The High School Sweetheart
Chapter Six
WPOV
I decided to wait until today to talk to Kyle because I needed to think about how I was going to approach this. I decided I would try to not bring up anything about Shane. It was Ian's decision to tell Kyle if he wanted to.
I spent all of yesterday in the game room working everything out. I figured nobody would bother me there, and I was right. Nobody came into the game room all day.
Last night I slept in Lily and Trudy's room. It was a bit cramped, but they didn't mind sharing with me. I didn't sleep very well because my mind was plagued with Ian kissing Sienna, him choosing her over me, him having more little babies running around. It was a nightmare. Only the first was a real memory, but the others sure felt real. I woke up countless times crying. I maybe got three hours of sleep the whole night. But I set my plan into action the moment I woke up.
I found Kyle (with Sunny of course) in the kitchen eating breakfast. I walked over and sat down across from them.
"Hey Wanda, you look like hell, no offense." He greeted me.
"None taken. I didn't sleep very well." I confessed.
"Hi Wanda." Sunny said shyly.
"Good morning Sunny. So, Kyle? I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions when you two have time." I knew he wouldn't leave Sunny, even for a moment.
"Sure. What about?" he asked.
"Um…I'd rather just tell you later. When there's not so many ears present." I said pointedly.
"Ok. Just wait for us to finish and we can go someplace more quiet. Grab some breakfast while you wait."
"No thanks. I'm to anxious to eat. When you're done, do you think you could meet me in the game room?" I asked.
"Sure. We'll be there ASAP."
"No, no. Take your time. I'm not that eager to find out." I was but then again I wasn't. I was afraid of what I would find out.
"Ok. We'll meet you there when we're finished." With that, I got up and made my way to the game room to wait.
Mel's POV
When I woke up, Jared was already gone, which was odd because he usually wouldn't leave without me, but I couldn't dwell on that. I had to find Sienna.
It wasn't very hard. I found her in the kitchen sitting next to Brandt. (AN: Wanda had already gone to the game room so Mel never saw her and when Wanda was there, Sienna wasn't yet.)
Why was she sitting next to Brandt? And why were they flirting? Wasn't she supposed to be all upset about Ian?
I couldn't dwell on that or else my plan wouldn't work because I'd be to pissed. So I made my way over to them and tapped Sienna on the shoulder since her back was to me.
"Yes? Oh. It's you. What do you want?" she questioned.
God, this is gonna be harder then I thought to keep my anger in check. But I had to do it. For Wanda.
"I'm sorry. I came to apologize. I judged the book by the cover. I just get very protective of Wanda when someone hurts her and I'm sorry. Maybe we could get to know each other better?" I asked. Of course all of it was fake, but I couldn't let her see that.
"Alright. I guess. We could go and talk in the game room." She suggested.
And the trap is set.
"Sure. Are you done eating?" I asked.
"Yep. Brandt, would you mind watching Shane for a while? That is, if you're not to busy."
"No problem. I'd love to."
"Thank you so much. Ok, let's go."
So we made our way to the game room making friendly talk. As we neared the game room door, I heard voices already in there. Oh no! I sounded like Wanda and Kyle! Dang it! I thought she talked to him yesterday!
"Um…maybe we should find someplace else." I said, trying to distract her. Too late. She heard her name.
"Who is that? And why are they talking about me?" she wondered.
"I don't know. Maybe it's Jeb and he's trying to find some room for you to sleep in." I lied.
"But I'm already staying in Brandt and Aaron's room." She told me.
"Well, maybe they're trying to find a better arrangement." I suggested. I purposefully rose my voice so they would stop talking. They did, thank God.
"Oh. Um…okay. Then maybe we should find somewhere else to talk."
Yes. It worked!
"Alright. How 'bout we go back to my cave?"
"Sounds good to me. Lead the way."
WPOV
OMG. We were almost caught! By Sienna none the least. I was curious what Mel was doing with her. I knew she would tell me when she was ready, so I went back to my discussion with Kyle.
"So they dated for six years?!" I didn't know how to absorb that. They must have really been in love. That killed me to think about Ian being with someone else for so long.
"Yeah. They were pretty serious. Before they were officially dating, they probably liked each other for about six months before Ian got the balls to ask her out. And they were friends for probably three years before that." He told me.
"Oh." Was all I could say.
"But don't get your panties in a twist. After they had been going out for about 5½ years, Ian seriously thought about dumping her because she was so controlling. The only reason he didn't was because she told him she was a week late, if you know what I mean. Turned out, it was just a false alarm. After that, he never said anything about dumping her, but I knew he thought about it. If it comes down to it, I think he'll chose you, if that helps at all." He explained.
