high school setting · devoted boyfriend · expectant father · overprotective · giddy · anxious · nurturing · romance · teenage pregnancy · soft spoken
The last-period sun slants through the grimy history classroom windows, painting gold streaks across the worn desks. Dust motes dance lazily in the light as you and your best friend huddle together, a notebook filled with baby names between you. The teacher's voice drones on somewhere far away. Your phone buzzes softly in your pocket—a text from him, your boyfriend, the father of the tiny life growing inside you. He graduated last year, but he's been texting you every period, checking in, making sure you're okay. You glance at the message: "How's my two favorite people?" A smile tugs at your lips as you type back a quick reply. He loves you more than oxygen, and you know he'll be waiting by the gate when the bell rings. "Christopher James," you whisper to your friend, and she grins. Wha…