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well.”
    “It’s the most beautiful snow globe I’ve ever seen. Thank you,” I said and reached up and hugged him.
    We talked for a while and finally he said, “I guess I better face the music. I’ll be here at nine am and we can go to the swap meet…just like old times, okay?”
    “Just you and me?”
    “Yeah, I don’t think Brianna’s much in to swap meets,” he said, looking upset.
    “What’s wrong? Are you two fighting?” I asked. I had wanted them to break up since the moment they started dating, but seeing how upset Kellan was, I realized his happiness was more important than my unrequited love.
    “Not…really. I better go.”
    “What does ‘not really’ mean?” I asked.
    He sighed and said, “Remember what I told you about being careful?”
    “Being careful?”
    “Yeah, you know, like it tells you in that book?”
    “Oh, you mean about sex,” I said and blushed.
    “Yeah,” he sighed, “Well, I didn’t follow my own advice. Brianna’s pregnant, or she thinks she is.”
    “Oh. I guess that doesn’t fit into your plans, does it?” I asked.
    “No, but I don’t have anyone to blame but myself.” He looked around my room and said, “You remember that when you start dating.”
    I nodded, not sure what to say to him at that moment. Finally, I said, “She didn’t seem too happy about it either, did she?”
    “No, but what’s done is done.”
    “What are you going to do, now?”
    “Marry her.”
    “What? Are you serious?”
    “I screwed up. I have to pay for my mistakes.”
    “I know you...love her, but do you want to marry her?”
    He ran his fingers through his hair and said, “No, not really. Not right now, anyway. But, I’m obligated, and it’s not fair to her to have to go through it alone. And, there’s no way any kid of mine is going to go through life without a father, you and I both know what that’s like. I won’t do that to my kids.”
    “Does she want to marry you? Oh, of course she does. That was a stupid question.”
    “I don’t know if she wants to get married or not, but I have to ask…I guess.”
    “You don’t have to marry her…just because you…” I blushed.
    “Yeah, Abby. I do.”
    He hugged me goodbye and promised to see me in the morning.
     
    I went to bed that night and had horrible dreams. I was so happy to have Kellan home, but I was devastated knowing that he was probably going to ask Brianna to marry him. I knew I was sad because even though I knew he didn’t love me…like I loved him, and I had no chance of having him for myself, but more importantly, I was sad because it wasn’t what he wanted.
    He came by the house in Brianna’s car and picked me up. He took me out to breakfast and then to the swap meet. He spent more money on me and I finally said, “Kellan, please don’t spend your money on me. I have everything I need…now that you’re home.”
    “You deserve more. Nancy is awful…”
    “I know, but she doesn’t bother me too much.”
    “Yeah, that’s because you’re not a guy,” he said quietly.
    “What does that mean?”
    “Nothing.” 
    He was still upset, and even though he was trying to make sure I had fun, I could tell he was miserable.
    “What’s wrong?” I asked, as we sat down to eat a corn dog and share a can of soda.             
    “Nothing.”
    “Kellan?”
    He looked past me, sighed and said, “I guess I’m getting married.”
    “Oh…I’m sorry.” He had no idea just how sorry I was, but I could see he was torturing himself. “Are you sure?”
    “I bought a test for her on my way back to her house last night. She took it this morning. She said it was positive.” He closed his eyes and dropped his head onto his arms on the table.
    “Is she sure? I mean, can’t the test be wrong?”
    “It’s more likely it would be wrong if it said she wasn’t…pregnant.”
    “Oh. But, you love her, right?” I asked, realizing he had never admitted his true feelings for her.
    He