Thanks to may92, sara, haleydavisbaker, OTHangels, Yasmin1991, cullentreehill, Bdazzle, Jade St. Jms, Ace5492, sarabeth08, maiider and everyone who did not review but read the last chapter. I love reading your reviews! So here is the next update. I tried to add in a little more Sam and Ben because some of you were asking. And finally...the drama will start...
I hope you enjoy reading it!
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"No I can't do it.", Phoebe lay with her back on the ground and kicked Kevin a little. It was six in the morning and while the others where still sleeping the two kids were exercising.
"Yes you can.", Kevin took her at her arm and forced her to stand up again.
"You're so bossy when it comes to training.", Phoebe whined and did the splits again while Kevin pushed her upper body to the front. "That hurts."
"You said you wanted to be as good as my mom. And all the girls were a little in pain when they were exercising.", Kevin explained and Phoebe bit her lips and tried to forget the pain.
"Stop, stop, stop.", Phoebe started to scream in pain after some minutes and Kevin let go of her.
"Are you two exercising again?", Brooke came inside the room and smiled at them. Lately Kevin and Phoebe spent a lot of time together exercising. Then Brooke saw how Phoebe held her body in pain and tried not to sob. "What happened?"
"It really hurts.", Phoebe sobbed and wiped her tears.
"Kevin, I think you two have to slow down a little bit, it's…"
"No, all the girls were crying at times and exercising is hard but if Phoebe stops now, then she'll waste her talent and she could become as good as my mom.", Kevin explained honestly. Brooke understood where is motives were coming from and all of the family saw a different side on him when it came to training but they also thought that he was a little exaggerating.
"I don't want to be a professional anyways.", Phoebe jumped up and walked madly out of the room and to the refrigerator to get something to eat but then closed it furiously again.
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A little later the whole family was sitting on the table and starting to eat breakfast. Only Phoebe did not eat anything. "What's wrong? Aren't you hungry?", Julian went through her hair and Phoebe shook her head but held her stomach that was very loud. Even at dinner Phoebe only took a little bit to eat and played with her food. Brooke and Julian decided to talk to her because normally Phoebe was a very good eater and loved eating and although she ate a lot she was not fat at all.
"Can you tell us honey, why you did not eat anything at breakfast and dinner?", Brooke and Julian sat down besides Phoebe who was watching TV.
"Because I am fat.", Phoebe whispered and Brooke looked shocked at her.
"What? Phoebe, you're nowhere near being fat.", Brooke could not believe that Phoebe was thinking this.
"Yes, look.", Phoebe showed her her stomach that was totally flat.
"Who told you that Phoebe?", Julian asked worried and suddenly had a clue.
"Um…Kevin said that his mom always needed to stay thin to practice and dance. She only ate one apple a day at times. And you have to be thin to be as good as her and we made a plan what I could eat a day because some food has a lot of calories and isn't good for you. Did you know that mom?"
Brooke and Julian did not know what to say at all. "Can I see the plan?", Brooke asked worried and Phoebe ran into her room and showed it to her.
"Look. Fruits are good but not too many because they have sugar as well. And I can't eat anything with sugar and bread isn't that good either. I have to eat only vegetables.", Phoebe pointed at everything. Brooke and Julian were disgusted by that plan and Brooke could not believe that her own daughter thought this way while she had created the line "Zero is no size". Fortunately Kevin came into the room with Sam a little later and they asked the two to sit down as well. Sam slumped down the couch and yawned.
"What's up?"
"This is up.", Brooke gave her the plan and Sam looked confused at it.
"What's that? That looks like a starving plan.", Sam joked and then Brooke nodded sadly.
"That's not a starving plan. That's how I stay in shape.", Phoebe took it back immediately and sat down besides Kevin.
"That's yours?", Sam asked shocked and looked at Julian and Brooke who nodded and took a deep breath.
"Kevin. We know that it's very important for you that Phoebe exercises a lot and dances like your mom did but this plan is not healthy at all.", Julian started and looked worried at Kevin who blushed.
"But dad. His mom had such a plan too and she was healthy and she danced a lot. Dancers have to be thin and…"
"Phoebe. Stop it. Remember when we talked about eating disorders and I told you that I had one when I was younger? This plan is a plan of someone that has one.", Sam said to Phoebe while Kevin looked to the ground and held his own hands tightly which were sweating.
