I Will Not Take My Love Away

[Kourtni]

Chapter 3

I awoke, the morning after homecoming, in Teddy’s bed. Teddy was asleep, next to me, and was wearing nothing but his boxers. What happened to the t-shirt and pajama pants he had been wearing when we had first gotten in his bed last night? Seeing him there in his boxers made me ask myself if we had hooked up last night. If that was the case then I would have to call my mom and talk to her about it since I had always promised to tell her if I ever had sex before marriage.

“Morning beautiful gorgeous,” I said as I kissed Teddy’s forehead and sat back and watched Teddy open his eyes. “Are you ready for our day at the beach?”

“Morning green eyes,” Teddy said as he ran his fingers through my hair while we laid in his bed staring at one another.

“I have a serious question to ask you…that is if you don’t mind me asking,” I said as I looked around me at some clues that told me we had indeed hooked up last night.

“Now you know I don’t mind you asking me anything, so go ahead…ask away.”

“We had sex last night, didn’t we? I wasn’t drunk or anything, but you know I don’t have the best memory in the world. So, I am asking you in hopes you can help me remember things a little better.”

“We did have sex last night, yes. The both of us were so excited to see each other again. I asked you if you’d feel comfortable with it and surprisingly you said yes. What else can I say? After that it just happened,” Teddy said as he sat up and shrugged his shoulders. “I hope you aren’t mad at me.”

“I don’t think I could ever be mad at you, especially after last night and earlier this morning. You made my homecoming that much better,” I said with a smile as I sat up straight and stretched before getting out of bed. “I’m off to get a shower and call my mom.”

Teddy smiled at me as I walked close r to his bedroom door.

“Have fun,” Teddy said sarcastically. “I’ll see you whenever you get out. I think I’m going to go down and talk to my mom. I had better tell her too.”

“Yeah…I think that would be a good idea,” I said with a laugh as I walked out of Teddy’s bedroom and headed down the hall to the bathroom.

“Don’t you need some clothes?” I heard Teddy call out.

“Right,” I said with a laugh as I turned around and walked back to Teddy’s room to grab my clothes.

-Take My Love Away-
-Teddy’s Point of View-

While Kourtni was in the shower, I had gotten out of bed, put back on my pants and shirt, and was now headed downstairs to talk to my mom. Like Kourtni, I had to tell my mom what had happened last night. After all, she deserved to know. She was my mom.

“Good morning Ted,” my mom said as I sat down at the kitchen table. “Would you and Kourtni like some breakfast?”

“No thanks mom, we had a snack when we came in at midnight earlier this morning. I think we’ll be okay. If we get hungry we’ll stop and get something on our way to the beach,” I replied.

“Okay,” my mom said as she came and sat down at the table in the chair that was directly across from the chair I was sitting in. “Ted, I can tell that something is on your mind and that you came down here to tell me about it. So, what is that you have to tell me? You had better go on and say it now.”

“Kourtni and I hooked up last night, had sex, whatever you want to call it.”

“I knew that’s what you came to tell me.”

“How did you know? Has Kourtni already come and talked to you about it?”

“No, Kourtni hasn’t come and talked to me,” my mom replied. “But Ted, seriously, I’m not deaf. Your dad and I heard some things moving around up there in your room.”

“Oh wow…that’s embarrassing,” I said as I banged my head on the table and followed by getting up and leaving the kitchen.

-Take My Love Away-

I walked out of the bathroom with a towel in hand. As I walked back into Teddy’s room, I noticed Teddy was laying back in his bed. Before I could say anything I heard Teddy let out a deep breath. That didn’t sound good.

“How’d it go with you r mom?” I asked as I sat down on Teddy’s bed and started to towel dry my hair.

“Embarrassing,” Teddy said as he continued to keep his face buried in a pillow.

“What do you mean by that?”

“M y mom said she already knew. I thought maybe you had already told her, but no, that wasn’t it. She said that her and my dad heard some things moving around last night. It’s really embarrassing when your mom knows that you lost your virginity before you ever get to say anything to her. You are supposed to tell your parents these kinds of things, not have them tell you that they already know what happened.”

