"I'm scared Kayla." I say lying on the cold hospital bed "It's okay twin, it's just an ultrasound." She gives my hand a reassuring squeeze and I smile "No, I mean I'm scared to be pregnant." I sigh "You'll be fine." She nods "It's not me I'm worried about." I say taking a quick glance at my stomach "Do you think he'll come?" She asks changing the subject per my request earlier that day. I told her if I started talking like that to just change the subject, try and keep me talking so I don't think. And thankfully my twinie has been following through. "I don't know." I shrug and she rolls her eyes "I really don't like him twin." She says "I don't like him too much either, but I can't do this alone." I shake my head "You won't have to," She smiles and rubs my stomach "Auntie Kayla is here." She smiles wider and I giggle. "Good afternoon Miss Lewis," the doctor says walking in "I found something for you." He smiles "What?" I ask confused "Actually someone." Joey says walking in and I smile at him "Alright and who are you?" He asks looking to Kayla "Her sister." She says "Well I'm Dr. Sheppard, it's nice to meet you." He says shaking Kayla's hand. "So you just here for a checkup and ultrasound?" He asks and I nod "The nurse already took my vitals, and I wrote out a list of all the medications I take. I stopped them since I found out I'm pregnant and I'm not sure which ones are safe," I start to ramble digging through my purse so I can find the damned list. "Also, I had my mom take my vitals before I came and my blood pressure went up. Is that bad?" I finish handing him the list "Are you okay?" Joey asks grinning as Kayla shakes her head. "I just want to make sure everything is okay." I defend my behavior even though I know I am going a little overboard. "Well, your blood pressure could have gone up due to the fact of nervousness so maybe just relax some." Dr. Sheppard says as he looks over my med list. "And you're gonna have to stop all of the psych medications, I'll leave you on the Benadryl, Zyrtec and Vitamin D. But I'm gonna need to lower the dosages. I'm also gonna want to keep you on the iron and just up the dosage on that a bit. May I make a copy of this?" He asks "That is a copy, I made four. One for myself, primary doctor, you and another for the father." I say and everyone laughs causing me to glare. "Baby, you should maybe dial it back." Joey says taking a seat next to Kayla "I will, when it's born." I reply stubbornly. "So you're gonna keep it?" He smiles and I nod. "Well, I'll go get the nurse and she'll start the ultrasound, how's that?" He asks standing up "Thank you." I nod as he walks out of the room.
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"So is everything okay? Does it look healthy?" I nervously chew on my lip whilst Joey and I both stare intently at the doctor. "Yes, it's perfectly healthy," He smiles "Are you sure?" I ask and he laughs "Everything seems to be progressing at a normal rate for a five-week old fetus, but if it'll make you feel better I can go over it again." He says "Wait? Five weeks?" Joey asks "Yes." Doctor Sheppard nods "That can't be right." Joey says looking at me "What's the problem?" Doctor Sheppard asks "The week we broke up, we hadn't had sex because you were on your period and when we did, if you got pregnant from that you wouldn't be this far along." Joey takes a step away from me. "Alicia?" Dr. Sheppard calls my name "Am I the father?" Joey asks. I hop off the bed and run out of the examination room, I keep running even after I make it to the waiting room and Kayla calls me "Alicia what's wrong?" She says chasing after me. I run to my car and bend over grabbing my stomach. This can't be happening; I have to be dreaming. I have to be. "It can't be him, please God don't let it be him." I try to blink the tears away but they come in waves "Alicia?" Kayla asks softly walking up to me with Joey at her side "God please let it be a mistake. It can't be him." I cry harder "Alicia what's going on?" Joey demands "It can't be him." I repeat again "Who twin?" Kayla ask bending down so she can see my face "James." I whisper "Your foster dad James?" Kayla asks confused and I nod. Joey then makes me stand up straight and holds my face in place so I'm forced to look him in the eyes. "Did you just say James?" Joey asks and I start to hyperventilate. It's just like the morning he came to see me, it feels like the walls are closing in on me and there's no way out. I have to just stand there and wait for the big bad thing to happen or do it myself, and in this scenario I always choose the latter. "Alicia, did you say James?" He shouts angrily, although I can tell the anger isn't directed towards me. It's towards him."Yes." I whimper and he storms off to his truck. "Kayla, we have to get there before Joey." I say digging my keys out of my pocket. Without another word Kayla gets in my car.
A/N
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Forbidden Love
RomanceAlicia is 17 years old and just figuring out life after living with a foster family for a year. But what happens when she starts having steamy encounters with her English teacher?
