"Ace! Oh my god! Are you okay baby?" I hear Lauren from the front door of the hospital. I turn my head and look towards her and seconds later I'm crushed into a bone crushing hug, holding me while tears fall from my face. I never cry, well I do, but that's only when Atty is hurt or something's happened to her. Other than that I never cry. Atty is usually never hurt or anything so I never cry so Lauren and Andrew seeing me cry now shocks them.

"I'm okay, I'm just worried about Atty." I reply while looking at her when she pulls back from the hug. Andrew comes over and gives me a quick hug telling me it's gonna be okay and then we all sit down.

"I know baby, me too. Your parents and all of your friends are on their way now." Andrew explains to me while giving me a reassuring smile when I look at him. I slowly nod my head and then look back down at my hands.

"Honey, what happened?" Lauren asks me while taking my hand and squeezing it in comfort. I then explain that she had fell down the stairs after having her shower and I was starting to make dinner. I leave out the part of how I found out she is pregnant, because I don't want to tell them if she doesn't want them to know yet.

"Oh deer. My poor baby." Lauren cries out when she hears that her daughter fell down the stairs.

After a few minutes my parents and mine and Atty's friends all arrive and they all come and give me hugs and the girls all tell me it's gonna be okay and that she's a strong girl, she'll be alright.

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"Family of Autumn Smithton?" We hear a man call and I look up to see a man in hospital uniform with a clipboard in his hands. Atty's parents and I all stand up as well as the rest of the others but they all stay back as Atty's parents and I walk over to the doctor.

"Yes? I'm her father Andrew Smithton, her mother Lauren Smithton and her boyfriend Ace." Andrew speaks up while we all shake hands with the doctor.

"I'm Dr Nathan, I have news about your daughter/girlfriend." Dr Nathan starts off, looking down at the clipboard again.

"Oh is she okay?" Lauren asks while biting her nails out of nervousness. She's always biting her nails when she's nervous.

"Yes, she is very much okay. We had to stitch up the cut on her head where the bleed was coming from since the cut was quite deep and we check to make sure that the baby was okay and the baby is doing perfectly fine, safe and healthy. So they're both okay." Dr Nathan explains. Oh no he said baby, oh god I'm gonna die.

"Wait baby? What do you mean baby?" Lauren asks while looking at Andrew with confusion written on her face.

"Your daughter is almost 4 months pregnant Mrs Smithton." Dr Nathan explains. I think I should run now, like right now! I turn to start running towards the door but stop when I hear Andrew's voice.

"Stop right there Mr." Oh no, he's seriously gonna kill me for getting his 17 year old daughter, his only daughter pregnant.

"Uhhh, I can explain." I speak nervously while shifting on my feet and looking down.

"Start talking." Andrew says sternly while crossing his arms over his chest and glaring at me. Now he hates me! He's never hated me, he's always considered me as a son he's never had.

"Okay well when you all went on you trip, after about 2 weeks of being together, one thing let to another and I forgot a condom and bam she's pregnant. I'm so sorry Andrew. I didn't know this would happen, I thought I put on a condom, but now if she's pregnant I obviously didn't or I did but there was a hole." I explain really quickly, hoping he won't hate me.

"If it was someone else who got my daughter pregnant, I would probably kill him, not literally, but you know what I mean. But since it's you who go my little girl pregnant, I guess I'm okay with it, because I trust you and know your gonna be there for her." Andrew explained while smiling at me reassuringly.

I know he trusts me and all, but I'm not sure if I'm really ready to be a father, I mean I'm only 18, almost 19. Yes I know Atty is my best friend, and I'll do anything I can just to make her happy, but I just don't think I'm ready just yet. I think I need to leave...

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I slowly awaken feeling someone holding my hand and look to see it's my mum asleep in the chair with her head rested on the hospital bed.

"Mum?" I whisper quietly to her. I spot dad in the chair in the corner asleep as well. It must be late then if they're both asleep.

Mum slowly lifts her head up, blinking away the sleepiness and looks my way with her tired eyes. As soon as she sees my eyes open and I'm awake, she leaps out of the chair and wraps me up in her arms.

"Oh my baby! I was so worried about you! Are you okay?" Mum speaks while pulling back and holding my face in her hands inspecting me. I chuckle at her motherly protectiveness and shake my head.

"I'm okay mum. I'm fine." I explain while sitting up on the hospital bed and continue holding mums hand and watch as dad slowly wakes up. As soon as he's awake and looks out way seeing me awake and smiling, he smiles brightly and gets out of his chair and comes and give me a big daddy cuddle.

"Autumn, you scared us half to death." Dad said while holding my face in one hand and pressing a kiss to my forehead.

My hand flies straight to my stomach when I remember I'm pregnant and I fell down the stairs. Oh my god! My baby! Is my baby okay? Mum and dad obviously notice my worrying and panic state and spot my hand on my stomach in a protective way.

"Honey, your baby's okay. It's safe, healthy and is very much okay." Mum explains while putting a reassuring hand on my shoulder. Wait, they know about the baby? But I'm not even showing... how do they know?

"Autumn, your doctor, Dr Nathan told us that the baby was perfectly safe and very healthy. It's okay, we're not mad, we're a little disappointed, but we are definitely not mad. It's makes the situations a little easier since I like Ace and I trust him." Dad explains with a loving smile on his face.

Now that I think of it, where is Ace?

"Where's Ace?" I speak my thoughts while looking confused at my parents wondering why he isn't here.

"Don't worry baby. He's just gone to get you food and some clothes for you, he should be back soon." Mum explained while smiling hugely at me. I chuckle at how big her smile is, her and Amber are so happy at the fact that Ace and I are together. They both literally screamed when we told them and it took them 4 hours just to get the to stop screaming and then planning Ace's and I's wedding.

"Okay, I miss him. I hope I can see him soon." I say while a hug pinkish blush arises on my checks and mum and dad chuckle at me.

•••2 hours later•••

Where is Ace? He's been gone two hours now, it doesn't take that long to get some food and some of my clothes does it? I've called him like 5 times already, because I don't want to seem to clingy, but he hasn't answered a single one! He never does this, he always answers my calls, he's never missed one. So what's changed now?

I pick up my phone for the hundredth time and dial his number placing it to my ear.

Ring ring

Ring ring

Ring ring

Ring ring

"Hi you've reached Ace, sorry I can't answer the phone right now, I'll call when I ca-Atty, stop!" His phone goes straight to voice mail again. I still remember when he recorded that ringtone and I was tickling him since he's just as ticklish as me.

Why isn't he answering?! I'm really starting to get scared. Mum and dad told me he knows about the baby and I'm worried that's why he's not answering. I pick up my phone again and decide to call his mum, she always knows where he is.

Ring ri-

"Autumn, honey! What can I do for you sweety?" Ambers sweet, loving voice speaks through the phone.

"Hey Amber, have you seen or heard from Ace at all?" I asked nervously biting my nails, scared to hear her reply.

"Sweety he hasn't even come home. I've tried calling him, but he isn't picking up Hun." She explains in a calm voice like she this has happened before. Which it has, it happened when he was 16. His pop that he was really close with, past away from cancer and it took a big hit to him. He ran away for about a week and eventually he came home and he explained he just needed time to think and be away.

"Amber, what if he's left because I'm pregnant?"

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