Jazz and Doug were seated together by Sky. There was an awkward silence at first because they were both stubborn and no one wanted to speak first. Jazz was so fed up with Doug, she spoke up.
"Are you upset with me?" Jazz broke the ice. "Because I don't know what I could've done that warranted you pulling up to my party with another girl," Jazz said obviously annoyed
"So what if I'm upset with you? I can't have girl friends now? I don't have to explain anything to you anymore, we're on a break remember" Doug said spitefully.
"So all this pettiness is because we're taking a break? Mind you, you agreed to the damn break. If you didn't want to take a break, why did you agree?" Jazz questioned
"Because I love you, and I don't want you out of my life"
"You're acting like this break meant that there were problems in our relationship or that we would never talk or hang out again. This break is just for me to focus on training for the Olympic trials" Jazz points out
"If that's all it meant why don't I ever hear from you" Doug shot
"The phone works both ways you know" Jazz fired back. "Every time we talk you seem like have an attitude, and you sound like you resent me"
"Because I do resent you. I resent you for not being able to fit me into your life" There was a pause and a tear slipped from Jazz's eye. "This break feels more like a break-up, but it just isn't official" Doug said
"So you want to break up?" Jazz assumed.
"When did I say I wanted to break up? I just said it FEELS like we're already broken up" Doug clarified.
"Well, I did give you the choice on whether or not, you wanted to wait for me while I trained. But if you feel like that will be too difficult for you, you can always let me know" Jazz states
"Why do you always have your wall up?! Not once have I heard you say how you felt about this break" Doug exclaimed
"I haven't had the chance, because you've been so vocal about how much you don't like it. I know that this break is what's best for me because I just can't balance it all"
"But I can't handle being on the back burner. I didn't think it would be this hard, waiting for months just to be with you" Doug said
"So what do you want to do?" Jazz asked
"I just don't understand why you can't just learn to balance our relationship with track?"
"Because I fell soo far behind. I don't have time to learn how to balance it, track needs all of my focus if I'm going to make it to the Olympic trials. In these few months we've been apart, my times have improved"
"Glad to hear you're doing better without this relationship, but I miss you, and I want to be with you" Jazz rolled her eyes at Doug's ignorant comment
"I'm sorry for putting you in a tough position when I asked you to make a choice. But you said you'd wait for me"
"I know I did. But I can't anymore. And just like you gave me a choice, I'm giving you one"
"And what would that choice be?" Jazz asked curiously
"It's either me or track" Doug states clearly. "We can stay together while to do track, and go back to how we were before the break. Or..." Doug paused
"Or what? We break up?" Jazz asked, and the lack of response from Doug confirmed he was giving her an ultimatum. "You can't be serious? You're drunk" Doug didn't respond standing his ground with what he has just asked Jazz
"We've only been on a break for 2 months since I asked you to wait, and now you want me to choose between you and track?" Jazz baffled at Doug's ridiculous ultimatum.
"It's up to you" Doug shrugged
Jazz seeing Doug stuck in his way, really hurt her. "You don't really love me. Because if you did you wouldn't have just given me this ultimatum"
"You don't love me either! Because if you did you wouldn't have forced me to take this stupid break!" Doug shot back
"I didn't force you to do anything"
"But didn't you? Asking me to choose between breaking up permanently or breaking up temporarily, which one did you think I was gonna choose" Doug exclaimed. They both sit there in silence Jazz sees how this conversation isn't going anywhere.
"You know what? It was selfish of me to ask you to wait for me. So I think we should just make this break, permanent" Jazz sighs
"Maybe it is for the best" they both nodded. Jazz stood up angry about to walk away.
"After my season and the trials are over, don't bother calling or hitting me up" Jazz said
"Not a problem" Doug states nonchalantly. Jazz stormed to her room, and Doug left the party.
The next morning Sky was in the kitchen eating a bowl of fruit, seated next to Ana who had a warm cloth on her head for her splitting headache, and she was drinking lots of water to help with her hangover.
"I'm surprised you're eating something healthy, usually you eat chocolate chip pancakes with whip cream and syrup" Ana stated, pointing out the fact Sky had taken the approach to eat whatever she wanted because she's pregnant
"And I'm surprised you're even here, last I saw they were taking your unconscious body to the emergency room. Aren't you supposed to be under doctor supervision? You were down for a long ass time" Ana rolled her eyes, as Sky smiled.
