CHAPTER 2
I woke up the next morning and took a quick shower. I got dressed and did my hair. I ran down the steps walked out the door as I heard Jen beeping her car horn. I ran out to her car and got it with a smile on my face.
"What are you so happy about this morning?" Jen asked as she backed out of my driveway.
"Last night," I said with a smile on my face.
"What happened last night?" Jen asked as she started to drive down the street.
"Me and Don," I said as I looked over at Jen.
"You and Don, no way," Jen said as she looked over at me with a shocked look on her face.
I nodded my head as I continued to smile.
"Details, details," Jen said as she smirked.
"Well, we went to the party and we were having a lot of fun. Then we were really drunk and I was about to fall to the floor when Don caught me in his arms. We looked into each other's eyes for a moment and then Don leaned in and kissed me. From then on, everything was amazing," I said as I looked out the window with a smile.
"Oh my god. It's about damn time," Jen said as she pulled into the school parking lot. "You two have been hanging around each other since you were little. It's about time you two go out," Jen said as she pulled into a parking space.
Jen shut the car off and we both got out of the car. I grabbed my books and purse and closed the car door. I looked over and saw Chavo's car speeding into the parking lot. Chavo pulled up beside us and slammed on his breaks. Don opened his door and stepped out of the car. He looked over at me and I smiled at him.
"How are you ladies doing this morning?" Chavo asked as he got out of his car and grabbed his duffle bag.
"Good, Chavo. How are you?" Jen asked as she stood beside me.
"Good, good," Chavo said as he shut his car door.
Jen and Chavo started to walk towards the school. I stood with Don by Jen's car. I looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back and set his bag down on the pavement. He wrapped his arms around me and brought his lips down to mine. I pulled Don closer to me as we started to kiss.
"Yo, Billingsley!" Chavo yelled from across the parking lot.
Don and I pulled back and looked at Chavo.
"You two coming or what?" Chavo asked as him and Jen stood there laughing.
Don and I both looked at each other and smirked. Don reached down and grabbed his duffle bag and we both started to walk towards the school. Mike walked over towards us.
"What up, Mike?" Don asked as we walked towards the front doors of the school.
"Not much," Mike said as he walked in front of me and Don.
We all walked into the school. I looked over and noticed a girl in a wind suit carrying a sculpture made of Rice Krispies. She walked around Don and stopped in front of him.
"Hi, Don," the girl said as she stood in front of Don with a smile.
"Hey, Karen," Don said as he looked down at the sculpture.
"It's you. Do you like it? Do you like it?" Karen asked with a smile as she looked at Don.
I rolled my eyes as the sculpture looked nothing like Don.
"Think so. What is it?" Don asked as he looked at what Karen had made.
"Rice Krispy. You like it, right?" Karen asked as she handed it to Don.
"Yeah, I love it," Don said as he took the sculpture into his hands. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," Karen said before she walked away from Don.
Don looked at me and Mike and I started to laugh. We started to walk down the hallway and Don threw the sculpture into the garbage can. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder as I reached my locker.
"You like it, right?" I asked Don ask I tried to imitate Karen.
Don laughed and kissed my forehead as I put my things in my locker and grabbed my English book. We both walked to class and sat down in our seats.
A couple days passed and it was the big night of the first game. Everyone was nervous, but the football players knew that they were going to win. I was finishing getting ready. I looked at myself in the mirror. I grabbed my duffle bag and walked out of my room. I went down the steps.
"Hey, sweetie. You ready for the big game?" my mom asked as her and my dad were getting their shoes on.
"Yeah. I don't know if there's going to be a party after the game or not, but if I'm not home right away, then I'll be home late," I said as I opened the door and walked out.
"Have fun!" my mom yelled from the house as I opened my car door.
I got in my car and drove to the high school. The town of Odessa looked like a ghost town. Shops and stores had closed down for the first game. I pulled into the parking lot of the high school. There were already tons of people parked in the parking lot. I got out of my car just as Jen was pulling up. Jen got out and grabbed her bag.
"You ready for tonight?" Jen asked as we started to walk towards the school.
"Yeah," I said as we got closer to the school. "I hope we win."
