Those Three Chapter 23

Max was sitting in his bedroom smoking. He had a lot on his mind. Mainly he was thinking about Alana and the fact that she was pregnant. “I shouldn’t of been so mean to her. I just feel like I need a break to clear my mind though. But… I don’t want to be the guy to just leave a girl just because I got her pregnant. I can’t be like that. She’s having my baby.”  Max pulled the cigarette out of his mouth and blew smoke into the air. The more he thought about it, the more he felt bad for his actions of what he did.

Max looked over at his phone. “I could always call her back, apologize. Or maybe text her? I can’t do that. Not right now. And then there’s the fact of what my grandpa said. Damn him.” Max felt a little anger built up in him from what his grandpa had told him. Telling him that the baby Alana was having could possibly be not his. Max knew the baby was his. He knew Alana, he knew that she wouldn’t try to cheat on him or anything in their relationship. Alana was always a good girl to him. She never seemed like she would do anything like that.

Alana was sitting on her bed. She was playing on her pink laptop and was browsing the internet. Staring at baby items that she saw. “That’s so cute.” Alana thought and smiles a little as she stared at a baby crib. “I wonder if I am having a girl or a boy?” Alana pulled away from the laptop and looked down at her stomach. Sadness started to come back to her. She touched her stomach. “I’m sorry that daddy isn’t here right now.” Alana says. She looked at the crib again on her laptop. “It looks like it can be used for a girl or a boy. Maybe I should get it?”

Alana was upset with Max and upset with what was happening between the both of them. She was confused on why Max seemed to not want her or the baby after he told her before that he would take care of her if she ever got pregnant. It almost felt like what he had told her was a lie, but he was only probably saying it because he didn’t think this would’ve happened. Alana felt the urge to start buying stuff right away for the baby that she was having. She wasn’t even sure if that was the right thing to do at the moment but it was an idea.

There was a knock at the door. Alana quickly closes her laptop. “Come in!” Alana says. Calluna came into the bedroom.

“Alana, dear. I know you must be still upset with Max.” Calluna shuts the bedroom door and walked over to Alana. She sat down next to her on the bed. “Your father and I were very much in love before he married your mother, Cheyanne.”

“Dad, told me it before. How he was in love with you and the two of you had my brothers when you were young, and then his family forced him to marry my mom and then I came into the picture.”

“Yes, that’s exactly what happened. But we were young just like you and Max are. We were pretty stupid, didn’t know what we were doing. Older teenagers but still pretty stupid. Your father wasn’t there when I had Lionel so he wasn’t on the birth certificate. That was because he had gotten sick. But he did love him and helped me out with things I needed. We didn’t tell his parents about the baby. My parents of course knew about my baby but I didn’t even tell them who the father was at the time. Your father and I were in a secret relationship. It was because his parents were so judgmental.”

“That sounds rough.” Alana said looking down.

“Yeah, and then your brother Thomas, you know Tj, he was born not too much longer after Lionel. Man, I was so pissed off at your dad when his parents made him marry Cheyanne. And I was even more mad when Cheyanne had you. But, Alana. I don’t hate you. None of that was your fault. So please don’t think I hate you or mad at you. I actually do like you a lot.” Calluna tells Alana.

“Max doesn’t want me or this baby and I don’t know what to do. I feel stupid for getting myself pregnant in the first place!” Alana started to cry.

“Things happen. Mistakes happen. And Max doesn’t seem like the type of boy that would give up on his girlfriend and baby. Just give him some time. He might come around. And when he does, he’s gonna get an ear full from me.” Calluna laughed. “Max, is probably just scared and confused just as you are, but him doing this to you is no excuse. He needs to understand just how scared and confused you are too.” Calluna got up and left the bedroom. Alana looked down.

Lacy and Robert were lying in bed together. She was laying close to him. Laying her head on his chest while he was playing with her hair. “You been letting your hair grow out. It really looks cute.”

“Robby, baby. Is there something you want to tell me about?” Lacy looked up at him. She playfully smiled.

“No. There’s nothing.” Robert responded. Lacy sat up and stared down at Robert.

“Are you sure about that?” She asked. She rubs her hand on his chest.

“Lacy, you can try all you want but you ain’t gonna get shit out me.”

“Ugh.” Lacy got up and went to the bathroom.

“Maybe I shouldn’t even bother asking her.” Robert thought to himself and sat up.

Lacy was in the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet. She pulled out her birth control and realized she didn’t have none left.

“Oh, I don’t got any more?” Lacy says. “I forgot about that. I guess it doesn’t really matter since Robert claims he can’t have kids? I don’t know though…” Lacy looked down. “Stephanie told him that. Claims she can see stuff sometimes. But that’s not possible. She could be lying.” Lacy thought to herself and sighed.

