**hey people! I hope you all had a fun-tastic Thanksgiving. It's 4 AM and I'm currently high on sugar (I ate a plateful of whipped cream). I was debating between continuing the last chapter, establishing another scene or taking a time jump. It's about February in the timeline, meaning that Jade is about five months along. I don't want to time jump yet because I have other ideas, and where Jade went and what happened will really be of zilch importance… so here's a new chapter! A nice mother/daughter moment between Jade and her mother (no, her unicorn *sarcasm*). S/O to all my lovely readers and reviewers! You are all amazing, and I am SO glad that you're loving the story. You have no idea how much those comments mean to me. I know I've said this a thousand times, but after being bullied last year for my "shitty" writing skills, your comments make me feel really good. Thank yous**

Jade woke up the next morning feeling hopeful, as if maybe she dreamed that Brenna and Shannon embarrassed her. She logged on to her page on The Slap and was devastated: EVERYBODY was talking about her pregnancy, including people she didn't know. Well, except for Mr. Sikowitz, whose latest post was about his rubber ducky. Jade logged off and crawled back under the covers. I am NOT going to school today, Jade thought firmly as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Five minutes later, there was a knock on her bedroom door. "Jade?" her mother said softly. "You have to get out of bed."

"No," was all Jade said.

"Jade Andrea West," her father added in his gruff tone. "Do I have to come in there and make you?"

Jade sat in her bed, but didn't move. "You wouldn't!"

"I'm giving you to the count of three." There was a short pause. "One…" Another pause. "Two…" Another pause, this time, Jade rolling her eyes. "Three!" The door opened and Jade's parents looked at their daughter, her eyes showing evidence of crying.

"Jade, what happened?" her mother said in a sweet tone. "Is everything okay?"

"Hell no!" Jade replied as she crawled under the covers again. "Word got out that I was pregnant and now people won't stop talking about it."

"Hun, that was bound to happen at some point."

Jade sat up again, glaring at her mother. "And that's supposed to make everything okay?"

Her mother sighed and looked at her husband. "Bill," she said. "Could you please give Jade and I some privacy?"

Bill nodded. "Very well, Daphne," he replied. "I had a feeling you were bound to tell her."

Bill walked out and Jade looked at Daphne curiously. "Mom, what happened?" she wanted to know.

Daphne shut the door and sat on the edge of Jade's bed. "Jade, there is something you don't know about your father and me. When we were seniors at Northridge, at homecoming, I won homecoming queen and your father won homecoming king…"

"Your point?" Jade said, looking bored.

Daphne sighed. "Well, we made the same mistake you and Beck did…"

"Having sex with Beck was not a mistake."

Daphne put her hand up. "Let me finish. Anyway, it ended the same way too." She sighed again. "I got pregnant. And I wanted an abortion so badly…"

"Except they were illegal."

"Jade," her mother said in a scolding tone, "they were legal, but your Grandma Perry insisted that I go through the entire pregnancy, then decide whether or not I keep the baby. As time progressed, I began showing and a complete snob told the whole school I was having a baby. I got asked about it all the time, and it drove me insane. Eventually, I gave birth to this beautiful baby girl and I couldn't give her up. I told the doctors that I did not want to hold her after she was born, but they placed her in my arms anyway. She looked at me with those slate blue eyes like she trusted that I would keep her safe her whole life. And your father looked at the baby girl and didn't want her out of his life either."

Jade cocked an eyebrow. "Wait, are you saying I have a long-lost sister?"

Daphne chuckled softly. "No." She ran her hand through the blue stands of Jade's hair. "Jade, that baby girl was you."

Jade's mouth gaped open, unable to speak for several minutes. Why haven't I known this before? she thought. Finally, she said, "Then why did you freeze me out after I told you? And why didn't you want to hold me?"

Daphne put her hand on Jade's shoulder. "I was surprised that you were going through what your father and I had to go through," she explained. "And I wanted to decide what to do before seeing you, which ended up alright after all."

"I guess," Jade mumbled. She sighed and said in an almost-sincere tone, "Mom, I'm sorry. I really mean it."

Daphne's face broke into a smile and she hugged Jade. "Aww, baby, it's okay. I'm sorry, too. I know you'll be a great mother. I love you, my dear Jade Andrea West."

Jade cringed. She hated her middle name more than anything, let alone used in the sentence "I love you" said by her mother. "I love you too," Jade said slowly.

Her mother pulled away. "Well, now you have to get ready for school," she said. She got up and headed for the door. "I want you to be ready in ten minutes."

Jade groaned. After being forced into a heart-to-heart with her mother, now she was being forced to go to school. "Damn it," she muttered as she headed for her dresser.

As suspected, everyone at school was talking about Jade, calling her a whore as she walked past. Thankfully, Beck caught up with her and walked her to her classes, fighting off those that dared to call his girlfriend a hoe. With him on her side, Jade felt a bit better about being in school…

Until they got to Sikowitz class…

**yes, I'm being mean and leaving a cliffhanger. That cliffhanger is my definite promise to update again this weekend, either tonight or tomorrow night. Right now, I need to get some sleep. (since I'm not shopping, ha! #notmyscene) Also, I know this chapter was kind of long, but hey! Now you know the names of Jade's parents (at least in my world). And, in case anyone's wondering, the pronunciation of Jade's middle name is an-dree-uh (since there is another pronunciation). See you next time! :D**