"Thanks for your concern, I was only unconscious for 30 minutes. Luckily I didn't suffer from any brain damage. And I didn't see the need to stay in the hospital doing nothing but resting when I can do that in the comfort of my own home" Ana answered
"That's good to hear. I'm eating this bowl of fruit because I don't want to gain to much weight from this pregnancy, so from now on I'll be eating healthier" Sky explained to Ana.
"Good for you," Ana said.
"Ughhh this is the worst hangover I've ever had and I didn't even drink that hard last night" Ana groaned.
"Maybe because you TKO'd trying hold Jazz back. In hindsight, I wish I was there to see that happen" Sky joked and Ana rolled her eyes.
"Maybe you would've been there if you were dry humping Junior is another room" Ana shot back, Sky's jaw dropped. "You got me there" Sky smirked. Jazz came downstairs noticed Sky and Ana and smiled at them, as she walked towards the fridge to grab her protein shake.
"Hey, Ana. Glad to see you alive and well" Jazz joked. "And again I'm sorry for knocking you out. Last night was so rough"
"I already accepted all of your apologies last night, it's alright. I just hope you worked things out with Doug" Ana said, and there was an awkward silence. "Oh, so you didn't work things out with Doug?" Ana asked
"We officially broke up last night" Jazz announced
"You guys broke up over him bringing that girl? Oh my gosh, how are you holding up?" Ana stood from her chair, her warm cloth falling to the floor, as she rushed over to Jazz's side.
"I'm fine with it. We didn't break up over Cindy. Right now I have to focus on my track career, and our relationship was getting in the way of that" Jazz said very cooly.
"But don't you love Doug?" Ana asked
"Of course, I do! But track is very important to me. The Olympic trials is something I've been training for my entire life. And Doug couldn't understand that" Jazz explained
"Plus he's an asshole who gave her an ultimatum" Sky added as she ate a mango slice.
"What?" Ana said shocked, and Jazz looked up from her plate shocked Sky knew because Jazz hadn't talked to anyone after the breakup with Doug.
"How did you know?" Jazz asked shocked Sky knew about that detail
"I was eavesdropping, Remember I made y'all sit down and talk it out," Sky said
"So why didn't you follow me when I left the party," Jazz asked
"You looked like you wanted to be alone so I wanted to give you your space" Jazz looked at her sister with a thankful look
"I'm still stuck on the ultimatum part," Ana said shocked
"He wanted me to choose between him and track-" Jaz started
"And you chose track" Ana tried to finish her sentence
"Basically," Jazz said
"Men. They should know that giving an ultimatum won't solve anything. I'm fact it'll make the matter worse." Ana shook her head
"Do you guys think it was selfish of me to ask him to wait for me?" Jazz asked.
"I don't think so, you guys love each other. If the roles were reversed you'd wait for him?" Ana said, and Jazz nodded her agreeing with Ana's reasoning.
"I thought he understood why I had to ask for a break. I couldn't have been more wrong" Jazz sighed, Ana and Sky both look at her sympathetically.
Sky began to fan herself because of heat. Every once in a while Sky would get these annoying hot flashes. "Does anyone feel hot?" Sky blew out air as she took off her sweater leaving her in her revealing tank top. Jazz and Ana both immediately started at Sky's chest. Sky's breasts had become huge and were practically spilling out of her tank top.
"What?" Sky asked
"I think your tank top is too small" Ana said not being direct
"Sky! you have big ol' titties now, this pregnancy has blessed you" Jazz compliments
"I've put on a few pounds" Sky stated shyly, as she continued to fan herself
"A few?" Ana questioned, and Sky glared at her
"This is why I've begun my journey of healthy eating because I can't gain too much weight, or I won't snap back fast after the baby" Sky stated.
"But weight gain is normal, when you're pregnant" Jazz said.
Zoey and Aaron walk into the kitchen after a night of obviously being together. Zoey and Aaron hadn't even said hello before Aaron's eyes went directly to Sky's breasts.
"Good morning guys" Zoey greeted
"Good morning" Sky responded to Zoey, then noticed Aaron having a staring contest with her breasts.
"Damn Aaron, stare any harder and your eyes will fall out of your head," Ana said snapping Aaron out of his trance. Zoey glared at him, and everyone looked at Aaron with disgust.
"What? I didn't expect Sky's- uh. um," Aaron struggled to find the right words. "Chest, to be staring at me like that" Aaron said defensively, and Sky rolled her eyes.
