Jade put her head in her hands and sobbed. "My mother is going to kill me!!" The nurse began telling her about her options. Jade responded with "No we raise our children in our family and I DO NOT believe in abortion." The nurse ceased to continue. When Jade got home that afternoon she called Jasper to tell him he needed to come over ASAP. Jasper arrived shortly after and asked what was so important. When she broke the news to him he looked down then responded with you mean I'm going to be a daddy? He was excited to receive the news. WHAT THE FUCK!!! I mean she was thrilled he wasn't one of those guys that asks "Is it mine" or screams abortion. But hello she's 16 years old and still in high school for Christ sake. Imagine the fear she felt thinking about how she was going to tell her parents.
The next day she decided to just get it over with. So she told her mother first. Her mom responded with "why are you crying baby?" Jade responded with "Because your mad." Her mother said "How could I be mad about a new life being born." Jade was relieved and surprised at how cool her mom was being. She let her mom break the news to her dad. Her family was much more supportive than she had originally imagined they would be. They welcomed Jasper into the family with open arms.
January came and Jasper left as scheduled for the United States Airforce. Jade was devastated not only was she now having to go through a teenage pregnancy alone but she would miss the man she was completely head over heals in love with. Jasper promised to come back for her.
Jade waited patiently and faithfully for Jasper to return for her. She wrote him a letter every day he was away. He called her as often as he could. It was rough for both of them but the love they shared was so strong. Jade left school because the stress had become to much. Now she just concentrated on preparing for motherhood. Jasper had sent an engagement ring to her in the mail. She wore it proudly. It was small with alternating diamonds and emeralds across a gold band. On the side of the band were cut out letters that spelled "I love you". Finally in her ninth month he was able to come to visit her and of course to witness the birth of their first and what would be their only child together. Through out the pregnancy they had their ups and downs the distance was driving a wedge between them. He was less than gentleman like at times.
She knew that he would be arriving that day to see her but tried to stay busy at work to avoid the anxiety and excitement. For her it was like watching water boil. Finally he walked through the door and they saw each other neither of them moved an inch as they just stared at one another. Then almost simultaneously they walked toward each other. They stood there frozen in time hugging. They walked through the back door to sit in her car so they could have a private moment. They kissed and hugged some more. He said he would come over to her house as soon as she was off work. He wasn't in town for very long only a couple of weeks.
The baby was late as they normally are with first time pregnancy's. So the doctor's decided to induce labor. Jasper was scheduled to leave two days before the induction. Jade tried to convince him to have his ticket changed. Her parents even offered to pay for the change fee's but he declined. This shattered Jade's heart. She was now 17, she had been alone for her whole pregnancy and now would be giving birth to her first child alone.
A week before the baby was scheduled to be born Jade's mother and Jasper sat out side in the motor home talking while Jade took a bath. Jade walked in the motor home with a smile on her face and pep in her step. She was happy why shouldn't she be. Her love had returned for her and she was about to be a new mommy. This was of course before she found out he wouldn't be there at the birth. Jade heard her mother say to Jasper "How can you break her spirit?" she shook her head in disappointment as she walked out of the camper. Jasper put his head in his hands. Jade asked him what was wrong. Jasper explained to her that when he left he would not be returning for her and the baby and that this was it. Imagine the dis-pare Jade felt. Tears streamed from her face as she listened with disbelief. She didn't understand, she couldn't, after all they were in love.
The day of the induction came and just as Jasper had promised, he wasn't there. Jade was alone, frightened, and distraught. Jasper called a few times but was more concerned with hanging out with his new friends. She did so good the whole maternity ward was talking about it. During the whole labor she was silent. Through the contractions she relaxed her body closed her eyes and didn't make a peep. The nurses joked that it was the quietest birthing room they had ever been in. Jade was polite and as sweet as ever. When the nurse told her that it was time to push she got frightened and wanted to reach out for Jasper but he wasn't there. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down and gave birth to a beautiful 5lb 6oz baby boy. Her mother cut the umbilical cord. Jasper called several hours later to hear the news of his newly born son, Aiden.
After two months Jade received a call from Jasper who was telling her how he missed her and how sorry he was for abandoning her. He told her how he wanted to bring her and the baby down to Arizona so they could all be together. Jade loved him and was blinded by this so she happily agreed. She left later that month baby in arms and their bags packed completely unaware of the trauma she would suffer shortly after arriving.
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