Love, Hate Destiny and Fate.

This Can't Be Happening...

*Third Person POV*
Mal was the first of the two to awaken, giving her some time to think about what just happened. Specifically about what had occurred last night.

I gave myself fully to him, she thought. So what happeneds after this? she asked herself, even though she sadly knew the answer to that. There was another question that burned her mind to even think about, but she needed to know the answer.

A couple minutes later, she felt the two strong arms wrapped around give her a tight squeeze, indicating that he was awake. Mal turned around to face Ben. "Morning" he said gruffly, giving her a quick but passionate kiss on the lips. "Hmm morning" Mal hummed with a small smile on her face. But Ben saw the troubled and bothered look in her eyes. "You okay?" "Hm?" Mal said, confused. "You look like something's bothering you.." Suddenly a thought rushed into his mind as to why she may be troubled. With a serious look, but a small, and slightly scared voice, he asked her. "Did you regret what we did last night?"

Mal's eyebrows creased together, in confusion of what he was saying, until her eyes grew wide. "What, no! O-of course not!" Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, she continues. "Ben, I gave myself, my innocence, whatever left that may be, but I fully gave myself to you last night. And I don't regret a single bit of it. I wouldn't want to give myself to anybody else in this entire universe except you." And she genuinly meant it. But Ben was still concerned. "Then why do you look so stressed?"

Mal knew she was going to have to ask him if she wanted answers, so she did. "I just.. I was just thinking..." looking up to meet his worried eyes, she went on. "When you were gone..did you...this is stupid, it's none of my business, you didn't remember anything" "No, hey, Mal, you know you can ask me anything right?" Taking a deep breath again, she asked him. "I just couldn't stop thinking... did you ever meet anyone? You were missing for a year Ben, surely you would have met somebody else?" Ben didn't have the heart to tell her.

In time I will.

"No. No of course not. I told you didn't I? I was living by myself the entire time I swear" he lied. Mal released a breath she didn't know she was holding in and nodded. Ben felt horribly guilty, knowing that lying would only be making things worse between him and Mal, but he didn't want to hurt her right after they had just made up. Mal leaned over and looked at the clock, seeing that it was 10:27 am. "Ben I have to go. There's a meeting I have to attend to at 11." Before she got off the bed, Ben gave her a proud smile. "That's my Queen" and Mal returned the smile he gave her before walking into the bathroom.
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2 weeks later

This can't be happening. Shit. What the hell am I supposed to do?! Mal asked herself in fear.

Mal sat on the bathroom floor, her heart racing in fear. She tried her best to not have a panic attack. She didn't want Ben to know what was happening yet.

Is it even his?

Mal shook her head. Of course it was, there was nobody else she had it with but him. She thought back to their first time. She shut her eyes, in hopes of stopping the tears from spilling out. He was too concerned for her comfort that he probably forgot to use protection.

Mal saw how scared but excited Evie was when she had shown Mal the stick, so why wasn't she excited? Was there something wrong with her? Mal looked at the little white stick in her hands. Never had she thought that a small object such as this could change her life forever. All the times she had felt nauseous, dizzy, her mood changing every minute. From being happy to frustrated in a matter of seconds. Now some stick was what confirmed her thoughts.

I'm Pregnant.

A/N: I know I probably should have left this chapter here without this Author's Note but just for clarification; This is a book for Bal, which is Ben and Mal. So I know I rarely ever show the other characters and if that upsets you, then this book isn't for you. Yes, I had Evie and Doug get married, and Evie was pregnant. She had her child during the time that Ben was gone. If there is anything else that confuses you, please feel free to ask it and I will try to clarify it for you. But please keep in mind that the other characters will rarely make an appearance in my book. I just don't have the time to think of a side storyline for them, although I am planning to bring all of them back for another plotline that will happen soon.