CHAPTER 10: UNSURE

Camilla woke up with a thrashing headache. She had a little too much to drink with Jay and his buddies last night. Son of a bitch. She thought to herself. She could lay in her bed all day, but school and spirit squad tryouts await her so she quickly got out of bed and went into her bathroom. She turned on the water, cupped her hands, and splashed cold water on her face. That woke her up a little bit.

"Milla!" She heard Chloe's voice from downstairs, "Are you up yet? I got some coffee here if you want some!"

Camilla was annoyed. As much as she loved her sister, she didn't like hearing her annoying screeching voice first thing in the morning.

"I'm coming!" She yelled back.

She couldn't stop thinking about Jay and the fun time she had last night. Steamy sex in a shower at the pool, doesn't get any better. She wanted to hang out with him more, but she didn't want to seem like a clingy school girl. She looked at her phone and saw another missed call from Jimmy. She didn't bother to respond. She was completely into Jay now, there was no reason to speak to him.

She made her way downstairs to see her sister and her husband Jon in the dining room drinking their cups of coffee. Chloe looked at Camilla, "Looks like you had fun last night!" She cheered.

Camilla grabbed a cup of coffee and sat with them.

"Yeah it was pretty fun." She said back.

"Night out with Jimmy?" Chloe asked.

Camilla shook her head, the thought of him made her skin crawl.

"No, I met another guy, Jay. We went out, with a few of his friends." She took a sip of coffee.

"What happened with Jimmy? I thought you two hit it off?" Chloe asked as she also took a sip of her coffee.

Camilla shrugged, "I don't know. I guess he wasn't ready to leave his ex girlfriend." She was still pissed at what she saw yesterday at her locker and what he said about her in class. If he were to die today, she wouldn't give a damn.

"Oh, well that sucks." Chloe said, "but I guess you already know there are more fish in the sea, just remember what we talked about OK?"

Camilla sighed and took another sip of her coffee, "I know, I know."

Jon, who was in a rush, grabbed his briefcase, and put his blazer on to complete the rest of his suit.

"I, for one, wish you wouldn't like boys until you're thirty-five but…"

Chloe interrupted him with a kiss, "C'mon Jonny, don't you remember being sixteen?"

"Yes. I remember being a boy, at sixteen, and that's why I don't want her dating until she's thirty-five."

Camilla chuckled a bit, as Jon gave her a kiss on the cheek and quickly left.

"I'll try to be home a bit early tonight!"

"Wow, it's nice to finally see him." Camilla said, "I feel like I never see him."

Chloe finished her coffee and went to the sink to wash her cup, "I know, ever since he made partner at his firm he has been working non stop."

"Well good for him." Camilla said as she took the last sip of her coffee. She went back upstairs to her room to get ready for school.

Jimmy was at home getting ready for school. He was still in shock of Hazel being pregnant. He was at a loss, he didn't know what to do or what to say. He knew deep down in his heart he was not ready to become a father, not yet. He has basketball, his friends, and college. He has been getting calls from colleges regarding a basketball scholarship. He knew that if Hazel were to have this baby, he would not be able to do it.

"James, are you ready? I'll give you a ride to school!" He heard his dad calling from downstairs.

Jimmy was a bit surprised, he is usually alone at his house because his parents work all day and all night.

He quickly rushed downstairs to meet his father.

"Is everything OK James? You don't look too well."

Jimmy let out a long sigh, he knew he would have to tell his parents about the pregnancy eventually, but he just couldn't find the words.

"Yeah, I'm okay, let's go."

After five minutes of riding in his dad's car, he pulled up in front of the school.

"You know, I took the morning off so I can talk to you. Are you sure everything is OK?"

Jimmy was still at a loss for words, he was afraid of his father's reaction.

"Everything is cool dad. Just got this English project to work on. It's a lot of work."

Jimmy's father nodded, "Well, there is something I need to talk to you about."

Jimmy was confused, he wondered if his dad already knew.

"Your mom and I talked, and right now, we think it's best if we lived separately for a while."

Jimmy was mad. Everything was coming together now, the arguments, both of them never home. He was hoping that things would get better, but they are now getting worse.

"So you're leaving." He said.

Jimmy's father sighed, "Yes. Jim, but you will still see me, on weekends. It'll be like I never left."

"Yeah, but you are leaving. So whatever."

He quickly got out his dad's car and made his way into school. He couldn't believe what he just heard. His parents were splitting up. He wasn't sure how to feel. This definitely made him think about Hazel and the baby in a new light. Maybe her having this baby could give him the family he had always wanted.

He made his way to his locker where he saw Hazel talking to Paige. He came up from behind her, hugged and kissed her.

"Hey beautiful."

Hazel smiled. "Hey, babe, whats up?"

"Can we talk?" He said as he looked at Paige, sending her a message that he wanted her to leave.

"OK, I can tell when something isn't my business. Hazel meet me after school for tryouts!" Paige walked away and Jimmy turned his attention to Hazel.

"I've been thinking, about the baby. We should keep it. I want to keep the baby."

Hazel smiled, "Really! Wow! Jimmy! I don't know what to say!" Hazel hugged him. She was happy that Jimmy wanted to keep the baby, but she wasn't sure if having a baby is really what she wanted. She was confused about everything. She really wasn't sure if this is what she wanted. She hasn't even told her parents about the pregnancy because she knew she was a dead girl walking.

"Are you OK?" Jimmy asked her.

