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"Hey, "Gerard said breathlessly. I shook nervously. "What's going on?" I just shrugged.

"I don't know... He was so pale... And, I don't know..."I said, folding my arms against my chest tightly.

"Just pray." He said, wiping away one of my many tears. I looked up at him. I saw the worry in his eyes. "You have to believe..."

"I know... You weren't there... It just... I don't know... I'm so scared right now, "I said, curling up towards him. He forced a small laugh.

"Hey, don't be so scared. It's not good for your baby, "he smiled softly.

"The baby..."I said softly.

"Wait, what's going on? The baby's okay, right?" He asked quickly. I nodded and looked nervously at the counter.

"Gerard... I am twenty-seven weeks along... I've only been with him for about five months... How the fuck does that check out?" I whispered to him.

"Wait... You don't think that..."He said slowly.

"I don't know what to think, Gerard, "I choked. "I've only ever been with one person before him... If I really am this far along, there's just no- "I was stopped by Frank walking over to us.

"Hey, what's going on?" He asked, sitting next to me. I just shrugged and looked over at Gerard. He seemed to be staring off into space. "Hey, I'm sure everything's going to be alright."

"Yeah, I sure hope so..."I muttered. "I sure hope so."

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