Summer Rain by Taylor Broadway (read an ebook week txt) 📖

only she didn't give me butterflies when she did it.

She handed me a cup of Ginger Ale and a wet wash rag. She pulled my hair back into a tight ponytail just in case I throw up again. Mary was like a mother to me, except I didn't tell her anything. She was the mother in the housewife way.

I didn't puke again though. It was weird. I threw up, and I felt so much better. Mary made me eat two crackers before she was convinced I was fine. She wouldn't let me do anything but lay in bed. She told me if I wanted to go to work tonight, I'd need to rest all day.

Lilly "rested" with me. We lay in bed and colored in coloring books. We laid on my couch and watched "Phineas and Ferb" and we took a power nap together. It was nice to have Lilly as company during my day of rest.

It seems like since we've moved down here, Lilly and I have gotten closer. We were close in New York, but my "social status" always had me busy so I was never home. Here, all I do is nothing. So I'm around Lilly a lot.

After our long power nap, Lilly and I did clean my room. We also cleaned her room. We helped Mary clean up the kitchen after lunch. I didn't get sick anymore. I felt fine.

I made Mary swear that she wouldn't tell my parents. If they thought I was sick, I couldn't go to work. I wouldn't "legally" see Aiden. I was excited when 4:30 finally got around. I was getting a bit of a sick feeling again though. I didn't tell anyone though.



Mary gave me my cell phone and my car keys. I was excited to speed out of the long drive way and weave through the woods to BFE town. I couldn't wait to get to work today; I'm such a great employee!
I got there early, which meant Aiden wasn't there yet. He probably was dropping his sister off at church along with his grandma. Matt, on the other hand, was here. It got very awkward when I walked into the back room.

"Babe," he broke the awkward silence and made it even more awkward for me.

"Look Matt, about what happened between us the other night, it's just that I did it out of," I didn't know how to say it, but luckily my quick upset stomach saved me from having to say any more.

I ran out of the staff lounge and towards the bathroom. I swore I saw Aiden walk in the door while I dashed to the bathroom. I went straight to the toilet and it was like this morning all over again. Two women whose table I passed on the way to the bathroom rushed in after me, offering to help. Of course, after being sick, I felt fine. They wetted a paper towel for me and waited 'til I left the bathroom.

Sure enough, as I walked out, Aiden and Matt were standing next to each other. Matt looked as concerned as Aiden did. Oh no, what had I done. They both followed behind me, not speaking, to the staff room. I went to the couch and Aiden plopped down on the arm of the couch next to me.

"Now is not the time to play hero," Matt looked at Aiden.

"What are you talking about," Aiden didn't turn his face from mine.

"Come on, you don't care about her one night, then you do," Matt accused.

"What in the hell are you talking about?"

Come on stomach, be sick again. Stop this moment from happening. Aiden turned towards Matt. Matt's face was red looking. Aiden shook his head and turned back to me. He smoothed my hair and Aiden smacked his hand away.

"Holy hell, what are you doing," Aiden stood up and faced Matt.

"Quit touching her, she's not yours any more," Matt stepped into Aiden's face.

"Boys quit," I tried to sound extremely weak, "Matt, me and Aiden are back together."

I tried to spit the words quickly, so my guilt would be done faster. Matt stepped back, astonished I guess. He looked at Aiden and his face got even redder! He looked so pissed.

"You little whore," Matt shouted!

"Excuse me," I stood up.

Aiden stepped in front of me. He was kind of shaking to me. Of course I could make myself see that. He wasn't turning into Hulk or anything like that. He looked like he was having tiny, very tiny; tremors were ripple through his body.

"Don't call her out of her name Matt," Aiden balled his fist.

"I didn't Aiden, that trampy hoe had sex with me, then you and then me, and probably you again!"

"I'm not a tramp," was the only words I could think of!

Matt was right! I did, the night at the party, I had sex with Matt. Two weeks later I end up in bed with Aiden. Two days ago, I was with Matt, then with Aiden. I'm such a little slut!

"She's not a tramp, she was drunk and upset, you took advantage," Aiden stepped up to Matt, "you're the whore!"

Matt swung! I'd never seen a real fight before. I'd seen them on TV but I'd never seen them up close. Aiden was knocked to the ground and Matt was hitting his face repeatedly! I'd never witnessed anything like it!

John, the night manager ran into the room. Obviously he'd never seen a fight before either. He kind of swayed back and forth. He didn't know how to stop it, us he couldn't just leave. Matt just kept hitting Aiden.

