Scornful Revenge

Chapter Seven

Tom chuckled lightly as he observed the test before looking back up at Alice.

"You're pregnant?"

"Yeah." Alice whimpered.

Tom placed the test on the coffee table and licked his lips as he thought of what to say.

"I'm pregnant."

"Does anyone else know?"

"Esther and Cory but they promised not to tell the others." Alice replied.

"What about the show? You just got back."

"Esther and I worked it out."

"Okay."

After a moment of silence, as they just gazed over each other's faces trying to read the other's expression, Alice broke down into tears and pressed her hands against her face.

"Why are you crying?" Tom furrowed his brow, his own voice breaking.

"I'm so scared!" Alice wailed.

Tom pulled Alice into his arms. He laid back against the couch with Alice laying in between his legs with her chest pressed against his. She hid her face in his shoulder, weeping onto his shirt. Tom bit down on his lip to try and stop himself from crying as Alice gripped onto his shirt. He ran his hand up and down her back as he took her chin between his fingers, tilting her head up to face him.

"Why would you ever be scared about this? We want this, Alice. Unless... you changed your mind?"
"No, I didn't! I didn't change my mind!" Alice protested. "It's just... I don't want to lose this one."
Tom sniffled as he watched Alice break down. He pressed a kiss to the corner of her mouth, letting it linger as his hand shook against her cheek.

"I know. But we'll be so careful. I promise you we're not going to lose this one. We're going to have this baby and we're going to love it so much. Forget about the past. We're going to have this baby and give them the most amazing life possible." Tom explained.

"But what if I do lose it? What if I'm not capable of having a baby? Or you? What if the car accident didn't happen? What if I still lost Phoebe without the accident happening?"

"Alice, take a few deep breaths," Tom instructed. "That was all in the past. We will go through this pregnancy day by day. Know that I will always be by your side. If anything happens, you experience morning sickness, or you can't tie your shoes because your belly's too big... I'll drop everything to be there for you. I'll leave my class in the middle of it if you ever call me with a problem. You're not doing this alone."
Alice weakly smiled through her tears as Tom brushed the hair away from her face.

"You're not mad?" She asked.

"Why would I ever be mad about this? Alice, I'm so happy right now, believe me. I'm just worried about you at the moment."

The two shared a small laugh as Tom sat up on the couch. He moved Alice so that she sat on his lap with her legs wrapped around his hips. He held her close to him as he kissed her softly, allowing the kiss to linger as he pulled away. Alice kept her grip on his shirt and began playing with the small buttons.

"We're going to have a baby." Tom beamed.

"We are." Alice giggled.

"We're doing this. We're having a baby."

"Yeah."
The two kissed once again. As Alice pulled back, Tom took her face in his hands and pulled her into another kiss, deepening it as she kissed him back. Alice moaned as she felt Tom's hands move up under her shirt, running his fingers along her skin, sending shivers down her spine. Alice pulled back from the kiss and panted heavily as she bit down on her lip. Tom swallowed hard as he gazed up at Alice, his fingers brushing up against the clasp of her bra.