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CHAPTER DEDICATIONS:
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SunshineAtMidnight's amazing fic 'best friends'
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Chapter 8:
Shane POV:
I had managed to pick myself off the floor little over an hour ago, after suffering what could be described as a minor breakdown, and now here I was , in my car making my way back home.
I was no longer excited to see Mitchie, I was terrified. If I hadn't of promised Nate that I would come down for the weekend, I'd be locked in my room refusing to believe everything that I had heard in the past couple of hours. It wasn't sinking in, not in the slightest. A small part of me still thinks Sarah's a psychopath who has created a phantom pregnancy for no other reason to ruin my life.
I knew when I got home I would have a lot of explaining to do. But should I tell everyone the real reason why I've been so distant recently? Or I could claim that I'd been abducted by aliens for the past 3 weeks. No? I know it's only a matter of time before Jake finds out and automatically runs to Mitchie telling all, but this was my chance to build a bridge with her, not drop an atomic bomb on it. But Jake wasn't so cold to tell her such a thing over the telephone, he would visit her, and I knew for sure, no matter how important the matter, he couldn't leave campus, if he wanted to pass guitar theory that was. So I had this weekend, at least. Hopefully.
Four weeks ago everything was normal, I had my morals, I had my best friend, and I had no foetus claiming me as its father.
I try my best to keep my eyes fixed firmly on the road before me, as my head continued to spin. I'm 18, I can't be a teenage dad, I can't. I can barely look after myself, let alone a kid. I had no source of income besides my parent's contribution to my rent. How the hell was I supposed to support it? Would I have to leave college? Abandon my dream? Would I have to grow up...?
I glanced at the time on the dashboard, knowing that I'd now arrive around the same time as Nate and Mitchie got home from school, so much for my surprise.
I turn the corner, noticing Nate's car pull up outside Mitchie's. I pull up a few houses down, trying my best not to catch their attention. I carefully got out the car with a box of her all time favourite chocolates in one hand as I shut the door firmly but quietly with the other. I left my weekend bag in the boot, I'd come back for that later. I fastened my ace slightly as I saw her step out of Nate's brand new black SUV-which I was still annoyed at him getting. For my 16th I got my dad's old rusty ford, which was practically falling apart, yet wonder boy over there gets a brand new shiny car, no questions asked.
Nate looked over his shoulder briefly before double taking, and looking back again, he had obviously noticed me. He simply winked at me with a somewhat goofy smile spread across his face.
"Nate can you bring in my history folder for me, I think I left it in your foot well" I heard her asked, nice to see she's just as demanding as always.
"Why don't you make Shane get it?" he replied. She looked at him oddly
"Ha ha very funny Nate, I would if he was here..." before she could finish her sentence, Nate smiled that goofy annoying, smile of his before pointing in my direction.
She turned around, her back no longer facing me, with her mouth shaped as an 'o'
"Hi Mitchie" I said cautiously, still not knowing exactly where I stand with her. I outstretched the arm which was currently holding the chocolates as a peace offering, as I smiled slightly, whether it was fake or genuine I didn't know.
Before I could register what was happening, she dropped her bags and came hurtling towards me, engulfing me in a tight hug.
I willingly wrapped my arms around her small frame and rested my chin lightly on the top of her head, breathing in her usual shampoo scent- strawberry.
"I'm sorry" I mumbled into her hair
"It's okay, I'm just glad you're here...talking ok which" she pulled away and turned towards my younger brother "Did you know about this?"
Nate nodded enthusiastically and she smiled "Well c'mon you, you've got a lot to fill me in on"
"Yeah..." How about no? Maybe I could muster up another load of lies, I was quickly becoming a pro at it, I think it would go down better than 'ah I haven't done that much, the usual really, but I did manage to knock up some stranger'. I know I had to tell her along with Nate and my family. I couldn't just come home in 9 months with a baby in my arms.
She grabbed my hand tightly, as she dragged me insider her house and into her living room. She sat down on the sofa, dragging me down with her. I watched out the corner of my eye as I watched Nate dump Mitchie's bag and my weekend bag which he had kindly removed from my car in the hall before making his way out, knowing we had a lot to catch up on.
"So...why did it take you so long to come down and visit aye?" She looked at me in the eyes with a saddened expression on her face. "I missed my best friend"
I sighed "And I missed my best friend! More than you could imagine, college people aren't that friendly. I've just been completely bogged down with work. You think high school is hard; just you wait till you get to college. I've got this paired vocal assignment due soon with Jase..."
Okay so it wasn't a complete lie, I was swamped with irrelevant assignments and the deadline for mine and Jason's song was soon approaching.
"Who is Jase then? Don't tell me you've actually made friends with a guy!" She asked whilst laughing slightly, she seemed happier now; she had obviously bought my explanation.
I readjusted myself on the sofa before filling Mitchie in on the legend that is Jason Brown and all of his antics.
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We were now both laughing uncontrollably after I told her about Jason's famous dance, which he choreographed himself one night, specifically to our song.
"He sounds great! Definitely my sort of guy" she joked after her laughter subsided
"Well, let me put it this way, you're not his type..." She hit me playfully on the arm, causing me to glance down at my watch, it was already nearly six, and for the past few hours I had completely forgotten about ... her and it.
I hoisted myself from the couch and stood up as she gave me a confused look "I've just got a couple of errands to run, but I'll be back in an hour, why don't you pop over to Nate's, I'm sure he's bored shitless, it's not like he has a social life except for when he's with you"
She nodded, smiling brightly. I loved her smile, it was contagious. You simply couldn't help but grin every time you saw her. I watched her grab a black jacket as she made her way out the door. I walked to the hall and unzipped my weekend bag, revealing several ingredients to make her favourite meal and dessert- Chinese stir-fry and strawberry cheesecake. Time to get cooking.
