His Nerd

Five

Family counseling was what Reba thought would help them. Carlee was in the bathroom throwing up as Cheyenne walked in. "It's time to do this."

"Together?"

"Together."
~~~
At the court appointed therapy, Carlee didn't say much as her family was being targeted because of what they did. She was pregnant and no one knew, but her sister who is also pregnant. When it came to custody, Cheyenne wanted to live with their dad. "I'm staying with mom." She says.

'Cheyenne, my condo is too small."

"Why not?"

Carlee didn't say much till it came out that Barbra was pregnant. "You're joking?" She says as she looked at her father. "How could you?"

"What?"

"Barbra Jean is pregnant."

"I thought Carlee and Cheyenne were."

The blondes looked at their little brother. Carlee stood up and ran to the trash can as all hell broke loose. She didn't say anything as Reba went to her oldest and held her hair as she threw up. "I'm sorry, mom."
~~~
At home, Carlee sat in Van's lap as Cheyenne and Steven sat on the couch beside their dad. "How could this happen?"

Carlee didn't say much as their dad spoke. "That's not what she means, dad." She says. "It's us that she's talking about."

"Exactly. How could this happen? We had the sex talk. I even drew pictures."

"We thought you could only get pregnant one day a month." Cheyenne says causing Carlee to smack her forehead causing Van to kiss it.

"Don't do that."

"Cheyenne, really? Even if it was your first time..."

Steven started talking causing their parents to speak out. When Reba brought up that they could get pregnant any other way, Carlee covered her ears. "I don't want to know how I was conceived!" She tells them. "Ew!"

"What about safe sex?"

"We don't have to worry about that. It was our first time."

Carlee looked at Van. "We were being careful, but I guess we forgot."

"Van, Steven, have you two talked to your parents?"

"About what?"

Carlee smiled as Van kissed her head before leaving.
~~~
Carlee couldn't believe that Van was in her room. "Van, what are you doing here?" She asked.

"My parents kicked me out because they don't want anything to do with us and the baby." He tells her as Reba opened the door to see Van getting on his knee. "I love you and our baby, Carlee and I want to marry you."

"Oh, Van." She says. "Yes."

"What about your mom?"

"I'll...we will talk to her." She tells him. "Together."

Reba smiled as she couldn't believe that Carlee wasn't going to hide Van like Cheyenne did with Steven. She knew Carlee was making the right decision causing her to walk away and wait for Carlee and Van to come down and talk to her.
~~~
Carlee was walking to see her mom when she heard Cheyenne and Steven in there. She had her dress picked out and wanted her mom's opinion. She heard the hurt in her mom's voice as Cheyenne wanted to wear a different dress and not the one she always said she would wear. Carlee knocked on the door causing them to look at her. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need your opinion on my dress. I'm not letting Van see it."

"See what?"

"Nothing." She tells him as she looked at her mom. "I don't want dad walking me down the aisle. I want you to do it."

Reba smiled. "Of course, baby." She says. "Go get some rest for tomorrow."
~~~
The next day, Carlee was in her room as she wouldn't let Van in. He wanted to see what she looked like in her dress, even though he knew she would be perfect. She was fixing her blonde hair. She sighed as she heard her sister and Steven. "Dad's not coming."

"Dad is disappointed in us." She says as she continued fixing her hair. "If he does show up, then that will be shocking."

She heard slamming and decided to go see her mom. She heard fighting causing her to stop at the top of the stairs. Carlee heard that Van had to play tonight. "If he plays, then that's fine."

Everything started getting thrown around till cake got thrown on her. "Stop it!" She cried out causing them all to look at Carlee. "Everything is ruined." She says as she looked at her dad. "You. You were supposed to be my father instead of going off and screwing a young woman who is close to your daughters age." Carlee had tears falling. "I guess the wedding is off."

Van ran after her.
~~~
"Carlee, don't let what happened down there ruin this day for us. I really love you." She hears him. "I have been wanting to marry you since the moment I saw you."

Carlee opened the door. "Really?"

"Yes." He says kissing her. "I'll be downstairs."

Carlee smiled as she looked at her wedding dress. She walked over and got dressed. She looked in the mirror and smiled as she walked out of her room to see her mom and Cheyenne, in their mom's dress. "Let's get married."

Reba smiled as they walked downstairs. She saw the way Van looked at her daughter and knew. Her daughter found someone that will love her till the day they die.