Author's Note: Wooo! LOOK OUT NOW! I updated! Hot damn! I hope you enjoy...
Chapter 24
The following Monday at school, Rae was walking in the building with Dave when John approached her. Rae nodded,
"John."
John sighed,
"Rae, can I talk to you, alone," he said, emphasizing "alone." Rae nodded and looked up at Dave,
"I'll see you in Chem."
Dave nodded and kissed her cheek,
"Alright, I love you."
Rae smiled at him,
"I love you too."
Rae and John watched Dave walk away. Dave looked over his broad shoulder once and glared at John. Rae cocked an eyebrow, and smirked, amused, when she saw John swallow nervously. She shrugged,
"What do you want to talk about?"
John sighed,
"Look, I don't know why you told me..."
"Because, it's your child, and you deserve to know."
John shook his head,
"Rae, you don't understand. I'm too young to be a father..."
"Oh, and I'm definitely experienced enough to be a mother," she said, rolling her eyes. The more she talked to John, the more she disliked him. John sighed,
"Yeah, but you... I..."
Rae glared at John and stepped toward him,
"If you think I'm getting an abortion, you're dead wrong. Stop being so fucking selfish. You helped to make this baby, and I'll be damned if this kid grows up with an asshole of a father, so get your shit together."
John watched in shock as Rae stormed off down the hall. He shook his head and sighed heavily. He smacked his own forehead,
"Nice going John," he scolded himself before walking away.
After school, John and AJ were walking out to John's car together. John looked over at AJ and sighed,
"Do you know, about Rae?"
AJ nodded and kept her eyes fixed on the ground as they walked,
"Yeah, she told me."
John sighed,
"Look, I'll understand if..."
AJ cut John off,
"It happened before I even moved here. Yeah, it's odd, but I mean, it's not like you and I were together."
John smiled slightly as he unlocked the passenger side door, and opened it for AJ,
"So, you still want to be with me?"
AJ smiled at John and got into the car. He grinned and shut the door before walking over to the driver's side.
Rae and Dave were lying on Rae's bed, watching football. Dave had his head cradled on one arm, and his other arm wrapped around Rae. Rae was lying across him, her head on his chest and her left arm across his stomach. There was a gentle knock on the bedroom door and Rae spoke without moving her gaze from the game,
"Yeah?"
The door opened and Mark poked his head in. He smiled at the site of Rae and Dave,
"Rae?"
Rae looked at her father,
"Yeah Dad?"
Mark sighed heavily and looked down at the floor,
"Your mother's at the front door."
Rae jumped up off the bed,
"What the hell does she want?"
Mark shrugged,
"She just asked me to get you."
Rae cocked a suspicious eyebrow then walked out of the room. Dave and Mark both watched her walk out. They looked at each other and raised their eyebrows before Dave jumped up off the bed, and followed Mark downstairs.
Rae walked to the front door and saw Rena standing there. She leaned against the doorframe,
"What do you want, Rena," she asked, completely hateful. Rena sighed heavily and shuffled her feet,
"I know you hate me, and I don't blame you, but, I heard that you're pregnant, and..."
She reached into her coat pocket and took out a small book. She offered it to Rae and smiled weakly,
"Here, I figured you could use this," she said, her voice breaking slightly. Rae took the book and ran her fingertips over it. It was old, and somewhat worn. It must've been as old as Rae. Rae looked up at her mother,
"Thanks," she said weakly. Rena smiled slightly and then turned to leave. Rae debated for a moment, and then shut the door. She turned and looked at Mark,
"What's this," she asked, raising the book. Mark walked over and smiled slightly,
"When you were around 1, Rena used to read this to you before you went to bed for the night."
Rae swallowed hard. She felt like a truck had just hit her,
"You mean she kept this, all these years?"
Mark opened the cover of the small book and nodded when he saw Rae's name inside,
"Yup."
Rae sighed heavily and closed her eyes,
"Do you think she regrets leaving?"
Mark shrugged and looked at his only child,
"I don't really know, Rae."
Rae sighed and then walked past her father, back upstairs to her room. Dave was quick to follow her. Mark looked down at the book and smiled as memories of Rae as a baby flooded back. He sniffed and wiped a rogue tear from his cheek. He turned and then walked to his bedroom.
Author's Note: It wasn't very long, but oh well, at least I updated. Does Rena regret leaving? Does she really want another chance? Will Rae give her one? Anywho, REVIEW, and I hope to have the next chapter up by Monday. Later...
