call us reckless(herophine+90210)

14. The Pregnancy

Brenda
HOMECOMING

Kelly is bent over the toilet, throwing up everything she's consumed in the past few hours, it's disgusting, horrid. She's shaking and sobbing. None of us can believe what happened, but it's happened. Donna and Josephine return with a sponge and paper towels. They clean the puke off the bathroom floor and Kelly sits up and leans against the wall, "Guys, there's something I have to tell you."

We all turn to her and freeze, waiting for her to speak, "I haven't had my period in almost two months."

Donna's jaw drops and Josephine brings her hand to Kelly's shoulder, "Kel, are you pregnant?"

She freeze and shrugs, "I haven't taken a test."

I reach forward and hold her shoulder. She starts crying and Josephine gets up and disappears for a moment, then returns with tissues.

Kelly wipes her nose with one, then takes another and presses it to the corners of her eyes, "How about we have a sleep over at my place and in the morning we'll go to the OBGYN with you?"

Donna and Josephine nod at my suggestion and turn to Kelly who's curled into a ball and crying into her knees.

Slowly, Donna and I help her to her feet and Josephine rushes ahead to hold open the Women's restroom door. We don't say goodbye to any of our dates as we rush out of West Beverly and to Brandon's car. I sit Kelly down in the back with Donna and Josephine, then rush inside to get Brandon. I push open the gym doors and scan the space for my twin. He's standing in the corner with Steve, Andrea, and Hero. They're all talking and laughing. I rush across the gym, pushing past people and through the dance floor to reach them.

"Brandon, can you take us home?" I ask and he turns to me with a serious face. He can't hold it long because it breaks into a laugh.

"Of course."

As we go to leave, I turn to Andrea, "Want to join us? The girls are staying over tonight."

She looks down to her feet shyly, then nods, "Of course."

She follows Brandon and I out of the gym and to his car. Sucks that my brother has to drive my friends and I home because my boyfriend doesn't like social events. He's an asshole like that.
•••
We all arrive back at the house and rush up the stairs to my room, Donna shuts the door behind her and Kelly sits down on my bed. She wipes her eyes with the sleeve of shirt and we all pile onto my bed.

"Kelly, if you are pregnant, do you know who the dad could be?" Donna asks slowly as she sits up and rest her head on her best friends shoulder. Andrea pulls back her now blue hair and puts it in a messy bun, then grabs her water bottle from the floor and hands it to Kelly.

Kelly nods a small thank you, then brings the bottle to her lips and takes a sip. I reach forward and take her hand.

"You can tell us. We will be here through everything, whatever it takes, we all want you to know we'll be there for you and you will make it through all of this." I reply. She looks down, embarrassed, then looks back to us.

"I wish it were that simple, but it isn't. I slept with three guys over the course of one week."

Josephine brushes a strand of hair behind her ear and leans forward, "Just tell us who it is, none of us will be mad."

"Brandon," she pauses, then looks to Andrea and I, "Hero," she looks to Josephine, "And Dylan."

We all freeze and sit in silence as our friend recounts what happened.

"It was right after the party, I slept with Hero before the party, then I slept with Brandon that same night when Brenda and Hero went looking for Jo. I slept with Dylan three days later, we were both drunk and all I remember is waking up in his bed. I don't want you to hate me because I slept with your boyfriends or brother. Please don't hate me. You're all I have through this." She pleads and we all hug her. Yes, I'm angered that my boyfriend slept with my best friend, but she needs our support right now. I can't stab her in the back during a time like this.