Jacey chewed her lip as she sat in the living room at the farmhouse they had finally made it too. They had been here for three days now and everyone had pretty much gotten adjusted to the place and it was big enough that all the couples could have their own room and Luna and Meredith had both opted to sleep in the living room. Meredith on the pull out couch and Luna on the floor.
"You said you had some big news to tell me," Miller spoke as he looked at Jacey seeing that she had zoned out on him. "What's the big news?"
As Miller talked Jacey came out of her thoughts and she chewed her lip more. Today was the day she was going to tell him about the baby. She had been holding it off and after another talk with Nikki last night she knew she couldn't keep it a secret much longer, not when her morning sickness was making it hard to hide. She wasn't going to be able to keep sneaking outside and getting sick.
"I do," Jacey nodded confirming she had news for him. "But you have to promise not to get mad at me," she said as she locked eyes with him. She knew his stance on children and the fact he had never wanted a baby before this hell.
Miller just smiled and reached out to take Jacey's hand, "I don't think anything you do could ever make me mad babe," he sighed as he kissed her hand softly. "Now tell me this news please."
Nodding Jacey took a deep breath, "I'm pregnant," she said her words coming out slow. "I'm pregnant with your baby," she said knowing she really didn't need to clarify. There was no one else she had been with.
"You're what?" Miller asked as he dropped her hand, not sure he had heard her right. There was no way she had just said she was pregnant.
"I'm pregnant," Jacey repeated her cheeks going flush as she spoke the words again and she could see a look of anger or maybe horror cross Miller's face. "You promised not to get angry," she told him, reminding him of the words he had spoken before she told him her news.
Miller shook his head as he stood from the couch, "And you promised we'd never have children," he spat at her as he walked back and forth. "You know how I feel. Did you think the world going to shit changed that?!"
At his tone Jacey shook her head, "No but I didn't do this on my own," she reminded him as she looked up at him. "You're the one who didn't use a condom or did you forget that detail?" she asked her voice starting to sound as angry as his had. "So don't put all the blame on me for ruining your precious views on never having children."
Looking at Jacey, Miller just sighed and shook his head again, "I need to clear my head," he said as he turned on his heels and headed for the front door. He knew it wasn't safe to go out alone but he needed to be away from Jacey for awhile and he needed to clear his head and think, he just needed to think.
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"Well that didn't go well did it?" Louis asked as he sat beside Harry at the top of the stairs. He knew it was wrong of them to eavesdrop but they had been stuck with baby-sitting duty of Monroe while Nikki and Isaac had went to go get wood for the wood stove in the house.
"I'd say," Harry muttered as he shook his head and looked at Louis. "But I can't blame Miller for reacting so badly. I mean a baby in this kind of place?" he asked as he crinkled his eyebrows and shook his head. "I would hate that."
Louis just gave Harry a look, "But babies are a sign of hope and the world needs that," he said as he ran a hand through his hair. "Just like the world needs love too," he nodded as he gave Harry a smile. "The world needs babies and love."
When Louis brought up love Harry looked away from him and blushed, remembering his conversation with Luna in the library. "D..do you love me?" he asked softly feeling his heartbeat quicken some. He was scared of what Louis' answer would be. "Are you in love with me?"
Louis smiled slightly when Harry asked him that, "I think I am yeah," he admitted honestly. "I mean I know this started as just sex but I think I love you Harry," he nodded not sure why Harry had asked though he knew he felt freer having admitted the truth out loud.
At Louis' answer Harry looked down, "I..I'm not sure how I feel about you," he said being honest as well. "I don't even know if I'm gay for sure and I don't know if I can love you back. I..I just thought you should know that," he frowned as he looked away from Louis feeling his cheeks getting warm.
Before Louis could reply back though they both heard Monroe let out a cry and Harry turned his head to see Louis standing up, "I can get him," he offered seeing Louis turn to look at him with a look that sent a shiver down Harry's spine.
"I've got it," Louis told Harry his voice coming out bitter. "I can get him," he said as he turned and left Harry alone on the stairs.
