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No One Could Understand Us – Chapter 36 (Cat)

You would think that maybe someday, some time we could live a nice life, with no worries or drama.

Obviously, life wouldn't want that upon my boyfriends and I.

Here I am, waiting to take a urine test…why?

I'm getting tested for any STDs.

It's been a month since I had that unsafe sex with that idiot Carlos. I tried to confront him about why he didn't use one, and he amazingly apologized…but then ruined that moment by telling me I need to get tested.

Yeah, I think I almost fainted.

I haven't told the boys, nor have I had sex with them. They are a bit on the hurt side, but it's for their own good. I'm not going to take any chances and risk their health.

So here I am…a month later.

Getting tested for an STD. Just great…and I'm being very sarcastic.

"Miss Valentine." They call out.

I take a deep breath. Here I go…they give me a cup and lead me to a bathroom. I pee in the cup and then they make me take a pregnancy test at the same time. I'm not pregnant…good to know. So after I'm done, I hand the items over to them and they tell me to take a seat in one of the offices and the doctor will be with me shortly. I wish they would hurry. I left school early and came here before I have to be at work at 3.

When the door opens, I look up and see a female doctor, possibly in her late 40's. She's tired looking and sits across from me. "Hello, Miss Valentine."

I nod. "Hello."

"I'm Dr. Virginia Stone." She introduces herself without even looking up at me. "You're here today to get tested for STD, correct?"

"Yes."

"Your pregnancy test came out negative, but we will have the results for your possibly STDs diagnosis within a week, maybe less. We have your number here, so we'll call you when it comes in. Now if you can tell me how this happened."

I sigh. "I had unsafe sex with one of my classmates. When I talked to him about it a few days later, he straight up told me that I should get tested because he has an STD, but he wouldn't tell me which one."

"Have you had sex since?"

"No."

"Were you sexually active before?"

"Yes."

"I see." She sighs. "Don't have any sexual intercourse for another week, or until we find out your diagnosis. It'll be dangerous to the partner, even if he does use a condom. Are you on birth control?"

"No." I shake my head. "I am unable to afford it, so my boyfriends and I have been sticking with condoms."

She looks confused when I say boyfriends, but she shrugs it off. "Okay. Well, I have done all I can do until the next time I'll see you. We will be calling you. And also, the next time we meet, we'll put you on a plan to get you free birth control."

I sigh in relief. "Wow. Um, thank you very much for your time, Dr. Stone."

"Your welcome, Caterina."

As I walk into the backroom of the store we work at, I see Andre stacking up boxes. We must've gotten in our shipment today. "Hey, baby." I smile to him and catch his attention. He puts down a box and jogs over to me. He kisses me and hugs me. "How's work so far?"

"It's tiring." He chuckles and releases me. "Beck's unloading the boxes from the truck."

"You guys work too hard." I smile at him. "Keep up the good work, okay? I'll see you both at lunch."

"You got it, beautiful girl." He kisses me one more time before going back to his work.

I open my locker and stick my stuff in before taking out my name tag and putting it on. I close it and lock it, before checking the mirror and I open the backroom door. I look back and see Andre smiling and humming while he works. He wasn't doing that before he saw me…I'm not being conceited, but they say I make them do those things. I make them smile, hum, and just be happy. How could I ever crush their hearts and tell them that I may have an STD?

I know they won't dump me or leave me, but what will happen?

You can't be in a relationship and not have sex…

"Cat?" I shake myself out of those thoughts and see Andre looking at me with concern. "You okay?"

I force a smile. "Yes. Sorry." And I leave without him asking another question.

A few days later, I get a call while I'm walking to work. "Hello?"

"Is this Caterina?"

"Yes."

"This is Dr. Virginia Stone. How are you today?"

I gulp. "I'm fine."

"Caterina, I have your test results in…and you need to come in as soon as possible. Can you come in tomorrow?"

My heart drops at the urgency in her voice. "Yes. I can come at 2 again."

"Great. See you then." And she hangs up.

I let a few tears fall.

What am I going to do?

Once again I find myself in the doctor's office. I'm shaking and waiting for Dr. Stone to come in, giving me the bad news. I know it's bad news. I just know it.

The doctor comes in and sits across from me. Déjà vu.

"Hello, Caterina."

"Hi…" I mumble in a small voice.

"Good news." She smiles. "You don't have any signs of STDs."

I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding in. "Oh my god, really? Oh thank god!"

"Yes. Now here's the prescription for the pharmacy. They'll give you free birth control once every three months. Just give them this note and you'll be asked a few questions. Now the thing is, you must take a pregnancy test each time."

I nod. "Okay. No problem."

"Good." She smiles. "I'm glad everything is working out, Caterina."

I smile and nod. "Thank you…now I got to find a way to tell my boyfriends all this."

Once I'm at home that night after Beck and Andre picked me up from work, I immediately look to them and make them sit down on the couch. I stand before them, shaking. "Okay…before I say anything, I want to make clear that this is technically not lying to you or keeping things from you. I just wanted to be sure about this before I scared the crap out of you with it." Andre nods, patiently, while Beck is working on being patient. "I went in a few days ago to the doctor's office. I got tested for STDs."

Andre puts his head down, dropping his head in his hands.

Beck sighed. "I had a feeling that's why you refused to have sex with us this past month."

"But I went back in today…" I give them a small smile. "I don't have anything, nor am I pregnant. They've given me a prescription to get free birth control for the next year."

They both let out a large sigh of relief.

I smile.

It's true of what they say, love can get through anything.