"I did not say that!" Patricia protested as she dug out her house key from her bag.
"Yes you did! It was like 3 am, and all of a sudden—in your sleep—you were like 'Eddie is so hot'." Eddie laughed.
"Oh, whatever." Patricia rolled her eyes and smiled. She opened her front door and then suddenly stopped.
Elizabeth was standing on the other side of the door, arms crosses. "Hello, Eddie." She stiffly said.
"Hi…" Eddie felt slightly awkward. He looked at his girlfriend. "I'll text you later, Yacker." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek.
Patricia wanted to tell him to stay, but something stopped her. Eddie quickly closed the door behind him.
"Patricia Jade Williamson!" Ms. Nelson's face showed anger. "Why did you lie about where you stayed last night?!"
"How did you find out?" Patricia asked, genuinely curious.
"Imagine my surprise when I called your father the find out if you guys needed anything and he told me that you were never there!" Elizabeth's voice was sharp.
"Mum—"
"Patricia, tell me you didn't stay where I think you did."
Patricia stayed silent, only biting her lip in response.
"Patricia! Tell me you didn't stay at Eddie's house last night!" Elizabeth's voice was just above a growl.
"I'd be lying if I did." Patricia quietly responded.
Ms. Nelson put her hands on her hips. "And how many times have you done this?"
"Uh… Four. Maybe five times?" Patricia shrugged.
"And how many times have you told your father or me about it?"
"Zero…"
"That's it." Elizabeth grabbed daughter's wrist and began leading her out the door.
"Mum, where are we going?"
"To the doctor's." Elizabeth stopped in front of her older car. "If I'm going to have a sexually active doctor, then she will be getting tested—"
"Mum! Who said anything about sex?!" Patricia exclaimed. She planted her feet, refusing to move when her mother tried to pull her to the passenger side of the car.
"Patricia Williamson, get in the car immediately!" Her mother shouted.
"Mum, Eddie and I did nothing! I swear!"
"Patricia, I hate to say it, but if you don't get in the car right this moment, you won't be seeing much of Eddie anymore." Elizabeth quietly—but fiercely— threatened.
"Fine." Patricia huffed and angrily slammed her door shut and buckled her seatbelt.
"I'm extremely disappointed in you, young lady." Elizabeth buckled her own seatbelt.
"But—"
"Wait until your father hears this." Elizabeth shook her head. "What if you're pregnant, Patricia?! Then what?!"
"I can't be pregnant if Eddie and I didn't—" Patricia protested, but Ms. Nelson ignored her daughter and continued ranting.
"I can't imagine where you got the idea from… Was it Eddie? Did he suggest it? He didn't force you did he?!"
"Mum—"
"And to think I thought Eddie was the good guy, but he certainly isn't if he's just using you! I swear Patricia, if you're pregnant—"
"Mum! Shut up and listen to me for two seconds!" Patricia swiftly interrupted. "First of all, Eddie and I did nothing, therefore it is impossible for me to be pregnant. Second of all, I highly doubt I have an STD or whatever since I've experienced zero symptoms."
"But why would you lie to me if you weren't doing anything?"
"Because A) I knew this would happen, B) I didn't want to walk around in the dark, and C) Eddie and I are a couple. We really enjoy each other's company." Patricia slowly explained.
Elizabeth paused for a moment to think. "Okay, but you're still taking a pregnancy test while we're there just to be sure. And we should get you tested for any STDs while we're there. We should've done that after the whole Ben incident."
Patricia relaxed a bit, feeling better about the compromise.
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"You know, Mum, I still think this isn't necessary." Patricia sighed from her chair. She was slumped in her seat, her mother next to her as they waited for the test results.
"Well, I think it is." Elizabeth replied, not looking up from your cooking magazine. "Therefore, your argument is invalid."
Patricia sighed and pulled out her phone, ignoring the "No phones, please" signs around the building. Over the last hour or so, Eddie had texted her twice.
Everything okay, Yacker?
-Eddie
Patricia? Did you lose your phone or something?
-Eddie
Patricia couldn't help but smile because of her boyfriend's worry. She quickly sent him a quick text, telling him that she was at the doctor's office because her mom flipped and promised to explain more later.
Patricia quickly slipped her phone back into her pocket and slumped back in her chair when she heard footsteps and voices outside the door.
The female doctor entered the room. "Hello, Ms. Williamson." She greeted.
"You don't have to tell me that I'm not pregnant." Patricia rolled her eyes.
"Patricia!" Ms. Nelson exclaimed. She turned back toward the doctor. "Sorry about her."
Dr. Adams gave a small smile. "It's fine. And she's correct. All three tests turned up negative."
"Told you." Patricia huffed.
"What about the other tests?" Ms. Nelson ignored her daughter's attitude.
"Actually…" The doctor sat down on her stool. "We need to go over those together."
"Wait, what do you mean?" Patricia suddenly sat up.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Williamson, but you turned up positive for an STD."
Dun dun dun! And I'm actually kind of depressed about the 'next step' thing. Oh well. It'll all tie in at the end. You'll all see.
And sorry for my lack of updating. I was distracted with TOR and then I got a tweet from Jade (:! And yeah.
See you soon!
