possibility.
“Then you talk to Travis.”
“Oh, God.”
Travis . How in the world could she tell him if she was pregnant? He hated kids, and he’d probably hate her for having one.
Then there was the whole possibility it wasn’t even his. For the space of half a second, she hoped she and Cooper had gone all the way. If she was pregnant with Cooper’s baby, she knew without a doubt he’d stand by her. His family would support her. No matter what happened, she could depend on a Gerhardt.
As if knowing she needed more support, Emma Leigh crushed her fingers even more tightly around Jo Ellen’s.
“You two made the decision to conceive together,” Amy rattled on, “so, I say you need to make the decision about what to do about it.” She paused and bit her lip as she slid an uneasy glance between the two girls. “But baby-raising is a lot of work. Two parents would make it so much easier. Do you think he’d marry you?”
She almost blurted out yes. Cooper would marry the mother of his baby in a heartbeat; that’s simply the kind of person he was. Then she remembered they were talking about Travis, and she shrank back, uncertain. Of course, she and Travis had talked about marriage. But that was for some time in the distant future, after college. They hadn’t even graduated from high school yet. She didn’t want to receive a diploma with a married name on it.
Lord above, she didn’t want to have a baby while she was still in high school. Legal age or not, she was too young to have a baby.
What had she gotten herself into?
“I…” She licked her lips. “I don’t know. I think so.” Maybe. Hopefully; or maybe Travis would desert her like a yellow-bellied coward and let her deal with all the fallout by herself. Sadly, that sounded a bit more his style.
“He better,” Emma Leigh growled. “Or I’ll—”
“Amy?” A voice called from somewhere outside the room, a voice sounding very much like Grady’s. “You up here?”
All three girls on the bed froze as footsteps drew near. They gaped at each other before Jo Ellen frantically whispered to Amy, “Don’t tell him. Please.”
Appearing in the doorway, Grady paused when he saw his girlfriend. His face instantly brightened. “There you are. I saw your car outside.”
Jo Ellen felt a strange nip of envy as Amy sprang off the bed and swept toward him. So much love swirled between the two of them the emotion oozed out their pores and filled the entire room. Even Grady, who was usually gruff and somber, turned light and lovable whenever his girlfriend was around. Jo Ellen had to wonder if she and Travis were so obviously in love like that. For some reason, she had a bad feeling they would never excel to this level of devotion.
It was disheartening; especially now.
“I missed you this week,” Grady murmured, nuzzling his nose into Amy’s cheek before he planted a sweet, smacking kiss to her temple.
“I missed you too” Amy closed her eyes and nuzzled back.
“Dis-gus-ting,” Emma Leigh called from beside Jo Ellen. “Can’t you two go somewhere private for that?”
“Oh, that reminds me.” Amy pulled away from Grady long enough to glance at the twins then turned back to him. “You’d help support me and marry me today if I was pregnant, wouldn’t you, Grady?”
The smile froze on his face. “Say what?”
On the bed, Jo Ellen had to swallow a groan. What in the dickens was Amy doing? She was going to reveal everything if she wasn’t careful. Clamping down on Emma Leigh’s hand, Jo Ellen held her breath.
“I know we’ve always talked about getting married someday. But if something like that happened, you’d step up now and propose. Wouldn’t you, Grady?”
He blinked at her then swiveled his attention to the twins before he turned back to his girlfriend. “Where in the hell did that question come from?”
“Grady!” Amy admonished, tapping his shoulder in punishment. “Don’t curse.”
He dropped his hands from her
“Then you talk to Travis.”
“Oh, God.”
Travis . How in the world could she tell him if she was pregnant? He hated kids, and he’d probably hate her for having one.
Then there was the whole possibility it wasn’t even his. For the space of half a second, she hoped she and Cooper had gone all the way. If she was pregnant with Cooper’s baby, she knew without a doubt he’d stand by her. His family would support her. No matter what happened, she could depend on a Gerhardt.
As if knowing she needed more support, Emma Leigh crushed her fingers even more tightly around Jo Ellen’s.
“You two made the decision to conceive together,” Amy rattled on, “so, I say you need to make the decision about what to do about it.” She paused and bit her lip as she slid an uneasy glance between the two girls. “But baby-raising is a lot of work. Two parents would make it so much easier. Do you think he’d marry you?”
She almost blurted out yes. Cooper would marry the mother of his baby in a heartbeat; that’s simply the kind of person he was. Then she remembered they were talking about Travis, and she shrank back, uncertain. Of course, she and Travis had talked about marriage. But that was for some time in the distant future, after college. They hadn’t even graduated from high school yet. She didn’t want to receive a diploma with a married name on it.
Lord above, she didn’t want to have a baby while she was still in high school. Legal age or not, she was too young to have a baby.
What had she gotten herself into?
“I…” She licked her lips. “I don’t know. I think so.” Maybe. Hopefully; or maybe Travis would desert her like a yellow-bellied coward and let her deal with all the fallout by herself. Sadly, that sounded a bit more his style.
“He better,” Emma Leigh growled. “Or I’ll—”
“Amy?” A voice called from somewhere outside the room, a voice sounding very much like Grady’s. “You up here?”
All three girls on the bed froze as footsteps drew near. They gaped at each other before Jo Ellen frantically whispered to Amy, “Don’t tell him. Please.”
Appearing in the doorway, Grady paused when he saw his girlfriend. His face instantly brightened. “There you are. I saw your car outside.”
Jo Ellen felt a strange nip of envy as Amy sprang off the bed and swept toward him. So much love swirled between the two of them the emotion oozed out their pores and filled the entire room. Even Grady, who was usually gruff and somber, turned light and lovable whenever his girlfriend was around. Jo Ellen had to wonder if she and Travis were so obviously in love like that. For some reason, she had a bad feeling they would never excel to this level of devotion.
It was disheartening; especially now.
“I missed you this week,” Grady murmured, nuzzling his nose into Amy’s cheek before he planted a sweet, smacking kiss to her temple.
“I missed you too” Amy closed her eyes and nuzzled back.
“Dis-gus-ting,” Emma Leigh called from beside Jo Ellen. “Can’t you two go somewhere private for that?”
“Oh, that reminds me.” Amy pulled away from Grady long enough to glance at the twins then turned back to him. “You’d help support me and marry me today if I was pregnant, wouldn’t you, Grady?”
The smile froze on his face. “Say what?”
On the bed, Jo Ellen had to swallow a groan. What in the dickens was Amy doing? She was going to reveal everything if she wasn’t careful. Clamping down on Emma Leigh’s hand, Jo Ellen held her breath.
“I know we’ve always talked about getting married someday. But if something like that happened, you’d step up now and propose. Wouldn’t you, Grady?”
He blinked at her then swiveled his attention to the twins before he turned back to his girlfriend. “Where in the hell did that question come from?”
“Grady!” Amy admonished, tapping his shoulder in punishment. “Don’t curse.”
He dropped his hands from her
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