The Way Things Are

Chapter 14

The week after making love to Spencer for the first time without protection, I check a pregnancy test. It's still too early to tell...I guess I'll have to wait another month to find out if I'm going to be a teen mom or not. But hey, on the bright side, yesterday was my 17th birthday! I saw Derek for the first time since that day that we were let out of "captivity" by that lunatic of a person. I haven't told him yet, I'm scared to tell him anything about me and Spencer. I know how he'll react, and it won't be good. Spencer made me breakfast in bed yesterday, and then gave me the wonderful gift of a new car, even though I don't even have my license yet. But I'm going to get it today...wish me luck...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ONE MONTH LATER~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Spencer!" I scream from the bedroom.

"What?" he answers back immediately.

"Come here! I have something to tell you!" He comes running up the stairs into the room.

"What is it sweetheart?"

"I...I...I missed a period..." I say as I hang my head slowly.

"And? Did you take a test?" He's so patient and calm about the whole thing. I'm so lucky to have him as a boyfriend and the father to my unborn child.

"Yeah...I did..."

"And? What were the results?" I show him the test and he gets a giant smile on his face. "I'm going to be a father! I'm going to be a father! I can't believe it!" He smiles and hugs me. He's so happy, so proud to be a father. I think this might be a little easier to handle with him here than I thought. "So when are we going to the doctor to see if it's a boy or a girl?" He asks excitedly.

"Well, it's still too early to determine what it's sex is yet, but I have to go to the OBGYN today. I was going to take the car there."

"When were you going to tell me this? I want to be there to, it is my baby too. I helped make the baby, did I not?"

"Yes you did, and I was going to make it a surprise for you. I had a plan and everything. But oh well."

"I love you babe. I have a question for you though."

"Yes?"

"What are some of the names you want to pick for the baby? We can make a list of boy names and a list of girl names."

"Well, if we have a boy there are a couple names I've picked already. Damon, Holden, or Jace. If it was a girl then maybe Rosy, Katarina, or Clarissa."

"Those are all great names, but for a boy I was thinking maybe Derek or Zachary. Or for a girl, maybe Sarah or Hazel."

"I like those names, but we both just had major fangirl moments. But I like my names better. How about this, I name the first one, and when and if we have another one, then you can name it. Okay? Okay."

"We are too obsessed with books and movies and bands and tv shows! And you know you have to one name right? Just one."

"Yeah. I know. But we have to go soon. My appointment is in 20 minutes. Come on, let's go."

"Alright babe. Come on, let's go then." As we approach the car, my brother comes running up to us.

"Hey, where are you guys going?" he asks as Spencer opens the door for me.

"Uh...to the store, then to the mall. I want some new clothes, and we need more food in the house. Why?" I ask back in response to his question.

"I was going to ask you if I could bunk with you guys for a bit while I get my life together. I was going to get a job, and I'll pay rent and everything." I look at Spence, and then back at Derek.

"We'll think about it. We have somewhere to be. We have to go now. We'll get back to you when we get done." With that being said, Spencer and I leave Derek alone in the yard, and rush to the OBGYN. Once we get there, Spencer rushes in to make us on time, and grabs the paperwork for a first time patient. Once I get into the building, guess who I see. My mom working as a secretary for the doctor. As soon as I see her, I walk out of the building, and Spencer follows me. He gives me a worried look, "I can't go in there. Not with her here," I say to Spencer. "I haven't seen her since that day 4 years ago... I can't do it, not now. Please...make her leave." I start to cry and hide my face in Spencer's shoulder.

"Babe. It's okay. Calm down. I know, I know, it's hard and I want to make sure that you are comfortable. I will make sure that she is no where near you. She will not be part of your life, and I promise that she will not be informed on anything about you. I promise." I start to relax, and slow my crying, and walk back into the doctor's office. My mom stands up and looks at me.

"Becky, is that you? I never imagined to see you here," she asks me as I walk in. I ignore her as Spencer walks into the building and finishes filling out the paperwork. He turns it in and we get seen right away, escorted by my mom..."Hi sweetheart. I haven't seen you in forever." I once again ignore her, and she doesn't stop trying.

"What do you want mother? You left me a long time ago," I say with anger in my voice. "What makes you want to come back now?"

"I...I just wanted to come see you. So you're pregnant now? Who's the father? Please don't tell me it's this piece of work here. I know his parents, and his parents are a trip, man I tell you." I just stand there and look at her with a blank expression. Spencer wipes his eyes a little and I hug him while whispering consoling words in his ear. "Oh god. I'm so sorry, did I say something wrong?"

"You can leave now. Your help is no longer needed. Goodbye now." I push her out of the room and wait for the doctor to come in. Meanwhile I am consoling Spencer and I kiss him as the doctor comes in, and that calms him down. "I love you. It's all okay now, okay?" He nods his head and the doctor clears his throat. "Oh I am so sorry Dr. Cornejo. I was just-"

"That is quite alright Ms. Winchester. I understand" he says as he makes me lay down, and then he examines me. Once he finishes and is done giving me an ultrasound, he leaves and a nurse comes in to schedule my next appointment and all of that good stuff. It's in a month, and they made sure my mother wasn't working so I would be more comfortable inside the building.

"Babe...I'm worried about this. I'm not ready for this big of a commitment in my life. What if I'm a terrible mother, and our child hates me? I can't stand to have my children hate me like I hate my mother. I just want to make sure that I'm ready for it, ya know?" I look at Spencer as we get into the car. I hang my head and start to cry. "I need help babe. I just don't know what I would do without you. You mean so much to me, and I can't believe that I'm going to be having a child with you. You are going to be the best father to the baby that they can have, and I just hope that they think that I'm as good of a mother as you are a father." He looks at me and takes me in his arms as he whispers consoling words into my ear just as I did for him earlier.

Once we arrive home Derek is still there waiting for us to get back. "Hey guys. How was whatever it was you were doing? What was it you were doing again?" he asks as he walks over to the car and opens the door for me.

I look at Derek and take a deep breath. "Derek, look. There's something that we have to tell you." He just looks at us and cocks his head to the right a little. "Well, Spencer and I are having a child together. We felt that we were ready for this step in our relationship, and we wanted you to be the first one that we told about this. I know that you don't particularly like Spencer, but I love him, and I felt that this was a good thing for us." As I say this to him, he helps me out of the car and hugs me.

"I'm happy for you sis. Even though I don't like him, I couldn't think of anyone better for you than he is. There is no one that I know who is more reliant than Spencer, and of all of the people that you could have a baby with, I'm glad that it's him and not some asshole that just wanted to use you." I look at Spencer and smile, then at Derek and smile even bigger.

"I love you. Both of you. With all of my heart."