Freaking Fertile Flynn's at the Quill [OPEN]

[abster]

Sat at an empty table, 8tracks open and headphones plugged in, she sat tapping away on her state of the art laptop as she mindlessly tested the strengths of the Cabot and Harpy estates. Something she'd been poking at for a while since Corrine had first asked her to check up on Will, she hadn't exactly told her to keep poking around but she was curious and their firewalls were practically inviting her to look around. And it kept her mind off things: things with Kim, things with Ed, her mom, Gabby living with her dad and Corrine's mom. Besides it wasn't like she was really doing anything wrong.

"Scrambled eggs, salmon and-" A voice began making Abby's nostrils flare. That stench. Swallowing down the nausea, she ripped her headphones off and ran towards the bathroom before she began to puke her guts out. She'd been like this for a few days, it wasn't nothing serious just puking mostly in the morn... ings.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck." Abby muttered, pulling her phone out of her pocket and trying to figure out when the hell her last period was. Because this was stupid and she wasn't that stupid. And she was late. Like not even a little bit late, like a lot late. She'd just- assumed with her mom, the stress of losing her and the grief. Except now she was puking and Flynn's were fertile fuckers. And Ed was... fucking her like a lot. "Fuck. Fuck!"

Tapping in her phone, she sent out an S.O.S text out. She could not be this stupid, she could not be.

"I'm going to kill him. FUCK!" Abby yelled from the bathroom, kicking the bathroom stall door.



ooc: either get a text from abby or here her swearing/puking in the bathroom at the Quill.

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[meowhistory]

Lena only wanted to use the bathroom and go on with her camera work again (it was a beautiful day, she needed to satisfy her through-the-lens urges) and now she was ..
there was a loud woman puking and cursing and keeping Lena from leaving the bathroom. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end, because even though none of this could be directed at her, she still was the type to feel guilty.

"Excuse me?"

[abster]

Naked chick, naked injured chick not naked or injured. Abigail held her hand up, waving wildly behind her before she started puking again. She wasn't even sure what the hell she was puking up right now.

"Can you- can you go get my-" Abigail looked rough before she puked some more. "-bag please."

[meowhistory]

It was the woman that had found her. Like Lena could possibly recoil any further.

Abbie. Wasn't it Abbie, from her Cinderella time?

"Your .." She looked around. "Where's your bag? What does it look like?"

[edcabot]

The "I need you now" texts were getting shorter and shorter from Abigail. Seeing that she was checked in at the Quill he wondered if this was going to be a repeat of their last encounter there. After checking around back though he realized that she was actually waiting for him inside.

It only took him a moment to spot her once he was inside and he slide into the chair across from her, grinning.

"So, I get the inside treatment this time? How fancy."

[abster]

Abigail, looking pale and green, actually had to raise her head to glare at Ed. She was not in the mood for a romantic rendezvous right now, especially with him and his stupid freaking everything. Cabot Brothers, life ruiners. That should be their new reputation.

"Ahuh, inside treatment. We need to talk, privately. That's not code for sex," Abigail muttered, taking deep breaths in and out. She looked like at any minute she was going to bail, tapping the app on her phone she brought up the missed period date and pushed it in Ed's hands. Before she darted towards the toilets again.

"Poor girl, she's been puking all morning. Honestly she should just go home but she threatened to cut me." One of the barista's told Ed as they cleared a couple of mugs.

[abster]

"Table, dark and bag like? It's got a super-" Abigail took a breath, leaning back against the stall wall and tried not to puke. Breathing deeply, she pressed her hand to her stomach before making a face. "-expensive laptop next to it."

[starsfallen]

Corrine's at the Waterhouse when she gets Abby's text. It seems rather urgent, but Corry was actually already heading out to The Quill to pick up lunch for the construction crew. She's surprised to be anywhere on the list of people Abigail reaches out to for whatever is going on. But she did offer to be there for her, when she found out about her mother.

She texts back [I'll be right there]. Ten minutes later she's in line at the counter and scoping out the cafe for any sign of Abby.

[abster]

She couldn't talk to her mom about this. It was so stupid, she was so freaking stupid and now, she was not ready to be a mom. She wasn't ready to be a person, she could just about survive let alone raise a kid. A Cabot kid, oh god this was the worst. They'd think she was some kind of gold digger and Kim would... she just wanted to talk to her mom.

