Chapter 25
Truths
I was woken up by Leah in the morning. I was tired as hell since I came home pretty late last night, but she woke me up saying that the Oken's were coming over in a few hours. They wanted to have the "meeting" with my mom to talk about my, or me and Oliver's, issue so we had to get ready for their arrival.
Anyway, dad knows about me because, well, apparently my mom told him last night when she locked herself in her room. Dad can't come home to help figure out what I should do because he's on a business trip again, but he's disappointed in me for not being safe. I know because he called again this morning and Leah was there when I talked to him. He told me he wishes he could be here with us since I'm at this state, but he's the one making the money so I could care less if he's here or not. He's never home just like my mom so it's like whatever.
It just seemed like the only person that really cares for me is Leah. She's going through this with me, just comforting me when I needed. I never cried so much in my life and this is probably something I know I'm going to regret one day.
I threw up two times in the morning. I still felt a little dizzy and I kept on thinking about the night before with Jackson. He thinks I forgot about him, he thinks I don't care about him, when I really do. That shows how confusing this world can be.
I was still in my PJ's, which was a plain white shirt and shorts, when I heard the door open and my mom downstairs greet people. It was probably Mr. and Mrs. Oken here for the meeting. God, she talks to them when she hasn't even talked to me since last night. All she did this morning was ignoring me and drink her coffee which really made me even sadder.
I walked downstairs and saw Oliver and Leah in the dining area and Mr. and Mrs. Oken, Oliver's brother Junior, and my mom in the living room.
"What do you think they're going to talk about?" Oliver asked as I took my spot across of him in the dining room.
I shrugged. "I don't know and I don't care. Let them decide for us if we keep the baby or not I suppose." I replied and put my head down on the table.
Leah and Oliver don't even know what I've been going though. They don't know that I went to see Jackson last night or that I've been so depressed that I'm thinking so badly about myself. I just didn't care anymore. I didn't care about anything. The only think I cared about is Jackson and how I lost his trust.
"Ugh, I can't believe your brother is here." Leah rolled her eyes.
I looked at her, feeling a little confused. She seemed so worked up for no reason, like she's all fidgety and she can't stop shaking her head. It's like she's nervous or something.
"Well it-" Oliver started, but I shushed him as I heard the others start to talk.
"What do you think they're going to do? Lilly and Oliver are only 16, they can't have a baby!" I could hear my mom say and I sighed.
I agree with mom completely, I shouldn't be in a position like this at all after all, I'm still with Jackson, or I think I am. I'm obsessing over Jackson, I know I am, but I can't help it. I feel as if I hurt him so much and I hate it. I have this guilty feeling stuck with me because I practically promised I would marry him and have children with him a few days ago.
"I suppose abortion is an option?" I hear Mr. Oken say but soon heard "No's." follow it.
"She can't go through it, it's not right." Mrs. Oken say and I hear my mom agreeing.
"Adoption after having a baby could be good. It's better than having an abortion." Mom said and I sighed.
Having a baby and giving it up. That just sounds too unreal. I could never give away something I created but if that's what my mom wants then I'll do it. I'll do just about anything to gain back my moms respect right now.
"No, abortion seems right. What would people think if they found out Oliver and Lilly are going to be parents at a young age? We would all lose respect in our families." Junior, Oliver's brother said.
"Dumb ass." Leah said and clenched her fists.
I leaned back in my seat, trying to listen closely, but Leah continued to grumble how idiotic Oliver's brother is. I admit, he is stupid for saying that, but Leah was getting worked up over nothing. It made no sense at all.
"Leah calm down!" I hissed and she kept muttering words under her breath.
Just then the adults started to say even more interesting things about their decision with me and the baby. Who would've known that a single baby could work up four adults? All I wanted to know is either I get to keep the baby or not.
"I just think that abortion is the number one thing for Lilly. No one would call her anything behind her back; it would cause less drama in her life." Junior said after the adults continued their conversation.
I just don't get why Junior is being so negative about my pregnancy. It's not like he's the center of it, he's just the older brother. He's not even that old, he's only 20 years old, lonely in life only caring about himself. He is getting on my nerves, but more on Leah's than mine which was even more interesting.
