Ch. 10

This is probably the only moment that Sophia can still steal from Summer. She discreetly takes her bag with her. Summer first leads her into the hallway, but then finds out that there is nothing there, even though she has put everything there.

"Summer! I put all of your things in the bedroom. ", Jack's voice booms through the apartment. "Thank you."

Her friend found the number in no time and forwarded it to her. Summer is almost out the door again when Sophia holds her up. "I would like to talk to you about something." With what she hopes is a serious and sensitive look, she sits down on the king-size bed and tells Summer to do the same.

“Don't scare me. Just spit it out. “, She crosses her arms. "It would really be better if you sit down and promise not to take the whole house apart if I ask you something right away.", Summer lifts an eyebrow. "Now I'm scared and interested.", She sits down. "I solemnly promise that I will not freak out. Now start shooting. "

Sophia takes a deep breath in and out. In and out. "Well, I've already seen that you are better and I hope it stays that way, but I'm not sure if it was really the flu."

"What else should it have been?"

"When ... when was the last time you had your days?" Summer stares blankly at her. “What does that have to do with it now. I had it five weeks ago. ”She doesn't even seem to notice that something is wrong with this period. Slowly the smile slips, the pink cheeks turn pale and her lips form a silent Oh.

"That can be impossible.", She shakes her head. "That will not do. We used a condom ... at least I think. ", Sophia carefully pulls out her pregnancy test. “We can sort it out on the spot. We'll be smarter in a few minutes. "

Summer shakes her head vehemently. "I am not pregnant. I can't be pregnant at all. I don't want to be pregnant. I ... “, now her Summer feels kind of sorry. She didn't do that on purpose to wipe Mia off. “Maybe your bleeding just takes a little more time this month, but better safe than sorry. Just do the test and we'll see what we do afterwards. ", Sophia hopes for both parties that she was wrong.

Summer is already completely at the end and Mia ... we don't even want to start with that. What surprised her a little is the sheer horror in Summer's eyes when it dawned on her that she might be expecting a child. Sure, the two of them have now passed the first day of the month, but shouldn't she be so full of endorphins that she finds everything wonderful and can climb mountains with her boyfriend? Is there anything true about Mia's claims that everything isn't going so smoothly with them anymore?

Without warning, Jack and Finn come into the bedroom. “It can't take that long to find a number! What is being blasphemed and gossiped here again? We want to know too! ”Demands her friend Finn. Jack looks around. “Where's Summer? Is she okay? ”, A concerned look hits her. “Just a quick runaway for little princesses. Everything in the green area. You can go back to your football topics. ”Jack shakes his head. “What do you always have with football. That's not the only topic we men have to report on. ", Finn tries a kiss. That almost made her forget that Summer could come back with a test in hand at any moment. But only almost.

"That doesn't work now, honey."

With a mumbled: "Strange!", Finn pulls his friend out of the room. Exactly at the right time, because a long little box flies towards you. She catches by reflex. "You have to do this. I don't dare. “, Sophia takes out the instructions and reads carefully. “One line does not mean pregnant, two lines mean pregnant. And this result should be visible in four minutes. "

Summer paces from one corner to the other, rubbing his hands together. What will she do when she is really pregnant? She'll do it, won't she? Jack wouldn't let her kill a baby.

Time flies in slow motion. Every second is infinite. Sophia starts to sweat. How does Mia react to the news? What will she do? What will happen to the new friendship? What will happen to Summer and Jack?

'Stop doing that. We don't yet know if she is pregnant. Nothing has been decided yet. Everything can go well again. Nobody will ever find out about the hustle and bustle. It's not you who will find out right away whether your entire life has changed. '

"I can not stand this anymore. Why didn't I get the idea earlier? Why didn't I notice that I missed my period? Have I forgotten the pill? ”It is quiet for a moment. Much too quiet.

"Crap! How could I forget that? How could I act so irresponsibly? “, Summer turns to Sophia. “I haven't swallowed a pill in a month. I wanted to give my body a break, it always means that the pill makes you fertile less long, so .... But I didn't want to get pregnant now! "

Sophia looks at the clock.

60 seconds left. "What do you think? Is it really possible? Do you think it can be real? ”, The person opposite just shakes his head. "I dont know. I do not hope so. I do not want it."

Sophia looks at the clock again. "The time has come."

With sweaty fingers, she picks up the test again. She turns the part so that she looks directly at the small viewing window.

“Two lines. There are two lines. “, Sophia takes a breath. "Congratulations you are pregnant."

Tears. After this announcement, Sophia sees tears flowing down Summers face. She is crying softly, her shoulders are shaking and she has no idea how to help her.

