A/n: Chappy three look at me rn't I posh.

Chapter 3: Emotion [less]

"Josie?" Questioned Corrine the next morning she had not spoken a word since last night this morning was no exception. "I'm going to Breakfast now you coming?" Josie splashed water on her face and stare into the mirror haphazardly. 'how did you do this Josie' she thought viciously 'how did you end up like this?' Corrine gave up and left. Josie slid her hand onto her stomach. In there was a baby. Her daughter. Vaughn's daughter. Yet she was bound not to tell him by a woman who should rightfully have died years ago.

"I'm worried about her..." Corrine sighed.

"She shouldn't have gotten herself pregnant." Marshall said reasonably buttering his toast.

"SHE DIDN'T DO IT HERSELF!" she screamed at him. Marshall looked slightly scared by this and stood back. He surveyed her.

"Just don't go following her footsteps." He warned.

"So you think she's a daft cow?"

"Jesus anyone would think you're the one who's up the duff with those hormones." Lucas joked trying to make peace. "I'm sorry I didn't mean that I'm just saying this is a huge thing for her to deal with, she's stressing out and... she can't cope."

"Then why does she keep refusing my help?" Corrine cried. He wrapped his arms around her in a warm embrace. She sighed.

"She doesn't want your help because she feels she is strong enough,"

"But she isn't!"

"Do you think I don't know that?" Marshall snapped. "She thinks she can handle it on her own, she'll come round."

A few days later everything seemed fine. Josie was nearly 4 months on now and still Vaughn didn't know.

Josie struggled with her school skirt. Although she had gained weight next to none it was enough to tighten her school skirt and her shirt just that little bit so she could no longer get them on. She threw it across the room in a fit of rage and pulled on a pair of blue tracksuit bottoms. Much more comfortable and a baggy grey jumper. She looked very scruffy but had other things to think about. Like the fact she was LATE. Oh god.

"And during this the Hall effect is in full effect..." "I'm sorry I'm late..." she whispered the whole class was staring at her. She soon came to realise it was her uniform [or lack thereof] they were staring at. "Miss Trent er... I think this merits a detention." Z said. He mouthed the word sorry to her. She looked devastated. "NO WAY!" she cried out. She did not want to do a detention, not when she was perfectly within... "It's either that or go argue the point with the principal Miss Trent." He looked upset at having to do it. Josie looked liked she was tempted to go argue it with durst, "I can't be bothered." She said and slung herself into her seat in a mood.

"What's with the outfit?" Vaughn said at lunch. "I bloody felt like it, ok!" she snapped. He sighed. "Can you please stop biting my head off." He said. She sighed and nodded. "I'm sorry." She said lying her head on his shoulder. She saw Lucas wince and felt awkward. "Want to go out tonight? Just you and me?" He asked. "I can't can I, I have detention!" "Tomorrow then." "Love to." She said. Vaughn kissed her and she went off.

"She's what?" "I have permitted her permission to stay on at school and Childcare arrangements will be sorted." "She can't possibly stay!" Victor said angrily. Amanda Durst had just announced Josie's news to the schoolboard and the teachers. Professor Zachary was looking pale. "Now if any of you notice her acting strangely or anything report it to me immediately!" There was a murmur of agreement amongst the teachers. "I have to go." "Pardon Professor, Where are you going?" "To go pull Josie out of detention."

"Can Miss Josie Trent please come with me?" "Josie please gather your things." Josie who had been in the middle of writing 'I must wear appropriate uniform at all times' for the 50th time when this happened. She grabbed her things and walked out. "Josie why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" he hissed. "And why would I do that, you're a teacher!" she snapped refusing to meet his pale blue eyes. "You are still my student." "And so you assume I'm under your care, You're nearly as bad as my mother." "The teachers have been informed, Josie I..." "Pardon." "Josie you must be on your best behaviour with Victor Pearson, He'll have you out of Blake Holsey as fast as possible if he can get it!" she knew he was right. Normally she'd have felt offended at him trying to butt in but right now she felt emotionless.

