me to prison. That is the way my luck goes.” I sob harder. I can’t have a baby in prison. I just can’t. What kind of example will that set? The kid would get made fun of more than I did.
“You don’t have bad luck. Life is just more intense for you. I do think you have had to learn to be strong and independent that way, but it was good for you. I believe that most of what has happened to you is because of fate. Other things were just chance.” She giggles at that. It makes me want to smile but I’m too freaked out over everything else. Like being pregnant.
“I have to tell you something else. And I need to hurry before Chance comes back.” Mom starts to look worried and I don’t blame her. I take a deep breath and just spit it out. “I’m pregnant.”
Mom looks like she might faint and I grab hold of her arms just in case. “It’s not Creed’s is it?” she asks so softly I almost don’t hear her.
“I don’t know how far along I am, so I don’t know. I used birth control with Creed but not with Chance. That’s stuff isn’t 100% so it’s 50/50 right now.” And I hate that I don’t know. Not that I wouldn’t love this kid no matter who the father is, I just don’t think Chance would like the idea of raising another man’s kid. Especially one who tried to kill me.
“We need to find out, like right now. You need to tell Chance and I want you to be sure at that point.” Mom gets up from the bed and picks the chart up off the end. She flips through several pages and looks up at me with her eyes narrowed. “I didn’t know you had a tattoo. What the hell does big foot mean? That’s not some kind of gang thing is it?”
I shake my head about to answer her when Teagan walks into the room. She looks fucking awful. I never thought I would ever see the girl look so bad. “What’s wrong Teagan?”
“It’s not a gang thing Ms. Chambers. She calls Chance big foot and he calls her smalls.” She smiles brightly at both of us but it doesn’t reach her eyes. She eventually looks up at me but I have a feeling this doesn’t have anything to do with me. “I’m fine Norma. How are you?”
“Uhhh good I guess, considering.” I look at mom who is still flipping pages. “Mom that can wait till later.”
“No it can’t. I want to know.” Then she looks up at me. “And you need to know.”
I look over at Teagan who is giving me a questioning look. “What do you need to know?”
“Umm I don’t know how to say this to you.” I take another deep breath and shake my head. If she hates me, she hates me. “I’m pregnant. They didn’t give me any information on it just that I was. It depends on how many weeks I am to tell who the father is.”
She looks hurt for one second but it quickly passes before she gets a determined one. “Did you have a period after you and Creed broke up?”
Yeah I didn’t think about that. “Mom put the chart down, its Chances.” I let out air thanking the lord for giving me this pass. For giving me something truly incredible.
“I wouldn’t be mad at you for being pregnant, Norma. I’m happy for you! We can have a huge baby shower and everything!” Teagan comes to sit on my bed talking about everything she wants to do.
“You promise? You and Declan will have some one day.” I look at her hopeful that she really isn’t mad.
“I promise. And I know we will. It does hurt but it’s not something you can really be mad at someone about. Maybe jealous but I wasn’t ready when I got pregnant and I’m not now. I’m happy waiting.” She pulls me into a hug. “By the way I’m so happy you are okay. I was so worried.”
“Thanks.” I tell her feeling choked up. There should be more Teagan Harpers in the world.
After we pull apart mom starts talking. “Your dad should be here any minute. I called him right after the nurse called me last night or early this morning whatever you want to call it.”
“He doesn’t have to come. I’m fine and it’s a long drive.” Plus the man is quiet and he