"Just do it Josie, you need to do it." Jack said as he pushed my cell phone across the counter towards me. It was the second week of April and my father's birthday party was tomorrow.

"Jack, not right now please." I begged as I tried to go back to eating my cereal.

"No, you need to do it. You told me your brother said that the party is tomorrow."

"Jack, I'm just gonna say I'm sick."

"Josie, just do it."

"Fine!" I snapped as I grabbed the cell phone off of the table. I dialed the well-known number and then stared at it for a moment.

"Just tell them Josie." Jack said and I looked up at him. Our eyes met and he smiled at me. "Remember, no matter what, I love you Jo-Jo."

"I love you too Jacky." I said before pressing call. The phone rang and Jack grabbed my free hand before squeezing it tightly.

"Hello?" my little brother's voice filled my ear.

"Hey Josh, can you put mom on the phone hun?" I questioned.

"Josie?"

"Yeah Josh unless James's voice suddenly got higher and he's calling you hun."

"Shut up Josie. I'll be right back." he said and I heard the phone clatter down on the counter. I drew shapes on the counter with my finger as I kept the phone between my shoulder and ear.

"Hey Josie! You haven't called in a long time!" my mom said and I swallowed deeply.

"Yeah mom, I'm sorry. I've just had a lot to deal with."

"Oh, what has been going on?"

"Uh….well….uh…" I stuttered.

"What is it Josie? Do you need me and daddy's help?"

"Well no but I do need you to understand and to support me." I said while scratching my arm nervously. Jack squeezed my hand that he was still holding and I bit on my lip as I looked up at him.

"Do it." he said softly.

"What is it sweetie?" she asked worriedly.

"Mom….I'm pregnant." I said my voice cracking slightly.

"Oh Josie…..you're serious…"

"Yeah mom I'm serious. I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to happen, please don't hate me." I cried as tears stung my eyes.

"Oh Josie baby, I could never hate you. You're my little girl." she said and I choked on my tears.

"What? You don't hate me?"

"Of course not baby. I love you Josie, I just can't believe this."

"I'm sorry." I mumbled again hoping this would make it a bit better somehow.

"Don't be sorry. It's okay. Just give me time to think, okay? We can't tell your father."

"What?"

"Your father will freak Josie."

"What?"

"Josie. His sister told him this would happen and now it has. I love you and I know you wouldn't do this on purpose but your father…..he's gonna be so disappointed and ashamed."

"I'm sorry." I hiccupped.

"I know but that's not gonna be good enough for your dad. How far along are you? Are you showing?" she asked and I looked down at my large round belly.

"Six months…." I said softly.

"Oh Josie, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"I was scared mom."

"I know but you could've told me. But we don't have time to talk about this now. I'm going to tell your father that you're sick and can't come. I will call you when I decide it's the best time to tell him. I love you sweetie, I'll talk to you soon." my mother said before hanging up. I put the phone down on the counter and looked up at Jack.

"She didn't disown me." I said and he smiled before coming around the counter and hugging me.

"Now how mad would you be if I said I told ya so?" he said and I swatted at his arm.

"Well mom wasn't mad but we still haven't told daddy."

"Daddy can shove it." Jack said and I glared at him. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry. But if he has an issue with you being pregnant then he should get over it."

"Jack, I'm his only daughter. Imagine how much of an embarrassment I am to him and the rest of the family?"

"You're not an embarrassment, we made a mistake and now we have this wonderful miracle. He'll get over it and if he doesn't? Too bad. He'll miss out on you and our son but I won't have you feeling bad."

"Jack." I whined and Jack shook his head.

"No Josie, just don't worry babe. How about we go over to the guys' house? Rian said they're gonna be grilling cause the weather is finally nice." Jack said as he ran his fingers along my belly.

"Yeah, that sounds nice. Wanna take a shower with me?" I questioned and Jack raised a thick black eyebrow.

"You serious?"

"Yeah, come on." I said while climbing off of the stool and grabbing his hand. I led him upstairs to our room and as soon as Jack shut the door he leaned in for a kiss.

"I think I have a better idea. Sex first then shower." he whispered into my ear before biting on my earlobe.

"Jack, I don't know….you know how well it went last time." I said as Jack started kissing down my neck.

"No, it'll go good this time, I promise." he said before biting down on my collar bone.

Jack sat on the edge of the bed and pulled me onto his lap. His hands were gentle as they made their way up my shirt and then into my bra. He kissed my lips gently and he bit down on my lip as his thumb brushed over my nipple. I moaned into his mouth and rocked my hips down against his crotch.

"Take off your shirt." I instructed once I pulled away. We both fumbled with our clothing for a moment but finally our shirts were off and I pushed Jack onto his back. I trailed soft kisses down his neck and then bit down gently before soothing my tongue over the bite.

Jack stuck his fingers in the waistband of my sweatpants and inched them down, "Lift your butt." he grunted and I did as I was told so he could get them down. I kicked them off the rest of the way and grinned down at him.

"I missed this." I said before pressing my lips back to his. Our tongues twisted together as my hands made their way down Jack's body and into his pajama bottoms. I wrapped my fingers around his semi-hard cock and began to move up and down.

"Fuck, babe. Get up." Jack said pushing me off gently. He quickly discarded his clothes. I took off my underwear and then Jack grabbed my legs. He pulled me gently to the edge of the bed and I looked at him curiously. "Just trust me." he said before pushing in.

