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“This has nothing to do with me and Sebastian. It’s not a competition, Bree. Blake hit you. He’s been hitting you. How can you stand here and defend him right now?”
“Because I love him,” I say again, the words coming out even less believable the second time around.
“I don’t believe that for a second. Tell me the truth,” she demands. “You can tell me,” she adds softer.
“I’m pregnant,” I finally blurt, fresh tears streaming down my face.
“What?” She seems just as shocked as I was to find out the news.
It’s not like I planned for this. It’s not like this is what I wanted for my life. I wish I didn’t feel so beneath her right now. She’s perfect. With her perfect looks and her perfect grades and her perfect boyfriend. And here I am. Bree. The fuck up of our group, doing what I do best—fucking up.
“I was just telling him. That’s what set him off.” I finally manage to find my words. “He blames me. Said if I didn’t take care of it that he would.” I try to hide the emotion welling in my chest. “I don’t know what I’m going to do, Tess.”
“How long have you known?”
“About a month.”
“You should’ve told me. I could’ve been here for you. I could’ve helped you.” She’s pulling me back into her arms just as Courtney appears at the top of the stairs, her face flush and her breathing labored.
“Ant and Sebastian just dragged Blake outside. What the hell is going on?” she questions, dropping it the instant she gets at look at us.
Without hesitation, she steps forward and wraps her arms around me from behind, sandwiching me between them.
And just like that, a sort of calm settles over me. Everything is so messed up right now and my future has never been more uncertain, but I know with friends like Courtney and Tess by my side I will get through this, just like I have everything that’s happened before this. And I will just have to find a way to be okay with the outcome, whatever that may be.
