Baby, Life is a Roller Coaster

"Woah- Look if you don't want Jared to know then I am the last person you want to tell."

"No- you are my best friend, I need to tell you, I need to talk about it"

"Kim-"

"Please"

"I am just getting things on track with Embry, I will not keep anything from him. It does no good for our relationship"

"What about our friendship-does that mean nothing?"

"Of course it means the world to me! Don't twist my words"

"Wives always have secrets from their husbands"

"You saw how nicely that worked out" I didn't want to know something I couldn't tell Embry. I didn't want to start keeping secrets from the one person you aren't supposed to keep secrets from.

"Fine- I see how it is. You are putting your husband before your friends"

"Of course I am putting my husband before my friends!" I began to yell. After realizing the volume of my voice I whispered, "He is number one is my life. When everyone else leaves me- he will always be there"

"That is ridiculous. Emily and I are going to be with you forever. I need you to help me" Her eyes pleaded my platform.

"I will help you, but you can't expect me to keep it from Embry"

"He'll tell Jared"

"No, he won't- he wouldn't betray my trust"

"Lacey, come back to the real world for a second- or our real world anyways" She grabbed my face in her hands. "They read each other's every thought"

"Embry could not think about it. We have had private moments that no one else knows about because he has kept it to himself" I felt her resolve weakening.

"I can't believe you would put me in this position" she said exasperated. Throughout the whole conversation, Emily sat there quietly. So quietly that I forgot she was there until she spoke.

"Kim, Lacey is right. We can't keep this from the boys. You should tell Jared whatever this huge secret is, even before you tell us"

"I can't Emily- he won't take it well and I need a support group"

"We will always support you Kimmy- but we can't keep a secret from our husbands. "

"Fine" tears began sliding down her face. "Fine!" She began walking out but stopped and turned around. She whispered something that we couldn't hear.

"I am pregnant" she finally repeated.

"Oh my god, that is not what I thought you were going to say" Emily and I said together. We both sat down on the bed.

"I know! I don't even know what to do!"

"Well, I mean- it's okay because you are going to get married eventually. It will just have to be a little sooner" Emily said hesitantly.

"Right- I mean this isn't even that bad. We can totally hide this from my parents"

"You were irresponsible Kim" I said. "You shouldn't even be doing that before you are married"

"Ha, like you and Embry waited" she scoffed.

"Yeah- we did."

"Well, weeeeeeee didn't"

"I noticed"

"It was only once"

"Kim"

"It was beautiful and I don't regret it" she snapped.

"I'm sorry, you shouldn't -I am just in shock and I lashed out at you" She started crying.

"What am I going to do?"

"You need to tell Jared, baby, it's going to be okay" I took her in my arms. She sobbed for a few more minutes. "How long have you known?"

"Like a week"

"That long?- oh honey- that must have been awful"

"I tried to avoid Jared, but I couldn't " she sobbed " I wanted to wait until things cleared up with you anyways. We only need one drama" Guilt stung in my stomach. I merely nodded at her. "I have to tell him don't I?"

"Sweetie, maybe-" Emily paused

"What?"

"Maybe it would be better if you told him when everyone was here?"

"You mean as a group?"

"Yeah, that way Jared would have an easier time keeping his cool"

"You think that will work?"

"I don't have a better plan"

"Lacey, what do you think?" My mind had wandered from the conversation. This was supposed to be a happy occasion but it was filled with dread. The only question was how Jared would react. Were we really worrying about Kim's safety- and that of her unborn child? Jared had great control, should we all part of such a private moment? It made me nervous to think that my answer was yes. I absently wondered what Embry would say if I was pregnant. "Lacey?"

"I think that it is the best idea. Are you ready?" She shrugged her shoulders and nodded. She then threw herself into my arms. "Hey, at least you are out of high school, right?"

"We can't support a baby"

"Yes we can- because we all will help" she nodded and stood up. The three of us stood and walked out into the living room where the boys were horsing around. I stood aside and watched Embry for a moment. He was laughing hysterically at something Seth said. He was smiling a real smile- not forced. It reminded me of the time we went to an amusement park.

Seven months earlier

"Now you are sure that you won't get too scared on this roller coaster" Embry said to me. It was drizzling out and my hair was clinging to my face.

"Yes, now can we please go?" He brushed my hair out of my face and kissed me. We waited in line to get on the coaster. He talked animatedly about the twists and turns. It was finally our turn to get on the ride. There is no point in lying- I was terrified. Apparently I looked it because Embry said , "We don't have to do this"

"No, I want to- just a little nervous" I smiled at him. He double- checked my seatbelt and grabbed my hand. "Embry, I can't hold on for dear life if you hold my hand"

"Hold on to me, you'll be fine. I won't let you fall" Now I realized that I neglected to mention that this was one of those coasters that goes upside down. It took off and around we went. I screamed so loud, I hurt my own ears. We went to get off the ride but I couldn't get down. I was shaking. Embry lifted me off and dragged me to a safer area. "Lacey- Lacey I'm sorry we shouldn't have gone on that. But it's over, you don't need to be scared anymore"

The next thing I knew, I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe. "I-can't-believe-we-just-did-that!" I yelled in my excitement. Embry looked shocked and that started laughing with me. We stood there in each other's arms, laughing and it started to down pour.

"I love you" Embry said in a rush. I felt myself beam. It was the first time he had said that.

"I love you too!" Embry smiled to brightly and kissed me. He spun me around and started laughing again.

"You do?"

"Yeah"

"We love eachother?"

"I hope so"

"My life is complete" he said jokingly, or so I thought.

Present

"Spacey-Lacey, can you come back?" I heard Embry say.

"Ha ha Embry-like you haven't used that"

"I know- I am a comedian"

"Yup"

"You okay?"

"Yeah"

"What was that about? Kim seemed really uptight about something"

"She is going to tell everyone in a few minutes, can you wait?"

"Uhh sure?" I smiled at him. I watched everyone settle into different sitting positions as we wandered over the couch. I smiled reassuringly at Kim. The poor girl looked so nervous.

"I know I should be telling Jared first, but I have some news that I think we should all know." She began.

Props to Fizz3221 for guessing Kim's secret (although I hope it was obvious) Thank you for reading and please review! 

I disclaim- duh