I reached to Matt to grab his hand. Matt stood up and pushed me into the wall. I heard my head hit the wall before I felt it. Then I felt it, but it was a little too late. I'm pretty sure I blacked out.




In the ER the doctor was running tons of tests. I don't know why, when I woke up I felt fine. My head and left shoulder hurt a little bit but I felt fine. My mom and dad weren't in the room with me, I saw my dad clenching a fist outside the room though. Once he gets a hold of Matt just wait.

I didn't see Aiden outside my room though. I only saw my mom and dad, Mary and Lilly. No Aiden and especially no Matt. The doctor and a young nurse came in and set down on the bed.

"Nasty fall," the nurse said, "just a minor concussion though."

Concussion, I didn't think it went that far. Again, my head just kind of hurt.

"Well that's not what we're worried about," the doctor said.

He shook his head and looked at the nurse. He was obviously looking at her for support in what he was trying to say. That look, just like on TV, makes everyone nervous. I was literally about to shout for them to tell me what was wrong.

"Sweetie," the nurse started, "have you been sexually active?"

"Ohm, can you not tell my parents," I glanced out the window as I spoke.

"Oh sweetie, they know now," the nurse rubbed my arm.

"What!"

"Ma'am," the doctor interjected, "you're pregnant."

Pregnant, meant the same to me as impossible. It couldn't happen, ever! I was safe, always so safe. Pregnant wasn't right, they misdiagnosed me. I had a tumor or something, I wasn't pregnant.

When Matt and I had sex, both times we used protection. Trust me on that one, he didn't go bare. Me and Aiden, the other night, I watched him put it on. The first time, as spontaneous as it was, I watched. . .

That night, he didn't put one on. It was so spontaneous. Things were moving so fast. Neither of us thought about it! Oh my damn, I'm pregnant.

The nurse opened a small white envelope. I'd seen one of those before, Lilly's ultrasounds looked like that. The nurse took one out and handed it to me. Sure enough, there it was.

A little circle looking thing, in my stomach. I could've sworn I could see the head, a much defined head. Maybe I was seeing things. I definitely didn't want to see that right then. I mean, I did, but I didn't. I was so confused right then. I was pregnant.

Both the nurse and doctor shuffled awkwardly out of the room. Lilly was the first to walk in, she hopped on the bed like everything was fine. Mary followed behind her and patted her back, gesturing for her to get off the bed. My mom came all the way in, she had been crying. My dad just stood at the door, I'd never seen him look like that before.

"Aubri Adelaide," my mom squeaked, "pregnant, how."

"We obviously know how," my dad rolled his eyes.

"Not now," my mom stuck a finger in the air, "why Aubri, why?"

"Mom I don't," I didn't know what to say really, "I don't know mom, I'm so confused right now."

"Oh no," my dad stepped into the room, "you don't get to be confused now. You get to act like an adult, grow up and take responsibility for your recklessness!"

"I didn't say I wasn't going to take responsibilities," I didn't want to look at my dad's angry face.

"I know," he nodded, "I was just letting you know that you have no other options."

I am pregnant. It's a lot for any woman to take in, especially at 17. I didn't know how I was going to take care of everything. The baby, how am I supposed to raise a child? I didn't know how to handle this. Besides thinking about the baby inside of me, I thought about how I was going to tell Aiden.

I don't think he'll drop out of the relationship, but I really don't know. I didn't think this would ever happen, I know he didn't and I don't know what to think. I really want to think he'll stay but I've seen enough '16 And Pregnant episodes to know the other view. As good a man as I know he is, a pregnancy can change that.

A pregnancy, I'm pregnant. I don't know how to get my mind off that. It's like this weird feeling. A feeling that mixes scared, upset, angry, confused and happy at the same time. Upset and angry because my life is about to change dramatically, and I have no choice. Of course I'm confused, who wouldn't be? I'm happy too though, something I didn't think you would be.

As confused as I am, there is a baby inside of me. My precious little angel, just 10 years early. No woman can deny that tiny sense of happiness they get learning that they have a baby. But the happiness was overwhelmed by every other emotion I was feeling.

"Where's the boy," my dad sounded like one of those movie fathers.

"I don't know," I hadn't seen him since the fight.

I didn't know how long ago that was. I hadn't been able to look at a clock yet. If he already knows, what if he's avoiding me. He could've already skipped out on me, as soon as they told him. Would he really do that?

My dad always told