A few days had gone by. Robert had been busy and Lacy haven’t heard much from in in those few days. After school, she was sitting on her bed and picked up her phone. The last text she had from Robert was from the night before but he didn’t text much yesterday, nor did they talk really. Lacy didn’t bother going to his apartment. She just felt odd.

“Why hasn’t Robert even been talking to me much anymore? Is he angry with me?” Lacy wondered. She texted Alana.

Lacy’s Text: Do you think Robert really is hiding something from me? I haven’t heard from him much lately in the past few days. I feel weird…

Lacy sighs and looked back at her texts with Robert.

“Should I write him?” She asks herself. She felt nervous. She was sure he probably wouldn’t respond fast to her. The last text she got from him was that he told her that he’s been picking up more hours at work and can’t really talk much. She wasn’t sure why he started doing that unless it was because he was having trouble paying for stuff? She wasn’t exactly sure. She just wanted him to tell her. Lacy’s phone buzzes as Alana had texted her back. Lacy clicks over and looks at the text she got from Alana.

Alana’s Text: I am sorry that Robert hasn’t been talking much to you. Did he tell you why? I don’t think he would just not want to be with you anymore.

“What am I thinking?” Lacy laughed a little. “Robert adores me, he wouldn’t just suddenly stop not wanting to be with me! That’s stupid of me to think that! And he sure in the hell wouldn’t be cheating either! I mean I am a goddess.” Lacy texts Alana again.

Lacy’s Text: I don’t think Robert would cheat, but he’s been up to something lately.

Lacy sat her phone down. “Just what is Robert been up to lately? He can’t just suddenly start wanting to work a lot without no explanation. There must be a reason.”

Peg came into Lacy’s bedroom. “I am here visiting, but I sure in the hell don’t know why. Because I am like totally an adult. I can do whatever I want.” Peg said. Lacy was too caught up into thinking about Robert that she didn’t even hear Peg.

“I need to talk to you.” Peg tells Lacy. “Are you there?! I need to speak with you! Hello?!” Peg was starting to get mad at Lacy.

Lacy turned and looked at Peg. Noticing that she was standing in her doorway. “What do you want, you ho.”

“Look, whore. I am only in here to tell you the truth. Look, I don’t care how you take this but you need to listen to this and listen well. Your friend, what’s her name? That Alana snobby bitch. You know what she did to me? Do you know what she did?”

“What? Wore something that only you can wear?” Lacy laughed a little.

“No! She was trying to play with my man! Don’t you know that Max and I was seeing each other before Alana got into the picture? She stole my man! And she made me miscarry my baby I was having! That snobby bitch did!”

“I doubt that. Alana and Max have been together for a while now. And why do you even care about Max anyways? You’re of age, he isn’t”

“Gasp! You little brat! You can’t talk that way to me! I am older than you! I just needed to tell you the truth of what really happened because you need to let your friend know what’s up! That whore can’t just go around taking people’s men!”

“Is that all you came over to say? You barely come over here. Only when you have something to argue about. Which is usually stupid lies or tantrums.” Lacy picked her phone back up.

“Well, since you want to be that way. I guess you don’t want to hear about my date I am having. Who I am going with tonight.” Peg smiles.

“Who? That kid Nikki? You do know he’s not even a teenager, right? You’re gonna go to jail” Lacy says as she was looking on her phone seeing if Robert wrote her.

“NO! You stupid! I don’t like Nikki! He’s obsessed with me! I don’t know why he is, but he is. My date I am going out with tonight is Robert! He’s mine, honey.” Lacy looked up from her phone at Peg.

“Why would Robert want you, when he can have me?” Lacy asked.

“Because I am prettier and not a fat bitch like you are.”

“Got any proof of you two?” Lacy asked.

“Yes. Look” Peg pulled out her cellphone and walks over to Lacy. She shows her a screen shot of text messages.

Robert’s Text: You been getting more beautiful than what I remembered. You wanna fuck?

Peg’s Text: I am so shy! Yes! Fuck me hard!

Robert’s Text: Meet me in 15 mins at my place, I got my cock hard for you

Peg’s Text: Okay baby (with a kiss emoiji)

Lacy looked disgusted at the messages she saw.

“That’s’ disgusting! Why would he do that to me?! And why would you try to do my man?!” Lacy got up. She felt angry now with Peg.

“Well, I am the prettiest sister. Oh, I forgot to mention that after I am done with my little fun time with Robert, I got Max in line too waiting for me. You want to see our texts together too?” Peg smiles. Lacy felt like she was incredibly jealous and angry.

“DON’T YOU FUCKING TOUCH HIM!”  Lacy ran over to Peg and pushed her over on the floor. “DON’T TOUCH MY MAN YOU FUCKING, SLUT!”  Lacy yelled loud. She started punching Peg. She couldn’t control herself.