"I was just saying that I think her tank top might be too small," Ana said
"You think?" Aaron responded sarcastically. Earning a glare from Sky
"Sky have you gone shopping for maternity clothes or even just for clothes in a bigger size?" Jazz asked
"No. My clothes haven't been an issue till now. I was lucky that I had a collection of oversized clothes" Sky stated, and felt Aaron staring at her chest yet again. Zoey noticed and slapped him in the arm. "Owe" Aaron rubbed his arm
"Damn, do I not have the right to not be objectified in my own home?" Sky states annoyed
"I'll take that as my cue to leave" Aaron says. "I'll see you later" Aaron pecks Zoey on the lips, waves everyone goodbye and leaves the house.
Everyone looks at Zoey, obviously waiting on her to spill the tea on her situation with Aaron.
"Guys Aaron and I are just friends. Just friends who have a mutual attraction with one another" Zoey said
"So what does the make y'all?" Jazz asked
"We're doing what Sky and my brother are doing" Zoey responded
"I hope you mean sex, because the only thing your brother and I are doing is having a baby" Sky said as she rubbed her belly.
"Of course I meant sex" Zoey clarified.
"Zoey do you think you can be in a friends with benefits relationship with Aaron?" Ana asked
"It'll have to do for now, because Aaron still doesn't trust that my feelings for him are real" Zoey answers
"Granted, you did pick Cash and Luca before him. So I kinda understand the doubt" Sky points out
"He hooked up with my friend. He doesn't see me throwing that in his face. No offense Ana" Zoey shot back
"None taken" Ana said
"Even though he was with Ana, he didn't take it any further because he always knew it was you he wanted. No offense Ana" Jazz commented
"None taken" Ana sighed as she put her warm cloth back on her head.
"Guys I know I've put Aaron though a lot, which is why I'm letting him call the shots right now. I just want to show him that I'm not playing games" Zoey responded.
"But do you think you can convey that message clearly, while in a friends with benefits relationship?" Ana questioned
"Honestly I'm not sure, but I'm just going with the flow right now. So I guess we'll see" Zoey shrugged.
Junior was over at the place Chanelle had been staying at. He helped her officially move into her friends' place. Moving the last of the things she had in storage when she abruptly moved out of her and her ex-boyfriend's apartment. Chanelle offered Junior a drink and a snack before he took off.
"Thank you so much for today. Junior, you have been a godsend. I really wanted to move everything in by this afternoon, and I wouldn't have been able to do it without you" Chanelle said graciously
"Of course. It was the least I could do. You literally helped me find an apartment in such short notice" Junior said as he took a sip of the glass of water Chanelle had offered him. "Although I can't believe you've been here alone, since the wedding?" Junior said admiring the really nice house Chanelle had been residing in.
"Well, Jason and Ava have been on their honeymoon this entire time. Seeing all of Europe takes quite a bit of time. But I haven't been here alone" Chanelle answered and Junior looked curious to hear who was keeping her company.
"I have been here with her cousin. He's been keeping me company" Chanelle answered briefly. "Well enough about me, I want to know what you have been up to. How is the baby?" Chanelle asked
"The baby is fine. I don't know if I told you, but we found out the sex of the baby. She's a girl" Junior smiled
"Congrats! Now you're a girl dad" Chanelle joked, and Junior chuckled. "So what's going on with Sky? or is she still just the baby mama," Chanelle asks
"I took your advice and told her how I felt about her. And to my surprise she felt the same way" Junior said briefly
"Oh my gosh! I'm so happy for you. I knew there was nothing to be afraid of, except for maybe the fact she had a boyfriend" Chanelle said. "What happened with him?" Chanelle asked curiously
"So much happened. To my advantage, he turned out to be a liar, and manipulative jerk" Junior smiled and Chanelle laughed at the fact that Junior was smiling over Sky's boyfriend being an asshole. "Sometimes things just work out in your favor" Junior shrugged
"A lying and manipulative jerk. Those are some choice words" Rodney speaks up, Junior immediately recognized his voice. Junior turned around to see Rodney in his arm cast walking towards them.
Chanelle speaks up and greets Rodney. "Hey, Rodney. This is Junior he's my friend who helped me move in today. And Junior this is Ava's cousin, Rodney. The one who's been keeping me company" Chanelle introduced
"We've met" Junior informs Chanelle. Chanelle gives a very confused face. "This is Sky's ex-boyfriend" Junior explained.
"And this is my girlfriend's baby father" Rodney explained to Chanelle
"Wait, the girl I encouraged you to tell your feelings to was Rodney's girlfriend?" Chanelle immediately felt the awkward tension. "And the girl who left you for another man in your time of need was Sky?" Chanelle connected the dots. "Messy" She sighed
"You encouraged him?" Rodney said shocked
"I didn't know I was encouraging him to move in on your girl" Chanelle defends herself
"So Rodney? I see you're recovering well. Seeing as your injury was self-inflicted" Junior said, and Rodney rolled his eyes. "You know, Cameron lost his job because of you" Junior spat
"Cameron lost his job because he lied on his job application," Rodney said. Junior shook his head in utter disgust.