It was still rather early and Josie decided to go for a walk. Just around the school. "Oh, I'm... I'm sorry." It was the woman. "You!" "Yes me," "Who are you?" Josie demanded. She wanted her answers now! "That is not relevant now." "When will it be relevant?" "The time will come Josie." "You are so... you're annoying." "It seems that way now, Josie." She was starting to get as random as the janitor. "And another thing how do you know my name?" "I know of a lot that goes on at Blake Holsey." She said vaguely.

"I want to tell Vaughn." "I doubt Vaughn is ready for such a blow." Josie sat on the icy metal bench. "Why? How do you know?" "Like father like son." "Pardon?" "When Sarah first announced she was carrying Victor didn't want to know. He iced her for most of the pregnancy," "Vaughn's not... he's not his dad ok." She said. "Victor was 23 at the time [makes him about 39 now] Vaughn is 16!" "So..."

"Listen when Vaughn was born Victor warmed up instantly... just one look in his sons eyes..." "And you think that'll happen with me and Vaughn?" "Don't interrupt!" she snapped. "Anyway Vaughn was about a week old when something happened down at Pearadyne... Sarah insisted Vaughn stay with Victor...Then the explosion happened and Sarah... well... Anyway it happened because she had been previously carrying she couldn't run fast enough to escape..." "So she... died?" "Well that's how it is said." She said almost sounding as though she was avoiding the question. "Anyway Victor always blamed Vaughn for the accident." The woman lowered her glasses and surveyed Josie, Josie snapped her head for a better look at those eyes. Hazel eyes.... Familiar yet distant. "So you don't want me to tell him incase I drop down dead!" she rolled her eyes. "You may tell him if you wish, just don't expect a brilliant answer." She left leaving Josie more confused than ever. Screw Victor and Sarah that was in the past.

"Vaughn?" Vaughn looked up from his bed. He smiled at Josie. "Hey." He pulled her onto his lap and began to kiss her neck lightly. Josie pulled apart looking really upset. "I can't..." "What?" "I can't do this...!" Vaughn let her go and she stood up. "Vaughn you and me..." "Oh don't tell me." He said. "Pardon." "You're breaking up with me?" "No... well... almost it depends on... on your views." "Pardon." "Oh stop being so polite!" she snapped. "What're your views on teenage pregnancy?"

Vaughn looked puzzled. "Depends I guess..." He said evidently not twigging on. BOYS ARE SO DENSE! "Vaughn I'm having a baby..." Vaughn waited for the laughter. It didn't come. He looked at her. Her eyes silently pleading. He raked his hands through his hair. She leaned over to touch him and he pulled back. "Don't TOUCH me!" Josie looked alarmed. "This isn't my fault." "We'll get you to a clinic." He said decisively after a few moments of silence. "NO!" she protested annoyed he'd even implied that. "I'm keeping her! I'm too far gone anyway!" "What?" "Do your Math Vaughn four months!" she yelled. "I'm not getting dragged down for this." He said angrily. "Just coz you're Stupid enough to get yourself knocked up." "I DID IT MYSELF DID I?" she screamed. Her breathing was harsh. "So... so you're turning your back on me? On us?"

"There is no us!" "There's a baby there!" she countered. "It's not a baby it's... it's a foetus a ball of tissue." He tried to convince. "SHE is a baby. Your DAUGHTER!" she screamed "Go away." He whispered. Josie fled the room in floods. Vaughn sat on his bed tears pricked his hazel eyes. He hadn't meant to say those things but he wasn't ready for a child. She was only a child herself. He cried himself to sleep. As Josie ran passed the window she could have sworn she saw a womans figure shaking her head but when she looked back she was gone.
"Morning." "Morning." Josie sighed. She had gotten in in a right state last night Corrine had let her sleep it off. "What happened?" "Realisation set in." she said vaguely. "Josie did you..." "It's... not important." She said awkwardly. She stood up pulling her tracksuit on and headed to her first lesson.