"Ja-ack." I moaned as he pulled out and pushed in again.

"Shh, my mom is home still." Jack said before squeezing my breasts gently and pushing in again. Jack was pushing in faster and I had to bite down on my lip to keep from making any loud moans. The fire in my stomach built until it felt like an explosion. I curled my toes and gripped the comforter underneath me tightly as Jack came.

"Wow." I said as Jack pulled out and laid down on the bed beside me.

"Yeah….wow." he agreed.

"So where did you get the idea for that?" I questioned.

"Googled best sex positions while pregnant." he told me and I couldn't help but giggle.

"Can we go the guys' house later?" I questioned as I cuddled beside him.

"Mhm." Jack said and I looked up to see he was already half asleep.

"What took you guys so long?" Alex asked once Josie and I walked into the backyard. Alex and Lisa's dogs were running around the yard and Rian was grilling with Zack.

"We fell asleep." I said but there was no hiding the goofy smile on my face. After months of nothing but my hand I was feeling pretty good.

"Mhm." Alex said while wiggling his eyebrows at me. I looked down to see Josie had turned a bright red and I glared at Alex.

"Babe, you want me to get you something to eat?" I asked Josie as she sat down on one of the chairs.

"A cheeseburger please."

"Okay, I'll be right back baby girl." I said before walking off towards where Rian was grilling. "Wanna give me a cheeseburger?" I questioned as I leaned up against Zack who was beside Rian.

"Yeah." Rian said and I poked Zack. "So your birthday is coming up. What are we doing?"

"I don't know. It's not for another week." Zack said while shrugging. He looked like a kicked puppy and not at all like a person who was excited about their birthday in a week.

"Well we need to do something big! You're not gonna be a teenager anymore!"

"I know Jack." Zack said before handing Rian a piece of cheese.

"What is up with you guys? Did I miss something?" I asked. Something had to be going on; the guys were acting a bit strange. It seemed like there was something they weren't telling me.

"Uh, Jack….maybe we should talk about this later." Rian said while handing me the plate with the cheeseburger on it. Rian's eyes were full of something that I just couldn't put my finger on.

"No, I wanna know what's going on. You guys seem upset." I pointed out and Rian looked over at Zack who shrugged. "Guys, you can't not tell me something! Does it have to do with the band?" I asked and Zack ran his fingers through his hair.

"Go give Josie her food and then meet us inside. Oh and get Alex too." Rian said before turning to Zack. I watched them for a moment before walking over to where Josie was now sitting with Kara, Lisa and Alex.

"Alex, can you come in the house?" I asked while I watched Lisa. Surprisingly she wasn't glaring at Josie or giving her any looks. Maybe she was warming up to her? I didn't have time to think about that though because Alex stood up and nudged me towards the house.

"So they told you?" he said softly as I walked into the house, Alex behind me.

"Yeah." I said even though I had no idea what he was talking about. I just couldn't wait any longer and the suspense was eating me up.

"So are you excited about the tour then? Rian and Zack are a little upset but I'm excited." Alex said and I turned quickly.

"Tour? What?" I snapped.

"What do you mean? I thought you said they told you!" he said.

"I….I lied! But that doesn't change anything! What do you mean tour?" I shouted as I heard the door shut.

"Oh, he told him…" I heard Zack say softly before he came into sight.

"Yeah he fucking told me! What the hell do you mean tour? I thought we were on break from touring until July!" I barked.

"Look, Zack and I aren't really happy either but it's just a short tour Jack." Rian said and I growled.

"No! There is no short tour for me! I have a pregnant girlfriend, I need to be home." I spat. The guys all looked at each other and I turned away from them.

"Jack, it' just all of May and half of June. It's not that long." Alex said and I shook my head.

"No Alex, it is. Maybe you don't care about leaving Lisa behind but I can't leave Josie. I'm supposed to be there for her." I said and Alex frowned.

"I care about Lisa but this our dream Jack! This is what we've always wanted!"

"Well what we've always wanted can wait until the end of July. That's when we're supposed to go on tour, not now!"

"Jack, calm down. Josie will be fine, she has May, she has your mom, and her and Kara are getting closer."

"Alex, what don't you understand? Yeah she has those people but I'm supposed to be here! It's my job; she didn't make a baby by herself."

"What are you saying Jack? You're not going on tour?"

"Of course I want to go on tour with you guys, the band is a big piece of my life but it's not my entire life anymore! Can't we figure out a way to not do this? Please guys, I'm begging, just give me until the baby is born." I said and they all looked away.

"I don't know Jack…." Rian said trailing off and I ran my fingers through my hair.

"I can't deal with this right now." I said before walking out of the house. "Josie, come on." I said walking straight over to Josie.

"What? Why?" she asked but she slowly started to stand.

"I don't want to talk about it but I can't be here." I said as we quickly walked out of the yard before anyone could follow us.

"Jack, what is it?" Josie asked once we were in the car but I shook my head. I didn't want to tell Josie that I was going to have to go on tour with the guys for a month and a half. I didn't want her to have to deal with this just yet but I knew it was inevitable. I loved the band but I loved Josie and I already loved my son. And it finally dawned on me….this was going to be my life…Josie's life…our baby's life. They would have to deal with me running off to go tour for months at a time and I would have to leave them behind but I didn't know if I could do it. Could I really choose the band over my family?