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Chapter 11

Not a Kid Anymore

"I am so sorry," Josh whispered into her hair. They were in the backseat of his car, a few blocks away from their houses, just sitting. Josh's back was against the locked door, his legs extending to the whole backseat, and he held Andy close to him in his lap, his arms tightly around her.

"She hates me, doesn't she," Andy whispered, finally speaking, though now Josh wished she hadn't.

He sighed, "She doesn't hate you, Andy," he said finally, "she just hates the situation." He was a bit thankful that they couldn't see each other's faces, and he just stared down at her head that was right underneath his chin. They didn't speak anymore, neither of them having anything to say. She just pulled his arms tighter around him and lolled her head to the side a bit, closing her eyes. Josh closed his eyes too and put his face down in her hair, taking in the scent of apples. And together they sat there for what seemed like forever, but went by all too fast at the same time.

"I just can't believe this is happening," Nicole said, sitting down on the bed.

Stephen sighed, "I know," he said, sitting behind her, "I mean, I never thought something like this would happen to Josh."

Nicole nodded, "We were so worried about Lori that this totally blindsighted us," she said. She ran a hand through her cropped, blonde hair, "I can't even believe that I reacted that way," she said in an ashamed voice.

Stephen sighed again and put his arms around his wife, "Well, it was natural to be upset," he said, "but ground him?" he said, pulling her towards him.

"I can't believe I did that," she said with a small, nervous laugh. "He hasn't come home yet, has he?" she whispered.

"No," Stephen breathed, tightening his arms around her.

Nicole sighed and hugged his arms to her, "It's my fault, I know. He's with her right now, isn't he?"

"Nicole," Stephen started, "it's not your fault. And yes, he's probably with her but they're both extremely scared right now, just like us."

Nicole closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "We should go find him," she said finally.

"No," Stephen said back, "we need to just let him come home. Then we can all talk."

Nicole nodded and opened her eyes, looking up at her husband, "Do you think they hate me?" she asked sadly.

"No," Stephen said quickly, "they're just scared and confused...and they need us on their side," he added, kissing her hair.

Nicole sighed and nodded, "I know," she whispered, "I know."

Andy closed the door behind her, hearing the sound of Josh's car drive off. She shrugged off her coat and hung it in the closet, and then wandered into the living room.

"Oh, Andy, you're home," Kayla said from the kitchen.

"Yeah," Andy said softly, sitting on the couch. Kayla abandoned her spaghetti sauce and left the kitchen, walking into the living room.

"Did you tell his parents?" she asked her.

"Yep," Andy said, staring straight forward.

"How'd it go?" Kayla asked.

"Just dandy," Andy mumbled.

"That good, huh?" came a voice. Kayla and Andy both looked over and saw Rose leaning against the wall in the entrance to the living room.

Andy let out a nervous laugh, "Yeah," she said, "Nicole basically kicked me out."

"What?!" Kayla said, shocked.

"Well, do you blame her, Kayla?" Rose said, walking over to them, "I mean, she thinks it's Andy's fault."

Kayla glared at Rose and stood up, "Well, obviously it's all his fault," she said.

"Kayla, don't be stupid," Rose said, "Andy's a big girl. She knew what they were doing as much as he did."

Andy's stomach lurched, "Will you excuse me," she said, running out the living room and into the bathroom. She slammed the door closed and fell to her knees in front of the toilet, puking in the stunningly white ceramic bowl.

Roo hates me, Andy thought to herself as she used a shaky hand to pull down the lever on the back of the toilet, She thinks I'm a slut, she thought as she stood up and walked over to the sink. She turned on the cold water and cupped her hands under it, catching water that she then splashed on her face. She blindly felt around for a towel and wiped her face dry with it.

She looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was the same color, still the same length, and still beautifully curly. Her eyes were the same brown they've always been, and her skin color still a perfect shade. She didn't look any different. She didn't dress any different. But this sick feeling in the pit of her stomach, the spinning in her head that never stopped, that made her feel different, and she knew she was different. She wasn't just Andy Jensen anymore, average high school kid.

