Always//Tanner Fox

19

"Don't play stupid Skylar. You've been lying about something"

"I wasn't lying..." I sighed "...at first"

"What do you mean at first?"

"At first I didn't want the baby, but now
I think I do" I said looking at the floor

"You changed your mind?!"

"I don't know"

"What happened?"

"Tanner just wants us to be a happy family and he wants me to want it too"

"But you don't"

"I didn't but the more and more he tries to talk me out of it, the more and more I want to say okay. He's right and when he lets me stay in my room alone, I just think about what it would be like and how good of a dad he could be"

"You've gotta tell him"

"No!" I said and looked at her "and you've gotta swear you won't tell him that I told you"

"I can't. He's busting his balls trying to get you to change your mind. If he doesn't know, he's just going to keep trying"

"I know but I don't want you to tell him"

"I have to"

"No, you can't"

"Why not?"

"Because I have my reasons"

She sighed "He has to know"

"I know"I started to chew on my nails as a nervous habit "But what if I change my mind?"

"You better not. I want to be an aunt"

I giggled slightly but stopped when I felt my stomach start to turn. I covered my mouth and ran to the bathroom and I heard Lizzy run after me. She held my hair up as I threw up everything I ate for lunch. She started to rub my back "Are you okay?"

I nodded and stood up from the ground while held onto my stomach hoping not to vomit again. 

"Here" she said taking a new toothbrush out of the cupboard and handing it to me

"Thanks" I said taking it from her hand 

I brushed my teeth and went back out to sit down.

"Isn't the morning sickness supposed to be over by now?"

"Everybody's bodies are different"

"So you aren't concerned about it at all?"

"The doctor said not to so why should I?"

"I don't know, I just thought it would be over by now"

"Can I tell you something?"

"Yeah"

"I haven't told my parents"

"What?!"

"I know...but I'm scared"

"The longer you wait, the worse it'll be"

"I need to tell them soon, It's getting a lot harder to hide"

"It's only going to get worse too"

"I feel fat when I look at myself"

"Honestly, I think your baby bump is adorable"

I smiled and put my hand over it.

We heard the door open and the boys came inside.

"Not a word" I said looking Lizzy straight in the eye

She sighed and we watched as they piled into the room. They came back with Brennen, Nik, and Chris.

We all hung out for a while and eventually Tanner and I decided we should get going. Everyone hugged me and the guys did their stupid little "bro hug" thing and we made our way out to the car.