"Rodney! Remember what your therapist said" Chanelle reminded Rodney. Junior looked back and forth between them.
"After the accident, the court ordered him to see a therapist" Chanelle begins to explain to Junior
"Don't be telling him my business!" Rodney scolds Chanelle, and she quietly apologizes. "Besides he isn't on the list of people I have to apologize to, so I don't have to be nice to him," Rodney said. Junior who was confused, decided this was his cue to get out of here.
"Well, thanks for the drink. I'll see you later Chanelle" Junior says
"Tell Sky I say hi" Chanelle says, and Junior nods
Sky was headed over to Junior's place, she was very excited for their date. But she was also very tired, she's at a point in her pregnancy where she can barely see her feet and she's waddling everywhere. Sky was wearing a long black maxi dress and a light sweater. Sky knocked on the door, and Junior swung the door open. Seeing Sky, and his eyes went directly to her large chest, Sky noticed.
"Not you too" Sky groaned as she pushed past Junior and entered his apartment.
"What do you mean?" Junior asked confused
"You immediately looked at my boobs"
"They look amazing how could I not, what happened? You got a new bra or something?" Junior asked resulting in Sky groaning. "And I'm still struggling to find the issue? You look great"
"I'm worried I'm getting too big. I went two cup sizes in two weeks"
"I mean you are pregnant" Junior pointed
"I know I am, but if I'm going to snap back after I can't let myself go during the pregnancy" Sky said
"What brought this on?"
"On morning I woke up and I didn't recognize my body in the mirror. I don't know, I've been feeling so insecure about my body lately" Sky looked down. Junior walked over to Sky, taking her hand. Pulling her close to him.
"I don't know if this helps or not but I think you look so beautiful. Especially right now. I don't think you should worry about that, I mean you're carrying another human being. You're allowed to gain a little weight" Junior kisses her forehead. "But the date I have planned for today is sure to take your mind off everything WEIGHING on you," Junior jokes, and Sky glares at him. "Too soon?"
"Just a bit" Sky shook her head. Sky looks over to Junior's kitchen counter seeing a really big picnic basket, obviously full of good smelling food. Sky could smell it from where she was standing.
"I see we're going on a picnic. How romantic" Sky smiles.
Junior checks his watch. "Alright, we have to go right now, or we'll be late," Junior says.
"Late for what?" Sky asked curiously
Junior and Sky were seated in the back of a pickup truck, comfortable with cozy blankets and pillows, Junior set up the food from the picnic basket in front of them. As they watched the sunset from on top of a hill overlooking the city.
"Oh my gosh this is gorgeous wow" Sky said staring at the beauty of the city and the sunset. "You really have a knack for romantic gestures huh?" Sky smirked
"You can say that" Junior smiled happy to see the smile on Sky's face. Junior poured them apple juice in two champagne glasses. He hands Sky her glass, and he raises his glass. "To us! Figuring out our relationship" Junior says
"Cheers" Sky agrees and clinks her glass with Junior's. They both take a sip of their juice.
"How did you come up with this?" Sky asked
"I came out here on a hike, and I saw how beautiful this view was. So I figured if it was that pretty during the day, what more of a sunset" Junior explains.
"I didn't have any expectations for our date today, but this has really blown me away" Sky smiles as she stares at the pretty colors in the sky from the sunset.
"Have you ever thought about what our relationship would be like if we weren't having a baby?" Sky asked and Junior looked away from the sunset and into Sky's eyes. "Would it look different? would we still be just friends who sleep with each other?" Sky adds
"I thought about it a few times. Like once I thought, ``Did I develop feelings for Sky just because she's having my baby``, and I thought would we be here right now if it weren't for the baby?" Junior started. "And I don't know where we'd be as a couple if we weren't having a baby, but I do know that I was falling for you before you even told me you were pregnant. I know I didn't realize it until later, but I recognize it now" Junior explains. "It was the way you always make me laugh, with your sense of humor and brutal honestness, and how you are unapologetically yourself" Junior admits
"I like how you thought I was unapologetically being myself and saw all of these wonderful qualities in me, while during that time I was trying so hard to just see you as Zoey's corny little brother, as if that would stop my insane attraction to you" Sky said, and Junior chuckled. "I knew it was more than a physical attraction when you brought me comfortable crutches when I hurt my leg. I'm not sure we'd be together, because my denial game is pretty strong especially when it comes to my feelings for someone"
"I don't think we should think about the what if's. We should think about what is. And what is certain is what we feel for each other" Junior answered.
