Sky was in the athletics office, speaking to her coach about her current situation. She lets her coach know that she is pregnant and gives her coach, the doctors note about taking it easy. Sky had knots in her stomach, but she knew it had to be done for the baby's sake.
"Thank you for telling me Skylar. Especially during pre-season" Coach Spencer acknowledges, what's that supposed to mean? Sky worried in her head. Does it mean he's going to kick me off the team? Sky is so nervous she could throw up.
"So what does this mean for my standing on the team? and my athletic scholarship?" Sky asks
"Oh Skylar don't worry, you are completely protected. According Title IX and NCAA policies it protects your scholarship and your standing on the team" The coach explains to Sky, the knots and aches leave Sky's stomach and she smiles.
"Really?!" Sky questions.
"Yeah, only change is that now your going to be competing a 'red shirt' season, instead of a regular season" Coach Spencer informs Sky, as he begins to fill out some paperwork. Sky's smile fades, a 'red shirt' season is when an athlete is still on the team, and on the roster, but you can't compete because of medical reasons. And pregnancy is a big medical reason.
"Alright Skylar, I've updated your status here at Cal-U. Thank you so much for letting me know about your situation. You're all set!" Coach Spencer says, Sky nods her head at the coach, and heads out the door.
Sky was sitting upside down on the couch, and Jazz walks over to her.
"Sky What are you doing?" Jazz laughs
"Well they didn't kick me off the team, and I'm not going to lose my scholarship" Sky sighs to Jazz
"Oh my gosh! That's amazing news" Jazz exclaims, rushing time Sky side on the couch. "Why are you moping? It's good news" Jazz asks
"I'm 'red shirting' this season" Sky huffs
"Hey! At least you're still on the team" Jazz says
"Yeah, but I was so looking forward to competing this season, and getting back on the track especially after a summer of rehab. I didn't get to compete at the NCAA, and now I won't get to this year either. It's like life is working against me" Sky admits sitting up from the couch and rubbing her belly.
"And I'm sorry about that, but our biggest worry is that you were going to lose your scholarship. Now that we know that you're covered, it should make you feel better" Jazz comments
"Yeah Jazz I know, but I have a right to be upset with the turn of events. Of course I'm happy I get to keep my scholarship and they're not kicking me off the team, but damn it's upsetting to me that another thing is stopping me from doing what I love. I mean, I know it is only pre-season, but my times are the best out of everyone, because of how hard I worked" Sky says
"I'm sorry, I just don't understand how you can complain about anything. You're lucky they haven't kicked you off the team and your scholarship is protected, after you royally screwed up. Imagine if they didn't where would you be now?" Jazz exclaims frustrated with Sky, there was a pause, then Jazz continued "Exactly! Back in the hood working at dad's donut shop. So I think you should be grateful" Jazz concludes
"Tell me Jazz, what did you place in the NCAA finals?" Sky asks calmly
"You know I placed 3rd" Jazz answers confused, at the unrelated question.
"Yeah, and where was I, when you placed at the NCAA's?" Sky asked Jazz. Jazz's silence was answer enough. "Right, I was at home in rehab for my messed up leg. Where I spent the whole summer making sure my leg was all better for this upcoming season. I was ready to show everyone that my injury did not mean I was done" Sky lets a tears slip. "Just for me to slip up, again and get red shirted" Sky sighed "So if I feel upset that I can't compete this season, just know it's not because I'm not grateful, it's because I'm disappointed in myself" Sky gets up and storms off frustrated that her sister did not understand her feelings. Her own sister sees her as ungrateful, I wonder how she actually feels about me being pregnant.
Junior was at sitting at the table at Stevens & Lido, and told the guys about his situation.
"So you're about to have your first illegitimate child, congratulations" Stevens says to Junior.
"Do not congratulate him" Andre spat. "How would you feel if your son got a random girl pregnant?" Andre asks the guys
"Oohh I assure you, my boy would never get himself into a situation like that" Steven says, Andre rolls his eyes.
"First off, she's not a random girl, second, I want to do right by her and my child" Junior states
"Oh Junior, you don't have to care, until after the baby is born" Stevens says
"Yeah definitely" Josh nods in agreement
"Well I do care, and I worry about how much my life is change" Junior admits
"Children can be a blessing and/or a curse. But one thing is for sure is that your life will change immensely" Andre tells Junior
"You're father is right, because now instead of just worrying about yourself, you worry about your child first" Stevens adds
It was 2pm, Tuesday afternoon. Junior had headed over to Sky's place, for their usual time they "hang out". All the girls and Vivek had classes at that time, so Sky and Junior had the house to themselves.
Sky had shut her bedroom door behind her. Junior who was already seated on the edge of the bed facing the window, and removed his sweatshirt. Sky slid up behind him, and started kissing his neck. From behind him she slid her hands down his chest. Junior turned around, and pushed Sky back into the bed. Sky giggles at his swift move.
"This is what happens when I don't see you in over a week" Junior says then kisses Sky deeply. He unbuttoned Sky's blouse, exposing her purple bra to him.
