Real life

Chapter 31

Tanners POV

Life is good I guess. I have a good girlfriend, a good job and my parents have settled down about moving back in with them. I don't think that I will be moving in with my girlfriend for a very long time (I learn from experience).

I'm getting out of the shower and I see my door fling wide open and Paytong my girlfriend storms in. Luckily I am wearing a towel around my waist. Her face is red and puffy and it looks like she has been crying or something. "Why didn't you tell me" Payton yells, "tell you what" I ask. "Why didn't you tell me you knocked a girl up," she says. Woah I do not know where she got that from because I have never done such a thing. I'm only 23 and I would never do something like that.

"What the Hell are you talking about Payton?"

"Oh please don't play dumb I know you know what I am talking about"

"No, I really don't"

"I can't be with you if you are going to keep lying to me. We're done" she says and slams the door, stomps down the steps, and slams the front door.

I seriously don't know where that came from. What is she even talking about-. Wait, the only person that could possibly be pregnant by me is Brooklyn but there is no way that is possible. She would have told me and how would Payton have talked to Brooklyn anyway.

I try to go about the rest of my day but I can't stop thinking about Brooklyn. I let my impulsive thoughts give in. I grab my keys. Right as I'm opening the front door Ryleigh is going in the door. I'm walking a little fast. "Where the hell are you going?" she asks, turning back around to watch me get in the truck. "Hello?" I don't answer. I just started driving. I have to see Brooklyn.

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It's dark when I get there around 7:45. I pull into her driveway and get out and walk up to her door. I stop before I knock. What if Brooklyn really is pregnant. No, No way it couldn't be, we always used protection....most of the time.

I finally got up the courage to knock. Brooklyn must have not looked to see who it was because she opened the door. I know that if she saw me she probably never would have opened it,

Finally, her beautiful face I missed so much. "Tanner?" Brooklyn says confused with a terrifying look on her face. God I can't help it I immediately l look down. HOLY FUCK.

All I see is a big belly poking out of Brooklyn's silk pajama shirt. "Fuck" I mumble under my breathe. After that I'm completely speechless, I can hardly think. "We should talk," Brooklyn says, moving out of the way of the door to let me through. She walks over to the fridge and I take a seat at the counter. She pours me a glass of water.

"So-" Brooklyn begins, "Just give me a second" I tell her trying to calm myself down so I can process what she is about to tell me. After a few minutes I look up and into her eyes, that cues her to start talking, "I found out a few weeks after you left" she tells me. Holy shit, she's known for this long and hasn't told me.

"When are you going to have it?" I ask her. "Next month is when I'm due". Wow and even bigger holy shit. "You're 100% sure it's mine" I ask. She gives me the stank eye. "Sorry" I say. I would hope it would be me. Or else that would mean that she cheated on me. "What, what is it?" I ask her. "I don't know, I'm waiting to find out until birth"

"Why didn't you tell me Brooklyn, I know that what I did was awful but don't you think you might have told you about this big of a deal. Like this is a real thing you are growing my baby inside of you"

"Our baby" she corrects me.

"So what now?" I ask

"You don't have to do anything, you should go back to your nice bitch of a girlfriend" ouch, that hurts but I guess I deserve it.

"NO, Brooklyn I'm not just going to pretend that I don't have a son or a daughter. I want to be there for them, for you. I mean it is my fault that you're in this situation. Not that it's a bad thing it's just I'm only 23 and your 24"

"Are you sure, it's a really big commitment"

I got up from my seat to give her a gentle hug because to be honest the only pregnant woman I have ever hugged is my mother so I wanted to be extra careful just in case.

"Brooklyn I have never been more sure" I assure her.

We talked for a few more minutes until I had to leave. "See you on Thursday," she tells me.

I get back into my truck. Holy cow, I'm going to be a dad. This is intense.

When I get home I walk upstairs and go into my room. A few minutes later I hear a knock on my door. "Yeah" I say to the door. It opens and Ryleigh walks in and lays down next to me on my bed and looks up at the stars with me. "Do you know?" I ask her. "Yeah I was with her when she found out" she tells me. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"Wasn't my place to say anything"

We sat there in silence staring at the sky for a little while until I whispered ever so faintly. "I'm going to be a dad"

"I'm going to be an aunt," she says.

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Ahhh Tanner knows