“Yeah, I know and understand what you are saying. I’m sorry you feel embarrassed. Is there anything I can do to make you feel better? Should I go talk to your mom? Would that help any?”

“I don’t think anything could make this situation better. This is just something I am going to have to deal with,” Teddy sighed as he shrugged his shoulders. “But, I think that is enough about me. How did it go with your mom?”

“Surprisingly well,” I replied. “Of course she was upset that I didn’t stay a virgin until marriage, but she cannot say anything to me since she didn’t stay that way either. She’s just glad I understand what I could potentially have to deal with in the months coming.”

“What would your reaction be if you found out you were pregnant in a few weeks or months?”

“”It would be shocking, but exciting at the same time. Sure I didn’t picture myself getting pregnant months before I graduated high school, but I’d still be exciting because my dream of having your baby would finally be coming true,” I said as I got back off of Teddy’s bed and headed back towards the bathroom to finish getting myself ready for mine and Teddy’s date at the beach.

Today was going to be a lot of fun.

=Take My Love Away-

I had been back in Teddy’s bathroom, straightening my hair for almost five minutes when a shirtless Teddy walked in and wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug.

“I hate to break it to you, but you are going to have to vacate this bathroom while I take my shower,” Teddy said as he kissed my cheek.

“It’s not like there’s nothing I have…” I started.

“I know, but still. My mom would be a little creeped by that,” Teddy said with a laugh.

“Alright…fine,” I said as I grabbed my makeup and unplugged my straightener.

“I will see you whenever I get out of the shower,” Teddy said as he quickly put his finger on my nose and lifted it right back off of my nose.

“Yeah…you had better hurry up or your hiney will be left,” I said with a smirk as I walked out of the bathroom.

-Take My Love Away-

It had been an hour since Teddy and I had left his house. We were now in the small city of Monroeville. The two of us were both hungry so we had decided to stop at the local McDonald’s to get us some French fries and a McFlurry.

“This McFlurry is so good,” I said as Teddy and I sat at a red light, waiting for the light to turn green so we could continue on our journey to Orange Beach. “How is yours?”

“It is good, but would be even better if I did this,” Teddy said as he put some of his McFlurry on my cheek and followed by licking it off. “Now it’s great.”

“Ew, Ted, sweetie, that was gross!” I said as I wiped off the side of my face and pushed on the gas as the light turned green.

“Oh come on Kourtni, you know you liked it.”

“I may have liked last night, but not that. That was just plain gross Teddy.”

“I’m sorry…my apologies.”

“It’s okay. I can forgive you for it.”

“Alright! You didn’t have to say you guess this time.”

“Teddy, you know I love you…right?”

“Yeah, I know you do.”

“What is up with you right now? Ever since this morning you have been really touchy-feely and I was wondering why. I’m not used to you acting like that.”

“Last night changed everything for me. Now I am no longer scared to express my feelings towards you. I’m no longer afraid to kiss you, hug you, or hold your hand in public together. Before last night I was scared because I didn’t want my fans to stop liking my music just because of my personal life, you know?”

“I understand…is that really the truth?”

“Yes, it is one hundred percent truth.”

“That is SO sweet! I’m glad to hear you say that. I feel the same towards you.”

“And I’m glad to hear you say that.”

“I would kiss you right now, but I would hate to wreck…and I’m sure you would hate me if I wrecked too.”

“I’ll take care of that,” Teddy said as he kissed my cheek.

-Take My Love Away-

Teddy and I had finished our stroll on the beach and were now playing putt-putt golf. We are halfway through our game and Teddy was really far ahead of me in points.

“You are supposed to be letting me win! I cannot believe you are beating me,” I somewhat whined as I grabbed on to Teddy’s arm.

“I’m sorry but I just cannot let you win at this game. This game is just too easy,” Teddy replied.

“You aren’t sorry!”

“Yes, I am sorry, but I have to admit that I love making you upset because I love seeing you upset. You look really cute when you’re upset.”

“Well then, don’t expect me to sleep in your bed tonight or anytime soon,” I whispered in Teddy’s ear before picking up my pink golf club and matching putter and heading on to the next hole.

-Take My Love Away-

Teddy and I had finished our game of putt-putt with Teddy being the winner. We were now outside Ruby Tuesday’s waiting for our names to be called out so we could go in and get our table.

