he was planning on living. I still had three years to finish so that I could become a teacher, something I have always wanted to do since I was little. Yes, Hunter and I both had jobs to help pay for things we needed, but not enough to take care of a baby. Would he even want our baby? Would I be a single mom? There was no way I was aborting my baby or giving him or her up for adoption. I couldn’t even think about it. It just wasn’t an option for me.
Mom and dad are going to be so disappointed in me. Hunter’s mom too. All they want is to see us graduate and make something of ourselves, and I messed it all up. I dreaded telling them that I made a mistake, but I would live up to it. It was my fault that I got Hunter and me into this mess.
My brothers were going to kill Hunter. Yes, Cooper and Jackson were ok with us dating, but I didn’t know how to tell them about this. And Mason? He really was going to murder Hunter. There is no way I could let them find out.
I needed to get out of here. I needed to figure out what I was going to do. I put the test back in the box and shoved it in my purse. I ducked out of the bathroom, but the smell of bacon and eggs hit me again. I quickly shut the door and took a couple of deep breaths, trying to think of anything but getting sick.
My stomach settled. I could do this. I would walk out there and say I have to go do something with mom and pray I didn’t get sick.
I knelt by the baby. “Hey, Alex, Aunt Kenzie has to go. Grandma needs me to go with her to the store. I’ll see you later, ok?” I kissed the little peach fuzz on his head.
I hugged Jackson. “I’ll talk to you later. Mom wants me to run some errands with her.”
“You’re not going to stay for breakfast?”
My stomach clenched. “No, I’m not really hungry anyway.”
Chloe kissed my cheek. “Call me later. We need to catch lunch so we can talk about the wedding. I have some ideas for bridesmaids dresses.”
Oh my God, there is no way I can be in that wedding looking like a whale. “Sure, sounds good.”
I heard footsteps behind me before I made it to the car. I pretended I hadn’t noticed Jackson following, but he stopped me before I drove off.
“You sure everything is ok?” He asked. “You hate waking up before noon.”
“Yeah, I just couldn’t sleep. I haven’t been sleeping well since Hunter and I broke up. No big deal.”
“I’ll talk to Mason and Hunter this week and get this shit worked out. I don’t want there to be any problems at my wedding.”
“No!” I yelled a little too loud. “No, it’s fine. Mason said he was going to talk to Hunter, so just let them work it out, ok?”
“Fine, but if by the end of the week those assholes aren’t talking, I’m going to make them.”
“Do whatever you want, but just let them work it out themselves first.” My phone beeped from inside my purse. I dug it out. It was Chloe, saving me. “That’s mom. I gotta go.”
Jackson let me into the car. When I got home, Hunter’s truck was in the driveway. I didn’t want to go in, but I didn’t have anywhere else to go since Hailey was here. My other friends were gone for spring break or still at school. I parked next to Hunter’s truck and decided to try to sneak in the back door and up the steps.
I wasn’t lucky. Hunter, Mason, and Hailey were at the kitchen table. I shut the door, kept my head down and walked right out of the kitchen. A chair scraped against the floor.
“Wait,” Hunter said.
I didn’t. My feet hit the steps and I ran to my room, locking it tight. Hunter banged against the wood.
“CC, we need to talk. Let me in.”
I dropped my head back against the door. Why now? I couldn’t do this. I couldn’t worry about him. I needed to worry about me.
“CC, please open the door.” He tried to wiggle the door handle.
“Hunter, go away. I don’t have anything to say to you.” My voice started to crack. I wanted him to come in here and tell me everything would be ok. But