(idk what song to use so enjoy the gif of shawn lol)

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they sit on the tiles of the bathroom floor, anxiously avoiding the white stick that is resting on the sink counter. aria can feel her heartbeat in her veins, wanting to do nothing more than escape, and get herself far away from the situation her and shawn are in. shawn knows this is one of the most biggest parts of his life, he could be a dad soon, and he doesn't even know how to feel.

"aria?" he asks her gently, looking down at the girl who wears a pair of grey leggings, and one of shawns white t-shirts.

"hmm?" she hums, not looking up from the floor.

"i'm sorry."

"me too," she sighs, turning her head to face shawn. it's been a week since their disagreement, and after talking to her mother, aria found out that she should at least check if she is pregnant after a week. "shawn?"

"yeah?"

"what will we do if it is, you know, correct?" she asks, in a small voice. shawn sighs, linking their hands together, and bringing them to his lips.

"we'll move forward, and get through it together, okay babe?" shawn squeezes her hand gently, as she nods her head, feeling the tears brim at her eyes.

"i'm not using you shawn," she tells him gently. "not at all."

"i know hun, i said it in the heat of the moment," he says guiltily. "i'm sorry for saying that."

aria stays silent for the next two minutes, as shawn ever so often presses his lips to her forehead. he can't help to feel so ashamed in himself for the way he's been treating aria recently. he's been the one who's being immature, not aria, and he hated himself for it.

beep.

arias phone timer went off and she quickly jumped to her feet, the anxiety eating her alive. her hands shake as she reaches for the white stick, shawn standing up with her, and looking down at her in care.

"do you want me to-"

"please," she says quietly, looking up at shawn and biting her lip. "i'm scared."

"you and i both," he whispers, taking the stick out of her hands, and looking down at the line. one line. she isn't pregnant. two lines, she is pregnant.

"what is it?" aria asks him gently, looking up at his unreadable composure. "shawn?"

"it's negative," he breathes out, making aria sigh with relief, before relaxing her tense shoulders.

"oh thank god," she whispers to herself, sinking into shawns arms; shawn holds her figure in his arms, ever so often kissing her head. "oh thank god."

"come on, you need to sleep," he says to her gently. "i know you haven't been sleeping well."

that's because i keep thinking you hate me, aria thinks to herself, holding in her scoff as shawn leads her back into the bedroom.

"no, i'm going out with hailey," she says to him, pulling her hand away from his wrist. "i need to shower and change." she mumbles, walking away from shawn and back into the ensuite.

"come on aria, i said sorry!" shawn follows her, shouting through the door to the bathroom. "aria, open the door," he says, knocking on the door lightly. "aria, please," he begs, thinking about how if it was positive, how they would be acting. "aria?"

"i'm in the shower!" she yells back, as shawn hears the water running. he sighs gently to himself, before walking away and out of their bedroom, heading straight into the kitchen. he grabs his phone off of the counter, and dials up haileys number.

"hello?" she answers, making shawn sigh with relief.

"hi hailey, it's shawn. how are you?"

"i'm good thanks, what about you?" it sounds like she's rushing about somewhere.

"i'm alright thank you, listen, can i ask you something?" he begins.

"of course."

"has aria been talking to you about me? because if she has, i don't want her to feel as though there's anything wrong between her and i and-"

"shawn, you told her that she was using you," hailey says quickly. "hearing that from you especially, broke her heart. you've been dating her for basically over a year, and you say that? shawn?"

"it was in the heat of the moment and-"

"that's not the damn point," she says, firmly but still keeping her cool. "you could be thinking that deep down, and she wouldn't even know. shawn, she's completely and utterly lost with you, and i don't know if she's okay."

"we had a pregnancy scare," he admits, sitting down on one of the bar stools. "i don't know if she told you about the cause of our fight."

"no, she didn't, was it because of that? and when did this scare happen?" hailey asks, processing the new information.

"it was last week, we had been irresponsible in our intimacy, and the next day she was cleaning and couldn't find any condoms," he sighs. "she told me when i got home, and i told her that we could get the morning after pill, and she sort of snapped, saying that she won't prevent a possible life from happening, which is fair because i know people have their different opinions and ethical reasoning behind things, but she's told me countless amounts of times recently that all she wants to focus on is building a career for herself, and obviously a baby would come in the way of that, plus i don't even think that the two of us are remotely ready. we haven't spoken properly much since that day, and today she took a test. it was negative, thankfully, but i apologised, and so did she, but she's still angry with me, and i really don't know what to do."

"oh," hailey says softly. "okay, i'll talk to her about things today, if that will make you feel better," she says to him, making him nod, but then realise she can't see him. "maybe you guys should try couples counselling."

"maybe," he says. "thanks hailey, i really do appreciate it."

"no problem, and hey, please don't be too worried about things. i'm sure they'll blow over soon," she says to him, as he sighs again. "i'll see you soon."

"bye," he says, hanging up, and sighing yet again, placing his head in his hands. why is everything so confusing when it comes to aria? it's always been confusing to him, he's just been too blind to see it. he knows her, but at the same time it's like she's a stranger. sometimes when they talk, shawn feels as though he's falling from cloud nine, but then rising back up. she twists and turns him around, and he does the exact same.

are they really compatible?

thoughts swamp themselves in shawns head, making him feel completely empty, yet is head feel alive. he feels his heart sunk down, as aria comes into the kitchen, walking over to shawn, and pressing her lips to his forehead lightly.

"i'll see you later," she whispers softly, swinging her bag over her shoulder. shawn hums in response, his eyes following the girl out of their home.

he can't help his thoughts wonder. is she really the one for him?