Hazel was silent for a minute, she wanted to tell him how she was really feeling, but she didn't want to cause any drama. She finally had Jimmy in her life and she didn't want to break up again.

"Yeah. I'm okay." She simply said. "Morning sickness. I need to get to class."

"Me too." Jimmy said. He kissed Hazel one last time and left to his classroom. Hazel grabbed her books, closed her locker and began to walk to her first class. She tried her best to hold back tears. There was so much more she needed to tell Jimmy. She wanted to break down and tell him that she really wasn't sure about having this baby. She didn't know who to turn to, she didn't know what to do. She knew she didn't have much time if she wanted to make a decision about keeping the baby. She cringed at the thought of having an abortion, but she didn't want the whole taking about her physically having a baby and giving it up for adoption. She walked in her classroom and immediately sat in her seat behind Paige.

"So what did you and Jimmy have to talk about?" She asked with glee.

"He wants to keep the baby." Hazel answered back, this time without excitement.

"Woah, what's with the sadness, I thought this is what you wanted."

Hazel shrugged, "I'm not sure if this is what I really want. I was trying to tell Jimmy, but he was just so excited. I didn't want to make him upset."

Paige sighed, "Look hun, this is your decision. You have to do what is best for you. Jimmy is the father, yes, but it's your life that will change. Remember that."

Hazel sighed as well. Paige was right, this was her decision, but she wanted Jimmy to be involved too.

Paige could tell Hazel was in a lot of distress. She was trying her best to be a good friend, but she has never been in this situation before.

"Look, I'm going to be here for you no matter what." She said to her. Hazel appreciated Paige's attempt to make her feel better, but it wasn't making her feel any better. She had a lot of thinking she had to do.

**lunchtime**

The bell rang, signaling that it was time for lunch. Camilla couldn't be any more thrilled. History was the most boring class quickly emerged from her seat and made her way to her locker. She ran into Jay along the way.

"What's up?" He greeted as she opened her locker.

"Nada." She answered as she placed her bag inside.

"Had a pretty cool time with you last night." He said to her.

Camilla smiled, "Yeah, so did I."

"I wanna hang out again but I got work."

"Well maybe another time?" Camilla suggested.

"Sure." Jay said.

Camilla watched him walked away and she made her way to the cafeteria. She was joined by Alex and Ellie.

"What's up new girl?" Alex greeted as they made their way in the lunch line.

"Eh." Camilla answered. "How about you?"

Alex sighed as they each grabbed a tray and began to make their lunches.

"Bored of this place, but I'm student council VP so I have to be here for some meeting."

They each paid the lunch lady their fee and sat at a table together. She noticed that Jimmy and Hazel were was sitting two tables down from them. They seemed to be happy, laughing and kissing. She couldn't help but stare. A small part of her was still angry at what he said to her. She wasn't looking forward to seeing him in class later.

"So what happened with you and Jay last night?" Ellie asked while smiling.

Camilla turned her attention to Ellie, "Just kissed, made out, that's all."

Alex laughed, "Yeah right, we heard you and Jay fucking in the shower."

They all giggled, even Camilla.

"Hey it just happened." She said, "He's hot I couldn't help it."

"Those were the good days." Alex said, "It was that way for me when we first met."

Camilla's eyes grew wide, "Oh my God! I'm so sorry Alex, I didn't know that-"

Alex's laugh interrupted her, "It's okay. That was a long time ago. We're still good friends. He's really cool."

Camilla was calm after that, the last thing she wanted to do was stir up more drama with more people here.

"I need something to drink, do you guys want anything?" She asked Ellie and Alex.

Ellie shook her head. Alex handed her a dollar.

"Get me a coke." She ordered.

Camilla took the dollar from Alex and made her way to the vending machines, which happened to be by the table Hazel and Jimmy were sitting at. She has no intentions of trying to listen to their conversation, but while she was putting the money into the machine, she couldn't help but hear them.

"So, have you talked to your mom and dad? Have you told them about the baby?" Hazel asked.

Jimmy shook his head. "I tried to, but he had other things on his mind."

Hazel was concerned, "I'm sorry Jimmy. Is everything OK?"

Jimmy sighed, everything was not OK. "My parents are splitting up. My dad is moving out of the house."

Hazel put his arm around Jimmy, "I am so sorry babe."

Jimmy didn't want to show any emotion, "It's whatever. Doesn't make a difference. I mean they are never home anyway, but I don't want to talk about them. How are you feeling?"

Hazel rolled her eyes, this was one of the things that she did not like about Jimmy, he was not the kind of guy who wanted to talk about how he was feeling about anything. They never really communicate the way couples are supposed to.

"I'm still feeling a little sick." Hazel answered.

Camilla was shocked, at everything she heard. Hazel is pregnant with Jimmy's child. That was the reason why he got back together with her. She didn't know what to think of it. She grabbed her drink and Alex's and went back to her seat. She handed Alex her drink. Alex took a sip, then said.

"What's up? Looks like you just seen a ghost."

Camilla took a sip of her drink, then said. "No, just got the most interesting news."

Ellie grew excited, "About what?"

Camilla shook her head, it was not her business to say, but then again she was upset about Jimmy just ditching her without an apology or explaining himself. She could accept him not wanting her, but he could have at least said why.

"OK, but if I tell you, please don't say anything."

Next chapter: Camilla faces Hazel head on at cheer leading tryouts. Jimmy finds out about Camilla and Jay.