Matt's POV
Eleven Months Later:
I can't believe it as I throw my graduation cap into the air. It feels so good to be graduating. Jenny runs to me and jumps into my arms. We hug and run over to our parents. These last two years had been a roller coaster ride. David was a year and a half old, and he was incredible. Jenny and I had planned to go to UNC together, but I got into Duke; I couldn't say no to Duke, it was like a dream. Jenny was going to UNC Chapel Hill, which were 20 minutes apart. We were nervous about what we would do with David. David had been living with me for most of his life. He lived with Jenny when he was an infant, but then he moved in with me for a little while. Jenny took David on her family vacations on winter break, and I took him for spring break. Who ever he lived with for the week, forfeited him to the other parent for weekends. It wasn't the best situation, but it was what it was. Jenny and I spent most of our time together anyway and so, David was with us both no matter where he lived.
We all go out to dinner together; me, Jenny, David, my mom, Peyton, Jake, Drew, Kyle, Sofia and Ally. It was a lot of fun. That night we went out with a few friends. David stayed home with my mom and Jenny and I got a night off from being parents; it was fun.
Two months later:
I just moved in to my apartment, our apartment. Jenny had been given a scholarship which included dorm tuition, so I got an apartment and kept David with me. She came over often to see us. David and I went to visit her at school sometimes too. When I would walk down the halls with Dave, people gave me looks. I wasn't sure that Jenny had told them who I was or who David was. I knocked on her door.
"Matt" she said laughing and pushing me further into the hall and closing the door behind her.
"Hey Jenny, I thought you could watch Davey for me today, I have a big paper due"
"Oh, Matt you should have called first. I'm kinda busy."
A guy opened the door and walked out, "Hey Jen, you coming back?... oh, I'm gonna go."
"Logan, wait!" she called after him down the hall
"Jenny, I thought we were together, what happened?"
"I, I um met somebody else. I was going to tell you. I didn't know you were coming."
"I'm guessing that you didn't even tell people about me or David?"
"I
did, not everyone, but some people."
"Right. Well, are you to
busy to take care of YOUR SON?" I asked her, emphasizing the words
'your' and 'son'.
People in the hall turned to look. David let out a small cry. I began to comfort him and walked away.
"Wait, Matt! Matt, I'll watch him for the day. You should work on your paper, leave Davey with me." It was too late though, I had already left.
I couldn't believe that she had kept him a secret. My phone began to ring. It was Jenny.
"What do you want?"
"Matt, I love him and I love you, but I wanted to be a normal college student for a little while. I would never want to hurt you, and I'll move out of the dorms and get an apartment and watch David if you need."
"Jenny, whatever" I said and hung up. I strapped David into his car seat and drove to my apartment.
Jenny's POV
I couldn't believe what had just happened. I hadn't told people about David because people always judge me for having him so young. I wanted to experience friends again and have a life. I was going to tell people, eventually. It had only been a little more than a minute since he walked away. A girl on my floor came up to me.
"Jenny, right?"
"Yeah, you're Gabby right?"
"Yeah, I just saw what happened. Is that really your son?"
"Ha, yeah he is, he's almost two."
"Wow, you had him in junior year? That must have been really tough."
"Yeah. Do you need anything?"
"No, I just wanted to talk to you. You wanna go to dinner?"
"Sure" I answered, having no reason to say no.
At dinner she we talked and it was nice to have a friend.
"Gabby, can I ask you something, why are you being so nice to me?"
"No reason, but I like you, maybe we can be friends."
"You aren't going to judge me for having a baby so young?"
'Nope, not my place. Besides, everybody gets into some trouble some times. My sister had a baby in her freshman year of college. I get it. She stayed in school and now she's a teacher. She used to tell me that nobody talked to her after they found out she was a mom. I always said I wouldn't be one of those people who judges someone on their past. That's why I talked to you; I thought maybe we could be friends."
"Thanks Gabby"
"No problem"
