This Time I Know *SEQUEL to GEFY*

Ch. 6 ~ This Means War

I woke up the next morning in Ross's arms. I ran my fingers gently down his stomach, tracing his abs, then stopped at his waist. I leaned over and softly kissed his cheek. He moaned, and his eyes fluttered open. "A guy could get used to that...." He whispered. I giggled a little. I looked over at the clock. 8:24. Oh well, I'd just go in late. I mean, for Pete's sake, I'm a pregnant teen who already has to deal with the paparazzi and was knocked up last night...... Sure, that's not - in the school's eyes - a good excuse, but hey, it'll do for now. Haha. He kissed my nose and smiled. I giggled again. I tapped his chest, "Alright. I gotta get up. Drive me to school?" I asked. He nodded and started to get up. I got up, took a shower, tossed my hair up in a messy bun, and through on some sweatpants and a t-shirt, and rolled down stairs. Ross followed quickly behind. We ate and drove to school. I gave him a quick kiss and walked to the office. "Ah.... Mrs. Wilson.... Here to check in?" The secretary asked. I nodded. She put me in as present but late, and I went off to class. I slowly opened the door and walked to the teacher's desk. Everyone was literally staring at me like I'd killed someone. I heard whispers all around from last night. Things like "Yeah.... Pregnant!", "Ross knocked her up...", "She tweeted it! She's pregnant!" And such. I ignored them, smiled, and gave the teacher my note. I sat down next to Olivia. "Where were you?!" She asked, frantically. I playfully rolled my eyes and smiled. Her lips parted into a smile. "Oh my God! Where you with Ross?" She asked, excitedly. "Yes. But shhhhh....." I whispered. I set my bag down on the floor, and sat down. Anna happened to be passing out papers. "Hey Chanel...... Oh.. Are you off the diet? I've noticed a little... Weight gain." She mocked. I rolled my eyes. I didn't say anything, but clenched my fist. Olivia, realizing I was about to burst, grabbed my wrist before anything could happen. I took a deep breath. I looked at Anna. "Nice shirt." I grumbled out. She smiled, and started to keep walking. "Oh and uh.... Chanel? Remember, don't get too big. You'll have to start shopping in the 'maternity' section." She joked, leaning down to my height. I clenched my fist tighter, snapping my pencil in half, closed my eyes, then stood up. "Anna........" I said, angry. "Girls.... GIRLS." The teacher warned. Before I could do anything, Anna took her water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and poured it on my head. She devilishly smiled. "Oops." She said, sharply. There I stood, drenched, and embarrassed. I couldn't do this. I walked right past her, and to my locker. My locker was covered in hate notes. "Slut", "whore", "pROSSstitue" were written all over it. And some other words that were very hurtful. I kicked my locker, as if to punish it, then ran to the bathroom, sat down in the corner and began to cry.

I spent what felt like forever, sitting there, crying. No one came for me until lunch. And even then it was just some girl who'd had too much to drink, and had to pee. She left soon after.

Finally, Olivia came in and saw me there. "There you are!!!!! I've been looking for you!! Come here, girl." She said, pulling me up off the floor, and into a hug. I felt a little embarrassed, standing in a bathroom, crying into Olivia's shirt. She rubbed my back as I cried. "Those girls are b*tches and I'm gonna make them pay. You're gorgeous and beautiful. You don't deserve any of this hate. Don't give up. It's alright." She comforted. I nodded, then pulled away from the hug. I wiped my eyes, got my bag, and reached for Olivia's hand. Together we walked back to the cafeteria.

Olivia went to go sit down and eat while I got in line for food. It's ironic, how you can think your day is better, but in all reality it's just pathetic how wrong you were. While in line, Anna "bumped" into me. It was more like a shove. I fell to the floor, and sat there, just absolutely fed up. I got up, paid for my food, but then went back to the bathroom. I did like you see in movies. I ate my lunch in the bathroom stall, by myself. It was 11:00 right now, so Ross should be here in about a half an hour, so that should be good. I laid my tray down and sat quietly, thinking about my life. I was rudely interrupted by the sound of the door bursting open, and shuffling feet. I heard whoever it was walk right up to my stall. There was a little knock, but then a familiar voice spoke, "Chanel.... I know you're in there." I recognized the voice instantly. Ross. "Go away, Ross, I'm fine." I lied. "With all respect, baby.... If you were fine, you wouldn't be crying alone in a bathroom stall." He said, sarcastically. I laughed a little. "Now c'mon. Open up." He said. I sighed and unlocked the door, and stepped out to Ross. My eyes began watering as soon as I saw him. Before a tear could hit the ground, his arms were around me. "Shhh..... It's okay, baby... It's okay." He comforted. "Ross. No it's not." I disagreed. I could feel his grip on me getting tighter. "Who...?!?! Who did this to you?!?!?" He asked. "Ross.... I-" I started. "Chanel. Who did this to you.?" He asked, more demandingly. "Anna." Was all I said. He kissed the top of my forehead, then practically ran out of the bathroom, leaving me all by myself.

I decided to follow Ross out to see what he was doing. He walked right into the cafeteria, and right over to Anna's table. "Can I help you?" She asked, with a bit of an attitude. He slammed his hand down on the table. "You. You do not use that tone with me. You hurt my fiancé. I'm just here to say you better watch it. BACK THE F*CK OFF." He warned. "Like I'm scared of you. All your good for is making gossip. Besides, YOU did this to Chanel. If you hadn't gotten her pregnant, none of this would have happened. You're all talk." She laughed at him. He put his arms up in surrender, then started walking away. Fooling everyone, he quickly snapped back around and slapped her. He turned back, and stared walking away. I stood in disbelief, staring at Anna. Ross grabbed my hand and pulled me along. "Let's go home." Was all he said.

We walked to the car and got in. We sat silent for a moment, then Ross started the car and began driving home.

When we got home, I got out of the car, and walked inside to our room. I flopped down -on my back- on the bed. I stared up at the ceiling for a moment, then covered my face with my hands. I laid like that for a while, until I heard the door open. I slightly looked up. It was just Ross. I put my hands back on my face. Ross laid down on his back next to me. He moved my hands out of my face, and pushed my hair back. "It's been a long day.." He said. I nodded. "Ross, baby..... Can we just relax tonight?" I asked. He smiled. "Well I was supposed to rehearse with Riker and Rocky for the European tour, but I suppose I could reschedule..." He suggested. "No, no, don't do that.... You don't have to do that for me." I said. "I know, but I want to." He smiled. I bit my lip, then smiled back at him. He moved closer towards me, and began playing with my fingers.... "How about I call Riker and tell him what we're doing, pick us up some takeout Chinese, then we can snuggle and watch a movie..." He said. "No, no, you go have your rehearsals with your brothers. It'll be good for you to get back out there. Go ahead! I'll call up Olivia or someone." I said. He smiled. "You are the most amazing and considerate, flexible girl I've ever met." He whispered, before giving me a small kiss. I smiled, and ruffled my hand through his hair, and just looked at him. I loved this boy with all of my heart.

* 9:30 *

"Sugar! Come here, baby!" I called, to our dog. She came running, and I scooped her little body up into my arms. I gave her a kiss, then carried her upstairs. I walked to our room, and closed the door so she couldn't get out. I set her down on our bed, put on my pajamas, then climbed into bed, myself. Ross was still at rehearsals, so I was going to bed without him tonight.

A few hours later, I slightly woke up, just enough to hear Ross sneak into our room, change, then give me a kiss and climb into bed. He snuggled his arms around me, and there fell asleep.