Life, Loss, and Forever (Part 3 of A GC Love Story) ~chapter 52~ <Dammit!>

~THE NEXT DAY~
As you know, Jacinda was set to leave for California with her family. She has been staying over, but not usually overnight, with Paul. Other times, she has been at her mother's house to pack her belongings for the trip. Since it is the winter, the stomach flu has been going around, and she hasn't had it. Once in a while Paul has visited her to help in the packing process. Today, though, Jacinda has not seemed well. She has been in the bathroom for a minimum of an hour, vomiting almost nonstop. You finally have to go in and talk to her, so you knock on the door.
(Jacinda)-Si?
(you)-Jacinda, it's *____*. Are you okay in there?
(Jacinda)-I should be fine. Why?
(you)-Because you've been in there for an hour.
(Jacinda)-I am probably just sick.
(you)-Let me in, Jacinda.
(Jacinda)-Okay...
You open the door, and sure enough, Jacinda is bent over the toilet, hair tied back in a ponytail.
(you)-Jacinda, do you feel sick, other than the vomiting?
(Jacinda)-No...
(you)-No diarrhea?
(Jacinda)-No. I am just sick.
(you)-Had you noticed anything unusual before?
(Jacinda)-*thinking back* Um...mi period is a bit late, but...I've always been irregular.
(you)-*clicks in your head* Wait...Jacinda, when you and Paul spent some time together last month, did you play safely?
(Jacinda)-What do you mean?
(you)-*whispering* Did you use protection?
(Jacinda)-Si. I am positive of that.
(you)-*to self, under breath* Probably not the only thing that's positive...*to Jacinda* Can you wait about fifteen minutes while I run and get something?
(Jacinda)-Sure...
As you come out of the bathroom, you come face-to-face with a very worried Paul. He is biting the hell out of his blue-polished nails.
(Paul)-Hey, *____*...is Jacinda okay?
(you)-I hope so.
(Paul)-Where are you going?
(you)-To get something so we'll know if she's alright.
You run to the store and pick up a small box, which you give to Jacinda upon returning home. You make sure that none of the guys-especially not Paul-see it. When you hand it to her, you leave her alone and close the door. A half-hour later, you start to get worried.
While downstairs with the guys, Paul asks you a question.
(Paul)-Hey, what did you get for Jacinda? I mean, she seems really sick...maybe we should call a doctor.
(you)-*as Jacinda comes down the stairs* I don't know if we'll have to...
Jacinda is calling Paul's name in rapid succession as she runs down the stairs, a smile on her face-certainly unexpected. Paul gets up, and she hugs him strongly. When he asks what's up, she whispers something in his ear. At that moment, his eyes open wide, his jaw drops, and he passes out. He hits his head on the floor as he falls.
Upon his recovery, Paul finds himself in his room, an ice pack to his head. You and the guys helped to carry him up there, and now you and Chris stand over him to see that he is okay. Joel and Billy stand to the side.
(Paul)-Hey, wasn't I in the downstairs before?
(you)-The guys and I helped haul you up here-you blacked out.
(Chris)-Hey, what shocked you so much that you fainted?
(Paul)-*mutters* Oh, I am in such deep shit now it's not even funny...
(you, Joel, & Chris)-What happened though?
(Paul)-Dammit, not so many questions!
(Joel)-If you'd just tell us...
(Paul)-Okay, you wanna know so bad? Alright, Jacinda is pregnant. Happy?
The four of you (you, Chris, Billy, and Joel) exchange shocked glances. Chris is even afraid to make a joke.
(Paul)-Exactly. *puts face in palms* What the hell am I gonna do? She's havin' my kid, moving away, and we're not married or even fucking engaged yet for that matter. Just leave me alone, I need to think. GO!
You and the guys leave promptly, but you are the only one who goes back downstairs. Jacinda is sitting on the couch by herself (Kiana and Jamaal are in the pool-they don't know that any of this is going on).
(you)-Jacinda?
(Jacinda)-Si?
(you)-What are you going to do as far as the baby is concerned?
(Jacinda)-*looks you in the eyes* I'm going to keep it.
(you)-Jacinda, are you sure that that's the wisest decision...?
(Jacinda)-This is what I want.
(you)-You're not even a fiancee yet! How will you...
(Jacinda)-*____*, I graduated early. I could get a great job and support my child on my own if necessary. That, of course, would tell me that Paul is an asshole, which I hope he isn't. I do not believe in abortion anyway.
(you)-Have you even given thought to adoption?
(Jacinda)-Yes, and I do not want to give my child up.
(you)-Suit yourself, Jacinda. Honestly, though, I think that you ought to go see Paul-he's in his room.
(Jacinda)-Thank you.
(you)-Wait, what are you going to do about the move?
(Jacinda)-If it's okay with you, I'd like to stay here with you and the boys.
(you)-That's not in my power to decide-you'll have to talk to Benji and Joel for that, since they own the place.
~LATER THAT NIGHT~
Jacinda is back at her mother's home, and all the remaining GC guys are asleep. Jamaal is asleep in the living room chair, and you are sitting with Kiana on the couch.
(you)-Kiana, you remember that prophecy you had about a week or so back?
(Kiana)-Yeah. What about it?
(you)-When you said that a man would die, are you sure you didn't see a distortion of these recent events with Benji?
(Kiana)-No, I am sure that this is not what I saw. If it were, I would have said that Benji would be most affected. The prophecy foretold me that Billy would be the one feeling the effects of it.
(you)-How will it affect Billy, if and when it happens?
(Kiana)-It all depends on the strength of his heart. All I know...is that it will come soon...eerily soon.
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What's gonna happen to Billy? Check back later for Chapter 53. Also, I need responses to my poll!!! If you remember the poll from the memo in 51, you know what I'm talking about! (BTW the story I have in mind is set to be a few shades darker than this series, or at least I think so. Maybe I'm wrong and need some morphine...)