Avoidance Pulled Me In (completed)

Chapter 23

Chapter 23

I opened the car door for Aubrey and she muttered a thanks. I ran to the other side and pulled out of the school parking lot.

"Where are we going?" Aubrey asked.

"Nowhere in particular," I lied.

"Oh" was all she said.

An awkward silence planted itself in the air of my car. I decided I should explain myself to her now. Besides, that's why we were here.

When a red light finally came, I slumped my arms on the steering wheel and sighed. "My mom divorced my dad," I whispered, not so ready to retell this.

I turned my head slightly to see Aubrey gawking at me. "What?" There was shock in her voice.

"That day you had your most recent fight with Rachelle, me and dad received our first contact ever with my mom in years. They were divorce papers," I informed her again, my voice was quiet. I didn't want to breakdown in front of her.

The light turned green and I stomped on the gas pedal.

"Jayden, I..." Aubrey began, "I'm so sorry! That's just horrible."

"Why thanks. Never felt any better," I snorted.

My breath caught in my throat when I felt her hand on top on mine on the steering wheel. "It's going to be okay," she reassured me.

I shook my head. "Nothing ever will be anymore."

"Now you're just being melodramatic."

"I'm being truthful. I don't have the two most important women in my life with me anymore. I don't have my mom. I don't have... you."

Aubrey took her hand off of mine and she remained speechless for a few moments. "But I'm here right now."

"That'll never be enough," I muttered and continued. "Well, after we received the papers, my dad broke down. He drank half a bottle of vodka that night and passed out on the floor, waking me up. Then the next morning I woke up with a hangover because turns out I must have drunken the other half. So that's why I didn't come to school that day."

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Aubrey demanded.

"I didn't know how. It wasn't something I could talk about as the time without... I was pretty destroyed. I was going to tell you eventually, but then you... you know."

Aubrey didn't respond, so I didn't waste any time. "So that same day, Aiden came to visit me, you stopped by for a few minutes, remember? Well, my dad was a pretty huge mess. All he did was stay in his room in the dark and cried. So Aiden thought we should take him out for a guys' night out and we did. It was me, Aiden, and our dads at a regular night club."

I paused to keep my concentration on the road. I flipped on my turning signal and went onto the highway. I felt Bree's eyes on me. "I told you I'd let you explain. Continue," she urged.

I took a deep breath. "Okay, I wasn't drunk at first. But somewhere around when my dad and Joseph, Aiden's dad, were doing drunken karaoke, Aiden and I were... okay, we were a bit drunk. But we were together the whole time. Then Aiden pulled me onto the dance floor and a girl began to dance on both of us. Since I was pretty out of it, I didn't realize she lead me to the bathroom. And she... kissed me. The second I felt her hands on my pants is when I pushed her away and told her to stop it. I guess that's when that bitch walked in and took a picture and ruined my life. I yelled at the girl and I punched the wall multiple times, swearing, before storming out of the bathroom and club."

Thankfully, there was a stoplight. That allowed me to face Bree to see a dozen of emotions crossing her face at once. I took her left hand in my right one and murmured soft and sincerely, "Aubrey, I swear it was all a drunken mistake that I will regret forever. But all I want is your forgiveness and a second chance. Please."

Aubrey looked up at me though her batted eyelashes. A car horn signaled that I had to continue driving, but I didn't let go of her hand.

"I forgive you, Jayden," Aubrey told me, but she hesitated. "But I can't take you back, not just yet. I don't want to get hurt again."

My heart sank. "Bree, I swear on my life I won't ever hurt you again. I pinky promise."

Bree giggled. "Times like this I find you so adorable. Fine, I'll think about it." She sighed, "Ya know, when I think back, we kind of rushed into this relationship---"

Forgetting for a moment where I had planned to go, I made a sharp turn to fix my error. This caused Aubrey to thump her head on the side of the door. "Ouch," she groaned.

I smiled sheepishly. "I apologize. I just almost made the wrong turn. Please, continue."

Rubbing the side of her head, Aubrey picked up from where she left off. "I was saying that we rushed into our relationship, don't you think?"

Hurt swallowed me. "Are you saying you regret everything we've been through? I've, on the other hand, savored every moment with you," I admitted.

"No, no, no. I didn't mean it like that at all. I never regret being with you. I just need some time to think. Until I know what to do, we should just be friends."

I didn't want that, but I still nodded my head. "I guess I'm an impatient guy, but if waiting forever means I can be with you, then I'll do that because... I'm in love with you," I whispered, meaning each and every one of those words.

Bree was at loss for words.

"Just say yes," I pleaded.

I saw Bree hide her face from me, hiding whatever emotion that was playing on her face at the moment. "It's not that easy."

"Then I'll make it easy for you." Great, now I sounded desperate.

"But you can't," her voice broke.

No, I did not want her to cry. I pulled over into a parking lot for iHOP.

I took her face into my hands, forcing her to look at me. "Bree, what's wrong?"

"Jayden, I have something to tell you. Though, I should have told you earlier." A tear escaped the rim of her eye and I brushed it away with my thumb.

"Tell me," I urged her gently.

"I'm pregnant."

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