*Note: All characters depicted are at least 18 years old*
Brian awoke suspiciously, the creaking front door giving away his intruder. Red LED lights answered his first question - it's 01:15 AM. His heart beat quickly as he shuffled to the bedroom door, peaking through in his pajamas. Could it have been his daughter, coming home from Elsie's stay over?
"Mr. Carter.. are you... you home?" the soft slurred female voice asked from the kitchen as the lights came up.
Brian bolted over to see Rae looking exhausted, leaning against the kitchen counter. Her skirt was tilted, rising up and her sneakers untied. She looked as though she had left somewhere in a hurry with runs in her makeup. "Rae sweetheart are you ok, what happened? Where's Chelsea?" he asked concerningly about both her and his daughter.
Rae suddenly broke down crying as she landed in Brian's arms, a comforting slow embrace as he whispered "Hey hunny it's OK, everything is OK.." he assured her through her sobbing. Memories of Rae and Chelsea growing up ran through his mind as he held her tightly, perhaps a bit longingly. He had been a father figure to her for years and now that they are both grown up, he still had tangled feelings. His memories broke as she looked up and answered.
"Brian.. I.. I really screwed up. I'm sorry.." she started to explain, "Chelsea is fine, she's at Elsie's but I.. well I screwed up big time.." she confessed, clearing her throat through her sobbing. The smell of alcohol became apparent.
He held her close still, telling her she's OK and that he will do anything to help her, she is safe. After gentle assurances, she continued.
"Its really personal and messed up.. but.. I.. I snuck out of the sleep over and went to a party by myself.. Zach was texting me alot and.. I just can't think straight sometimes when I'm like... you know.." she trailed off..
He wasn't sure he knew what she meant, "When you're.. when you're what hunny?"
She dug her head into his chest ".. when I'm ovulating Mr. Carter.. I just get super overwhelmed and sensitive and clingy and.. Zach and I, we fooled around... and did things." Brian was surprised, he hadn't heard her talk about such things and didn't know she was having sex. Her grip tightened onto him as she confessed more "We drank and went to his room.. he pulled out a condom and I told him absolutely No to using any condom.. and at the end when he tried to pull out... well.. Brian, I pulled him deep down, all the way into me, all the way when he came... God I don't know what I was thinking, Mr. Carter I was so stupid oh my god.."
His hands pulled her grieving face up from his chest, looking into her eyes.. "Rae, it's ok we all make mistakes I can help you ok there are things we can do.. it will be ok, I can go pickup the pill.." he assured her. But she winced at the implications, stating "No not that.. I know, there is something you can do.. there's something we need to do.." she explained, stepping back.
Her hands held her as she leaned back against the kitchen counter, her midriff showing. "Do you remember.. back when Chelsea and I talked to you about getting birth control together?.. you said.. you said that you would get it for us but that personally.. being natural and pure is always better in a woman.."
Brian was caught off guard, "Um.. well I don't think thats quite how I said it.. but.." he started to answer, as she pulled him by the arm, now a few inches closer.