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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 12:36:14 GMT -5
He blinked at her. "I...I need to sit down." He moved past her to flop onto the couch, looking stunned.
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 12:41:09 GMT -5
She followed him, sitting down hesitantly next to him. "Listen, you don't have to be involved. I just thought you should know. I didn't want to make a choice for you, that's not fair. But if I keep it, you don't have to... I can take care of it myself."
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 12:44:28 GMT -5
He sent her an annoyed look. "That what ya take me for, Rose? A dead-beat?"
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 12:49:45 GMT -5
"No, of course not!" she retorted, sounding as annoyed as he was. "I was just saying. If that's what you decide I'll understand... But if you decide to be involved, obviously that would be great. You could even move in, I've got an extra bedroom, you'd be close to work..." Now she was rambling. She was nervous.
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 12:53:03 GMT -5
He let out a breath, raking his hand through his hair. "We've never even been on a real date! We saw each other once! Once! And YOU never called me again!"
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 12:57:06 GMT -5
Rose's eyes widened. "I never said anything about being in a relationship... I don't need that right now. It would be platonic," she said, though a voice in her head said 'for now.' Then she bit her lip. "And about not calling you... I was going to..." She hung her head, ashamed. "I was super embarrassed. I just didn't think I could face you again..."
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 13:01:20 GMT -5
"Embarrassed? Jesus, Rosie, it wasn't just sex for me! And you kicked me out!"
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 13:07:24 GMT -5
Rose held her head in her hands, wondering what she had gotten herself into. "I'm sorry... Tyler, I'm so sorry. I just... I don't know what to do." She teared up, her voice choking up with emotion. She hadn't told her parents, but she knew they would be upset. And now the father of her child was getting angry with her. Even though she thought she'd done the right thing by telling him.
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 13:17:28 GMT -5
He took a breath to calm himself down, then moved closer to her on the couch. He put his hand on her back, rubbing. "Rose...Rosie...It's gonna be okay..."
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 13:21:13 GMT -5
"No, it's not. My parents are never going to speak to me again. And you think I'm crazy, and you hate me!" she cried, letting out a sob or two. "And I can't take care of a child! I don't know the first thing about raising a kid!"
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 13:23:57 GMT -5
He winced, upset with himself for being so harsh with her. "Rosie, I don't hate ya. I'm just...shocked, is all." He moved to wrap his arms around her. "We'll figure it out. I ain't goin' nowhere."
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 13:25:46 GMT -5
She pulled her knees up, curling up against him and burying her face in his neck. He still smelled the same. She cried for a bit longer, and she didn't let herself be anymore embarrassed than she was.
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 13:27:55 GMT -5
He held her, rocking her against him gently. He murmured against her hair, trying to calm her down.
The prospect of being a father under these circumstances terrified him. But he wasn't going to abandon her.
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Post by Rose on Dec 5, 2011 13:31:57 GMT -5
Finally, she pulled away from him, wiping at her cheeks. "Look, I didn't mean to scare you away by asking you to move in. I didn't mean it like a couple. I meant, like, roommates. Who just happen to be having a baby together..."
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Post by Moonshine on Dec 5, 2011 13:35:47 GMT -5
He framed her face in his hands, meeting her eyes. "If ya want me to stay with ya, Rose, I will. I--I wanna be here for ya..."
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