Baby, I Will Be Your Everything

I froze, replaying her words in my head before I reached for the empty box between us desperately. I tugged it into my lap, flipping it over and skimming over the back of the box until I found the pictures at the bottom.

"Oh my God..." I trailed off, staring down at the picture that matched the tests.

Two lines definietly didn't mean negative.

"I knew that didn't look like fat." Lynn pointed out.

I shook my head lightly, taking my attention off of the box and turning to face her. I swallowed thickly, moving in my seat until I had my side against the back of the seat. Tossing the box to at the middle council, I tucked my left leg under me while I slumped in the seat more comfortably.

"I'm pregnant." I muttered in disbelief, widening my eyes as I stared at her.

"Uh huh." She confirmed, making my stomach flip weirdly. "How do you feel?"

"I don't know." I sputtered, feeling my heart race inside my chest.

"I think you're in shock." She stated, grabbing hold of my shaking hands in my lap. "I'm in shock and I'm not the one with a fetus inside of me."

I shook my head, unable to believe it. The tests are positive. The realization that I haven't been bloating hit me hard and made me feel an odd fluttering in my gut. This is real.

"There's an actual fetus growing inside of me." I repeated, blinking slowly. "What am I supposed to do?"

"For starters, you're gonna need to tell Alex." She suggested, squeezing my hands. "And your parents-"

"Holy shit." I gasped, feeling the panic start to set in. "Lynn, my parents are going to kill me. I just turned seveteen last month-oh my God how am I supposed to explain this to Alex? Oh my God-"

I stopped rambling, biting my quivering lip as tears escaped the corners of my eyes out of nowhere. Breathing deeply, I let out some kind of mix between a wail and coo while I tugged my hands from Lynn's to wipe at my cheeks.

"It's gonna be okay!" Lynn exclaimed, resting her hand onver my knee as she leaned closer. "Don't cry! You're going to explain it to Alex just like you did with me!"

"Lynn!" I choked out, unable to stop the mix of emotions rushing through me as I tried to smile. "I'm having Alex's baby!"

I sobbed, covering my mouth to shield her from the unattractive facial expression I know is happening. I can still feel my heart racing, but it wasn't the bad kind of race and the fluttering in my stomach wasn't the kind that makes me feel sick. No, it's the kind that happens when Alex calls me beautiful or when he kisses me or when he holds my hand.

"I know and it's going to be okay!" Lynn soothed, rubbing my leg softly.

"You don't get it!" I exclaimed, a snort tearing through my throat as I giggled and tried to breath at the same time. "I'm having Alex's baby. There's me and Alex together in me!"

I hiccuped, wiping my drying cheeks while she continued to stare at me like I'm crazy. I don't know, I might actually be going crazy because all I can feel is happiness overpowering every other feeling in my body right now. There's a baby in me, but it's Alex's baby. It's something that we created together and just knowing that I can have this with him makes me feel like I'm on cloud nine. This baby is a part of me and Alex. Just us two. How many guys can have a child with the guy they love dearly without the extra steps like finding a surrogate or waiting on an adoption to process? Everything Mom said to me that night flowed through my mind, making me feel an undescribeable amount of appreciation for my family background replacing the distaste I had for it when I found out.

"I don't expect you to understand what I feel right now..." I trailed off shakily, trying to catch my breath while I continued to hiccup. "I feel so fucking blessed and thankful for being born this way, I can't even begind to explain it to you."

It's unbelievable how fast thoughts and feelings can change. Just last week I wanted to pretend this part of me didn't exist because it's different. I felt extremely guilty and closed off, worrying about how Alex would react to knowing. Today, even just by telling Lynn, I found out that just because I'm different doesn't mean there's something wrong with me. Why it took talking about my feelings and finding out I'm pregnant to turn my whole attitude about my life around? I'll never know, but the false relief I felt ten minutes ago is replaced with pure happiness and I wouldn't change it for the world.

"You look so happy right now I'm actually dying." Lynn commented, knocking me out of my thoughts.

I wiped my eyes, feeling my cheeks burn from the grin taking over my face. I sniffled, wiping my nose on my sleeve before I looked straight back to Lynn. I licked my dry lips, letting out a breathless laugh when I saw the few tears slipping down her pink cheeks.

