Mercy

Ch 2

Elsa's POV
Jack looked at me for a while then said, "what- I- oh God. This can't be happening, I can't be a dad, I just can't." I held his hand and laid it on my stomach, "baby, it's okay. We can do this, no matter what happens promise me you will be there for me and the baby." He smiled and kissed my hand, "I promise, I will always be with you, no matter what." I sighed, "wait, what do I do about my classes when the baby comes? I'll have to stay in the dorm to take care of it. I won't be able to advance." Jack just smiled, "I'll take care of it, don't worry." I rubbed my stomach gently, I can't believe it, I'm going to be a mother. Jack took me out for lunch, "alright, no fish, no eggs, and no salad dressings. Okay?" "But-" I really love sushi. He sighed, "no Elsa, those foods are bad for the baby, there are a lot of risks involved. You don't want to hurt the baby do you?" I smiled, "alright. Can I have a cheeseburger and fries then?" He smiled, "of course." He ordered our food and we sat at a table and ate. I looked down at my stomach, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I already have a tiny baby bump, and I'm only two weeks pregnant. I smiled and rubbed it softly, I can't believe I'm going to be a mother. I remembered my mom and a tear escaped my eye, Jack noticed, "honey, you okay?" I wiped the tear away and smiled, "y-yeah. Just thinking about my mom is all." He smiled and held my hand, "I have a little surprise for you." I looked up at him and smiled, "what is it?" He smiled, "well, I found your parents' graves, next to my dad's, and I figured you wanted a little closure. So, I want to take you to them, if you are okay to go." I smiled bright, "y-you would do that, for me?" He smiled and kissed my hand, "of course." We finished our food and drove to the gravesite, soon finding their graves. I got out and knelt next to their stone, "hey mom, dad. It's been a while since I visited you, I really miss you. Me and Anna both do. We are juniors in college now, and have boyfriends. And, I'm actually pregnant. I know you wanted me to wait until marriage, but it was kind of an accident. Either way, I wouldn't change what I did. I love Jack, and you would have too, he is a really nice and sweet guy. Anyway, I plan on finishing college in the next few months so I can be with my baby full time when it gets here. I want to be there for it all the time and be a wonderful and caring mother, just like you were mom. I love you both so much." Jack knelt next to me, "can I talk to them alone for a second?" I nodded and went to the car. Jack smiled, "hi Mr. and Mrs. Tomas, I'm Jackson Overland. I'm sorry if you don't like what happened with Elsa and I, I didn't know that would happen. I wore protection, but it tore and I- I'm sorry if you don't like me for that. I didn't mean for it to go the way it did, but when our baby gets here I promise to take good care of Elsa and the baby with my life. I really love your daughter and I hope to meet you in the far future."

Jack's POV
I got up and went back to the car before driving back to the college. Me and Elsa got back to our dorm and went to watch tv on the couch, "hm, I'm thinking we watch Killer Frost, how 'bout it?" "Jack that's a scary movie, I don't like scary movies." She held my hand. "Babe I'm right here, nothing can hurt you. I promise, it's not that scary, it's the previews that make it scary." She took a breath, "o-okay." I put in the DVD and we sat and watched it for about an hour before Elsa got up and ran to the bathroom. I quickly followed her and rubbed her back as she knelt over the toilet throwing up. When she stopped I got her a glass of water, "here honey." She sipped it slowly, "thanks." We headed back to the couch and finished the movie. I looked over to see Elsa curled into a ball asleep, I lightly picked her up and carried her bridal style to our bed and tucked her in, "night baby girl." The week passed by faster than I thought. Spring Break is over and Elsa is three weeks pregnant. We went back to school and I asked for the same schedule as Elsa's so I could keep an eye on her. We are in chemistry with Kristoff and Anna and listening to another lecture, I'm drawing in my book and Elsa is writing in her journal that her mom gave her. All of a sudden we heard, "Jack, Elsa! Give me your books, Now!" I looked at Elsa, she was on the verge of tears, she didn't want to give it up, even if it was only for an hour. She couldn't part with her journal, it was as if the journal was a piece of her mother. Technically it is, since it's the last thing her mother gave her. Just as she was shakily handing it to him I snatched it, "no, she won't be giving you that notebook. She has a right to keep it, it was her late mother's gift to her. Are you really going to take that away? You are hurting her more than she already is." He tried to speak but I cut him off, "and another thing, she's really fragile right now. She's really sensitive and hurt, I am the father to her unborn child. You WILL NOT upset her, you WILL let us go back to our dorms, and you WILL leave us alone." I held her hand as we took our books and left to our room.