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18. Why were you looking at Chloe?

A few weeks had passed since the entire school had found out about my pregnancy. I still got called mean names in the halls, but I hadn't had any food thrown in my face yet, which was a good sign I think. My mom had flipped when she found out, mainly because she was in a night club and was drunk, but other than that, I was actually feeling pretty good about myself. I hadn't started to show yet, I was done with my fake idiotic friends and Lucy and I were becoming friends fast. There was just one problem. Ben. He hadn't really been around much, and I knew that he was flipping out, mainly about the baby, but also because he had his football scholarship to worry about.

"Hey Ben, are you okay babe?" I asked when we were sitting down one evening at a restaurant. Isabelle had told us to go out for dinner, to relax a bit.

"Yeah, just a bit overwhelmed, that's all. Besides it should be me asking you that. How are you?" he said turning his attention back to me from who knows where.

"Yeah I'm fine." He raised an eyebrow and I raised one back. He laughed and reached out a held my hand across the table. He still seemed distracted though and through dinner I noticed him looking over my shoulder.

"What are you looking-" I looked over my shoulder, and saw Chloe sitting there alone. I looked at Chloe, but she only had eyes for Ben. He was looking at her. The truth dawned on me. I got up, pulled my hand from Ben's and walked out of the restaurant.

"Where are you going Ash?"

"Why were you looking at Chloe?"

"I-I-I wasn't"

"So now your lying to me?" I felt the anger bubble up inside me. I wasn't an angry person, but if this was real then I was going to explode.

"It's nothing." Ben looked at me, begging for forgiveness in his eyes

"Look. I know that boys cheat on their wives, and pregnant girlfriends, but please don't do it with her." I turned around and called a cab.

When the cab pulled up in front of Ben's house I payed the driver and walked inside. Ben wasn't home yet, so I went up to my room to take a shower. I started singing.

I been cheated by you since you know when

So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

I don't know how but I suddenly lose control

There's a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again

My my, just how much I've missed you?

I knew in my heart that Ben wouldn't cheat on me. But lie to me? I changed into my sweats and I crawled into bed, and heard a thumping up the stairs. I knew it would be Ben, so I pretended to be fake asleep.

"Ash? Are you awake?"

My silence made him think not so. I really was a good actor, and was a little excited about the Glee auditions later this week, even though I would never admit it. Ben's phone ran, and he put it on speaker, while he got changed.

"Is this Mr Benjamin Baker." A voice came from the phone.

"Yes this is he"

"We have made a decision about your football scholarship."