"I can't believe you made me cry!" She choked out, wiping at her face. "God, we need to get back to the movies. It's almost over by now."

I giggled with her, situating myself in the seat so I could buckle up while she got ready. I bit my lip, unable to contain my smile as she started the car up.

"I definitely didn't expect our first night hanging out since school let out to end up like this, but it's honestly one of the best nights." Lynn admitted, pulling back into the movie theater parking lot. "I also didn't expect you to be so happy, but it makes me extremely happy to see you like this instead of sobbing and freaking out badly like you were earlier."

"I didn't expect to feel like this." I admitted, playing with the strings hanging out of Alex's hoodie. "It almost feels like my worries are gone? Which is weird because I still have to explain this all to Alex. I don't feel scared anymore though. I don't know why I felt so upset about it all last week. It was stupid and I wish I could take it back. I wish I could go back in time and feel this after my mom told me. I wish I could go back and just tell Alex instead of causing fights and unnecessary tension between us."

"Weird how that shit works, right?" She chuckled, parking in a surprisingly close spot. "You have nothing to worry about though. Alex would do anything for you, I really can't see him breaking up with you or something else ridiculous that you worried about."

"The fear is kinda still there in the back of my mind." I mumbled sheepishly, unbuckling and getting out after she turned the car off. "I know he loves me just as much as I love him, but he's just. I don't know. I never know what he's really thinking."

I sighed deeply, letting my arm link with her's naturally as we started trudging through the parking lot. I relaxed my shoulders, the sound of our flip flops smacking against the cement filling the silence as we continued towards all of the clear doors lighting up the path in the darkness.

"He's pretty unpredictable." She agreed, pulling the closest door open and motioning for me to step in. "He wouldn't be the Alex we all love if he wasn't, but the one thing I can swear my life on is that he will never be out of your life unless it's you-"

"I would never break up with him." I interrupted, pulling the second set of doors open for us to walk through.

The smell of popcorn along with the sounds of trailers for all the new movies coming out filled my sense and I smiled softly, re-linking my arm with Lynn's.

"My point is that you guys are the most disgustingly cute couple I've ever met and there's no doubt in my mind that you'll end up together until death." She explained, tugging me towards the section with theaters one through twelve. "We need to get to theater seven before Lauren comes out and realizes we were gone the whole time."

I nodded, speeding up my walking the best I could without looking like I was trying to sneak in or something. I glanced up, skimming over the large numer signs until we came across seven. I stopped her just outside of the door, stepping to the side and pulling Lynn back with me to avoid getting run over by the family of six stampeding out.

"Well, damn." Lynn huffed jokingly.

"I love you." I said suddenly, pulling her into a hug. "I'm really glad you're my best friend."

"I love you too and you better be." She mumbled into my neck.

I chuckled, pulling away just as the door opened again. I looked away from her and found Lauren walking out with Derek right behind her. He definitely looked a lot different than he did back at the skating rink. His light brown hair was on display all spiked up and short, really making him look different than how he looked when we first met. Now that I'm actually face to face with him, I can see that he stands just as tall as me and Lynn at five-eight. The grey band crewneck and blue skinny jeans covering his body definitely gave me a better vibe about him, although the way he looked with his dark blue eyes and cocky facial expression still put me off a bit.

"Oh my God, Jack." Lauren giggled, breaking the silence that took over us while I looked this kid over again. "Did the ending seriously make you cry?"

"What?" I asked, frowning slightly at the hard smack to my arm even though the blow was mostly blocked from my sleeve.

"Yeah." Lynn chimed in, tilting her head at me with wider eyes than usual.

"Oh." I coughed, wiping my dry face out of habit. "Yeah."

"He's very emotional." Lauren continued, nudging Derek's side when he looked between us all awkwardly.

"So-" I started, stopping when I felt my phone vibrating rapidly against my thigh. "Hold on."

I bit my lip, removing my arm from Lynn in order to dig my hand into my pocket. I gripped my phone tightly and pulled it out, swiping my finger across the screen without much thought.

