She raised green eyes to look at him and felt a sudden pang of sadness. She had to swallow past the knot that was forming in her throat. This had been her decision. She didn't want to have to explain it, but didn't he deserve at least that? She rubbed her arms and let out a small breath, "You're going to be taking the baby, Conner."
He was confused.
"So you can't go to the dance with me because I'm going to take care of our baby?" It didn't sound nearly right.
"No, no it's not that." Annie hesitated for a second and thought about it. "Well, actually, it kind of is.."
Conner shook his head a little and sat up as well. "I don't understand."
How to explain it. It didn't even fully make sense to her, but she knew how she felt. And for a minute, she pictured herself getting close to Conner
