CHAPTER 7
Jessica rolled over once again, groaning when she saw the time. She'd slept through the entire afternoon; probably missing dinner and now her stomach was becoming queasy all over again.
"God, when will this torture end?" she moaned softly, brushing her hands over her stomach.
And then stopped. She lifted her hand, pressing a couple of fingers softly into her stomach. Bending her head, she massaged her stomach slightly. There was a little life growing inside of her. A little baby made by her and Todd.
"Will it look like me? Or more like Todd?" She thought to herself, trying to mesh the two images together.
"Mini-me. That doesn't seem too bad."
Smiling, Jessica reached over and picked up her phone. Her finger froze over the buttons, she couldn't call Lila, or Amy or any of her friends. With a sigh, she entered Winston's number, hoping that he'd be available to talk to.
~ ~ ~ Elizabeth stepped into the bathroom, closing the door softly behind her. She could hear Jessica's voice from her bedroom softly creeping in through the open door, making her smile slightly. She couldn't remember the last time she'd actually spoken to her sister.
"It's been too long," she whispered to herself.
She pulled off her top and skirt, eager to get into the shower and wash herself off.
As she reached around her back to undo her bra, the words seeping in from Jessica made hers top and turn in alarm.
"I didn't just hear that," Liz thought to herself, her shower forgotten.
~ ~ ~ Jessica waited patiently for Winston to come to the phone, anxious to talk to somebody without having to worry about slipping out the news accidentally.
"Hello?" His voice came across the line. Jessica sat up.
"Hey Winston. I just need to talk to somebody. You're the only one who actually knows and I'm going crazy!"
Winston groaned.
"Can't you tell one of your friends or anything? This is such a huge burden!"
"I can't tell them, they'd tell everyone! I'm sorry, Winston but you're the only one I trust." She heard him sigh over the line.
"Alright. So, what did you want to talk about?"
"I just.... realised. I mean, I knew I was pregnant and everything, but...I'm going to have a baby. A little baby that's mine. And Todd's, of course. But it's going to be our little baby. This cute little thing with blonde hair and blue eyes..."
"Or brown hair and brown eyes..."
"That's not funny, Winston. Then again, it might be cute..."
"So you're definitely going through with it?"
"I can't kill this baby, Winston. Maybe it was wrong, maybe I'm not ready, but I can't kill it. It deserves a chance to live." Winston could hear her start to sniffle softly.
"Ok, Jess. I'll support you. But you have to tell your parents. You're going to start showing soon and then what will they say?
"I know. But they're still coping with Liz being gay and all.... I don't want to put so much pressure on them so fast.
"I hope you know what you're doing, jess," Winston sighed.
"I do. I know what I'm doing." Jessica smiled into the phone, finally satisfied with her destiny.
~ ~ ~
Liz leaned back against the counter; breathing in short gasps of shock.
"I don't believe this," she whispered. A tear pricked at her eye. Before she knew it, they started streaming down her face, making her race out of the bathroom. She had to get away. It couldn't be true. No.
"I'll never forgive her for this," Liz muttered angrily, wiping the tears off her face.
She took one look at her homework, patiently waiting on her desk before bolting from the room. She ran down the stairs, grabbing the car keys on her way and flew outside. She needed to be alone and as far away from Jessica Wakefield as possible.
~ ~ ~
Lila picked up her phone, absentmindedly answering it while licking the ice cream off the spoon.
"Hey, Lila. Can I talk to you?" It was Amy.
Lila immediately stiffened, unable to stop her racing heartbeat. Why the hell did Amy keep doing this to her?
"What do you want, Amy?" She answered harshly, swinging her legs off the bed in order to sit up. She wasn't sure she was ready to deal with Amy right now. Not when everything was working out so well with Liz.
"I miss you," Amy answered quietly. Lila sighed softly. What could she do? Everyone was in love with her! "Amy, I'm with Liz now. And I love her. Just because she's a girl doesn't mean I can't have strong feelings for her. I will not cheat on Liz. And that's that," she said into the phone, standing up in agitation.
"But, Lila, we're so much better together. This is Liz we're talking about!" Amy spat at the phone.
"You don't understand," Lila answered, pacing back and forth.
"I'm blonde. I have blue eyes. What makes her so special?" Amy asked, causing Lila to sit down in a chair heavily.
"Amy, please. You just don't understand", she said. "I love Elizabeth."
"You can't deny you don't have feelings for me, Lila. After all, you kissed me that time, not the other way around."
Lila's heart skipped a beat. She wouldn't....
"So...?" Lila asked warily.
"I'm not going to run around telling everyone that, Lila. I at least still have a reputation to uphold. But I know you want me. You can only resist me for so long. And when that time comes, you're not going to remember who Elizabeth Wakefield is". Amy hung up the phone.
Lila scowled at the phone, angry that Amy had gotten the last word. She placed it back on its hook.
"Bitch," she muttered, jumping up to go downstairs. She'd had enough of Amy's meddling for one day.
