In Real Life Imagines (complete)

When Fate Calls pt.1 (Conor)

It felt like everything was crashing around me as the realization hit me. How was I going to explain this to everyone? The fact that the best thing to ever happen to me was just taken away like it was the night taking away the daylight and covering me in complete darkness. How was I supposed to carry on like nothing was happening?

As I looked down at the test before me, I was completely rendered speechless. Could this really be what was happening? A couple months ago I would have still been freaking out but at least I wouldn't have been alone. I wouldn't have been sitting in the bathroom of a drugstore damn near ready for the world to swallow me up so that I never had to be seen again.

What was I meant to do now that I was single? 3 years, 36 months, 156 weeks, 1,095 days worth of love just thrown out the window as soon as he left through the door that night. I couldn't blame it entirely on him though. We had both agreed that it was the best thing for us to do because let's face it, dating someone who was never around was taxing on both of us.

I'm currently attending university while he's off living his life in LA and touring the world with his band. We rarely had time off and when we did, it was a constant juggling act of finding time for family, friends and each other. Things only continued to become more challenging as we got older. His band got busier and school became more hectic.

Even though our feelings for each other never faltered, we knew it was putting a strain in our hearts and in our minds. So we decided that at the end of our Christmas break, we would officially break up. We made the most of those 2 weeks together and did everything we could possibly think of. It was a bittersweet couple of weeks because we made so many amazing memories and shared so much joy but at the back of our minds, we knew it was all going to come to an end all too soon.

When the finally night came, we shared the last moments together feeling an overwhelming rush of emotions. It was hard to know that when the morning rolled around, we'd both be heading back to our regular lives but this time we wouldn't have each other to come back to.

That night was the night that changed my life forever because here I am staring at 5 pregnancy tests that all read positive. The bittersweet moment of that night just became even more bittersweet. As I slowly cleaned up the tests and threw them back in the bag, I placed it in my purse and made my way back to my shared apartment with my best friend and ironically enough, Conor's younger sister Kaitlyn.

I wasn't sure what to do or even what to say to her. Do I tell her right now or keep it a secret until I can go to the doctors to get an official confirmation? As I debated my options, I settled on telling her after seeing a doctor first. No need to drag her into this unless there really was anything to drag her into.

I set up an appointment for next week and slowly tried to wrap my mind around the possibility of having his child. What would that mean for me...for him...for us? Thoughts and worries swirled in my mind as I thought about everything we had gone through over our 3 year relationship. I was there when he auditioned for Boy Band and every moment after that. The journey was never easy for him but I knew he had what it takes. Would telling him about the baby ruin things for him? Was I truly selfish enough to let this get in the way of his dreams?

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"Y/N, do you think this would be cute for the baby? I'm kind of hoping my niece could rock a little fall themed outfit when you bring her home from the hospital." Kaitlyn said as she held up a cute little baby onesie covered in fall coloured leaves and forest animals.

"I'm not even far enough along to know the gender yet Kait. How do you know it's a girl?"

"I don't but I'm just hoping it will be. Plus how cute would it be to see Conor holding a little girl?"

"We already talked about this...I'm keeping it a secret from him ok? I know you're his sister and everyone in the family knows except him but I don't want him to feel like he needs to stop touring or whatever with the band in order to be a full time dad. He didn't sign up for this and I don't want to be the one who ruins his dreams."

"I know...I just think you should let him know and give him the choice. You wouldn't even ruin things. Look at how great Chance and Emma co-parent! They have kind of a similar situation you know? Plus he kind of did sign up for it when the two of you decided to get intimate. He deserves to get to know his baby and be a part of the journey too. But I know how hard this is and I love you so I'll drop the subject alright?"

I nodded as we continued to shop for more of the basic baby needs that we would be setting up in our apartment. Thankfully we had a three bedroom apartment with the third bedroom having been a shared closet until we found out I was going to have a baby. Now it's going to transform into the baby's nursery.

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