Always there for you

"What's wrong, Erika?" I asked after she calmed down.

"I'm sorry I broke down?" said Erika softly.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it, but what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry I had you fly out here."

"Will you stop trying to change the damn subject?" I said a little irritated. "Now, what's wrong?"

"I… Uh." Erika said but stopped to take a breathe. "I'm pregnant." Erika said so softly that I almost couldn't hear her.

"I'm sorry what?" I asked kind of hoping that I heard her wrong.

"I'm pregnant." She said a little bit louder.

"Whha… How?" I asked.

"Well when a daddy loves a mo.."

"Ugh, Erika stop being a smart ass. I meant, when? Who?" I asked

"Umm I'm not exactly sure when, but as for who, it's Jose." she said softly.

"Jose… the one you were dating before I left?" I asked, trying to get the details I missed.

"Ya, umm, we were still together until recently."

"What happened?" I asked

"I told him about the baby, and he broke up with me, and my parents are kicking me out. There giving me until the end of the week to get out. I am so sorry you had to come out here. I'm just scared." Erika said so fast that I'm surprised I caught it all.

"Oh, no, Erika don't apologize. I would have come out here for way less. You're my best friend and no matter what I'm going to be here for you." I said softly.

"Ya, I guess I'm just freaking out. So tell me about how your doing?" She said. I could tell that she was trying to get the conversation off her.

"I'm doing great. I have a boyfriend and a group of frie.."

"Whoa. Boyfriend?" Erika choked out.

"Ya." I said softly

"Who are you and what have you done with my best friend?" Erika questioned.

"What are you talking about Erika?"

"What am I talking about, what are you talking about. What happened to the girl who used to say fuck love?" She asked.

"She fell in love." I simply stated.

"So, you're still on that being a better person shitt." said Erika.

"Erika, don't start." I warned.

"Alright, alright, sorry."

"I don't get why you guys feel the need to comment about it every time you talk to me. There's nothing wrong in wanting to be a better person." I said defensively.

"Look Bella. We know you, we grew up with you, and we were there with you doing all those things you supposedly regret. We just don't want to see you unhappy, because your trying to be someone your not." Erika argued back.

"What if I'm trying to be the person I'm meant to be, the person I was before I did all that shitt." I said.

"Ahh… I don't want to argue with you." exclaimed Erika.

"Neither do I, but I really am happy." I sighed

"I guess that's just going to have to be enough, huh?" laughed Erika. "So when am I going to meet this boyfriend?"

"Whenever you want." I replied.

"Ohh how about you bring them over to Jonathon's tonight, that way they'll be able to meet everyone at once." She said

"Umm.. Erika I don't thinks that's a good idea." I said softly.

"Why not. It's perfect, that way we won't have to make up several separate meetings. We can do it all at once." she said

"It's just that it gets kind of crazy at Jonathon's and I think it'd be better to ease them into it." I said

"Why would you ha…. Oh my god, they don't know do they?" She asked slightly amused.

"mmmmm" I whined in response.

"Ok what don't they know?" Erika asked.

"mmmmm" I replied once again.

"Umm… ok better question what do they know?" Erika asked.

"Well they know that I was a different person and I regret the things I did." I said hoping she wouldn't catch me on that.

"Bella. Do they know the details or is that all they know?"

"That's all they know." I said very quietly.

Out of nowhere, Erika started to laugh hysterically. I couldn't see what was so funny, but I guess she found it hilarious.

"Ha Ha, Oh my god this is going to be so funny." She chuckled out

"You're an ass." I whined while pouting.

"Awww, I'm sorry B, but admit it if it was switched you'd be laughing to." She reasoned.

"No, I don't find it funny at all." I whined again.

"Well then you're just in denial." she said while getting out her last few chuckles. "Ok. I really do think you should bring them tonight. Either way if you slowly show them or if you just throw them in there it's going to be awkward, so you might as well get it over with. Like a band-aid."

"I guess, your right, but Erika I'm only going on one condition. I don't want anyone smoking in that house." I warned.

"Jeez Bella when'd you get the stick up your ass. If my memory serves me right, you used to like smoking. No you used to love it" she teased.

"I'm no doing it for me; I'm doing it for you. It's not good for the baby if you're around that. Does anyone else know?" I asked

"No, you and Jose are the only ones, and I'll call and tell them but there not going to be happy about it." She complained.

"I really couldn't care if they don't like it. Since Jose being an ass, it's my job to look out for you. Ohh that reminds me, I'm going to kill Jose. I mean what kind of gu…."

Erika cut me off by suddenly hugging me. I was surprised but was happy that we seemed to pick up were we left off.

"I'm really glad your back." She whispered.


I'm sorry it took me longer to update, schools been getting hectic but im going to get them up as fast as i can. What do you think so far?