Sophia picks up the cell phone and starts typing.

#

“The test was done and it was positive. I'm sorry, honey. Girls night with me? "

Mia stares at the text message that has just been received. Shit, she didn't really expect that. Your life is somewhat reminiscent of a cheap soap opera. That can't be real, can it? She has just pulled herself up and finished with the whole thing when a new obstacle adorns her already stony path. Mia knew it wasn't going to be easy with Jack. But with a surprise baby that, according to calculations, must have been created during the final week, nobody can guess.

"Everything OK? You'd think that you just saw a ghost! ", She completely forgot that she is still at work. After a few seconds of trying to catch herself, she looks up from the screen. "Yes, of course. I just found out that ... ", she quickly comes up with an excuse. “... an old schoolmate was in a car accident. She was admitted to the hospital. ”She wasn't exactly the most popular person in school, but Mia kept this knowledge to herself. Mona looks worried and she already sees how she would like to offer her to break up earlier. "Alright, thank you. I'm just glad I'm here and distract myself. "

Without saying another word, she leaves the room and goes in search of a few teenagers who are bored. This is seldom the case that those who already have their child have accepted a full-time job. Those who are still expecting theirs jump in as sitters so that they can get used to the feeling.

However, sometimes you are still lucky and find someone who has nothing to do. "Melina, how are you?", She is one of the newcomers. Just a sweet 17 and a white child. Actually, she has to live in the home or with the foster family until she is 18. But who would want to take in a seventeen year old pregnant girl? Right, none. Therefore she tormented herself through a number of documents and legal gibberish to find a gap. And we were their gap. So far she still goes to school. Has reached the 12th but will not be able to finish. After giving birth, she will probably go back to work next year. You don't see much of her condition yet.

“The nausea stopped a few days ago. Hopefully I'm past this phase now. I actually like breakfast and the idea to be able to keep it in there. How about you? "

"Everything OK! Nothing new to report. ”, Because of. Jack is going to be a father, but maybe she shouldn't be trumpeting that. Most of them still get used to the thought that she has forgiven him everything and that they are now meeting on a friendly basis.

“Good to hear that there are also people who don't let their lives screw up because of a guy. That makes me proud. “, Melina beams at her. "Besides, the way you treat this Jack is amazing. Heard he gave you quite a rebuff. I wouldn't put my hand out to him, honestly! Respect. ”“ Thank you! You are actually the only one who sees it so easily. Everyone else makes a fuss about it as if that were so unusual for her. Many 'relationships' diverge in friendship. "

She shrugs. "Well, if he should screw up again, which I hope not, I'll take the side of the others. Just so you know, at some point a limit will be reached. "

Good thing she decided to shut up.

#

Jack looks worriedly in the direction of the bedroom. Summer and Sophia have been in there for what felt like an eternity. "Buddy, just let yourself be gossiped. That may take a while. Women have to discuss every topic long and broad. “, Finn pats him on the shoulder. "Where were we? Ah yes, right. This thing with Mia. Does Summer finally know? ”, He knows exactly what the situation is like for him. He hasn't told her yet. Just like he is waiting for the right time to tell her that they are over. He can no longer pretend he has strong feelings for Summer if he just doesn't.

“Finn, can we change the subject?” “No, we can't. I don't even recognize you anymore. You have never had any problems saying what is going on. I'm starting to think you'd be better off without a wife. Somehow you can't be clever with women. If we let Mia get out of the whole mess. ”That was clear again. Finn was partisan from the start.

“BE SILENT, SOPHIA!” Summer shrieks hysterically. The heads of the two jerk towards the closed door that lies between them. "Talking to women and blasphemy attacks, huh?" Jack says before jumping up with Finn and storming the room.

The two women face each other. Both have an almost crazy look in their eyes. Accusing Sophia and Summer rather desperate. Finn's girlfriend is holding something in her hand and is pointing to his girlfriend.

"What's going on here?"

“Exactly, Summer, what's going on here? This is your last chance to admit it yourself, otherwise I'll do it. ”, All eyes are on her. Her gaze flits back and forth between them. She runs frantically through her hair. Almost frantically, she avoids all eye contact. The room is very quiet. Everyone is waiting for the confession that must be made. But nothing comes.

"Well then not.", Sophia turns to him. "Congratulations you are going to be a father." With that she hands him what she has been holding in her hand. Now he realizes that it is a pregnancy test that looks positive.

Finn's jaw drops. "Father? What the hell...? Have you not used prevention? ",

But Jack takes turns staring at the test and at buzzer. He was speechless. This can not be true.

"Summer? That between us is over. "