"You always know the right thing to say" Sky smiled
"I promise you I don't. In fact I think I always say the wrong thing" Junior reassures her.
"So what did you do today, other than prepare for this beautiful date?" Sky asked as she ate a grape from the fruit bowl in front of her.
"I helped Chanelle move in to her friend's place" Junior tells Sky.
"Chanelle? I met her at your house warming party. She was your real estate agent" Sky asked feeling a twinge of jealousy
"Yeah! That's her. By the way she told me to say hi" Junior said.
Many Thoughts started roaming Sky's head, "Why would Junior's real estate agent want to say hi to me? She definitely wanted me to know she's close to Junior. It was for sure a power play" Sky thought.
"I never asked, how did you meet Chanelle?" Sky asked, she knew how they met from Chanelle's perspective, but she wanted to hear how Junior described it.
"I met her at a bar Cameron dragged me to lift up my mood. But then he got too drunk and started partying with this bachelorette party, but I honestly was not in the mood to party. So I went outside for some fresh air, and Chanelle went outside because she called an Uber. We started talking about our messy love life's, and from then on we became friends" Junior explained.
"And that's all y'all have been. Just friends?" Sky asked, Junior turned his head to Sky and smirked.
"Do I hear a bit a of jealousy?" Junior teased
"Who's jealous? I just wanted to know if y'all have ever hooked up" Sky stared at Junior waiting for Junior to answer. But Junior was pausing for dramatic effect.
"I was going to tell you, it was only one time-" Sky's face dropped disappointed and annoyed Junior had spent some of his day with someone he had hooked up with. "-Sike, I'm just playing" Junior laughs into Sky's chest as Sky stares at him with a stank face.
"You think you're funny" Sky pushes Junior's face from her chest.
"I'm just playing around having a little fun. I knew you were jealous" Junior said
"Jealous, ain't the word. I was more annoyed" Sky rolled her eyes and looked away from Junior.
"Come here" Junior pulled Sky's legs and put them on top of his lap. And pulls Sky close to his body.
"Chanelle is just a friend. You're the only one I want to hook up with" Junior smiles, and Sky shook her head and rolled her eyes. Junior gently grabbed Sky's chin and pulled her face close to his and he kissed her softly. Warmth spread all though out Sky's body, sending her in a daze. She loved when Junior kissed her this way.
Junior pulled away briefly, and Sky grabbed his face and pulled him back towards her, kissing him with a little more aggression, and deepening the kiss. Sky's body was tingling from this kiss, turning her on. And it didn't help that Junior's hand was on Sky's bare knee. Sky was wearing a dress with a high slit, and Junior took full advantage as he slid his hand up her thigh and paused when he got to the top of the slit he squeezed the part of her thigh near her vagina, obviously teasing her. Sky wanted so much more, but felt her body getting a little too excited, so she gave him one long last kiss, and pulled away. Junior laughed at Sky knowing why she pulled away. Sky playfully rolled her eyes, and moved her legs off of Junior's lap.
The sun had set by now, and it was dark, Junior lit several candles he had sitting all around them.
"Oh I almost forgot, guess who I saw today?" Junior asked Sky.
"Who?" Sky said after she took a bite of a cupcake.
"Rodney," Junior stated and Sky eyes widened. It'd been a minute since she heard about him. "It was so weird seeing him, he's been-" Junior started, but Sky cut him off.
"I don't even want to know what he's been to, if I ever see him again, it'll be too soon" Sky sighed
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Junior was dropping off Sky and they were walking up to the front porch when they saw Rodney sitting on the porch bench. Sky stopped in her tracks after making eye contact with Rodney. Rodney saw Sky and he stood up. Sky immediately turned around and started walking back to Junior's car.
"Sky, wait!" Rodney said seeing that Sky doesn't want to speak to him. "I'm only here to apologize to you. Please just hear me out" Rodney begs. Sky turned around, and looked annoyed to be even seeing him. Seeing him reminded her that her time with him was all lies, and manipulation.
"Do you want me to stay, I can wait for you in my car" Junior suggested. Sky shook her head no.
"I know this is a bad way to end our date, but it was an amazing date. I loved it so much. You are so thoughtful. Of course, HE is the reason we have to end our date this way. I will call you before I go to bed" Junior nodded and Sky gave him a small peck, before he left.
Sky was left alone with Rodney. "Could you come sit down?" Rodney asked.