Back Where I Belong

Chapter 26

Zoey's pov

I swallow hard, "Guys, there's something that I need to tell you." Dead silence.

"Zoey, you aren't really... I mean, you're not-"

"Pregnant?" I ask miserably. The boys nod, still staring at me.

"Yeah, I am. Surprise," I mutter weakly, doing half hearted jazz hands.

"What? How? I mean, I know how, but, why?" Michael asks, struggling to form a full sentence. He, Calum, and Ashton had gathered around me and Luke on the couch.

"It wasn't intentional," I say softly, "Peyton and I didn't even know about it for the first two months."

"Two months! You're two months pregnant?" Luke demands, staring at me, shocked.

"No," I answer, "I'm about three." More quiet.

"When did you and Peyton..." Ashton stops and blushes bright red.

I was just as red, "At your guys' new management party, we both got drinks. We thought they were fruit punch, but it looked a little weird. We took a sip and found out that it was spiked. We threw the drinks away, but the alcohol was so strong, it messed with our minds just enough, that we went back for more until we were completely wasted. That's why neither of us remembered what happened that night."

"That's why you were acting weird when you met Jenn," Calum reasons.

"What did I do?" I ask, searching my memory. I couldn't remember that though.

"All you did was laugh. Then you stumbled off to find Peyton," Luke answers, looking uncomfortable.

"And you four didn't piece it together that I was drunk then?" I ask, shocked.

"In our defense, that party wasn't supposed to have any alcohol. At all. We didn't even know about it!" Michael defends. I shrug. The awkward silence returns.

"Are... are you guys mad at me?" I whisper, my throat hoarse.

"Mad at you? Zoey why would we be mad?" Ash questions, confusion evident in his face.

"Because I got pregnant. And I didn't tell you guys," I mumble, fidgeting with my shirt.

"We don't care that you're pregnant. Or at least not mad. I'm happy for you and Peyton. I think Luke, Ash, and Mikey are too. Yeah, I'm a little hurt that you didn't tell us right away, but I can see why you didn't. It's totally cool," Calum assures me.

Tears well up in my eyes. I throw my arms around him, squeezing his torso tightly. Calum immediately hugs me back.

"Is that why you only signed with Hi or Hey for six months? So that you wouldn't be required to write songs or anything while you have a baby?" Luke asks me.

I nod, "With this contract, I'll have a month of free time before I'm supposed to have the baby."

"What did Peyton say?" Michael questions.

I blush and smile like an idiot, "He's really happy. I think he's hoping for a girl."

"What about you? Girl or boy?" Ashton asks, raising an eyebrow.

"I don't know. I don't really care as long as he or she is healthy," I inform my brothers.

Michael nods, then launches into a discussion about how no matter what the gender is, he is teaching my baby to be awesome at video games. I smile and listen happily, just glad that they weren't mad at me.