"Hello?" I answered, nodding when Lauren motioned behind me.

"Hey baby." Alex greeted, sounding a lot more like himself than about an hour ago. "Uh, I'm sorry for being an asshole."

"Hi." I replied softly, following behind everyone as they began walking towards the exits. "It's okay, I've been acting really stupid lately. I promise to stop being like that."

"S'fine, baby." He brushed off. "Are you still at the movies?"

"It's not fine, Alex. I've been a moody bitch lately and I'm sorry. I uh, I've been worried about something for no reason and I just really want to clear things up. I need to explain it to you later, okay?" I told quietly, twisting a string with my free hand. "I think we're getting ready to leave now."

"Are you okay? Worried about what?" He questioned cautiously. "I'm on my way home now, you want me to pick you up?"

I furrowed my eyebrows, looking up when Lynn's hand pulled mine from the string I was playing with. She made a face between amusement and confusion before nodding her head back behind her at Lauren and Derek slowly walking side by side.

"Lauren wants to get food with Derek." She informed, making me roll my eyes in annoyance.

Of course she does. She would want to stay out longer when I'm trying to go home and do what I should've done the day Mom dragged me into her car.

"Jack?"

I sighed, Alex's voice ringing in my ear reminding me that I'm on the phone.

"I'm here, sorry. I promised I'll explain when I get home okay? Don't worry. I wasn't ignoring you, apparently Lauren wats to get food with Derek." I explained quickly, moving the phone away from my mouth. "We don't have any money, Laur."

Lynn laughed next to me while Lauren looked back at me with a scowl. I mocked her, tossing my hand into the air in question. She rolled her eyes, slowling her pace while she stayed glued to Derek's side.

"He's going to pay for me." She stated, turning her attention back in front of her.

"Okay, what about me and Lynn?" I questioned loudly, growing more annoyed by the second. "Did you even ask Lynn? She's the driver."

I looked to Lynn for confirmation, slumping my shoulders when she shrugged. Again, of course she didn't ask Lynn if she's even okay with going. She's so damn inconsiderate and selfish sometimes. This is why I don't like taking her to do things, yet I always end up doing it because I know what it feels like to have Mom hovering. I don't understand why she pulls this shit on me all the time though because she sure as hell wouldn't do it around Mom.

"Lil' girl drivin' you insane?" Alex chuckled.

"When is she not?" I retorted, pinching the bridge of my nose.

"You got my wallet, baby." He reminded like it was no big deal.

"I'm not going to spend your money because my sister is being a little brat." I refused, shaking my head.

"Babe, s'not like you're over there emptying my bank account." He chuckled. "Just go get some food because it's been a while since you've eaten anyway."

"You always let her get away with this shit." I tsked.

"Oh whatever." He snorted, making me smile. "I probably would've got you guys something on the way home anyway."

"I guess you have a point." I agreed, nodding my head at Lynn.

"Where do you guys wanna go?" She called, holding the door open for me to step through after her.

"Coney." Lauren shouted over her shoulder, walking right into the parking lot despite all of the cars waiting to drive by.

I rolled my eyes as I jogged after her. The last thing I need is to get seperated from her in the dark with a bunch of people trying to get out of here.

"We're going to Coney Island." I said into the phone, going back to twidling the string between my fingers.

"I'll see you in a lil' and we'll talk, okay? I love you." He replied, making my heart stutter.

"Okay. I love you too." I smiled, listening to him hang up before I shoved my phone back into my pocket.

I sighed happily, looking up after I reached the car to find Lynn standing at the trunk with her hip cocked. I grinned, hurrying to the passenger door while she jogged around to her side where both Lauren and Derek waited. I held back the want to roll my eyes at the kid's awkwardness because I understand how uncomfortable he must feel being around me and Lynn when it's only his second time meeting Lauren.

"It's unlocked." Lynn informed.

I nodded, pulling the door open and plopping down. I shut the door, turning to watch as Lynn pushed her seat forward for Lauren to climb in. My eyes widened when they fell to the box sitting in plain sight, leaning against the gear stick.

"Shit." I hissed to myself, grabbing it and shoving it down by my feet just as Lauren shot into the seat behind me.

