Whoo! Probably one of the shortest pieces i've written for this story. I'm soo sorry my updates have been short and uneventful lately. as well as SUPER late. I've been really busy. I've got it all worked out in my head, i promise. The next few chapters will probably be the best. (lol i sound so self-absorbed.) Anywhoo. I thought this chapter was going to be longer but then i decided to separate some details into another chapter. here you go! Enjoy ;)

Hayley and Josh stood side by side, both their stomachs doing flips with anxiety and nervousness. In front of them sat their band mates and friends they'd known for a long, long time. Jeremy on the left, looking rather clueless as to why Josh and Hayley had called this little meeting in their Chicago basement. Zac sat in the middle, looking somewhat bored. And Taylor on the right, looking worried and anxious as well. Hayley stood in front of them with her arms crossed over her small chest.

She was dressed in a yellow dress with red polka-dots all over. A red, glossy, shiny, belt that tied over her middle and a red head band that practically blended in with her hair. She wore red lipstick and yellow eye shadow. Hayley had gotten up this morning feeling like dressing up, and that was exactly what she proceeded to do. She hadn't felt so nice in weeks. No more worrying. No more images. No more stress. She felt…pretty good. It wasn't until Josh came into her room and told her that he couldn't bear to keep all of this from the rest of the band and that they must tell them what's been going on, that Hayley's mood went south.

She was nervous about telling them about her "pregnancy scare." Mostly because she wasn't prepared for the reaction they would give her when she told them that it was between her and Josh.

Josh wasn't ready either. He'd always been completely honest with his band, about everything. He was afraid of how they'd respond to the fact that he and Hayley had kept this HUGE scenario to themselves. More so, that he hadn't even bothered to tell his own brother, Zac.

Josh tapped his fingers against his built arms, his upper limbs crossed over his ripped chest. He chewed at the inside of his lip and murmured to Hayley:

"Are you gonna tell them, or should I?"

Hayley sighed. She ran fingers through the ends of her orange-red hair and wiped a nervous bead a sweat from her forehead.

"Tell us what?" Jeremy asked, growing impatient. "What is this?" his eyebrows furrowed in a sort of irritated expression.

Hayley held her breath and wiped her sweaty palms on the sides of her dress. "I'll tell them." she verbalized in a voice that was barely audible.

Josh braced himself.

Hayley sighed once more. "We had…a pregnancy scare." She said clearly. She waited for their response.

Jeremy raised his eyebrows so high they almost disappeared under his hat. Taylor sat there, jaw dropped, his mouth in the form of a 'O'. His big brown eyes grew wide. Zac sat still on the couch, his facial expression of boredom not changing much. He locked glances with his brother and telepathically through gazes that only siblings knew how to do, he asked him to explain. Josh broke the eye contact between him and his brother and stared down at his feet.

"Wait, what? What do you mean by that, Hayley?" Jeremy finally spoke up.

Hayley looked deep into the eyes of her friend. "Exactly what I said. We had a pregnancy scare. Me and Josh."

Josh closed his eyes and wished to be invisible.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You and Josh?" Taylor exclaimed, in utter and complete shock. "This is a joke, right?"

"Please, tell me you're kidding." Zac added.

"We made a mistake." Josh said, eyes still closed. He knew he was lying straight through his teeth when he said that. Josh loved Hayley. And if he had been able to remember. That night. That one night. When something happened. It was a good thing. A start to a relationship. Only in his dreams.

"It was one drunken night. We don't even remember it, alright?" Hayley continued. "We promised it would stay between us and we'd never talk about it again."

"Until Hayley came to me saying she thought she was pregnant," Josh said "and then things got kind of serious."

"That's why I was so screwed up the day of the TODAY show performance. I was really, really, scared."

Josh jumped in and made sure to say "But Hayley got her dot, and so she's not pregnant, and things are gonna be…okay."

The guys exchanged looks. Taylor still in shock. Jeremy feeling quite awkward. Zac's eyes moving back and forth between Josh and Hayley. Really? He kept asking with his eyes Really?

"So you guys are like…being serious?" Zac asked, the question particularly aimed at his brother.

"Yeah." Josh answered.

"Sorry we kept this from ya'll so long." Hayley added. She crossed her arms over her chest again. Her body feeling light and her stomach feeling hollow. This whole revelation was kind of…embarrassing.

"Nothing like this is ever gonna happen again, alright?" Josh affixed.

"Yeah." Hayley agreed, "Me and Josh are through. Okay? No more drunken nights."

The room was silent for a bit. Josh hated himself for saying that. Nothing like this is ever gonna happen again. He wanted Hayley to be his everything. And she was standing next to him denying that anything would ever happen between them again. His heart felt crushed.

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