Chapter Two

Now that I had accepted that I was going to have a child, the next hardest part was telling Kody.

I didn't want to.

I wanted to pretend I had gotten knocked up by some other one nightstand and raise my child on my own, but Macy had guilted me into spilling my guts.

I woke up early Saturday morning, sneaking out of the house before Stella could guilt me into running an errand for her.

The sun was out which was rare. It was warm so I wore a white T-shirt with my favorite denim shorts. I tied my hair into a high ponytail allowing my fringe to escape. I looked cute but relaxed.

The outfit was the only part of me that was relaxed.

My hands shook as I walked across campus to take the shuttle. I didn't have a car yet and I thought about how crazy it was that I was about to have a baby before I got a car. Or a career.

Or a fucking clue.

Don't get me wrong, babies were always in the plan. The ten year plan. After college and marriage. I didn't want my kids to go through what I had went through.

But that was in the clouds now and this was real life.

As I walked to Kody's house I plotted.

The measly tips I made working as a waitress at the local diner wasn't going to cut it. I couldn't drop out of school. I just needed a better job. I needed a plan.

I had eight months to get it together.

Taking a seat on the shuttle, I pulled out my phone and began to jot things down in my notes app.

Things I needed in the next six months:

An Apartment
A better job
To tell Kody that he had gotten me pregnant

I tapped my finger on the screen as I tried to come up with more stuff that absolutely needed to be on the list.

I was pulled out of my thoughts by the bell ringing on the shuttle. Collecting my bag, I made my way off of the bus and proceeded to walk the three blocks to Kody's apartment.

Everyone on campus knew where Kody lived considering he was wildly popular. It wasn't a shock as to why.

For one thing he was insanely good looking with pale blonde hair and a sharp jawline. His eyes were a cool blue and his eyelashes were thick, just one look had girls dropping their panties.

If that wasn't enough, he was rich. Not insanely rich or anything but he had more money than the average student at Winterbrook U. Surprisingly enough, he wasn't much of a snob and you could barely tell he was loaded. But his apartment was one of the things he had splurged on.

I trudged up the steps leading to his one bedroom that was located on the third floor. I had never been inside his apartment before our one night stand and I wasn't excited to be going back. I didn't want to look like a groupie.

Making my way to his door, I raised my fist, briefly knocking before I could lose my nerve.

The door was almost immediately pulled open, a stranger standing in the doorway.

I took a small step back, thinking that I had knocked on the wrong door.

The guy looked confused, reaching a hand out and scratching the back of his neck.

"You're not Pizza Hut." he said with a smirk.

I looked him over. He didn't seem like the kind of guy Kody would hang out with. He was tall and kind of wiry with lean muscles. His hair was shaggy and his lips were baby pink. He was kind of adorable.

"Uh, I'm looking for Kody." I said, clearing my throat.

The guy smirked, leaning against the door. "Is that right?" He looked me over, seeming to have an internal debate in his head.

I clenched my teeth. "It is right." I snapped. "And instead of ogling me like some sort of creep, maybe you could just let him know that I am here."

The guy tilted his head to the side. "Calm down, midget." He said with a smirk. "If you must know, I was deciding if it was worth hearing Kody's mouth to see some girl drama. I've decided it is. Come on in."

He stepped to the side while I scowled at him.

Midget?

I was actually pretty tall. I stood at five feet seven inches and I normally towered over all of my girl friends.

Who was he to call me a midget?

I stepped past him, rolling my eyes. I froze when I focused on Kody's living room.

It was filled with guys.

It smelled like weed and I noticed a couple of blunts being passed around. Kody was sat on his couch, a blunt behind his ear. He had his eyes closed. He seemed relaxed.

I wanted to smack him.

When the occupants of the living room noticed me, the room began to quiet down. I opened my mouth to say something but I found myself speechless.

I suddenly regretted my choice of outfit.

"Kody, you have a guest." The guy who had opened the door said with a smirk.

Kody slowly opened his eyes. When they made contact with me he narrowed them before looking around the room. "Beast, clear it out." He said quickly pulling the blunt from behind his ear and throwing it onto the table.

"You heard the Cap." A guy with dark olive skin said standing quickly.

Now he looked like the kind of guy Kody would have out with and I didn't miss the side look over he gave me.

All of a sudden the living room began to clear out. I didn't miss the stares I was getting or the mumbles. I chose to ignore them as I glared at Kody.

This was going to be the father of my kid?

"King, wipe that smirk off of your face and beat it." Kody said rolling his eyes.

The guy who opened the door stayed where he was. "Alright, but this is really my last job Cap. I mean it."

Kody glared. "Whatever. "

King sent me an amused look before walking out of the apartment leaving me and Kody alone.

"Lewis. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Kody asked standing up now and walking over to me.

I ignored his question. "What did he mean, 'one more job?"

Kody rolled his eyes, opening his fridge and pulling out a water bottle.
"That's none of your concern. Why are you even here?"

I folded my hands nervously. "I actually needed to talk to you but-"

"We decided that was going to be a one time thing, Lewis." Kody mumbled taking a long swig from the bottle.

God, did he have to make every action so damn attractive.

"That's not why I'm here." I said.

Kody smirked. "Sure. You came to my house in those short shorts because you wanted to talk about what, the history final?" He laughed. "Don't be so transparent."

I raised a brow. "Are you high?" I asked because now that I thought about it, he was acting high.

He walked closer to me, stopping with just an inch of space between us. I had backed up into the counter. He was definitely high.

"I'm not high, Lewis. I'm just stating the facts. And if you want another round in my bed, your going to have to do much better than shorts and an unexpected visit. That's such a cliche."

I pushed him away from me, stepping neatly around him.

"Get your shit together Kody. I don't want another round in your bed. Do you even hear how much of an asshole you sound like?"

He shrugged taking another drink from his bottle.

This was a mistake. I couldn't believe I had let Macy talk me into doing this.

"You know what Kody, " I said tightening my bag on my arm. "Have a nice life. Good luck ending up like every single other smoked out teen in this town. "

I wasn't going to let my child be around that. Not to mention whatever gang related activities were going on around here.

He glared at me as I walked towards his door. "Screw you, Ezra." He said.

I ignored the expression on his face because it seemed like his feelings were hurt.

But I couldn't care about Kody's feelings.

"You already did." I tossed back, slamming the door.