"Knock knock," Jesse whispered in my ear later that night. I opened my eyes and looked at him. I smiled and hugged him. He hugged me tightly. "I love you. We've got to figure something out." I nodded.
"I love you too,"
I whispered. My voice sounded weak…oh well. He hugged me even
tighter, and then he pulled back and kissed me. I wrapped my arms
around his neck, and he tilted his head. "I wish you never had to
leave." He nodded.
"If I could, I would stay here forever.
With you," he whispered breathlessly.
"Stay with me tonight," I breathed. He smiled.
"If you want me to," he said laying down beside me. I nodded, and he wrapped his arms around me. "I love you."
"I love you too." He kissed the back of my neck, and I slowly drifted off to sleep.
I woke up, still in his arms. I smiled and turned to face him. He was awake already. He smiled and kissed my forehead.
"Morning," he said happily. "Happy two year anniversary." I smiled and kissed him.
"Happy two year anniversary to you too," I whispered. He hugged me.
"I got you something," he informed me. I looked at him.
"You did?" He nodded.
"Yep." He pulled
out a little black, velvet box. "Taylor, will you marry me?" I
froze, and I stared at the box. Oh my gosh!
"I don't know
what to say," I said quietly. He smiled.
"How about yes," he suggested. I smiled.
"Yes," I said softly. I kissed him again. We heard footsteps in the hallway, so he stood up quickly. I turned him invisible, and my door opened.
"Taylor, are you up?" Kyra whispered. I let out a sigh of relief.
"Yes," I whispered back. I turned him un-invisible, and she smiled.
"I kind of figured he was here," she said happily. He smiled.
"What can we do?" she asked quietly. Mattie and Austin walked in.
"I figured he'd be in here," Mattie said grinning. Jesse nodded. I looked on my bed, and I saw the little black box. I ran and sat on it before anyone else saw it.
"So, what are we going to do?" Austin asked. "I mean they really can't stop us from seeing our best friend…in your case boyfriend." I nodded.
"Well, they can, and his parents can too," I muttered. They looked at me.
"At least we'll see him at school," Austin said cheerfully. I shook my head.
"Nope. My parents
are home schooling me," he said sadly. They gaped at him.
"This is going way too far!" Mattie hissed. I nodded.
"Yes it has…"
"So, what are we going to do?" Kyra asked angrily. Jesse
sighed.
'One solution…running away.'
"I honestly only have one solution, but I don't think anyone would want to," he whispered.
"What?" Kyra asked eagerly. I laid my head on his shoulder.
"That was the only thing I could think of too," I answered honestly. They all sighed.
"Running away," Austin muttered. I nodded.
"But here's the
thing, we're fifteen and sixteen," Jesse said looking down. "And
I mean, it won't be too much longer till we're gone anyway. But
still…"
"I think we should," Mattie said quickly. We
all looked at him.
"Mattie, are you serious?" I asked, stunned.
"Yes."
"Uh…okay. When?" Kyra asked. I sighed.
"How's
tonight?" I asked looking at them. They all nodded. Jesse stood up.
"My parents are about to wake up." He kissed my cheek. "See you later." I nodded.
"I'll text you on when to come," I whispered. He nodded and flew out the window.
"Are we sure about this?" Austin asked. I shrugged.
"If you guys want to…" they all thought for a second, and then nodded.
"Let's do it."
"What about your parents?" I asked looking at Mattie. He sighed.
"I have a plan for that…" I nodded and walked out.
"Morning Daddy," I said before kissing his cheek. He stared at me.
"You aren't still mad at me?" he asked curiously. I shook my head.
"You're only doing what's best for me," I said sweetly. Iggy stared at me.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," he said standing up off of the couch. "Taylor, yesterday you were saying they were just doing what them happy." I shrugged.
"Well, maybe they're right," I said walking into the kitchen. They gaped at me…I had to make them think nothing was going on.
"Guys!" Angel yelled running in the door. "I have some really big news!" I ran back in.
"What?"
"I'm pregnant!" she squealed. I smiled and hugged her.
"That's awesome!" I said happily. She nodded.
"Yes it is," she said hugging me back. "Jason doesn't know yet." I frowned.
"You need to tell him," I said disapprovingly. She nodded.
"I know, but I don't know how," she said sadly. Mom shrugged.
"It's not hard. Just say, Jason, I'm pregnant. That's how I did it, except I said Fang…" she trailed off in thought. "Well, the second time I did. The first time, you told him." She grinned.
"Oh yeah. And Ella too," she said smiling. I thought.
"Let me see the day Mom found out she was pregnant with me," I said quietly. They all looked at me, and then I saw everything…
That Day
"So, we have to be related?" Nudge asked. Mom nodded. Angel had a worried look on her face.
"Max, I'm not so sure if that's a good idea," she said. "There's someone here who's pregnant." Dad rubbed circles on Mom's back. Mom looked around, and Ella was biting her lip. She looked at Iggy, and he looked back at her.
"You don't think…" She shrugged. Mom gaped at them.
"Oh my gosh Ella, come here for a second, I have to show you something," Mom said. She nodded and reluctantly followed.
"Is it you?" Mom asked quietly. She shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe." Mom stared at her.
"You and Iggy have…but…no! It can't be you!" she stared at me.
"God I hope not, but why?" she asked. Angel ran in.
"I hate to ruin your talk, but it's both of you," she said quietly. They both stared at her, and then Mom took a deep breath.
