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Smooth Criminal

thirty-seven.

A few days had passed since I had told Amanda the truth about what was going on in my life. Together, the two of us had come up with a plan to get my health back in line. That was the main concern at the moment. We needed to make sure that I was healthy so that this baby could be healthy, too. Even if that meant Amanda had to force feed me with a tube.
Luckily, it didn’t have to come down to that. The day after I found out about my little surprise, the urge to vomit and die had quickly subsided and I was able to eat and function like a normal human being again. In fact, it was almost as if someone had flipped a switch and I wanted to eat literally everything in sight. I guess my body was making up for the time and weight it had lost in the last few months.
As far as things between Alex and myself went, they had also taken a delightful change. We were back to the way we were, somewhat in back in the honeymoon phase again. We were practically attached at the hip the whole 8 hours we were in school, he found the time to sneak into my room late at night on Saturday’s (since Friday nights were show nights), and it just seemed like this massive weight had been lifted off of my chest and I was able to breathe again.
The only issue I had to face right now was the small pooch that had suddenly began to form around my under belly. The more I began to eat, the more it began to grow. I only had a small amount of time before I had to come up with a master plan and tell everyone in my life that I was creating another life inside of me. I just needed to come up with the perfect way to tell Alex first. And then he’d help me figure out the rest.
For the first time in a really long time, I finally felt like things were going to be okay. I could breathe. I could function. I could eat. And my friends definitely noticed the change in mood, too.
“You look exceptionally pleasant today,” Jack chirped as he took his place next to Amanda at the table. I smiled at him, taking a bite of my peanut butter and banana sandwich as he kissed Amanda sweetly on the cheek.
“You guys are gross,” I deadpanned at them, my mouth full of food. Amanda and Jack looked at me as I spoke.
“Says the doo-doo head speaking with banana mouth,” Amanda laughed, throwing a stick at my head. Alex laughed with us and threw the stick back at Amanda.
“Hey now,” he stated with a chuckle. “That’s m’lady. Be nice.”
I hummed in appreciation, cuddling closer into his side as he wrapped a protective arm around me. Alex looked down at my small figure and planted a kiss on my nose.
“You guys are gross,” Jack and Amanda mocked me, resulting in me flipping them off. Light conversation filled the table as I continued to eat my lunch, listening to my friends gossip about the latest.
Rian was in the middle of describing some Blink-182 tattoo he wanted when I felt the sensation of butterflies in my stomach. I stopped moving, totally sure I had lost my mind, when I felt it a second time. I discreetly peered down at my stomach, making sure no one was looking in my direction, before placing a gentle hand on my abdomen. When I looked back up, Amanda was staring at me with a raised eyebrow.
‘You okay?’ She mouthed at me. I nodded my head and took another bite of my sandwich. The fluttering sensation happened again and I smiled, knowing what it was.
‘Kicking,’ I mouthed back at her. She seemed confused, so I lowered my eyes to my stomach. She was less confused, her mouth shaping into an ‘O’ formation, quickly replaced by the world’s largest grin.
“What’re you so happy about?” Jack asked her with a matching grin. Amanda shrugged and took a bite of an apple that had been sitting in the middle of the table.
“I’m just happy.” Her grin doubled in size as she looked over at me. “Like really, really happy.”
I fought back tears as I smiled back at her, nudging her with my foot under the table to tell her to stop before I lost it. I cried at everything. It was truly a nuisance.
“So are you guys ready for tour?” I asked, changing the topic of conversation before I was tempted to spill my guts to our friends.
“I’m fucking puuuumped!” Jack yelled dramatically, earning chuckles from the rest of the group around him. I turned to Alex and gave him a soft nudge.
“What about you, handsome? You ready to rock the world?”
Alex took a swig of Coke and placed the cap back on the bottle before shrugging in response.
“I mean, I’m ready to get on the road but there’s still so much bullshit we have to get prepared before then. And graduation is literally, like, next week. We leave the day after.”
I nodded my head, sympathizing his stress. And then my mind wandered off, realizing that telling him about the baby probably wasn’t the greatest idea any time soon. I chewed on my lip as I mulled over all the possible outcomes of his reaction.
“I think you’ll be okay,” Amanda finally spoke, pulling me away from my thoughts. I looked up at everyone with a meek smile and finished the rest of my lunch quietly. My nerves were definitely getting the best of me at this point. Too much was at stake and I had too much to lose.

