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Previously on The New Girl:
Erin's POV
"Hey Er, wake up. It's time for school" I hear Kimmy say to me Monday morning. I groan as I open my eyes and light pours in. I've never been a morning person, but it's gotten way worse with my pregnancy.
"Shut up and get out" I mumbled making her laugh. Kim knows not to take me serious when I've just woken up.
"Fine, just wanted to let you know that Mr. Daddy's here" she said in a teasing tone.
"What!? You let Jonah in our house!?" I yelled. She knows Jonah is the father of my baby, why would she be acting like this?
"Chill girl, I wasn't talking about Jonah. He isn't the real father of that baby and you know it. A real father doesn't do what he did to you. A real father is there. And I think you know what guy I'm talking about when I say that baby's daddy" she told me with a huge amount of honesty in her eyes. I understood what she meant, and realization finally dawned on me.
"Jack!? He shouldn't be here this early!" I yelled, pushing off the covers and running to my closet. I quickly pulled on a t-shirt and some jeans and slipped into some flip-flops. I think that was the fastest I ever changed, but I don't want my boyfriend seeing how I look when I first wake up. He already has to see me pregnant.
"Erin! Get your butt in here!" Kim yelled from the living room. I sighed and walked in there hoping I made myself look halfway presentable in the like three minutes I had.
"Hey Jack, what are you doing here?" I asked half-cheerily. I still really hate mornings.
"Well I just came to see my favorite girls. All three of them" he said making me smile as he placed a hand on my stomach. That's when I felt a little bump. I gasped and Jack immediately looked up with concern in his eyes. "What's wrong?"
I looked up, meeting his gaze and smiled. "Jack, put your hand back on my stomach, quick!" I said. He did as I asked and when I felt another small bump he looked back up, this time more confused than concerned.
"What is that?" he asked warily. I laughed at his expression.
"That, my silly boyfriend, is someone who's very anxious to meet you because she's never kicked like that before" I told him smiling.
Jack's POV
I couldn't believe it. The baby kicked. For me. And Erin said she never kicked like that before so…wow.
"Erin, that's…amazing" I said, still slightly at a loss for words so I just pulled her against me. When I looked to the side, I could see Kim smirk making me roll my eyes.
"I know! Now come on guys, I'm starving" Erin said dragging me to the kitchen. Kim soon followed with that smirk still plastered on her face.
Apparently Kim had gotten up early and made some bacon, eggs, sausage and a few other breakfast items. It all looked good to me, but five minutes into the meal, Erin took off running to the bathroom.
Kim sighed and nodded towards the bathroom. "Go."
I didn't need any more convincing. I took off after her and made it just in time to hold her hair back. I didn't even think about how weak I usually get when I'm around someone who gets sick. I just wanted to be there for my girlfriend.
Poor Erin, she was still shaking when she sat up. Oh goodness, and it looked like she was about to cry too. Girls and tears have never sat well with me, but especially not Erin.
"Jack, I am so sorry" she sobbed. I just pulled her into my arms.
"Shh, don't you worry about a thing Er. I'll always be here for you."
Erin's POV
I seriously hate how emotional I get now that I'm pregnant, but I have a feeling I would've started crying harder if Jack had said that to me when I wasn't pregnant too.
"Erin, baby, please stop crying. I hate it when you cry" he just kept saying.
"I-It's bad enough you're dating me, knowing I have this stupid morning sickness issue. B-But, you were h-here and-"
"And nothing. Erin, I told you I would always be here for you. I'm sticking to that problem. Why do you think they put 'in sickness and in health' in wedding vows for couples getting married? I love you, Erin. I'll always love you" he said looking so sincere.
"I love you too Jack, but-"
"No buts. I love you whether you're dressed in the most glamorous outfit in the world, or if you were in an old pair of pajamas. I'll love you when you're perfectly healthy, and when you're sick you can't even get out of bed. I love you, period, and that's never going to change."
