It Takes Two (Katy Perry)

Part 9

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“What do I do?” Katy asked brokenly. She had cried herself out after almost an hour, and now lay quietly in the middle of her large bed, surrounded by three of the people she loved most in the entire world.

Everyone hesitated, before Tamra finally spoke up. “It’s up to you, sweetie. There’s a few options…”

Before Tamra could finish her sentence, Katy was shaking her head. “I am not killing my baby,” she said simply, and Angela planted a soft kiss on her sister’s forehead when she heard that, out of love and partly relief for her unborn niece or nephew.

“I figured as much,” continued Tamra, smiling slightly. “Well, the first thing you need to decide is whether you’re going to tell Russell or not, I guess.”

“I-I have no idea…” stammered Katy. “I hate him for putting me in this position in the first place! He is the reason I got pregnant, and not just because we had sex!”

“What do you mean?” Shannon asked. She had remained relatively quiet throughout the rest of the conversation, but now she spoke up, curious.

“He tampered with my birth control pills,” Katy replied. “I looked at the packet, it’s been opened. Obviously he got them replaced with something else so I would get pregnant.”

Shannon’s anger flared up. “That is such a dick move! How are you so calm right now Kate?!”

Katy thought for a moment before answering. “Because being angry at him isn’t going to help anything. I got that out of my system before I even took the test. There’s no point blaming him when I’m now carrying his baby. Regardless of whether I wanted this or not, it’s happening and there’s nothing I can do about it.” A tear slowly trickled down her cheek as she spoke.

Angela embraced her younger sister tightly as she listened to her speech. “I am so proud of you, Kate,” she whispered into her ear. “You are so strong and I love you so much.”

“You really are, Katy,” agreed Shannon. “I don’t know how you’re not falling apart right now. How do you feel?”

Katy grimaced at the question. “Emotionally or physically?” she asked.

“Both, I guess.”

“Well physically I feel okay. A little bit nauseous but other than that I’m fine. Emotionally, it’s a whole different story. I just… I’m so overwhelmed right now.”

“I can’t even imagine how you’re feeling, it would be the scariest thing ever,” sympathised Shannon, grabbing Katy’s hand and stroking the back of it with her thumb softly.

“It’s just so surreal,” said Katy honestly. “I didn’t want this to happen yet, I’m not ready… But at the same time, I can’t help but love this baby already.”

“Really?” asked Tamra. “I’ve heard people say that before, and I guess I just don’t really understand how. Like sure, it’s your child and you’re gonna give birth to it and look after it and love it for the rest of its life, but how do you know you love it so much when you’ve only just found out you’re pregnant?”

Shannon nodded uncertainly. “I kinda wondered the same thing actually. Like, not to be insensitive or anything, but can you explain it?”

Katy took a moment to gather her thoughts before she took a deep breath and began to reply, speaking slowly. “I don’t really know. I guess it’s like, knowing that there is something growing in my stomach that I created, with the help of someone I loved, it’s just a really amazing feeling. I don’t even know this kid, I haven’t seen a picture of it yet or anything but I feel like I would do anything to protect it. Does that make sense?”

“It makes sense to me,” Angela replied, smiling at her sister. “Kate, you’ve got a little miracle in there that God sent you. He obviously knew you would love it and that you are gonna be a perfect mom, otherwise he wouldn’t have let you get pregnant. Have faith that this was meant to be, okay? This is a good thing, Katheryn.”

Katy hugged her sister tightly. The bond they shared was so strong, and Angela always knew what to say to make Katy feel better. While Angela was more devout than Katy when it came to religion, Katy knew there would always be a spiritual part of her that owed so much to God. It was times like these that she needed to be reminded of her faith, as it was still an integral part of her life, and Angela had always been the one person that truly understood how Katy felt about her faith and spiritual connection with God.

“Thanks Ang,” smiled Katy. “You always know exactly what I need to hear.”

Tamra and Shannon watched the sisters communicate in silence, moved by the emotional moment and obvious connection the two shared.

“You’re welcome, Kate,” replied Angela, hugging her younger sister.

Shannon and Tamra joined in the hug, jumping on the two sisters. “GROUP HUG!” yelled Shannon.

“Hey, be careful!” cried Angela. “That’s my niece or nephew in there!”

Katy looked up. “Oh my god, it is too! I completely forgot!”

“Me too!” squealed Shannon. “Congratulations Ang!”

The four women embraced playfully and laughed for a few more minutes, Katy accepting that she was pregnant but acknowledging the support system she had around her. Eventually, she sobered slightly.

“I guess I really have to tell Russell next, don’t I?”

Shannon, Angela and Tamra all nodded in unison, and Katy sighed internally. She was really dreading having that conversation…