Holy smokes: (the new girl series)

17

I'm sitting at Indies 4th birthday party and the tension is high between KT and Morgan. It's been a month since our miscarriage and the grief hit us harder than we expected.

Just grasping the fact that we were parents made us feel guilty about drinking while I was pregnant.
I grab a cup of punch and sit next to Morgan and KT.

I could feel the tension and see KTs fake smile. I looked at Morgan with a concerned look. Me and KT may have had a blow out a year after Indie was born.

"So.. Sophie. How are you?" KT mumbled breaking the silence. "I'm good, and you?" I reply. "Good aswell" She mumbled back.

Indie ran up to me in excitement showing me his toy tractor. I'm hoping KT and Morgan can hold their grudges to the side for him today.

Morgan breathed a deep sigh and looked towards me and Indie. "Daddy! Look at my tractor!" Indie shouted excitedly. Morgan smiled faintly and reached for the toy.

"That's cool buddy, you know what kind it is?" Morgan questioned. Indie out his pointer finger on his chin and I smiled at his thinking face.

"John Deere! Like you sing about!" He shouted. Morgan nodded. "That's right buddy, good job" Morgan said reaching for a fist bump.

KT forced a fake smile and glared at Morgan as Indie walked off. "My boy doesn't know about tractors, he's into racecars.. as if you'd know that" KT snapped.

"KT... don't start..." Morgan cut in. I scoffed at her remark and opened my phone hoping to ignore her.
"Sophie seems to care a whole lot... on her damn phone" KT said.

Morgan was pissed. I stood up and stared at her for half a second. "Well your surgeon seems to care a whole lot too, it's apparent he was sleeping during your nose job..." I snap back.

Morgan looked at me, then KT in shock. "All y'all are the same, Trashy ass Wallens..." KT said. I clenched my fists and came at her. "You don't talk shit on my family!" I shout.

Morgan grabbed my hand and physically drug me in the house. "Contain yourself, for Indie" He adds.
I sighed loudly in frustration and sat on the bed next to me.

"I just wish she would treat me with respect, I've tried so hard to get along with her but she just won't let it happen" I vent.

"Listen, she's not gonna do anything she doesn't want too, trust me, I've learned that lesson, but please don't let Indie get in any of this, he doesn't deserve any of this crazy shit, especially on his birthday" Morgan explains.

I nodded and walked out again. Mama spotted me and walked over. "What happened? KT left" She asks.
"She was talking bad about us, called us Trashy ass Wallens" I whispered the last three words since all of the kids were there.

Moms face went pale in shock when I told her. "What is wrong with her? I did all this decorating and made cakes and food and I'm trashy?" Mom mentions, genuinely hurt.

"She doesn't appreciate anything, and she's living off of Morgan's income" I vent. Bailey was with the kids and Ernest this whole time and didn't know anything was going on.

Bailey approached me, I was sitting on a stool in the corner while Indie opened presents. His hand sat around my shoulders. "What's wrong?" He whispered in my ear.

"I'll tell you later, I'm ok" I reply. "Don't forget, I'm here" he assured grabbing my hand. "I know, thank you" I reply.

After the party ended I helped mom and Morgan clean the kitchen and backyard. Bailey helped Kacey with the dishes. We all vented our opinions on KT and we all felt the same, other than Bailey of course.

After awhile Kacey came into my room and sat next to me. "You ok after all that?" She asks, I sighed.
"I'm fine, you?" I ask. "I'm good, listen Morgan's worried about you so you should talk to him" she suggests.

I nod and stand up making my way to Morgan's room. I knocked on the door and heard the invitation.
"You needed me?" I ask.

He was getting Indie ready for bed when I came in so I sat on the bed. "Just felt like you might wanna talk after what KT did" he mentions.

"It's the past, I can't change anything" I reply. "Yes, but, it pissed me off when she started badmouthing us" he adds.

"It pissed me off too, sorry I acted like I did, I was ignorant not thinking of the kids" I apologize.
"It's all good, she deserved it plus the kids were inside" He replies.

"And that comment on her nose job was absolutely hilarious" he adds with a laugh. "The nose job that you paid for?" I tease. "Pretty much" he replies.

After finishing talking to Morgan I found Bailey sitting in my old childhood bedroom. "So this was 2010 Sophie's room?" He asks.

"Yeah, I was different back then" I reply sitting next to him on my bed. I caught him smiling at something he found in my drawer so I look.

"What?" I ask. "So your telling me, Teenage Sophie had a crush on Ernest himself" he laughs looking at my old notebook.

"Wait what? I thought I threw those away" I stutter stanching the book from his hand. "Hey! I was looking at that!" He argues.

"You'll show Ern, and I do not need that embarrassment" I add. I turned the lamp off and curled near him in an attempt to warm up.

~~~
The next morning I woke up, squinting my eyes at the sunlight peeking through the curtain. I look around for a second realizing Bailey wasn't there.

I threw on a hoodie and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs. Indie ran to me cutely his little feet padding across the kitchen to get to me.

"Hey munchkin" I tease scooping him up as we walk towards the kitchen. "I'm not a munchkin!" He jokes.
He sure had Morgan's since of humor.

"Mornin" Morgan mumbled, his eyes still tired. I laughed sitting next to Bailey. "Say hey to Bailey" I tell Indie.
"Hi Bailey!" Indie shouts. Bailey waved. "Hey buddy"

We laughed at some of Indies funny actions for a bit before we all went our separate ways. Once I got back to me and Baileys house I started to clean up since we hadn't been home.