Prompt: Carley is pregnant. The only problem? The only who knows is Lilly. Takes place at the Motor Inn.
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"Oh god, this can't be happening." Carley muttered, staring at the ground. She was kneeled over the toilet, vomiting.
She vomited once again, praying that someone didn't catch her. Especially Lee. She knew exactly why she was vomiting, she didn't need a test to prove it. She was pregnant.
Maybe that wasn't it. But if that was the case, why would she be vomiting like this every morning?
"Oh god." Carley said as she leaned over the toilet and vomited once again.
"Carley? Carley? CARLEY?"
Carley didn't hear Lilly's voice until it was too late. Lilly bursted into the hotel room bathroom, nearly breaking the door down.
"What?" Carley asked, quickly standing up and flushing the toilet.
"You okay?" Lilly asked, cocking a brow and crossing her arms over her chest.
"I'm fine. Why?" Carley asked, hoping to fool Lilly. But she knew, from the look on Lilly's face, that Lilly didn't believe a word.
"You were hunched over the toilet, vomiting. You can't just tell me that there isn't something wrong."
"It's nothing. Really. Must've been because I haven't had food in so long and just ate a lot last night. It probably just acted wrong with my stomach." Carley lied, biting her lip. She hoped that Lilly wouldn't see through the lie.
"That's actually what I was coming to ask, about the food supply. Why did you eat so much? You usually go without."
Because I'm eating for two. Carley thought. But she knew that she couldn't go out and say that. The last person that she wanted to tell about this was Lilly.
"What is it?" Lilly ordered, sounding like she always did.
Just then, Carley leaned over the toilet and vomited again. When she looked back up at Lilly, her eyes were wide.
"Oh shit. You're pregnant." Lilly said.
Carley flushed the toilet and stood up. She sighed.
"Who's the father?" Lilly asked.
Why would she just go out and ask that. Didn't she have her assumptions? "You know." Carley said simply.
"No I don't."
"Do you need to?"
"Yes." Lilly answered in a sharp voice.
Carley hung her head. "It's Lee."
"Did you tell him yet?"
"No, I literally just found out."
"Are you going to tell him?"
"Do you care?"
"Yes, I don't need a big secret like this being held from the rest of the group. Tell Lee first, then we'll work on the others."
"You're not my boss. I can tell who I want about this."
"Tell him within 3 days. If not, you'll be on the road on your own."
Carley looked up at Lilly in disbelief. "But I'm pregnant, you can't just throw me out. Lee wouldn't allow that, neither would I."
"Lee will let you go once he realizes that you've been keeping this a secret from him."
"No he won't!"
"Tell him. We don't need unnecessary drama, Carley. Trust me, it'll be easier for all of us. Maybe I'll just tell him myself. Then it will be a ton more easier for us."
"Correction. It'll be easier for you. Listen, I'll tell him. I just need some rest right now, okay? I'm feeling really sick." Carley lied. Truth was, she needed time to think.
XX
What was wrong with Lilly? You can't just threaten a person like that.
Those were Carley's thoughts as she laid down on her bed. It was the third day, and based on what Lilly was saying, it was her last day.
She just didn't know what to tell Lee. You can't go up to someone and drop a big bomb like that to someone, especially the father of the child.
She heard the door to her open, but she pretended she was asleep. It was probably Lilly. And Lilly was the last person she wanted to talk to.
"Carley?" She heard a familiar voice ask, and it wasn't Lilly's. It was Lee's. Carley popped her head up. Lee sat beside her and put his arm around her.
"Is it true?" He asked, and she knew exactly what he was referring to.
"Yes. Who did you hear it from?" She asked, even though she knew the answer.
"Lilly. But I wanted to hear it from you." He pulled her in and kissed her.
"How do you feel about it?" She asked, looking into his beautiful chocolate brown eyes.
"I couldn't be happier." He smiled at her and kissed her once more. She reciprocated the kiss with a smile. She couldn't wait to tell Lilly Lee's reaction. But right now, she just wanted to talk to Lee a bit and figure out just what they were going to do when this baby was born.
