She Can Hear Us - COMPLETE

Chapter Three

I beeped the horn once I was outside of Claire's house. She darted out of the house so quickly, it was like she'd been waiting behind the door. She was wearing this ridiculously green dress. It was really tight and looked kinda good on her. 

She opened the door to my car and got in she looked over at me and smiled. "Hey Bailie." She looked me up and down. "That's a cute outfit. What's on your neck?" She asked.

My hand flew up to my neck. I pulled down the mirror and saw a gross looking purple bruise. It had to be from earlier on the couch with Niall. I pushed the mirror back up and squinted at her. "What do you think it is?" I said. I wasn't aware I had become so annoyed. These mood swings were killing me.

"Ooh, sah-ree." She said in her annoying voice.

I exhaled. "Whatever, let's just get this over with," I mumbled. I pulled off and sped down the road to starbucks. We went inside and got our coffees then found a table outside. 

She sipped her coffee and stared at me with a naive look on her face. "It's nice outside today isn't it?"

"Yeah, it is." I said. I crossed my legs and exhaled. I didn't even know where to start. Suddenly, I heard someone calling our names and I was glad for the interruption. 

"Bailie! Claire!" I turned to see who it was and it was Eleanor and her brown waves bouncing as she ran over to us.

"You invited her?" Claire snorted. 

I snapped my head around to Claire. "That's exactly why no one likes you." I said. Anger surged through my body. "What's wrong with Eleanor? Maybe you should be more like her. Everyone likes her." I rolled my eyes as she gawked in shock. I stood and met El with a hug. "Hey El! You should stay and have coffee with us!"

"Sure, why not! I was just..." 

"Walking home from Louis'?" I asked. We sat down. She raised her eyebrows. "Yeah, same clothes from last night." I sad pointing to her navy blue dress... that she'd been wearing last night. She blushed. "El, it's been like seven years. We know you guys have sex." I laughed. I heard Claire giggle. "I still don't get why you guys haven't moved in together.

"Oh, I don't know. Lou asks me all the time. But I guess I'm just not ready."

"You're what, thirty? Grow up already girl," Claire said snottily with her arms crossed. El just smiled and looked down at her lap. I know she wanted to lash out, but she was too nice. 

"Yeah, you're right," She said looking back up at Claire.

"Uhm no," I said. "That. That's why Niall says what he says to you. You're a complete bitch Claire. Everyone tries so damn hard to like you, but it's like you don't want people to like you." 

"Bailie, it's okay," El put her hand on my arm.

"No,  she needs to hear this." I said. I looked back at Claire and her cheeks were red. "You're stuck up, you're snotty, you think you're better than everyone, you're voice is SO annoying and Harry deserves so much better than you. You treat him like shit." I stood. I felt a little winded. "And I know you don't like any of us, but fuck, at least act like it because that's what we do for you. Damn Claire, I tried to give you a chance." I sat back down and fanned myself with my hand.

I looked up at Claire, she was looking at the table with tears in her eyes. I felt bad but I wasn't gonna apologize because everything I'd said was true. "I wasn't aware everyone hated me so much." She whispered. Her voice cracked at the end.

"We don't hate you-" El started.

"Yeah we do." I said. "But we wouldn't if you would just stop acting like you're above us all." I said. I exhaled and sipped my coffee. "I'm sorry it came out like that, I really am."

I looked up at Claire and she nodded. "I... I don't do it on purpose."

I looked at her and she started crying, and of course my mood shifted and I started crying. Eleanor looked at me, then at her, then started to laugh. "Why are you crying Bailie?"

I started to laugh too with tears in my eyes. "I don't know." I said. 

I heard Claire's shrill laughter too. She was wiping her cheeks free of tears and clenching her stomach. Which reminded me of what was in mine. My smile faded. 

"What's wrong now?" Claire asked.

I couldn't look either one of them in the eye. "Oh, nothing I just..." I shook my head. "Nothing." I stood again. "I have to go. I promised Niall I'd be home soon. We have things to talk about." I stood and walked over to Claire. She stood and I wrapped my arms around her. "Let's start over okay?"

"Alright," she said sweetly. She  squeezed me tight then suddenly pulled away. She reached for the button on my cardigan before I could stop her and put a hand on my stomach. "Bailie you're pregnant."

"What?" Eleanor stood out of her seat and rushed to me and put her hand on my stomach. "Oh my,"

I wiped the tears from my eyes that threatened to spill over, then I nodded. "Three months and I don't know how to tell him."

"Aww, you poor thing." Claire said. 

"How did you know?" I asked her.

"I felt it. I felt the bump when we hugged." 

"Wow," El said. Her hand was still on my stomach. "I can't... I can't believe... I can't believe you're having a baby."

"Me either." I said.

"Well at least you're engaged already." El said. "I don't know what I'd do if I was pregnant." She started laughing again. "That's why you were so moody earlier!" She clappped her hands and shed a few tears.

"It's not funny! I'm really struggling with this! Niall and I fought this morning, over my outfit. I yelled at him, then I felt bad, so I put it on anyway. There is actually nothing wrong with it. I was just in the middle of a mood swing." I ran my fingers through my loose waves and shook my head. "Don't tell anyone, not Louis and not Harry. I need to tell Niall first."

"Okay," Eleanor agreed.

"I won't tell a soul." Claire nodded.

"Alright, I'm gonna go home now. Wish me luck?" I said.

"Good luck," Claire said pulling me back into a hug. It surprised me. But I hugged her back, then it was El's turn. 

She wrapped her arm around me and whispered to me. "I hate you for leaving me with her."

I pulled away laughing. "Love you too El. I'll see you guys later!" I gave them a wave then jogged off in the direction of my car.