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'You can figure this out.' The statement ran through his mind over and over again, but somehow, the more he thought about it the harder a time he was having believing its validity. He wanted to be there for her, whatever she decided to do, he had to support her decision. Aspen made the mistake of ruining their friendship once, he was determined not to hurt it again. Still, his head felt heavy with thoughts that just wouldn't stop nagging him. Would being there for her be enough? He'd always sat down to listen to whatever was plaguing her mind in the past, but things were different now. Ultimately he was worried that their friendship would be permanently altered, she was pregnant with his child, he wondered if she'd treat him the same way she used to when they were younger. Would she hate him? In this delicate situation he didn't want to risk doing or saying anything that would upset her, it was clear she was stressed out enough.

When Hannah mentioned having to tell their parents he had to hold back a groan of his own. Just the thought of breaking the news to his parents was giving him a headache. His father, stern as he was, would undoubtedly demand that Hannah put the child up for adoption. He was always serious about his son's education, and if anything ever arose that might threaten it in any way, he would make sure that the problem was quickly taken care of. His mother was her husband's polar opposite, she would press Hannah and Aspen to get married since they had a child together. Oh, he couldn't think about that anymore. Even though his parents were sure to give him a long lecture about responsibilities and bombard him with questions, Aspen felt worse for Hannah. She was the one who would actually have to carry the baby, which would more than likely affect her school, and her parents would freak out upon hearing the news.

Aspen briefly thought about his reputation, his friends would unabashedly throw their two cent into the matter, especially Elise. She wasn't the kind of girl to ignore something like that. No, she would constantly talk about it and find some way to spread nasty rumors around the school. Speaking of the devil, Elise was headed right towards them. She looked agitated as ever and it was because Aspen was with Hannah. "Oh I hope I'm not interrupting anything, Renny I wanted to talk to you about something uber important." She didn't once look in Hannah's direction, as if she didn't exist and spoke in as dramatic a voice as ever. Aspen blinked and tried to get past the jumble in his mind to come up with an appropriate response. He couldn't just walk away from Hannah right now, but he was curious as to what Elise wanted to tell him. "Uh I have to take care of something right now, I'll talk to you later." He blurted the words out as quickly as possible and grabbed onto one of Hannah's wrist.

He couldn't deal with Elise right now and he certainly wouldn't be able to sit through another round of classes. He had a feeling Hannah wouldn't be against getting away for a while. Once they reached the school's entrance he pushed through the door and stopped at the first step. "We can skip class for now, but I think we should think before we tell our parents. None of them are gonna take it well so we need to figure out the best way to tell them." He took a deep breath and exhaled. "We should tell your parents first, but it might be better if I told mine alone. They'll freak out and I don't want them to yell at you for something I did." He was a bit more worried about his mother cornering Hannah and trying to convince her they needed to get married as soon as possible.