
"Oh my gosh you were a badass back then too" he sighed brushing the hair off my face so he could see my eyes.
"You too beautiful how did I get so lucky"
" Stop." I blushed. I got nauseous for a second so I sat up.
" You okay " he asked sitting up rubbing my back
"Yeah I've just been really nauseous for the last two weeks all day it will just hit me randomly I might have a stomach bug."
"And your letting me kiss you?" He asked laughing
" Yes if I'm sick you should be too" I giggled laying back down with him.
"Merry Christmas babygirl."He smiled after looking at his watch.
"It's midnight?" I ask
"Yeah."

Next morning

I yawned sitting up. I looked around noticing I was still in the back of the van.
"Shit. Lip get up" yelled shoving him he sat up
"What what" he gasped shooting up.
"The sun's out and we fell asleep in the van."
I opened the door to the van
"I'll see you later." I say before kissing him and heading towards the house.
I tried to go through the back quietly not knowing who was and wasn't awake. Kev was sitting at the table.
"Nice to know your still alive" he says shaking his head
"Kev I'm so sorry I was with Lip in the van and we fell asleep." I stammer
"I ain't gonna tell v this time just don't let it happen again Ayla " he pointed to the living room.
"Of course" I went to sit in the living room. The tree had small stacks of gifts under it. I smiled. This was my first official Christmas with a happy family.
" Good morning Ayla " v yawned walking down the stairs carrying Jamison. Anna trailed slowly behind.
"Ayla would you like coffee?" Kev asked while pouring v and Anna a cup.
"Yes please" I answer I walked to the kitchen. He handed me the coffee cup I inhaled taking in the sent of the fresh coffee but instead of pleasure it turned my stomach I ran to the sink empty the contents of my stomach into the basin.
"Ugh." I groan standing up wiping my mouth. I turned back to see everyone staring at me
"Ayla." V started "you've been sick for a while."
"Yeah it must be a bug" I shrug pushing the coffee cup away from me.
" No Ayla I think you need to take a test."
"What no. I can't be pregnant. We're being safe." I argue
"Ayla you have all the tell tale signs, when's the last time you got ur period?" She asks
"So I'm late by a week and a half that's normal" I say in denial.
"I'm getting you a test" she nods
"Can I please take it at the Gallagher's with Lip?" I ask
"Yeah of course" she agrees.

An hour later

We opened all the gifts but my mind kept wandering to the thought of the pregnancy test. How was Lip gonna react, what if it was positive, if it is am I gonna keep it get rid of it. I was so distracted. We were finally walking to the Gallagher's I was shaking with anxiety as we walked through the back door. Lip was at the counter with Fiona they both looked our way. I guess my expression wasn't the best because lip looked very concerned.
"Anna take Jamison to play with Liam" v said.
" Okay" Anna rolled her eyes walking out
"What's goin on?" Fiona asks.
"Lip I'm late v thinks I'm pregnant." I say pulling the first response test out of my hoodie pocket.
" No that's not possible we're safe...W-well except during the power outage" Lip stuttered as nervous as me.
" Why don't you guys go upstairs and take the test.. we'll be down here when your done" Fiona says.
Lip took my hand and guided me upstairs to the bathroom.
"I don't wanna take it Lip... I don't wanna know" I cried sitting down on the closed toilet. He sat down in front of me.
" I know you don't.. but you have too there isn't much choice... Babygirl I know your scared but it's gonna be okay." He wiped a tear of my cheek. I nodded and started the process of taking the test. I peed on the stupid stick put the cap back on, washed my hands and sat next to lip on the floor with the test just three feet away from us.
" What if it's positive" I ask shaking in his arms
" Then we figure out what we wanna do. We don't have to figure that out right now."
"But we do Lip. if it's positive we gotta think about if we're gonna keep the baby if its even logical to keep the baby. We're still in school I don't have a job I could be taken out of v and kev's house if child services finds out. We need to figure it out." I cry
"I know I know. And if it's positive we'll talk about it then.." he was the calm to my storm petting my hair and kissing the top of my head. His watch went off.
" That's 3 minutes" he nodded to the test he then reached for it and faced it away from us. "Ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be" I sat up to look at the test."on three."
"1" lip started
"2" I was holding my breath
"3" we exhaled together he flipped the test.
2 pink line were all I could see. Telling me that there was life growing inside me. I was too shocked to cry. I just stared at it watching everything flash before my eyes. The next 9 months, the labor and birth of the child that was inside me. What it would be like. Maybe it wasn't that bad. To watch the man I love become a father. But it just wasn't logical. It didn't hit me til I heard Lip crying. I looked over at him.
"I'm gonna be a dad" he was shaking
And then everything came back the conversation I had the v on my second day with them

*Flash back to chapter 2*

" Be careful with that boy. He was already accused of being a baby daddy earlier this year.Baby came out Asian. Tore him apart..."

*Back to present*

I couldn't just take this away from him. Sure it might not be logical now but maybe in the near it might make logical sense.
"We should probably go tell them" I managed to smile with tears streaming down my face. We walked down the stairs I was weak in the knees.
Like they said both Fiona and V were on the kitchen still. They looked up at us.
" We're gonna be parents." I nodded tears welling up in my eyes I couldn't manage to swallow the lump in my throat.
Both v and Fiona walked over to us hugging both of us.
"It's gonna be okay. You have alot of options including keep it. And if you decide that keeping it's what you want to do then we're gonna support your guy's decision." V said looking at us.
"Yeah of course" Fiona agreed with v.
"We're gonna go upstairs and talk about it..okay?" Lip announced
Both of them nodded