"I can't take this!" Leah huffed and stood up, pushing the chair from under her with her legs and walked off out of the dining room and into the living room.
Oliver and I looked at each other for a moment before getting up from our own seats and curiously watched Leah. We followed her into the living room and saw her walk up to Junior.
"You think abortion is such a good idea huh?" Leah shouted at Junior while standing up in front of him.
He rolled his eyes as if he didn't care. "Well, sure. No one would know and it could be a secret just for the family to know. Plus no one would call Lilly a slut and Oliver a bastard or something if Lilly does go through it." Junior shrugged.
"Oh god you're so full of yourself." Leah slapped Junior.
"Whoa." I gasped and covered my mouth as I watched Leah furiously shake. What the hell is going on with my sister? Why is she so pissed off over something like this, seriously?
"Junior!" Mr. and Mrs. Oken gasped.
"Leah!" Mom warned while going up to her, putting her hands on her shoulders.
Leah pushed mom away from her and stepped closer to Junior.
"Do you not remember what hell you put me through when I was Lilly's age? Yeah, you probably just used me to have a good fuck when you got me pregnant. You fucking left me alone when you said you fucking loved me and look at you now! It's like you want your brother to follow your sorry ass footsteps." Leah screamed on the top of her lungs at Junior.
We all stood there, startled at Leah's sudden outburst. So Junior was the boyfriend that made Leah have that abortion back then. Junior was the guy who led her on and practically forced her to do it. Wow.
Then again, it does make sense. Him agreeing with abortion when I think it's wrong. All he probably cares about is his reputation. Show's what kind of father he will be in the future.
"Leah…" Junior softly said and Leah shook her head.
"Save it. I'm out, that's all I have to say." Leah walked passed the rest of us and darted up the stairs.
"Both my daughters… pregnant?" Mom said in disbelief. She sat down on her seat, looking completely stressed out, moreover confused than stressed.
She must feel like she's more of a bad parent now, but I don't blame her. If I was her, I would think it was my fault. I mean, finding out at one point in life that both the daughters you raised either was or is pregnant is hard to handle.
"Mom… dad… I was-" Junior started as he looked at his parents.
"We'll talk about this later, but I think I know the answer to our problems." Mr. Oken said firmly and motioned for the both of us to sit down.
Oliver and I walked over to the couch and s at between my mom and Oliver's mom.
I didn't want to sit down, I wanted to go upstairs and see if Leah was alright. If I knew that Junior and Leah were once together I wouldn't even brought Oliver here. If I knew that Junior was the guy that left Leah in the first place, I wouldn't even talked to him those times before. It was no wonder that he never talked to me whenever I hung out at Oliver's house back in middle school.
"What do you have on your mind honey?" Mrs. Oken said and Mr. Oken looked at Junior.
"Junior, could you leave us for a minute?"
Junior stood up and left the living room, heading out the door. He definitely looked like he wanted to leave anyway so it didn't matter I guess. I guess now I actually have a reason to hate Junior other than him punching Oliver or ignoring me back then.
"What is it dad?" Oliver said and I looked at the adults.
Mr. Oken stood up and walked in front of us.
"You're going to have the baby and once you turn 18, get married."
"What?!" We shouted in unison and I looked at mom.
"Mom, I can't do this, I'm still with Jackson!" I said and she shook her head.
"It does sound reasonable. He can live under this roof while you go through your pregnancy." She said without any emotion in her voice. "Plus, I don't think Jackson would want to be with you knowing that you're pregnant with Oliver's child."
"But what about Miley? I'm with Miley mom, I can't just leave her! She'll kill me and Lilly!" Oliver said.
Oliver's mom sighed. "Sorry honey, your dad has a point; you got her in this mess."
"But it was a mistake, we were drunk!" I suddenly say and covered my mouth. It probably wasn't the smartest thing to say. I didn't tell my mom that part of the story, I just said it happened at Jackson's party and that's all.