“Geiger party of two,” a voice said over the intercom.

We stood up and walked inside. I walked ahead of Teddy since I wasn’t talking to him for the moment.

“Right this way,” the hostess said as she led us to our table. “By the way, I love your music Teddy. It is simply amazing.”

“Thanks,” Teddy said as he pulled my chair out for me.

“Is this your girlfriend, a friend or just some lucky fan?” she asked.

“This is my amazing girlfriend. She’s mad at me and not speaking to me because I bet her at mini golf.”

“Nice to meet you…I’m Kourtni,” I said as I shook the hostess’ hand.

“It’s nice to meet you Kourtni. My name is Jessica,” she replied. “Okay…I’ll leave you two alone…bye,” she said as she waved and walked away from our table.

After the hostess walked away, Teddy sat down in his seat that was across from mine.

“I’m sorry I beat you earlier. I should have been more of a gentleman and let you win the game of mini golf,” Teddy said.

“Not talking to you,” I scoffed.

“You just talked to me.”

“Ugh, I hate when you do that! It is so not fair. I fall for that EVERY single time.”

“I love you,” Teddy said as he leaned over the table and kissed my cheek.

-Take My Love Away-

Mine and Teddy’s day at the beach had come to a successful end. We were now headed back to his house.

“So…I had fun today,” I said as we pulled up to a red light.

“Me too,” Teddy replied as his cell phone started to ring. “It’s my mom, of course. I’m not answering her. I know exactly what she is going to say.”

“What is she going to say then?”

“She is going to tell me I have to leave tomorrow. I already knew that. She’s only sent me a million text messages reminding me of it.”

“I hate that you have to leave tomorrow. It feels like we had no time together, even though we just spent a full day down at the beach.”

“Yeah, I know. Wait until December though. We will have a lot of time then.”

“Yeah, at least I hope we’ll have a lot of time together,” I sighed as I continued to drive.

-Take My Love Away-

We had finally made it back to Teddy’s house. The two of us were having to say goodbye, yet again. You would think that I was used to this by now, but I wasn’t. Each time seemed to get harder than the previous time. I don’t think I could ever get used to this.”

“This whole goodbye thing gets worse every time we have to do this,” I said as I stood on Teddy’s front porch, my arms wrapped tightly around Teddy’s waist. “I hate it,” I said as the tears started rolling down my cheek.

“I know. I promise everything will be better someday,” Teddy said as he kissed my forehead.

“I’m going to go ahead and be going before I get worse,” I said as I let go of Teddy and walked off the porch.

[jessb]

omg you finally updated... and i LOOOOVVVVEEEDDD it!!!

that waitress seemed pretty cool haha with a name like jessica she just has to be lol

i know you just posted it but more soon please!!!

[Kourtni]

jessb said:

omg you finally updated... and i LOOOOVVVVEEEDDD it!!!

that waitress seemed pretty cool haha with a name like jessica she just has to be lol

i know you just posted it but more soon please!!!

haha. you were the first person that popped into my mind when i got to that part. i had to write you in! lol. glad you liked the update! more will be up tomorrow, hopefully! =)

[jessb]

^^awesome, i can't wait!

[smile♥]

awww that sad...

more soon?

[Kourtni]

^ thanks for the comment.

[Kourtni]

Chapter 4

*Two Months Later*

Two months had passed since Teddy and I had hooked up. School was out for Christmas break. It was now December 12th which meant four days until Teddy got back to Alabama.

Even though Christmas was just around the corner, I still hadn’t figured out what I was going to get Teddy. That’s why my best friend, Jamie, and I were headed off to the mall today, in search of a gift for Teddy.

“I’m so confused on what to get him,” I said as Jamie and I walked into the mall.

“Get him some clothes,” Jamie said as she shrugged her shoulders.

“Hm, I don’t know,” I said with a sigh. “Oh crap, I just thought about something.”

“What?”

“I’m late.”

“What do you mean?”

“I’m late. I haven’t started my period yet. Teddy and I hooked up two months ago. This means I may be pregnant. I need to find out as soon as possible so I can tell Teddy. Isn’t there a store in here somewhere that sells at home pregnancy tests or something?”

