blondexhurricane:

soldierheartcd:

“I’m sick of lying to you. You
deserve to know the truth.”

“I expected something more along the lines of you
signing off on the prescription so that you don’t end
up becoming a grandma anytime soon. And just for
the record, we’ve always made sure we use some
protection. A l w a y s.” Delia had assumed her own
mother of all people knew her better, but apparently
she had been wrong there as well. And now with the
use of her e n t i r e name, as well as the implication
that Gabe wasn’t the o n l y boy she’d been sleeping
around with, a horrified look washed over her face.
“Okay, so maybe we keep Dad in the dark, but wait.
There’s so not going to be any baby, but if there was,
what makes you think that it wouldn’t be Gabe’s?”

“Why don’t I believe  you?”  Teddy  hissed.  “Oh,  wait,
maybe  it’s  the  fact  that   condoms   are  ninety-nine
percent effective, and I highly doubt that you managed
to  luck  out  on  the other one percent! Or maybe, just
maybe  — it’s the fact that you’ve  s w o r n  to  me  a
million  times  that  you weren’t sleeping with that boy.
To  my face, Delia!  You promised your father and I to
our  f a c e s  that you and Gabe weren’t having sex! I
can’t believe it’s taken you getting  pregnant to come
clean. I  can’t believe you, Delia. I’m so disappointed
in you.”

                Immediately after saying  those  words,  Teddy  wished
                she could take them back. For no matter how true   they
                were, she’d never wanted Delia to think she  was  worth
                anything less than she was  — and  there  was  nothing
                worse for that than to be told she was a disappointment.
                In  spite  of her regret, Teddy tried her best to stand her
                ground; eyes d a r k  and serious, she forced herself to
                claim her   daughter’s  gaze  by  sheer  force  of  w i l l.