"This chemical is HIGHLY corrosive so gloves and goggles please." Z warned "Josie a word please." Josie who had been arguing with Corrine wandered toward the teacher absently. "I wouldn't take part in this if I were you." "Huh?" "The chemical in question is not to be used near animals or carrying women." "So I..." "It can cause miscarriages." "Ok I get the picture sit this out." She said hands up. She sat at the back absently doodling names onto a piece of paper. 'Emma, Lorraine, Shantelle, Charmaine, Vanessa, Veronica etc.' they all had the names Pearson/Trent. If Vaughn had dumped her she could call the baby Trent or if she so wished Pearson. Did she really want her to carry on the Pearson Legacy?

She caught Vaughn's eye and looked away. No. she would not get sucked in again. "Hey, Oh er... Nice names." Lucas said sitting down next to her.. she shoved the paper under the desk into his hand. "Add your own." She hissed. He looked puzzled. "Er... Michelle? Michaela? Micha? Raven? Robyn? Casey? Jamie?" he scrawled them all down and she nodded. "Ta." She whispered and placed it back in her bag.

At lunch Corrine waved Vaughn over. He cast them a sad look and turned away. "Ok that was weird, what was all that about?" She asked. "Oh, Me and Vaughn have broken up." Josie said conversationally. "Why?" "Why do you think?" she asked in her -no duh- tone of voice. "He, he turned his back on you because you're pregnant?" Marshall asked horrified. "I'll kill him!" Said Lucas standing up, Josie grabbed his wrist. "Please don't cause a scene." She pleaded. "Please?" "Fine then." He muttered something incoherent under his breath as an afterthought.

"Oh I almost forgot!" she said brandishing a pen and paper. "Names!" she said grinning as though she wasn't bothered. She was way hurt by Vaughn's harshness last night there was no denying but, he'd come round, and if he didn't she had Corrine Lucas and Marshall right? "Izzy... as in Isabelle?" Corrine suggested. "Write it down." She urged. 'Izzy, Madeline, Jane, Elizabeth, Emily, Conna, Sian.' She scrawled. Next to each name the words TRENT was printed rather firmly. Marshall protested he was so not good at names. Eventually they al talked him into it. He scrawled two words rather deeply etched into the paper. 'Sarah Pearson.' Corrine hit him hard and he winced but handed it to Josie. She smiled. "I don't mind the idea I just don't like the thought of naming her after a dead lady... that's all, it was thoughtful though Marshall..." she thanked. he smiled slightly. She left the paper on the table and when nobody was looking he swiped it.

"So single again?" Asked Madison loudly. Vaughn nodded curtly he didn't want to make a big deal of it. Madison was smirking. Josie, who was sat at the next desk, pretended she hadn't heard. "Hmmm, Must have been something BIG to split you and Trent." She said. Josie gritted her teeth this was not happening. "Actually it was a 'little' thing." He muttered. Madison misunderstood and giggled. He swiped playfully at her. "Well... fancy coming out tonight?" "Rain check." He said awkwardly and stepped over to talk to Marshall.

"Er, Hi." "Hey." He said smiling. "Glad to see you're not mad." "S'not in my nature to get mad, I was mad initially but... Listen. Josie didn't mean for this to happen." Vaughn sighed and sat down next to him. "Do you think I don't know that?" He asked as they began sketching the diagrams of a foodchain. "It's a girl." "I think she mentioned that last night." He said vaguely. "Here." He shoved a piece of paper in front of him. "She's trying to get a few ideas for names, I won't tell her you wrote them if you don't want. It's just, she's your daughter she deserves to have a name." Vaughn looked alarmed. He was amazed Marshall was still talking to him. Corrine was shooting them wary looks. 'Siobhan [a/n: pronounced Shhh-Vaughn], Jackie [Jacqueline], Caroline, Roberta, Jessica, Nikki [Nicola], Toni, Tara, Sara, Simone, Terri?' he wrote several names. "Jackie and Nikki are nice." Marshall commented. Vaughn muttered a thanks. "I still love her." He said quietly as the bell rang. Marshall patted him on the back. "I know, I know."

"Somethings up. Trent's done or said something to upset him, and I'm going to find out what!" Madison seethed to her friends. This meant TROUBLE.

A/n: Ok so that's chapter 3. NO FLAMES. And be nice to Vaughn. He's stressed.