Just letting you know, I am procrastinating a psychology paper to write this. So, if my paper is late/lackluster, I blame this. Also, someone suggested a pregnancy ticker and I thought that it'd be a great idea, so here it is:
Pregnancy ticker:
Tori : 9 weeks
Cat: 14 weeks
Jade: 10 weeks
Jade's POV
It was a few days ago when I had my first ultrasound. It was exciting, I'll give Cat that. It's also been a few days since Beck and I made our bet, and I'm anxious.
I know I'm right, so it's not that, but I'm actually anxious to start choosing names. So, I have started to pick out a few names for my little boy. I haven't run them by Beck yet, but I don't need to. I know that I'm right.
But I guess I'll let him know what his future son's name might be. I get up from the couch and walk over to where he's laying with his eyes closed, listening to his PearPod. I flop down on the bed and his eyes pop open in surprise. He makes a noise and Jasper looks up from doing his homework at the ever-broken table. He laughs and goes back to his homework.
Beck smiles. "Hey."
"Hi," I smirk. "Want to know what your future son's name is going to be?"
He shakes his head softly, still smiling. "You've got a list?" He asks, nodding toward the notepad and paper I have in my hands. I nod. "Sure," he says. Jasper's head picks up from his homework and he listens, but I pretend that I don't see it.
"Okay, so I haven't decided on one name yet, but it's going to be one of these. Mason or Cade Slash, Logan Archer, Parker Blaize, Roman Slade, or Alexander Warren."
He looks at me in disbelief. "Seriously?" I nod once again. "The first names aren't all that bad, but the middle names? Really? Slade, Slash, Blaize. What is he gonna be a gangbanger?"
"They're cool middle names! I wish I got a cool middle name. My name is just stupid."
"No, it's not, Jade."
"Yes, it is."
"I happen to love your name, Jadelyn August West."
I roll my eyes. "It's a good thing that we're not having a girl then. You won't get to pick a god-awful name."
"You don't even know the names I've picked," he says with a teasing smile.
"Oh yeah? Let's hear 'em."
This time, Jasper abandons all pretenses of doing homework and bounds over to the bed, taking a seat next to Beck.
"What happened to doing homework?" I ask, looking at him pointedly.
"I want to hear what the baby's going to be named. I want to help pick!"I smile.
"Of course you can help name your niece, Jas," Beck takes out a notebook and opens to a page. "Let's see here…" he trails off, looking down the names he must have listed. "Okay, so there's Hadley, Addison, Cassidy-"
"Not uh," I protest. "They don't count as names. You have to have a middle name too."
"Why do I have to choose a middle name right now? She doesn't even need one at all."
"Yes, she does, Beck," Jasper says serious. "Everyone has to have a middle name."
Beck chuckles, looking down at his list again. "Okay… how about Addison Presley, Hadley…Elliot, Avery Lawson, Cassidy…Sterling, Regan Harley aaaand Jadelyn August the Second."
I pull a face and look at him. He laughs. "Just kidding. I know you wouldn't want to name our daughter after yourself."
"Well, yeah," I reply in a duh tone. "Addison Presley, Hadley Elliot, Avery Lawson, Cassidy Sterling, and Regan Harley…Not bad, Beckett. I thought you were going to start picking princess names."
"I know you well enough, Jade."
"You get to pick the name if it's a girl. We made a deal."
He smirks. "Like I said, I know you well enough."
I push him and he falls dramatically onto Jasper. "What do you think, Jas?" He asks the boy as they both laugh.
Beck rights himself and Jasper responds, "I like Cade Slash and Roman Slade best for the boys, and I like Hadley Elliot and Cassidy Sterling best for girls."
"Good choices," Beck commends with another smile. "Good choices."
Cat's POV
Today is not a good day. My GERD is flaring up really bad again. Apparently I'll need some stronger medications for it to get better because my morning sickness is getting worse and causing more problems. I thought that it was supposed to start to go away the farther you get into pregnancy. I'll be fifteen weeks in like two days.
That means that we might be able to find out what Peanut and Cloud actually are. Then we can pick names!
