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“Leah’s Father”
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One thing we noticed about the book is that Amber made it a point of never saying Gary’s name. She only refers to him as “future-fiance,” “fiance,” and then “ex-fiance,” or “Leah’s father.”
The Pregnancy Test
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After dating for three years, the teenagers were as responsible as you could expect… and then some. Gary was working to become a nurse’s assistant and Amber was on her way to a management position at Wendy’s. That’s when she found out she was pregnant.
Taking the News
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Gary handled the news really well, but the parents? Not so much. “I called up my mom to have her come over so I could tell her what was up. I think it was actually her birthday the day I found out. She came home for five minutes, which was long enough to sit down, hear the news, freak out a little bit, call my dad, and leave with her boyfriend. Pretty smooth, Can’t say I blame her.” Her dad didn’t handle it well either: “I’ll never forget his reaction. He was so pissed he just slowly turned away and went into the kitchen to get away from us for a minute […] Both of my parents were seriously shocked. They thought I was a virgin. My bad.”