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86 • carter

i walk outside being nervous as i cross my arms to keep myself warm on the chilly night, walking to the park jack told me to meet them all at. i know that every emotion inside of me is going to come out. anger, jealous, sadness, all that, and it won't be pretty. luckily others will be there to stop me if something goes upside down.

as i near closer to the park, i see them all in a group, talking, and i could spot gabby from here. i clench my jaw tightly, hurrying on over, finally getting to where they are all at.

"carter!" jack g says in relief as he sees me. "listen, i tried to only get sam here."

i shook my head lightly, sending a glare at gabby who seemed as pissed as i am to see each other. sammy was shifting uncomfortably as her and i stared each other down.

"hey." claudia pulls me in for a hug, which madison, kylie, and the jacks join in. i thank them before they all pull away.

"okay, i am confused. there is no party being thrown here?" sammy asks.

"no, dummy." jack j snaps at him.

"then let's leave." gabby tugs on my fiancé's arm.

sammy agreed but i quickly stop him by grabbing his hand. he turns around quickly to look at me. i could see hurt in his eyes, but i should be the only one hurting.

"why?" i ask him, not breaking eye contact with him.

"why what?"

"why did you ask me to marry you when you're messing around with gabby?" i say seriously.

sammy sighs as he scratches the back of his neck. "i love you, carter."

"but?"

"but nothing!" sammy throws his hands up. "want to know the truth, huh? gabby says she would expose you and me, about our private stuff, our private pictures and everything."

"then let her! that would be better than seeing you with another girl!" i start to raise my voice. "i have been nothing but loyal to you, samuel. this is how i get treated by you? how is that fair?" i felt tears stinging my eyes.

"carter-"

"all this time, you've had my heart, you've broke it once, and now you broke it once again. how many times is this going to happen? i can't keep up with it!" i cut sammy off.

"will you just listen to me?" sam asks me patiently.

"no! you listen to me. you have to choose me or gabby. there is no in between."

"obviously he picks me." gabby says as she flips her hair before sammy could reply.

i felt myself lunge at her but kylie quickly got me in a grip. "she's not worth it, carter." kylie reminds me.

"carter, please can we just talk about it later?" sammy asks me.

"when is later?" i look over at him.

"just later." sammy says before grabbing gabby's  to leave.

"like in nine months when your child is born?" i couldn't stop myself from saying it, and i felt horrible because it could've been a better way to tell him.

i watch him stop in his tracks quickly, whipping himself around quick, his jaw dropped open. "w-what did you just say?"

"i'm pregnant." i say instead of repeating what i said.

sammy makes his way over to me. "what? how long have you've known?"

"for two days." i answer him as i feel a tear slip down my cheek.

i glance back at my friends who were watching from a small distance with small smiles on their faces. i turn to look at sammy and he makes eye contact with me.

"carter, i promise-"

"please stop with the promises that you won't keep." i cut him off sadly.

"i want to be apart of the babys life." sammy says in a serious tone.

"you will be." i tell him. "but i don't think we can be together with all of these difficulties in our relationship." i say honestly. i look down at my finger to see the ring. "maybe in the future, i don't know, but i just...we can't keep doing this."

sammy nods. "i'll be by your side throughout your pregnancy and will be a good father. i mean it."

"okay." i confirm.

sammy smiles and pulls me into a hug, wrapping my arms around him tightly as he does the same, gently pecking my forehead.

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{ a/n: officially coming to an end!! }