Jen and I walked through the gates of the stadium and saw the rest of the girls stretching. We put our bags under the front of the bleachers and started to stretch with the girls. A few minutes had passed and we went on the field. We held up a big sign and got ready for the players to run through. I looked over and noticed the football players were coming onto the field.
"Alright, girls. This is it," I said as I watched the guys get closer.
We started to cheer as the guys ran through the big Permian Panther sign that we had made for them. We grabbed the pieces of paper that were left behind and got off of the field. The game started and we started to cheer for the crowd. Boobie was scoring plenty of touchdowns for the team. I watched as Chavo tackled a player to the ground.
"God damn, I'm so proud of ya!" I heard Don yell as he was getting excited.
"Calm down, son," Coach Gaines said as he looked over at Don.
"Chavez will eat you--," Don started to say.
"Billingsley. Hey, Billingsley," Coach Gaines said.
"Whoo!" Don yelled as he was getting more excited.
"Go sit--," Coach Gaines said as he started to push Don towards the bleacher. "Go get on the bench. Get on the bench," Coach Gaines said as Don hooted and hollered. "Boy, crazy," Coach Gaines said as he walked back to the line and shook his head.
I looked over at Don as glanced over at me. I smiled and gave him a little wave. We started to cheer again. The game continued and more points were being scored. I knew that we had this game in the bag. The game was winding down and I saw people standing up and pointing. I turned around and saw Boobie Miles laying on the field holding his knee. I watched as Don and the rest of the players got down on one knee. Boobie layed on the field and screamed out in pain as he continued to hold his knee.
"What happened?" Jen asked as she stood beside me.
"I think we might have just lost our quarterback," I said as I looked at Boobie.
Coach Gaines walked back to the team on the sidelines and I knew that something was wrong. I stood there and watched as Boobie was taken off of the field. He was in so much pain and I could hear him screaming as they put him in an ambulance. The game ended and everyone piled out of the stadium. Jen and I cleaned up the signs that we had put up. We grabbed our things and left the stadium.
"I'll see you Monday," Jen said as she walked towards her car.
"Yeah. See you then," I said as I opened my car door and threw my bag on the seat.
"Lacy!" I heard Don yell as I closed the car door.
I turned around and saw Don running towards me.
"Hey," Don said as he reached me and dropped his bag to the pavement.
"Hey," I said with a smile as I looked at Don.
Don leaned down and kissed my lips as he wrapped his arms around me. We broke the kiss and smiled at each other.
"How's Boobie?" I asked as I looked at Don.
"Coach said he'll be alright. Don't know whether he's lying or not," Don said as he looked down at me. "Come to the party with me," Don said after he kissed me again.
"Alright," I said with a smile.
Don and I went to the party that night and had a lot of fun. We made out and had more sex and it was even better than the last time.
A month had passed and I woke up one morning. I felt like I was going to be sick, so I ran out of my room and into the bathroom. I lifted the toilet lid and let the contents of my stomach spill out into the water. When I felt like my stomach was empty, I sat back and flushed. I stood up and rinsed my mouth out.
"Honey," I heard my mom say as she knocked on the door. "Jen's here."
"Tell her to come up," I said as I dried my mouth off.
A couple seconds passed and I heard Jen knock on the door. She opened the door and I motioned for her to come in.
"What's wrong?" Jen asked as she closed the door behind her.
"I don't know. I woke up and didn't feel good," I said as I put the lid down and sat down on top of the toilet.
"You're not coming today then?" Jen asked as she looked at me.
"No. Let's just hook out today," I said as I looked at Jen.
"Sounds like a plan to me," Jen said as we walked to my room.
I got ready and left with Jen. I told my parents that I was going to school, but I didn't feel like going. Jen and I drove around. I felt that I needed to do something.
"Jen, can we stop at Wal-mart? I need to get something," I asked as I looked over at Jen.
"Sure," Jen said as she turned and drove down the road towards Wal-mart.
Jen pulled into the parking lot and we both got out of her car. We walked towards the store and went through the doors. I walked towards the feminine products.
"What do you need?" Jen asked as she smelled the different perfumes.