"I'm not a kid anymore," she murmured, rubbing her stomach delicately.

"You're right about that," came a voice. Andy turned her head and saw Rose in the doorway.

"If you came here just to make me feel bad, would you please wait until later, I'm not feeling well," Andy replied curtly, turning back to the mirror. She could see Rose staring at her in the mirror, her brown eyes piercing through her skin.

"If I remember right, I'm supposed to be mad at you, not the other way around," Rose said, leaning against the frame and crossing her arms against her chest.

"Yeah, well, I know what you're thinking, so sparing me some extra tears would be really helpful right now," she said, spinning around and trying to push past her.

"Whoa," Rose said, grabbing her daughter's shoulders, stopping her. "You are not getting off that easy."

Tears welled up in Andy's eyes, and she glared defiantly up at Rose, "Getting off easy? How am I getting off easy? How have I gotten off easy on any of this?! I didn't get off easy for having unprotected sex with Josh, and I didn't get off easy with his family who hates me now, and I didn't get off easy here where my own mother thinks I'm a slut!" she yelled, her vision blurred with angry tears.

"Andy Leigh," Rose started, "If you think that I would ever think you're a slut, than you really don't know me." Andy sniffed and rubbed her nose with the sleeve of her shirt, "I'm just disappointed in you and sad," she said softer, "Do you know how hard it is for a mother to watch her sixteen year old daughter to rip her life apart?" she asked. Andy's bottom lip trembled and Rose pulled her into a hug. Andy closed her eyes and clutched to her mother's shirt, feeling so little and helpless.

"I hate this," Andy choked out.

"I know, baby," Rose said, into her daughter's hair. "So do I."

"I've got it," Nicole called, picking up the phone. "Hello?" she said politely.

"Hi, this is Rose Jensen, Andy's mother," Rose said on the other side.

"Oh," Nicole said, "Well, hello...I'm Nicole, Josh's mom."

"Yes, I know, and I heard about what happened today," Rose said calmly.

Nicole's stomach dropped, "Listen, I-"

"Nicole, to tell the truth," Rose said, "If your son and had come here and they told me, I would have done the same thing you did," she said, immediately easing the tension.

Nicole breathed a sigh of relief, "I feel like such a child for acting that way," she answered meekly.

"Please, don't," Rose insisted, "It's perfectly fine, and you had quite a reason to be angry. I mean, no one wants to see their children have to grow up so rudely and quickly."

"Are you a social worker too?" Nicole said with a small hint of humor.

Rose let out a small laugh, "No, just a mother."

"Is their a difference?" Nicole joked, making both of them laugh.

"Well, I think that there are some things that need to get taken care of," Rose said, "Starting off with getting Andy to a doctor."

"Oh, yes, of course," Nicole said, sitting down on her bed.

"I think that it would be best to just have her go to her normal gonocologist. He's a man that my wife Kayla and I know and trust, and he's had a great deal of experience," Rose said.

"That sounds fine," Nicole said.

"Great," Rose replied, "You know, this is so informal over the phone. You and your husband should get together with Kayla and I to discuss this better," she said.

"That sounds great," Nicole said.

"Perfect," Rose said, "How is tomorrow at one o'clock? We can come over to your house or the other way around if you'd like," she offered.

"Our house is fine," Nicole answered.

"Great," said Rose, "So...tomorrow then?"

"Yes, tomorrow," Nicole answered. Both of them were silent, neither of them hanging up, "It seems almost unreal, doesn't it?" Rose said in a quieter, sadder tone.

"I feel like I'm in a dream...a horrible, horrible dream," Nicole admitted.

"Good to know I'm not alone," Rose said.

"Even better to know I'm not the only mother feeling this," Nicole responded.

"Being a mom isn't easy," Rose offered.

"No it's not," Nicole said, shaking her head, "It most definitely is not."

mmkay, review! next chapter is at the 10 week check-up. and sorry, im 2 tired 2 do review replies :-( i might do it later, but i just wanna update now, lol.