Sending out a message to Corry, she waited for a message in reply before she took a breath and read it. Wiping her face, she washed her mouth out before walking out of the bathroom. Spotting her sister's hair in line, she raised her hand before turning pale and green. Turning right back round, she ran back into the bathroom where she continued to puke.

She was so fucked.

[starsfallen]

Corrine excuses herself from the line and ducks out after Abigail. It's lunch time rush and The Quill never fails to attract it's crowd, so it take some maneuvering between the line and those waiting for pick-up until she can actually reach the bathroom.

She ducks her head through the main door.

"Abby, honey, what's wrong?" The sound of sick in response seems rather telling.

[abster]

Abigail was sat on the floor, legs sprawled out in the stall as she puked. Keeping her hair back as much as possible, she took deep shaking breaths as she heard Corrine behind her. Feeling the urge to puke subside, she sat nauseous and looked up at Corry.

"I fucked up, I really fucked up." Abigail muttered, worried as she tried not to freak out about it. "I- I think I'm pregnant. Fuck!"

[astra_inclinant]

Mira darts into the bathroom just in time to hear the end of someone being sick. In that moment of silence after, she does a neat little should I ask if they're okay- no probably not -I kinda gotta pee- I'm gonna leave dance before starting to pivot.

Then the bathroom stall door gets kicked with a loud swear and she freezes, tipping her head at the really shitty combination going on there. "Heyyy," she says, leaning on the sink. "Um. You okay?"

[scaledtokill]

For a split second, Robert thought about ignoring the message for a bit. It seemed ridiculously juvenile and he could only imagine what sort of catastrophe an 18 year old girl could consider "SOS" worthy. Besides, he had a Skype meeting with a client soon that would be difficult to reschedule. But still, if it was something then he'd hate himself for delaying. Sighing he left a message for his brother to speak with the client before asking Abigail where she was and if she was safe.

By the time he arrived at the Quill he was almost upset. If she was at the Quill then things couldn't be that bad. Once he saw her though he felt a sense of worry slither through him. Abigail looked terrible, like she shouldn't be out in public she was so sick.

"Abigail, honey," he said, sitting down across from her with a worried look on his face. "You don't look very well. What's wrong?"

[starsfallen]

"Don't tell me with Ed."

Corrine crosses her arms. The girl is already staring down some cold hard possibilities, coddling won't do any good. And Corrine knows. Because she's been there. 17 and just at the beginning of her career...

"Ok. You don't know if you fucked up yet and if you keep worrying you're going to make yourself sicker. There's a drug store at the end of the block. We'll march right down there and get some answers first. Then we can decide whether to worry."

She takes a deep breath. "It'll be okay honey. Whatever happens."

[abster]

Abigail looked up guiltily, pressing her lips together as she stared as Corry crossed her arms. Pulling her head back a little, she nodded with a pained look.

"He's- it's just, it's not serious or anything." Abigail began. Not knowing how to explain the fact that she was cheating on her sweet boyfriend who cared about her with a guy who made her laugh, smile and dropped everything to hook up with her. It made no freaking sense and yet, here she was. She had no idea how to explain it to herself, let alone Corry or worse Kim. "No, it won't. If I am then, fuck what do I tell Kim? He's... we're dating. And Ed, do I tell him? I'm the worst."

[abster]

Her head was slumped on the table by the time he came over. She looked up at him, the concern written on his face making her hate him a little less and yet, at the same time hate him a little more. Why couldn't he have always been there? Why was he there now?

"I-" Abigail began, reaching for her phone before tapping away and sending him a text. People here had big mouths, she didn't want this getting out if it was true. She didn't want Kim to know from anyone else if it was, and if it wasn't then he never needed to know.

[Txt: I messed up.]
[Txt: I'm late. And I feel sick.]
[Txt: I think I'm pregnant.]

She sighed, pressing her head against her arm and making a face. She was so stupid.

[abster]

"No... Mira?" Abigail asked, fingertips pressing against the door as she cracked it open a little and staring at Mira's face. "I fucked up."

[starsfallen]

Corrine just nods, reaching out a hand to help Abigail up. She's screwed up things enough with Will, and Les, and relationships in general. She's not about to step in with advice there, but it's not wholly necessary. If anything is positive, it's Abby's business before anyone else's. She never told a soul when she took care of it.

"Test first, then worry. You can't figure anything else out until you know. Come on." She offers a smile. "If it's negative I'll buy you the entire stock of condoms to celebrate."

