NHL Imagines

Brendan Gallagher

Your POV

I can't believe this is happening, I think to myself. I have no idea when this could've happened. Brendan and I always play it safe. Well, there was that one night a couple weeks ago where we both woke up not remembering what happened the night before.

I had just found out that I have become pregnant. I know, a woman finding out she's about to be a mother should be exciting. But not in my case. I just recently graduated from college. I'm still in an internship so I don't have a job quite yet. I don't really have my life figured out yet.

How is Brendan going to react? He's still young and he still has his whole hockey career ahead of him. A baby is just going to slow him down even more than I already do. Plus, we're not even engaged, let alone married, yet. So we haven't even spoken about kids yet.

"Y/N, I'm home!" I hear Brendan yell from downstairs.

I quickly splash some cold water in my face and then dry it off. I hide the pregnancy test in the cabinet. I run downstairs and engulf my boyfriend in a hug. "How was practice?" I ask.

"It was good," he answers.

During dinner, Brendan asks if I want some wine. I politely decline. "Are you feeling okay?" He asks, clearly concerned. "You've barely eaten your dinner tonight; I made your favorite. And I don't ever remember you turning down wine."

"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I'm catching a stomach bug, though," I lie. I don't know how I'm going to bring myself to tell Brendan the truth.

A few days later...

Today my friends and family decided to throw a graduation party for me. I find myself getting overwhelmed with all the attention I'm getting. I never was one to bask in being the center of attention. I notice no one is out on the patio at the moment, so I go out to get some fresh air. As I'm by myself, thoughts start to flow throughout my head.

I still haven't told Brendan about my pregnancy. But I can't keep this a secret for much longer before I start to show. I feel the urge to tell him this very second. I go back into the house and find my boyfriend. Once I find him, I drag him into our room with me.

"What's up?" Brendan asks me as I close the door behind me.

Instead of answering, I completely lose it. I wrap my arms around Brendan's torso and bury my face into his chest, my tears soaking his shirt. He rubs his hand up and down my back. "Y/N, what's wrong?" He asks.

"I don't know how to say this, but I'm pregnant. I should be happy about this but I'm not. I'm not sure we're ready to be parents right now or ever. I still have to figure out my future and so do you. We still have to figure out our future together. I don't know if we're gonna be able to work this out, but there's nothing I can do about it," I rant.

Brendan grabs my shoulders, gently pushing me away from him. I unwrap my arms as he lifts my chin so I look at him. "Hey hey hey, don't cry, baby," he says, wiping my tears away. "You are my future."

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I mean that I can see myself spending the rest of my life with anyone except you. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm not quite ready to get married yet. And this whole parenting is gonna be a challenge for us. But I promise we will make it work," he explains, smiling.

My heart skips a beat hearing him say he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. "So you're not mad about becoming a father?" I question.

"Why would I be mad?" He asks. "I'm the happiest person in the world right now!"

Brendan engulfs me in a hug gives me a long, passionate kiss. "Can we go tell everyone?!" He asks.

"I wanna keep it quiet just for a little bit," I tell him.

"Aw man, okay. I love you, Y/N."

"I love you more Brendan."

Requested by TrixieBentley . Sorry if I messed up the scenario a little bit, but I hope you enjoy!