prove it - j.g

chapter sixty: "what now?"

jack gilinsky

johnson and i left the studio early today because of two reasons. one, i had an odd feeling within me that i should just leave early and go home, be with vanessa, and make sure everything is okay. second, i truly wanted to go home and surprise vans with being home, that way we could have some time to actually see each other. the two reasons were pretty similar, but one is because i feel like i should and the other is because i actually want to.

truthfully, the past few months have been so hectic and i feel bad for not being able to spend as much time with her. as johnson's driving, i receive a text message from vanessa.

vanessa
hey baby, hope you're day is going well at the studio
quick question, what time do you think you'll be home tonight?

jack
actually, johnson and i left early
we're on our way right now

vanessa
okay

johnson peers over at me, "did she just text you?"

i nod, "she never asks when we're coming home, but she did. i gave up the surprise, but it's weird that she asked me."

he shrugs, "maybe she misses you."

+ +

johnson and i walk in the door, silence greeting us. i kick off my shoes, immediately heading upstairs.

"vans?!" i half-yell, jogging up the stairs to see where she was.

"in the bedroom!" she yells back. when i open the door, im met with my very smiley girlfriend, "hey baby. how was the studio?"

i shrug, "it was good. you seem very happy today."

she nods and wraps her arms around my waist, pecking my lips, "i am. where's johnson?"

"downstairs i think, why?" i ponder, shrugging off my jacket as she walks away.

"i want to talk to you" she says, sitting down on the edge of the bed as she watches my next movements, "can we talk?"

i nod and sit beside her on the bed, "what's going on?"

she inhales a deep breath, "hold out your hands and close your eyes. when i put this in your hand, don't open your eyes. wait until i tell you to."

laying my hands out in front of me, i feel an object or two being placed in the palms of my hands. she then begins to talk, seeming as if she has to explain herself.

"this isn't what i expected, so im hoping your reaction is like mine and not worse. im scared, im nervous, im anxious. there's a lot of nerves within me that i cannot express. i don't know what will happen. you can open your eyes."

opening my eyes, i look up at vanessa first who was now standing in front of me. her hands were covering her mouth as she had tears in her eyes. when i look down, im met with a pregnancy tests. positive. pregnant. two tests. one says positive. one says pregnant.

"you're–" immediately i pause with disbelief, looking up at her, "you're pregnant? and im the father?"

she nods, wiping the tears that had fallen from her eyes, "there's no one else who could be the father, jack."

i blink a few times, "it this a fucking joke?"

she shrugs, "no, not at all. this morning i had realized that i hadn't got my period and i was supposed to get it two days ago."

immediately, i drop the tests and pull her into me. she sniffles, "the only thing i could think of was the time two weeks ago when you came home tired. are you mad?"

"no baby, im not mad. i guess im just shocked and surprised" i sigh. a lot is going to be changing now, a lot that johnson already worries about.

she could never know the amount of anxiousness and nervousness that was flowing through my body and my mind in this current moment.

"so, what now?" she asks, sniffling as she pulls away from our embrace.

i sigh and shrug, "what now? good question, um... i guess johnson has to know. we have to tell him so we can deal with the living situation."

"i know. how do you think he's going to react?" she asks me shyly, seeming nervous of the outcome.

"he knows that this was going to eventually happen, it's just now happening a lot earlier than expected" i respond, running my hand through my hair.

"jack" she seriously says, "are you happy about this?"

my eyebrows pull together, "of course i am."

she sighs and sits down beside me, "you don't seem like you are."

"vans im just stressed, that's all. i promise. i couldn't be happier" i reassure her, pulling her into my side as i kiss her forehead, "don't worry."