Archie

working it out

Katie

"He's a prick for leaving you!" Sam gets angry and I sigh.

I'm so sick of hearing it. I hear it enough from dad.

It's been a week down and I'm stressed enough so why do they think it's okay to add on top of that. "I know, like it's not your-"

I start to scream and dad storms in. "Okay both of you get the fuck away from my Little Dove" he says sternly and they obey. "Fuckers" dad sits next next to me and I hug him. "No... Little Dove it's gonna be okay, you need to stop crying, he's not worth your tears" he says. "Shit, I'm starting to sound like mom" he adds.

I start laughing and pull back. "Dad... please don't be mad at him. He doesn't know what to do, he doesn't know what love is or how it works. He's so lost and confused that he thought that's what he had to do. But he doesn't know.. he's only learning"

He sighs. "I know. But you have to understand why I'm pissed. He left you when he figured out you were pregnant with his baby then demanded you to get rid of it. As a father, I'm always gonna defend my babies" he kisses my forehead

I nod. "I know and I love you so much dad" I hug him and he hugs back.

"I love you too, Little Dove" he says softly.

"KATE!" Carter runs up to me and I laugh, waving to him. "I'M GONNA BE AN UNCLE!" he hugs me.

I smile. "Haha yes you are!"

He bounces around with excitement. "If it's a boy, he can be my football buddy! Or a girl too. She can be a rad girl!" he laughs, making me laugh. "I'm so happy for you, sis" he smiles.

I hug him. "Thank you, Cart" I giggle at his nickname, making him playfully roll his eyes.

**

I didn't wanna break it to Carter...

I know where twins and the same age so he knows that's going on, he's not my little brother.

But I couldn't break his heart... I couldn't tell him my abortion date is tomorrow... I couldn't spare his pure heart.

I sigh and throw on my red flannel, black tank top and ripped jeans. I throw on my burgundy vans and let my hair down. I walk out of my house and drive to nearby park that nobody ever goes to since they built a new huge one.

When I pull up, there I see my Archie sitting on the swing, tracing something in the sand with his foot. I get instant anxiety and go to leave, until he sees me.

Shit.

He walks over to me and I see his face is drenched... his eyes are so wet from crying and he looks so... so worn out. "Please tell me it's not gone" he says in his crying voice.

Tears fill my eyes. "T-tomorrow" I stutter.

He hugs me. "Cancel it" he cries in my shoulder. "I want to do this with you... I want my little Cub to be in your stomach for these nine months... I want you back... I want this baby" he says.

I pull back with tears of joy. "W-what changed your mind?" I ask.

He sighs. "I love you. I don't know how this works... I think I was so caught up about how I was terrified to bring a baby into my dangerous world... hell, Sam wants me in a body bag. A dangerous killer with a baby? Then I thought... If Lock, Kai, Silas, and your mom and dad could do it... we can... I want this... I want this child despite how many gangs are after me"