"No, Kevin's mom had the same…", suddenly Kevin took the plan and ripped it into pieces and then ran into his room and started to cry. Julian and Brooke stood up and walked after him. Phoebe looked confused at Sam who took her hand and shoved her onto his lap.
"You can't tell me that it's fun eating the things on that plan. I know you hate vegetables and you always steal all the candy in the house!", Sam held her tightly and Phoebe moaned.
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Julian and Brooke sat down on the bed besides Kevin who was crying in the middle of them. He did not want to cry but somehow he could not stop. "Shhh…it's okay Kevin.", Brooke rubbed his back and was glad that he stopped after a while.
"I am sorry.", Kevin whispered.
"It's okay Kevin. We know you did not want to hurt anyone but this plan is not good for anyone.", Julian said and went through his hair.
"My…mom was in the hospital a lot of times because she ate so less but I thought if…if Phoebe wants to become a dancer then…then she has to know that it's hard.", Kevin admitted. Brooke was glad to see how he leaned against Julian and opened up again. "She was sick and…and sometimes she did not eat for days and…then she had to go to the hospital and…and she never woke up again.", Kevin cried into his hands. Julian and Brooke slung their arms around him and felt so much pity. They talked for hours.
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"Why don't you just tell us where we are going?", Sam asked Phoebe annoyed the next day.
"Stop asking me. You have to wear something real fine. I don't want to say more.", Phoebe was very excited and run around in the house with her best dress and even her hair made and when her phone rang, she run into her room.
"Yes thank you. We'll be ready at five o'clock.", she ran outside again, "Chop, chop everyone. We have to be ready in half-an hour."
Brooke and Julian looked confused at each other but dressed very fine. Finally all of them were standing in the living room and looked very pretty. The boys were wearing a suit and the girls dresses. "I want to make a photo.", everyone smiled into the camera and then the bell rang and an old man stood there.
"Ms Ferguson. Are you ready?", he asked and Phoebe smiled wildly. Everyone looked shocked when there was a limousine standing outside.
"Thank you.", Phoebe handed him some money and jumped into the limousine followed by the others.
"Haley?", Brooke asked confused when she looked into the limousine. Haley, Nathan, Lisa and Jamie were sitting inside and were dressed very fine as well. The Scotts smiled at their confused faces when Phoebe pushed them inside hectically.
"I don't want to be late. Chop. Chop.", Phoebe whined. Nathan slung his arms around her and held her tightly.
"Chop? Chop?", he asked.
"Uncle Nathan stop.", Phoebe laughed and then sat down and fastened her seatbelt.
"Where are we going and how did you get the limousine?", Sam looked around and was more than astonished. Phoebe tried not to look at the Scotts who had helped her with everything.
"Oh stop it Sammy, okay. You annoy me.", Phoebe said to her and everyone laughed because usually those were Sam's word.
After a longer drive the car stopped and they looked shocked when they went outside. They were standing in front of a big opera and Phoebe looked at Kevin who gasped. "Why are we here?", Sam asked confused.
"That's where….that's…", Kevin looked shocked at Phoebe.
"Um…I googled it and then…", suddenly some people came over to Kevin.
"Kevin Brown. I am more than happy to see you again boy.", he shook his head while Kevin was speechless.
"How come they know you?", Sam asked again.
"That's where Kevin's mom danced very often and Kevin watched her every night.", Phoebe said and then pushed them upstairs, "But if you ask one question after another, then we'll be late."
Kevin was speechless. He knew this opera too well and many people greeted him. "Do you want to drink anything?", Phoebe asked all of them and Brooke and Julian were a little skeptically why she got so much money but did not ask her. They could tell that this meant a lot to Kevin.
Suddenly Melanie's best friend came over to Kevin and hugged him tightly. "How are you boy? Your sister called me and I am so happy you're here.", Kevin smiled and pointed at Phoebe.
"That's my sister."
"Hello.", Phoebe said shyly and shook her hand.
"So you were the one that called me?", the woman asked.
"Yes, I watched Melanie over and over again and Kevin showed me her dance and I thought that maybe we could see it live.", Phoebe stuttered a little.
The family sat down in the first row and was excited for the show. Especially Kevin's heart was beating really loud and he could not believe that they were here. Brooke and Julian held hands and watched all their children. They could not believe how happy they were. As soon as it started everyone was fascinated. Kevin felt like his mother was very close to him and it was so special for him that he had his whole family with him. Everyone clapped when it was over and Brooke and Julian looked at Kevin who was smiling wildly.
