"Josh?" Amy walked towards her youngest son. She hugged him and he cried. He cried in her arms.
They're just kids, Amy thought.
"Tell us, son. What happened?" Alan asked. He parched himself on the other side of Josh.
Through his tears he looked up at his parents. What could he say? Did he love her? Yes. Did he want this? Maybe, but maybe in the future. Was he going to love his son or daughter? Yes.
"I don't really know what happened that night?"
*Flashback*
I heard a knock on my door. Glad I was just finishing a 12 paragraph essay. Thinking it was my girlfriend Lizzy, I opened it to find someday. Maya Hart was at my door, crying.
"I didn't have anywhere else to go." She croaked out. I had her in my arms in a flash. Her hair smelled of apples and strawberries. I closed my door and brought her to sit on the bed.
"What happened Maya? Was it Riley? Did you guys fight?" Hoping it wasn't about Lucas. I wasn't really sure what was going on in Maya and Riley's life rigth now. I haven't really been calling lately.
"No, its Alek." Alek? Who is Alek?
"Who's Alek?" Her cheeks reddened, I knew I wasn't going to like this, but she was here. She looked away.
Clearing her throat, she whispered,"He was my boyfriend."
A few tears spilled from her eyes, her eyes red.
"What did he do?"
"One person, really. Missy Bradford." She looked up at me. I knew who she was talking about and what she was talking about.
"So your pretty boy boyfriend or ex boyfriend cheated on you with the witch Missy Bradford." I smirked.
"Yes. I hate her." She placed her head in her hands.
"You must really love him then." It hurted. The realization, the confirmation that the blonde in front of me had moved on.
"Yeah I guess I do. I mean any other guy I would just push to the back of my mind but I thought we had something. You know." She looked at me. God, she grew beautiful. I ran my hand to the side of her face. I pressed my forehead to hers, looking into her eyes.
"Yeah I do know and I know that you deserve so much better." She looked up at me.
"Josh?" Looking down at her lips, I knew this was forbidden, but I didn't care with Maya. I pulled her closer, our lips finally connecting.
*Flashback Ends*
"I'd do anything for her."
"We know."
"I don't even know how to start or do this. She's almost three months."
"Oh honey! Its okay. Take deep breaths. You have us. You have family that's here. This might not have been how we wanted your relationship to prosper but here you are. Now all you have to do is talk to her. You really need to talk to her Josh." My mom took my hand.
"What do you mean?"
"She's scared Josh. She thinks she going to be abandoned or worse a horrible mother. She thinks she'll leave just like her father. You have to talk to her." I stood up.
"Okay."
"Wait! Not now, you need sleep and she also needs rest."
"Okay." My parents hugged me goodnight.
...
"What are we going to do with those two?" Alan asked.
We both sat down on the couch.
"Pray?" We both laughed.
"Let's go to bed."
...
I woke to the smell of pancakes. Surprisingly I didn't throw up. I walked downstairs to find Mrs. Matthews making breakfast.
"Hey, Maya. How you feeling?" I smiled.
"No morning sickness." She laughed.
"Here eat something. You are going to need the strength." I happily took the pancakes. We started talking about school and Riley.
"How did she take it?"
"Surprisingly better than I did." She laughed while flipping a pancake.
"I fear that some embarrassing stories has been shared. Dont you think, dad?"
"Yeah, son." We both turned to see Mr. Matthews and Josh leaning on the railing of the stairs.
"Well, you would know, if you two didn't sleep until 10:30. Anyway come down, breakfast!" The two came down and devoured the pancakes.
"This is what I had to put up with for years. Better hope for a girl, like Topanga." I giggled.
"Hey, we aren't that bad." Josh put up his plate coming to kiss his mother on the cheek.
"Yeah, Yeah." She playfully hit her son and went to eat with her husband. He grabbed my hand and pulled me outside.
He pointed up.
"Treehouse?" I smiled and let him pull me up.
"Maya?" I sat on the floor of the treehouse.
"Yeah?"
"Are you okay?" I looked into his eyes. He had a look of worry and I knew he talked with his parents.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I bit the inside of my jaw. I didn't really want this conversation right now.
"Well you are seventeen and having a baby. Your boyfriend is really a fool and he's not here for you. You say you are okay but you are not. You need to tell me because we are in this together. If you are feeling down, I am feeling down. I am not going anywhere." He was directly in front of me. He had the same look on his face like that night oh so months ago. Was he going to kiss me?
"I-I thought he was the one." I looked down. He sat beside me and pulled me to his side.
"How could he do this? I mean he cheated on me with Missy. I gave him another chance. I-I-" I cried in his arms. Eventually falling asleep but not all the way before hearing Josh say:
I love you, Maya. Don't let go.
...
"You guys be safe. Make sure to visit! Call me!" Yelled Mrs. Matthews.
"Ready?" Josh asked. I shook my head yes but really I didn't want to leave. I didn't want to go back to the drama. I liked my little paradise here with Josh.
...
Josh helped me put my things inside. We said our farewells with a hug. Not a minute later he came back looking for his keys. We found it 30 mins later. We bid farewell again.
I had a bucket of ice cream in one hand and remote in the other, when there was a knock on the door.
I opened,"Did you leave your phone this time Josh?" But it wasn't Josh, it was Alek. He had an eyebrow raised.
"I have my phone actually and I have been trying to call you for two days now. You weren't at school today either. What were you doing with Josh?" He walked in yelling.
"Okay, first of all you aren't my dad. Second, of all we are over, so why are you even here. Third of all, I am none of your business." I folded my arms across my chest.
"Maya, look we both screw up, okay. I just want to talk." I scoffed.
"First of all, Alek, you screwed up. We broke up. You screwed Missy and then you blamed it on me! We are nothing." I went to open the door but he grabbed my arm pulling me back.
"Maya, I am trying to make this work. At least I didn't get Missy pregnant!" I slapped him.
"Get out!"
...
Once Alek left, all I wanted to do was sleep but Shawn came prancing in. He wanted to talk.
"What's up?" I asked sticking a spool full of ice cream in my mouth. Not caring of brain freeze.
"So, how far off are you?" I smiled and patted my stomach.
"Almost three if not already."
"Went to the doctor yet?"
"Nope, haven't had time to schedule anything. Are we okay Shawn?"
He smiled and took my arm,"Aw! Kiddo, I may be a little mad but I will always love you and this child." We hugged. I complained of being sleep deprived. He let me sleep. Saying something about having to go to school.
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