She's Having My Baby

Figure It Out

"Maya, I know you like to mess with me and it doesn't bother me that much, but that's not funny," Lucas said seriously.

"I'm not kidding," Maya said softly. She wished so much that this was all a joke.

Lucas stood up and walked around the couch. 

"This can't be happening. Maya, this can't be happening," he said.

"I know," Maya sighed.

"Who else knows about this?" he asked.

"Just Farkle," Maya replied.

"Farkle knows? Why?!" Lucas asked, frustrated.

"It's a long story. Remember that day I left the mall with him? That was the day I found out. I still had the test with me, it fell out of my purse and Farkle saw it," Maya explained.

"You knew since then and you didn't tell me? Have you even been to a doctor?" Lucas asked. He seemed angry now.

"I didn't think you'd want to know. And of course I've been to a doctor," she told him. 

"So this is for definite then? The doctor told you?" Lucas asked, seeming hopeful that Maya would tell him the doctor actually told her there was no baby. 

Instead of answering him, Maya turned sideways and pulled up her shirt to reveal her tiny, yet noticeable, bump. Lucas put his head in his hands and Maya sat back down next to him. 

"What about Riley?" he said, barely audible through his hands. 

"Yeah, I was hoping you could help me out with that one since we're both in gigantic trouble there," Maya said.

Lucas lifted his head and Maya could've sworn he was holding back tears. 

"She'll never forgive us for this, " he said simply.

"I'll never forgive us for this either," Maya stated. 

"Should we tell her together?" Lucas asked. 

"First of all, I think you and I have done enough together already. Second, she'll just feel like we're ganging up on her. It'll make it worse," Maya explained.

"Well then you should tell her. She's your best friend," Lucas said.

"Not after this," Maya sighed.

Maya looked at Lucas and she could see he was definitely trying not to cry, just as she was. He took her hand and squeezed it.  

"Riley and I weren't dating at the time. It's not like it was cheating or something. And we didn't mean for it to happen. It just did. It's not like we planned it," Lucas said, trying to reassure Maya and himself.

"Still, I'd never forgive her if she did something like this. Never," Maya admitted.

They sat for a while figuring out how they could possibly break this news to Riley. 

"Maybe she never has to know. Maybe I can just wear loose clothes like I've been doing and if she notices I'll just tell her it's some guy she doesn't know's," Maya said.

Lucas looked at her sympathetically. 

"Maya, you know that will never work. And besides, what about when the baby comes? What are you gonna tell her then?" Lucas questioned. 

"Well by then hopefully the adoption will be finalized," Maya said.

"Wait, adoption?" Lucas echoed.

"Well, yeah. I mean, you don't think we can raise this baby by ourselves, do you?" Maya asked, surprised.

"We won't know until we try," Lucas replied. 

Maya couldn't believe what she was hearing. He wants to keep the baby. I hadn't even thought about this.

"Listen, we can discuss this later. We're talking about Riley right now," Maya said. She didn't have the willpower to argue right now. 

"I think you should go to her house and tell her, and when she throws you out, I'll call her," Lucas planned. 

"What about her parents? They're gonna be all over me," Maya told him. 

"Then talk to them. Tell them whatever you want," Lucas answered. 

"I don't want to. Do you have any idea how embarrassing this is?" Maya said angrily. 

"Maya, you have to do it at some point. Just like you had to tell me even though I'm sure you didn't want to. Pick a time and day, and do it," he said. 

"This is a disaster," Maya moaned.

"Can I come to your next doctor's appointment?" Lucas asked unexpectedly. 

Maya was taken aback by this. She didn't think Lucas would want to be involved at all. 

"Yeah, I guess. It's in two weeks,"  she told him.

"We should tell Riley before then," he said.

They decided to tell her on Wednesday night. They were both free and they knew Riley was too. 

"You really don't think that on some level she already knows? She hasn't noticed you gaining weight, or throwing up a lot, or being extra pale all the time?" Lucas asked Maya.

"I don't think so. She's pretty self-absorbed in her own way," Maya laughed. "Wait, did you notice those things?" Maya asked, confused. 

"Of course I did, but I didn't actually think you were pregnant. And I didn't think it was my business to ask," Lucas told her. 

Maya tried to quickly push the fact that he'd been paying enough attention to her to notice how different she was out of her head. This wasn't the time to think about that. 

Lucas stood up to leave half an hour later. Maya walked to the door with him and they stared at each other for a moment. 

"We're gonna be okay, right?" he asked her. 

"Sure, why not?" Maya smiled. 

He wrapped his arms around her and then left. Maya felt surprisingly relieved now that Lucas knew. She thought she'd feel guilty and scared, but instead it felt like a weight had been lifted. 

She felt she should text Farkle to tell him who the father is and that he now knows. She didn't hear back that night, but she wasn't too bothered about it. She put her hand on her belly where her teeny tiny bump was. Great, she thought. Now all I have to do is lose a best friend, decided the fate of a child, tell my mother, and ignore my feelings for Lucas for all eternity. Easy stuff.

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A/N: I'm finally back! I know it was only a few days, but it felt like much longer! Tell me what you think of this chapter and let me know if you want more!