Chapter 7: Comfort
Craig watched Camilla eat her burger savagely as if she never had a meal in her life. Camilla couldn't help but feel odd that she is still so hungry after her lunch with Alex, but the delicious taste of her burger quickly made her forget.
"I'm sorry, I'm eating like a disgusting pig," Camilla said with her mouth full. "I have been really hungry lately.
"Don't worry about it!" Craig said with a smile from ear to ear. "You're eating for two now, have as much as you want."
"I know," Camilla sighed. She was trying to stay upbeat for Craig, but hearing those words placed a sudden realization in her hear that she is now going to be a mother. It was getting the best of her.
"There was a small part of me that knew, but I didn't want to know. I just hoped that I was in some kind of a horrible nightmare, but now that I know for sure-"
Camilla began to cry again. She was trying her best not to, but she couldn't help it. She couldn't help but think about how her life is going to change one way or another. She is now responsible for another life. She felt so unsure about her future as well as her child's.
"Camilla, everything is going to be okay. You're going to be a great mother!" Craig said with excitement trying to comfort her.
Camilla wiped her tears, "Craig, I don't even know if I want to be a mom, at least not right now. I mean I'm too far ahead to terminate, and I've thought about adoption, but I don't know. I just feel odd about strangers raising my child. I just don't know what to do. I'm so confused about everything."
Craig was silent, he wasn't sure what to say about Camilla wanting to terminate her pregnancy or possibly thinking about adoption. He felt uneasy about it. He began to think about his own life. He was technically adopted by his stepfather because both of his parents are no longer alive. Although he is grateful for his stepfather, he couldn't help but wonder what his family life would be like if his parents didn't divorce or pass away.
"Hey, I know it's a lot to think about, and I'm here if you need anything. If you need money or want me to go to doctor appointments with you, anything."
Camilla couldn't help but began to feel bad that she stopped talking to Craig after everything that happened with Jimmy.
"Thanks, Craig for everything, for this. It was really nice."
"Of course!" Craig said back with excitement. "I figured you wanted to get away for awhile."
"Ugh, I want to get away forever," Camila sighed. "Now everyone knows. I don't know how I'm going to deal with that."
Craig placed a hand on hers, "Don't worry about that. Just focus on you and the baby, that's all that matters. You don't need to be stressed out right now."
Camilla let out a long sigh. She knows that Craig is right, but once she tells Chloe she is going to find out who told the school about her pregnancy.
She took another look at Craig. She couldn't help but smile when he smiled. She is a little thrown off that he seems to be excited about her pregnancy, but she appreciates the fact that he is trying his best to make her feel better. It is nice to know that he cared unlike everyone else that just seems to be interested in spreading rumors.
"So, do you want to see the baby? I have pictures." Camilla answered him after a few seconds of silence.
"Yeah!" Craig said with excitement as Camilla went through her purse and pulled out an envelope. She took a few pictures out and handed them to Craig.
Craig took a look at them and his eyes grew wide.
"Oh my God! Wow!"
"Yeah!" Camilla said back as she moved closer to him. She was also curious to see what her baby looked like.
"I think that's the head there, yeah, you can see the facial features here if you look real close."
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" Craig asked with excitement.
Camilla shook her head. "I didn't ask. I'm too scared to. I haven't even told my sister yet."
"Camilla don't worry about it! Everything is gonna be okay! She's your sister, she'll understand."
Camilla let out another sigh and then chuckled, "Yeah, right, she's gonna kill me, then bring me back to life so she can do it all over again,"
Craig laughed, it was nice to see Camilla laugh a little.
"She's not gonna do that," Craig said back. "Hey, maybe she'll surprise you and be extremely supportive."
"Yeah, you're probably right. Chloe and I do have a pretty good relationship. I mean I can talk to her about anything. I just don't want to hear the 'I'm not mad but disappointed' speech, or the 'we talked about protection' monologue," Camilla said back as she rolled her eyes.
"Just be calm, let her do the talking. You survive that then you get to explain your side of the story," Craig said as he took another sip of his milkshake.
"Yeah," Camilla began, "Once I get through her I'll have to figure out who told the whole sch-"
Camilla was interrupted by a sudden strong movement in her stomach. It took a moment for her to realize her baby was moving inside of her. She placed her hand on her stomach and felt another nudge. She remained silent for a few seconds, feeling her child move inside of her was overwhelming.
"Are you okay?" Craig asked with concern.
"Yeah," Camilla answered, "I think the baby is moving."
"Oh wow! Really?" Craig exclaimed. "That's awesome!" He made an attempt to touch her belly but he then he stopped himself because he didn't want to seem rude. Camilla grabbed his hand and placed it on her belly. She couldn't help but feel comfortable, Craig smiled as if he were feeling the movements of his own child.
"Hey little person in there," He said with excitement. "Just keep doing your thing. Your mommy will be here waiting for you."
Camilla's heart couldn't help but melt when she heard Craig say that. She was trying her best not to, but it was inevitable. She knew Jay would never react this way if he were here. If anything he would find a way not to be involved. She tried her best not to look at him but it was really hard for her not to. He was being so sweet to her. Craig glanced back at her but quickly looked away and took his hand off her stomach.
Camilla was silent too for a few seconds, she needed to work up the courage to ask Craig a question, "Um, do you maybe want to come over later? After dinner with my sister? Jon is working late and Chloe is probably gonna go back also. We can just hang out, talk, if you want."
Craig nodded, "Yeah, sure if you want. What's your number? I'll put it in my phone and call you."