I gulped, feeling my heart skip a beat while my face heated up from the nerves that just shot through me. I'd rather not have to explain to Lauren what's going on in front of a stranger and definitely not before Alex. He definitely needs to be the next to know.

"You okay?" Lynn chuckled, starting the car.

"Fine." I replied, nodding my head as I buckled myself in before I turned my head towards the backseat. "Keep your hands to yourselves back there."

"Jack!" Lauren groaned.

I laughed, grinning when Lynn and Derek joined in.

"Just saying!" I told, raising my hands up as Lynn backed out of the spot.

"Well don't!" Lauren laughed awkwardly. "Tonight is going smoothly without Alex, you don't need to start saying things he would say in his place."

"I can't help it." I defended, biting back my cheesy smile.

"Honestly though." Lynn went on, flicking her blinker on for the people behind her. "I don't think he realizes how much he sounds like Alex sometimes."

"He definitely doesn't." Lauren agreed.

"What?" I scoffed, feeling slightly offended. "What do you mean?"

"Don't get so butt hurt about it." Lynn laughed, playfully shoving my side as she turned.

"It's not bad. You actually think about what you're saying, unlike Alex most of the time-" Lauren ranted, making me laugh.

"What we mean is sometimes when Alex isn't around, you say something cheeky that he would say." Lynn explained, pulling into the parking lot of Coney Island. "Like you just made a joke about them fooling around in the backseat which is something Alex would say, but he'd probably be way more crude."

"I didn't even realize I was being like that." I gawked, covering my mouth.

I unbuckled my seatbelt, kicking the box under my seat subtly before pushing the door open and stepping out. I chuckled to myself, thinking back to the things I said earlier today while I pulled the seat forward for Lauren to climb out.

"Whose Alex?" Derek asked cautiously, stepping out of the car behind Lauren.

"Jack's boyfriend." Lauren reminded with a laugh. "He was the other guy I was with at Skate World."

"Oh yeah..." He trailed off slowly, stepping back enough for me to slam the door shut. "He seemed...nice."

"Ha!" Lauren cackled, making Derek's face turn read. "He was not nice when you met him. He was literally actting like a complete ass."

"Hey." I warned, pointing my finger at her. "In his defense, Derek and his friends were all over you and your friends and we didn't like that."

"Lauren, you bad girl!" Lynn teased, leading us through the parking lot.

"Whatever, nothing was even happening!" She declared, throwing her hands up.

"Yeah because Alex put a stop to it!" I exclaimed, laughing as I pulled the door open. "You guys were totally going to try and makeout or something."

"Jack!" Lauren whined, walking inside behind Lynn with Derek on her heels. "No we weren't. I'm not like you, I'm not gonna just go makeout behind a building."

"I never madeout behind a building." I adressed, biting my lip in thought as I followed them towards the booth Lynn chose.

"HA! Yeah right!" Lynn blubbered as she slid on the small, cushioned bench.

I rolled my eyes, sliding in next to her while Lauren and Derek sat in the spaces across from us. I wiggled around until I got comfortable, folding my arms over my stomach self-consciously.

"Being in the back of a car is different." I claimed, raising my eyebrows at her.

"I don't think making out is what you do in the back of Alex's car." She smirked, blindly grabbing a menu from the middle of the table.

"Lynn!" I huffed, grabbing my own menu from the pile as my cheeks flushed. "Don't say that kind of shit in front of my sister."

I flipped the worn menu open, roaming over the two pages while I tried to cool my cheeks down. I rolled my eyes as Lynn's cackling continued, slumping back into the hard backing of the booth.

"Yeah, please don't." Lauren begged. "It's bad enough I almost saw it."

My eyes widened as I lifted my gaze from the breakfast food and over to Lauren's own shocked expression. I bit my lip in embarassment, glancing at Derek's amused expression while Lynn's cackle only grew louder.

"What?!" She demanded, slamming her hands on the table.

"Would you shut up?" I hissed, looking around the empty restaurant.

"I'm sorry." She wheezed. "Did you just say you almost say-did you walk in on it?"

