This is the first new one-shot of the series and it takes place a little after "This Is About Us" but before "Coming Home".

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There's No Baby

Maya walked into her parent's house to see both of them in the living room silently waiting for her. She instantly felt the tension in the air as both of her parent's eyes were on her the moment she arrived watching her every move.

"Is everything okay?" she asked, nervously, setting her book bag and purse down.

"Come sit, we need to talk," Katy ordered, her eyes on her daughter, gesturing towards the empty love seat.

Maya looked back and forth between her parents before listening to her mother and taking a seat. She waited for one of them to break the silence before making any move or saying anything that could incriminate her. She was carrying a huge secret and knew when it came out her parents weren't going to be happy.

"Do you have something you need to tell us?" Shawn asked, crossing his arms as he leaned against the entertainment stand.

Maya swallowed, she once again glanced back and forth between her mom and dad. She wondered if they knew her secret about her and Josh. She pressed her lips together, "I'm not sure," she answered, shrugging. "Do you have something you want to ask me?"

"Maya-"

"Where's your husband?" Katy asked, sharply cutting her husband off as she got straight to the point from her spot on the chair and held up her daughter's marriage license.

Maya's eyes went wide as her heart sunk. "You went through my stuff?"

"I went to put your laundry away and noticed more than half of your clothes were gone and then I saw this on your desk."

"So you read it?"

"So it's true? You and Josh are married?" Shawn asked, looking at his daughter.

Maya bit her lip, taking in a deep breath. "I can explain."

"Oh sweetie, we know you got some explaining to do like what the hell were you thinking? You're married?! And you didn't tell us," Katy snapped.

Maya ran her hand over her face. "I-we were going to tell you," she stressed, running her hand through her hair. She couldn't believe her parents found out this way. "Josh and I were just waiting until after Graduation. This is the last way I wanted you to find out."

"After Graduation?!"

"Mom, calm down, Graduation isn't that far away. It's only two weeks away. We were going to tell you guys right away but then we realized Josh's parents would be in town for Graduation and we thought that would be the perfect time to tell everyone at once. It's not that big of a deal-"

Katy couldn't believe her daughter. "Not that big of a deal! You're married-"

"Are you pregnant?" Shawn cut his wife off, trying to keep things calm as he tried to remain calm himself.

Maya shook her head, "No, I'm not pregnant."

"Are you sure?" Katy asked, sharply.

Maya rolled her eyes.

"Don't you dare roll your eyes! Right now is not the time to have an attitude. Are you pregnant?"

"No Mom, I'm not pregnant! And I'm sure, " Maya answered, frustrated. "Josh and I have been careful so it would be just as a big of a shock to me as it is to you if I were but I can assure you that I'm not."

"If you're not pregnant then why in the world would you get married in a blink of an eye?" Shawn questioned, trying to understand what Josh and Maya were thinking.

Maya scrunched her face up, offended, "Would being pregnant be the only logical reason for me to get married?'

"Yes, you're eighteen and still in high school so yes, unfortunately it would be one of the more logical reasons."

"I know I'm eighteen and in high school and no I'm not pregnant but I got married because I love Josh and want to spend the rest of my life with him. Yes we are young and could have waited but we didn't want that. We decided as a couple we wanted to get married now because we love each other and are ready to make that commitment to each other."

"Do you know how crazy you sound?"

"I knew you wouldn't understand! That's why I didn't tell you before I married Josh."

Katy put her hands on her hip. "Maya Penelope Ha-"

"Matthews. It's Maya Penelope Matthews now," Maya corrected, earning a glare from her mother.

Katy shook her head, "Do you hear yourself?"

"Yes. Do you hear me?"

Katy's mouth dropped as she looked from her daughter to her husband.

"Yes we hear you," Shawn cut back in. "You tell us what happens now. You and Josh are married. So, are you moving into Josh's apartment with his roommates? Or?"

Maya nodded, "That's the plan. I'm going to move in with Josh."