Jessica rolled over once again, groaning when she saw the time. She'd slept through the entire afternoon; probably missing dinner and now her stomach was becoming queasy all over again.
"God, when will this torture end?" she moaned softly, brushing her hands over her stomach.
And then stopped. She lifted her hand, pressing a couple of fingers softly into her stomach. Bending her head, she massaged her stomach slightly. There was a little life growing inside of her. A little baby made by her and Todd.
"Will it look like me? Or more like Todd?" She thought to herself, trying to mesh the two images together.
"Mini-me. That doesn't seem too bad."
Smiling, Jessica reached over and picked up her phone. Her finger froze over the buttons, she couldn't call Lila, or Amy or any of her friends. With a sigh, she entered Winston's number, hoping that he'd be available to talk to.
~ ~ ~ Elizabeth stepped into the bathroom, closing the door softly behind her. She could hear Jessica's voice from her bedroom softly creeping in through the open door, making her smile slightly. She couldn't remember the last time she'd actually spoken to her sister.
"It's been too long," she whispered to herself.
She pulled off her top and skirt, eager to get into the shower and wash herself off.
As she reached around her back to undo her bra, the words seeping in from Jessica made hers top and turn in alarm.
"I didn't just hear that," Liz thought to herself, her shower forgotten.
~ ~ ~ Jessica waited patiently for Winston to come to the phone, anxious to talk to somebody without having to worry about slipping out the news accidentally.
"Hello?" His voice came across the line. Jessica sat up.
"Hey Winston. I just need to talk to somebody. You're the only one who actually knows and I'm going crazy!"
Winston groaned.
"Can't you tell one of your friends or anything? This is such a huge burden!"
"I can't tell them, they'd tell everyone! I'm sorry, Winston but you're the only one I trust." She heard him sigh over the line.
"Alright. So, what did you want to talk about?"
"I just.... realised. I mean, I knew I was pregnant and everything, but...I'm going to have a baby. A little baby that's mine. And Todd's, of course. But it's going to be our little baby. This cute little thing with blonde hair and blue eyes..."
"Or brown hair and brown eyes..."
"That's not funny, Winston. Then again, it might be cute..."
"So you're definitely going through with it?"
"I can't kill this baby, Winston. Maybe it was wrong, maybe I'm not ready, but I can't kill it. It deserves a chance to live." Winston could hear her start to sniffle softly.
"Ok, Jess. I'll support you. But you have to tell your parents. You're going to start showing soon and then what will they say?
"I know. But they're still coping with Liz being gay and all.... I don't want to put so much pressure on them so fast.
"I hope you know what you're doing, jess," Winston sighed.
"I do. I know what I'm doing." Jessica smiled into the phone, finally satisfied with her destiny.
~ ~ ~
Liz leaned back against the counter; breathing in short gasps of shock.
"I don't believe this," she whispered. A tear pricked at her eye. Before she knew it, they started streaming down her face, making her race out of the bathroom. She had to get away. It couldn't be true. No.
"I'll never forgive her for this," Liz muttered angrily, wiping the tears off her face.
She took one look at her homework, patiently waiting on her desk before bolting from the room. She ran down the stairs, grabbing the car keys on her way and flew outside. She needed to be alone and as far away from Jessica Wakefield as possible.
~ ~ ~
Lila picked up her phone, absentmindedly answering it while licking the ice cream off the spoon.
"Hey, Lila. Can I talk to you?" It was Amy.
Lila immediately stiffened, unable to stop her racing heartbeat. Why the hell did Amy keep doing this to her?
"What do you want, Amy?" She answered harshly, swinging her legs off the bed in order to sit up. She wasn't sure she was ready to deal with Amy right now. Not when everything was working out so well with Liz.
"I miss you," Amy answered quietly. Lila sighed softly. What could she do? Everyone was in love with her! "Amy, I'm with Liz now. And I love her. Just because she's a girl doesn't mean I can't have strong feelings for her. I will not cheat on Liz. And that's that," she said into the phone, standing up in agitation.
"But, Lila, we're so much better together. This is Liz we're talking about!" Amy spat at the phone.
"You don't understand," Lila answered, pacing back and forth.
"I'm blonde. I have blue eyes. What makes her so special?" Amy asked, causing Lila to sit down in a chair heavily.
"Amy, please. You just don't understand", she said. "I love Elizabeth."
"You can't deny you don't have feelings for me, Lila. After all, you kissed me that time, not the other way around."
Lila's heart skipped a beat. She wouldn't....
"So...?" Lila asked warily.
"I'm not going to run around telling everyone that, Lila. I at least still have a reputation to uphold. But I know you want me. You can only resist me for so long. And when that time comes, you're not going to remember who Elizabeth Wakefield is". Amy hung up the phone.
Lila scowled at the phone, angry that Amy had gotten the last word. She placed it back on its hook.
"Bitch," she muttered, jumping up to go downstairs. She'd had enough of Amy's meddling for one day.
