Confessions of the Fragile Heart

Chapter 13

Denver and I went back to the house. I sighed and plopped down on the couch. Denver laughed and went to go get me a bottle of water. My parents walked in and sat on the couch as well. They laughed at me.

"So how was it?" my mom asked. I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"It was fun, but I'm exhausted," I sighed. My mom played with my curls. Denver handed me a bottle of water. I brought the subject up while it was quiet. "Oh, hey, I invited Nicole over for dinner tonight. Was that okay?"

"Of course sweetie," my mom smiled. We had a quite peaceful dinner. There were a few laughs and a lot of fun times. Having Nicole over was a great idea. Denver was busily putting all of his attention on me. I didn't mind it. Teddy didn't particularly like it, but he dealt with it. Teddy and Nicole left shortly after we finished eating. They didn't stay around much for talking. We had another shoot tomorrow. I sighed and walked up the stairs to my room. I stood in the mirror and placed a hand on my stomach. I lifted my shirt and examined it. I was well into three months. I saw Denver in the back through the mirror and quickly put my shirt down. I blushed and looked down.

"I was just..." I tried to say. I sat on the bed and crossed my arms above my stomach. He sighed and sat next to me.

"You didn't want it at first; did you?" he stated more than asked. I pushed my hair back and looked in his gray eyes. I tried to speak, but I couldn't. I just shook my head.

"Denver, I was scared. And to be honest, I still am. I have no idea what to do or how. I don't even know if I'll be a good mother," I answered when I finally regained my voice. My voice shook a little. He held me easily and sighed.

"Hey don't say that; you're going to be a great mother. This is going to work out, but if your not sure, we can always... always try adoption," he struggled to say. I could tell that he didn't want to do that. He wanted the baby, no matter what. I sighed. I couldn't be so selfish as to give up the baby that everyone seemed to be looking forward to.

"No, if I have this baby, we're keeping her. It's not fair to everyone else. Everyone seems so excited about the baby that I never really thought about what I wanted," I realized. "I guess everyone around me was so excited that I got caught up in it as well. Until now, I hadn't really thought about what I wanted. I guess the truth is, I don't know. I think I'll keep the baby though. You and Heather and everyone in Hollywood is looking forward to this baby." He sighed and rubbed my back.

"Everyone else's opinion doesn't matter," he said. "I don't think everyone in Hollywood is waiting for the baby." I sat up and looked at him seriously.

"Did you see those girls at the set today?" I asked. He nodded. He finally got my point.

"You do what you want to do," he sighed before he left. I laid down under the covers and lay there restlessly. Heather let Coco into my room. Only by the soothing motion of petting her, I was able to fall asleep.

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The week flew by, and with it, a week of shooting. We had a week full of episodes. They wouldn't air yet, but it was nice to have them. My birthday party was in four days. Heather was taking care of all of those arrangements. All I had to do was show up and go where Heather told me to. It was literally a red carpet event. Everyone would be there.

It was going to double as a sneak peek premiere of the new series New Ridge High. Adam would be there as well as a bunch of other celebrities. My parents even invited some of their friends. It was going to be amazing. I wanted to go with Denver, but the director of the show said it would be better if I went down the red carpet with Teddy. He said that he thought it was only right to put to co-stars together on the red carpet. I argued with him until he finally gave in.