“Yeah…Target sells them.”

“Okay. We will have to go there first.”

“Wait a minute, I just thought of a really cute idea for a gift you can get Teddy.”

“What would that idea be?”

“If the test comes back positive, meaning you are pregnant, you could put the test into a box, wrap it up, and give it to Teddy as a present. He wouldn’t know what to think of it. Sure you could get him other stuff, but you’d have to give that specific present to him last…if you are pregnant.”

“You know what Jamie, that’s a great idea. I’m glad you thought of that. I would’ve never thought of that on my own.”

“I know…I’m brilliant,” Jamie said with a laugh as we headed towards Target.

-Take My Love Away-

A bathroom stall in Target…what was I doing here? Oh yeah, I remember what I’m doing in here. Jamie convinced me to break down and take a pregnancy test. This whole thing had to do with Teddy’s Christmas present. I was starting to wonder if it was even going to work out how Jamie was imagining it.

“So…how’d it go?” Jamie asked as I walked out of the stall, shoving the test into my purse so Jamie wouldn’t see.

“How’d what go? Everything is fine with me,” I said as I started washing my hands.

“This must mean it came back positive. My best friend is pregnant! This is so amazing. I’m super excited,” Jamie said as she hugged me. “You are pregnant…right?”

“Yes, I’m pregnant…but let’s not shout it out and let everyone in Target know about it. This is something I kind of don’t want the whole entire store to know. I don’t even want to know it.”

“But before now you have talked about being super excited if you did end up pregnant with Teddy’s baby.”

“Yeah, I only said that because I didn’t think it would actually happen. Sure I’m excited about having his baby, I just didn’t think it would happen to me. This just doesn’t seem real…at all,” I said as I walked out of the bathroom shaking my head.

I couldn’t believe it. Graduation was only a few months away and I was pregnant. This meant I wouldn’t be able to finish off my school year at school instead having to finish it off at home with a tutor. More important than school, I began to think about how my family was going to react…and Teddy’s family too. This Christmas break was going to be interesting.

-Take My Love Away-

My day at the mall hadn’t gone as well as I thought it would. I left without getting Teddy anything, minus the pregnancy test that proved I was pregnant. Ever since I had gotten back from the mall I had been sitting up in my room wondering how I could possibly break the news to my mom. She wasn’t going to be a happy camper.

“Here are some of your clean clothes that you can put up sweetie,” my mom said as she walked into my room with a stack of my clean clothes.

“Thanks mom,” I replied as she sat them on my bed and turned to walk back out of my bedroom. “Mom…we need to talk. There’s something I need to tell you.”

“Okay, well, I am here. You know you can tell me anything.”

“Today when Jamie and I were shopping I, for some odd reason, remembered I was late for my period. So Jamie and I went into Target and I bought a pregnancy test.”

“And?”

“And the test came back positive, I’m pregnant…with Teddy’s baby.”

“Oh wow, I really wasn’t expecting to hear this. Never in a million years did I picture my daughter finding out she’s pregnant just months away from graduation.”

“I know. It’s depressing and you’ll probably disown me. I know it’s my fault so I’m not going to sit here and say it wasn’t. Teddy and I knew the consequences of what we did, and we are now going to pay for it by having this baby.”

“Does Teddy know about it?”

“No, he doesn’t know about it. I don’t want to tell him about it either. He’s off in New York, goofing around with his New York friends. I couldn’t call him up now. It would ruin the rest of his time up there. Besides, he’s coming home in like four days. I have to go and pick him up from the airport.”

“Sweetie if you don’t tell him now, how are you going to tell him?”

“Jamie thought of an idea for a Christmas present that would help me out in telling him that I’m pregnant.”

“And what was that idea?”

“She said put the pregnancy test in a small box, wrap the box up, and give it to him.”

“That is a pretty good idea. Are you going to do it?”

“Yeah…I’ve got the test right here,” I said as I picked the test up off of my dresser.

“Sweetie, I just want you to know that I’m very proud of you for the way you are handling this situation. You are making the best of a hard situation. We will all make it through this, I promise. Don’t you worry about school. I’ll call the principal up tomorrow and tell him that I want you to finish out your school year by home schooling instead of schooling at an actual school. I’ll find you the best tutor that money can buy…okay?”

