𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 //𝘛.𝘍 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 //

Part 5 || 20 - Another Negative

"I think I'm pregnant" I said and looked at him for a reaction. His eyes went wide, "Oh..." he opened his mouth to speak but couldn't. He gulped and tried again, "We-" he shook his head, "Whe- Wha-" he was having a hard time speaking or even getting actually words out.

I furrowed my eyebrows at him as he tried to form a sentence by his lips forming 'o' or 'c' or any other alphabet. "If you didn't hear - I think I might be pregnant" I repeated making him fall back to the state he was before. "Okay..." I said and pulled him to sit at the side of the pavement that was just outside the set.

"I don't know if I am, I'm just assuming according to the mood I've been in" I said and he didn't speak again. This is tiring now. Finally, after minutes of looking at me, shaking his head, looking at the ground and then back at me again, he spoke, "Who's the father?"

Really? He asks this? After all of that?

I'm going to mess him a little, "My brother" I said biting my lip, trying hard to control the fits of laughter that would start flowing if I don't. His eyes went wide and he was about to speak and I burst out in laughter. "Y-You sh-should - should've seen yourr faceee" I said laughing earning a light hit from Tom as he sighed.

"Though Julius is the father as well" I said making him groan. I sighed and turned to him, "Remember I told Julius and Nick wanted to talk to me about something?" he nodded, "Well, they asked if I could donate eggs and also be a surrogate for them" I said shrugging, "And you said yes?" he asked with a raised voice.

What the fuck? I thought he would be the most supportive. "Yes!" I said rhetorically. "Shorty, oh my God, look what you're doing it's great, it's very, very pure and like doing God's work, but you do realize the pain you'll put yourself through" he said as I hugged my knees to my chest. "Are you serious?" he asked again. "Yes, why would I joke about something like this?"

"Did you at least give enough thought to it?" I knew Tom would ask this. He was the mind in our friendship, whereas I was too but not that much. Tom always thought through whatever he did. When I didn't speak for a few seconds, he shook his head and rubbed his cigarette on the ground. "What was there to think about Tom? I was going to give them the greatest gift you can possibly give. And I thought you'd be more supportive, Tom"

"I am, darling, if - if you really want to do it, then of course-"

"Tom, I'm already doing it, I've done three IVFs, the needles hurt like shit, they've already spent about $50000, my stomach already looks like someone's going war at it..." I said pulling my top a little to show him tiny dots and a little bloating caused due to it, "I'm not going to back out now-"

"I'm not telling you to do that..." he said taking my hands off of my face, "Look, Y/N, you have to think things through, you'd be pregnant, you're going to be putting your body through an awful lot, nurture a baby for nine months, morning sickness, labor, mood swings, cravings, LABOR and all of that for someone else-"

"He's not somebody else, he's my brother" I said looking at him. "I know, love, but-" "There are no buts, Tom. I'm doing it, end of conversation and I thought you'd be the one to support me the most but funny enough Rob, Emma and the twins were the ones who supported me without all of this"

"You told them before me?" he asked harshly. "I'm glad I did, if I was going to get a response like this from the first person I tell, then I was going to give up" I replied with the same tone he used with me, I got up but as I was about to leave, Jade interrupted us, "Had a little much to eat, Y/N?" she asked with fake smile.

Did she just call me fat?

I looked down and saw that my stomach, a little bump that was my bloated stomach, was showing a little through my top, I looked at Tom who had a hurt expression on his face because he just saw it, "You do realize now why I called her a bitch" I said and bumped into Jade's shoulder as I walked by.

I can't believe him. I ignored all the calls from him as I entered the set. "Ah, are you okay, Y/N?" David asked and my eyes softened, "I'm really sorry about earlier-" he cut me off, "Oh, no problem, let's start with the scene" I sighed as I took my position and Tom entered the scene with Jade behind him like she had been crying.

One good thing he did, I guess.

"Action!" We finally completed the scene in one take after that. I ignored Tom once again and headed for my trailer where James was already waiting for me with a pregnancy test. "You're such a sweetheart" I said pecking his cheek. I went in and followed the procedure. I waited outside with James as I told him my conversation with Tom.

"You know, love, he just might be worried for his best friend" he said rubbing my arm as I rested my head on his shoulder. I sighed and I turned the pregnancy test. "Nope, not knocked up yet" I said as James chuckled with me.

••••••

I was sitting in my balcony wiping tears as I thought my best friend would be supportive but he wasn't and my phone rang, "Hey, Julius" I said putting the phone on my ear. "Hey, sis" he said happily. At least one of us is happy. "Hey" I said again. "So, judging by your tone, I believe another negative?" he asked as I broke down in tears.

"I'm so - so so-sorry, Jul, I can't-"

"Y/N, don't cry, look Calvin did tell us it was gonna take some time, it has only been 3 months, we can't lose hope. And how I wish I could be there to hug you" he said groaning the last part. As I was about to speak, the doorbell rang, "Who could be there at 11?" Julius asked making me chuckle at his protective nature.

"Just my pizza, I came in late today, plus it'll be from Mrs. Perry's, so their delivery boys-" I opened the door and saw Tom. "Their delivery boys what?" Julius asked as I stopped mid-sentence. I was about to slam the door on his face but he put his hand through, "Y/N, please listen" he said as I turned around to leave him at the door. "So, Tom's there?" Julius asked and I turned around to see him entering as well.

"Can you pass the call to him?" he asked and I furrowed my eyebrows, "He doesn't support me, don't think you should talk to him" I said but Tom snatched the phone off of my hands. "Why are you hell bent on getting me hit today?" he whispered as put a hand on the mic. "She's lying, I support her" he said and they talked for a while in the balcony.

While they were talking, my pizza arrived and I started eating. "Please tell me you saved me some?" he said as he sat down beside me and saw the last piece in my hand, "I left you the bread pieces you like" I said as I scooted away from him. He took the last piece from my hand and started eating it right from where I took a bite.

"I'm sorry, Shorty. I was just looking out for you. I told you, I'll be there for you and I'll support you, no matter what. I'll be all the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. who were to Phoebe when she was carrying her brother's babies" he said making me chuckle a little. He opened his arms and I jumped into his arms. He chuckled a little as we got comfortable on the couch.

"Plus, Julius and Nick will be great parents, well Julius will be since he practically raised you. If he raised you then he can handle anything"