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Mitchie's POV
He's home. It really hit me how much I had missed him when I saw his face, the face which had been in my dreams, every night for the past year or so. Although there was something about him that was different, like there was something bothering him...maybe I'm just imagining things.
I walk up the path and lightly ring the door bell of the Grey's house, to be greeted by Mrs Grey.
"Hi Mrs Grey, is Nate about?" she smiled the famous grey smile, one that both Nate and Shane had inherited.
"Sure is sweetie, he's in his room"
I smiled as she stepped aside, ushering me indoors. I climbed the staircase, noticing Nate's door was shut. I could hear a muffled voice through the door, yet couldn't make out what he was saying. Yet whatever it is, it was making Nate raise his voice. I turned back towards the stairs, i didn't want to intrude. I quietly made my way back down the stairs to see Mrs Grey cleaning the kitchen, when it was already spotless. Another famous Grey trait- Obsessive cleanliness.
"He's on the phone so I didn't want to disturb him, I'll call him later"
"Okay Honey, when you see my eldest, please tell him to come and visit his lonely parents"
"Will do, bye!" I let myself out and walked down the street back to my house, there was no point going anywhere else, I'd just sit and wait for Shane to return.
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Nate POV:
I threw myself on my bed, pulling my iphone from my right pocket, sticking my headphones in and putting my favourite playlist on shuffle. I closed my eyes listening intensely to the first song- use somebody by the Kings of Leon, when a loud beeping sound, ringed through my ears, indicating I had an incoming call, I glanced at the caller ID- Unknown number
I accepted the call "Hello?"
"Nate?" a male's voice automatically answered. It was Jake
"Jake?"
"That's me...Look I really need to tell you something, ideally I shouldn't be the one that tells you this but you need to know and you need to help me"
I was confused, Jake and I weren't close at all, we would only say hi if we bumped into one another. "Are you in some sort of trouble Jake?"
"I'm not, it's your brother"
What?! Shane was in trouble? But he looked fine when I saw him earlier, and he hasn't said anything to me, we'd practically talked to one another every day since he left "Shane?"
"The one and only "he said quite bitterly
"What's happened?" I became worried, what if it was something bad, why wouldn't he tell me, I'm his brother for crying out loud
I heard him inhale deeply "What I'm about to tell you, you can't tell no one, not even your parents. Not until I come home. I'm leaving first thing and will home by about midday, okay?"
I apprehensively agreed "Okay"
"Well...I've only just heard myself, from my girlfriend...Okay Shane and I went to this party a few weeks back, and I kind of left him to his own devices. Well apparently he got talking to someone – a girl. Her names Sarah. Anyway they were apparently slightly tipsy when they left, and Shane refused to come back to the apartment coos I had Caitlyn over..."
"Caitlyn?" I interrupted, making sure I was remembering all these people
"My girlfriend...so he told me he crashed at this guy called Chris' house, thing is Shane doesn't know a Chris. He crashed at Sarah's. They got pretty drunk and well...they slept together"
WHAT! "WHAT?" how could he do that? How could he just go against everything he believed in "I can't believe him, what a complete and utter wanker."
"I know, but it gets worse.."
I froze "Please don't tell me she's..."
"Yep."
My eyes were as wide as they could possibly go and I was now pacing my room "When did he find out?" I asked, my anger now evident.
"According to Sarah, just before he left today"
"I could kill him! What are people going to say... My parents are going to kill him and Mitchie..."
"This is why I called you, I'm worried about how Mitchie is going to respond to the news, you know how close they are and you must know that she's got this crush on him" Oh. No I didn't. I just thought they were best friends, nothing more. Great that ruins my chances.
"Yeah..." I pretended I knew
"And I know Shane, he won't tell her until necessary, and she's going to find out, if he doesn't tell her this weekend, I will tell her and Shane, well Shane won't be in one piece once I've finished with him"
"So what's your plan?"
"Damage control. When I get home tomorrow we find Shane and tell him to tell her there and then. We'll leave while he drops the bomb. Then once he's finished, she's gunna be broken, I need you to be there for her, I know how close you've gotten since we've left, and she can trust you. I'll be making sure Shane tells your folks"
My head was still reeling from all this information that I was trying to process. I couldn't believe it, Shane had not only slept with someone when he vowed to wait until marriage, he didn't tell me and then he finds out she's pregnant. What a fuck up.
I sigh "Right okay I'm in"
"Thanks Nate, tomorrows not going to be pretty, there's gunna be tears, she is going to hate him, he's going to hate himself. I just hope he doesn't expect Mitchie to carry this burden"
"Right, see you tomorrow" I ended the call and placed my phone on my bed. I ran my hands through my hair, this isn't going to be pleasant. Am I going to have to side with one of them? Do I remain loyal to my brother or do I side with my best friend who I'm slowly falling for...
Roll on tomorrow...
THERE YOU GO! I'M KEEPING YOU HANGING AGAIN! SO NATE KNOWS AND SO DOES JAKE, AND NATE LIKES MITCHIE? LOVE TRIANGLE POTENTIALLY? MAYBE A SQUARE? WAIT AND SEE... WHAT DID YOU THINK? 7 REVIEWS FOR NEXT POSTING- UP BY WEDNESDAY.
SPOILERS:
HELLO JAKE.
DAMAGE CONTROL
THE REVELATION.
NATE COMFORTS MITCHIE?!
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