Status *Re-written*

Chapter 27

Lethargic, belly extended, and a best friend cackling in the background. "You look pregnant!" Zoe laughed. Princeton craned his head to face Zoe, "You did this to me!" he said pointing to his stomach, "And I'm telling my boyfriend on you!"

"Go ahead! What is Booni gonna do to me?"

"You talking shit?" said a voice emerging from the hall way. Princeton attempted to jump up at the sound of the voice but his full tummy forced him back onto his back with a grunt. "Oh shut up, Jacob," said Zoe, "I didn't do anything to him, and even if I did you couldn't do anything about it,"

"And I wouldn't let you," chimed in Roc coming into the room blocking Zoe. Jacob put his hands in the air, "I don't want no problems!"

"Yeah," said Zoe, "You better not!"

"I'll fight you heffer!" chimed in Princeton. "Think I won't!"

"You can't fight," said Jacob rubbing Princeton's tummy, "You're pregnant!"

They all burst out in laughter. "You do look pregnant, baby," said Jacob. Princeton looked at him, "I don't know why you laughing, it's not your baby!" They all laughed harder as Jacob tackled Princeton to the floor. Bella came into the doorway observing the scene of laughter, tears, and yelling hysterically. "I missed the joke again?" she pouted, "Crap!"

"It's okay, Bella. We were just laughing about something you wouldn't understand,"

"Oh, okay. Well um Breaunna called and said go on TMZ's website and call her,"

"What's on TMZ?" asked Roc wiping tears away. "I don't know," she responded, "She just said TMZ and call her,"

Princeton crawled from Jacob's grip over to his laptop. "It's probably about Mom and Dad's movie or something," he said while typing, "Or about Ray and Nikki," said Zoe, "Maybe even Prodigy,"

Princeton's eyes widened, his heart raced, he could barely speak except the words "Oh my God." Jacob looked up at the laptop and gasped, "Oh no,"

"What?" asked Zoe coming over to the desk. She quickly covered her mouth in astonishment. Princeton Smith Gay?  "How did they know? How did they find out? Jacob, how did they know!?!" Princeton had tears seeping out of his eyes, his voice shaky with nerves. "Baby, I-I don't know!" exclaimed Jacob. "You had to! You just had to!"

"Baby, I didn't! I would never do that to you!"

"Who did it?!"

"Babe, calm down!"

Jacob grabbed Princeton into his arms. Princeton was sobbing uncontrollably into Jacob's shirt as he rubbed his soft curls. Zoe sat in the rolly chair at the laptop looking at the article, "It doesn't say who sent it, as usual. From the looks of it it had to be someone who just happened to be there, cause there's no sense of connection in the way it's written,"

"What happened?" asked Bella still in the doorway. Roc looked at Bella and sighed, "Someone outed Prince,"

"What does that mean?" she asked.

"Well, Princeton is gay and-"

"I know he is. I saw him with a guy at Zonniques birthday party,"

Everyone looked at her in astonishment except Princeton. Jacob looked at him, "What is she talking about Prince?" Princeton's eyes watered more, his body shook.  Just my luck, he thought. "Princeton. What is she talking about?" he repeated. "I'd rather not talk about it," he managed to choke out. 

"It took me a while to remember," said Bella, "but I remember now. He took me to Zonnique's 16th birthday party and the next thing I knew I was looking for the bathroom and saw him with a boy," She turned to Jacob, "I think it was him," she said pointing to him, "I'm not sure," Princeton shook his head in disbelief. "So you knew?" he asked. "Yeah," Bella responded. "Bella, how long have you known?" asked Roc.