Eating For Two

Chapter 6.

Zoe felt as if the world was spinning out of control when Lucy revealed her pregnancy. Anger surged through her veins, quickly followed by disbelief and fear. "Lucy, please tell me you're fucking joking," she demanded, her voice sharp. "You're fifteen!" Lucy flinched at her mother's words, tears streaming down her face.

Angela immediately wrapped her arms around Lucy, pulling her close. She could feel her niece's body trembling, knew that Zoe's anger was making things worse. "It's okay, Zo," Angela said softly, trying to defuse the situation. "We need to stay calm."

But Zoe couldn't calm down - she was too angry, too terrified for her daughter. "Who was it?" she asked through gritted teeth. "Who did this to you?" Lucy shook her head, her eyes wide and frightened.

Zoe's patience wore thin, her fear and anger bubbling over as she glared at Lucy. "Who the fuck is the dad, Lucy?" she snapped, unable to keep her frustration contained any longer. "You're 15 years old! Why the hell would you do this!? I've honestly never been more ashamed of you.." she continued- shouting with so much venom in her voice. Lucy whimpered against Angela's shoulder, shrinking further into her aunt's protective embrace.

Angela's eyes flashed with anger as she glared right back at Zoe, shielding Lucy from her mum's wrath. "Seriously, Zo? What the fuck?" she snapped back. "We're all confused and worried for her, but acting like this isn't helping anyone!" Zoe opened her mouth to retort, but Angela cut her off. "You need to calm down!" she continued, her voice rising.

"Lucy is already terrified, she doesn't need you yelling at her right now!" Zoe closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. She knew Angela was right - this wasn't the time or place for anger. She looked down at her daughter, her expression softening. "I'm sorry, sweetheart," she said, reaching out to stroke Lucy's hair. "I didn't mean to scare you." But Lucy remained silent, hiding her face against Angela.

angela spoke- she was not happy. "you need to calm down zoe. i'll take her to her first appointment at the clinic. clearly you need time to think about how you're going to approach this situation in a way which isnt by shouting." she said before taking lucy out of the police station and into her car.

As Angela led Lucy out of the police station, she could feel her niece's small hand trembling in hers. She knew Zoe was hurting too, but right now Lucy needed someone who wouldn't lose their cool.

Once they were safely buckled into the car, Angela turned to face Lucy, her expression gentle. "Don't worry, baby," she said softly. "We'll get through this together, okay?" Lucy nodded, fresh tears welling up in her eyes. *She's so strong*, Angela thought to herself, *so much stronger than I ever was at her age*.

She reached over and squeezed Lucy's hand, offering what little comfort she could. As they drove to the clinic, Angela couldn't help but worry about what the future held. This was a lot for anyone to handle - especially someone as young and innocent as Lucy. But she was determined to be there for her, no matter what- this was lucy's choice.

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