"i don't want to talk about it." Lauren refused, shaking her head before burying her face into her menu.

"You have to explain!" Lynn pressed, practically bouncing in her seat.

"No she doesn't." I jumped in, knocking my foot into her shin. "I'm sure she doesn't want to re-live it especially in front of her date."

"He looks just as interested as I am." She accused, pointing at Derek with a wide smile. "Am I right?"

"Lynn." Lauren whined, dropping the menu down. "I was watching a movie with Jessica-"

"Woah woah woah." Lynn interrupted, leaning into my side annoyingly. "You mean to tell me you did this where your sister and her best friend could see?"

"I didn't know she was there." I groaned, dropping my menu on the table and covering my hot cheeks with my cool hands.

"I'm confused. What happened?" Derek mused, looking between me and Lauren.

"Hi...um. I'm Alexa. Can I get you anything to drink?"

I looked to my left, finding a short girl standing beside me. She had short black hair pulled into a little bun which oddly fit her personality, assuming she's as shy as she looks and sounds. The black makeup nicely done around her eyes really made the blue color of them pop along with her very pale skin.

"I'll take a water, please." I smiled, praying that she didn't hear the conversation happening.

"I'll have the same." Lynn added.

"I'll have a Coke." Lauren told.

"I'll have Coke too." Derek finished.

"I'll be right back with those." Alexa smiled polietly, tucking her little notepad into her apron before she scampered away.

I closed the menu and pushed it back to the middle of the table, resting my arms over the table and leaning forward.

"Tell us the damn story. One of you." Lynn pestered, dropping her menu on top of mine. "You and Jessica were watching a movie and?"

"Oh my God." I grumbled, shrugging at Lauren when she looked over expectantly.

"Okay." She gave in, making Lynn and Derek lean towards her. "So basically Jessica and I were about to go to bed when they burst into the family room out of nowhere. Alex was laughing like a maniac and randomly stopped. I asked them what they were doing, but I literally could just hear some weird noises."

I felt my face scrunch up as I tried to think back to that night. I definitely don't recall her talking to me. Then again, I barely remember even seeing her. I was really drunk that night.

"Okay." I interrupted. "I think they get the picture."

"Let the girl finish!" Lynn scolded, shoving my side.

"I could literaly hear Alex attacking his face." She described, shaking her head. "Ew, I just remember turning the lamp on and saw shirtless Alex all over him."

"Damn." Derek commented, laughing when Lauren shuddered.

"That's not even the worst part." She dragged out dramatically.

"This is so embarassing." I complained, putting my head down in my arms. "There's more?"

"Yeah. You looked right at me and started hitting Alex to get off of you." She grimaced. "All I know is I heard Alex ask if yu wanted it rough and I lost it. That's when I screamed and scared the crap out of him."

"Oh my God!" Lynn cheered, leaning her head on my shoulder as she laughed. "That is fucking hilarious. You little slut."

"Shut up!" I murmured, ignoring the blush covering my cheeks as I forced myself back into a sitting position. "We were drunk. Well, I was drunk and Alex was shitfaced."

"That makes it even funnier." Lynn grinned, making me roll my eyes. "Do you remember it?"

"Barely." I answered, shrugging my shoulders. "I kinda remember yelling at Alex about Lauren being in the room."

"Yeah and he was literally like oh hey lil' girl." She said, mocking Alex the best she could. "Then I shoved my face in a pillow and made them leave. The most awkward part about it was that I knew they probably wouldn't remember."

"I remembered that one part the next morning." I chuckled, looking up when my water was placed in front of me. "Alex doesn't remember shit though. Thank you."

"Yeah, Lynn. Don't tell Alex." Lauren lectured. "He'll never let me hear the end of it."

"That's pretty funny." Derek smiled, taking his Coke from Alexa. "I'd be scarred for life if I almost say my brother getting it on."

"I am scarred for life." She corrected.

"At least they had clothes on." He offered.

"Thank God." She giggled, making me smile.

"Are we ready to order?" Alexa asked quietly.

I looked around, getting nods in return.

"Looks like it." I chirped, taking a quick sip of my water. "I'll have an omlete with hashbrowns."