“Yes mom,” I said as my mom hugged me and the doorbell rang. “Oh boy, that’s Katie. Now I have to tell Katie that I’m pregnant. I wonder how she’s going to react to all of this,” I sighed as I got up off of my bed and headed downstairs.

-Take My Love Away-

“KATIE!” I yelled when I opened up the front door and saw my other best friend standing in front of me.

It had been a while since I’d seen Katie. She had been off at college, busy with all of her college work and schooling, and didn’t have much time away from that. But it was Christmas Holidays and the two of us were going to hang out and watch movies in my room.

“Kourtni!” she yelled as she hugged me. “It has been such a long time.”

“Yeah, I know. It’s been way too long. I have needed you here these past few months. These past few months have been a little crazy for me.”

“How so?”

“Well, Teddy came home and surprised me at homecoming. He was the special performer our principal had booked for the dance. That night the two of us stayed at Teddy’s house since we had planned on going to the beach the next day. Well, we ended up hooking up. And now here I am two months later, pregnant…with Teddy’s baby inside me.”

“WHAT? My Kourtni is pregnant? Seriously? I cannot believe this. This is so exciting! I’m so happy for you!” Katie said as she hugged me again. “Does Teddy know about this exciting news?”

“No, Teddy doesn’t know yet…and won’t know until December 25th, Christmas Day. I am wrapping the pregnancy test up, putting it in a box, and wrapping the box up. It’s going to be my way of telling him because I don’t think I could actually come right out and say it. That would be a little weird.”

“Yeah, I understand.”

“So…how about we head on upstairs to the entertainment room and watch some of our favorite movies?”

“Good idea,” Katie said with a laugh as we headed up the stairs.

-Take My Love Away-

Mine and Katie’s movie hours were up. She had left twenty minutes ago, and I was now walking over to Teddy’s mom’s house to let her in on the good news about her being a grandmother. I was really nervous since I didn’t know how she was going to take the news.

“Well, hello Kourtni…Teddy isn’t here but you can come on in,” his mom said as she opened the door and stepped to the side, letting me in their house.

“Yeah, but even if Teddy was here I didn’t come to talk to him. I came to talk to you about something…something you need to know,” I said as I followed her into the kitchen.

“Well, sit down and tell me all about it.”

“There’s really no other way I can put this, but…I’m pregnant. You are going to be a grandmother.”

“Aw, I am so excited to hear that. Have you told Ted yet?”

“Nope, and I would ask that you not tell him either. I’m telling him Christmas day. I have my special way that I’m going to tell him.”

“Well, I’m happy for you and Ted. This is so exciting. Congratulations.”

“Thanks…well, I’m going to be heading home. That’s all I came here for,” I said with a smile as I turned and walked out of the kitchen.

[smile♥]

ahhh she's preggers... hehehe.
MORE

[jessb]

great update as always... and i can't believe she's pregnant!
i wouldn't mind having teddy's baby haha
anyway... more soon please!

[Kourtni]

lol. i hope to work on more when i get back from babysitting today. =)

[teddyownsmyheart]

someones got a bun in the oven

[Kourtni]

I'm back from babysitting. I'll try to write some more as soon as I update another one of my fan fictions from another message board.

[Kourtni]

Chapter 5

It was Christmas eve and Teddy had been home for a little over a week. The two of us were having dinner with our two families at my house. I couldn’t wait until tomorrow morning to tell Teddy, so I gave in and decided to let him open my special present a day early.

“Here you are,” I said as I handed him the box.

“Hm…I wonder what this could be,” Teddy said as he began to take the wrapping paper off of the box. “Let’s see what is inside this here box,” Teddy said as he took the top off and looked inside the box, at the test.

There was no response from Teddy. He stood there in confusion.

“Do you know what this is?” I said as I picked up the test and held it in my hand.

“No…not really,” Teddy replied.

“Teddy, this is what you call a pregnancy test. And you see that little line?”

“Yeah, I see it. What about it?”

“That little line means that I’m pregnant, we’re pregnant…whatever. I’m having your baby.”

