The Wide Receiver's Baby by Jessica Evans

walked out of there was only one person I needed to call to see if she could help.
 
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    I took a few deep breaths as I stood outside on the hospital steps. There were a few people going in and out of the Emergency Room, but I didn’t care. I had nowhere to turn to and right now, she was my only hope.
“Hi, It’s Alexa,” I said as soon as she picked up the phone.
“Good, I was going to call you. Just that things have been… crazy as usual.”
“Brian and I need somewhere to stay-”
Before I even finished my sentence she said, “Good. Alexa you’ve made me so happy that you felt that you could turn to me. I thought I had said it and you understood, but I wasn’t sure.”
I cleared my throat  But tears were swelling in my eyes and all I could think about was Logan and how this would affect him. We hadn’t spoken properly for weeks. How was he going to feel, knowing that I was going to be moving into his house?
Marie said, “Pack both your things. Tonight, around eight or so, Richard and I will come with our cars and load them. You don’t have to live in fear. You know you can always turn to us. We regard you as family.”
“Thank you,” I whispered in a voice which sounded like mine, but felt like someone else’s. I was shaking as I told her that I would see her tonight and kept thanking her. She told me that I had nothing to thank her for. I was like the other daughter she’d never had, the one she lost right after she had Logan and before she had Olivia. She had said it to me so many times and hearing her say it again, gave me the reassurances that I was doing the right thing.
Not only for me, But for my brother too.

 
 
 
    Chapter Twenty Five
    Alexa
 
    I had packed my things ready to leave, and that was when I started to feel as if I was going to be sick. Memories of the pill, and lack of taking it after Logan had left,  crossed my mind. I knew that I hadn’t had my period since he left. Also, I knew that I had been feeling slightly dizzy, but I was living in denial.
I had been so careless that, as I stared at the box, I didn’t even hear the doorbell ring. I didn’t even know that Marie was standing by my side.
“Shit!” I shouted out,  I hadn’t taken the damn thing in weeks. The packet should have been nearly empty, but instead it was full.
“What is it?” Marie asked as she put her hand on my shoulder.
“I…”
She nodded, “I can see that. But, have you...”
Before she could even finish her sentence, I filled in the gap for her.
“Well, there’s only one way to find out.” I nodded, knowing exactly what needed to be done, but doing it was a completely different thing. We were moving out of the house, and into Logan’s. He didn’t know about us moving into his family home, but to add this to the equation too... the whole situation just felt nuts.
“Look, we need to go. Let’s just take one step at a time. First thing we’ll move you out and then we can talk  about next steps. But one thing is for sure, we need to speak to Logan.”
That was what I was afraid she was going to say. I did want to do it; he had just as much of a right to help me make that decision.
“Logan.” I whispered as I slumped down on my bed. How did I fuck up so badly?
“Yes, Logan,” she had a tear in her eye and she wiped it away quickly. “Loads of girls get pregnant at your age. It’s not the end of the world.”
Those were the words that I wanted to hear. Needed to hear, but as Mom entered the room I said looking straight at her, “Come on let’s go.”
We walked past Mom as if she was a ghost, and I stuffed the pill packet in her hand. I didn’t need to tell her, she just needed to figure it out herself. Like everything else in her life.
 
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    To say that the Collins’ were knights in shining armor would be a complete understatement. Marie spent so much time with me, trying to figure out my options with college, which were pretty standard seeing as so many girls either