The Blind Audition

Chapter 23

I woke up to my phone ringing in my ear. 

"Hello?" I answered it. Nothing but silence. Then I looked at the screen and it was just my alarm. "Oh lol." I put it down and turned around to snuggle into Louis a bit more. 

"GET UP!" Anna came yelling into my room. 

I groaned and opened my eyes to look at her. She was wearing a bathing suit and was in the process of braiding her hair.

"Why are you wearing that? We have work today." I asked. Louis shifted and pulled me closer.

"Didn't you get the message from Brian?"

I grabbed my phone and saw a few messages.

Brian
Hey team, since you've been working so hard,
We've decided to give you the day off on set.
We'll have a bouncy house, an inflatable pool,
snacks, and a bunch of other fun stuff.
See you in a bit!

"Dude, this is epic! Louis get up!!" I jumped on the bed and he groaned.

"Y/N, I'm trying to sleep."

"Would you rather sleep or see me in a swimsuit?"

He opened one eye and looked at me. "I'm listening."

I laughed and ruffled his hair. "Water day on set today. Go get ready and then we can leave."

He nodded and walked back over to his apartment. I grabbed a bag and put some stuff in it like sunscreen, a towel, sunglasses, a speaker, and extra lip gloss. Then I changed into my swim suit. It was a 2 piece. High waisted checker bottoms with a ruffled top that had flowers on it. It's my favorite thing, and it fits me really well. Then I put some shorts and a tank top over it. After brushing my teeth and grabbing my stuff, I walked into the kitchen to get some breakfast. Jackson walked into the apartment with his swim trunks and a shirt on. Weirdly enough, his trunks had Anna's face all over them. 

"Morning, Y/N."

"Hey Jackie. Nice trunks."

"Oh these old things? Thanks. Anna graciously gifted them to me."

"I'm sure she is going to love them." 

Truth be told, Anna has had those for years and she's just been waiting to get a boyfriend so that he can wear them. I'm glad she finally found one.

"Let's go losers and Y/N." Anna walked into the room. She had a sun dress on over her swim suit and she looked gorgeous.

"I'm a loser?" Jackson walked up to her and hugged her.

"Yeah, a huge loser. But I like you anyway."

"Oh good. I was worried there for a second." He gave her a quick kiss and then took her bag.

"Hey, where's my bag carrier?" I poured some milk in my cereal.

"Not sure. Last I checked he was quickly doing pushups so that he could look extra ripped today."

I rolled my eyes. "Of course he was."

Eating my cereal, I pulled out my phone and saw all of the text messages I had gotten. A lot from people that I never talk to, but some from family members. My older sister, Holly, had texted and asked if I could call her.

"Be right back guys." I went into my room and closed the door. Pressing on her phone number, I sat on my bed and turned it to speaker phone.

"Y/N." She cried out.

"Holls? What's wrong?"

"I'm pregnant."

I froze. In our family, having sex before marriage was highly frowned upon. Not that we wouldn't still love her, we obviously will, but it does have some consequences.

"Okay. How far along?"

"I just found out last night. What do I do?"

"Do you know who the father is?"

"Yeah. But he doesn't want the baby. He told me that if I wanted to keep it, he'd sign over all his parental rights to me. He doesn't want to be tied down." She burst into tears again. 

"Breathe, Holly. Take a deep breath." She did and calmed down for a minute. "Do mom and dad know yet?"

"Not yet. I'm so scared to tell them, Y/N. They're going to freak out."

"They love you, sis. They'll be shocked and a bit angry at first, but you're their first daughter. They wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

"Thanks. I just don't know what to do."

"Where are you now?"

"In my dorm room."

"Come down to LA. Me and Anna have the extra space. Since you're just doing online school, it'd be fine. I don't want you to be alone right now."

"Really?" She started crying again.

"Yes, Holly. Pack and come down today. We'll get you settled in."

"Thank you, Y/N."

"Of course. But when you get here, we're calling mom and dad eventually."

"Okay. I'll go start packing then. I love you, Y/N."

"Love you more, Holly." She hung up and I set my phone down. Putting my head in my hands, I thought about what to do. How does one handle this situation? Ugh, I have no idea.

"Y/N?" Anna came into my room. I looked up and smiled at her.

"Time to go."

I nodded and went out into the kitchen. Louis had grabbed my bag and then grabbed my hand. He kissed my head and looked at me.

"Everything okay?"

"I'll tell you in a bit." He nodded and we went to the car.

I sat down in the back seat and leaned into the chair.

"What's up?" Anna asked.

"Holly called me this morning."

"Oh, I love her. How's she doing?"

"Not great. She's pregnant." Anna gasped. "And moving in with us." This time, Jackson gasped.

"Wait, who's Holly?" He asked.

"My older sister." Louis squeezed my hand and I leaned into him.

"What is happening?" I started crying and put my face in his shoulder. He rubbed my back and held me tightly.

"Let's just enjoy today, okay? Relax, get some sunshine, and embrace the water." He whispered to me.

"Okay."

Once we got to set, everyone was suddenly everywhere. In the middle of the lot, there was a giant inflatable pool with a bouncy house right next to it. 

"Cannon ball!" Jackson yelled. He ran to the pool and immediately jumped in. Anna did the same.

"Wanna jump?" Louis asked. I nodded. We ran towards the pool and then jumped in the deep end. 

"Oh this is so nice." Anna said once we surfaced.

"So nice."

For the rest of the day, we chilled in the pool, ate snacks, tanned (or burned), played games, and enjoyed time with those around us.

"Come here." Louis pulled me to his lounge chair.

"What's up?"

"Feeling okay?"

"Yeah. I'm feeling a lot better."

"Good." He brushed my hair out of my face and cupped my cheek. He brought me in for a sweet kiss and then rested his forehead on mine.

"Time to go, kids." Brian said. We grabbed our stuff and got back in the car.

Once we got home, I took a shower and got into my PJ's. We were choosing a movie when there was a knock on the door. I hurried up to get it and saw Holly on the other side. We both burst into tears and hugged each other. Anna came and hugged us.

"It's okay. You're here now. You're safe." She whispered. "We're going to figure this out."

And we would. We had to.