Pregnant with the Bad Boy - Second Book

Chapter 4

The party was already going when mom had dragged me around at least one turn to people who were all staring and telling me I was glowing that I had grown up with all my life like I didn’t know that everyone was talking already behind my back when mom made me go to the next guest that had been invited. Still, it felt like the whole damn town had shown up, like this had become a public social event everyone was obligated to attend.

“Mom, please….” I was moaning when she still had her arm around mine, looking like she was helping me. the truth was that she kept me, hostage with a bright smile when she was talking to people, making me say something that didn’t matter in the end; nothing mattered anymore.

“Oh, Jennifer… is that the boy?” Mom’s voice perked up when she sounded amused when my head turned faster, a part of me longing to see the handsome guy that had spilled his guts out to me, and I had stepped on him like the b***h I was…

“Yeah… that’s him… but why are….” My voice got darker seeing my sister, that from nowhere, was giggling, looking like she was having the time of her life talking to the tall blonde that was smiling back, laughing too when she was talking that backstabbing b***h!

“Mandy seems to have changed her mind….” Mom was smirking when I cursed inside my head, clearly! Mandy was all over Liam, standing further away, a beer in his hand and looking like he was enjoying the attention from my little sister, that was making a fool out of herself, and everyone could see it!

“b***h…” I was whispering it when Mom walked with me towards them, Dad laughing more than I had expected, Mandy still giggling like she was just as crazy as me. The cool guy with kind eyes and a slight smirk having a good time in something he probably enjoyed more than I ever would.

“Hey honey, aren’t you going to introduce me to this lovely young man?” Mom had let me go, taking hold of Dad, who was scooping her inside his arm like they hadn’t yelled at each other last night that he had been late again from Oklahoma.

“Yes, of course…. this is my beautiful wife Grace, and this is Liam….” Dad sounded embarrassed when I frowned; what?? Was he ashamed of being with Mom suddenly? He cheated, not her; at least I knew where I got that trait from…

“Oh yeah, hi… yeah, like Ed said, I’m Liam….” Liam was shaking Mom's hand; he didn’t seem bothered that Dad was acting weird and cleared his throat, looking stiffer than he did just a minute ago when Mom wasn’t around him.

“Nice to finally meet you, Liam; I heard so much about you from Jennifer...” Mom was smiling the whole time when my face dropped, seeing that Liam still hadn’t said a word to me or even come up and say hi when he had arrived, and why was that making me feel hurt?

“Oh yeah… all bad I hope…” Liam was snickering, taking Mandy along, and she sounded so stupid, making some high pitch noise that made me want to tear my ears off.

“Oh no, not at all; she was looking forward to seeing you, weren’t you, honey?” Mom was turning her head, looking at me encouraging when I gulped, not knowing how to answer that; the last time I had seen Liam, I had told him that I didn’t love him and walked out with Grant, so yeah that wasn’t the best goodbye we could have had.

“Yes….” I just said that, making sure not to look into Liam’s eyes that was on me, being ashamed even more; I really hated myself for doing what I did to him, using him, and just… left… like I did with anyone that loved me.

“I know she has, even let me kiss her the last time I saw her….” Liam chuckled when Mandy lost the smile; she had been sporting all over her beautiful face, even applying more lipstick and brushing her hair; oh yeah, she was into him; why wouldn’t she be? He reminded me of Dylan, only the friendly version.

“Wait... wait… hold on, Jenni, I thought you were with Grant, or did I mix that all up since you….” Dad stopped when Mom gave him a shove that made him shut up in the middle of his words, making me bow my head down more, not wanting to hear it anymore; what an awful human being I was, using everyone that came across my path.

“Or maybe I did mix that up… you know….” Dad was trying to cover up the awkward silence when I hurt more; why did he even come here? To see me be alone and miserable? I was.