Erin's POV:
I was walking to my locker and I smiled at Jack as he came up next to me, but my smile quickly faded when I saw Kim with Jonah.
Out of habit, I ran up to her as fast as I could being pregnant and all and push him away from her.
"What are you doing? I told you to stay away from my friends." I hiss at him with anger. My sudden confidence towards Jonah must have shocked Kim and Jack since they were speechless.
"You said friend, you never said to stay away from your sister." Jonah said with that smirked never leaving his face.
"Kimmy, what is he talking about?" I ask and Jack slowly walks towards me.
"Oh, you didn't know? I surely thought Blondie here told you." Jonah said faking being shocked.
"I was going to tell you Er." Kim says but I hold up a finger, signaling we'll talk later.
"Just stay away, if you know what's good for you." I say anger filling my eyes as I try to hide the tears that threatened to fall from fear I'm trying to hide oh so well.
Jonah walked off eyeing Jack, Kim and I.
"Are you ok Er?" Jack asks and I nod faking a smile.
"Erin, baby, tell me the truth." He says and I just let the tears fall.
"I'm terrified." I say and I start to cry harder as Jack pulls me into a hug.
Jack's POV:
Erin's acting so strange lately, she has always been so strong, now Jonah comes around and it's like she's barely holding on to make it through the day.
"Jack, you're amazing, I'm crying all the time, and you're always there to comfort me, thank you." Erin says before crying a little more.
I kiss the top of her head and look her in the eyes, I smile and wipe away her tears and she gives me a small smile.
"Baby, it's killing me seeing you cry, and I'll do anything, to keep you safe and to make sure no one hurts you ever again." I say and kiss her cheek before walking off to find Jonah.
Erin's POV:
I turned around after jack walked off to look at Kim.
"How could you just keep a secret like that?" I ask her and she looks down.
"I was told never to tell, or else dad would hurt you." Kim says.
"Where you ever going to tell me?" I ask.
"Yes, when I knew he couldn't hurt you." Kim says.
I shake my head and walk off.
"Er, I'm sorry." She says.
"Kimmy, sometimes it takes a lot more than sorry to fix things." I say and walk off.
I walk around the corner and nothing could ever prepare me for what I saw.
Jack's POV:
I found Jonah leaning against his locker and when I reach him, I pin him against it.
"Don't you ever, ever go near Kim or Erin again." I say with anger in my voice.
"Like you could make me stay away." Jonah said smirking.
I had enough, I punch him and just as I moved back Jonah lunged at me and we were both on the floor.
I took some hard hits, but I wasn't going down without a fight.
I saw out the corner of my eye, someone walking around the corner.
Just as I was about to turn to see who it was, I felt a hard punch to my head and a sharp pain.
I see Jonah get up and walk away, that evil smirk never leaving his face.
"Jack!" I hear someone call my name and I pray in my head.
"Please God, let me be ok. Watch over please."
"Jack, Jack, Jack look at me." I hear someone yell at me.
Suddenly, my eyes felt heavy and everything was black.
"Jack stay with me please." I hear again and everything was fading.
"Someone help!" Was the last thing I heard before I completely blacked out.
Chapter 14: Accusations
Erin's POV
"Jack! Oh my goodness, please stay with me!" I begged as I dropped down to the ground and pulled his head as far up on my lap as I could with my belly bump there. "Come on baby, please don't do this to me. Please wake up."
"Erin! What happened!?" Kim asked as she slid down the hall and right next to me. I know I'm supposed to be mad at her, but I forgot all of that when I saw Jack hit the floor. I don't know what I'm gonna do if something happens to him!
"He was obviously beat up! It doesn't matter right now, just go get help!" I yelled through the tears. Kim nodded quickly and took off running down the hall to get some help. I started stroking Jack's hair out of his face and just let the tears fall. "Please, please, please Lord, don't take him from me. Be with my Jack and help him through this, please" I begged.
