Once In A Lifetime

Promises to Keep

"Nicole?"

"Yeah...?"

"You okay in there?"

"Mhmm..."

"Do you need help?"

"I'm peeing on a stick. Even I can't mess that up."

"Okay, well I'm right here." I open the bathroom door to find Shay lee's brown eyes staring at me. "Is it done?"

"No, not yet. I have to wait two minutes." We go sit on the couch and I put my legs over her lap and bury my face in the back of the couch. When the two minutes is up we walk back to the bathroom.

"Do you want me to look?" Shay asks me.

"No, I should I do it." I walk in and pick the stick up off the counter. I take a breath praying against all odds that it's not what I think is. I open my eyes and see it clear as day. '+'. I slide down the wall to the grown shaking. Shay glances at the positive sign then wraps her arms around me.

"Shay, I'm so scared." I say between breaths.

"Shhh... I know sweetie but you have me and I won't let you down. What are you gonna do?"

"I have to tell him."

"Him?"

"Hunter..."

"Hunter!?"

"Yeah."

"You won't me to come with you?"

"No, I should do this by myself."

"Okay. Well I'll be here waiting for you."

"Thanks." I grab the test and put it in the paper bag it was in, grab my keys and begin the drive to Hunter's house.

"Nicole?" Hunter asks as I stand on his front steps. "Is everything alright?"

"No, we need to talk."

"Okay? You kinda scaring me..."

"Nicole, what are you doing here?" Libby asks as she walks into the room.

"Hey I just need to talk to Hunter."

"About what?"

"Just something personal. No offense but I need to talk to him alone."

"Okay this sounds really serious. If you need me I'll be outside." She walks out the back door and I sit on the couch unsure how to say this.

"Nicole? What's the matter?" Hunter asks gently as he holds my hands in his as he kneels down in front of me. I slowly begin to cry. "What's wrong, Nicole?"

"I-I... I'm pregnant." I just blurt it out unsure how else I was suppose to say it.

"Are you sure? Are you sure it's... not Travis's?"

"Yeah I'm sure... and he and I haven't... we were waiting."

"Are you okay?" He says taking my hand in his. I officially lost any control I had over myself and bury myself in his arms and cry.

"What do you want to do?" I ask him as I look up into his eyes.

"Well wanna keep it if that's what you mean? If you don't want it I'll take it but this is happening. We can work through this together. I'm here for you. I promise."