"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T PLAY THE BASKETBALL GAMES?"
"Andy, honey calm down"
"I'm NOT GOING TO FREAKING CALM DOWN!"
"Honey, it's just the basketball season!"
"Just? JUST?"
"You know you can't put pressure on your abdomen now! You're three months along! And guess what a drum does!"
"What the hell am I supposed to do with myself then!"
"How about focusing on graduating!"
"I have straight A's! Don't EVEN GO there."
"…Have I told you lately how beautiful you are when you're pissed off?"
"I'm going to kill you slowly and painfully in a second"
"I have chocolate!"
"Okay, so maybe not painfully…"
"Promise me you won't try to get Mr. B to let you play at the basketball game, please Andy."
Andy nodded and made a noise that sounded something like yes, considering that coherent speech isn't easy with an entire chocolate bar shoved in your mouth. Then she looked up at her fiancé with shining eyes and held out her arms. Adam leaned down and hugged her and patted her ballooning stomach.
"I love you, you crazy bitch."
Andy just smacked him upside the head with a random drumstick she had found on the floor of their apartment, and then kissed him.
"I love you too, you self-obsessed prick"
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Andy did end up going to the basketball game, but just as an observer. She was greeted happily by all her friends, but certain people avoided her, mainly Chris and Sushi. Suddenly, she was pounced upon by someone from behind.
"ANDY!"
"Tony! I didn't know you were coming!"
"Yeah, I'm here to help out since you're…otherwise disposed. You know you're glowing, right?"
"So I've been told"
"So, who's the daddy? You're getting big… What? Did I ask the wrong question?"
"No, no, it's just that I haven't told too many people yet…"
"Andy, you can trust me. I did help you get a snare spot your freshman year, remember?"
"Yeah, well, it's…" She whispered the rest of the sentence into his ear, and then he grabbed her shoulders and held her away from himself.
"He's a good guy. Have a nice life, and by the way, I love the shirt."
Andy looked down at herself, having forgotten what she was wearing. It was her favorite maternity shirt in the school colors, with "Future bando" Written on the stomach.
"Oh! Haha….Dad got me this for Christmas…like it?
"Oh yeah. Well, go and say hi to everyone else, I'm gong to get the line popcorn."
Andy walked back up to where Becky, Danni and Missy were taking their third period break. They waved and gestured her into a seat next to them on the bleachers. Danni gave her belly a knowing look and said,
"Baby's coming along well then. Have you told him yet?" Becky gave Danni a light tap on the head.
"Of course she has, she's living with him, isn't she? That was just a silly question."
But Danni looked at Andy slyly, then glancing over at Chris, before saying, "Oh, I know…silly, right. Hey, have you heard that a certain two people came out of the closet this week?"
"Really? Who?" Danni leaned in and whispered in Andy's ear.
"NO FREAKING WAY! Are you serious? I would have never thought!"
"Yeah, Jordan just said it right out to his girlfriend when they broke up. He's been with Rich this whole time!"
"Oh my gosh…that's nuts. Speaking of relationships Danni…how's it going with Dan?"
"Oh, my little drummer boy? He's amazing, as usual."
Andy settled back into the comfort of having friends under the buzzing of the yellow lights in the gym. She waved to Mr. B from his spot in the front of the band. He called out to the girls around her,
"Third period's over everyone! Get back here! Small Spyder-one, two, three four!"