"Well then let's not waste any time" Sky smirks, pulling Junior's face down, smashing her lips onto his.
After an exhilarating time with Junior, Sky was lying her head on Junior's bare chest.
"So did you figure out what's going to happen involving track?" Junior asks Sky
"Yeah, I get to keep my scholarship, but I don't get to compete this season." Sky sighed and explained briefly not trying to get into details because of her and sister's argument earlier today.
"Damn, that sucks. I'm sorry" Junior holds Sky tighter acknowledging her sadness. Sky held Junior tighter appreciating him seeing her side of things.
"I know how tough this past summer was, with you not being able to go to the NCAA's because of your injury, and now you still can't compete because of the baby" Junior adds completely reading her mind.
"Exactly! I had dreams of competing at the NCAA's, winning nationally, and being a recognized track competitor. But now that dream probably won't ever happen" Sky says sadly.
"Why not?" Junior asks
"I'm Junior this year, I was going to use this year to show everyone how I bounced back from my injury, and do amazing at finals. Now I'm basically benched for the year, with no way of proving to everyone I'm a force to be reckoned with" Sky explains
"I know you'll be out this year, but you'll still have your senior year to show them that you are that force, and you have that fire" Junior attempted to give Sky hope.
"After this baby I don't know how my body will look like, let alone act like. It's just not looking like my goal to place 1st nationally, will happen" Sky shrugs
"Well I don't want you to give up hope, because we don't know what will happen in the future"Junior says, then Sky's phone gets a text message. Sky sits up and reaches over to grab it and check who it's from.
The text was from Rodney.
Wyd?
"Who's Rodney?" Junior asked Sky
"He's some guy I went out with last week. He's cool, but honestly I don't know how he's going to feel about me when I tell him I'm pregnant" Sky admits.
"Why even go out with him? Considering our situation" Junior asks innocently.
"Is someone jealous?" Sky jokes with Junior.
"Not jealous, just curious" Junior defends.
"Well, he had asked me out before I even knew I was pregnant. So when he hit me up with the details of our date, I saw it as a distraction. You know how tough last week was for me." Sky admits and Junior nodded.
"So do you like him?" Junior asks
"Wouldn't you like to know" Sky teases, Junior rolls his eyes. Sky laughs understanding why Junior is so "curious" about Rodney. Rules of Sky and Junior's special relationship was, they could talk to or date anyone else they'd like, but they can't sleep with that another person unless they tell each other first. You know for safety reasons, because Sky and Junior have a friends with benefits relationship. Those were the rules before Sky got pregnant. Junior swings his legs over to the edge of the bed, and looks for his pants. Sky slides up behind Junior, and kisses his shoulder. "Look, I just want to thank you for listening, and always being there for me. I really appreciate it"
"You know I got you, you can always count on me" Junior reminds her, Sky traces her fingers on Junior's back.
"I know, you may be the only one I can trust right now" Sky says quietly, Junior wanted to question it, but Sky distracted him by kissing his neck, Junior turned around and connected his lips with Sky's.
Junior had left an hour ago, and Sky was currently texting Rodney setting up another date. She was sitting on the couch with Zoey.
"Rodney is doing too much, I don't want to be the only girl he's talking to. Because I'll feel bad if I hurt him" Sky sighed
"Sky are you really going to out with this boy, although you haven't told him you're pregnant?" Zoey questions with concern.
"Yes, it's only a couple dates Zoey it's not like he's my man or anything" Sky says
"Yeah, but he's obviously trying to be" Zoey says
"Look, he takes me out on really fun dates, and I enjoy myself. I'm not sure when's the next time I'll be able to go out with someone and get to forget about the fact I'm having a baby" Sky tells Zoey
"That's not true, what about Junior I'm sure he'll take you out, if that's what you're looking for" Zoey suggests
"Junior and I are just friends, and he's my baby daddy. I wouldn't forget I'm pregnant, if I go out with him" Sky explains "If it makes you feel better I have a plan. When I sense him falling for me, I'll end it. Simple" Sky says nonchalantly
"It's not always that simple. What if you fall for him?" Zoey questions
"Zoey, I like Rodney, but not in the way I think he likes me. On top of that, I keep him at a distance for a reason" Sky admits
"What happens if he finds out about Junior?" Zoey asked hypothetically.
"It's none of his business, we're not together. We've only been on a couple dates" Sky says confidently
"Okay, but I can definitely see this blowing up in your face" Zoey adds, Sky rolls her eyes. "Wasn't Junior supposed be a distraction from your fractured leg? And now you're in bigger trouble than you were before. I'm just saying maybe you should get rid of the distractions, and focus on figuring out your life" Zoey states her honest opinion before leaving Sky alone, Sky rolls her eyes at Zoey, but it's not like she can blame Zoey. At least, Zoey is honest about her opinions and isn't afraid to share them, Sky really wants to know how her sister feels after her reaction his morning.
Junior was in his room chilling, when Jack and Diane walk into his room. Junior looks up from his phone, to see the twins just standing there.
"What?" He asks confused as to why they are just standing there.
