Breaking in (JackLexington)

My mother raises her brows. "First of all it's your decision, Noreen. Second if you want to know what I think I'd say stay the hell away from them after what they've done to you. It's not safe to go there again. we#re actually still think about informing the peace keepers of what they've done. Only trouble is that our word won't count for much. We have a bad reputation and Jack has a record." I over hear her say when dad and I enter the living room.
My mother never asked much about what I've done to deserve the detention. She was satisfied to hear that I think I haven't done anything wrong. Everybody knows that people get punished for unreasonable things all the time.

My mother goes on to ask a question that I find quite interesting as well.
"What makes you so sure that you're pregnant? Has a doctor confirmed it? You know there's a counselor at the school for such issues." I slip into the spot on the sofa next to my girlfriend and let my fingers interlace with hers.
"She's been sick a few times." That's the only thing I've noticed so far and want to show that I'm not blind but know a thing or two about women as well.

"Yeah." I confirm what my dad just said. I'm glad if Noreen doesn't get on Teo until we know whether a fall could be dangerous.
"Remember what you told me-now it's your turn." I briefly squeeze her small hand.
Inwardly I sigh because I know how hard it's going to be for her to watch from the sidelines when Teo is getting broken but on the other hand it'll make it safer for her to ride him. The small bonus for me is that she can't put up a fight when I'll get on him since one of us has to do it.
"I'll ride him this week. I've done what you asked me and been a good boy for a week, right?"
Nudging her playfully I make her know that I didn't mind. It gave me the time I needed.

Then I turn to my parents because their words have me worried a little. "Why does Noreen have to see a doctor? Not Dr. Leerman, right?" I have a really bad opinion of the g.p. because he cost me one of my toes when I was a kid. A horse had trampled on it and smashed it to little pieces. The man had told my parents that my toe was beyond saving and amputated it. It had been one of the reasons why I didn't let anybody touch my leg in district 7 when they told me it was beyond saving. I'm not sure whether Noreen even noticed that I only have nine of them. She must have.

"Can we go to Huntsville?"
That city was a 2 hour ride away but had a hospital. Whenever somebody was seriously sick or injured they were brought to Huntsville either by horse carriage or sometimes by the fire department, who owned one of the few vehicles around.

I'd probably be the last person in our district to know what a doctor would do for a pregnancy although I've heard about tests. So I search for my mothers help who states that things must have changed in the past 20 years and she can only guess.
The thought that some doctor would mess around with Noreen and the tiny thing growing inside of her worries me. I don't have a lot of good experiences with doctors but I don't want to let it show.
So I tell her. "Don't worry. You wouldn't believe what kind of inventions they had on that peace keeper train. That doctor there 'glued' my broken leg back together and I could walk on it in less than 24 hours and she was the one who actually enabled me to use my right foot again at all."
I remember vividly how incredibly scared I was to become a guinea pig of the capitol and how I went from not being able to walk at all to actually using both of my legs again within the shortest amount of time. I had cursed them for having all these incredible medical devices and keeping them for their own while my father has been bed bound for almost a year when he could easily be cured by them. Even the cure from district 7 had helped him so much more than anything we have here in our home of district 10. But maybe things have changed in the big city and they are much more advanced than out here in the country where the poor folks of the district live.

Suddenly I realize that I've never told my parents or Noreen about my experiences or where I've been and I look into their astounded faces with a crooked smile.

"We'll need some cash to pay them though. How many tesserae do we have put away?" I ask my mother.

After a short pause when she calculates it she answers. "210-roughly."

My eyes almost pop out at the amount. Here I was thinking we're barely able to buy food when in reality we have enough stored away to buy our own horse."
I straighten my back. "That much? How on earth did you save that much?"

A wise smile plays on my fathers lips. "We're saving, not spending much and the Andersons pay you quite well plus mom goes to work at local families while you're at school."

My eyes start sparkling. A certain feeling of calm overcomes me. The feeling all those rich guys must have that don't have to worry about where their next meals comes from.
So I plant a wet kiss on Noreens cheek. "Everything's going to be just fine." And then I whisper the words she likes so much in her ear because the moment seems just right. "I love you...both of you."

Playing with a strand of her hair I smile and kiss her on her soft skin. "Yes, I'm okay. You know I've never really thought about it before but now that it's happening I'm glad. Sure-they timing is a little off but with you I think it's going to work out just fine. We can talk about things, we're really into each other. We can handle the other one flaws."
My thoughts trail off to her tantrum about being careful and me freaking out not so long ago. So i add. "I think there'll be a rocky road ahead but I'm looking forward to riding it with you."
Suddenly I break out into laughter. "Damn, that sounded really cheesy."
Holding up my hand with a victory sign I state. "My boys beat out all the other guys in my class! I'm the first to become a father!" Somehow this thought fills me with pride.

"What?" I shout because I'm in a strangely good mood and start tickling her. "You call me cheesy? How dare you?"
Noreen tries to wriggle away but I've got my legs wrapped around her like a horse and keep going. It's fun and she definetly needs some of that.
Suddenly i stop because thinking of what kind of fund we could have together brings up and important question. "So now that you are pregnant can we go crazy like rabbits? It's not like you could get any more pregnant, right?" The idea seems thrilling especially we did it a lot when we started out and suddenly stopped when the whole topic came up, which send me into a state of withdrawl.
"So now you have a choice of going for a moonlight stroll or going up to my bedroom and doing all those crayz things you overheard the girls at school talking about."
With bated breath I wait for her answer hoping she'll choose option b.

Getting up I pull her with me. "Excellent choice."
Together we tiptoe down the hallway and then climb the ladder that leads up to the attic, my room. It's been a while since I slept up there. At first because I couldn't climb the ladder, then because I prefered staying with her every night in the guest room.
Storm looks up at us yelping because he can't climb the steps.

Upstairs I light a candle and roll back the covers, then I step closer to my girl and place my hands on her hips. Bending down I capture her slips and suck a little, then run trail my tongue over her full lips.
Hand hand slides further in until it rests on her stomach. I imagine the small being inside of her and what it might look like or how big it might be now. "How big do you think 'it' is? Like a grain?"
Again I kiss her, then tug on her shirt and slip it over her head.
Noreen looks so pretty in this light, almost like a sculpture but much more vivid. Her breast seem a little bigger and I notice the tiny hint of a buldge.
"Oh, look at that." I smile. This whole experience feels like a roller coaster ride for me, at first I was confused and scared, then upset and now strangely thrilled.
"Are you excited at all? Or only upset?" It would be nice if she could see this twist of fate more than just as bad luck.