Chapter Forty Eight Could I Be Pregnant?

After the game, I started to feel nauseous. I thought it would go away but when school started again that Monday, I was on my hands and knees, puking everything up once again.

"You're sure you don't wanna go to the hospital?" Cassidy's voice reached me from the other side of the door.

Once I was sure I wasn't going to puke anymore, I stood up and flushed the toliet. I walked out the stall and stood in front of the mirror. I splashed cold water on my face.

"I'm sure." I assured her. "It'll go away."

I brush my teeth as Cassidy watched me, worriedly.

"You- you don't think you're pregnant, right?"

I stopped moving my toothbrush at her words. Jayce and I were active but we had used protection every time. I wasn't pregnant. I knew that for a fact.

"No, I'm not." I told her. "We used protection."

"That doesn't always work though."

I finished brushing my teeth. "I know but I'm not."

"When was your last period?"

I frowned. "Um,"

I tried to think back when shark week came but I couldn't remember. Yet, I was sure Jayce did. I usually took it out on him and he just tried to keep me calm with my favorite snacks. I kinda felt bad for him during those five days. I knew it was hell for him yet he never seemed to complain or get mad. He was the best.

"See. You could be pregnant." Cassidy said.

"Or..it could be stress." I suggested not trying to give another thought to her thoughts.

I had been under a lot stress these past few weeks due to meeting my biological father, cheer practice, school and work.

"Well can you at least take a pregnancy test for me?"

I nodded my head. "Okay fine but not right. After I get off of work, alright?"

"Alright."

We walked out the bathroom and headed for our room. I had two classes for the day, cheer practice and work. It was gonna be a long, exhausting day. Especially after the wonderful, relaxing break I had.

I got ready for the day and headed for my first class. Know that it was spring, I didn't mind walking to class. I liked the chilly air but I loved the warm, breezy air more.

Throughout my classes, I couldn't help but to think about Cassidy's words. She really believed I might be pregnant. I mean I couldn't exactly blame her for thinking that way. I had the symptoms but I wasn't going to think that way.

I couldn't possibly be pregnant. I was too young to be a mother. My mom would, without a doubt, die and I probably with die along with her. Nothing good would come out of being pregnant except for the baby but Mom wouldn't understand that. She wanted much more for me. She expected that. I was her only daughter after all.

I stopped thinking about the maybe pregnancy for awhile while I was at cheer practice.

National were just a few weeks away and each week we get closer to it, the more stressed Hailey got. She really wanted the routine to be perfect.

"No, do that again!" She said. "Point your feet, please!"

We went over the routine for two hours before Hailey called off practice. If it wasn't for the amount of people who had some other place to be, Hailey wouldn't have let us leave until late at night.

And for once, I was kinda happy that I was schedule to work for the day. I needed a break from the routine. It was the first day back but Hailey was going to kill us before we even made it to Nationals.

Cassidy and I went to the dorm. I changed out of my practice clothes and put on my work uniform.

"Can you pick me up?" I asked. "I would ask Jayce to but he's babysitting Landon and Sky."

"You can take the car. I don't need it." She said, giving me the keys to her car.

"Thanks. I'll see you later."

I walked out the room for the fourth time today and took the elevator. I got into the car and drove to Cheddar's. I pulled into the parking lot and parked the car. From the looks of it, there were a lot of people here.

I got out the car and walked inside. Miss Diana was already sitting a couple. I went into the back room to gave my things. Tying the black apron around my waist, I walked to my section.

Once I took the first order, everything started to move quickly. I was almost positive I didn't stop moving for over two hours. I was constantly checking up on customers, filling up drinks, taking orders and delivering orders.

"Honey, let Darcy clear the tables." Miss Diana said, stopping me. "Why don't you sit down and talk to me?"

I looked at my section. It wasn't too crazy so I complied. "Okay but only for a few minutes."

"How are you?" She asked.

"I'm good just been busy with cheer and school."

She nodded. "And what about you and that nice boy?"

I rose an eyebrow. "Jayce?"

"Yes, him. How are y'all doing?"

Miss Diana was just as bad as a nosey school girl. She was very interested in my personal life but she had good advice when i needed them.

"We're good actually. We hadn't have any problems lately so I guess that's something."

"What about salad girl?"

"Oh Arianna. She isn't a problem. But then again I haven't seen her in a week. I try not to let her ruin our relationship."

"That's the way. You fight for what's yours and don't let anyone come in between what's real."

"I'll keep that in mind, Miss Diana." I told her as I stood up. "I better get back to work before Wes starts yelling."

