"Ready?" Gabriella squeezed my arm reassuringly. "You're doing the right thing, Jason has a right to know that his a dad!" I nodded and Gabriella opened the car door for me. "Go get him Tiger!"
I rolled my eyes and drove down to Jason's. My heart pounding the whole way. I was going to tell Jason that he was going to be a dad. This was a big decision and I had no idea how he was going to take it. The next thing I knew, I was standing outside his door. Oh god, oh god. Did I knock?
"Kels? What are you doing out here?" Jason opened the door and grinned at me. I smiled briefly and followed him inside. "So you said you had some news for me, what is it?" He nodded at the sofa. After a couple of weeks, we had gotten comfortable around each other again.
"Jase… the thing is…" I began but then was quickly interrupted by a knock on the door. I groaned inwardly as he jumped up to get it. Guess who it was? Martha. Great. The moment I try to tell her boyfriend that his going to be a dad for my baby, she walks in.
"Jason, you wont believe the day I've had!" Martha groaned. "I very nearly got fired today all because me and my boss got in a huge fight and then I find out that my sister is definitely divorcing her new husband and then… oh! Hey Kels!!"
"Um Hi Martha. I'll just get going then. Thanks for the coffee Jase, so you definitely remember the message?" I quickly thought of a cover-up. "Okay, so remember to call him. See you guys later!" I babbled and quickly hurried out.
As soon as I reached her apartment, I called Gabriella. "Kels! That was quick… how did it go?" I stayed silent for a moment. "Oh my god! You didn't tell him! Why did you not tell him?"
"Martha showed up like two seconds after I arrived." I sighed. "Gabbi, what am I supposed to do? I don't want to split them up but I mean… Jason has to know… doesn't he? What if I just don't tell him and said it was some guy…"
"No." Gabriella sounded firm. "You have to tell him. What if in… thirteen, fourteen years the guy finds out his a father of a teenage boy or girl? That will really screw him up. He needs to know NOW."
"Okay! Fine!" I groaned. "Why did I do it? I am such a moron. Martha's going to hate me Jason's going to hate. Sharpay, Taylor, Chad, Zeke and Troy are all going to hate me! You'll still stay my friend… wont you?"
"You're being a little over-dramatic Kels! Look, I was never meant to say this but… well… we all thought you and Jason would get together ages ago! Trust me. None of those five will hate you, they'll stand by you, I mean we always thought Martha was sort of an outsider with us… anyway, the girls won't and the guys definitely won't. Jason. Now he won't. Troy and Chad are almost certain that he is in love with you."
"Huh. I'm going to go now. See you tomorrow… or whenever."
The Next Day"Martha!"
"Hi Kels!" Martha greeted as I invited her in. "I haven't seen you in ages so I thought we could catch up. What's new with you?"
"Not much." I shrugged. I proceeded to tell her about work and Martha filled me in with her own news.
"Kels…" Martha nibbled on her lip. "Are you okay? You look kind of pale…"
"Martha I'm pregnant." A voice announced. It was mine. Oh my god. Where the hell did that come from?
Martha blinked. "Wow! Good for you… I think! Congratulations! Whose the dad?" She beamed.
Oh no she asked the question. "It's… it's…" I muttered, my throat suddenly dry. I looked at her happy face, shining with happiness. "It's…"
Suddenly her eyes widened. "Oh my gosh… it's Troy isn't it?"
I stared at her. "What? N-…" I quickly thought. "Yes. Yes it is. It was an accident, a month ago."
"Don't worry, I'll still be here for –" She glanced at her work. "Oh damn! I am so late for work! I'll see you later but don't worry, okay?" She then hurried off.
I groaned and quickly rung Gabbi. "Gabbi, I'm pregnant with Troy's baby.
"WHAT?"
"That's what Martha thinks! Don't worry, I've never more than hugged Troy. Martha came over and the whole pregnancy thing slipped out and then the father question appeared and she thought it was Troy and at the spur of the moment, I said it was. I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay. You scared me for a minute though." Gabbi laughed. "I'll have to tell Troy but… well it means I'll have to tell him everything. Don't worry I'll make sure he doesn't tell anyone."
"Thanks. You're a good friend." Kelsi listened for a moment as Gabriella called down Troy; there was the sound of kissing for a moment until Kelsi cleared her throat. She wasn't sure if she had heard or not since Gabriella had probably left the landline telephone on the kitchen table.
"So what's up Gabbikens?" Troy cooed, Kelsi could sense Gabbi cringing and couldn't help grinning to herself. "You have an important look on your face. What's up baby-pie?"
"Kelsi's pregnant." There was silence for a moment.
"Good for her! What's wrong with that?" Then there was a clicking sound. "Whose the father? I didn't know she was in a relationship!"
"She's not. The father is Jason." More silence. Longer this time. "Jason Cross."
"Well it's going to be hell telling Martha but otherwise, there's nothing too wrong with that. I mean, they were always supposed to be together. Maybe this baby will do that."
"Yeah…" Gabriella agreed. "The thing is, Kelsi was speaking to Martha and she sort of told her that well… you were the father. Is that okay? It wont be for long!"
"Sure, anything to help a friend. Now I got to go get the groceries. See you later Gabbikens."
"Okay, see you soon."
"Gabbi. You didn't call me the name."
"Um…?"
"Gabbi!"
"Wow is that the phone ringing?"
"Gabbi…!"
"Okay. See you soon Troysikins." Gabbi muttered. As soon as the door shut, Gabbi's voice was loud in Kelsi's ear again. "You didn't hear any of that."
"Course not." Kelsi giggled. The doorbell rang. "Oh there's the door. See you later Gabbikens."
"Kelsi!" Gabbi roared but Kelsi hung up and made her way to the door. She opened it slowly and blinked in surprise at the guy standing in front of her.
"Jason…?"
Again, sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to leave it there. Next chapter will be long I PROMISE! Please review!