16 Pregnant & The Mom

Ch. 13 A new friend

Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews and everyone who is reading. Chapter 14 will be called Baby shower. This chapter is a little different it's in Melissa's point of view. So it will give some past info on how she was feeling. I hope you enjoy and thank you.

Cindy

(Melissa's point of view)

I'm 17 years old now and eight months along. Yes I'm having a baby. It's a little girl. I am excited but, also very nervous.

Everyone always says it's the bad girls who get pregnant. That isn't true. I'm an honors student. I've never been in trouble. Then it happened. Good or bad birth control or not anyone can have a baby.

I realized I had missed two periods. I panicked. First I told my boyfriend at the time Josh. He went to the store and bought a test. It came back positive. I was sure it wasn't right. I made Josh buy two more. They both came back positive as well.

I told my Mom the next week. She took me to the doctor. Josh also told his parents. Josh's parents sent him away. Josh only called me once.

My Father was ashamed of me. He blamed my Mom for me getting pregnant. That was crazy. My Father and I had been estranged for months. His new wife was more important and I didn't care.

I found out my Mom broke up with her boyfriend. I didn't know much about Dave Rossi. All I really knew was that he was an Agent for the FBI in the BAU. Also I knew my Father hated him.

When Dave showed up offering to help me I was shocked. He didn't know me at all. I could tell he wasn't just being nice. He truly wanted to help me.

Over the next four months or so my life kept changing. I go to a school for pregnant teens and new teen moms. My Father is officially out of my life. My ex-boyfriend Josh is dating my ex-best friend. I'm just two months from becoming someone's Mom. My family changed too.

I still have my Mom, older bro, and older sis. They have been supportive but they each have their own lives. I also have some new family. Dave and his team are now our family too. They have helped a lot along with my fam.

I did lose a lot of my old friends. I also had seen a lot of the girls I made friends with go back to regular school or graduate early. I had been feeling pretty lonely lately. I tried to make new friends. I was afraid though. I didn't want friends who pitied me.

"Hello." I said answering my phone.

"Melissa its Penelope." Penelope said.

"Hi Pen. What's up?" I asked.

"Do you remember me telling you that my nephew was coming for a visit?" She asked.

"Yes I remember." I answered confused.

"Well he got in last night. I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with us tonight?" Penelope asked.

"Uh I guess." I said unsure.

"Okay Derek will be home around five. So Derek said he could pick you up around seven." Penelope rambled.

"Okay I'll let my Mom know." I said.

"Thanks Melissa I'll see you later." Penelope said.

"Bye." I responded.

I didn't really understand. Why would this 17 year old guy want to hang out with a pregnant girl? I was worried he might freak out once he saw me. I tried to stay calm. I picked out my new maternity dress to wear. I knew I would look huge no matter what I wore.

"Melissa Derek's here." My Mom said a short time later.

"I'll be right down." I responded.

"Bye Mom, Bye Dave." I said hugging them both.

"You look great Melissa." Derek said.

"I look like a hug pregnant girl." I said annoyed.

"Well I think you look nice." Derek said.

"So what's Pen's nephew like?" I asked.

"He's cool. He plays baseball for his school's team. He's really into music. And he makes good grades." Derek answered.

"He sounds cool. So why does he want to hang out with me?" I asked.

"Pen told him about you. He thinks you sound cool too. He wants to be your friend. Just give him a chance." Derek said.

"Okay D." I responded as we pulled up in front of Derek and Penelope's house.

"Be right back." Derek said as I nodded.

I tried to calm down. Then I saw him. He had blond hair and blue eyes. He had a tan. He was tall probably over six feet. He was thin but not super skinny. He smiled at me. I started to blush. He was beyond hot.

"You must be Melissa." He said as he opened the door.

"Yeah I'm Melissa Strauss." I said trying not to stutter.

"Kendall Garcia nice to meet you." He said shaking my hand.

"You too." I responded.

"Penny and Derek should be right out." Kendall said.

"Can you help me into the back seat?" I asked a little embarrassed.

"Sure give me your hand." He answered.

I cringed as he helped me. He didn't even flinch. He helped me into the back seat. Then he slide in beside me. He kissed my hand making me blush.

"Okay kids is Mexican okay?" Derek asked as he got in.

"Sure sounds good." Kendall answered.

"Yeah Mexican is good." I responded.

"Is the baby craving anything interesting this week?" Penelope asked.

"Yeah sweet potatoes with cream cheese." I said embarrassed again.

"My sister craved pickles and chocolate ice cream." Kendall.

"Kendall's sister had a baby last year. My niece was only 18." Penelope explained.

"People didn't even try to get to know my sister. She's awesome. My nephew is a cute little guy." Kendall said obviously annoyed.

"I guess that's why you didn't look at me like I was an Alien." I said.

"Melissa you're beautiful. My Aunt as told me a lot about you. You have a 4.0 GPA. You like movies a lot. You mostly like Pop music. You are funny, kind, and protective." Kendall explained.

"Thank you." I said quietly.

Dinner was great. The food was tasty. Derek kept the convo light. Penelope was her cheerful self. Kendall was well just plain amazing. By the time they dropped me off Kendall and I had already made plans the next day.

We spent the day watching movies from the 90's. I picked my favs. Then Kendall got me to listen to some Indie Rock. Kendall ate dinner with Mom and me. It was after midnight when he left.

Sunday came much too quickly. Kendall promised we could text, call, and Skype. I couldn't help my tears. Kendall didn't seem to mind. He just hugged me.

I felt lucky that I had made a new friend. Kendall called as soon as he got home. We started talking everyday. His Mom kept teasing him about his new friend. She didn't seem to judge me by the fact that I was pregnant. I felt better than I had in months.