"Thanks Ange. Now, please go." She nodded.
"Okay." She skipped out.
"How the hell are we supposed to tell them?" Ella asked, really panicked. Mom shrugged.
"When did you two…?"
"Last night. It was the first time," she answered honestly. "We actually didn't mean to. It just kind of got out of control."
"Like our first time," Mom said quietly. She sighed.
"So you know how bad this is," she said. Mom nodded.
"It would have been so much worse if I had gotten pregnant our first time," Mom muttered.
"Why?"
"I was kind of still married. When I went to talk to him, things kind of got out of hand." She gawked at me. She opened her mouth to say something, but Dad and Iggy ran into the room.
"Which one of you is it?" Iggy asked quietly. Mom sighed and pointed to Ella, who was pointing to her.
"Both of you?" Dad asked, clearly stunned. They were staring at them. They nodded.
"Shit!" Iggy exclaimed quietly. Dad nodded.
"When did you get pregnant?" Ella asked. Mom sighed.
"Does it matter?" Mom asked, fake laughing. She nodded.
"Yes, because we need to know when it will be here!" Mom looked at Dad and he was staring at the floor.
"Twenty minutes ago," Mom whispered. She nodded.
"Damn it! They're going to come at the same time!" she said, breathing heavy. Mom nodded.
"About the same time. I hope and pray neither one of us has twins," Mom said. She took a deep breath.
"When did you get pregnant?" Dad asked, pointing to Ella.
"Last night," Iggy muttered. He nodded.
"This is going to suck!" I whispered. "Two babies in the same house. Oh! I've got it!" they all looked at Mom and then smiled.
"Do you really think your mom is going to let us move into our own house when we're only seventeen and sixteen?" Iggy asked. Mom shrugged.
"I don't know, but she'll at least let us by the time I'm eighteen, and that'll give us around two months until time," Mom said. Dad took a deep breath.
"When do we tell everyone?" he asked quietly. Mom sighed.
"Angel probably already has," Mom pointed out. Dad nodded.
"Either that or they suspect it by the way we all four conveniently walked out right after she said something about it," Iggy muttered. Mom nodded.
"True. Let's just go see," Mom said slowly. Her breathing got really heavy.
"Oh my gosh!" I exclaimed. "Mom was married when she first…oh my gosh!" Dad had a panicked look on his face, and Iggy gawked at me.
"What?"
"She was what?" Angel asked, just as stunned as Iggy.
"Remember, Micah wouldn't sign the papers," Dad said nervously.
"No! That was before she was even going to get a divorce!" I shouted. "The same day she got you to talk!" Dad shook his head slightly, and Angel and Iggy gaped at him.
"Oh my God!" Angel yelled. Iggy nodded.
"I second that
motion!" Mom walked tiredly out of her room.
"What is all
the screaming about?" she asked lazily. Dad looked at her, and then
sighed.
"Taylor looked back on the past…" he shot her a look, and her eyes opened wide.
"Oh crap!" Iggy and Angel stared at her.
"You were still married and weren't in the middle of a divorce!" Iggy said loudly. "Max! Oh God!"
"Iggy, hush,"
Ella hissed. "You don't have to announce it to all of her kids."
"Sorry," he whispered. She smiled and kissed him.
"I already knew," she informed him. He frowned.
"Uh…okay." She smiled, and I looked up. Kyra, Austin, and Mattie were at the top of the stairs. They were staring wide-eyed at me. I nodded slightly, and then they ran to their rooms.
"Uh…I'm going to go," I said quickly. I ran upstairs as fast as possible, and I ran into my room. They were all waiting.
"Jesse called," Kyra said holding out my phone. I grabbed it.
"Uh…hello?"
"Okay. I need to know…"
"Know what?"
"Is everyone sure about this?"
"Yes we are," I said simply.
"Okay."
"Oh! Make sure you bring one bag," I ordered. He laughed.
"Now I see why they call you Mommy. You're so bossy!" I rolled my eyes.
"Don't make me hurt you," I warned.
"Come over here. Hurt me," he taunted.
"I will," I said happily.
"I have to go. Love you." He hung up.
"He is so dead," I said in my fake angry voice. They all laughed. I laid on my bed and smiled. "We're seriously going to do this." They all nodded and they tackled me. "What are you doing?"
"We have to ask…" Mattie started.
"Are you two even talking…" Kyra went on.
"About marriage?" Austin finished. I flung them all off of me and into the floor.
"Ow!" I said huffily. They raised their eyebrows.
"We should take that as a yes," Kyra said looking at them. I rolled my eyes.
"Or, here's a thought, take that as a none of your business," I suggested.
"Definitely yes," Mattie said grinning. I rolled my eyes and stood up.
"Can you guys just
go?" I asked annoyed. "Get one bag together. Just one. Don't
make it too heavy."
"Okay." They all walked out, and I
shut the door. Okay, now just one bag.
"What are you doing?" Angel asked walking in my room. I had the bag on my bed. I froze and slowly turned to look at her.
"Uh…" she
stared wide-eyed at me.
"Taylor, are you leaving?" Thank
God I knew how to block my thoughts from her.
"No," I lied. Anyone believed my lies, because they had no choice. They were so convincing. You couldn't tell the difference in my lies and the truth.
"So what are you doing?" she asked curisouly.
"I'm looking for something in my closet, and that was in the way, so I threw it on the bed so it would be out of the way." Wow.
"Okay," she said warily before walking out. I let out a sigh of relief. Thank God!