Nothing More

Chapter One

"Ahh!!!!!" I scream as I stare down at the double red lines on the pregnancy test I'm holding in my hands, wide-eyed.

This is the third pregnancy test I have taken and it's showing me the same result as the first two.

Oh....no....

"What?! Is something wrong? You okay?" Ruby asks after she rushed into the bathroom where I'm currently sitting on the toilet.

I think I've just frightened her with my scream, judging from the way she's currently looking at me like she's shocked or scared.

"Ruby.....I'm screwed...." I mutter.

"What's going on, Nat?" Ruby asks.

I watch her eyes trail down to the pregnancy test in my hands and then the other two lying on the sink.

"Nat....." She says quietly, walking closer to me. She takes the stick I'm holding away from me and looks at it.

"I'm so screwed....." I mutter.

Okay.....I know you guys are probably confused......PROBABLY.....about what's going on now and as much as I don't want to, I'm gonna explain it all. Maybe I should start with some introduction.

My name's Natalie Hale and this beautiful dark-haired lady, standing next to me is my best friend, Ruby Fisher. We've been living together for over a year now. Ruby and I have been friends since middle school. We went to the same high school and college and then we found ourselves working in the same city of New York.

Isn't it just so wonderful?

I'm working for a fashion house while Ruby is working with a cosmetics company.

Ruby had gotten her job before me and had gotten herself an apartment too. So when I got my own job some time last year, I asked to live with her till I can get my own place.....so that's how we're living together now

Well, that aside, I'm supposed to be telling you guys about what's going on with me now and not the history of Natalie Hale and Ruby Fisher. I think I'll have to take y'all to a certain event that happened two weeks ago.

Two weeks ago.....

"Come on....babe. Do you really need to go out of town again?" I asked my boyfriend, Dylan Flemming.

Dylan and I were standing outside a house. We had attended a friend's birthday party that was being hosted at that house.

"Yeah. There's this family business I've got to attend." Dylan said.

"But it's been barely a month since you got back. Is this "family business" really so urgent that you have to get out of town so soon?" I asked.

"Well, with how my parents has been pressuring me to come home, I think it's pretty urgent." Dylan said.

I sighed.

"Trust me, I don't wanna leave town so soon but my parents are gonna torture me if I don't get to the family house by tomorrow afternoon." Dylan said.

"Well.....it's fine....I mean, it's really important to put family first in certain situations." I said.

"Yes.....I guess. Babe, I'm really sorry that I'm gonna be away from you again." Dylan said.

"It's okay, babe. Just promise me that you'll get back here as soon as you can." I said.

"I promise." Dylan said and kissed me on my lips.

I giggled after he pulled his lips away from mine.

"Now, let's get back inside and enjoy the party. I can't wait to have a bite of the sweet looking birthday cake and most importantly, drinks." Dylan said.