CHAPTER SEVEN
"Ow!" Cat shrieked as a door flew open and smacked her in the face. "God, don't you know how to open a door like a normal human fucking being!"
"I'm Sorry!" Sinjin said. "It was an accident... you shouldn't stand in front of the doors like that."
"I was going outside! Fuck my life..." she said, wiping her nose and sighing when she saw blood on her hand. "Jesus Christ..." she said before making her way to the girls bathroom. When she got there, she saw Jade and Tori primping, so she grabbed some paper towels and held them to her nose.
"Oh my god, what happened to you?" Tori asked at the sight of the blood.
"Don't walk near any of the doors if Sinjin isn't in plain sight."
"What did that clumsy oaf do to you?" Jade asked in an accusatory tone.
"He opened the door like a maniac and hit me in the fucking face with it."
"I'm sure he didn't mean to," Tori said.
"Go be his friend then, I don't need you on my side."
"I was just saying, Sinjin wouldn't do that on purpose."
"I know Tori, fuck. It doesn't make it okay that he opens the door like he's a tornado ripping through the Valley."
"Tornadoes don't come through the valley."
"Tori!"
"You're not doing that right," Jade said, walking to Cat and taking the paper towels away. The second she did, Cat sneezed and the goth gasped, closing her eyes and letting out an angry growl.
Cat and Tori both covered their mouths, Tori letting out a small laugh and Cat silently fearing for her life.
"I'm sorry!" Cat said. "I didn't know it was gonna happen!"
"If you weren't carrying my godchild right now I'd fucking murder you," Jade said, still seething with anger but throwing the paper towels away and grabbing some new ones.
"Carrying your godchild?" Tori asked.
"Thanks a lot Jade, I wasn't gonna say anything to anybody yet," Cat said.
"Oops," Jade said unapologetically as she pressed the paper towels against Cat's nose.
"What are you talking about?" Tori asked. "Are you pregnant?"
"Fifteen weeks," Cat said.
"Oh my god, that's so far along."
"I know."
"You're still so little. I mean, I noticed you gained some weight, but you really aren't much bigger than normal."
"I know, I'm carrying pretty far back. For now."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I mean, you're pregnant. You're still a kid, aren't you nervous?"
"Not really. I've got the experience. Now, if you mean nervous to give birth, then absolutely cause my shit's gonna rip and I'll be walking funny."
"Just like the first time you did anal," Jade said.
"Oh my god, shut up."
"I told you that you wouldn't like it and that it would hurt."
"Yeah well, I had to find out somehow. We don't talk about that."
"Can we go back to the fact that the most innocent girl in school is pregnant?" Tori asked. "How did that happen?"
"I had sex, Tori. You and Adam, you'd be a great tag team. He asked me the same thing."
"What are you gonna do? Is it Daniel's? Who am I kidding, of course it's Daniel's."
"It's not," Cat said. "It's Robbie's."
"What? How?"
"She cheated on Daniel," Jade said.
"What? Why?"
Cat sighed. "Because I guess I wasn't in love with him the way I thought I was. I prefer Robbie..."
"Why?" Jade asked. "He's a nerd."
"Be nice."
"No offense, but... if you cheated on Daniel, who's to say you won't cheat on Robbie?" Tori asked.
"I say. I won't. I've already made that promise to myself."
"Is there something you're trying to get from Daniel?"
"I cheated on him, Tori. There's nothing I want from him."
"What do you want from Robbie, Cat?"
"I wanna make him cum but I also wanna make sure he eats."
"So, fuck buddies," Jade said. "Do it. You need to get laid, he's willing to give you the dick."
"God, I need to get laid so bad."
"Getting laid is what got you knocked up," Tori said.
"Yeah I know that, but it's not like I can get pregnant again. Besides that, pregnancy makes you extremely horny, I swear I get off like five times a day sometimes."
"You're having sex that often?"
"No, I'm masturbating that often. It's so bad. Everything makes me horny and don't get me wrong, it feels really, really good but I'm also really tired of it."
"So try using something other than your hands."
"I don't use my hands, I use vibrators and dildos and pillows and anything that'll cause friction so I can cum and it's like it just isn't enough, I'm still not satisfied after my orgasm."
"Do we have to talk about this in public?"
"We're in the bathroom Tori, if you're uncomfortable because you're a virgin then leave, Jesus Christ."
"I'm - I'm not -"
"You're a virgin," Jade interrupted. "She's open about this stuff. You should hear her at our girl nights, she gets extremely graphic."
"Is my nose still bleeding?" Cat asked.
Jade removed the tissue from Cat's nose and watched for a few seconds. "No, you look like you're okay. Keep some tissue with you though. If you sneeze again - which better not be on me - you can start bleeding again."
"I said I was sorry," Cat said, turning around and pulling some paper towels out before putting them in her backpack. "I'll catch up with you guys later."
"Where are you going?"
"Find a janitor's closet."
"Jesus Christ."
"A janitor's closet? Why?" Tori asked.
"She's gonna get herself off."
"I can't stand it, Jade, I gotta get it taken care of," Cat said.
