We'll Be Each Other's Saviours

Chapter Twenty-Four

After a half hour that was spent crying uncontrollably in the midst of a panic attack, I shoved the pregnancy test back in the box I used to hold it (I'd thrown the original box away the day I got it) and headed down the stairs to Andy's kitchen. I'd moved in about a week ago and we had both just woken up so I assumed Andy was making breakfast.

I walked into the large kitchen and sure enough, Andy was standing at the stove watching bacon sizzle. He had his back turned to me so I sighed loudly as I sat down at the counter so that he knew I was there.

"Morning babe," he said, not looking up from his bacon. I smiled slightly at his concentration.

"Good morning," I replied. I watched silently as he laid the bacon on a paper towel and carried it over to the counter. He leaned across and pecked me on the lips. He seemed to have a knack for knowing when something was wrong with me though because he immediately said something.

"Is something wrong?"

"That's a matter of opinion," I muttered.

He looked at me in confusion as I put the box on the counter in front of him. He looked down at it and then back up at me.

"Dan, what is this?"

"Open it."

He stared at me for a couple more seconds before taking the box and opening it. He looked into it and froze.

"Is... this a pregnancy test?" He looked like a deer caught in the headlights. I just nodded.

With trembling fingers, he pulled it out of the box and looked at the result. I watched his eyes widen as the color drained from his face. He was silent as he just stared at the green plus sign on the test. I grew more and more self conscious as the seconds wore on, fidgeting in my seat and tapping my foot.

In less then a second Andy was suddenly on my side of the counter hugging me so hard that I couldn't breath. He pulled me up out of my chair and spun me around in the air shouting, "I'M GONNA BE A FATHER! HOLY SHIT! HO. LY. SHIT."

I laughed at his reaction, getting dizzy from all of the spinning and lack of oxygen.

"This is great! We have to tell the guys right now!" He started to drag me towards the front door, pulling out his phone to text them.

I dug my heels into the ground and stopped him. "Andy! Stop! We need to talk about this."

He whipped around, the biggest smile I'd ever seen plastered on his face. "What's there to talk about? Now come on!" He tried to pull me out the door again but I ripped myself away from him.

"Andy, STOP." He turned to me, his smile dropping as he realized that I was serious.

"What?"

"Andy, I'm nineteen. I just... I don't know if... I'm..." I trailed off, hiding my face in my hands.

Andy sighed and walked up to me, pulling my hands away and holding them in his. "You don't want to have this baby with me?" I heard the hurt in his voice.

"No, it's not that. Damnit Andy I'm still a teenager!" This is a lot to take in right now."

"Are you worried that you won't be a good mom? Is that it?" My silence was all he needed as an answer.

"Danni, you're the most amazing, most kind, most caring person I know. The idea that you wouldn't be a good mother is complete bull. And I'll be there for our baby too. You're not alone, and we'll brave this storm."

I held my head in my hand, chuckling. "This is not the time for song references Andy."

"Sorry," he said, smiling.

I pressed my body against his and put my arms lazily around his neck. "Let's tell the guys." He nodded and the bacon was long forgotten.

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We all sat around the coffee table in Ashley's living room, the box containing the pregnancy test in my purse.

"So what's this shit all about? This better be good too, I had to kick a hot chick out early for you idiots," Ashley said, clearly annoyed.

"Shut up, Ash. If this wasn't important they wouldn't have called us here," Jinxx said. I nodded at him in thanks.

"Also, why is it always my house? Why not any one else's house?"

"Because you live closer to Jake, Jinxx and CC, so it's a shorter drive for them than it would be to get to our house," Andy replied. Ashley just huffed and crossed his arms.

"Anyway, we have something we want to tell you guys," I started.

"You're getting married? Damnit! Now I owe Jake fifty bucks!" CC said, throwing his hands in the air.

"No! We're not getting married. Danni's-" Andy started, but I cut him off.

"Wait, you BET on our relationship?" I said accusingly to CC and Jake.

"Sorry! It was this dip shit's idea," Jake defended, pointing at CC.

"Fuck you Jake! You were all for it!"

"Will you both shut up!" The rest of us said in unison. They did quickly.

I took a deep breath and felt Andy's hand on my thigh. I reached into my purse and pulled out the card board box. I quickly opened it and set the test on the table. They all looked down at it and then up at the both of us, then back down at the test, and back at us again.

"Oh shit," I murmured.

Within two seconds Andy and I were tackled by the four men. They were all talking and screaming so fast that I couldn't understand any of them. I was laughing so hard that I wouldn't have been able to respond though, even if I wanted to.

It was a couple minutes before the guys backed off a bit. "If I wasn't so fucking excited I would punch Ashley in the face. I owe him sixty bucks now!" CC said to me.

"Oh my fucking god Ceese, are you serious? Why would you say that?" Ash said angrily to him.

"It's fine! I don't give a shit anymore! I'm just glad you guys are happy," I told them.

Jinxx was about to say something but he was cut off by my phone ringing. I grabbed it off of the table and saw that there was no caller ID. Confused, I showed them the screen. Andy took my phone and answered it, putting it on speaker.

"Hello?" I asked nervously.

"I'm coming," was all we heard from the person before they hung up.

"What the fuck?" I heard someone say, but I wasn't focused on any of them. I was frozen, my mind throwing its self back into all of my memories of him. Every day spent in fear, having to steal to survive, having to stay out to avoid him. It all came back in one big rush.

I started to shake violently, feeling ice cold even in my baggy Kiss sweatshirt. I felt someone grab my shoulders and start yelling my name, but I still didn't snap out of my trance. I knew tears were falling down my face like a waterfall but I couldn't stop them.

After what felt like hours I finally looked up to see four guys hovering over me. I must have collapsed. Ashley's eyes were wide with worry, Andy still had his hands on my shoulders, CC was looking on and Jinxx was holding some kind of scent under my nose. I coughed at the sharp scent and sat up, holding my head in my hands.

"Danni?" Andy asked quietly.

I looked over his shoulder to see Jake talking to someone on the phone. I couldn't hear him though because of how low he was speaking.

"Danni? Hey!" My eyes snapped down and met Andy's.

I managed to stammer out two words to him. "My dad."

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