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Caleb shook his head and smiled, looking down at his round stomach "If you came out - if we did this together - people are going to assume exactly that. This baby IS yours, Zach - you know you can't deny that." Caleb sighed and rubbed his stomach lightly before curling up around it like a protective shield.

"People already poke around in my life, that's the price I pay for living in a small town - People already say awful things about me, that's the price I pay for being pregnant with a man's child that I'm not in a relationship with and only had sex with a handful of times while he was working in our town." Caleb shook his head and reached up to wipe at a tear that trickled down his cheek "Do I wish things were different? Yeah, but... They aren't and this is the cards life has dealt me - and by extension, you. We'll just have to deal with the flak we'll no doubt get from this."

Carter grimaced as a strong kick hit at his insides "My entire life is open to people who want to dig around in it... They won't find anything bad about me, except for possibly where I work - but other then that... They'll find that I'm a decent enough guy... If they wanna twist things into terrible, horrible lies... Whatever. I can deal." Carter looked up at Zach "I want to be there with you, whether we're a couple or not. I want people to know that you'll be becoming a father, but he is your son as well and you have the rights to make decisions for him as well. If you don't want people to know about him, then don't tell them..."