Charity Case |13reasonswhy|

track eighteen

Montgomery De La Cruz

"You look horrible." She says looking at my bruised hands.

"Thanks. Big self esteem booster."

"Shut up." She says pushing me. "So dies like everyone know I'm staying with you now?"

"Not everyone. Everyone knows a girl is staying with me, but only the guys know you are staying with me."

She nods putting her head on my chest.

"At least you aren't broken and dead." She says.

"Only thing broken is my friendship with Bryce."

"Maybe it's for the best."

"Yeah." I say playing with her hair.

She ran her finger up and down my chest, tracing shapes.

"You probably saved my ass though. Or his. Probably his." I laugh.

"Don't let your ego get to outta hand now Monty."

"No promises." I chuckle.

"You are so stupid."

"I know you are but what am I."

"Monty! Your friend is here!"

"Who'd you invite over?" She asks looking at me confused.

"I didn't invite no one. I was just planning on hanging out with you." I say standing up fixing my pants that were falling slightly. "I'll be back."

I walked out and seen Justin.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"Monty, don't break anything. I'm going to work." My sister says grabbing Lillian and walking out the door taking her purse.

"What are you doing here?" I ask Justin again.

"I just wanted to make sure your good and ain't gonna loose your shit again and hurt Jayce."

"I'm not gonna hurt Jayce. You didn't need to come."

"Can I hang out? Seth is at my house again, and I just don't wanna go back there right now."

I shrug.

"Yeah, whatever." I say walking back to my room, him following.

I open the door and see Jayce sitting on the bed playing with my phone.

"Justin is gonna hang out." I say getting her attention.

She looks up for a second.

"Awesome. I love Justin." She says looking back at my phone.

"What are you doing on my phone?"

"Playing this game. I wanna beat your score."

"Your not gonna." I say sitting next to her.

"Probably not." Justin sets his bag down sitting in the chair at the desk.

"No!" Jayce says.

"You loose?"

"No, your phone died!" She says throwing my phone on the bed.

I shake my head.

"So Justin. How's life?" She asks.

"Okay. You? You seemed pretty happy today before the whole Bryce thing."

"I'm good." She says.

"Bryce didn't mean anything when he did the gestures he was just playing around."

I roll my eyes.

"Monty, I'm gonna get in the shower."

I nod.

She gets some of my clothes and goes into the bathroom.

"So she really is staying with you?" He asks in a quiet voice.

"Yeah." I say as the water turns on in the bathroom.

"Have you and her..ya know?" He asks chuckling.

"No, Justin shut up."

"How long has she been here?"

"About two weeks. I don't know I didn't count the days."

"And you haven't tapped that."

"No."

"Why?"

"Just shut up."

"She won't give it?"

"Just shut up."

"Or does want it so it's like, Jeff was the last guy she ever slept with?"

"Dude shut up."

"Why won't she sleep with you?"

"Cause!" I say.

"Cause why?"

I sigh frustrated.

"I'm not supposed to tell anyone Justin!" I whisper.

"Tell what?"

"She's pregnant with Jeff's kid!" I whisper gritting my teeth.

He chuckles.

"Come on bro. I'm supposed to believe that?"

"Yes! Because it's true!"

"I doubt it."

"Dude. She is. She's like three months in."

"And why am I supposed to believe that she is pregnant."

"Cause why would I lie about her being pregnant?"

"I don't know, why would you?"

"I'm not. Justin. Think about it. Jayce always wears tight clothing, fight shirts, tight jeans. Then she just, all of a sudden starts wearing baggy clothes. Joggers, loose shirts, slides, Letterman's."

"The only thing is she wore Jeff's Letterman's like all the time even with the tight clothes. But yeah I believe you. Make sense for Jayce."

"Don't tell any one though. She'll kill me."

"But if she kills you she'll come to me."

"She'll go to Alex. Trust me. Just don't tell anyone."

"Fine. I won't."

"Thank you."

"Can't you still sleep with someone even if they are pregnant?"

"Yeah, I think, but it's weird."

"But if she offered, Like right after I left, would you do it."

"Yeah, of course." I laugh.

"Monty, Monty, Montgomery."