Finally all of them drove back home. "Yes and sometimes she woke me up and we drove to the opera when no one was around and she just danced for me.", Kevin said proudly. He could not stop talking about his mom now and everyone loved listening to his stories.
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Sam was at Ben's apartment and both of them looked shocked at the test some days later. "This can't be true. This can't be."
"You said you were on the pill. I can't have a child now. I…I won't be a good father and we're too young.", Ben panicked and went through his hair.
"Don't you think I know that? And I never told you that I was on the pill."
"You did not ask me to take a condom, so I assumed...", Ben tried to defend himself.
"Assumed? It's not only my duty to prevent and I don't have to tell you to use a condom. I can't be pregnant. I just can't.", Sam started to cry and Ben did not really know what to do.
"Maybe it's wrong. Maybe...um…"
"It's the third test that says positive and I am late. I…don't know what to…", Sam whispered desperately.
"We should go see the doctor.", Ben said and stood up.
"And why? So that he'll call mom and dad and then we can have a talk with them for hours how irresponsible we were? I don't think so.", Sam screamed at Kevin.
"But…we have to do anything.", he said feeling very helpless.
"You want me to abort?", Sam asked shocked.
"What? No, that's not what I meant.", Ben immediately answered shocked, "We just have to go to the doctor's. With Grace the tests were negative but then the doctor…"
"Who is Grace?", Sam asked shocked and Ben wanted to hit himself for naming her. "Who the fuck is Grace?", Sam screamed now.
"Don't scream at me. She was a girl I…I…"
"You slept with? I bet you slept with the whole neighborhood.", Sam said furiously.
"Yeah right Sam. All I care about is sleeping with girls.", Ben said hurt.
"Who knows? So you got her pregnant or what?", Sam asked even more furiously and Ben just nodded. Sam lunged forward and slapped him. Ben looked shocked at her and could not understand her rage.
"That was before your time Sam. Damn it.", Ben screamed at her.
"Maybe it was but obviously getting someone pregnant is your specialty."
"What. Are you crazy? I don't want a child with you.", he screamed furiously and saw the hurt in her eyes and immediately added, "I meant not now because we're too young."
"So you want me to abort, huh? I won't abort any child that's in me.", Sam cried heavily.
"I don't want you to abort. When Grace aborted I was more than confused and…"
"Oh, so you made her abort too. You're horrible."
"I did not make her. Damn it Sam. I was thirteen.", Ben revealed and Sam looked shocked at him.
"Thirteen?"
"Yes and it was my first time, okay. We were too young but what I want us to do now is to go and see a doctor who tells us whether those tests are wrong or right."
"I can't do it Ben. I can't.", Sam cried into her hand and he immediately slung his arms around her and held her tightly.
"It'll be okay. It'll be okay.", Ben whispered.
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Sam walked home alone and took a deep breath when she opened the door and saw her family. She knew that Brooke and Julian would be totally disappointed in her. "Sammy. Look what I can do now.", Phoebe walked over to her and showed her how she could hold up her leg very high.
"Great.", Sam did not even look at her and went into her room and lay down on her bed and listened to music. On the one hand she wanted to tell her mom on the other hand she knew that Brooke and Julian would freak out. She touched her stomach and wondered whether there was a baby inside of her or not. Her life would change drastically if there was one growing inside of her.
Suddenly the door opened and Phoebe stormed inside and jumped onto her bed. "I wrote an A in school Sammy.", Phoebe showed her the test.
"Get out.", Sam just whispered and suppressed the urge to cry. School would not matter to her any more if she was pregnant. Phoebe looked confused at her.
"Are you okay?", she asked worried.
"Yes I am. Now get out.", Sam said annoyed.
"Do you have your period?", this question made Sam so furiously that she kicked Phoebe off the bed who held her back in pain when she hit the floor.
"No. I am not. Are you happy now? I don't have my period, okay. And I won't get it for the next nine months.", Sam screamed in tears.
"Nine months? Are you sick?", Phoebe asked naively.
"No you idiot. I'm not sick. I'm pregnant. Don't you get it? I'm pregnant with your cousin's baby. My future is over and I'll be a mom soon. A horrible one.", Sam fell to the floor besides Phoebe and cried into her hands. Phoebe did not really know what to say and looked shocked at Sam but then touched her knees.
"You'll be a good mom.", she whispered.
"No. I won't. I can't even take care of myself. I am sixteen Phoebe. I can't be pregnant. I just can't.", Sam cried.