[abster]

"You don't have to agree with me quite so quickly," Abigail joked, letting Corrine help her up to her feet. She wanted to mention she'd been keeping a tab on the transactions between the Cabot's and the Harpy's but her mind was swamped with baby that she clear forgot.

Rinsing her mouth out, she splashed water over her face and let Corry lead the worst.

"I don't want a kid, I though- Gabby... I'd take care of her if I had to. If our- but a kid? Mine, I'm not ready for that." Abigail said, feeling far too freaked out and worried about it. If she was pregnant she didn't know what she would do about it. Or fuck what their dad might do to Ed about it. "That wouldn't look weird at all. We- we're safe, I mean most of the time. Nearly all of the time."

[starsfallen]

"Abby." Corrine stops and softly, reassuringly, squeezes her hand. "If you don't want a kid, and you know that, there are options." She makes sure to look her in the eye. "I exercised mine. Whatever happens you're not alone and you're not the first deal with this."

The one piece of dirt the tabloids never managed to find on her. And at least Abigail isn't currently sleeping with all four of her housemates.

"But don't you ever give me 'most of the time' crap. You've seen how many kids your father has spawned, right? Let that be a lesson. Now..." The front strands of Abigail's hair are wet from the splash of water and Corrine uses her other hand to brush one back behind Abby's ear. "Are you ready to get out of here?"

[abster]

"I know, it's just-" Abigail began. She didn't know what she wanted, she knew she didn't want a kid but what if Ed did? She was so fucked, she hadn't wanted this. It was just supposed to be fun, a distraction, something to make her not think about anything. "-I don't know. I mean, thanks. I just don't know what to do."

Abigail pressed her lips together, glancing at Corry in a slightly guilty way. She thought they'd been safe, always, but she couldn't say that for definite. There might have been times when they were too much in a rush or when she just hadn't cared in that one moment.

"I- I should've been more careful. We should've," Abigail muttered, the touch to her hair making her turn her head and look at Corry curious. It was almost the same way her mom kept brushing Gabby's hair. "Yeah, I think so. I think I'm ready. I feel like I'm going off to be shot or something."

[phoenixfalling]

Kim hadn't planned on meeting Abby at the Quill or anything but when he saw her stuff on the table he didn't even try to stop the smile that spread across his face. He was never as happy as he was when he was with Abby so seeing her unexpectedly like this was a definite bonus.

Waiting at the table, when he finally saw her come out of the bathroom his face immediately fell. She looked really unwell and really miserable.

"Abigail, what's wrong? You look... not as chipper as normal?"

[starsfallen]

The air is bitter cold, and the snow not yet all melted, but cold is good for clear thinking given the situation, and Corry keeps hold of Abby's hand until she decides the let go. The corner drug store is close enough that it's practically visible stepping out from The Quill. But Corry also knows every step is a mile in a time like this.

"You don't need to know. Not now. One step at a time."

They cross a small intersection and the brown sign and gold awning looms in front of them.

"You should have been more careful. Fortunately for you there are pills and rings and all sorts of things so in the future, you have no excuse. And we all make mistakes, have you seen the utter hole of despair I left my marriage in?"

When they reach the door, Corrine holds it open for her, giving her another smile of reassurance. "After you."

[astra_inclinant]

"Yeah, hey," Mira says, chewing on the inside of her lip and leaning on the door to look at her concernedly.

That admission sort of seals the deal on her suspicion but she also doesn't want to be super presumptive, either. "I'm thinking you don't mean by got-way-super-drunk last night," she says with a small face, and thinks privately that there are two people involved in fuckups of that variety.

[abster]

Abigail froze as she spotted Kim at her table, smiling a stupid and ridiculously adorable goofy smile at her. A smile which faltered when he looked at her. Like he knew. Which was ridiculous because she wouldn't tell him and she doubted Ed would. Not even if she was- if she was pregnant.

"Hey, oh just a stomach bug. I was thinking about heading home," Abigail replied, her voice sounding as tired and washed out as she looked. She couldn't tell him, he was her unicorn. "I'd kiss you but that'd be gross right now."

She reached out to take his hand at least. She couldn't tell him. And what was one more secret.

[meowhistory]

She tried not to squeak a protest, instead leaving to find her bag.

"Abbie, are you ok-" Lena should continue to keep her mouth shut. "Here you go. I guess you didn't need the laptop."