Chapter 24
The following Monday at school, Rae was walking in the building with Dave when John approached her. Rae nodded,
"John."
John sighed,
"Rae, can I talk to you, alone," he said, emphasizing "alone." Rae nodded and looked up at Dave,
"I'll see you in Chem."
Dave nodded and kissed her cheek,
"Alright, I love you."
Rae smiled at him,
"I love you too."
Rae and John watched Dave walk away. Dave looked over his broad shoulder once and glared at John. Rae cocked an eyebrow, and smirked, amused, when she saw John swallow nervously. She shrugged,
"What do you want to talk about?"
John sighed,
"Look, I don't know why you told me..."
"Because, it's your child, and you deserve to know."
John shook his head,
"Rae, you don't understand. I'm too young to be a father..."
"Oh, and I'm definitely experienced enough to be a mother," she said, rolling her eyes. The more she talked to John, the more she disliked him. John sighed,
"Yeah, but you... I..."
Rae glared at John and stepped toward him,
"If you think I'm getting an abortion, you're dead wrong. Stop being so fucking selfish. You helped to make this baby, and I'll be damned if this kid grows up with an asshole of a father, so get your shit together."
John watched in shock as Rae stormed off down the hall. He shook his head and sighed heavily. He smacked his own forehead,
"Nice going John," he scolded himself before walking away.
After school, John and AJ were walking out to John's car together. John looked over at AJ and sighed,
"Do you know, about Rae?"
AJ nodded and kept her eyes fixed on the ground as they walked,
"Yeah, she told me."
John sighed,
"Look, I'll understand if..."
AJ cut John off,
"It happened before I even moved here. Yeah, it's odd, but I mean, it's not like you and I were together."
John smiled slightly as he unlocked the passenger side door, and opened it for AJ,
"So, you still want to be with me?"
AJ smiled at John and got into the car. He grinned and shut the door before walking over to the driver's side.
Rae and Dave were lying on Rae's bed, watching football. Dave had his head cradled on one arm, and his other arm wrapped around Rae. Rae was lying across him, her head on his chest and her left arm across his stomach. There was a gentle knock on the bedroom door and Rae spoke without moving her gaze from the game,
"Yeah?"
The door opened and Mark poked his head in. He smiled at the site of Rae and Dave,
"Rae?"
Rae looked at her father,
"Yeah Dad?"
Mark sighed heavily and looked down at the floor,
"Your mother's at the front door."
Rae jumped up off the bed,
"What the hell does she want?"
Mark shrugged,
"She just asked me to get you."
Rae cocked a suspicious eyebrow then walked out of the room. Dave and Mark both watched her walk out. They looked at each other and raised their eyebrows before Dave jumped up off the bed, and followed Mark downstairs.
Rae walked to the front door and saw Rena standing there. She leaned against the doorframe,
"What do you want, Rena," she asked, completely hateful. Rena sighed heavily and shuffled her feet,
"I know you hate me, and I don't blame you, but, I heard that you're pregnant, and..."
She reached into her coat pocket and took out a small book. She offered it to Rae and smiled weakly,
"Here, I figured you could use this," she said, her voice breaking slightly. Rae took the book and ran her fingertips over it. It was old, and somewhat worn. It must've been as old as Rae. Rae looked up at her mother,
"Thanks," she said weakly. Rena smiled slightly and then turned to leave. Rae debated for a moment, and then shut the door. She turned and looked at Mark,
"What's this," she asked, raising the book. Mark walked over and smiled slightly,
"When you were around 1, Rena used to read this to you before you went to bed for the night."
Rae swallowed hard. She felt like a truck had just hit her,
"You mean she kept this, all these years?"
Mark opened the cover of the small book and nodded when he saw Rae's name inside,
"Yup."
Rae sighed heavily and closed her eyes,
"Do you think she regrets leaving?"
Mark shrugged and looked at his only child,
"I don't really know, Rae."
Rae sighed and then walked past her father, back upstairs to her room. Dave was quick to follow her. Mark looked down at the book and smiled as memories of Rae as a baby flooded back. He sniffed and wiped a rogue tear from his cheek. He turned and then walked to his bedroom.
Author's Note: It wasn't very long, but oh well, at least I updated. Does Rena regret leaving? Does she really want another chance? Will Rae give her one? Anywho, REVIEW, and I hope to have the next chapter up by Monday. Later...