"You were under the influence?" Both my mom and Mrs. Oken said.
"S-someone spike the punch. We had a little too much to drink and it just happened…" Oliver blushed and looked down. I did the same thing and felt incredibly ashamed. Now that I think about it, it was completely stupid and we probably could've stopped it, but we didn't.
Our parents sat quietly and thought for a second before Mr. Oken broke the silence.
"How about you two take a walk and we talk more about this." Mr. Oken suggested and I instantly shot up. I took Oliver's hand and pulled him off the couch.
"Yeah, we'll do that. We'll see you later then." I said and pulled Oliver toward the door with me. We walked outside and saw Junior sitting at the side.
"Dad said for you to go home." Oliver said once he saw Junior.
Junior just looked up and rolled his eyes. "Whatever."
"By the way, just so you know, I would never be like you." Oliver spat and walked away from Junior.
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We walked side by side in silence, both of us in deep thought. Me thinking about Jackson and Oliver and how I can be with Jackson when I'm pregnant with Oliver's baby. It just seems so stupid. I know I can't do that since, well, I am pregnant with Oliver's baby. I just want to know if Jackson will ever love me again. I love him too much to give him up and I made a mistake by doing it with Oliver, but seriously, it was a mistake! A fucking mistake which I can't take back and now I'm stuck here with Oliver.
Before either of us knew it, we stopped in front of a very familiar house. One which was practically my second house.
The Stewart's House
"We shouldn't be here." I quietly said, but I couldn't get my eyes off of it.
So many memories in this house which I want to keep that I can't let go. Those times I had with Jackson, our dates, our romantic nights. I just have to figure out a way to get to Jackson. Right now, I want to go inside, see Jackson and give him a big kiss. A kiss I wish would put an end to me and Oliver, to the baby, to everything, every little bit of shit that I'm stuck with that pulling me away from Jackson.
He's like a drug that I can't get over. I'm addicted to him and it sucks. Damn it, I need him.
"We should go back. Our parents are probably done talking." Oliver suggested and I nodded. We turned back and was about to walk into the direction of my house when I heard a voice, one which I always talked to when I had my problems.
"Oliver, Lilly?"
I turned around hearing the voice of Miley, probably one of the last people I wanted to see right now.
I started to panic, she doesn't know anything yet. Oh God, I wonder if Jackson told her about the kiss. Oh my God.
I kept my gaze down. "Oh hey Miley ho-"
I then heard an "Ow!" with a smacking sound follow it.
I lifted my head and saw Oliver gaping at Miley with his hand to his cheek.
"Why didn't you answer any of my phone calls? I was so nervous something happened to you!" Miley exclaimed and my heart beat faster.
She doesn't know about it. She doesn't know about me and Oliver and how Jackson and I aren't really together. Why didn't Jackson tell Miley? I thought he would since Oliver is dating Miley. I shook my head. Maybe he's protecting her from the truth.
"I'm sorry." Oliver softly said while keeping his head down.
"Lilly, gosh, I haven't seen you around either? Are you still mad at Jackson? He's been moping around the house lately and I worry for him." Miley asked and I couldn't help but feel guilty.
Her being so clueless about this makes me want to tell her right now, but how. I don't even know if I should be here and Oliver should be the one to tell her.
"We're kinda-" I started but then another voice interrupted me.
"Well look at what we have here."
We turned to the side and saw Chantel walking up to the sidewalk. It's been a long time since I seen her, but why now?
"What are you doing here Chantel?" I snapped and she rolled her eyes.
"If I were you Truscott, I wouldn't say anything at all."
"Hey, don't say that." Miley said, backing me up.
Chantel laughed. "Miley, you should be the last person to say that, after all she did get knocked up by your boyfriend." Chantel said and I gasped.
How the does she know?
"Go away Chantel." Oliver hissed and crossed his arms over himself.
"What do you mean by knocked up?" Miley asked as she grew interested in the topic.
"Wait Miley, we should probably-" I started, but had a hand put to my face, which was Chantel's.