“It can’t possibly be.”

“Oh Teddy, it sure can possibly be happening. In case you have forgotten, WE HAD SEX. I lost my virginity to you and now I’m paying the consequences by carrying your baby.”

“Why are you getting so defensive?”

“Because you are acting like we never hooked up. COME ON TED, we both know it happened. I figured you would be happy to hear that I was having your baby, but obviously I was wrong. I cannot believe you…typical reaction from a guy,” I said as I threw the test at Teddy and stormed up the stairs, to my room.

-Take My Love Away-
-Teddy’s Point of View-

I returned to the dining room and sat the table where the rest of my family sat, along with Kourtni’s family. My face had the word shock written all over it, and I could tell that everyone noticed by the way they were staring me down.

“Where is Kourtni?” her mom asked.

“She got mad at me and stormed up to her room. I am going to let her have a few minutes on her on before I go up and talk to her,” I replied as I took a sip of my water.

“Why did she storm off? Did you do something to make her mad?” my mom asked.

“No ma’am, I didn’t do anything to make her mad.”

“Then what happened?”

“She gave me an early Christmas present. I opened the box and saw a pregnancy test. She pointed out the line that proved she was pregnant…and I didn’t have the best reaction, I guess? I was in shock and couldn’t believe it. She thought I was reacting negatively when I really wasn’t.”

“Ted, when a girl tells you they are pregnant, you can’t just sit there and act like you didn’t do something. The least you could have done was been like ‘Oh, that is really cool…I’m excited’, but you didn’t,” my dad said.

“Dad, geez, give me a break. I didn’t know what to do. I’m only nineteen. How else is a nineteen year old kid supposed to react when their girlfriend tells them that she’s pregnant with their kid? Exactly…shocked,” I said as I pushed my chair back and left the dining room once again.

-Take My Love Away-

I sat on my bed, crying, and wiping my eyes. In the middle of wiping my tears away, a knock came at my door. I knew it was Teddy. I had no choice but to get up and let him in.

“Look, I’m sorry about the way I reacted to the whole pregnancy thing earlier Kourtni. I really am sorry. I didn’t really know how to react. It’s not every day my girlfriend tells me she’s pregnant. This is the first time I’ve had to deal with something like this. I was in shock. I knew it could happen, but never thought it would actually happen,” Teddy said as he shrugged his shoulders.

“Thanks for coming up here and apologizing,” I said as I hugged Teddy. “So, did you break the news to our parents?”

“Yeah, I did.”

“How did they react?”

“I didn’t give them enough time to react. I left the table early. My dad was giving me a really hard time about how I reacted to the pregnancy thing earlier.”

“I’m sorry Ted. Now I really don’t want to go back down there. I don’t want my mom, your mom, or anyone else yelling at me. I can’t handle that right now. My emotions are running high right now. I myself don’t know what to do with this situation. It just feels so weird knowing that I won’t be able to graduate with my senior class because I’m pregnant.”

“I understand,” Teddy said as he picked me up and carried me over to my bed.

“What are you doing? Why are you carrying me? Teddy, put me down please.”

“Here you are,” Teddy said as he carefully placed me on my bed.

“That was sweet of you…but why did you do it?”

“Let’s not go back down there. How about we stay up here and watch movies until we fall asleep? This way we’ll wake up together on Christmas morning. And we can even run down the stairs like little kids to see what Santa Claus left us under the tree and in our stockings.”

“Aw, I would love to be a little kid with you all over again. We were such dorks when we were younger.”

“Kourtni, we’re still big dorks. As much as we don’t like to think of ourselves in that way, we will always and forever be the biggest dorks ever…and you know that.”

“Yeah, I knew that…just wanted to hear you say it.”

“Right,” Teddy said with a laugh as he walked to the other side of my bed and followed by getting on my bed and sitting next to me.

“You know I’m right Ted,” I said wit h a laugh.

“Whatever…let’s just pick out a movie,” Teddy said with a laugh.

it's a short update, but it's all i could think of for this chapter. hope you all enjoy!

[chloe]

ow she pregs
and everyone no's
the contro
anywho post more asap
i love this story

[Kourtni]

thanks for the comment.