Teach Me

twenty three

ryan's pov

it had been three weeks since they start investigating ari. it was an interesting time for us. i guess this was one of the many lows we're gonna have throughout this thing. but i love her so im gonna stick by her side.

ari would stay home all day, everyday. she would only come out when we were going shopping for groceries but other than that it was gossip girls and a messy bun. when i came home from work most days, she was napping or playing on my ps5. i would occasionally  join her but i was usually too tired from work. we hadn't talked about the investigation or the dalton thing since they both happened. we honestly hadn't really talked at all. we would cuddle at night but we would never have sex. i really wanted to know what was going on her mind but every-time i tried to talk she would change the subject.

today was my off day, i was just gonna stick around the house with ariana but then i got a message while i was in the bathroom.

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cass: ryan we rlly needa talk. it's important, meet me right now at the bricks.

ryan: you know i can't. ariana wouldn't want us seeing each other.

cass: just don't tell her. please. i really need to tell you this, in person. 😣

ryan: alright, be there in 15.

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the bricks was an old warehouse we used to ditch school at. that's one of the places we smoked and did lots of other things. with that, i got up and headed into my closet to get dressed. i grabbed a pair of shorts and a hoodie. ariana, playing fortnite, looks up at me and puts down the controller.

"where are you going, i thought you were off." she stands up walking towards me.

"i am i just wanna go get some jamba juice." i say as i put on my shoe.

"i'll come!" she runs to the closet, grabbing her shoes.

fuck. as much as i would love that she wants to get out, i just can't this time. i have to go make sure cassidy isn't in trouble.

"you stay and play, i know you're in a party. i'll bring back your favorite." i plant a kiss on her forehead.

"o-okay. hurry back." she gives me a weak grin before sitting back down and picking up the controller.

i walk out and get in my car. i take a deep breath, knowing that i shouldn't have lied to ariana. but i need to know what's going on.

i drive to the bricks, where i see cassidy parked. from what i can see she's got her head down, crying. i park next to her, seeing her head pop up as i exit the car.

"ryan." she gets out of the car, wrapping her arms around me.

i can see people around so i lead her to the passenger seat of my car, opening it for her to sit down.

"what is it you need to tell me?" i say as i sit down closing the door. i looked over at the sunset just west of the building.

"i- i'm pregnant. 9 weeks." she says, beginning to cry again.

"what? is it mi-" i struggled to speak for a moment, i was shocked when she started to nod her head yes.

"you're the only person i've been with for years now. it has to be yours. " she says whilst looking up at me through tears.

"well what are we gonna do? how am i supposed to tell this to ariana? fuck. this ruins everything." i put my head in to my hands.

"you don't have to tell her. we can leave. start a new life, a new family in a different place. let's just go, now." she says, turning entirely to look at me.