the guy at the party

32.- Telling Nick

Zach came into the room, and came to lay beside me in bed.
Zach put his hand over my tummy, and rubbed it gently.
"Our little bean." He said, smiling at the thought of that.
I could tell that he was going to be here for me, but he wasn't excited. He loved our little bean, but he knew that he just couldn't take care of it.
"So I've been thinking.." he began.
"And if you want to keep the baby, then I'm 100% okay with that. I'll support you and our baby."
I smiled, because I knew he would. But I had done some thinking too.
"Actually, I think we should put it up for adoption." I stated.
Zach frowned.
"I can't kill it Zach. I don't have the heart. If you don't want it, fine. But I'm not aborting it." I stated.
Zach looked deeply into my eyes, and kissed me gently.
"I didn't ask you to, baby... you can seriously keep it." He said, and I could tell he was tearing up.
"Zach, I know that you'll support me. But you're right, we have too much crap going on with our lives as it is. We can't handle a baby! It's just what's best.." I went on, trying not to cry myself & hoping that he didn't burst out into tears.

*Zachs pov*

I walked into Chloe's room, glancing at her laying in her bed.
I laid next to her, and rubbed my hand against her belly.
It was growing, and I could tell.
"Our little bean." I smiled.
I know that I didn't want it, but I had done so much thinking and I want her to keep it. We could grow old together and have a little Zach running around the house.
"So I've been thinking.." I began. She sat up, and studied me deeply.
"And if you want to keep the baby, then I'm 100% okay with that. I'll support you and our baby." I smiled at her, hoping she would have told me she'd keep it.
She smiled at me, and then her face fell. You could tell something was up by the way her emotions changed in a instant.
"Actually, I think we should put it up for adoption." She stated.
And then my face fell. My heart had broken a little bit, I really honestly didn't understand. How'd she change her mind so quick? I should have just told her I supported her. I shouldn't have left her alone to think about it.
"I can't kill it Zach. I don't have the heart. If you don't want it, fine. But I'm not aborting it." She stated
And I loved that about her. She just didn't have the heart.
"I didn't ask you to, baby... you can seriously keep it." I told her, hopefully.
Obviously she wasn't catching on.
"Zach, I know that you'll support me. But you're right, we have too much crap going on with our lives as it is. We can't handle a baby! It's just what's best.." She went on, and I could tell she was trying not to cry. Her voice was cracking.
I was trying not to cry as well.
I knew that I was stupid, I knew that it wasn't smart of me to tell her to get rid of it in the first place.
I hopped out of that bed, and walked out of that room. I could feel Chloe's eyes on me as I left.
I walked into the lot where my car had been stored, and punched my car door before hopping into it.
I drove so fast all the way to the other apartment complex in town.
I marched up 2 flights of stairs and all the way to Nicks apartment.
I knocked on the door.
Nick and Mel had opened it, stunned to see me. Mel has smiled, and Nicks face was blank.
"Chloe's pregnant." I stated.
Nick stared at me in amazement.
"Honey, please go sit in the living room." Nick had asked Mel, and Mel had walked away.
Nick stepped out into the hall, shutting the door behind him.
"Dude, She is 18!" He whispered-yelled.
"I know!" I whispered-yelled back.
"And her career is growing!"
"I know, Nick! I know!"
"What are you gonna do?" He asked.
What was I going to do? Chloe has already been through so much as it is. The coma, now a kid? Everything seems rushed. As much as I didn't want her to keep it, that's all I hope for now. That kid is a representation of our story.
"She's putting it up for adoption." I told him, and he stared at me blankly.
"How do you feel about that?" He asked, and I began to tear up.
I didn't know.
"Yesterday I would of been okay with it, but dude that's my baby! I want her to keep it Nick.." I cried.
Nick was speechless at this point and didn't know exactly what to say and when to say it.
"I know dude." He said, patting me on my back.
"She's become so much more to me than just that girl at that party.."

*Nicks pov*

Mel and I were cuddled up on the couch when a sudden knock was upon the door.
"You're it!" Mel exclaimed, and then giggled.
"How about we get it together?" I asked, because I didn't want to leave her. Her presence made me happy.
"Okay! Fine!" She exclaimed.
She took my hand and I pulled her up off of the couch, and led her to the door.
I opened the door, and Zach stood in the doorway.
I stared at him, and he stared at me back.
"Chloe's pregnant!" He blurted out.
Mel turned her head to look at me, but I had asked her to wait in the living room so I could have adiscussion with Zach.
I stepped into the hall, shutting the door behind me.
"Dude! She's 18!" I exclaimed.
Zach stared at me, not knowing what to say.
"I know!" Zach fired back at me.
"And her career is growing!"
"I know Nick, I know!" He flipped.
Chloe, my 18 year old friend, is pregnant. She's pregnant.
"She's putting it up for adoption." Zach stated, and his mood fell.
"How do you feel about that?" I asked, concerned. But I already knew he wanted to keep it, I could just tell.
"Yesterday I would of been okay with it, but dude that's my baby! I want her to keep it Nick.." he went on.
I didn't know what to say at this point, I was already shocked as it is. The girl I've known since I was 15, and the boy I've known since I was 17, hooked up at a party, fell in love, went to Texas together, she was in a coma and he was real depressed, and now, They're having a baby.
"I know dude." I said, patting him on the back.
Zach sighed, tears filled his eyes.
"She's become so much more to me than just that girl at that party." He stated, and tears ran down his face.
"I know she did." I replied.
You know how crazy it is that somebody can go from being a stranger and than the person that you're in-love with? They could break your heart at any moment, and yet they choose not to. They choose to love you unconditionally.

*AUTHORS NOTE*

Okay, hi! It's a long one today... We hit 3.42k READS!!!😭❤️ when I wrote this book, I had no idea it would have ever hit this point. Thank every single one of you for loving and supporting this book so much. I realize that things seem sort of rushed as of right now, but things will simmer down shortly. Again, thank you! ALSOOO ZACH LIKE MY COMMENT AGAINNMNNN!!😭❤️