Surprise!

Chapter 4

The room fell silent and Narvel squeezed Reba's hand. "Did you just say you're pregnant?" Mr. Blackstock asked dumbfounded. Reba nodded as she looked at her lap "Three months." was all she could manage to say. "Oh good lord." Mrs. Blackstock cried. "Mama I'm sorry that I disappointed you, but I'm not sorry about the baby. I wanna marry her, I'm gonna marry her." Narvel demanded "I'm gonna give her and this baby the best life I can. so before you say anything just know that whatever happens we're doing it together." He added. Narvel's father stood up quickly "Get your shit and get out." Mr. Blackstock said. "Gladly." Narvel spat and walked upstairs, leaving Reba down there alone. "Have you thought about abortion?" Mr. Blackstock asked her. "Absolutely not." Reba protectively held her stomach. "How could you even ask her that?!" Mrs. Blackstock yelled at him. "I don't want his life to be ruined." he told his wife. "He's gonna have a baby, he truly loves Reba. His life isn't over, it's just beginning." Mrs. Blackstock said. Narvel came back down stairs and stood in front of Reba. "Whats going on?" He asked. "They want me to use an abortion." Reba said scared. "No." he said flat out. "Reba had already made that clear." His mother told him. Narvel nodded "And I wanna get one thing straight" Reba said quietly, "We're keeping the baby and you can choose whether or not you are going to be apart of their life." she finished, stood up, and walked to Narvel's car.

She sat in there and cried. She cried for her baby, her future, her boyfriend, herself, and her parents. She had a feeling that it would be okay, but in the mean time she just had to figure out how she could tell her parents the words 'I'm pregnant'

Narvel came out a few minutes later and got in the car. "They said they would help us." He told her. Reba nodded nervously, "Now we just have to tell my parents." Reba sighed. he took her small hand into his large one "Hey, its gonna be okay." he soothed as he brushed his thumb over the back of her hand. She looked up at him and flashed him a smile.

When they arrived at Reba's house her parents were sitting on the front porch. "Here we go." Reba sighed as they exited the truck. Narvel grabbed her hand and they sat on the porch with Jackie and Clark. "Mama, daddy we have some news." Reba announced. "What is it?" Jackie asked "I'm having a baby." Reba told them. "What?!" Clark stood up. Oh boy...