Miranda walked into the Digital Bean feeling helpless. She figured even in the morning there had
to be SOMEONE in there she knew. She just felt like getting away for the moment. To forget that
she had another human being growing in her stomach. She hadn't realized she had been walking with
her head down the entire time until she had to look up to see who had just called her name.
"Miranda! Over here!"
She looked up to see Justin Tudgeman sitting at the table with a large muffin in front of him.
He was looking as gorgeous as ever with the light reflecting off the gold highlights in his wavy
brown hair.
"Oh god…" She said to herself, while pasting a fake smile on her face and walking up to him.
"Hi Justin." She said in mock happiness.
"Sit down sit down!" He said standing up to pull a chair out for her.
"So, what brings you out so early Miranda?" He asked.
"Oh…I just had a little fight with my mom that's all." She said.
"And how about you? What brings you out so early on this school this beautiful morning?" She
said smiling genuinely; his smile really was contagious.
"Oh. After you told me about this place yesterday I begged my cousin to bring me so I could know
where it was…" He trailed off turning a bright shade of crimson.
At first Miranda smiled, flattered until she realized what he had just said. "Wait…your cousin
isn't here with you now is he?" She asked.
"Yeah, he's right…right…Here!" He said looking up to see Larry standing at the table with two
blended iced mochas in his hand.
Larry looked at his cousin then looked at Miranda. His eyes kind of lingered on Miranda for a
second and if it wasn't just her imagination she could have sworn he winked at her.
"So you've met Miranda Sanchez." Larry said smirking.
"Yeah…I met her yesterday by that park…You guys know each other?" Justin asked looking between
the two.
"Yeah…you could say so." Larry said smirking even bigger.
The tone of voice he had used was enough to make her snatch the iced coffees from him and dump
them over his head.
Larry sat down at the table and that was when she noticed something different about him. She
stared at him trying to figure it out. Larry mistook the looks as stares full of love (or lust)
and he raised his right eyebrow at her, giving her (or at least attempting to) a very advancing
look. She was about to roll her eyes in disgust when she realized…
"Larry your clothes…your hair…its…different."
"Yeah, well I'm trying to change my image a little before we get to high school." He said with a
disgustingly conceited look on his face.
"Well…um…Larry…I need to talk to you…" Miranda said looking down at the specks of white on the
table. She figured that he'd find out sometime so she might as well tell him.
"Yea, yea…take a number." Larry said with a grin on his face.
Miranda looked at him in shock. This was not the Larry she had grown up knowing.
"Don't look so surprised Miranda, I'm just kidding. Justin, could you give the lady and I some
privacy?"
Justin got up, looking a bit confused and walked to the computers in the back of the café.
"So, what's up my love?" Larry asked, moving his chair closer to Miranda's.
"I…I….remember that day before I left for Mexico?" Miranda asked.
"How could I forget? I should have known that you'd come back for more of the Tudge sooner or
later." He said smiling.
"No, that's not what I'm trying to say Larry! I'm trying to say that I'm pregnant. Pregnant with
YOUR baby!" Miranda yelled.
Miranda looked around hoping that no one she knew over heard what she just admitted.
Larry looked at Miranda in a state of shock. At first Miranda thought he was going to cry until
his whole stature changed and he frowned at her.
"Not my problem sweetie." Larry said flatly.
"What? How can you say it's not your problem! You were there too!" Miranda said getting upset.
"I don't have time for this, I mean next year I'm not going to be the dork you've always known me
to be. I'm gonna change completely and start over. I can't exactly do that with a diaper bag over
my shoulder." Larry stated while turning red in the face.
"But…Larry this is so not like you…What's happened to you?" Miranda asked with tears forming in
the sides of her eyes.
"Look, if you spent your whole life being ridiculed by all of your peers you'd understand. Now
I'm sorry but I can't help you." Larry said looking a little annoyed.
"But…but….I didn't even WANT to! YOU were the one who said 'It'll be okay, nothing bad is going
to happen.' YOU are the one who pushed me down when I tried to walk away. YOU YOU YOU! I don't
NEED you! I wouldn't want my baby to even KNOW you let alone recognize you as it's father! So
FORGET YOU just don't talk to me!" Miranda screamed not caring who heard her. She picked up her
bag and stormed out of The Digital Bean not noticing Kate standing by the cappuccino machine.
to be SOMEONE in there she knew. She just felt like getting away for the moment. To forget that
she had another human being growing in her stomach. She hadn't realized she had been walking with
her head down the entire time until she had to look up to see who had just called her name.
