Chapter Four

Rita's p.o.v

After school today I'm going with Taylor to Michael's. I just want this day to be other with. I couldn't concentrate on any of my work. All I could think about was the fact that I have an actual human inside me, one that is going to count on me and need me to do everything for it. Someone I'm going to have to provide for. I know I wanted some more independence and responsibility but I meant something like a hamster, not a baby!

I'm really scared about how Michael's going to react. I know Taylor said he'll be find with it but I can't shake the feeling that he wont be and that I'm going to have to deal with this all on my own. I'm only 18 and I don't ever get any time for myself. I have school 5 days a week and then work on the weekends, I'm not going to have any time to look after the baby. Not to mention that Michael's 20 and he has college as well, which is quite away away from here and he has work as well. I'd never see him.

"Come on Rita we need to go" Taylor shouted from my living room. I was in my bedroom getting changed out of my school uniform, I figured that it would probably be wired for Michael to see me in my uniform given what we had done, it makes me look like an actual child. I'm probably not going to be able to fit in it very soon anyway. "You okay?" she asked.

"I'm terrified about how he's going to react"

"You really shouldn't be! This is Michael we're talking about, he's always talked about having kids, and he really seems to like you so I don't think he's going to have a problem with it"

"So he'll be fine with having a baby with an 18 year old?!"

"Well I mean your age might be an issue but he'll get over it, you're not that far away from 19, you'll probably be 19 before the baby actually gets here, wont you?"

"I'll be 19 just after"

"Still, it's not that bad! It's not like you're really young, you're legally and adult so that makes it a little better. Besides, our mum and dad love you, I mean we've been friends since we were 3 and they've always treated you like a second daughter. I mean Jesus you're the only reason Michael even finished high school!"

"It's my parents as well though! My mum was 20 when she had me and she always said that she wishes she was older because she found it hard to cope with me while she was in college, I still have to finish high school and go to college and Michael still has to finish college. I wanted to be married and have a good job before I had children, even if that meant I was 30 before having children"

"It's going to be hard, I never said it wasn't! All I'm saying is, my mum and dad will help out so will yours, Michael will be here and if he isn't my parents will murder him and I'll be here too!"

I know she's just trying to make me feel better but when she mentions everyone that'll be here to help it makes me remember how many people I actually have to tell. Not to mention how people are going to react at school!

I was silent the whole drive to Michael's apartment. I was running through all of the different ways this could go in my head, but I could only think of all the ways it could go wrong!

"Michael! Rita has something to tell you" Taylor shouted before we had even fully gotten through the door.

"I wanted to ease into it Tay!"

"I know but I figured that doing it at the beginning would be better then waiting and you trying to sneak out without telling him! I know you! If I don't push you, you wont tell him"

She's got a point! I would have done everything in my power to stay away from that subject and try and leave without telling him.

"You don't have to shout!" Michael said, coming into the living room. Taylor just smiled and pushed us both into the kitchen so that we could talk in privet. "What did you want to tell me?" he smiled, leaving against the counter.

"Michael I...I'm pregnant" I mumbled. He wrapped his arms around me as I berried my face in his chest, as I'm a lot shorter then him and couldn't reach his neck.

"Don't worry about it. It's okay" he said, kissing the top of my head. "I'm not going anywhere, okay? You're not alone in this, I'm here for you, whatever you want to do!".

"Thank you!" I said, bursting into tears. I had worked myself up so much that him having a good reaction just seemed impossible.

"It's okay baby" he smiled, rubbing my back.

"What about college?". I looked up at him to see a look of realisation on his face. He probably hadn't thought about the fact that he's going to have to go away again.

"Well there's 6 months left of the school year, so I'll be back home before you actually have the baby, then I'll have a 2 month break between that at the start of my third year..."

"What?" I asked as he trailed off.

"If you do the full 9 months I'll be back at college before you actually have it. I might miss it and I don't want to, but my mum and dad wont let me drop out"

"Michael I don't want you to drop out! You've worked really hard to get where you are and I don't want to be the one to hold you back. If you're away then you're away, and if you are away and you aren't in class when I have it then I'll get Taylor to video call you or something, so that you don't miss it"

"You're not mad that I'm not gonna be here?"

"Why would I be? It's not like you're going to be away for no reason, college is important and I want you to finish so no I'm not mad"

"Don't you think we should kind of make this little thing of ours official, given that we're having a baby and all" he said with a pleading look. I nodded, smiling. He wiped away some of the tears that were on my cheeks and kissed me. "Be my girlfriend?"

"Yes" I giggled, before he kissed me once again.

Maybe all of this wasn't going to be as bad as I thought. I know I'm really young but at least I'm going to have Michael, even if he's not going to be here through the whole thing, at least I know he's going to help when he is home.