Pretty soon, Kim returned with a bunch of teachers who'd called the paramedics. They got him to the hospital and let me have the rest of the day off because the stress wasn't good for me or the baby. Kim just decided to ditch the rest of the day so she could be there too.
I was so scared. Lord, please let him be okay.
Erin's POV:
I sat at Jack's bedside holding his hand, talking to the doctors and nurses and just being there to support him.
He's always there for me; it's my turn to return the favor.
"Miss Wilkes, Jack only has a few bruises here and there, but as of his head, he has a mild concussion, so no karate for a week, and make sure he doesn't get into any more fights please." The nurse says and I nod.
I had to explain what happened, and I was lucky it was one of the nurses who is understanding and compassionate.
"How is he?" Kim asks and I look at her, I'm still mad at her, but I have to at least tell her how Jack is.
"He ok, has a mild concussion and some bruises, but he's ok." I say and she nods.
"I still can't believe you didn't tell me." I say and Kim sighs.
"I'm sorry Er." She says and I nod.
"I just wish you didn't have to keep it a secret." I say and she sighs and nods.
"I know me too. But hey, on the bright side, we're sisters, we're twins, and I'm going to be an aunt to YOUR baby, not that jerk of an ex's baby." Kim says and smiles and I nod and look at my baby bump that was now noticeable, and tomorrow at school will most likely be the new gossip everyone will be talking about.
Suddenly, Jack started to stir and opens his eyes.
"Hey baby… wow my head hurts!" He says and I giggle nervously.
"Are you ok?" I ask.
"I'm ok, but my head does hurt." Jack says rubbing a spot on his head.
I lean over and kiss his head and he smiles.
"That's better." He says and I smile.
I close my eyes and open them with a smile and I see Jack's worried face.
"She kicked again." I say and Kim basically threw herself at me to feel it while Jack smiled.
"So what's wrong with my head?" Jack asks.
"Mild concussion. So no karate for a week mister." I tease and Jack frowns.
"Awww… No fair." He says pouting and I laugh.
"Sorry babe." I say and Jack looks like he has an idea.
"What if I…" He starts.
"No." I say.
"Come on, you didn't even hear it." He says.
Sometimes I see how being friends with Jerry affects you." I tease.
Erin's POV:
A few hours later
I was just sitting in Jack's room later that night. Kim had already gone home. She kept apologizing but I wasn't quite ready to hear it. Sisters. I cant believe it. Anyways, she left because Uncle Rudy needed someone there to watch my foster cousin, Sam, and I sure wasn't leaving.
Jack was asleep so I was just stroking his hair when the door flew open and two middle-aged people walked in. Their hair was pretty dark-like Jack's.
"Excuse me for asking, but would you mind telling me who you two are? The nurses told me to tell anyone who came in here that visiting hours were over" I said. They lady in the family glared at me while the man stayed silent, just glancing at Jack a few times a minute.
"I do believe I don't have to tell YOU anything. And also, if visiting hours are over, what are you doing here?" the woman asked in a snotty voice. I stared back at her in shock. Okay pregnancy hormones, please help me here and don't lash out on these people because that isn't the Christian thing to do.
"They told me I could stay. Jack did too" I said. "Now, would you please tell me who you are and why you're here? I don't want to have to call security"
"You'd be calling them on yourself missy" the woman snapped. "I am Jack's mother and I should have you thrown out of here this instant! Who do you think you are hanging around my son?"
I stared at her once more. Jack's mother? How could this woman be my sweet Jack's mother? I'm not trying to judge, but she is being very rude.
"I'm his girlfriend. It's nice to meet you" I said rather than snapping it at her. I really wanted to, but I didn't.
"Girlfriend" she scoffed. "My Jack isn't going to date any low, pregnant girl who gets herself knocked up and moves on to her next innocent prey before she even has the baby!"
"Don't you talk to her that way!"
