Chapter 18

Hailey was outside the bar cleaning one of the windows when she saw Mark pull up in his ute. "Hey." She smiled at him. "Hey beautiful." He said as he got out of his ute. He walked over to her and pulled her up into a hug. "Happy to see me?" she giggled. "Uh-huh." He replied and pulled her into a kiss, right at that moment Bill and Joey walked around the corner and saw. "Well, well what's going on here then?" Bill said with raised eyebrows. Mark saw them and quickly put Hailey on her feet. He ran his fingers through his hair. Why did ya have to walk around at this moment he thought? "Cat's got ya tongue Mark? Or should I say Hailey has?" Joey laughed. Mark looked down at Hailey she was as red as he was. "That's not funny Joey, so shut the fuck up!" Mark yelled at Joey. "Mark, were only playing with ya, its better then making her upset all the time." Bill explained. Mark smirked, and then pulled Hailey into a hug. "As long, as you know….don't do it 'til she's 18." Bill replied seriously. Hailey went even redder. "Yes, I know." Mark said lying through his teeth. Bill and Joey smiled and walked into the bar. "Good, you didn't tell them." Hailey said quietly to him. "Yeah, of course I didn't, you don't go telling anyone either ok?" He said to her. "No, of course I won't." She sighed rubbing her hand over his chest. "What's wrong?" He asked. "I want to though." She answered. "Yeah, so do I baby, but if anyone finds out they'll put my ass in jail." Mark explained to her. "Yeah, I don't want that to happen." She smiled and hugged him. "Me neither Hail's, come on." He said, bending down to give her a quick kiss and led her into the bar.

Hailey closed up for the day a few hours later. She and Mark were talking by his ute when Vicky drove pass in her car. "Hi Hailey!" She called out to her. "Hey" Hailey replied. "Who's this?" She asked looking at Mark. "My friend Mark." Hailey replied. "Oh Hello." Vicky smiled at him. "Hey, nice to meet ya." Mark nodded at her. "Well I'm probably gonna hold up traffic so I'll see ya later Hailey." She smiled. "Bye Vicky." Hailey smiled back as Vicky drove off. "Who's that?" Mark asked. "My neighbor Vicky." Hailey replied. "Oh ok, well I better be going." Mark said looking at his watch. "Ok." Hailey said. Mark leaned down to her and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. "Bye Beautiful." Mark smiled at her. "Bye Mark." Hailey smiled back. He hoped into his ute and shut the door. "See ya later." He said to her. "Yeah you too." She smiled. She watched as he drove off into the distance.

During the next few weeks Hailey began feeling really ill. She was throwing up a lot and her mom thought it may be a virus. She let Hailey stay home this day. She was lying in her bed, when she felt she was going to be sick. She jumped up and ran to the bathroom. After she went back into her bedroom she looked at the time 11:00 in the morning. Another few hours before her mom came home. She wondered if Vicky was home and decided to walk over there and find out. She knocked on the door. "Hello Hailey." Vicky said as she opened the door. "Hey Vicky." She smiled. "Come in." Vicky said. Hailey walked in and they went over to the couch. "So you home sick?" Vicky asked. "Yeah, kinda nasty bug I have." She replied. "Oh that's no good what type of bug?" Vicky asked. "I've been having tummy pains and I've been throwing up a lot, especially in the morning." Hailey explained. Vicky thought for a second, nah it couldn't be she thought, but decided to ask anyway. "Hailey I don't mean to be rude but have you had sex yet?" She asked Hailey. "Urr no." Hailey replied looking away. "Really, You sure?" She asked her again. "You can trust me Hailey." She said as she patted Hailey's arm. "Yyy...yes I have." Hailey said turning red with embarrassment. "Hailey's there's nothing to be embarrassed about; I lost my virginity at 15." Vicky laughed. Hailey started to giggle too. "Hailey I don't mean to scare you or anything, but the symptoms you are describing to me, I think I might go down to the pharmacist and get you a pregnancy test." Vicky said seriously to her holding her hand.