"Please remember to wash your hands," Tori said.
"I'm not a fucking ratchet, I know to clean up after."
"Why a janitor's closet though? Why not just in a stall?"
"Because you two are in here and you don't even like hearing about it, let alone hearing someone masturbate. And I'm a gusher, and there are mops I can use to clean it up with in a closet."
"Gusher?"
"I'm leaving," Cat said, walking out of the bathroom.
"What's a gusher?"
"She squirts sex juices when she has her orgasms, Vega. That's what it means," Jade said.
"...Gross..."
"Fuck you!" Cat snapped as she walked away from the group.
Jade chuckled, poking her food with a fork. "You pissed off your little girlfriend. Way to go, Shapiro."
"I don't know what happened, all I asked was if she gained weight," Robbie said, picking something up from the ground.
"What's that?"
"It flew out of Cat's backpack," he said, flipping it over and staring at it. It took him a while to understand what it was, but when he did he finally looked at Jade. "Is Cat pregnant?"
Jade stopped and looked at him. "What?"
"Is Cat pregnant?"
"Why are you asking me?"
"Don't lie to me Jade, just tell me."
"What is that?" Tori asked.
"It's an ultrasound with Cat's name on it. Is someone gonna answer me or not?" Robbie asked, turning the picture around to show them. "Is Cat pregnant?"
"...It's not my business," Jade said.
"Jade."
"What! Look, if you wanna know so bad then go fucking ask her. It's not my business so I'm not gonna talk about it."
Robbie sighed and walked away, leaving Beck and Andre a little stunned.
Beck leaned against the table and looked at Jade for a few seconds. "Is Cat pregnant?"
"It's not my business," Jade said.
"Jade."
"Don't you wanna hear it from her?"
"I wanna know if Cat's pregnant."
Jade sighed and ran her hand through her hair. "Yes. She's pregnant."
"Who did it?"
"What?"
"Who knocked her up? I'll kick their ass. Was it that jackass she was dating? I'll find him and I'll kill him," Beck said.
"Calm down. Don't get riled up."
"My sister is pregnant, Jade. She's a baby."
"She's the baby of the group. She's not a baby. She doesn't want anybody to know, okay? She wants to be the one to break the news. Don't ask her about it."
"She's -"
"She's growing up, okay? She's upset about it enough as it is. She needs to talk to Robbie."
"Why Robbie?"
"Because he's the baby's father."
"Robbie did this to Cat?"
"They did it together."
"I'll kill him."
"No. You'll leave it alone. You'll keep your mouth shut, you'll just be a support system and be there for her when she needs a hug. She'll need a lot of them..."
"Cat," Robbie said as he caught up to her.
"Go away," Cat said, wiping a tear from her cheek.
"We need to talk."
"Later."
"Now," he said, holding the ultrasound up.
Cat stopped in her tracks and she quickly took it out of his hand, pulling him into Sikowitz's class room. "Sikowitz. I need the room for a few minutes."
"You know I'm the teacher right?" Sikowitz asked.
"Erwin!"
"I'm going. You get ten minutes."
After Sikowitz left the room, Cat stuffed the ultrasound in her backpack. "Where did you find that?" she asked.
"It fell out of your backpack. Were you you ever gonna tell me that he got you pregnant?" Robbie asked.
"He's not the one that got me pregnant."
"He's the only one that could have."
"Are you forgetting about our affair? Cause, I was fucking you while I was fucking him and it was a fifty-fifty chance that I was gonna get knocked up by one of you."
"What are you saying?"
"You're the father, Robbie."
"How far along are you?"
"Almost sixteen weeks."
"Sixteen weeks."
"Yeah. That's why I look like I've gained weight," she said with a small glare.
"Okay, how was I supposed to know you were pregnant, Cat? I'm not a psychic. Why would you wait sixteen weeks to tell me about this?"
"Because I just found out myself a few weeks ago."
"Weeks? You've known for weeks and you didn't tell me?"
"Robbie, I'm still trying to cope with it! I'm not -"
"It's been ten minutes," Sikowitz said from the doorway.
"It's been two!" Cat snapped. "Dad, please!"
Sikowitz walked out and closed the door.
"Dad?" Robbie asked.
"Look, I'm still getting used to the idea that I'm pregnant at all, I couldn't just call you up and say "hey guess what, you got me pregnant" and leave it at that. I wanted to be mentally prepared for your reaction, and this is not the reaction I was prepared for."
"Maybe you should keep your backpack zipped up when you have pictures of your insides in it."
"It's not my insides, it's our fucking baby!"
"I know that now!"
Cat let out a frustrated breath, running her hands over her face. "Can we please talk about this after school tomorrow? Come to my house, we'll sit down and we'll talk."
"Why not today?"
"I'm having dinner with my dad tonight. I'm going to his place after school."
"You live with him."
"Adam's not my father, don't insult me. Look, I'll explain this whole confusing situation another time, okay? I promise, we'll talk everything out, but I need to get to class and I have to pee, so this conversation's pretty much over right now."
"Okay... Please be safe."
"Yeah, I'll try not to drown in the toilet."