"Miranda! Over here!"
She looked up to see Justin Tudgeman sitting at the table with a large muffin in front of him.
He was looking as gorgeous as ever with the light reflecting off the gold highlights in his wavy
brown hair.
"Oh god…" She said to herself, while pasting a fake smile on her face and walking up to him.
"Hi Justin." She said in mock happiness.
"Sit down sit down!" He said standing up to pull a chair out for her.
"So, what brings you out so early Miranda?" He asked.
"Oh…I just had a little fight with my mom that's all." She said.
"And how about you? What brings you out so early on this school this beautiful morning?" She
said smiling genuinely; his smile really was contagious.
"Oh. After you told me about this place yesterday I begged my cousin to bring me so I could know
where it was…" He trailed off turning a bright shade of crimson.
At first Miranda smiled, flattered until she realized what he had just said. "Wait…your cousin
isn't here with you now is he?" She asked.
"Yeah, he's right…right…Here!" He said looking up to see Larry standing at the table with two
blended iced mochas in his hand.
Larry looked at his cousin then looked at Miranda. His eyes kind of lingered on Miranda for a
second and if it wasn't just her imagination she could have sworn he winked at her.
"So you've met Miranda Sanchez." Larry said smirking.
"Yeah…I met her yesterday by that park…You guys know each other?" Justin asked looking between
the two.
"Yeah…you could say so." Larry said smirking even bigger.
The tone of voice he had used was enough to make her snatch the iced coffees from him and dump
them over his head.
Larry sat down at the table and that was when she noticed something different about him. She
stared at him trying to figure it out. Larry mistook the looks as stares full of love (or lust)
and he raised his right eyebrow at her, giving her (or at least attempting to) a very advancing
look. She was about to roll her eyes in disgust when she realized…
"Larry your clothes…your hair…its…different."
"Yeah, well I'm trying to change my image a little before we get to high school." He said with a
disgustingly conceited look on his face.
"Well…um…Larry…I need to talk to you…" Miranda said looking down at the specks of white on the
table. She figured that he'd find out sometime so she might as well tell him.
"Yea, yea…take a number." Larry said with a grin on his face.
Miranda looked at him in shock. This was not the Larry she had grown up knowing.
"Don't look so surprised Miranda, I'm just kidding. Justin, could you give the lady and I some
privacy?"
Justin got up, looking a bit confused and walked to the computers in the back of the café.
"So, what's up my love?" Larry asked, moving his chair closer to Miranda's.
"I…I….remember that day before I left for Mexico?" Miranda asked.
"How could I forget? I should have known that you'd come back for more of the Tudge sooner or
later." He said smiling.
"No, that's not what I'm trying to say Larry! I'm trying to say that I'm pregnant. Pregnant with
YOUR baby!" Miranda yelled.
Miranda looked around hoping that no one she knew over heard what she just admitted.
Larry looked at Miranda in a state of shock. At first Miranda thought he was going to cry until
his whole stature changed and he frowned at her.
"Not my problem sweetie." Larry said flatly.
"What? How can you say it's not your problem! You were there too!" Miranda said getting upset.
"I don't have time for this, I mean next year I'm not going to be the dork you've always known me
to be. I'm gonna change completely and start over. I can't exactly do that with a diaper bag over
my shoulder." Larry stated while turning red in the face.
"But…Larry this is so not like you…What's happened to you?" Miranda asked with tears forming in
the sides of her eyes.
"Look, if you spent your whole life being ridiculed by all of your peers you'd understand. Now
I'm sorry but I can't help you." Larry said looking a little annoyed.
"But…but….I didn't even WANT to! YOU were the one who said 'It'll be okay, nothing bad is going
to happen.' YOU are the one who pushed me down when I tried to walk away. YOU YOU YOU! I don't
NEED you! I wouldn't want my baby to even KNOW you let alone recognize you as it's father! So
FORGET YOU just don't talk to me!" Miranda screamed not caring who heard her. She picked up her
bag and stormed out of The Digital Bean not noticing Kate standing by the cappuccino machine.