"Oh please." Chantel laughed. "Well, I was driving around the area and I saw little miss innocent Truscott here and Oken at Planned Parenthood. I thought it was a little suspicious, but I heard from a source that Truscott's pregnant with Oken's child."
"How can you know that when that place is highly confidential?" I asked, sounding like it was true. It is true, I am what she says I am, but she shouldn't be one to know.
"I go there once in a while." She rolled her eyes. "So if I was you Miley, I wouldn't even talk to Lilly and Oliver. She practically stole your boyfriend away when she already has Jackson!" She exclaimed.
I knew what she was doing. Turning Miley against me when I know the truth. "Miley it's not like that!" I said and she shot me a dirty look.
"How can you explain that? You had sex with Oliver, when god knows when, and you're with Jackson! How could you?"
"Miley, it was before we got together, it was a mistake." Oliver said walking toward Miley.
"The mistake was me ever getting together with you!" Miley spat at Oliver, making him stop.
"Miley don't be like-" I started, but stopped seeing tears falling from her eyes.
Her face red full of anger and disgust. "Shut up Lilly! You betrayed both me and Jackson… I thought you were my best friend!"
"I am! I thought Oliver was Jackson, if it wasn't for the stupid spiked drink, then I wouldn't be in this fucking position!" I shouted.
Just then Miley's hand connected to my face, allowing searing pain to my cheek. I held my hand to my cheek and gaped at Miley
"You're fucking sick." She spat at us and left us alone in the drive way. She went inside her house, slamming the door behind her, not even looking back.
I stared at Chantel in disgust, ready to throw a fit at her, but she looked quite pleased with herself. I would love to kill her right now, if only I wasn't this way, I would love to take her down.
"Bye for now and good luck with the baby!" She smiled and turned on her heel walking back to her car.
"Lilly…" Oliver whispered
"I'm sorry Oliver. It's my fault." I said trying to calm down, but feeling my own tears tempt to fall. "God, if only I was more careful, if I knew that you were you and not Jackson, then we wouldn't even be in this mess." I felt so bad for Oliver, but I was mad at Miley for slapping me, even if I did deserve it.
"Don't worry Lilly, just worry about yourself. You shouldn't be stressed out, you know that. The doctor-" Oliver started.
I started to get angry. Why does he always bring up the fact that I'm freaking pregnant?
"Will you just forget about me being pregnant and remember that you just pretty much screwed it up between you and your girlfriend by not even saying anything? She probably thinks you were cheating on her while you were with her!" I shouted and started to walk away, to the direction of my house.
I could hear Oliver follow behind me. "I don't care anymore. My life is stupid already. I have a brother who wants you to have an abortion, my parents suggest we get married when we turn 18, right now I just don't care. I just want my life to be as normal as it can."
I stopped in my tracks and whipped around to face him. "I don't know what the hell you're talking about, if you call having a baby with someone you don't even love normal, then you're just weird. You confuse me Oken, I thought you loved Miley, but now I'm not sure. What is on your mind?"
He sighed. "What's on my mind is that I might have to spend the rest of my life with the one girl I never thought I'd had the chance with."
"Huh?" I asked feeling utterly confused.
"I used to really like you Lilly, but then I got over you when I started dating Miley. I thought I loved Miley, and I still do, but if our parents are going to make us live together and get married, maybe we could learn to love each other."
"What are you saying?" I stepped backward and felt Oliver follow as he stepped forward.
"Maybe we could work this out." He whispered.
"What?" I questioned, forgetting the fight I had with Miley a few minutes ago.
"I want to make this work."
A/N O.o. No! Damn it Oliver why do you have to be so stupid? Stupid Chantel. Gosh:'( Man this sucks. Why do their lives have to be so complicated? Damn it, Lilly has to be with Jackson!
There are 2 or 3 more chapters left, I might as well say this, but I was thinking of making a sequel, but I won't say the title yet… I won't say what it will be about if I do end up writing the sequel it because I don't really wanted to spoil the ending of this for anyone.
Thanks to Chaotic-obsession4eva for suggesting the Miley slap. LOL.
Next Chapter - Lilly and Jackson talk…