Baby Unplanned

One

It was the fifth day of January, and school was starting back up in the morning. Kitty was in her bedroom color-matching her outfit for the second part of freshman year at the school in Seoul and Margot had just come home from the airport from being in France for two months and was currently downstairs watching a comedy show with Josh.

But meanwhile, Lara Jean was sitting on her bathroom floor, tears running down her face as the super dark lines stared back at her. She sobbed.

She, Lara Jean Song-Covey, aspiring Valediction and future NYU college student, is pregnant... with Josh's baby.

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She didn't know what to do. How could she have been so irresponsible? Honestly, hadn't any of her father's teachings about reproduction and safe sex resounded with her?

She choked back a sob as a light knock was heard on the door. Kitty opened the door and stuck her head in, smiling softly at her sister.

"Are you okay in here?" She asked. She pushed her glasses up and looked over at the box sitting beside the tub.

Lara Jean nodded. Kitty pointed towards the box laying beside her sister.

"What's that?" She quizzed. Lara Jean glanced at the flipped over box.

"Nothing. Just a tampon box," was all Lara Jean said.

"Hmm," Kitty replied. "Then why are you crying?"

Lara Jean wiped her tears and laughed. "Just had problems inserting it. You know how that is. I'll be fine, I promise."

And with that, Kitty shut the door back and Lara Jean sighed before stuffing the test in her jacket pocket before zipping the pocket up.

Margot smiled at her sister as Lara Jean bounced hurriedly down the stairs and took a seat across from the sofa where Josh and Margot were cuddled up together.

"Having fun up there?" Margot teased.

Lara Jean nodded, tilting her head a little and giving her a sarcastic smile. "Loads."

Margot laughed at that and went back to the movie.

Josh typed away on his phone and a second later, Lara Jean's phone buzzed with a text.

Josh: are u ok?

Lara Jean sighed, before texting back.

LJ: ofc. just a virus i caught at school. ill let you know if im dying lol.

Josh: ok. good to know. was scared something happened to u since, you know, our fling over the thanksgiving holidays. u sure u r fine?

Lara Jean looked over to Josh who glanced back at her and she sighed.

LJ: we need to talk. my whole life just blew up.

She hesitated before sending the text. Josh looked over at Margot and told her he needed to go get groceries out of his car.

Lara Jean stood up and said, "I'll go help him."

Margot nodded before going back to the show. She didn't see the tears pooling in the corners of her sister's eyes.

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"Okay, what's going on? I mean, you were in the bathroom for two hours! Obviously, you aren't okay otherwise you wouldn't be in there that long. I heard you puking earlier. You aren't one to get sick," Josh said.

The snow was falling around the two young adults and Lara Jean shivered, pulling her jacket closer to her body.

"Did you use protection?" Lara Jean asked. Her cheeks heated up at the uncomfortable conversation they were now having.

Josh laughed sarcastically. "Did I... of course I did! I wouldn't have had sex with you if I wasn't going to protect myself! Did you?"

"It was my first time," Lara Jean mumbled. "I didn't get on birth control before we decided to do it. It never occurred to me that I would need that. I mean, I hadn't ever done anything like that with Peter, just made out with him a few times..." she rambled on with tears marking her face.

Josh knitted his brows together and did his best to comfort her. He pulled her into his chest and smoothed back her hair, wiping her tears with his hand.

"What are you getting at? What's happened?" He asked after she had composed herself.

She sniffled and looked away. "I'm pregnant, Josh. I don't know how many weeks I am yet, but I'm for sure pregnant. I don't know what to do."

Josh's face fell. He backed away from her and felt like throwing up. "A baby... we created a baby?"

Lara Jean nodded and looked at him. "I know it's not what we wanted to come from this, but at least I didn't catch any diseases."

Josh glared at her. "Are you accusing me of sleeping around?"

Lara Jean dropped her gaze and looked down at her boots crunching the snow. "I just know that you aren't a virgin, and..."

"No, you're accusing me! You are accusing me when really, this is your fault! You are the one who wanted me. You are the one who didn't protect yourself!" Josh spat.

Lara Jean felt tears trickling down her face again. She didn't bother wiping them away.

"Hey, what's going on out here?" Margot asked from the doorway as Kitty appeared by her side.

"I don't want to be a father, Lara Jean! I don't want you to have this baby! I never should have bedded you in the first place!" Josh shouted before getting in his car and driving off.

Lara Jean crumbled into the snow and felt like disappearing. Margot sobbed about how much she hated her now ex-boyfriend and her traitor of a sister. Kitty went over to Lara Jean and helped her into the house.

Lara Jean soon fell into a restful sleep on the sofa. Kitty covered her with a blanket and kissed her sister's head.

"Goodnight, baby," Kitty said, patting her sister's stomach gently.

Margot watched from the kitchen and shook her head. Even though the situation was less than ideal, the Song-Covey family always protects their own.

Margot wouldn't let her niece or nephew suffer because of their parent's poor choices.