EINH prologue*

O'Reilly is only eighteen and fresh out of high school. She was ready to start college in the fall and go on with her life, even though her best friend is away at boot camp. Enter Preston Lynde, best friend, most popular guy in school and the guy O'Reilly has had a crush on since she was eight. They think their separation will be nothing other than just that, but one night changes their world, or more accurately, O'Reilly's. Now pregnant and without a partner, she faces the world alone. And, without realizing that she's just making it harder for herself, she decides against telling Preston. After all, not telling him at all is better than telling him over the phone or in a letter, right?