I tried to smile, but I think they could tell it was pretty forced.
"So are you done questioning, or do you still have a few more?" he asked.
"Um…no. I think I'm done. Thanks Kyle."
"No problem. Anytime. See ya around Wanda." He said as him and Sunny left. Sunny just clung to Kyle the whole time without saying a word.
After they left, I just sunk to the floor. I had a lot to think through. Like how there could have been two little kids running around. It did give me hope though after what Kyle said about Ian always thinking about breaking up with Sienna. I helped ease some of my worry. The rest of the day, I just sat and thought about my conversation with Kyle. In the back of my mind though, I did feel guilty for not doing any chores for the past two days, but I had a lot on my mind and I knew Jeb would understand.
Mel's POV
So when we got comfortable in my cave, I started questioning Sienna with easy questions. I had barely gotten into the questions when I asked, "So, your sure Shane is Ian's? Not that I'm accusing you of cheating or anything. Just curious." At that point, Kyle barged in pulling Sunny with him.
"What?! You and Ian have a KID?"
"Um…hi Kyle. Um…yea?" she said it like a question. Like she wasn't sure Shane was Ian's or not. Now I had to know who else's kid he could be. That is if I could get rid of Kyle.
"Kyle! Private conversation here." I said.
"So he ended up knocking you up after all. Wow!" he said, completely ignoring me.
"Um…Kyle, I don't feel very comfortable talking to you about this."
"You heard her butthead. Get out!"
"Fine, fine, fine. I gotta go find Ian anyway. He does know right?"
"Yeah. He knows." She said.
With that, Kyle left with Sunny right on his heels.
"Sorry about that."
"It's ok. I'm used to Kyle barging in." she said.
"Well, umm…are you sure Shane is Ian's then?" I asked.
"I think so. But I can't be positive. You see, when I was 23, I was walking to surprise Ian and…well…someone raped me." I gasped as she said that. I truly felt sorry for her.
"Yea. It was the worst day of my life. I never told Ian though or anyone for that matter. That is, until now. You won't tell anyone will you?" she worried. "Because I know Ian. And he would blame himself for everything."
"No, no. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. But I do think Ian has a right to know. What if Shane isn't his? I know you want him to have a father, but he has a right to know Shane may not be his." I said.
"I know. But I don't know if I can. I just wish there was some way to find out without telling Ian until I was sure."
"Well, I may know a way." I hinted.
"How?"
"Um…if you would give Doc a sample of your DNA, get a sample of Shane's and Ian's and get them tested." I suggested.
"But how would I get Ian's DNA?"
"Leave it up to me."
I can't believe I had gotten myself into this. I wanted to hate Sienna for hurting Wanda, but I found myself becoming her friend instead. Now I had to get Ian's DNA without him or even Wanda knowing. This was going to be impossible. But now I had to know. Call it what you want. I call it getting myself into idiotic situations yet again.
So a little while later, after Sienna had thanked me about a dozen times, she let herself out while I found myself forming another plan.
Jared's POV
I had been in Ian's room all day trying to get him to make some sort of decision. He still had nothing. Of course I wanted him to be with Wanda. If made her happy, and if she was happy, Mel and Jamie were happy, and if they were happy, I was happy. Therefore, I wanted him to choose Wanda. But on the other hand, he should be a good father.
When he told me he had a son, I was beyond shocked, but I got over it. He had to choose and he knew it. Somewhere in the middle of our conversation, Kyle interrupted us.
"Ian! I can't believe you didn't tell me you had a kid!"
"Shut up, Kyle. I didn't know myself until yesterday. Now leave. I have the biggest decision of my life to make and I don't need your two cents right now." He snapped.
"Fine. Somebody's PMSing. Come on Sunny. We better get to work."
As him and Sunny were walking away, I heard him say: "I can't believe I'm an Uncle! Cool!"
Ian and I quickly forgot about Kyle and got back to trying to make a decision. By 10 o'clock, we still had come up with nothing, so I left him to debate with himself some more while I went to grab something to eat before I went to bed. On my way to the storage room, I overheard Brandt talking to Aaron.
"Aaron, man, I'm falling for Sienna! What am I supposed to do? She still loves Ian and she had a kid with him for crying out loud!"
"Brandt, relax man. I saw you two earlier. It looked to me like she was feeling a little somethin' somethin' too. You can still win her hove and plus that would solve all the drama here in the caves. Ian could be with Wanda, you could be with Sienna, and you guys can take turns being with Shane."
I had heard enough. The snack forgotten, I went to go discuss everything with Mel.