Now, normally, I would laugh at her and tell her that it's her fault and that she's on her own, but Emma the compassionate half, the half I never received, convinced me to "feel her pain" because if that were me "I'd want her support too" and whatever else she might have said to soften me up. And the worst part of this whole mess is that Mel has no idea who the father is. I guess that's how much of a whore she is at Westfield, not like I've never heard the rumors about these type of things before. I just never thought it would happen, to Mel.
And believe me, I've heard my fair share of rumors about her. Once, I heard there were bets placed to see how long it would take her to get pregnant, and so on, but they were all jealous assholes who had no lives and insisted on ruining my sister's life for their own stupid entertainment. However, as always, there's a catch… mom and dad don't exactly know yet.
Now I know I could get into serious trouble for "withholding family information" like this, but as much as I despise her sometimes, Mel is my sister after all and we are closer that usual now-a-days, so I've got to keep the secret, or she'll step on me with her big feet.
Even though Mel was 20 and can clearly make her own decisions, mom and dad would still kill her for not being married before having sex. Even though she is in for a big surprise when she finds out that not only is Mel not a virgin, but neither are Lyric and I. Emma is though; she wants to wait, but I'm not nearly as patient (I guess Lyric felt the same way as me when it came to this particular topic).
Lyric never really wanted to discuss her first time, all I know about it was that it was with her boyfriend of three years (and still counting), Sean Slater, and that it was in his parents' lake house during the summer when the two went on a mini vacation one weekend in August. And that's it.
As for me, I did it with my best friend, Johnny Gillman, in a gas station bathroom. We were out one night with everyone, and we were all kind of drunk (some more than others), and we were buying beer and the next thing we knew we were in and out of the bathroom quicker than we could even remember. I guess that was good for me, because then I didn't have to feel any pain, if you know what I mean. and that was it for my first time, but after that me and Johnny were still best friends. Granted, it was a little awkward the next time we saw each other, in a weird "sorry we had to have sex in a gas station bathroom-let's never speak of this again" kind of way. But then we were fine. Same as always, "best friends 'til the end" and whatever.
But now, the real dilemma was hiding it for 9 months… or maybe the next 18 years. Or at least until Mel could come up with an explanation to tell mom and dad (or a husband). With us by her side, Mel had all the support she needed for now, but sooner or later, she'd have to tell mom and dad. But until then, it was up to us to figure out what to do.
I couldn't believe I was going to be an aunt. For some reason this excited me in the strangest of ways. All of a sudden I couldn't wait to meet this baby. Mel was going to be an amazing mom, no doubt about it, but the challenge of making it through these next nine months was the real obstacle.
Speaking of obstacles, keeping Sophie quiet was going to be tough. It's going to take a lot of bribery and a lot of sugar kanes to keep this secret a secret. Sophie sure knew how to manipulate a situation to make it go in her favor. But what she didn't know was that she learned that technique from me, the master of manipulation. I was the exact same way as Sophie is now when I was her age. Big green puppy dog eyes and that tiny, perfectly white smile that could light up anyone's playroom, and the little brown pigtails (with the slightest natural-blonde highlights) all curly and cute, could give anyone a run for their money, including me.
But my only worries for right now was making sure the guilt didn't get to Emma. Spence, Dyl, and Zach were all pretty okay when it came to secrets. And Rikki and Soph didn't really have any problems either. And lord knows I could keep a secret. But my real problem was Emma. She was so honest and compassionate and sweet, that it would just kill her to keep a secret, especially from the family. She is my biggest worry.
Damn, this is going to be harder than I thought…
Thank you all so much for reading, it means so much, and suggestions and comments and whatever else is always welcome. you guys are the best ! However, i do want some feedback... do you think Emma will be able to keep the secret? or will little Sophie be the first to give it away? let me know what you'd like to see in upcoming chapters. Thanks guys! have a lovely easter holiday! :*