Joe was sitting with Taylor in the living room, watching some television. Nothing much was happening, it was a lazy day. He kissed Taylor's head and got up to go to the bathroom. After he was done and goes to wash his hands something catches his eye. He picks it up to find a positive pregnancy test. He's confused for a second because Taylor hadn't said anything about it, they hadn't even been trying. Just to make sure he isn't crazy, he walks down the stairs to ask Taylor.
"Tay..."
She turns her head in his direction to see he has a pregnancy test. She furrows her brows.
"Why do you have that? Who's is it?"
"So it's not yours?" Taylor shook her head no. Then her eyes widened.
"Do you think its Maya's?" Maya is their Sixteen year old daughter and she has a boyfriend of a year.
"Well it has to be. Call her to come home." Joe was calm but Taylor knew he was furious inside.
Taylor calls Maya.
"Hello?"
"Hey, me and your dad need you home, it's a family emergency."
"Oh, ok I'll be there in ten."
The phone call ends and the couple is stressed. They just found out their daughter, still a kid, is pregnant.
"She said she'll be here in a few." Taylor said.
"She's a child, she can't take care of a baby." Joe was not happy but very much concerned that his daughter would be exhausted, babies are hard work.
"I know, I know. But she made the choice to have sex and these are the consequences. We're going to make everything work out, but when she gets here please let me handle it. I know you can get mean when she does things to disappoint you." Joe nodded, he can get a temper with his daughter but only when she's really messed up.
Just as Maya promised, she is home in ten minutes. Taylor greets her at the door with a hug. "What did you and Caleb do?" She knew how to pick at her daughter to break, but slowly, not wanting her to think she knows about the test.
"We went swimming and got icecream, why?" They walk in the kitchen to get a drink and Taylor leans on the countertop crossing her arms.
"No reason, just asked." She paused, not knowing how to bring it up. "Do you want to go up to your room to talk I told you it was an emergency. Its something I think should be private."
"Sure." Maya went up thr staircase first then Taylor. They both sat on her bed. "Sooo, what'd you want to talk about?"
Taylor thinks precisely before answering. "Its about a baby."
Maya's eyes get big for a second but go back to normal not wanting to blow her cover.
"You and dad want a baby?" She plays dumb.
"Maya you know, we all know." Taylor sighs and lays her hand on her daughter's leg.
"When were you going to tell me? No. When were you going to tell me you started having sex?"
Maya stutters over her words not knowing what to say. "I-I don't know. It started four months ago. I didn't think I would get pregnant, I thought it was harder than that."
"Baby...it can take two seconds. I'm really sorry you're in this situation but you made those decisions. So if you want to keep it, you are going to be taking care of him or her just like any other parent. Of course we will help but you made the choice when you gave yourself to him, you did grown up things so you're old enough to take the consequences." She nodded knowing it was her fault.
