Buffy's mom stared at her in disbelief. She took a deep breath and then started to speak again. "Excuse me, Buffy. But I just thought you said you were pregnant." Joyce put on look that said she was confused.
Buffy wanted to cry. Out of joy, pain, and the anger that her mom was forcing upon her. "I did." She said it plainly with no emotion in her voice as if it was a joke that she didn't laugh at.
Joyce gasped and Giles put his hand on her shoulder. She covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head, still disbelieving what she had said. "When did this happen? Where was I? How come you didn't tell me?" Joyce asked her daughter. She got up and sat across the room, where she'll be sure that she wouldn't hit her daughter.
Buffy swallowed hard. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Willow came and stood by her, holding her hand for comfort. "Remember when I said I was over at Willow's?" Buffy waited for an answer from her mom. All Joyce did was nodded. This made it harder for Buffy to speak. "I was with Angel-"
Buffy's mom cut her off. "Your history tutor? Did he force--"
"No, mom. It was my decision. He didn't..never would of forced me."
"Well, then. Shouldn't he be here? I mean he just can't leave you like this."
"He had to go," Buffy spoke slowly, "out of town for a while for a history exhibit."
"Buffy, if he forced you-" Joyce was cut off again by a very angry daughter."
"Mom! He didn't force me. He would of never did it if I didn't want to." Buffy started to calm down, but not much. "I told you, he went out of town."
"Buffy, you're seventeen years old and pregnant!" Joyce yelled at back.
"Mom, I know. It was a mistake."
"You're darn right it was a mistake. Don't expect me to do anything for you. You took the responsibility of...so you take the responsibility of supporting yourself." Joyce walked out of her room angry.
Buffy broke down crying. Willow hugged her best friend, trying to comfort her. Giles went out into the hall to talk to Joyce.
"Buffy, everything's going to be okay. Your mom will get used to the idea. She just needs some time," Willow spoke quietly.
"I know. But what she said. I'm not going to be okay. If I had the chance to that night," Buffy stopped crying and spoke clearly. "I'd still be stuck between two choices."
Willow looked at her with confusion, not expecting her to say that.
"I'd do it all over again because it was nice, sweet, and everything. But I would because I would lose Angel."
Willow nodded. "I understand. Just don't tell your mom that."
Buffy laughed lightly. She smiled and her eyes brightened, knowing that everything would turn out fine.
Out in the hall, Joyce was pacing. She didn't know what to do about her daughter.
"Joyce, you must know that Buffy loves Angel very much. And he..he loves her," Giles spoke to Joyce.
"Even though she did..does, that does not make it okay for what she has done. I don't know how she's going to handle this. She's seventeen years old, not even done graduating from high school and she's already having a child." Joyce replied in an angry tone.
Giles knew all to well that things were falling into place. Most slayers don't live past their mid-twenties. Buffy was one of the lucky ones that knew what it was like to fall in love and have a child of her own. "Buffy is more than capable of taking care of herself. I can garrentee that."
"I hope so. Maybe I was a little harsh on her. I'll talk to her and we'll work things out." Joyce replied and walked into Buffy's hospital room.
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