Curtains Close; Take a bow. I think we fooled all of them now.

Rain's POV

I stood there looking in the mirror. My belly was looking a little bit bloated and I was feeling nauseous. I was so unhappy with Oli's reaction. He said nothing to me after I told him. I wasn't sure if this baby was a good thing or not. Hanley was a handful on his own, and I couldn't bare taking care of him and a new baby. It was all a bit much, and I didn't know what to do without Oli backing me.

I ran my fingers over my belly. I couldn't abort this baby. But I couldn't look after it on my own. I would have to try and get Oli to love me like he loved SJ.

"Honey..." Oli tapped on the door and poked his head inside.

"Yeah?" I sighed.

"Listen, if you are... you know... pregnant, there's nothing we can do. What I meant was that I didn't know if I could support another. I'd love the thing just the same as Hanley, maybe even more baby. You know I love you. I just think that we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. That's all." He cleared his throat.

"I understand..." I said, mercilessly. I wouldn't believe a word he was saying. It was different between him and SJ. They were like husband and wife. But me and him, well, we were just like boyfriend and girlfriend. Nothing more. Nothing special. No sparkle in our eyes as we kiss and no special connection when we touch.

"Have you taken a test?" He ended the silence between us.

"Yeah. Just one. It was positive..." I continued to stare at myself in the mirror.

"I picked some more up at the store. Just to clarify." He held his hand out from behind his back, with several boxes of pregnancy tests.

I took one from him and shooed him out. Locking the door, I opened it up and read the instructions. Pee on this stick, per usual. One line for negative. Two lines for positive.

After a few thoughtful minutes and some awkwardness, I put the stick down and watched it, waiting for the results. And then I was shocked. And it broke my heart.

"Oli..." I called, tearing up.

"Yeah?" He opened the door and came to stand beside me and hold me.

"Two lines." I swung around and collapsed onto him in tears, burying my head in the crook of his shoulder. I started to cry out to him, moaning and weaping as my world started to crash down.

"It's alright honey." He whispered, rocking me gently. "We'll get through this. Your right. Hanley would love someone else. I'm ready. Honestly."

Notes

Girl or boy?