After the bell

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The next day after school I go home to my moms heading straight into the kitchen where I start cooking her dinner for when she comes home, I have this plan that maybe dropping the news to her that I'm moving out might go better over dinner.

Jon wanted to be there when I broke the news to her, but I told him that breaking the news to my mom was something that I had to do on my own as I know she isn't going to take it very well, firstly she hates him, secondly I know she's gonna hate the idea.

Dinner was done and I laid the table just as I was dishing up my mom walks in on her phone, I pointed to the table telling her to sit down, after five minutes she is off the phone looking at me with confusion.

"Have I walked into another house? My daughter never cooks?" She asked me a surprised look spread across her face as she looks at the plate of food in front of her.

"Well I guess I thought I'd do something nice for you for once" I replied as I sat down opposite her.

Half way through dinner I put my fork down looking at her "look mom I got to tell you something" I said I felt this massive nervous knot in my tummy.

"Well I did have a feeling that you didn't do all this from the kindness of your heart" she puts her fork down looking up at me waiting for me to speak.

"Well I've got something to tell you, Jon has bought us a house and I'm moving in with him" I said to her every word I said made her mouth drop open.

My mom clears her throat getting up putting her plate on the kitchen counter "your not moving in with that man" she said sternly.

"Well I am" I said standing up turning to look at her.

"Peyton you not end off"

"Give me one good reason why I can't?" I asked her.

"Your to young" my mom said quickly.

"Young? I don't think my age as any thing to do with it, anyway I'm carrying his baby we want to be a family how can I do that if I'm living with you"

"I just think it's a bad idea Peyton, and also for the first time in years it's just us again"

"You just don't want to be on your own?" I said.

"Well yeah I guess you're right about that, I've lost my husband and now my daughter wants to up and leave, also I've lost my house" she reminded me.

"Im not moving state I'm just going to be a few minutes away" I pointed out.

"I don't care Peyton I don't want you moving in with him" my mom said.

"Well I am" I said walking away from her picking my keys up off the side along with my phone, the conversation was over to me as I knew I wouldn't get anywhere, that was one parent down now time to tell the next.

I arrive at my dads I open the door walking in seeing Mingus watching tv.

"Hey jerk, where's dad?" I asked him sitting on the arm of the chair

"Where you think?" He said not taking his eyes of the telly.

I look to the stairs before getting up I walk over calling him to come down, a few minutes later still no reply so I walk up stairs slightly shouting him to get his ass downstairs.

Few minutes later my dad appears topless at the top of the stairs along with Debi who looked as though she was in a rush to put her clothes on.

"Everything okay princess?" My dad asked me leaning on the banister.

"Yeah but we need to talk" I said walking into the kitchen.

I look at my dad and Debi who both stood there side by side leaning on the counter staring at me.

"Well go on then I'm listening" my dad said looking at me.

"Okay well I don't know how to start but I'm just going to say it, Jon and I we moving into together" I informed them both.

"What?!" My dad said shocked and he stares shaking his head.

"What?" I questioned him

"Your not moving in with him" my dad said shifting uneasily on his feet.

"That's what mom said" I replied to him feeling rather gutted that my dad reacted like this also.

"With good reason to, she's just lost her husband and now her daughter is leaving her to, that's kinda selfish Peyton" my dad said to me.

"Norman" Debi said to him not liking what he just said but it was to late he had said it.

"You calling me selfish? I'm not selfish dad it's you, your selfish, since when did you give a shit about mom! The only thing you ever used to care about is when you was going to get laid next!" I stood there staring angrily at him "you left my mom on her own with me for jerk faces mom, mom needed you then, so how are we any different, guess I get my selfishness from you"

My dad stares at me for a minute and there was this awkward silence in the room until Debi clears her throat "i actually think it's a good idea" she said looking to me then my dad who stares at her "don't look at me like that" Debi said to him "if you just think about it, Peyton's pregnant Norman, her and Jon want to be a family, Peyton's an adult now she's old enough to make her own mind up"

"Your right but I'm still not liking it" my dad scoffed "who the hells going to look after you?"

"I can take care of myself" I pointed out to him.

"Norman she's with Jon"Debi reminded him.

"That's not the point" Norman said.

Debi looks over at me smiling "I just think someone can't bare to lose his little girl" she winked I smirked slightly walking over to my dad.

"Just because I'm moving out doesn't mean you won't see me, this baby he or she there gonna need the granddaddy, it will probably feel like I never left" I said smiling.

"I was fuming when I knew you was pregnant but then I got used to the idea I just always thought you be here with the baby" Norman said looking down.

"You really want a baby waking you up every few hours for a feed, dirty diapers?" I questioned my dad.

"Peyton I did it all with you" he reminded me "but yeah Jon's a good guy, I know he will look after you both, go for it"

I smiled at my dad before wrapping my arms around him hugging him tight, least one parent was happy for me and Jon, my mom would come around eventually I hoped.