Within minutes of her calling the police, they showed up and knocked on Zac's
door. Kate was the one to let them in, and to give her version of what happened.
Ashley kept interrupting her until finally one of the two policemen told her to
shut up. She told them how nastly Ashley became and how she attacked her. They
asked everyone in the room questions about it, and they all backed up her story
of what happened. In the end, it was Ashley who got arrested.
Zac asked if Christopher could possibly stay with them. But they said no, and
called child protection services to come get him. He felt so bad for Arielle,
who was going to be so mad when she learned of the whole thing. He knew she
would be mad at her mom for pulling such a stunt, and maybe even mad at him for
kicking her out. " I can't believe this. Could this day get any worse?"
Isaac put a hand on his shoulder. " You were only trying to protect
Christopher, man. You did the right thing."
" But now he is gone, Ike. He is with child services, when he should be with
his sister." Zac slammed his fist on the coffee table. " Arielle is going to be
pissed off."
Kate jumped at the sound of his fist hitting the coffee table, and looked at
her husband. " Don't worry, honey. We will make it up to her somehow. We just...
we need to fight for him."
Nikki looked over at Zac, and could see how angry he was at himself. " Hey,
Kate is right. You just need to put up a fight for him. If it comes down to it,
you can adopt him. You two are amazing parents."
" I guess. But I... if Ashley loses both him and Arielle,.. who knows what
she is capable of." Zac looked at each of them. " And I don't really want to
find out."
Kate nodded in agreement. " It is time to settle everything. We can't keep
doing this whole fighting thing. When she does get out of jail, we need to just
work it all out, for both Arielle and Christopher's sake."
________________________________________________________
It had been a quiet car ride to the doctor's office. Arielle just didn't know
what to say to her dad. She was very nervous about the possibility of being a
mother, and afraid that he was disappointed in her. He just have read her
thoughts, because as he pulled into the parking lot and parked, he looked her
way and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. " No matter how this turns
out, I am here for you. I hope you know that, Arielle."
" Your not mad at me then? I mean, for...
" I'm not thrilled that you were sexually active at such a young age, but no.
I'm not mad." He interrupted her. " Besides, I wasn't even around to talk to you
about that stuff, so how can I be?'
" But that isn't your fault, dad. Mom lied to you. To both of us." Arielle
said, as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
" I know. And I am here now. Whenever you need me, I'm here." He smiled and
gave her a hug. " Now let's go do this." He unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out
of the car.
She followed him into the doctor's office, and got checked in. They sat down
to wait, and got into a conversation about their favorite movies. The nurse
called them back ten minutes later. They nervously followed her into a room and
Arielle answered some questions before taking the test.
About half an hour later of waiting for the results, the doctor came into the
room with them. " I don't know if this will be good or bad news to you, but...
it looks like you are in fact pregnant."
Tears came to Arielle's eyes when she heard the news. She had hoped it would
come out negative. " I... is... there a way to... find out who the father is?
Without one of them knowing about it? Because if... my mom's ex finds out about
this... it could be dangerous."
" The only way to do that is to contact the other possible father." The
doctor told her.
Taylor took Arielle's hand in her's. " Thank you doctor. I think that is what
we will do."
The doctor nodded. " Good luck." He walked out of the room, and left them
alone.
" Dad, I... I... I'm scared." Arielle cried.
" I know, sweetie. I am too." He hugged her. " But you will get through this.
We all will."
She hugged him back. " I'm glad your in my life. Especially now."
" Me too. he kissed her cheek, and got out of his seat. " Let's get home.
Everyone will want to know."
With a nod, she followed him out.
door. Kate was the one to let them in, and to give her version of what happened.
Ashley kept interrupting her until finally one of the two policemen told her to
shut up. She told them how nastly Ashley became and how she attacked her. They
asked everyone in the room questions about it, and they all backed up her story
of what happened. In the end, it was Ashley who got arrested.
Zac asked if Christopher could possibly stay with them. But they said no, and
called child protection services to come get him. He felt so bad for Arielle,
who was going to be so mad when she learned of the whole thing. He knew she
would be mad at her mom for pulling such a stunt, and maybe even mad at him for
kicking her out. " I can't believe this. Could this day get any worse?"
Isaac put a hand on his shoulder. " You were only trying to protect
Christopher, man. You did the right thing."
" But now he is gone, Ike. He is with child services, when he should be with
his sister." Zac slammed his fist on the coffee table. " Arielle is going to be
pissed off."
Kate jumped at the sound of his fist hitting the coffee table, and looked at
her husband. " Don't worry, honey. We will make it up to her somehow. We just...
we need to fight for him."
Nikki looked over at Zac, and could see how angry he was at himself. " Hey,
Kate is right. You just need to put up a fight for him. If it comes down to it,
you can adopt him. You two are amazing parents."
" I guess. But I... if Ashley loses both him and Arielle,.. who knows what
she is capable of." Zac looked at each of them. " And I don't really want to
find out."
Kate nodded in agreement. " It is time to settle everything. We can't keep
doing this whole fighting thing. When she does get out of jail, we need to just
work it all out, for both Arielle and Christopher's sake."
________________________________________________________
It had been a quiet car ride to the doctor's office. Arielle just didn't know
what to say to her dad. She was very nervous about the possibility of being a
mother, and afraid that he was disappointed in her. He just have read her
thoughts, because as he pulled into the parking lot and parked, he looked her
way and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. " No matter how this turns
out, I am here for you. I hope you know that, Arielle."
" Your not mad at me then? I mean, for...
" I'm not thrilled that you were sexually active at such a young age, but no.
I'm not mad." He interrupted her. " Besides, I wasn't even around to talk to you
about that stuff, so how can I be?'
" But that isn't your fault, dad. Mom lied to you. To both of us." Arielle
said, as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
" I know. And I am here now. Whenever you need me, I'm here." He smiled and
gave her a hug. " Now let's go do this." He unbuckled his seatbelt, and got out
of the car.
She followed him into the doctor's office, and got checked in. They sat down
to wait, and got into a conversation about their favorite movies. The nurse
called them back ten minutes later. They nervously followed her into a room and
Arielle answered some questions before taking the test.
About half an hour later of waiting for the results, the doctor came into the
room with them. " I don't know if this will be good or bad news to you, but...
it looks like you are in fact pregnant."
Tears came to Arielle's eyes when she heard the news. She had hoped it would
come out negative. " I... is... there a way to... find out who the father is?
Without one of them knowing about it? Because if... my mom's ex finds out about
this... it could be dangerous."
" The only way to do that is to contact the other possible father." The
doctor told her.
Taylor took Arielle's hand in her's. " Thank you doctor. I think that is what
we will do."
The doctor nodded. " Good luck." He walked out of the room, and left them
alone.
" Dad, I... I... I'm scared." Arielle cried.
" I know, sweetie. I am too." He hugged her. " But you will get through this.
We all will."
She hugged him back. " I'm glad your in my life. Especially now."
" Me too. he kissed her cheek, and got out of his seat. " Let's get home.
Everyone will want to know."
With a nod, she followed him out.