Can't Help Falling In Love

Chapter Eight

Theo's POV

I knock on the bathroom door.

"Shai?" I ask. She had been in there for about 10 minutes and I was starting to get worried. I know I said would love her no matter what happened, and I meant it, but I wasn't ready to be a dad either. However I would never want to kill a baby so if she was pregnant then I guess we would have to either just keep the baby or give him or her away to another loving family.

"Are you alright in there?" I ask her.

"I'm fine." I hear her beautiful voice say.

I open the door just enough to get my head through. Shailene  is sitting in the toilet with her head in her hands. I don't see the test anywhere so I assume she threw it out.

"You can come in." She tells me.

I kneel down in front of her so we are eye level.

"Baby," I whisper. "It's okay, you can tell me."

I watch her gulp and and she sits back on the toilet. She stays quiet for a few minutes.

"Shai, please tell me...." I beg her. "What did it say?"

Her lips pinch together while her eyes wander around my face.

"Negative." She says with a sigh of relief.

"Alright." I sigh. I embrace her in a large hug.

"See,we had nothing to worry about."

~Time Lapse~

Shai's POV

I have been feeling so guilty about lying to Theo. In the moment it felt right, but now the guilt was getting to me.

I had to tell him the truth. Bu, on the other hand, I knew he didn't want this baby.....neither did I.

I had no idea what I had just done.

I was sitting in the parking lot outside of the hospital.

The abortion appointment was set for September 16th, one week from today.

I had to cancel the appointment. Theo would be so mad.

But I already had it all figured out, and there was no turning back. I would get the abortion and Theo would never have to find out.

The whole way home I kept trying to tell myself that I had done the right thing, but I knew deep down that it wasn't true.

As I pulled up to the hotel I saw Theo's car was parked near the front.

I can't face him. I know I will break down if I look into those beautiful brown orbs.

I will just have to try and avoid him.

Julia was coming over at 6, so I had an hour to get ready.

I quickly walked to my apartment. I fiddled with the key and I heard Theo's door open.

Great!

"Shai?" I hear the familiar British voice ask.