birthday surprise

chapter 24

hsjdjddjcjd im so sorry i havent made a chapter in like forever. idk how to make this chapter, and i can barely even remember what has happened, so if i repeat some stuff, bare with me 😂 i also don't know how much longer this chapter will be, im just not like, inspired to write anymore, you feel? sorry if this chapter is boring, im just trying to get something out.

(Lizzy's pov)
10 days until court

"Lizzy? Is that you?" I hear Logan say.

"Yeah, I'm home." I say back.

"Could you come here for a few minutes? I wanna talk to you." I walk into the living room where I hear Logan. He gestures me to sit down on the couch.

I take a seat and immediately he starts talking to me.

"Lizzy, are you sure you want to go to court? You're going to have to talk about this to complete strangers with him in the room. Are you sure you'll be okay with that?" He asks me.

"Yes, Logan. We went through this. I'll be fine." I tell him. "I set up the court date anyways, so there's no turning back now."

"Okay, you can always cancel too, I'm just making sure you know that. On other news, Jack called me earlier while you were with the officer. He said he tried contacting you, but you didn't pick up. He wants you to call him back when you get the chance."

"Oh, weird. I didn't get anything." I check my phone again and see that I still haven't gotten a call from him. "I'll stop by his house soon and see what he wants."

I walk into the kitchen to grab something eat, only to be hit with pictures in my mind from the night before. I suddenly lose my appetite.

When I get to Jack's house, I ring the door bell and am greeted by Jonah almost immediately.

"Hey, is Jack around?" I ask him.

"Yeah, he's up in his room. How have you been feeling?"

"Eh," I respond. I honestly don't know how I feel.

I knock on Jack's door and I find him sitting in his bed on his phone. He beams when he realizes it's me.

"Lizzy! I didn't know you were coming over." He says.

"Yeah, Logan said you called and I thought I'd come to see you in person. I feel bad about last night, it's like I blamed you, I'm sorry."

"No, no Lizzy. Don't worry about it. It didn't seem like that. You were in a rough spot, I totally understand."

"Thank God. I love you, you know that right?"

"Of course I know that. I love you too. Come sit." He scooches over and pats his bed and I sit down next to him.

"So, enough about me. How have you been? I know you're going through some stuff..." I say him.

"I am? What do you mean?" He asks.

"You know... With Jennifer? Have you talked to her about the baby recently?"

"Oh... Yeah, we talked a few days ago. She wants to keep the baby. I'm fine with that, but I don't think I want to be a dad just yet. Especially with a one night stand."

"So the baby would be like a mistake.."

"Well, when you put it that way, it sounds horrible. But that's what a one night stand is, right? It's called a one night stand for a reason. It should only happen for one night, not 18 years. But it's still a baby. A human being. It deserves to be treated right. I don't know what I want. I'm not ready to be a dad. I can't be a dad. I just wish she could live her own life with the baby and never speak to me again. I just wish I could forget about all of it. But just the thought of having another me out there... It just messes me up." He genuinely sounded sad about it. I don't know what to tell him.