She nodded, scribbling down my order before moving on to Lynn. I listened to them rattle off their orders, relaxing back in my seat while I sipped my water. The coldness definitely had my cheeks return to their natural color, the embarassment mostly leaving me after seeing everyone's amused faces. Sharing awkward stories seems to be a stepping stone to this little dinner date Lauren has going on. Derek definitley seems to be coming out of his shell around Lynn and I now that he's heard one of my embarassing moments.

"I'll have that out for you shortly." Alexa announced, walking off before I could thank her.

"Let's talk about something else so I can burn the image from my mind once again." Lauren suggested hopefully.

"Okay." Lynn agreed, sending me a wink. "So, Derek. Did you put any moves on her during the movies?"
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"I really hate you sometimes."

I laughed, closing the front door and making sure to lock it. I shook my head and kicked my lip flops off next to the door before heading straight over to the steps.

"You had fun." I corrected, quietly walking up the steps in the dark. "I could tell."

"Yeah, you're right." She whispered, jogging up the steps right behind me. "I'm glad you and Lynn were there with me. It was really awkward at first, but I think all the joking about you and Alex really helped break the ice in a weird way. I can't believe I had to tell them that story."

"You did that to yourself. You brought it up." I concluded, stopping outside of my bedroom door. "I'm glad you had fun though, Laur. It was funny and I actually kind of like the kid."

"Hopefully he sticks around." She mumbled.

"Why wouldn't he?" I asked quietly, looking down to see a light glow coming from under Mom and Dad's door.

"I don't know." She shrugged. "I've never talked to a guy like this before."

"It'll be fine." I noted, patting her side comfortingly. "Just don't pressure yoursel into anything, okay? I mean that."

"I won't." She promised, giving me a side hug before she walked off towards her room across from Mom and Dad's.

"Let Mom know we're home." I told loud enough for her to hear. "It's after midnight so she probably waited up."

She hummed in awknowledgement and I nodded to myself, twisting my doorknob quietly and pushing the door open slowly to avoid making it creak. I stepped into the dark room and closed the door behind me before I tugged my phone out of my pocket. Slipping my finger over the screen, I hit the settings and switched the flashlight on so I didn't kill myself on all of the clothes coating the ground.

"M'still awake if you need the light."

I gasped, dropping my phone straight on to my foot in the process.

"Jesus, Alex." I whined, picking my phone up and rubbing my toe gently. "I expected you to be sleeping."

"Sorry." He chuckled tiredly. "I wanted to wait for you."

I bit my lip, feeling my heart flutter in my chest while I stood back up. I set my phone on the bed so the flashlight shined up at the ceiling, using the light to find the zipper on the hoodie.

"I'm didn't mean to stay out so late." I apologized, tugging the zipper down and shrugging the hoodie off carelessly. "Lauren was having a lot of fun."

"S'fine." He yawned, groaning loudly. "C'mere."

I smiled, popping the button on my jeans and pulling the zipper down before I hurriedly kicked them off. I sighed in content, shaking the loose t-shirt over my stomach and scooping my phone back off of the matress. I clicked the flashlight off and pulled the comforter back, blindly sitting down on the soft matress. I shoved my phone on the nightstand and tucked my legs under the blanket, twisting my body until my chest met Alex's. I hummed, pressing my right leg in between his before draping my right arm over his stomach.

"Mm." He mumbled, cold fingers tilting my head up just enough for him to press his lips into mine for a brief peck. "G'night."

"Goodnight." I grinned, shoving my face into his neck comfortably as I relaxed against his body.

"Talk'morrow." He muttered, voice barely above a whisper.

"Yeah, we'll talk tomorrow." I confirmed, running my fingers up and down his side. "I love you."

"Lo'you."

I giggled, breathing him in while I continued tracing shapes over his side. I laid silent, feeling my eyelids grow heavier every second. I breathed in deeply, closing my eyes just as Alex's right arm plopped down on to my back, his hand slipping closer to my stomach than my hip. His fingers grazed the bump through the shirt, making a smile take over my face as I felt myself start drifting off.

Notes

Filler about Jack's feelings mostly! I can't wait to finally get this going :)