High School Never Ends

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Tick Tock Tick Tock was all that was heard for the last ten minutes. Meredith and Derek just sat there waiting what there parents were going to say. Ellis just looked at her daughter and didn't know what to say. Derek's parents just sat there his parents' faces had a mixture of anger and sadness. Know one knew what to say until Richard finally spoke.

"Are you sure you are pregnant?" She was like his daughter and was going to stand by their choice.

"Yes I went to the doctor yesterday. It was positive along with the home pregnancy test." She had tears streaming down her face now and Derek put an arm around her and held her close.

Ellis wanted to make sure everything was okay physically before she could take on the emotional experience they were all going to go through. "How far along are you?"

"I am about five weeks. We didn't plan this it was an accident." She was sobbing now and couldn't look at anyone.

"How do you think you are going to handle this with school and other activities?" Ellis said sounding disappointed in her daughter but knew that yelling wasn't going to help at least she came for help.

"I don't know." Was all Meredith could say. Truthfully she didn't know what she was going to do once the baby was born.

Derek hadn't looked at his parents since they told them the truth. He knew they were disappointed and angry. He was disappointed in himself and angry that it had to happen to them. Why him? Why not someone else? They didn't deserve this they were just two young kids.

Patrick, Derek's father finally spoke. "I guess what is done is done. Now we have a painful few months ahead of us. A lot of painful decisions will have to be made about the baby your obviously will not be able to keep the child if you have any plans for your futures." He wasn't pleased with the news but was going to be as helpful as he could be.

"Derek you know that we are mad and upset but we are trying to do what is best for the three of you. It is not about just you or Meredith anymore the baby deserves two parents who can provide for it and love it unconditionally and neither of you is ready for that. Then the two of you couldn't become the doctors you both planned on being before this happened." She was really trying to do the best thing for everyone and be strong. She could have yelled but then what would happen once they all yelled and placed blame upon one another. Nothing good would come from it.

"I agree with you Elizabeth and Patrick the baby will be put up for adoption if they agree to it. It is the best solution for their futures and for the baby." Ellis said knowing her daughter would be mad if she didn't get a say but ultimately knew what was going to happen.

"I was reading up on adoption when we found and I think the best solution for us would be an open adoption. The baby doesn't deserve to not know its parents but needs someone who can fully love it. We wouldn't have responsibility of being the parent but would be able to pick the parents to raise our child." Meredith said relieved they all thought adoption was the best solution to the problem.

"I agree with you Mer. If we can't raise are child we should be able to pick who does and every once in a while see the child." Derek said wishing things would be different and that he was a doctor already and having a child with Meredith in the future.

"Are you sure it would be easiest seeing the child every once in a while? It might be better to give up the child and never see it again." Elizabeth said knowing it would be hard for them to give up a baby and then have to see it when they aren't the parents.

Meredith and Derek look at each other. Silently saying with there eyes that none of this would be easy and that is what they wanted. "I think it is what we want though." Derek said standing up to his parents.

"Are you going to tell your friends and teachers about this?" Richard asked knowing the gossip would spread like wild fire once someone knew.

"Not yet we eventually will have to but not yet." Meredith said once again her eyes were focused on her shoes.

"This is not going to get easier for either of you. It is not going to be a walk in the park but you should try and stay together and at least be friends. Another relationship might hurt one of you." Ellis said her daughter means the world to her and she doesn't want her to get hurt any worse than she already will.

Meredith and Derek left the room together to go talk about their decisions. They held hands all the way to the kitchen.

"Are you sure adoption is the best decision for us?" Derek asked her hoping it was what she truly wanted.

"Yeah I hope it is. Neither of us is ready for the responsibility of being a parent. I would still be in high school and then you would have to go to state school and you have other dreams so do I. This is the only choice we have. Besides do you want to go against what your parents think is best. They might cut us off." It would be hard but they knew what they had to do.