"What's going on with you and our parents? They are acting weirder than when you decided not to go to college. What'd you do this time?" Diane asked, Junior sighed unsure if he should tell them the truth, or if their parents wanted to be the ones to tell them.
"It's nothing, you should ask mom and dad" Junior advised
"Just tell us, because they're going to drag it, and turn it into a lesson. We just want the juicy details" Diane says
"I want to know why mom cries, like she lost a son" Jack pipes in
"The reason they're acting like that is because I got a girl pregnant" Junior admits to his siblings. Diane, Jack, and Junior stood there in silence for 5 seconds before Diane and Jack bursted out laughing.
"If you didn't want to tell us, you could've just said so, Long-head" Diane says as she calms down from laughter
"Yeah, instead of making things up" Jack says. "We'll have better luck, just asking Mom and Dad what's wrong" Jack says Diane out of Junior's room, but leaving the door wide open.
Junior could hear them walk up to Mom, and ask her why she has been acting weird.
"When we asked Junior he just gave us this bogus explanation" Diane said
"What was the explanation?" Bow asked.
"That he got some girl pregnant" Jack answered. Junior could hear the deafening silence Rainbow gave after hearing the answer. She eventually told them that what Junior had told them was the truth, and that they are handling the news the best way they can.
Junior hears Diane and Jack run back to his room, shocked at the fact that it's true.
"Damn, Longhead. So I hear you're about to be a father" Diane starts, Junior smiles and they all laugh.
"Who is the girl?" Jack asked
"Her name is Sky, she's in Zoey's friend group" Junior replied, and Diane started shaking her head in disbelief.
"I can't believe you're making me an auntie at the young age of 14" She laughs
"Imagine how Devonte feels" Jack sighed seriously causing Diane and Junior laugh harder
The following weekend, Sky and Rodney were at the Museum of Illusions, spending their afternoon hanging out and taking cute pictures. As they were walking around admiring the art of illusion, Rodney says "I'm glad you came out with me today. I was afraid I totally blew it, on our last date. I only started drinking that much because I was nervous, but it only went downhill from there" Rodney explained to Sky.
"I honestly had a good time the last time we went out. I like hanging out with you, plus you plan out fun dates" Sky reassures.
"Oh so this is a date?" Rodney smirks at Sky's mistake.
"You know what I meant" Sky giggles, and flirtatiously bumped into him. Rodney slows down, and looks at Sky. "But in all honesty, I really like you" Sky blushes, as he pull her in close. He leans in to kiss her, nervous Sky looks past him and noticed Junior with all his siblings and Junior noticed her back. Sky's eyes widened as they make eye contact.
"Junior!" She exclaims to stop the intimate moment, she and Rodney were having. Rodney turns around and sees Junior walking towards them.
"Hey Sky" Junior says as he pull her into a friendly side hug, because they were in front of her friend. He also introduces himself to Rodney.
"Junior, what are you doing here?" Sky asked curiously
"I brought my siblings here, they wanted celebrate our news, since my parents aren't" Junior answers.
"Y'all have news? What's the news?" Rodney pipes in confused, Sky eyes widened.
"Did I say our news? I meant my news, ummm I got a promotion at my job" Junior lied terribly.
"Why aren't your parents celebrating your job promotion?" Rodney questions further.
"It's complicated" Junior brushes off Rodney's question
"So what brings y'all here?" Junior returns the question. Sky and Rodney both look away awkwardly. "Ohh this is a date" Junior teases.
Before Rodney could even respond Sky says "No, we're just hanging out" Junior nods his head in understanding. The awkward silence after that was too uncomfortable.
"Oh okay well, I'm going to get back to my siblings, but it was nice running into you guys" Junior smiles and walks back over to where Jack, Diane, and Devonte were chilling.
Sky and Rodney continue to walk together and enjoy the exhibit in silence. Until Rodney spoke up. "You know what, I just have to say what's kind of bothering me". Sky stops in her and tracks and listens to Rodney.
"When you said that we were just hanging out to your friend, it made me feel some type of way. But I realized that I can't be upset because we never clarified what we are and what we are doing with each other" Sky was seeing where this was going and got nervous.
"So do you want to be my girl?" Rodney asks Sky with a smile on his face. Sky was silent and really didn't know how to respond. She doesn't want to tell Rodney she pregnant, nor does she want to drag him along any further.
"Rodney, we'be only been out a couple of times and I've only known you for a couple of weeks. I-" Rodney cuts Sky off.
"I know it's soon, but for me I already know how I feel about you. I like you, Sky. And I don't need time to prove it. I'm grown, and when I feel this strongly I have to act on it" Rodney explained, and Sky didn't know how to respond. "Look, you don't have to give me an answer right now. Just think about it. Okay" Rodney looks her in her eyes, and Sky nods in agreement. Damn, Zoey was right. There was no way of predicting that Rodney was going to fall hard for Sky, I mean they've only been on one date, and yes they text almost everyday, but to Sky it's only because he cracks her up and sends her funny memes. This is definitely going to blow up in Sky's face.