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porter_inc) wrote2006-12-16 01:54 am
porter_inc) wrote2006-12-16 01:54 am
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100moods: Shocked
February 1993
"Will? Say something, sweetie."
Will blinked at Talia, swallowed hard, then looked around for a hole he could crawl into. There had to be somewhere on the quad he could hide. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I took the test three times."
The click of a camera caught Will's attention, and he looked at Talia's friend. "What the fuck are you doing?"
"I was taking a picture to mark the moment you found out you're going to be a dad," she said, sounding a little hurt.
"Leave us alone," Will snapped. "Please." He scowled at Talia. "Why the hell did you decide to tell me in front of her?"
Talia reached for his hand, waiting until her friend had walked away before speaking. "Don't be mad, Will. I thought you'd be happy."
"So that's why you decided to tell me out here in the open for everyone to see?" Will looked around at a few students who were walking around the campus.
"I hardly get to see you during the day this semester," Talia explained. "I knew I could catch you during your break if I skipped-"
"You told me you were on the pill," Will said, cutting her off. "What the fuck happened?"
"It's not a hundred percent effective," Talia said softly. "Will, it'll be okay."
"No, it won't," Will said, angrily raking a hand through his hair. "It's not going to be okay, Talia. I hadn't planned on getting married and having a kid this soon. Shit, I'm going to be 20 next month. How could you let this happen?"
Moving closer to him, Talia put an arm around him and kissed his cheek. "Will, did you just propose to me?"
"What?" Will furrowed his brow, trying to remember what he said. "I don't know. Maybe."
Talia squealed as if Will had actually gotten down on one knee and asked for her hand. "Will! I love you! I would love to be your wife." She kissed him hard and hugged him tightly enough to make him grunt. "I'll make you so happy, I promise."
The kiss and the enthusiasm took Will by surprise, and he was trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. Not ten minutes ago he had been planning what to do for spring break. Now, he was getting engaged to his pregnant girlfriend. He couldn't even look at her, never mind returning her kiss or her excitement. This was his fault, no matter how much he wanted to blame her. He was the one who hadn't used protection, he was the one who'd led her on and made her think he loved her as more than a friend.
"Will? Say something, honey."
The initial shock was starting to wear off, replaced by a sense of dread and guilt. If he looked a little deeper, there could even be some excitement there. He had to do the right thing. It wasn't the baby's fault that its father was a screw up, and he'd never let Talia raise it by herself. Plus, his dad would finally get off his back and stop accusing him of being queer. That alone would be worth getting hitched. Forcing a smile, he took her hand in his.
"Talia... I'm... You really want to marry me?"
Talia nodded and kissed him again. "Yeah, I do."
"Why?" He honestly wanted to know.
"Because I know you're going to be a huge success and I want to be right by your side when it happens." Talia giggled. "And my friends are going to be so jealous when I tell them I'm going to be Mrs. Porter. You know, my friend Janie has the biggest crush on you. She'll hate me!"
Will wasn't quite sure how to take what Talia was saying to him. How did she know if he was going to be a success or not? And Janie was dating a football player. There was no way she'd want some geek like him.
"You want your friend to hate you?"
"No, silly," Talia said, linking her arm with Will's and leaning against him. "I just meant that all my girlfriends are going to be so envious. We should do it soon before I start to show."
"Yeah, okay." Will couldn't help feeling as if his life had just stopped being his own.
"I love you, Will."
Nodding, Will licked his dry lips. "Yeah. Okay."
"Will? Say something, sweetie."
Will blinked at Talia, swallowed hard, then looked around for a hole he could crawl into. There had to be somewhere on the quad he could hide. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I took the test three times."
The click of a camera caught Will's attention, and he looked at Talia's friend. "What the fuck are you doing?"
"I was taking a picture to mark the moment you found out you're going to be a dad," she said, sounding a little hurt.
"Leave us alone," Will snapped. "Please." He scowled at Talia. "Why the hell did you decide to tell me in front of her?"
Talia reached for his hand, waiting until her friend had walked away before speaking. "Don't be mad, Will. I thought you'd be happy."
"So that's why you decided to tell me out here in the open for everyone to see?" Will looked around at a few students who were walking around the campus.
"I hardly get to see you during the day this semester," Talia explained. "I knew I could catch you during your break if I skipped-"
"You told me you were on the pill," Will said, cutting her off. "What the fuck happened?"
"It's not a hundred percent effective," Talia said softly. "Will, it'll be okay."
"No, it won't," Will said, angrily raking a hand through his hair. "It's not going to be okay, Talia. I hadn't planned on getting married and having a kid this soon. Shit, I'm going to be 20 next month. How could you let this happen?"
Moving closer to him, Talia put an arm around him and kissed his cheek. "Will, did you just propose to me?"
"What?" Will furrowed his brow, trying to remember what he said. "I don't know. Maybe."
Talia squealed as if Will had actually gotten down on one knee and asked for her hand. "Will! I love you! I would love to be your wife." She kissed him hard and hugged him tightly enough to make him grunt. "I'll make you so happy, I promise."
The kiss and the enthusiasm took Will by surprise, and he was trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. Not ten minutes ago he had been planning what to do for spring break. Now, he was getting engaged to his pregnant girlfriend. He couldn't even look at her, never mind returning her kiss or her excitement. This was his fault, no matter how much he wanted to blame her. He was the one who hadn't used protection, he was the one who'd led her on and made her think he loved her as more than a friend.
"Will? Say something, honey."
The initial shock was starting to wear off, replaced by a sense of dread and guilt. If he looked a little deeper, there could even be some excitement there. He had to do the right thing. It wasn't the baby's fault that its father was a screw up, and he'd never let Talia raise it by herself. Plus, his dad would finally get off his back and stop accusing him of being queer. That alone would be worth getting hitched. Forcing a smile, he took her hand in his.
"Talia... I'm... You really want to marry me?"
Talia nodded and kissed him again. "Yeah, I do."
"Why?" He honestly wanted to know.
"Because I know you're going to be a huge success and I want to be right by your side when it happens." Talia giggled. "And my friends are going to be so jealous when I tell them I'm going to be Mrs. Porter. You know, my friend Janie has the biggest crush on you. She'll hate me!"
Will wasn't quite sure how to take what Talia was saying to him. How did she know if he was going to be a success or not? And Janie was dating a football player. There was no way she'd want some geek like him.
"You want your friend to hate you?"
"No, silly," Talia said, linking her arm with Will's and leaning against him. "I just meant that all my girlfriends are going to be so envious. We should do it soon before I start to show."
"Yeah, okay." Will couldn't help feeling as if his life had just stopped being his own.
"I love you, Will."
Nodding, Will licked his dry lips. "Yeah. Okay."