"Tom. Where the hell are you?" Bill asks while glancing at the clock. 3:30am. Tom always does this. Then during interviews he gets all crabby and bitchy cause he didn't get enough sleep. "I'm getting sick of covering for your ass!"
"Will you not yell at me. I'm on my way now. Make a pot of coffee, would ya?" Tom turns his right turning signal on. " I'll be there in about 10 minutes."
"Jost is gonna to be here in about 2 minutes wondering where we are. What am I gonna tell him?"
"Just tell him the truth. I was out getting laid.." Tom pushes the end button and tosses his phone in the passenger seat. He rests his head back on the cushion.
Meanwhile back at the flat Tom had just left, laid 21 year old Ericka. Sweat glistened on her body in the moonlight. She herd Tom get up and leave, without saying a word. Hell without even a glance. But what did she expect, a life long lover? Oh how naïve.
She grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around her nude body. She looked out the window and saw Tom's car pulling out. A part of her wanted to go out a grab him. Another part wanted to throw something at the expensive looking car.
Ericka drops the heavy drape and heads to the bathroom to clean up. If there's one thing she cant stand is going to bed dirty. And dirty is exactly how she felt. Used and left behind.
Only if she knew that tonight would be the start and end of her life as she knew it.
*Couple weeks latter*
"I'm late.." Ericka tells her sister while grocery shopping. She grabs a container of fruit salad and examines it switching the phone to her left hand.
"Wait late for what? Like a meeting or….." Lella asks her older sister.
"God your slow." She sets the fruit salad down in her cart. " My period."
"Well are you stressed?" Lella sits back in her chair taking a break from editing. "Are you eating properly?"
"Yes and yes." She walks over to the candy isle. "I have major munchies for skittles." She grabs a bag of Skittles.
"Ericka, I think you should go to the doctor. It could be nothing but you never know." Lella leans back in her chair. "I'll go with you. I'll meet you in about 5 minutes at Jared's office."
"Yeah, sure fine." Ericka hangs up her cell phone. "Original or tropical?" She shrugs her shoulders and drops both bags in the cart.
*20 Minutes later.*
"What the hell Ericka? I said five minutes." She throws her hands up.
"It's not like you were doing anything important.." Ericka takes her sun glasses off. "You sit in front of a computer screen and edit a book."
"It's called working! I'm and editor. What about you?" Lella says to her older sister. "You know what just forget it. Let's hurry and see Jared and go."
They walk into the doctors office.
"Hello Lella." The secretary, Sandra says. " Dr. Donovan is waiting for"
"Thanks Sandra." Lella flashes a smile at the 41 year old.
"Hey Honey." Lella walks over to the 6 foot 2 doctor and kisses him on the lips. "Ericka need a physical. Something is wrong with her."
"I can talk for my self little sister." Ericka spits at her 5 foot 10 sister. She looks at her sisters boyfriend. "But yeah I need a physical. Cause…. I'm late." She whispers.
"Well when was the last time you had …. sex?" He whispers to Ericka.
"Um about a few weeks ago.. Wait you don't think I'm…Pregnant ?" Ericka pales out a few shades.
"Can we please stop with the whispering." Lella throws her hand up in the air exasperated with her boyfriend and sister.
"She's been like this all day." Her sister points out to Jared. Jared chuckles and shakes his head. He goes to a drawer and pulls out a pregnancy test.
"Here," He hands her the box. "pee and we will know in 5 minutes"
Ericka hands Lella her purse and walks to the bathroom and slowly closes the door. Lella drops her head. Her sister is only 21 doesn't have a steady job or a steady boyfriend. Hell did she even know who the father would be. If she's pregnant.
Ericka comes out of the bathroom fixing her skirt. She hands Jared the stick.
"You can hold on to that. Just wait a couple minutes." He says backing away from her.
Those next few minutes were some of the longest for both Lella and Ericka.
Jared and Lella circled around Ericka. They looked down at the Clearblue stick in her hand. And slowly the word appeared.
"Pregnant." Ericka gasped and dropped the stick.
Hello! Well this is my new story. I am really pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like it! Don't forget to review! Thanks for reading.