At 5:15 Rory arrived home, just like she said she would. She wandered into the lounge and collapsed into one of the chairs, he hair still wet and still in her training sweats and began channel surfing. After about an hour of cartoons she heard the backdoor open and close
'Hey you're late!' she yelled jokingly.
Lex, basically the other third of she and Tristan, came and sat next to her.
'I know sorry…wanna go shopping?'
'What for?'
'oh...you know-deodorant, clothes…pregnancy test.'
'A WHAT?'
Lex looked a though she would break down 'I'm two weeks late Ror. And I know that's normal for me but I just wanna check seen as Travis and I have..you know.'
'oh...ok. but….Hartford.'
Lex nodded and the two stood up and walked through the front door.
Tristan and Jess were out the front talking and watching Lily and Jamie play 'hey gurls.' Tristan said shocked as they walked down the stairs.
Both girls turned their heads and said 'bye Tris' as they continued walking.
'Well…wait.'
Both turned back to look at him.
'Where are you going?'
'Shopping.'
Lily smiled and ran over to them 'can we come? Please Ror.'
'um…were just grabbing a few quick things….how about I take you tomorrow after school? Jamie can come and well have a girls night.'
Lily sounded surprised 'I can't come?'
'Its…best you don't kiddo.'
Tristan frowned 'Rory?'
She knew he was serious. He called her Rory. Enough said.
She walked back to him 'um...yeah Tris?'
'Where are you going?'
'Shopping.'
'Where?'
'Hartford.' She wouldn't meet his eyes. She knew she couldn't lie she couldn't to him.
'..What for mar?' he knew she hadn't lied…she just hadn't tell him – so he kept digging.
'oh you know odds and ends…'
Tristan lifted her chin and raised his eyebrows. 'deoderant…clothes…pregnancy test.' She mumbled.
He slightly nodded before breathing out and saying 'Lorelia's not coming home. Als?'
'yeah…chicken? – LILY – Chicken?
'Yeah!'
'Chicken it is. Bye Tris.' And with that she was gone.
Jess looked at Tristan 'pregnancy test? And you call her Mary? Lol.'
'Its not for her…I mean lex…it'd be for her.'
'How are you so sure?'
'She isnt just ice queen while on skates man. She doesn't exactly go by the old 'milks for free' theory … you normally gotta have a down payment on the cow first. I'd know anyway.'
'…interesting.'
'…Are you?'
'Am I what?'
'interested?'
'I guess you could say that.'
'Don't hurt her.'
'Or what? You'll hurt me?' jess asked sarcastically.
'severely. But that's not the point. In her eyes….you're likeable…I mean beyond your badboy shit.'
'gee- thanks.' Jess mumbled.
Tristan walked inside and picked up the phone pressing speed dial 'hey Maria, its Tristan…yeah can I get the chicken...yeah yeah the usual…ok. Thanks Maria. I'll tell her. Bye'
Jess looked at Tristan 'you ordered chicken?'
'Yeah?'
'Just…a chicken?'
'No…the chicken column of Als.' He opened the door 'lily!'
'Yeah?' she came up puffing.
'wanna pick up tea for me in 20?'
'Sure Als right?'
'Yeah.'
'Can I get some cookie dough?'
'Yeah ..And ice cream'
'ok. Can I have some money?'
'You don't have to leave yet.'
'I wanna go see miss patty.'
'Why?'
'Dance marathon.'
'Put Rory down too.'
'With Lorelia?'
'Not sure – you'd have to ring her.' She nodded and ran into the house coming back two minutes later.
'she's dancing with lex.'
'Why not Lorelia?'
'She took over the planing.'
'How?'
'Taylor's bed ridden and she promised to get Luke to decorate or something.'
'Who are you going with?'
'jamie.'
'Yeah?'
'Yeah – Charlie E asked me and so I got jamie to agree so I didn't have to go with him.'
'You spend way to much time with Rory'
'You love us anyway. Im going.' She turned back around 'oh – money.'
Tristan handed over a $50 note.
'Can I keep the change?'
'You can get a movie and spend ten at doses.
'cool. bye.' and with that she and jamie were down the street.
Around 20 minute's later Rory and lex appeared.
'hey girls' Tristan greeted from the kitchen table.
'Not now T.' Rory said as she followed lex up the stairs.
The two girls lay on Rory's bed 5 minutes later
'You know how hard it is to pee on a stick?'
'No…thank god.'
'No im serious.' After a few seconds both girls were laughing.
'urgh – I hate this song – next.'
After awhile Rory faced lex 'would you keep it?'
'You know how I feel about abortion.'
'no no no, I mean you'll have it but will you KEEP it?'
Lex looked to Rory and thought for a few seconds 'I don't think I could bring myself t give it up. I mean...what if Lorelia gave up you?'
Rory nodded and turned the music up as both girls sat there lost in they're own thoughts until her watch beeped.
'Did you ant me to..'
'Could you?'
Rory nodded smiling feintly 'what does pink mean again?'
'Sign of blood shed.'
'Right and blues calm.'
With that she opened the door to her ensuite.
She reappeared and lay back down with lex hugging her
'So is mum going to kill me?'
'Not today.'
'Or the next 9 months.'
'Not for being pregnant anyway.'
Lex began crying, soon followed by Rory.
The girls went down stairs awhile after with red eyes.
Lily frowned 'are you two ok?'
'yupyup.'
'what's wrong?'
'Nothing munchkin.'
'Are you sure?'
'Yeah sweets. Positive.' Lex replied as she grabbed a plate.
Tristan pulled Rory to his side leaving his arm around her 'so?'
'were good' tristan pulled her a little closer and she leant against him watching everyone.
'someone's missing.'
'Lane?' Tristan offered.
'No…Jess?'
'hmmm?'
'wheres Matt?'
'Upstairs.'
'Lily you wanna get Matt?'
Lily nodded and went to the bottom of the stairs before calling to him that tea was ready. She went back to the table and grabbed her plate before sitting on the couch.
Rory looked to David 'whens the last time bubs ate?'
'A few hours ago.' Jamie replied.
Rory nodded and grabbed herself food and then opened the cupboard to get a jar of baby food and a baby spoon. She set herself between Tristan's legs as he ate on the couch and placed David in her lap, feeding him as she watched the movie the girls had got and eating the mound of Chinese food she had on her plate.
Jess had to smile as he watched her from the other side of the couch…maybe his sister was right about something other than the idea of pop stars reproducing was a sign that Darwins theory was way off. And she definitely was pretty….ok well he wouldn't use the word pretty but ... that area of approval. Substantial approval. She made elvis costell sing this is hell just alittle quieter in his head.
Well what do you think? Worth continuing because I actually forgot what I was going to do with this to be honest so should I continue and work out a set path along the way? Lovelila.
