The First Time

Truth

Jackie is at home doing her homework when her phone indicates that she has a text. She picks up her phone and sees it's a message from Tucky telling her to call her ASAP.

Jackie begins to dial Tucky when the baby indicates that it's time for her to go to the bathroom.

Once Jackie returns from the bathroom, she continues to call Tucky.

"Hey, Tucky I saw your text is everything ok?"

"Yeah, I didn't really expect you to respond so fast."

"Well I'm sitting here doing my homework and my phone is next to me."

"Oh, how's baby?"

"Fine, just keeps me running to the bathroom a lot," Jackie smiles rubbing her large bump.

Even though she is only eight months, she didn't really look like it. The only thing that really made it obvious that she is pregnant is her stomach.

"Jackie the reason I called is that my cousin just texted me something and I didn't want to send it to you unless you want me to."

"What is it?" Jackie asks not liking the sound in Tucky's voice.

"Remember my cousin Martha. She goes to Harvard and is in the same class as Jack."

"Yes."

"Well Martha went to a party this past weekend and she saw something and brought it to my attention. She said the video was posted on social media, but it was taken down."

"Ok."

"Jackie... in the video is Jack with another girl," Tucky says almost quietly.

"I knew it. It was only just a matter of time," Jackie says quietly.

"I'm sorry Jackie, I hope I didn't make you too upset."

"It's fine Tucky, I knew that it was a matter of time that Jack would find someone new to play with. Can you just send me the video?"

Jackie isn't sure why but she wants to see if it is Jack. Not that she didn't trust Tucky, but apart of her just wanted to prove her gut instinct is right.

"Sure Jackie," Tucky replies.

Jackie and Tucky talk for another half before hanging up.

Jackie finishes up her homework and gets ready for bed before she decides to look at the video.

She sighs when she opens the thread containing the video. She is hurt but not to the degree of where she wants to curl up in a ball and cry.

In her mind, it was only a matter of time that Jack would cheat on her. He is in Massachusetts and she is home in Connecticut. They weren't going to be able to see each other like in high school, he is over an hour away. Besides Jack is around females who are his own age who wouldn't mind keeping him company.

She presses play and watches as the camera person goes around the room. After a couple of minutes, the person stops and her screen is filled with the image of Jack between two girls walking towards another room.

"Hey, Kennedy! Make sure you get some for me too!" the unfamiliar male voice yells out.

Jack turns with a sly grin and gives a thumbs up.

Jackie quickly shuts off the video and puts her phone down.

A tear begins to roll down her cheek as she thinks about what she just saw. For the past two weeks, she has been getting this feeling that something wasn't right. A nagging feeling that her boyfriend, the father of her unborn child is being unfaithful.

She had already brought it up to Jack before he left that they should just be friends. He told her that again he loved her and he only wanted to be with her. He promised that he would be on his best behavior.

"So much for only wanting to be with me," Jackie thinks to herself.

Now that she has proof that Jack had cheated on her, and for all, she knows he still could be.

She knows that there is no other choice but to end it. Even though she cares very deeply for Jack, but she doesn't want to be a fool forever. She knew that she couldn't continue to live her life on hold, while Jack is off living his.

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The next evening Jack decides to FaceTime Jackie.

Jackie looks over at her phone and sees it's Jack calling.

Right now she isn't sure if she wants to talk to him. She watched the video two more times and after the third time, she knows that it's over.

The phone stops ringing and she picks it up wondering should she call him back. The phone rings again showing Jack is calling her again.

She slides her finger across the screen and his face fills the screen.

"There she is," Jack says with a smile.

He looks at her and he can tell something is wrong.

"Jackie what's wrong?" he asks sounding concerned, "is the baby alright?"

"The baby is fine."

"Good, are you ok?"

She hesitates for a moment.

"Jackie, what's wrong?"

"Jack we need to talk, but I don't want to talk to you like this."

"Well you know I'll be home next week for Thanksgiving break."

"I know."

"Well, what's wrong? Can you at least tell me that?"

Jackie forwards Jack the video. Jack looks at his phone and sees the message.

He starts the video and when he sees himself with the two senior girls Ashley and Leslie that he slept with.

"Jackie I..." was all Jack could say before Jackie disconnect the call.