* BANG BANG BANG*
Joey woke up around 12 to what he thought was thunderstorm from the heavy rain outside. After he has dropped Tessa off he went home. He shared the news with his parents about their future grandkids.
"Jeremiah's only make men." He told his parents triumphantly.
"You shouldn't of been making them at all right now. But I'm so proud of you, good grades and your doing the right thing. You've grown up so much." His mother said pulling him into a hug.
He did owe a lot of it to Tessa. She would study with him in math and science. She was probably one of the smartest girls he knew. He thought back to how Caitlin had helped him too. He definitely had a type.
*BANG BANG BANG*
This time Joey knew it wasn't the thunder. It sounded like it was coming from his front door. He jumped out of bed, wearing nothing but boxer shorts and the yellow shirt that Tessa has gotten him for his birthday. It had become his favorite.
*BANG BANG BANG*
Joey made his way down the stairs.
*BANG BANG BANG*
It was now louder and more frequent. He thought he should of woken up his parents but he was so close to the door right now. It couldn't of been a burglar, they wouldn't be stupid enough to knock before trying to rob you. His mind began to race with all the possibilities that he took a step back. Maybe he should of woken his dad. He was a cop. That's when he heard the familiar sound of crying, but not just anyones crying.
"Tessa?" He opened the door to see her soaking wet from the rain make up running down her face has she sobbed uncontrollably. She clung to him burying her hair in his chest. He held her there, he could feel she was ready to fall but be kept her study. "Whats wrong?"
The noise in the house had woken up his parents who were now making their way down the stairs. Tessa hadn't stopped sobbing, she didn't know if she could even get the words out to say what happened. She was glad for Joey's comforting nature. She was able to manage getting the words out in between her sobs.
"They kicked me out, my parents kicked me out."
She could hear them discussing last night from Joey's room. Joey had taken the couch after offering Tessa his bed, and clothing to sleep in. She didn't know how she was even suppose to go to school this morning.
"Tessa?" Mrs. Jeremiah said poking her head into the room. "How'd you sleep last night?"
She had finally fallen asleep around 3 am after draining herself from all the crying. She had fallen asleep soon after laying in bed. Mr. Jeremiah had even stayed up and made her some herbal tea.
"Ok, thank you."
"Joey is going to be heading to school in a bit. I can take the morning off and take you to go shopping if you want to go to class after lunch. Or if you want I can stay the entire day with you."
Tessa wanted to lay in bed for the rest of her pregnancy. She didn't understand how Joey's parents accepted it while her parents didn't. She also didn't want to be to big of a burden on the Jeremiahs.
"You don't have to. If you want to drop me off at the clothing store near degrassi I'll grab a few things and head to class. It's only two blocks. I'll probably be in class before second period."
"I insist. Now I'm almost done making breakfast. Come down and eat."
Shopping with Mrs. Jeremiah had been very therapeutic for Tessa. She saw how Joey had picked up a lot of her traits.
"Mrs. Jeremiah, how did you get to become so understanding?" She asked while looking through some clothing.
"I just understand my kids make mistakes, truly Joey has made a lot of bad choices versus his brothers and is a lot more difficult but he has grown into a good young man. I can call yours and try to speak to them has a parent. Maybe work something out?"
"I'd appreciate that."
"Alright one last shop before I drop you off."
Back at school the rumor mill stated to buzz after being dropped off by Mrs. Jeremiah.
"Her parents kicked her out after coming home and seeing her a Joey in bed."
"No, she was in bed with some other guy. If i was Joey I'd get a DNA test."
"Joey had to beg his parents to let her stay. No one wants the walking STD in their house."
"How pathetic, Joey only feels bad for her cause she's pregnant. Once she gives birth he'll be begging Caitlin to come back to him." She over heard Maya tell Diana.
Though The Have Not Club have made a lot of her school hours unbearable it was getting slightly better. Yick and her began to become friends again, she still had Dorothy and Joey and her new friend Larissa to help get through the day.
"Hey Tessa, can I ask for a favor?" Yick asked has she sat down in English class. It was the only class she hadn't had friends in until she had apologized to Yick.
"Sure, what's up?"
"My friend Adam needs an English tutor, I mentioned how great of a tutor you were and he agreed. He sits in class towards the back."
Adam Thompson had transferred to Degrassi the year before and was a standout in their hockey team. A lot of the Degrassi women were throwing themselves at him. He was a good looking guy.
"Have him meet me after class any time next week. I would start today but it's been a long day."
"I've heard, sorry."
"Thanks Yick."
On the drive back to Joey's all Tessa could talk about was how amazing Joey's mom was.
"She even said she was going to talk to them, I'm sure I'll be back home by the end of tonight."
"Good, I want my bed back." He teased her. "I think I got a kink in my neck from the couch."
"Oh poor baby, it must of been so rough being kicked out of your room for the night, what could be worse?"
"Hey, at least you got to sleep in a bed."
"Yeah, a bed that smelled like Joey Jeremiah and had half naked pictures of girls on the wall. Such a luxury."
"You love the way I smell, you told me yourself and, " he said pulling into the drive way. He put one hand on Tessa stomach and started to rub it. "You better get use to it. It's the signature Jeremiah smell."
She scoffed at the notion and turned to him. She hasn't noticed how close they had been. Only a few centimeters apart, and she was letting her guard down. He inched closer, the hand that had joking rested on her growing belly was now making its way to her neck to pull her even closer. 'He makes me laugh' she remember telling Spike.
Their not sure how long they stayed there kissing, she was sure it was only a minute. But they broke apart when some had loomed over the car. It was Mrs. Jeremiah. She had something behind her back.
"Tessa, can you come in? We need to talk."