"Okay sure," Camilla began giving him her number as he dialed it into her phone.
The bell rang and Alex immediately left class and made a beeline to her locker. It was hard for her to pay attention because she was concerned about Camilla. It was clear she was ditching but she wanted to make sure that she was okay. She also couldn't shake the feeling she had when she saw Paige today, she put on a tough act today but she knew deep down she couldn't keep it in for long. Even though they had a terrible fight over winter break, she still loved Paige and would do anything to have her back.
She let out a long sigh as she began swapping books from her backpack to her locker. She also grabbed a few posters as well. She has a student council meeting in a few minutes and she didn't want to be late for her class after that so it was best to keep her books for her next class with her.
"Hey, Alex,"
She turned around to see Emma. She sighed and rolled her eyes. She never liked Emma and the fact that she was trying to talk to her put her in a foul mood. She immediately began to wonder what she wanted.
"Look, I know we're not the best of friends, but I need to talk to you about something-"
"I'm not interested Cause Girl," Alex said as she slammed her locker and began to walk to her next class, she was trying to get away from Emma but she followed.
"It's about that girl, Camilla, you're friends with her right?"
Alex was immediately annoyed, she was sick of everyone at school talking about Camilla being pregnant. It would be nice if everyone just minded their own business, but at Degrassi it's inevitable, "What do you want?"
"Is it true? Is she really pregnant? Everyone is talking about it."
Alex rolled her eyes and continued walking, "I don't know why you're acting like a drama queen, you're the one who opened your big mouth about it!"
Emma shook her head, "Why do you have to be so mean? I didn't say anything honest! I was just trying to ask her about Sean and I just noticed, I had to ask."
Alex continued walking, "Can you just do the world a favor and mind your own business? This has nothing to do with you and get over Sean, it's over, he's moved on!"
Alex continued walking away, leaving Emma, she continued walking. It took her a few minutes to finally reach the library where Marco Del Rossi was already waiting for her with a panicked look on his face.
"Alex! What are you doing? The meeting is gonna start in five! We need to set everything up!"
Alex rolled her eyes, "Relax, it's not gonna take long." She began setting up her posters in a huff. Marco noticed the angered look on Alex's face. It didn't take a rocket scientist to notice she was upset.
"Why are you so cranky today?" He asked.
Alex sighed as she continued setting up, "What are you talking about?"
Marco scoffed, "Come on, I've hung out with you long enough to know something is wrong. You're not exactly good at hiding it. Still upset about what happened with Paige?"
"No, well, yeah and other things," Alex answered as she sat on a table.
"Is this about your friend, the one that's pregnant?" Marco asked timidly, hoping that Alex wouldn't punch his arm.
"Oh my God! You know too?" Alex yelled.
Marco let out a long sigh, "Yeah, that's all everyone is talking about, that and Jay and Sean getting arrested at the Halloween party. How are they doing by the way?"
Alex shrugged, "Um as far as I know they're doing fine. They have someone working on their case, they should be out soon."
"Does he know about the baby?" Marco asked as he continued setting up for the meeting.
Alex sighed, "Yeah, he wants to get back with her but she bugs out when anyone mentions his name and it's just a big mess. Seriously, I just want to stay out of it, but for some reason, I can't. I'm worried about her with the pregnancy, I'm worried about him being in jail and it's just…weird. I don't like being involved with other people's shit."
Marco chuckled a bit and place a comforting hand on Alex's shoulder, "Alex, it's called caring for other people, having a heart is part of that. It's gonna take a little getting used to."
"Yeah, I just got reminded why I like being heartless, meanwhile nobody gives a shit about what I'm going through, nobody asks how I'm doing. Everyone else has their own problems or they just don't care." Alex said as she pushed her hair back.
Marco finished setting up for the meeting, grabbed a chair and sat next to her.
"Look, I get where you're coming from. Your friend and Jay, you want them to be happy, but maybe they need to figure out what's best for them. Maybe you should just let them be and worry about you for a change."
"So I can go back to being heartless again?" Alex asked with a chuckle.
"No, no, no," Marco began as he also laughed, "Please don't ever lose your heart again! We need it! What I mean is try to be a friend to each of them without trying to bring them together, but be there for them when they need to talk." Marco said as he noticed a few other student council members walking in, they began talking amongst each other quietly.
"Thanks, Marco," Alex said with a smile.
"No problem, if anyone understands neurotic freakouts it's me! Don't go crazy Alex! I need you and you can always talk to me, okay?"
Marco turned his attention from Alex to everyone at the meeting, "Okay everyone let's get seated and then we'll get started!"
Alex felt her phone vibrate and decided to take a look at it before the meeting began. She rolled her eyes at the sight of Amy's name on her phone.
"What the hell does she want?" Alex murmured to herself angrily as she put her phone away. She began having flashbacks of what happened between her and Jay when she was dating him and how bad it made her feel. She also couldn't help but notice that Amy did try to talk to Camilla today. It didn't take long for her to realize that Amy was the one who told everyone about Camilla's pregnancy. Alex knew Amy still liked Jay and would do anything to make Camilla's life a living hell just to have Jay with her again. Amy did the same thing to Alex after she broke up with Jay and he was still trying to win her over.
She pulled her phone out again and tried to call Camilla quickly, she knew it would go straight to her voicemail so she left a message to call her as soon as possible. She also replied to Amy's message. She wanted to be completely sure that Amy told everyone about Camilla's pregnancy.
