Mackenzie had been waiting for the right time to tell her family that she was pregnant, but she never thought the time was right. There was always something else happening in her family so she didn't want to take away the moment from them. "You know, you should probably invite some of your family to the baby shower." Bryana smiled as they laid on the couch together.
"It's already this weekend, that doesn't give anyone much time." She sighed, leaning her head back against the couch.
"Call your mom now and invite her, at least. You don't have to invite your other family, but your mom should be there." Bryana nodded. Mackenzie sighed and grabbed her phone. She dialed her mom's number and held the phone to her ear.
"Mackenzie, is that you?" Georgia asked softly. "You haven't called me in a while"
"I know, I just needed to talk to you." Mackenzie sighed, rubbing her stomach. "Do you have plans for Saturday?"
"I'm a retiree, Kenz. I never have plans." Georgie smiled slightly through the phone. "What's going on?"
"I'm having a little party, and I want.. I need you to be there." Mackenzie chewed on her lip.
"A party? What kind of party?" Georgia asked, obviously curious.
"It's my baby shower.." Mackenzie looked down at her protruding stomach.
"Baby shower?! Mackenzie, you're pregnant?!" Georgia yelled into the phone. "How far along are you?! When are you due?!"
"Mom, please stop yelling." Mackenzie rubbed her forehead. "I'm 23 weeks along. I'm due in June. The 11th."
"You really waited this long to tell me?" Georgia asked, clearly upset.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't know what to do. Luke and I weren't even together when I got pregnant. We broke up, like, a month after we found out, and we're only just now working things out." Mackenzie sighed. "I wanted to tell you sooner, but I knew you'd be disappointed in me.."
"Disappointed is an understatement. Have fun at your baby shower. Maybe next time you'll tell us," Georgia snapped, hanging up the phone. A tear fell down Mackenzie's cheek as she looked at Bryana.
"She's not coming.." Mackenzie cried softly.
"Oh, Kenzie, I'm sorry." Bryana sighed and hugged Mackenzie.
"She's mad because I didn't tell her and because I'm pregnant." Mackenzie cried.
"Hey, why is Mackenzie crying?" Luke asked the boys softly as he walked into the house, taking off his jacket.
"The baby shower," Ashton replied. Luke walked over and crouched in front of the couch where Bryana and Mackenzie were sitting.
"What's wrong?" he asked softly wiping away her tears.
"She just got off the phone with her mom. She's not coming to the baby shower." Bryana sighed and rubbed Mackenzie's back.
"Baby, it's okay. She'll come around, I know she will. She still loves you. She's just a little upset that she didn't know," he said, running her her back.
"I should have told her sooner." Mackenzie cried. She covered her face with her hands and let out a sob. Luke sighed and wrapped his arms around her.
"It's okay, love. You're okay." He whispered softly, stroking her hair.
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As the day of the baby shower rapidly approached, Mackenzie began to feel worse and worse. Georgia hadn't talked to her since she found out her daughter was pregnant. Jackson had called once, asking what was going with her since Georgia wasn't mentioning her.
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