That night, Alex had snuck into my room (surprisingly, since it was a school night), and the two of us were hanging out on the floor, hidden beside my bed.
“So apparently Jack thought it would be a good idea to throw one last rager before the tour,” Alex was telling me. I lofted an eyebrow at him, my lack of excitement not yet noticed. Normally the thought of a party sent me into a hysterical fit of glee. Being pregnant and all, there was only so much I would be able to do and be able to tolerate since I couldn’t drink. And dealing with my drunken friends all night long didn’t exactly seem like the best way to celebrate the end of the school year.
“Oh yeah?” I replied nonchalantly. Alex nodded his head as he absent-mindedly played with my fingers. “That sounds like fun.”
“It sounds like,” Alex let out a huge sigh. “More work before we finally get on the road the next day. Who the hell wants to travel in a van crammed with teenage boys hungover as fuck?”
I shrugged my shoulders with a quiet giggle; the mental image of the boys all irritated and cranky because of the killer hangovers they were infamous for.
“You’re going to be okay, babe,” I reassured my boyfriend before placing a sweet kiss on his forehead. “I know you’re nervous. But you just need to take a deep breath and enjoy all of this while you still can.” I stopped myself from spilling my little secret, realizing that I was saying too much already. “I-I mean once you get on the road, everything is going to be so hectic and you’re going to be so stressed out then. Just relax.”
Nice save, dumbass.
Alex smiled brightly at me and placed a sloppy kiss on my lips. I smiled into the kiss and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck, positioning myself in his lap. I don’t think he noticed the way my stomach grazed against his, but I definitely did. I was getting bigger. Soon, I wouldn’t be able to keep this a secret. I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind, but the thought of Alex and I being parents was such an overwhelming thought. Part of me was excited to be having a baby, but the other part of me was absolutely flipping the fuck out.
I didn’t have a job, Alex was going to be touring the country, shit, I hadn’t even seen a doctor yet. There was still so much that needed to be done, and from what I could tell, there wasn’t much more time to get everything figured out before Baby Gaskarth made their appearance.
“You okay,” Alex asked me, bringing me in closer to his chest. I nodded my head as I chewed on my lip. “Where’d you go?”
He gazed deeply into my eyes, searching for some sort of answer. I just shrugged my shoulders and rested my cheek against his chest, listening to the way his breath sounded ricocheting in his lungs and chest.
“I’m just sad you’re leaving,” I responded quietly. “I mean, I’m really excited that you get to tour and travel and play music and everything. I’m just sad I won’t be there with you. Watching you perform is my favorite thing on this whole earth.”
I could feel Alex’s mouth form into a smile against the top of my head.
“I’ll call you every single day, baby. I swear.”
I wrapped my arms tighter around him and nuzzled myself a little closer.
“What was that?” Alex randomly asked.
I looked up at him with puzzlement clouding my facial expressions.
“Did you just hiccup?” He laughed at me.
Oh fuck, I thought anxiously. The baby kicked. The baby fucking kicked him.
I quickly pushed him off of me and responded without even giving it a second thought.
“I have to fart,” I sputtered. “I-I’m just really gassy and I guess my stomach isn’t being very discreet.” I forced an obviously fake laugh and stood up.
“Okay,” Alex threw his head back in laughter. I ran over to him and cupped his mouth with my hand.
“Are you fucking stupid?!” I whisper-shouted at him. “You’re going to get us caught!”
As if on que, footsteps could be heard coming down the hallway. My eyes widened and I frantically began pushing my boyfriend towards the window.
“Way to go, Alex,” I muttered at him as I rolled my eyes. Alex began climbing out the window before pausing. I stared at him with wide, annoyed eyes.
“I love you,” he whispered to me. “And I hope you get to fart soon.”
My face fell in unamusement as he exited through the window. I closed it quietly and quickly picked up the nearest book I could find on the floor and jumped on the bed.
“Stella?” My dad barged into my room merely seconds after I had gotten on the bed. I stared up at him with innocent eyes. “I thought I heard someone in here?”
I arched an eyebrow at him.
“I’m grounded. I don’t have access to my friends,” I deadpanned at him bitterly. “How would anyone even get in here?”
He scanned the room once and then stared at me.
“I just thought I heard someone laughing, that’s all.”
I rolled my eyes at the man, becoming instantly irritated.
“I’m reading. There was a funny part. Am I not allowed to laugh either? Is that one of your rules now, too?”
My father stared at me with blank eyes before sighing and turning out of my room, leaving my door wide open behind him.
“Thanks for closing the door!” I yelled at him as he sauntered down the hall way and retreated back to his bedroom. I slammed the door shut with a grunt.
I can’t wait to get out of here.

Notes

It's short, but it's sweet and it's here.
I'm so sorry it's taken me forever to get this out. Life's been CRAZY.
I hope everyone had a merry Christmas, or if you don't celebrate that, I hope you've been doing well! My daughter actually understood the concept of presents this year so that was really exciting to watch. Next year, we get to teach her about Santa and I'm really excited for that.
What was your favorite present you got?! Tell me, tell me, tell meeee!
Also, as I mentioned last chapter, I'm pregnant. We found out what it iiiiis....
IT'S ANOTHER GIRL!
I'm already stressed the fuck out lol
Anyways, I hope everyone is doing amazing and I hope everyone has a fantastic New Years! Please, please, please be safe and have fun!
Thanks for reading! Love y'all lots!
-Kate.

Comments

This was one of my absolute favorite stories. I am very curious to know if you are going to continue with this? Because I have to know what happens next.

BreaClift. BreaClift.
6/14/21

I want to know if there is going to be sequel to this story?

BreaClift. BreaClift.
3/26/19

I don't remember anything. I need to restart this. Damn, all I remember is loving this. Only more reason to read it all again.

Haha, keepin' it real. :) No worries, the only one that was kind of concerning was the Blink-180 because I think that's the first time I've ever seen that. XD But I figured it was a typo.
:)

Nanook Nanook
1/4/19

@Daydreamers her big reveal will be in the last chapter ;) hang tight.

katybear18 katybear18
1/4/19