Everything is Different Now
Chapter 11: Our Little Secret
Laney's POV:
I wake up to find the spot in the bed next to me empty. I get up and go into the kitchen to see Larry eating breakfast. He looks up at me. "Good morning.", he says before continuing to eat. I leave the room to go to Lance's room. I go to his crib and gently pick him up. He opens his eyes and stares up at me before gurgling happily and reaching his little hands up towards me. I feel my heart melt at the sight. I don't know what I would do without my baby. I hold him close to my body and walk back to the kitchen. I see Larry getting ready to leave for work. I walk over to him. He smiles at me as I hand Lance to him. Lance lights up at seeing Larry's face.
Larry starts talking to him. "Hey buddy. I have to go to work, but I'm gonna miss you. While I'm gone I need you to be the man of the house ok?", he says before tickling Lance. Lance starts laughing that adorable laugh that I love hearing him make. I start laughing. Larry gets up and brings Lance to me. He puts Lance in my arms before giving me a short, but sweet kiss on my lips. "I'm gonna be getting home later than usual today.", Larry says. "Why?", I ask him. "After work I'm going to be dropping the papers off at the real estate office.", he says. I say nothing, but nod in understanding.
He kisses me once more before grabbing his car keys and walking out the front door. I go and start making Lance his morning bottle. After a couple of hours of doing things like washing the dishes and doing some laundry, I settle down on the couch with a book. I sit there blissfully reading until I hear a knock on the door. I get up, setting my book down, and walk to the door. Curious to who could be here, I open the door. I'm surprised to see Carrie's worried and nervous face. "Hi Laney. Can I come in?", she says. I let her in before closing the door behind her. She goes and sits on the couch.
She sits there quietly before I break the silence. "Is something wrong Carrie? You look worried.", I say, my voice full of concern. I hope she isn't in some kind of trouble or something. "If I tell you something, would you promise not to tell anyone?", Carrie asks looking up at me pleadingly. I wonder what she's hiding. I go over and sit down on the couch next to her. "Of course.", I say while putting a hand on Carrie's shoulder. "So you know how me and Core have been together for a few months now?", she asks me. I nod. She continues. "Well, lately I haven't been feeling good. I was worried that something might be wrong so I went to the doctor.
He checked me and said that me being sick was normal since...", Carrie trails off. I look at her face to see tears escaping her eyes, causing her makeup to run. "Since what?", I ask. She looks up at me wiping at the tears running down her face. She sniffs before continuing. "Since I'm p-pregnant.", she says before bursting into tears, wrapping her arms around me, and crying into my shoulder. I wrap my arms around her and rub her back until her crying gets less and less before stopping completely.
I go to the kitchen and grab a box of tissues off the counter before going back to the living room and handing them to Carrie. She mumbles a thanks and dabs at the tears left on her cheeks. "Why are you upset about this?", I ask. Carrie looks up at me before answering. "I'm upset because I don't know how Corey is going to react. What if he leaves me?", she says, her voice becoming hysterical. "Carrie, you need to calm down and breathe.", I tell her.
She starts taking deep breathes until she is calm. "Listen to me. You need to tell Corey. I know him. He will not leave you.", I tell her. She sighs before looking up at me. "You're right.", she says. She gets up and starts walking to the door. Before she opens the door, she looks back at me. "This is our little secret ok?", she says. "Yes. Our little secret.", I say. She opens the front door and leaves. I sit there for a minute thinking. I hope she tells Corey. He should know. My thoughts end there as I pick my book back up and continue reading.