Pregnant by Charlie Lenehan

One

I knock on Charlie's door.

The door flys open a few seconds later Charlie stands there with messy hair and red cheeks, he only has boxers on.

I stare at his six pack.

"Ella?" Charlie calls in an annoyed tone.

"I need help"

"What?"

"I have no where to stay charlie my parents have kicked me out, I have no money and I-" Charlie cuts me off "okay and how is this my problem?"

My anger automatically rises, hormones are awful!

"How is this your problem?! Charlie I am 6 months pregnant with OUR baby!"

Charlie's look softens.

"All right come in" I walk in slowly behind Charlie.

"Baby come back to bed- oh it's you" Sophie whines.

"Charlie bro help me with the TV" Luke says.

Luke is Charlie's friend, he's really geeky but he is quite funny at times.

I sit on the couch next to Luke and Sophie sits on the chair opposite.

After a few seconds of awkward silence charlie comes back in fully clothed.

"Do you have a job Ella?" Sophie asks.

"I do but I'm on maternity leave, baby is due in 3 months"

"So you're not getting paid?" Sophie sneers.

"Well no but-" Sophie cuts me off "how are you going to provide for a baby with no money?!" "Well do you have a job?!" I snap back "no but I'm not the one pregnant, I took the easy option and got contraception" "right that's it" I stand up and got to swing for Sophie but Charlie pulls me back down, careful not to hurt me or MY baby.

"Right well I'm going to Pizza Hut to get pizza and you're coming with me" Charlie announces and pulls Sophie up by her arm before dragging her out the door.

It was very awkward for the thirty minutes Charlie was gone.

Charlie and Sophie come back arguing.

Sophie storms into the room.

"It's either me or this slut!" *apologise for the language, if you don't like it tell me please*

Charlie looks at me then at Sophie.

"Don't worry. I'll leave" I glare at Sophie and Sophie takes this as an opportunity to start a fight as she pushes me back.

As she pushes me her fist comes into contact with my stomach.

Pain inflicts my stomach and I feel the need to push.

I grab onto the wall and hold my stomach.

"Ella? What's wrong?" Charlie asks, worry laced in his voice.

"I- ahh think the baby is coming!"

"It can't! It's not time, I don't want to be a dad yet!!"

"Oh I'm sorry shall I just tell it to wait until you are ready? AAAAH and yes I know it's not time yet!" I scream.

"I need to see how dilated you are" luke says as he bends down.

I slap the back of his head.

"No!!!"

"I'll ring my mum"

Charlie's mum, Julie. She is so nice and also knows about the baby.

After a painful 20 minutes Julie is here.

"Ok Ella? I need you to sit on the couch. Luke and Sophie leave. Charlie you will be here for the birth of your child!" Julie orders.

"I can't have a home birth! You and I both know it will never survive!"

"Ella this is the only way, Charlie get blankets, towels anything, she is right this baby might not make it, phone an ambulance as well!"

Charlie goes to get up but I grab his hand. "Don't leave me!" I beg/ cry.

"I'll be right back, just need to get my phone" I nod and Charlie stands up.

"If my baby died I will never speak to you again" Charlie threatens Sophie as he pushes her out the door.

"CHARLIE!!!!" I cry.

Charlie runs back and holds my hand.

I listen to the instructions that Julie tells me and I also listen to charlie on the phone to the ambulance.

"They'll be here in 10 minutes"

"Charlie, Ella, you have a baby girl" Julie says sadly.

I cry tears of joy the realise something.

"Why isn't my baby crying?!!"

"She's cold!" Julie panics but Charlie quickly pulls off his t-shirt.

"Wrap her up in this" he orders.

"She still isn't crying" I whisper.

"We need the ambulance here soon!!" Julie cries.

"Gracie- Mae!" I cry.

"Let me hold her" Charlie whispers as he takes Gracie off of Julie.

I didn't know I was having a girl but I planned her name. If she was a boy she would've been Dylan-James.

"Please be okay" i cry/ whisper as I look at my tiny premature baby girl in her daddy's arms.

Me and Gracie are still connected. Literally. The umbilical cord is still attached.

"I will kill Sophie if you don't make it, your daddy's princess" Charlie mumbles as he rocks our baby in his arms.

I am so exhausted that I close my eyes.

"Ella?" Charlie asks.

I can't reply, it's like my body has shut down.

"She's losing blood!" Was the last thing I heard before everything went dark.