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Kelsey’s laughter rang out "Well, it’s good you feel that way, I guess, considering you are having his baby" There was a long silence after their humor died away "God I don’t knohat to say You have to tell your mom"

She didn’t want to think about it "I realize that"

"You shouldn’t worry too much about it, you know It doesn’t ht freak at first, but the worandchildren, and she’ll take the to be overjoyed"

"I hope so"

"And you have to tell Evan"

"No"

"Then let me"

"Kelsey, no Not yet, please He’ll tell Moer you wait, the harder it’s going to be"

"But I don’t haveto be ht of telling herher dad She’d have to let herto burdenthe only other person who knows"

"Please understand I had to tell someone Except for Ian, I kinda feel all alone"

"It doesn’t have to be that way We’d all be there for you"

"For now, it does have to be that way"

"I’m so worried about you"

She wanted to seethe over that She wasn’t sixteen Problem was, at this very moment, she was as helpless and dependent as a sixteen-year-old She had h to sustain herself and a kid for very long Being reliant on her parents while she went to school was one thing; they were fine with it because they were so proud of her following her drea her extraht not be so thrilled about that

She could fix it, though the option wasn’t one she liked to consider What if it they refused to support her now? What if the dream ofchildren? One of theo back to nursing, theywould support her and her baby, but she would have to kiss ood-bye

"I’ to remain focused on the joy of the situation," Gabby said a tad o off the deep end"