Her little family

Chapter one

We just sit in silence. I just stare at the pregnancy test. I promised my mom that wouldn’t happen. That I would wait. I told him. Look Kaitie, I’m not sure I want to do this jace says. What do you mean I don’t want to do this. You don’t get to choose I yell at him. Hey I ship out to the Philippians, you’re going to school. It’s just not the right time jace tells me. Well we can’t do anything about timing, we are having a baby I tell him. Look I gotta go jace tells me as he gets up and leaves my room.

Wow he seems pissed a voice says from down the hall. It’s Becca, my best friend since kindergarten. What are you guys fighting about this time Becca asks? I didn’t say anything I just showed her the positive pregnancy test. Oh, wow...... yeah shock to me too I said. Katie this going to be your best adventure Becca tells me. I hope so, looks like I might be going at it alone. You don’t know that, maybe he’s just processing. Come on Becca you know that’s not true.

A few days go by and I haven’t heard from jace. When he’s mad he ignores me. I’m use to it, but you would think he would grow a pair and talk to me. He leaves for the Philippines tomorrow. I keep telling myself that he’s just preparing himself to be away from me for at least two years. I send him a text.

-hey babe, I went for the doctor, yes we are having a baby. They want me to go back in a week something about my levels. Talk to you soon.

I wait, it’s half way through the day and I still haven’t heard from my boyfriend. I call him, no answer. I call Becca. Bec let’s go to dinner, I need to talk I tell her. Oh.....ummm give me a few hours, she seems distracted, would seven thirty work she asks. Sure bec, seven thirty, meet at the plantation house I ask? Yeah! Sounds great she says with a giggle.

I meet Becca at the plantation house, one of the best restaurants in Tallahassee. We are eating, and Becca keeps getting text... who’s your flavor of the week I ask jokingly. Just a friend, he’s not going to be around long. He’s here for a bit, then he’s off she tells me. So a summer fling I say while rolling my eyes. I would t call it that she says .

We continue eating dinner. What’s wrong katie? Your not yourself Becca says. Well........ I’ve tried to get in contact with Jace, and he’s not answering phone calls or text messages, I’m getting worried. Girl he’s probably busy, did you say he leave tomorrow? Yeah, but he’s been deployed before and was even able to text me when he was in Afghanistan. Maybe he’s trying to process the fact that he’s going to be a dad, and it scares him Becca tells me.

A few days go by and I’m distant with everyone, my dad and stepmom, Becca. My little brother. Jace finally text me to say he wants a DNA test, we had an argument about that too. Soon the rumors will start. I know they will, we might live in a big city, but the circle of friends rumors fly like wildfire. I need to leave before that happens. I start looking for a small place close enough so I could still see my family, but far enough away that maybe the roomers won’t be too bad. A friend of mine from Florida state has a brother in real estate. I get in contact with him, he Ella me find a house. Before I know if I’m moving thirty minutes away to a little beach town.

It’s moving day. I’m almost in to my second trimester, no one knows I’m pregnant. Conveniently I’m doing my student teaching in Raymondville which is about ten minutes from Crawfordville which is where I’m moving too. So this move isn’t odd for me.

I get settled in to my house, a cute two bedroom house about a mile and a half from the beach. For now I’m still able to do my morning run, I know at some point I won’t be able too. I run the mile and a half to the beach, then take a swim, before walking home. The ocean is my happy place. As I’m in the water, I place my hand over my abdomen, little bean I hope you love the water as much as I do. I get out and walk home.

It’s Saturday, so I head to the grocery store. There’s one down the road. I get every thing for the week and head home. I send a quick text to jace.

-hey I’ve moved to Crawfordville, I’ll be student teaching in raymondville. I have an appointment for an ultrasound to see if maybe the due date is wrong, it’s on Wednesday at 430, in Tallahassee. I can FaceTime you if you want me to.

I go throughout my day with out a reply.

It’s hard to be excited for something when it’s just you that knows what’s going on.

I don’t feel like cooking, so I drive my car to the beach, I get out and look around. There was this cute little restaurant down the beach. I go in order a drink and food. I go outside and sit in the sand. As I begin eating a deep voice from behind me asks, anyone sitting with you? Umm no, I’m..... can I sit next to ya? Sure if you want. I turn to look at this guy who is taking a seat in the sand next to me, his tall and tan. Hey I’m Chris he says. I’m Kaitie. Nice to meet you Kaitie, so what brings you here Chris asks? I’m student teaching in Raymondville I tell him. Awe too small of a town he asks? I guess I say with a laugh. We continue talking for a bit. He told me he works on the pipelines, so he works for a few months and then off for a month, and then back out. Before he leaves, I ask him, do I seem desperate? No... he says, just looked like you could use a friend. He and I exchange numbers. I’m feeling nauseous, as I stand up, I can’t keep my balance, I fall over. Chris catches me, but we both go down together. You okay he asks? Yeah, I just stood up too fast I tell him.

I head back home to rest in the cool ac. I guess being out in the heat messes with my morning sickness. I take a nap on the couch. After I wake up I notice my phone had a text. He was hoping it was from jace, it wasn’t.

-Hey Katie, just checking on you?

-oh it’s Chris, from the beach.....

I reply to him.

-hey, I’m good, guess I need to start drinking more water.

Chris reply’s with a smiley face. Hey would you wanna go out on my boat with me tomorrow? I leave Monday to go to South Dakota for a month?

-sure, what time?

Let’s do morning say nine he reply’s?

-sure, I’ll meet you at the beach? Why don’t we meet at the marina? It’s on ocean boulevard.

I tell him okay. And go take a shower .

Oddly enough I find myself excited to go with him. Something about him seems so right, which is odd because I don’t really know him. And it’s so not me to get pregnant by an asshole but whatever. I go lay down in bed, and fall asleep quickly.

The next morning, I wake up, eat something light, I know I’m going to vomit when I’m on the boat and I would prefer that it be something Small. I get dressed, I toss on a two piece swimming suit, I’m lucky I’m still pretty small for being four months pregnant. I’m just hoping he can’t tell. I toss a t shirt on, and a pair of shorts. I head out the door to the marina to meet Chris.