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Nikki walked with Isaac back towards the house after they had gotten some wood for the wood stove, "So Jacey is pregnant," she confessed figuring she better tell him now since Jacey was hopefully telling Miller today.
"I kind of figured," Isaac said as he turned to look at his wife. "I mean she's been sneaking out of the house to get sick every day since we've been here. I remember when you were pregnant with Everett and how bad your morning sickness was."
When he mentioned Everett Nikki was surprised that for once it didn't sting to think of him or his loss. It just felt natural to miss him but it didn't sting. "What are your thoughts on her pregnancy?" she asked curiously. "Jacey thinks Miller will be upset because he never wanted children anyway."
"I think it's crazy to get pregnant now but nothing can change the fact that she is," Isaac mused as he forced a smile. "If Jacey were my daughter or my sister or my wife though I'd probably freak out and be an asshole about it too though."
Nikki just shook her head, "Then be glad she isn't either of those," she said as she laughed some trying to lighten the mood. "Do you think any of your sister's would have had babies if the world hadn't went to shit?"
"Jessica would have I mean she was on the road to maybe marrying Joe," Isaac smiled as he thought of his family. It still hurt to talk about them but maybe eventually it wouldn't hurt as much one day. "I think Avery would have too...she would have been a great mom," he said as he sighed. "Even with all the shit she went through. She's tough and she would have been amazing."
Nikki nodded, "She would," she agreed before looking down and the rest of their walk back to the house was done in silence. When they made it back she raised an eyebrow seeing Luna,Meredith and Harry sitting outside and looking gloomy.
"What's with the doom and gloom?" she asked handing the wood in her hands to Isaac so he could go and put it up.
"Jacey's angry because Miller left in a huff," Meredith answered as she looked at Nikki. "Harry's sad because he made Louis mad somehow and Luna is just being a typical teenager."
Nikki shook her head especially at the part about Miller, "So I take it she told him about the baby then?"
"That's what Harry said," Luna answered as she crossed her arms. "Jacey has locked herself in her room though and won't talk to anyone."
Nikki made a face at that as she sat down beside Luna. Jacey had to come around eventually. It would probably be after Miller came back though and things were worked out between the two.
"You said you had some big news to tell me," Miller spoke as he looked at Jacey seeing that she had zoned out on him. "What's the big news?"
As Miller talked Jacey came out of her thoughts and she chewed her lip more. Today was the day she was going to tell him about the baby. She had been holding it off and after another talk with Nikki last night she knew she couldn't keep it a secret much longer, not when her morning sickness was making it hard to hide. She wasn't going to be able to keep sneaking outside and getting sick.
"I do," Jacey nodded confirming she had news for him. "But you have to promise not to get mad at me," she said as she locked eyes with him. She knew his stance on children and the fact he had never wanted a baby before this hell.
Miller just smiled and reached out to take Jacey's hand, "I don't think anything you do could ever make me mad babe," he sighed as he kissed her hand softly. "Now tell me this news please."
Nodding Jacey took a deep breath, "I'm pregnant," she said her words coming out slow. "I'm pregnant with your baby," she said knowing she really didn't need to clarify. There was no one else she had been with.
"You're what?" Miller asked as he dropped her hand, not sure he had heard her right. There was no way she had just said she was pregnant.
"I'm pregnant," Jacey repeated her cheeks going flush as she spoke the words again and she could see a look of anger or maybe horror cross Miller's face. "You promised not to get angry," she told him, reminding him of the words he had spoken before she told him her news.
Miller shook his head as he stood from the couch, "And you promised we'd never have children," he spat at her as he walked back and forth. "You know how I feel. Did you think the world going to shit changed that?!"
At his tone Jacey shook her head, "No but I didn't do this on my own," she reminded him as she looked up at him. "You're the one who didn't use a condom or did you forget that detail?" she asked her voice starting to sound as angry as his had. "So don't put all the blame on me for ruining your precious views on never having children."