That's really only good thing that's going on right now. Like I said, my morning sickness is getting worse, which makes the doctors think that I'm doing it on purpose, but I'm really not because it hurts. So there's that, and my voice is getting hoarse from the GERD today. I'm trying not to talk too much.
I don't have to go to therapy today because of my voice and the pain from the GERD. Trina's not coming today and neither is Robbie or anybody else because I'm just so tired. I even asked my parents to not come. I'm not going to be much fun.
Oh, and the worst news of all, if the GERD doesn't settle down because there is no cure, they want to keep me for a few extra days, but I'm just two days away!
I guess it'll delay having to tell Robbie's parents, but I don't want to stay here any longer.
My mom dropped Mr. Purple off today. I haven't had him since I've been in here! I missed him so much! How didn't I realize that he wasn't here? He makes everything better, and I've needed him so bad. I guess she realized it when I called her crying this morning with my hoarse voice.
I just want to go home.
Tori's POV
I think Andre realized that something's up with me. I haven't been spending nearly as much time with him since my realization a few days ago.
I guess me avoiding him is just prolonging the inevitable. I've reached a decision and I just don't want to go through with it.
But I have to. It's what's best for everyone. Well, maybe not everyone, but definitely Andre, even though it may seem like it's not right now.
I sigh and text Andre to ask him to come over. I need to do it now, or I'll never do it.
I don't know how I'm going to explain it. I don't want him to get hurt, but I can't allow him to throw away his dreams for me.
He texts me back right away. Of course he's coming over. He even asks if I need anything. I tell him no, and he promises to be right over.
How am I going to do this? I could explain it to him really, but he'd just insist that he volunteered. So, I can't do that.
I can just do it and offer no real explanation. He'd probably just hate me though, and I don't want that.
How am I going to do this?
There's a knock at the door and I start to panic. It's Andre. I have no doubt that it's him.
"Tori?" he calls.
"Uh, uh, come in, Andre," I stutter.
He walks in with a smile. "Hey." He kisses my cheek as he sits with me.
I smile uneasily. "H-hey."
He looks at me with concerned eyes. "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah," I reply unconvincingly. This time his eyes are penetrating, like he's trying to read my mind for an answer.
"Well, then, what's up? Did you just want to hang out? Watch a movie or something?"
I swallow the lump in my throat. "Uh, no. I actually wanted to talk to you about something."
"Is the baby okay?"
I almost cry right then. This is going to hurt him either way, but this has to be done. It has to.
There are tears in my eyes as I continue. "The baby's fine. I'm fine, but…" I trail off. I can't do it; I can't, but I have to.
"But…what?" He asks hesitantly.
"But I can't keep doing this anymore."
"Doing this? Doing what?" his voice cracks.
"This," I gesture between the two of us. "Us. Our relationship." This time my voice cracks.
"You're breaking up with me?" Now he has tears in his eyes. I can't look at him. I can't face the damage I've caused. I turn my head and stand up, walking to my desk.
"Y-yes."
"Why?" he asks, standing up also. I don't want him to come over to me. I won't be able to go through with it if he does.
"I can't do this relationship anymore." Maybe if I keep telling myself that it has to be done, I'll believe it.
"But we told my grandma and your parents…I've been there for everything." He takes a step closer to me and I move away. I can't let him touch me. "I-I love you, Tori. I can't…why? That can't be why."
The tears start to come from my eyes, but he can't see because my back is to him. "I can't handle a relationship right now, Andre. I have too much on my mind, too many other things I need to focus on."
"But I promised to be there! I'm going to help you with everything! That's not the real reason, Tori!"
He's not going to make this easy on me. I wipe the tears from my face and turn to him, masking my pain with anger and spewing out the first thing that comes to mind that I know will get him to leave.
"I'm getting back together with Danny!"
His face drops all expression, then he gets the angriest expression I have ever seen on his face. His fists clench and his face turns crimson.
He doesn't say anything. He just turns and leaves, stomping angrily and breathing heavily.
I want to tell him that I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, but I can't have him throw away his dreams for me. I'd rather have him hate me now and be successful than hate me later because he couldn't be successful.
It doesn't change the fact that he hates me, and I hate myself for hurting him.
Sorry that Cat's section is so short. I just couldn't really think of anything to happen to her right now. I hope you guys liked it!
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