Risking Everything

Chapter 1

Marie's POV

The doctor had said I was two months. He had asked me who the father was to. I didn't know how to answer that question since, it wasn't my boyfriend,
Hudson.

It was Trent, my best friend since forever.

How was I going to tell Hudson? How was I going to tell Trent? How was I going to tell my family?

I think it's easiest to start off with my family. Which thankfully the only family I had was Sal, my brother.

I walked through my front door and into the kitchen, where my brother was cleaning dishes.

"Hey, Sal," I said casually grabbing an apple before, sitting on the counter next to where my brother was scrubbing dishes.

"Hey, Marie what's up?" His eyes didn't leave the dishes.

"Well, there's something I want to tell you." I said still sounding and acting very casual.

"I'm two months pregnant." I spat out.

My brother put down the dish he had been scrubbing and wiped his hands off on an old rag. He turned to look at me.

"Congratulations, is Hudson the father?" He said very calmly and not enthusiated like someone who meant to be congratulating another person should be.

"No, it's Trent actually, I haven't told him yet, I figured I should tell you first." I said glancing down at my swaying feet.

"Well go on now and tell Trent he deserves to know it's his baby!" This was the first thing he actually seemed excited about. It was as if telling Trent he was going to be a dad was the adventure Sal always wanted to go on.

That's something everyone liked about Sal. He could be calm when he wanted to and knew when to give someone that little happy push.

I went straight from home to Trent's house after that. Even though we hadn't spoken in a week because I had been to sick to leave the house.

I knocked on the door and two seconds later I heard footsteps rushing towards the door. Trent was the one that answered.

"Hey, Sal told me that you weren't feeling good, do you feel any better?" He asked. I could see the worry in his eyes as he spoke.

"Yeah I do, now that I have answers but, Trent that's not why I came. Can we go somewhere private for a moment?" I was terrified on how he was going to react when I told him. He's my best friend and I couldn't live without him.

He lead me to his bedroom and shut the door behind us. I sat down on his bed.

The bed that where we conceived the baby inside of me.

"Trent, I'm pregnant, and...The baby's yours." I let out a breath of relief. It felt good to get that off my chest.

There was a shocked expression on his face as he sat down next to me.

"Are you sure it's mine?" He had a confused look on his face now. My heart dropped.

"Yes it's yours." I cried out. I couldn't stop the tears from springing out of my eyes as they rolled down my face.

He smiled a thousand bolt smile and kissed me.

This kiss was like nothing I've ever felt before. I just felt myself melt into his arms.

I never wannted the kiss to end. He pulled away before I could do anything to stop him.

"Marie Ella LeFrel, I love you more then anything in the world, will you marry me?" My heart skipped a beat as he said that.

I can't believe I'm pregnant with Trent's baby and he just proposed to me.

What was I going to say? If I said yes that meant I'd have to tell Hudson that I'm pregnant with Trent's baby AND I'm getting married to him!

If I said no, Trent would be heartbroken and so would I.

To be honest, I love Trent with all my heart. I always have, I just, didn't know it.

It's just, to overwhelming.

I sat there with a blank expression.

I wanted to run. To get away to somewhere where I don't have to decide this sort of thing. It's just to much for one person to take in.

I wanted to run. So, I ran. Out of his house. Out of the District.

I didn't know where I was heading. I just ran.

I scrambled to get under the electric fence that was never turned on anymore because of budget cuts for food.

I went to the place where my brother had taught Trent and I how to climb trees when we were younger.

Trent. He's always been there. In every memory I have. He's there.

I guess it was fate that we would end up together.

I sat down under the big old Willow tree.

It had to be one of my favorite things about being outside of the fence.

The Willow tree made me feel safe and secure.

I closed my eyes and leaned against the tree.

Not many minutes later I heard footsteps coming from nearby.

"I'm sorry Marie, I didn't really think about how overwhelming it must be to find out your pregnant and then have someone propose to you." Trent's voice was soft as he spoke.

I opened my eyes as he sat down next to me under the tree.

"I know Trent, I'm sorry to, I shouldn't have ran away like that it's just...I don't know if I can take all this in at once, I still haven't told Hudson that I'm even pregnant!" The tears sprung out as reality came and hit me in the face.

He put his arm around me and comforted me as I cried into his shirt for what felt like hours.

I cried 'til I ran out of tears.

I whiped my wet face off on his shirt, which was now soaking wet.

I looked up at his face and into his eyes.

"I don't think you ever got your answer." I gave a small smile and kissed him.

He smelled like fresh pine needles.

And as we sat there kissing as the sunset under the Willow tree I realized how much I really did love Trent.

To think, all it took was a simple mistake.