Alex

As Thanksgiving week came around, Harry had been busy with his family, making sure to spend his time with his father and siblings. I met them and told Harry it would be best if he spent time with them alone. I would have dinner with them another time after they took their annual trip. He agreed leaving on the Monday of our week-long vacation on their trip to San Francisco

I liked his family a lot, I thought they were great, and wanted to go on the trip. But if I was honest, I wasn't feeling well at all. I felt cranky and was having cramps in my lower stomach. I had never had such bad cramps and decided to stop taking my pills. I rested Monday and Tuesday, by Wednesday I had realized that I may have messed with my period schedule because I was late.

For Thanksgiving, my family came over and we spent the time making dinner and talking, but I wasn't hungry, feeling awful, and nauseous.

By Friday, Harry came back and after spending the morning shopping with his mom, he came over. My sister and I were watching a movie and spending time together before she had to leave. She greeted Harry who waved and then came over to lay with me on the couch. "How are you feeling?"

I shrugged. "I think I'm sick, I don't want to go to the doctor because they'll say it's the seasons changing or a stomach bug." Harry chuckled.

My parents came in and my mom checked me telling me I felt warm and I should stay home from shopping the sales for Black Friday. Harry agreed to watch me while I rested and as soon as the house was empty he heated me some leftover Thanksgiving dinner and sat with me while I ate.

I felt better but I was tired as hell so I laid my head on Harry's arm and fell asleep.

A while later I woke up to see that Harry carried me to my bed and was now sitting at my desk on my computer playing a game. He turned to me and smiled. "Baby I have to go soon let's cuddle until I have to got to work." I nodded getting up to hug him. I became dizzy the second I did and groaned covering my mouth.

"Ugh, what's wrong with me." He seemed concerned and gently rubbed my back.

"Did you eat anything bad or something?" I shrugged.

"No, I just- I think it was the pills." Harry had a small moment when he looked at me and got very quiet. "What?" He looked down and shook his head.

"I'm sure it will pass." I was hopeful until I saw him looking at the calendar.

"What?"

"Nothing it's just you know- I'm thinking is all." He shrugged.

"About what?" he shook his head. "Harry?"

He paused looking down and then back up at me. "Have you gotten your period?" I shook my head knowing where he was going with this.

"I'm not...pregnant, okay? I can't-I was on the pill and we haven't done anything recently since I've been off of them." he nodded.

"That's how my mum got pregnant with my sister, I just-we need to be careful." I felt nervous suddenly because I've heard of women getting pregnant when on the pills and I was only on them for a short while before Harry and I had unprotected sex. I looked at the date and decided to give myself a week.

A week to see how I felt and hopefully, I would get my period.

Harry

I left Alex's house and went to work. I had done mostly bagging all afternoon but was pushed to cart duty outside by eight.

When I finally went home I came in to find my mom cleaning the kitchen. She wiped down the counters and looked at me with a smile. "Hi love, come in I made you a plate." I smiled taking a seat.

"Did dad come by?" She nodded.

"Yes, they said they'll pick you up at four, tomorrow for dinner and all that." I began eating as she took a seat beside me and smiled. "So how was your day?" I shrugged telling her it was fine and I was just a bit annoyed how people use checks for groceries.

"I like the job but I can't wait to go to school for nursing." I smiled.

"I'm glad I have such a smart son, makes me feel like I did something right." She pinched my cheek. I nodded looking down and thinking of Alex at that moment. I knew she freaked out a bit when I mentioned it to her, but pregnancy was always a possibility even when protection was involved.

"Mum?" She nodded. "Um- Alex wasn't feeling well earlier and uh- well she and I kinda-" she looked at me strangely and then made a face as if she understood.

"Oh my god, you two had- it?" I nodded. "Harry, are you being safe? For god's sake I- why didn't you tell me?" I shrugged not being super open like Alex was with her parents. Although she says they've never been like that, it seems like that sometimes. "Wait you said she was sick?" She sounded worried.

"She says it was the pill but I can't shake the feeling somethings not right as she could be...you know." Her eyes widened.

The one thing I loved about my mum was that she never judged us because she's been in this type of situations. At heart, she sometimes seems like a teen. "Well if she doesn't get her period and needs a ride I'll take her, but she needs to talk to her parents Harry. You two decided to be adults and do adult things then you need to act like adults." I nodded.

"I'm sure it's a stomach bug." She sighed covering her face. "Mum?"

"When I saw her I noticed something was off- you are too young to be doing these things Harry for god's sake." She began crying and I felt really bad now. "You better be there for her no matter what, tell her to go to the doctor and find out sooner than later." She whispered to me.

"I know mum."

I picked up Alex and we drove towards my house where my dad was to pick us up. The drive was quiet and Alex seemed off. "I love you," I told her holding her hand.

"I love you." She said back looking out the window.

"Still feeling off?" She nodded. "Baby you have to go to the doctor, if you aren't pregnant then you're sick so just please-"

"I can't get pregnant Harry, I- I'm too young my parents would hate me." She began crying next to me causing me to pull over on a random road. I reached for her and held her to my chest.

I was nervous because I knew the risks of everything we did, yet she was worth the risk. I held her tightly and kissed her head. "Okay, we'll go to a clinic and get you checked out." She shook her head. "What do you mean no?"

"I'll go alone and you go to dinner with your family-"

"Babes we can go on Monday after school." She pulled away and looked out the window.

"I want to go alone."

"I want to be there for you Alex." She covered her face and began crying. It broke my heart because she rarely cried from actual sadness. Usually, she cried from laughing too hard or in pain but not this. "Angel please just listen to me we'll be okay-"

"What are you talking about! None of this is okay! I missed my period and I'm terrified to have a baby because I'm still a teenager!"

"Well so am I! But we are gonna get through this together! Okay?" Her bottom lip trembled after I yelled at her which caused her to start crying again. "Shit. I'm sorry okay I'm just- I'm trying to be supportive and I don't know how-"

"Just drive to the dinner, we should worry about this when we actually need to worry. What if I'm fine and nothing is wrong?" I agreed and pulled my seatbelt back on to drive to my house.

Dinner was quiet and I could tell even after we promised in the car not to think about it, Alex was thinking about it a lot. I could just tell.

My dad greeted Alex and she smiled shaking his hand. He met my older sister and Gemma who followed beside us back to the table near the back. We sat down and I looked over the menu at all the different options of salads and soup. I looked over at Alex who was staring across the way from us to a small baby girl in a booster seat.

The baby waved at her and Alex smiled gently. I gulped feeling my throat get dry at the thought of what her father would do to me if she knew I had fucked up and gotten Alex pregnant.

"So Alex what are your plans after high school?" Alex turned her head and cleared her throat.

"Oh, I think just college I got accepted to a few colleges nearby and I plan on staying home for a bit." My dad seemed pleased with her answer and asked about areas that interested her. She smiled and spoke about psychology or perhaps something with animals. "I do love animals."

"Well being a veterinarian is a wonderful career."

Gemma cut in quickly with a smile. "But don't rush into anything because then you'll be like me struggling to bits." Alex laughed and agreed.

We had dinner and dessert, Alex seeming to be a bit hungrier than usual. Perhaps I was imagining things because of the fear in the back of my mind. I sighed clearing my throat.

"You alright son?" I looked up at my dad and nodded.

"Sure." I wasn't.

Thanks for reading. Xx

-k