"How are you going to support yourselves?"

"We both have jobs," Maya pointed out. "And we both are going to work as many hours as we can in the summertime and save money and when fall come around we will work part time and go to school. We know it's going to be tough but we are going to get through it together."

Shawn nodded, glad that they at least tried to come up with a plan but knew it wasn't going to be that easy on them. "When did you plan on fully moving in with Josh?"

"After Graduation."

"Okay."

Katy shook her head, keeping her tears at bay. "We are suppose to be okay with this? You got married and didn't tell us. We missed out on one of the biggest days of your life and we are suppose to be okay with this? I didn't get to take you wedding dress shopping or see you in a wedding dress. Shawn didn't get to walk you down the aisle and we are suppose to be okay with this? You took that away from us because you and Josh thought it would be a good idea to go down to the courthouse and get married and you expect us to sit back and be okay with everything."

Maya sighed, "I'm sorry you didn't get the big wedding you dreamed for me, okay?" She knew she hurt her mom but wanted her mother to understand how she felt and what she wanted. "But I didn't want the big wedding. I never cared about the wedding. I want the marriage with Josh. I want to go through the ups and downs of life with Josh. I want to take on the world with him at my side. I didn't need to have the big party in a fancy white gown. All I wanted was to marry the man that I love who I plan on spending the rest of my life with that's all that mattered to me. Not the wedding."

Shawn nodded, making eye contact with his wife before speaking and looking at his daughter, "This was your decision and your mother and I are going to have to respect it whether we like it or not so there is no point of arguing. What's done is done. We all have to live with it and accept it. You and Josh are now a married couple and we will be at your side and support your decision and be there for you and Josh the best way we can."

Maya looked over at Shawn shocked, "Really?" she asked.

"Really," Shawn nodded, before both of them looked over at his wife.

Katy pressed her lips together, before breathing out. "Yes, really," she agreed, a little reluctantly, sitting down next to her daughter. "I may not agree with what you and Josh did but I'll try to respect your decision," she told her daughter, getting a slight smile from her. "And it does make it a little easier to know you marry a good guy."

A full smile came to Maya's face at the thought of her husband. "I did." She let out a breath of relief. She was happy to have the weight off of her shoulder of hiding her marriage and now she could be the truly happy married women she was out in the open. "Thanks for supporting me in my decision. You don't have to worry, Josh and I know what we got into the day we got married. We know it's going to be hard but we want to do it together and I'm happy."

Katy slowly nodded, "That's all I want in life is for you to be happy."

"And I am happy. I know not much time has gone by since I married Josh but I have no regrets."

"Good," Katy said, giving her daughter a small smile.

"Alright," Shawn clapped his hands together. "How about you call that husband of your's and I say we go out for dinner to celebrate your two's marriage and so I can have a little talk with my new son-in-law."

Maya looked over at her father questionably. "Only if you promise to be nice," she demanded, raising her eyebrows.

"I promise," Shawn smiled, holding his right hand up. "I just want to make sure he knows what I expect of him since he is now responsible for protecting and taking care of you. I know Josh is a good guy and I trust him with you but it's my duty as your father."

Maya playfully rolled her eyes with a smile on her face. "Okay, I'll call him," she agreed, knowing there was no way out of talking Shawn out of going into overprotective dad mode and giving Josh a lecture. He may not have been her father all of her life but he was the best father she could ask for. "Thanks for supporting us and I know we won't let you guys down," she told them, leaning over and kissing her mom on the cheek before walking over to kiss Shawn's cheek. She started to walk towards what would soon be her old bedroom and could feel her parent's eyes on her.

"One more thing there really is no baby?"

Maya laughed, shaking her head, looking back at her parents. She wonder if it was really that shocking she wasn't pregnant. "There's no baby."

I hope everyone one is enjoying. Please leave me your thoughts and let me know if you like this and if I should continue or not and also if you have any suggestions or ideas you would like to see happen.