the reason | 13rw

f o r t y - s i x

"i already told nicolette this," chloe started as she sat on my bed. jessica, piper and hannah were sat with her as i stood in my doorway, keeping the boys downstairs. "but i'm pregnant..." 

"what?" they all yelled. 

"hey, what's happening up there?" elliot asked. 

"we're summoning the devil!" i yelled back. "shut up!"

"how did this happen?" jessica asked. 

"i think we all knew how it happened." hannah rolled her eyes. 

"guys," i shook my head. i stepped in, pushing my door shut. i lowered my voice. "this wasn't just 'they had sex and this is what happens'..." 

"yes it was nicolette." chloe cut me off. 

"chloe we're all best friends you cannot hide what happened to you." i shook my head. 

"what happened chloe?" piper asked softly, sitting down. 

a tear down chloe's face. 

"you didn't consent, did you?" jess asked.  

chloe let her eyes shut as piped hugged her. 

"and you knew about this?" hannah asked. 

"she was too scared to tell anyone yet," i said. 

"chloe, we have to tell someone. he cannot get away with this!"

"lower your voice please!" i scolded. 

"no! he belongs in jail!" 

"i know that but the boys are downstairs and it's chloe's choice on what she wants to do." 

"i'm not keeping this baby," chloe cried. "i can't, he'll kill me." 

"chloe, we need to tell your mom at least." 

"no, we get rid of this baby without telling her." 

"how?" hannah asked.  

"gather up your money girls, i think i know a way." i said. 

"oh my god," jessica shook her head. 

....

later that afternoon after we'd come up with a plan for chloe, made some calls and got her a low key appointment, everyone went separate ways. i, of course, went over to monty's house with him. we were watching a movie, cuddled up on the couch together. but i'd been so tired and ended up falling asleep. 

i woke up to something hitting my head really hard. 

"what the fuck," i groaned as i heard a lot of laughter. my eyes fluttered open and i saw monty first, looking just as confused. 

we looked over and saw all of our friends spread out of the couch and the floor. i saw justin standing with a pillow. 

"what the hell man," i said and dug my head into monty's chest. 

"we came over to party little one." zach poked my back. 

"what?" monty asked, his voice kind of hoarse. 

"your parents are out of town all weekend, right?" scott asked. 

"yeah?" 

"let's fucking party tonight." jessica smiled. 

"no," i said. "i'm not in the mood." 

"i'm not either," chloe added in. 

"and it's my house." monty said.