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Aubree's POV

I get my computer and go to Skype. I'm sitting on my bed, Sophia and Ben are sitting on the other side of the bed, behind the camera. I click call under Parker's name. It rings 4 times before he answers.

"Hey" he says.

"Hi" I mumble.

"What's up?"

"Are you busy?"

"No. I have another hour until my next class"

"This can wait if it will distract you from your class"

"What is it about?"

"Tatum"

"Is she ok?"

"Yeah, she's perfect"

"Did you go into labor early?"

"No"

"Then what's going on?"

"So you know how the doctor always looked really hungover?"

"Yeah"

"Turns out she was"

"Ok?"

"She um....she missed something"

"A penis?"

"No"

"What, another baby?" he jokes. I stare at him and realization crosses his face, "twins?!"

"Yeah" I look down.

"Fuck"

"I know"

"Ok um....do I drop out of college for a year or two? I don't know what to do"

"No! Don't drop out"

"How am I supposed to help?"

"What you were already doing. Get an education"

"Ok....ok.....is anybody else gonna help you?"

"Of course. You know we do have a family that's not just my mom. It's Ben and Sophia too"

"Tell them I said thank you"

"Your welcome" Ben and Sophia say.

"They're there?" he asks.

"Yeah. They thought I might need some support" I say.

"Oh. Hey, I gotta get to class. Turns out I had 20 minutes. Not an hour. Stupid Ashton changed the clock"

"Oh ok. Talk to you later"

"Yeah. Bye"

"Bye"

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Ben's POV

It's around 9pm. I just finished my homework. My phone starts ringing, it's Parker. Yay!

Me: Hey, babe. Calling to say goodnight?

Parker: ....not exactly

Me: Oh. What's up?

Parker: I'm having twins

Me: I know

Parker: I live 12 hours away for the next 4 years

Me: Ugh don't remind me

Parker: I have school that really matters

Me: Parker, where are you going with this?

Parker: I have a lot of stuff going on right now

Me: Parker. Stop. Get to the point.

Parker: You know I love you more than anything

Me: Ok seriously. I'm getting a bad feeling

Parker: I think....I think we should um.....

Me: No, no. Don't do this

Parker: I'm sorry

Me: Parker, come on. We're fine

Parker: Ben, don't make this harder than this already is

Me: I'll make this as hard as I want

Parker: Please, I'm begging you

Me: We can make this work. I'm helping Bree while you're gone, we talk every night and I make sure not to call or text while you're in class

Parker: Ben, I love you, never doubt that but we can't be together right now

Me: ....I hate you.....

Parker: I know. I'm sorry

Me: I hate you because I love you and you keep making me love you even though you do this fucking shit

Parker: Goodbye, Ben

I hang up and throw my phone at the wall, shattering the screen. I lean against the wall and sink down to the floor. I put my head in my hands and sob. Loud, heart wrenching sobs.

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At least I got the weekend to myself. I walk into the dumb school on a dumb Monday morning.

"What the hell, Ben?" Sophia asks walking over to me.

"What?" I ask.

"Did you fucking block me? My calls and texts won't go through. They go through to everyone but you"

"Oh right sorry um my phone is broken. I threw it at a wall"

"What the hell? Why?"

"Because apparently that's what I do when the man I'm in love with fucking shreds my heart"

"Wait what?"

"Parker dumped me"

"You're kidding me right?"

"Can we not talk about this? I've been crying all weekend and I really would like a break"

"I'm gonna kill him. He's a dead man"

"Soph, let it be"

"If I don't, Bree will"

"I'm going to class. I really need to get my mind off everything"

"Ok. I'll see you in 3rd?"

"Yeah"

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