Looking at Jacey, Miller just sighed and shook his head again, "I need to clear my head," he said as he turned on his heels and headed for the front door. He knew it wasn't safe to go out alone but he needed to be away from Jacey for awhile and he needed to clear his head and think, he just needed to think.
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"Well that didn't go well did it?" Louis asked as he sat beside Harry at the top of the stairs. He knew it was wrong of them to eavesdrop but they had been stuck with baby-sitting duty of Monroe while Nikki and Isaac had went to go get wood for the wood stove in the house.
"I'd say," Harry muttered as he shook his head and looked at Louis. "But I can't blame Miller for reacting so badly. I mean a baby in this kind of place?" he asked as he crinkled his eyebrows and shook his head. "I would hate that."
Louis just gave Harry a look, "But babies are a sign of hope and the world needs that," he said as he ran a hand through his hair. "Just like the world needs love too," he nodded as he gave Harry a smile. "The world needs babies and love."
When Louis brought up love Harry looked away from him and blushed, remembering his conversation with Luna in the library. "D..do you love me?" he asked softly feeling his heartbeat quicken some. He was scared of what Louis' answer would be. "Are you in love with me?"
Louis smiled slightly when Harry asked him that, "I think I am yeah," he admitted honestly. "I mean I know this started as just sex but I think I love you Harry," he nodded not sure why Harry had asked though he knew he felt freer having admitted the truth out loud.
At Louis' answer Harry looked down, "I..I'm not sure how I feel about you," he said being honest as well. "I don't even know if I'm gay for sure and I don't know if I can love you back. I..I just thought you should know that," he frowned as he looked away from Louis feeling his cheeks getting warm.
Before Louis could reply back though they both heard Monroe let out a cry and Harry turned his head to see Louis standing up, "I can get him," he offered seeing Louis turn to look at him with a look that sent a shiver down Harry's spine.
"I've got it," Louis told Harry his voice coming out bitter. "I can get him," he said as he turned and left Harry alone on the stairs.
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Nikki walked with Isaac back towards the house after they had gotten some wood for the wood stove, "So Jacey is pregnant," she confessed figuring she better tell him now since Jacey was hopefully telling Miller today.
"I kind of figured," Isaac said as he turned to look at his wife. "I mean she's been sneaking out of the house to get sick every day since we've been here. I remember when you were pregnant with Everett and how bad your morning sickness was."
When he mentioned Everett Nikki was surprised that for once it didn't sting to think of him or his loss. It just felt natural to miss him but it didn't sting. "What are your thoughts on her pregnancy?" she asked curiously. "Jacey thinks Miller will be upset because he never wanted children anyway."
"I think it's crazy to get pregnant now but nothing can change the fact that she is," Isaac mused as he forced a smile. "If Jacey were my daughter or my sister or my wife though I'd probably freak out and be an asshole about it too though."
Nikki just shook her head, "Then be glad she isn't either of those," she said as she laughed some trying to lighten the mood. "Do you think any of your sister's would have had babies if the world hadn't went to shit?"
"Jessica would have I mean she was on the road to maybe marrying Joe," Isaac smiled as he thought of his family. It still hurt to talk about them but maybe eventually it wouldn't hurt as much one day. "I think Avery would have too...she would have been a great mom," he said as he sighed. "Even with all the shit she went through. She's tough and she would have been amazing."
Nikki nodded, "She would," she agreed before looking down and the rest of their walk back to the house was done in silence. When they made it back she raised an eyebrow seeing Luna,Meredith and Harry sitting outside and looking gloomy.
"What's with the doom and gloom?" she asked handing the wood in her hands to Isaac so he could go and put it up.
"Jacey's angry because Miller left in a huff," Meredith answered as she looked at Nikki. "Harry's sad because he made Louis mad somehow and Luna is just being a typical teenager."
Nikki shook her head especially at the part about Miller, "So I take it she told him about the baby then?"
"That's what Harry said," Luna answered as she crossed her arms. "Jacey has locked herself in her room though and won't talk to anyone."
Nikki made a face at that as she sat down beside Luna. Jacey had to come around eventually. It would probably be after Miller came back though and things were worked out between the two.