Jack's POV:
I wake up to the sound of yelling, and I realize it's my mom...yelling at Erin. That wasn't going to stand with me. "Don't you talk to her that way!" I yelled sitting straight up. I was dizzy there for a second and it kind of hurt, but I didn't let it show. I wasn't going to let her hurt my Erin like that.
"Jack!" she exclaimed, trying to hug me. I put my hands up so she couldn't get to me. I don't like seeing my mom looking hurt like she did right now, but I couldn't stand by and watch her go from treating Erin so cruelly to acting all happy in front of me.
"No Mom" I said flatly.
"Now son, that is no way to talk to your mother-"
"Please don't even start Dad" I cut him off. I'll probably pay for that later but I don't care. "I will not just sit here and listen to my own mother treat the girl I love with all my heart so horribly!"
"Love?" my mom scoffed at that like I'd heard her do with Erin when she said she was my girlfriend.
"Yeah love" I said crossing my arms. I noticed Erin take a seat next to me on the bed with her hand on her stomach. I turned to her, getting worried about what this stress could be doing to that poor, innocent little baby girl. "Is the baby ok?" I asked her.
"She's fine" Erin assured me in a whisper. Her eyes wouldn't reach my gaze so I knew she was hurting by what my parents were saying. I turned to them with the worst glare I could muster, and I could tell it had an affect on them by the stunned looks on their faces.
"Do not, and I repeat, do not talk to Erin that way. I love her and I love this baby, okay!? They are the best things that have ever happened to me! And another thing, Erin didn't get pregnant on purpose-"
"Of course she didn't" my mom cut me off with an eye roll.
"They never do; young little-"
"Don't even finish that sentence" I threatened.
"Just saying she was probably just fooling around and didn't even know the consequences. That's how all the stupid kids get these days. But I thought I raised you better than the rest and you go and pull a stunt like this. Jack, why I outta-"
"Why you outta be proud I'm taking responsibility and doing the Christian thing" I almost spat at them. They stared at me in shock so I continued while I had their silence. "You wanna know how I know it's the Christian thing to do? Because I'm a Christian! That's how you guys raised me! Erin didn't just go 'fooling around' Dad! The j*** who put me here also put her in this situation!"
"Oh, so it's your fault he's in here?" my mom said turning to Erin accusingly.
"No it isn't" I ground my teeth as I said that. "I went after him because he wouldn't leave her alone. She had nothing to do with this. In fact, she's the one that saved me! When I said that, I meant he's the j*** that got her pregnant! He's the one that took away her faith for so long" I almost cried. I remember the empty feeling I had when I discovered how lonely she must've felt apart from God.
"Jack gave me my faith back. My faith in people and my faith in God" Erin said looking up for the first time. "He forced me, Mr. and Mrs. Brewer. Jonah took advantage of me and I was too weak too fight back. I tried, I really did because at that time I did have my faith. Jonah took that away but Jack gave it back. I may be a pregnant teenager but I would never abort my baby just because of where she came from. She's a gift from God and I love her."
"I love her too. Both my girls mean the absolute world to me. They're BOTH a gift from God to me" I added. My parents looked thoughtful after that. It took a couple of minutes before my mother walked forward just a little bit before bursting into tears and flinging her arms around Erin.
"Oh you poor girl! I am so sorry I just assumed the worse! That was so horrible of me, judging you like that. I raised my son to take the opposite path and look at what I do. I chastise him for doing the right thing while I do the wrong thing! Oh sweetie, I am so sorry!"
Erin hugged her back amazingly and smiled at me. She is so beautiful and forgiving inside and out. Erin can just forgive someone who treats her so cruelly.
"It's alright Mrs. Brewer. It's alright Thank you" Erin whispered. My dad came around and shook my hand, something I knew meant was his way of apologizing with no words. He wasn't as expressive as my mom.
"I'm sorry too" was all he said. And of course Erin forgave him too.
I love my Erin so much.
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