"This can't be happening." Joe muttered as he paced around the room his hands on his head and Demi couldn't do anything but watch in tears. She had the same reaction. She didn't want to be pregnant at fourteen. She waned to be a mom one day but this was too soon for her, she was still in school. Neither of them had jobs and they shouldn't have to at fourteen, nobody would hire them at age fourteen for a lot of jobs.
"Well it's happening all because you forgot protection." Demi muttered too wiping away her tears.
"You know it wasn't just my job to make sure I had it on Demi, you could have asked me before we started! It's not just my job to make sure we have it," Joe snapped slightly. "Don't blame this all on me."
"Who else is there to blame?" Demi snapped back and Joe was about to speak again when the door opened and a teacher stepped inside.
"What's going on in here?" She questioned.
"I-I'm pregnant," Demi stammered and they could see the shock on her face but they knew they'd be getting that a lot now. "I-I don't know what to do." Demi cried more.
"Follow me, both of you," She demanded softly and they followed her out of the room the door closing behind her. Joe wrapped his arm around Demi as they walked Demi leaning her head on his chest. They both ignored the people that were looking at them because Demi was crying. They didn't know why and they probably wouldn't understand if they knew. They soon entered the school nurse's office but she wasn't there so the teacher, Mrs. Dawson, sat down in her chair waiting with the two teenagers. "How did this happen? You shouldn't be having sex at your age."
"We did and we had protection ready but we forgot about it when it got down to it. Demi took the morning after pill but that didn't work either." Joe explained having hold of Demi's hand to keep her comforted but he was just as scared about what was going on. He too wanted to be a dad one day but fourteen was too early.
"How do you know that you're pregnant?" She inquired.
"I took a test just in case and it came back positive." Demi replied.
"Some tests aren't accurate so we can take some more tests before you both work yourself up too much. But there are options, we won't discuss them until we've got a certain outlook on it." She replied.
"How can it get much more accurate than a positive test?" Demi mumbled and Joe squeezed her hand gently.
Once the nurse had arrived she advised them to go to the hospital and get a blood test done. She drove them herself and was their guardian so they didn't have to call Demi's parents. They had a right to tell their parents themselves. Demi gave out rubbing the crease of her arm gently where they had taken blood before she took a seat back next to Joe who was sat next to the nurse.
"So what are your plans if the test comes back positive?" She questioned them both and they shrugged their shoulders in unison.
"We haven't had much thought about it, we thought the morning after pill would work." Joe replied.
"Well, do you think you could abort the baby?" She inquired and Demi quickly shook her head Joe squeezing her hand.
"Never," She breathed. "I-I know this isn't the best timing and I know how young I am to be having a baby but I can't help but want my baby. I just don't know whether it's something possible."
"I'll tell you both something. It's not uncommon for girls to have babies young, maybe not quite as young as you are but still young and they find a way to make it work. The baby may not be a planned but if you want your baby then there's always going to be a way around it." She advised.
"Yeah those people probably have their parents helping them but I can guarantee you now our parents wouldn't look after the baby whilst we're at school or anything like that." Joe mumbled.
"There's other ways but we'll see what you're options are when we get the result okay?" She questioned and they both nodded their heads. Demi looked up at Joe and she smiled as he pecked her lips gently.
"I love you." She breathed.
"I love you too." He replied kissing her forehead this time before she looked down again leaning her head on his chest. Joe let go of her hand wrapping his arm around her instead embracing her.