"You have to tell mom.", Phoebe said and stood up.
"No, I can't. She'll freak out."
"But…but…you'll get fat and she'll notice.", Phoebe answered and Sam started to cry again.
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This evening Sam and Phoebe were very quiet. "Did you have a fight?", Kevin asked his sisters worried but both of them shook their heads.
"Okay girls. What happened?", Brooke stopped eating and looked from Sam to Phoebe. Sam shrugged her shoulders.
"Nothing mom.", Sam lied and hoped that Phoebe would lie too.
"Phoebe.", Brooke looked at her youngest. Phoebe wanted to explain it but Sam kicked her under the table and she just looked at her food again.
"Nothing mom.", she answered and picked at her food.
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The next day Phoebe heard Sam crying and went into her room. "We have to tell mom."
"No Phoebe. I can't."
"But mom always knows what to do.", Phoebe turned around in shock when Brooke opened the door.
"Okay girls. This is it. I can't see this any more. What happened?", Brooke sat down on the bed and stroked Sam's back. "Did you and Ben have a fight honey?"
The truth was that they really had a fight but there was a lot more. Sam started to cry even heavier. "Oh Sam, what happened?", Brooke got even more worried, "You know you can tell me anything…Oh my god.", suddenly Brooke had an idea what was wrong and held her hand in front of her mouth. "You're not…you're not…pregnant? Please don't tell me…" but Sam's face showed her the answer. "Phoebe. Please get into your room.", Brooke did not even look at Phoebe when she got out of the room. And then the screaming started while Sam cried heavily.
"I can't believe it. I can't believe it.", Brooke pushed Sam out of the room. "You get dressed now and we go to the doctor's immediately."
"Okay.", Sam sobbed, "I am so sorry mom."
"Sorry won't help now. How could you be so irresponsible?", Brooke screamed at Sam. Sam fell to the floor onto her knees. She couldn't take it any more. But Brooke immediately went to her and rocked her back and forth. Although she was pissed and disappointed, she felt pity with Sam too and she remembered how scared Haley had been.
"I can't be pregnant mom. I can't. I just can't.", Sam said over and over again.
"Can't we stay at home, mom?", Phoebe asked Brooke when they told everyone to get dressed.
Brooke thought about it for a moment and then nodded, "But you don't open any doors."
"Mom. We're not five.", Phoebe smiled and squeezed Sam's hand, "Good luck"
Sam just nodded and went to the car with her mom.
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Ben was more than afraid of Brooke the moment they went to the doctor. He could tell that she suppressed her anger but in reality she wanted to scream at them. "So who is Samantha Walker?"
"I am.", Sam whispered and sat down on the chair.
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Kevin and Phoebe were watching cartoons and eating candy when they suddenly heard someone ringing the bell. They looked confused at each other. "We are not supposed to open it.", Kevin answered and Phoebe nodded and then looked out of the window.
"There is this man that found Lucky some days ago.", Phoebe said confused.
"Which man?", Kevin looked out of the window again but both of them hid fast when he looked inside the window.
"There's nobody home.", he said into the phone and then pretended to leave again. Kevin and Phoebe stood up again and looked confused at each other. They sat down on the couch again and then looked jumped up when they heard a window breaking and two men talking to each other.
"She has to be at home. They only went with the oldest daughter.", Phoebe and Kevin's heart started to beat real fast.
"Let's get outside.", Kevin whispered and pointed at the door but Phoebe shook her head.
"Lucky is in my room.", she whispered and ran to her room. Unfortunately the man walked into her room a minute later and there was no way to get out. She hid under the bed and held Lucky tightly to her chest. She saw his big feet in front of her and bit her own lip and hoped that he would not find her. She had a clue now what this man wanted from her. The feet stood right in front of her face and did not move. She just wished that Kevin and her would not be alone at home.
Meanwhile Kevin was hiding in the closet and dialed a number. "Dad.", he whispered.
"Hey son.", Julian said proudly.
"Dad, there are some men in the house.", Kevin whispered again.
"What? Where is Brooke?"
"She's at the doctor's with Sam. Phoebe and I are alone and they broke the window.", Kevin breathed heavily.
"I am on my way. Have you called the police?", Julian asked worried and suddenly they heard Lucky barking and then both of them, Kevin and Julian, shivered, when they heard Phoebe screaming loudly and in pain.
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...so the drama starts...:)
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