A Cup Of Tea

Chapter Twenty

"Here you go, Tea..." Anna smiled as she handed me my favorite tea mug, "Tea...for T!" She laughed a little. I smirked and raised one eyebrow at her.

"Clever. How long did it take you to come up with that one?" I sipped slowly.

"Oh, it just came to me." She laughed as she plopped down on my bed beside me. I set my ginger tea down on my nightstand...suddenly I felt Anna's cold hands rubbing my belly, "Has he kicked yet?" She asked.

"No SHE hasn't." I added. Anna looked up at me with a smile.

"You know it's going to be a boy, right?" She chuckled. I shook my head dramatically, "C'mon...having boys obviously runs in your family. Marty told me that you were suppose to be a boy, but came out a girl instead." She snickered.

"That's a LIE! I'm 100% all female...and I always was." I laughed as I reached for my tea and sipped more before placing it back down."

"Sure thing, T." She laid her head across my thighs. I could feel her ear on my lower tummy, "I actually hope you have a boy."

"Why a boy? Wouldn't a little girl be a lot cuter?"

"Of course, but boys are sooo much easier to take care of when their older." I heard Woody say. I looked up to see him standing in the doorway. I haven't seen him since the last day of school, 2 weeks ago. He looked...the same, but different. I couldn't place my finger on the differences, though. Anna sat up and saw him. She may have been with Marty, but she still was awkward around Woody...just like she's always been, since he's been hanging around my house a lot ever since my pregnancy was announced.

"I'm gonna go see what Marty is up to." Anna winced as she quickly exited my room. Woody looked at me weirdly as Anna scrambled out.

"She doesn't like me much does she?" He asked with a small laugh.

"What makes you think that?" I asked, trying to hold in my laughter.

"Well every time I'm around she suddenly has to leave." He slide onto my bed as sat beside me. Our backs pressed up to the headboard as we continued to talk about how 'weird' Anna was. And of course Woody had to bring up the most appropriate topic, "Well....you look very pregnant today."

"Thanks." I chuckled as I reached across him for my tea.

"I'll get it for you." He grabbed it and handed it to me. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Thanks...so what brings you by?" I asked, "Besides your desire to make fun of my tummy."

"I can't just stop by to hang out with my best friend?" He threw his arm around my shoulder and he pulled me in tighter. I dropped my tea back on the nightstand and cuddled my body next to Woody. It felt nice to have someone to cuddle with me...especially since John wasn't here...and even when he was...we didn't cuddle. I don't even remember the last time John and I cuddled....wait have we ever cuddled? I...I didn't know. I just held onto Woody tighter and shut my eyes.

I woke up in my bed alone...Woody was no where in sight. My room was dark, I couldn't see anything, but the bright red numbers on my alarm clock: 7:02 PM. I stretched slightly as i stepped out of bed...My feet felt sore and my back ached slightly.

"I hate being prego.." I murmured to myself as I walked out my room. I heard talking downstairs and loud group laughter. What's going on down there? I started to walk down the stairs...the voices became more familiar.

"That's when Tea leaped over the fence, because she thought the cute little Yorkshire terrier was going to kill her." Woody snickered to Kara, who was randomly sitting on my couch...chatting with him. She giggled flirtatiously as she looked and saw me. She beamed as she waved me over.

"Hey sleepy head...Woody here was just telling me the story about the time you guys stole candy from the gas station on Halloween." Kara laughed. I just nodded...I didn't find it amusing. Why was she even here? Why did my friends want to be around me so much? I pregnant for god's sake...this is the perfect time for them to ditch me, but they stay!

"Sounds fun." I scoffed as I walked into the kitchen. Ouch! That felt rude....

"Um yeah...I just told her how you thought that one dog was going to kill you." Woody laughed uneasily.

"So? I was 7...I used to think butterflies were flying spiders." I opened the fridge and grabbed my sliced watermelon. I sat at the table and watched Kara and Woody flirt- I mean talk...no I mean flirt, because that's what they were doing! She kept tossing her hair from shoulder to shoulder. I scoffed and gagged at the sight! What was Kara doing? She knows Anna had feelings for him and she's being so disrespectful! Anna liked the guy and he likes me! Honestly Kara looks so desperate trying to flirt with Woody. She's not even his type...so what does she think she's doing?

Wait.....what was I doing? I pushed my glass bowl away and watched it roll of the table and crash on the floor. The crash of the glass scared me...I looked up...my eyes leaking tears as I ran up the stairs to my room. I slowly closed the door and pressed my back to it. I heard the doorknob jiggle. It was Woody...I knew it was because it always was. I slowly turned the lock. I walked away from the door and towards my phone...with it's glowing screen. What was it now? Was Anna poking me on Facebook again, was Kara tweeting @ me again...or maybe Amanda was tagging me in more pregnancy post to make me upset? I grabbed my phone and unlocked it.

All those guesses were wrong....right now I wish...I really wish it was Amanda bullying me about being pregnant...that would feel a lot nicer right now.