"If he does, you let me handle it." She said.

I got back to work and not soon enough, my shift finally came to an end. I said my goodbyes before I left. I got into the car and drove to the dorm room.

As soon as I open the door, I heard Cassidy's voice.

"Bout time you got here. C'mon let's go."

I frowned. "Go where? I just got here."

"To the store."

"For what?" I asked, lifting an eyebrow.

"Pregnancy test ring a bell." She reminded me.

I forgot Cassidy wanted me to take a pregnancy test. I didn't know if it was the assure her or me. I was leaning on her. She wasn't going to give it up until I took one.

"Why don't you go get while I wait here?"

"No, you're coming with me. We're doing this together."

"You're really not gonna take no for an answer, are you?"

She shook her head. "Nope. So let's go."

I groaned but found her out the door, closing it on my way out. We got into the car and Cassidy drove us to the nears store with the thing we needed. She parked the car and we got out.

Cassidy's phone rang and she answered.

"Hey, baby."

It was Nolan.

"Where am I?" She repeated his words. "I'm at the store."

I heard Nolan asked for what and I grabbed Cassidy's arm. I motioned for her to not say anything. She got the message.

"I'm getting a few snacks. You know how I get."

We walked inside the store and went to the aisle where the all the different types of pregnancy test were. My eyes scanned around the many tests.

"Which one do I grab?" I asked.

"Just pick one." Cassidy said.

I kept looking at the tests and Cassidy rolled her eyes. She reached out her hand and picked a pink one.

"Let's go."

On the way to the check out aisle, Cassidy grabbed a drink for me. The girl, who was checking us out, looked at our items.

"Are you hoping to be pregnant?" She asked.

She wasn't looking at me but at Cassidy. I knew Cassidy and knew she was mentally cussing the poor girl out.

"Not exactly." She replied. "But if I am, I'll be happy."

When we walked out the store and got into the car, Cassidy turned to me.

"Can you believe her? Like why she gotta assume I was the one pregnant? Like bitch please. I wish I would get pregnant."

She started the car and drove us to the dorm. We went straight into the bathroom and Cassidy shoved the drink into my hand.
"Drink all of it." She ordered.

I drank as much as I could until my bladder was begging for release. I took the test for her hand and went into the stall. I did what I had to do and came out the stall.

"Do you wanna wait in here or go to the room?"

I didn't want to risk somebody walking into the bathroom and see the test in my hand. The rumors would spread around quickly than a wildfire.

"Let's go to the room." I said.

We left the bathroom and went to the room. I sat on my bed and held the stick that would determine everything from now and out. Could I be pregnant?

"How long do we have to wait?" I asked.

"Five minutes."

During these five long minutes, I thought about what I would tell Jayce if it came out positive. I knew he always joked about me having his kids but he was joking. Would he even want to be a father? Was he even ready to be a father? He loved to party and have a good time. All that would stop when he knew he had a baby on the way.

This would ruin his life. Especially at this age when we were suppose to let loose and go wild. It would be kinda hard to do with a baby.

I didn't even want to think about what Mom and Dad would do if I were pregnant. I would be on house arrest for the rest of my life. Hunter and Levi would kill Jayce. It wouldn't go well when we had to tell them the news.

I mean how would I even tell Jayce? I probably would start crying and freaking out. I would hold out as long as I could before I had to tell my parents.

Here I was, waiting for the time to be up and I was internally freaking out. I felt like I was going to faint and I couldn't stop bouncing my leg up and down.

"Time's up." Cassidy said.

I'd been waiting for the time to be over with and now that it was, I couldn't bring myself to even look at the stupid test.

"I can't do it." I said.

Cassidy sat beside me. "Then we'll look at it together, okay?"

I nodded my head. "Okay."

"Ready?"

I nodded once more and Cassidy lifted the test and we both looked at the little screen and I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding in.

"I'm not pregnant." I stated.

"Maybe you are just stressed." Cassidy responsed.

"I told you." I threw the negative test in the trash.

"Are you gonna tell Jayce about this?"

I shook my head. "No. I don't see why. It's nothing."

"Okay but maybe you should see a doctor just to be on the safe side."

"I will if I keep feeling nauseated." I promised.

I gathered up my things to take a shower and headed for the bathroom. In the shower, I thought about what I would do if the test did come out positive.

But then I decided I didn't need to worry about it anymore. It came out negative. I wasn't pregnant but yet even though I kept telling myself that, something didn't feel right.

The feeling wouldn't go away and it bugged me out. Why wouldn't it disappear?