The Other Girl(BWWM)

Unexpected

"Do you think I look fat?" I asked, staring at my reflection while lifting up my t-shirt. I couldn't stop thinking about the conversation I had with Andrea a week ago. Becoming pregnant hadn't been in my plans for at least another couple of years. I wanted to live out my teen years and get married first. And although Eli would probably be ecstatic to welcome his first child the timing still wasn't ideal.

"I don't know why you won't mention it to Eli," Chloe whined while sprawled out on her bed.

Phoebe nodded, "Yeah it's not like it's completely one sided. Remember it takes two to tango."

Adjusting my shirt I went to join the twins and Andrea on the bed, "I don't want to get his hopes up. If I tell him I'm pregnant when I'm really not he'll be crushed."

"Whatever you say," Andrea flipped the page of a magazine. "Just stop asking how you look. You won't be able to tell until another week."

I frowned, slightly offended by the hint of irritation in their voices. They were the only ones that knew about me being possibly pregnant. Hell, Eli and I's parents didn't even know we sealed the mating bond yet. They were literally the only people I could talk to.

As we silently enjoyed each other's presence my phone rang as the screen lit up. Before I could reach it Andrea peered over to see the caller id. "Speak of the devil," she laughed as she tossed the phone in my direction.

Eli's name illuminated my phone screen, making my stomach turn. I groaned as I dragged myself off the bed to answer the phone as the girls giggled behind me.

"H-hello?" I stuttered as I quietly closed the bedroom door.

It remained silent on the other line before Eli's deep voice boomed through the speaker, "Hey babe. I, uh...I'm done with my pack work today. I haven't seen you too much this week. It's like you've been avoiding me or something."

Eli tried to play it off as a joke but it was clear he knew something was going on with me. I shut my eyes in frustration. I knew I was once again going against his wishes. Eli hates secrets, let alone lies but this...this was very different.

"Brianna?" He asked, bringing my focus back onto the phone call.

"Um...yeah. Sorry I just figured you were busy," I replied. "I didn't want to disturb you.

A muffled sigh left his mouth. There was no way he believed my excuse. "Well maybe you can come see me now. Are you busy?"

I paused, trying to think of all my options. I missed Eli a lot. I haven't seen his face since the birth of Justin's baby but he has become amazingly good at detecting whenever I'm stretching the truth. But if I don't go to see him he'll also know something is up. The way I see it, its a lose-lose situation.

Pacing up and down the hallway I finally decided to answer, "Uh I'm at Chloe and Phoebe's right now."

"You can't just tell them you have to go? He insisted.

I pursed my lips when I realized he wouldn't let this go. "I mean I promised to hang out with them today and-"

"Brianna." Even through a screen his voice still sent chills down my spine. He was stern now, no longer entertaining my terrible excuses. "I don't care. I want to see you."

Immediately forgetting this reason I was avoiding him, a faint "okay" involuntarily slipped past my lips. Satisfied with my response he told me he would be waiting in his office and quickly hung up.

"What the hell was that?" I muttered to myself. Eli has never been so authoritative and I have never reacted that way to him giving me a simple instruction.

Still deep in thought I opened the door to tell the girls I would be leaving. "Yeah sure whatever. Leave us for some dick, we don't care." Chloe teased while the other two chuckled.

A blush creeped onto my face as I was still a bit shaken up by my conversation with Eli. I was almost certain that he wasn't actually mad and that he was trying to get me to listen. But after taking every shortcut to Eli's pack house at an unimaginable speed and bursting through the French doors of his office, his face said otherwise.

Eli sat in his plush lounge chair, patiently waiting for my arrival. He looked at me, almost scarily, through his thick eyelashes. His jaw clenched when I entered the room, intensely defining the structure of his face.

I gulped nervously as the aura of the room was overwhelming. What I thought was playful over the phone was actually pure anger. Eli fiddled with a stray pen as I stood dead still, waiting for him to address me.

After several minutes of waiting I couldn't stand the queasy feeling in my stomach anymore. Did he somehow find out? Is that why his mood changed so quickly over the phone?  "You wanted to see me?"

He scoffed, leaning forward onto the desk and clasping his hands together. "No shit Brianna." He clicked the pen shut and moved it to the side. "Do you want to tell me why you haven't even tried to get in contact with me all week? You're usually blowing up my phone even when I don't answer. Y-you didn't come at lunchtime so we could share a meal. You didn't even come by for the lessons with my mom." His face softened a little during his rant. "What is going on?"

I let out a breathe. So this is why he was acting this way? I couldn't blame him. I wasn't exactly subtle with my tactics but I was grateful he didn't know anything about the pregnancy scare. "Eli I really think its not that big of a deal. I just figured you were busy this week. Its not like you made an effort anywa-".

His hand slammed down onto the wooden desk, "Oh don't give me that bullshit Brianna! I'm busy every week. Stop. Lying."

I've seen Eli upset, even when its directed at me, but never like this. I knew exactly what it was. The pain of someone you love keeping something from you. The problem was, keeping things from certain people was my way of keeping them safe. Eli didn't need to know about something that could potentially crush him. I just wish for once that he would let this go.

"Eli please just stop okay. Its literally nothing just let it go!"

Eli stepped away from me as if he was going walk off only to turn back and face me. "Of course Brianna. What did I expect. It's not like you've be anything but a notorious liar our entire relationship!"

His eyes widened in realization of what he had just said but the damage was already done. Maybe it was true. Maybe I did lie a lot and it has had an affect on us but a baby was too much. I didn't want a baby for now. I didn't want to make Eli think we were expecting and then have to tell him we're not. And that I didn't want to try again.

"You know what Eli. I get it. I've hurt you and you're pain is completely valid. But don't act like I am the only one in this room to ever lie about anything. What about the mating bond huh? Are we going to act like we both haven't been trying to keep that a damn secret for a week?" My heart rate was now faster than normal and I was already emotionally drained.

Before Eli could even respond his eyes shifted behind me. "Oh no" He grumbled.

Swiftly turning my head, there stood Derek and their parents who by the looks on their faces, heard everything. "Oh fuck" I gasped, as Eli tried to find the words to explain to his parents what had just happened.

Derek stood in the doorway, his expression asking us if there was anything he could do to help but I shook my head. There was nothing he could do, it was a problem only Eli and I could fix. A problem that I tried so hard to avoid and still created.

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A/N:

I'm SO sorry for the long wait for this chapter. School has just started and I've been extremely busy but I felt you guys really deserved a chapter. Ik I might have to go back and edit it but I want to say thanks for 17k reads! Thanks for all the support! Love you all.