I walked over to where the pregnancy tests were and took one of them. I walked over to Jen and she saw that I was holding the test in my hand.
"Whoa, whoa. You pregnant?" Jen asked with a smirk on her face.
"I don't know. I didn't get my period a few weeks ago. I just want to make sure," I said as I walked with Jen towards the checkouts.
"Your parents are going to freak if you are," Jen said as we stood in line.
"I know," I said as I set the test down on the conveyer belt.
"Is it Don's?" Jen whispered as she looked at me.
I nodded my head and handed my money to the cashier. Jen and I stopped at the bathrooms in the front and I walked over to the stall. I peed on the test and waited a few seconds. I saw the liquid coming and then pulled my hand up to my mouth.
"Oh my god," I whispered as I held my head in my hands.
"What's wrong?" Jen asked as she leaned against the sink in the bathroom.
"It's positive," I said quietly as I opened the stall door and walked out.
Tears rolled down my cheeks and Jen pulled me into a hug.
"What am I gonna do?" I whispered as I rested my head on Jen's shoulder.
"We'll figure something out. I think you should talk to Don," Jen said as she hugged me.
Jen was right. I needed to talk to Don. I had completely forgotten about how I was going to tell him. Jen dropped me off at my house that afternoon and I stayed in my room. I decided not to go to the game. I listened to it on the radio instead. The game was wrapping up and I knew that Permian was going to lose.
I decided to change into a pair of loose bottoms and a hoodie. I pulled my hair up into a ponytail and walked out of my room. I went out to my car and drove to the school. I figured that I should meet up with Don and talk to him about what was going on. I pulled into a parking space and noticed that Charlie was laying on top of Don's hood, resting his head on the windshield. I saw two guys walking out of the school and noticed that it was Don and Chavo. I got out of my car and leaned against it as Don got closer. There was thunder in the distance.
"I'll catch up with you later," Chavo said as he walked over to his car.
Don noticed me leaning against my car. He walked over to me and set his bag on the ground.
"Hey. What happened to you today? I was worried," Don said before he gave me a kiss on my forehead.
"I wasn't feeling too good this morning, so Jen and I decided to ditch," I said as I looked around.
"You feeling alright now?" Don asked as he pulled me close to him.
I shook my head and looked down at the ground. I knew that I needed to tell Don what was going on. I looked into Don's eyes as a tear rolled down my cheek.
"Hey," Don said as he wiped the tears off of my cheek. "What's wrong?"
"I have something to tell you," I said as I felt myself getting more upset. "I umm, I took a test today. Just hear me out with this before you say anything. Jen and I went to the store and I got a pregnancy test. I went to the bathroom and took it," I said as I looked down at the ground.
"What?" Don asked as he looked down at me.
I nodded my head and Don pulled me into a hug. He knew that the test came out positive with how upset I was.
"It's going to be alright," Don whispered into my ear.
"No, it's not going to be alright," I whispered as I shook my head. "We're not even finished with high school yet and I'm going to have a baby. My parents are going to kill me," I said as I choked on my tears.
"No they won't," Don whispered as he held me closer, trying to calm me down. "I love you, okay?" Don said as he looked into my eyes. "I'm not going anywhere."
I looked at Don and nodded my head. Don leaned down and kissed my lips. He pulled me closer to him. His dad laughed and we both looked over.
"I should let you go. He's pretty drunk," I whispered as I looked at Charlie.
"I'll call you," Don said as he leaned down and picked up his duffle bag.
I nodded my head and kissed Don one last time before I got into my car. I watched Don walk over to his car.
"Hell of a game," Charlie said as he looked over at Don.
"Gimme the keys," Don said as he shook his head.
"Way to take care of business," Charlie said as he looked back up at the sky.
"Gimme the keys, Dad," Don said as he held out his hand.
Charlie handed Don the keys and I watched Don get into his car. I started up my car and pulled out of the parking lot. I didn't know how I was going to tell my parents that I was going to have a baby, but I knew that it would be hard.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the reviews that they have given me. This fic is a lot easier for me because it goes right along with the movie, so I don't really have a writer's block. I hope that everyone continues to read this story and I will try to update every day. Thanks for reading!