Simple Passion *•Waterloo Road•*

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Esmè felt sick. She was pregnant. And it scared her. She didn't know what to think about it.

She knew that she had a decision to make. She knew that it wasn't going to be easy.

Esmè knew how she and Max weren't even together. And here she was. Pregnant with his baby. And it was a mess. She didn't know what to think. She placed a hand on her stomach and frowned.

Esmè knew how she had a decision to make. She knew it was whether she was going to have a baby or not.

She groaned as she heard a knock at the door. She sighed as she stood up and answered the door. She looked to see Max and frowned. Max looked to her. "I got your message," he said as he followed her inside.

Esmè looked to him and smiled. "I'm pregnant. Yeah," she said as she sat on the sofa.

Max sat next to her and smiled. He nodded. "What do you want to do?" He asked.

Esmè shrugged and sighed. "I honestly don't know. My head is a mess. And having a baby?. I mean we aren't together. Do you think that we are ready?"

Max smiled. "We can do this together. Whatever you decide, I am here for you," he told her as she looked to him and smiled.

****

Esmè got to work. She stood in the staffroom. She saw Grace as she walked in. Grace smiled. "Are you okay?" Grace asked.

Esmè looked to her. She shrugged and smiled. "I have been better. I'm pregnant. I don't know what to do or think. Things are a mess. I hate it. I mean... how can I have a baby?"

Grace looked to her and smiled. "I don't know. I thought the same," she said as she took a biscuit from the tin.

Esmè frowned. "Wait are you?"

"No. But I thought that I was. I freaked out. Things are tense with me and Simon. Look, I know how you feel. I was there. You feel scared. You are doubting yourself. But I know you and I am your best friend. Like Simon and I. You and Max aren't together. But I do think that you can be a great mum. You can make this work. I think that you need to have some faith in yourself," Grace said as Esmè looked to her and smiled.

Esmè didn't know what to think. She was terrified.

****

Esmè sat in her classroom. She pulled out the pregnancy test that she had taken and looked to it.

Esmè knew that she and Max had a big decision to make. And that they had to make it together.

She had no idea if they were ready to be parents. But she didn't know how she felt about having an abortion.

All that Esmè knew was that she and Max had to sit down together. And how they had to talk. She knew how they had to try and make a decision together.

But what would they decide?