“No… no, Dad, you didn’t mix it up; I was still married to Dylan, and I fell in love with Liam because he cared and … I don’t know… we had something, didn’t we?” I looked back up suddenly, meeting Liam’s blue eyes staring at me, unprepared to hear my honesty; what did it matter? I wasn’t going to get a second chance or beg for one; I knew I had burned all my bridges with him when I told him I didn’t love him back.

“Did we?” Liam was asking me back like he didn’t want to admit everything he had said to me during my stay with Dad and Linda; my chest started to hurt even more from the blankness over his face to the coldness gripping my body.

“I guess not….” I was whispering again, not wanting to speak anymore or see him or anyone else staring at me, eating mom’s food and cake, pretending to be happy that I was having a baby with a criminal.

“Well, Liam… let me show you around….” I sniffled when Mandy was snaking her arm around Liam’s and taking him along to the sadness that was drowning me; I hated myself for being like this, I knew that he had every right to hate me, and still, it was hurting like hell seeing him just not look at me the same anymore, he didn’t even want to be my friend….

“It's okay, it's okay…. He just needs to…. get used to you….” Mom was stroking my back when I cried, and I knew it; Dad giving me a sad look; he wasn’t the same here, and I didn’t like that either; I wanted him to be the dad he was back in the suburbs where he didn’t just bark orders and tried not to fight with mom every damn second.

“Please, just... can I go now? I have been talking to people and…” my voice disappeared, seeing the blonde standing by the gift table, trying to see where she could put down the box she had brought to my baby shower.

“Oh god….” I was hissing it when mom saw her too and got stiffer; this was just getting better every second, like my day couldn’t get any worse, feeling Liam acting like a stranger and letting my needy sister be all over him.

“Ed, why don’t you take back Jennifer, and I will… deal with her….” Mom was sighing when I stopped her; take care of what? Was she going to kill Lorraine for being here? Like the rest of Perryville hadn’t shown up before her.

“Let her stay… I bet she is going to love talking about me….” I was smiling at the end, even if my eyes were filled with tears that still needed to fall; I hated her, with all my body, that blonde skank that had taken Dylan away from me the day the whole town knew about us. She wasn’t even ashamed of it, standing in her perfect tight dress and looking insanely beautiful, the same as she had all through the years.

“You sure?” Dad was staring at her too, his eyes looking hostile, and I had no idea why; it wasn’t Lorraine that had a fiancé when she kissed him; that was all Dylan, and he was the one that had admitted that he freaked out and kissed her back.

“I’m sure, and I’m done so…” I was looking up towards my bedroom window, wanting to leave now and not stay here with the vultures around us, dressed in nice outfits and good shoes.

“Okay, so… lets go…” Mom was holding my arm again like I was old when I shook her off; why was she acting like I needed support walking? I was fine and knew I was pregnant, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t walk!

“Mom, stop!” I hissed when she looked hurt; I knew she wanted to help me, but enough was enough! I could walk the small stairs back up to the door and get inside the same house I had lived in my whole life!

“Take it easy, Jenni, we're just trying to help you out… “Dad was giving me a silent scolding when Mom looked sadder; what? She was pregnant, and nobody dragged her around this stupid baby shower!

“I’m fine! I said I’m fine, and that means I’m fine!” I snapped that last part, seeing my hurt parents when I started to walk back towards the house, hating every second of people seeing my outburst that made them snicker; this was great, just fantastic! Now, everyone could see that I was f*****g crazy and had no business being a mom on my own!

I closed the door behind me, in the hallway that led inside to the living room, when I heard the heels coming up, moaning when my body was so heavy. I didn’t even get the chance to run away from the b***h that was following me; who else would wear stilettos at a garden party??

Seeing Lorraine step inside, I didn’t say anything or try to run away. For a second, she looked startled, she hadn’t expected me to wait for her to come up, having my arms crossed and looking like I was going to kill her; she was not welcome inside my house, no matter what I had said about the baby shower!

“Hey… I just wanted to say hi and… oh, I brought you a gift for the baby….” Lorraine was smiling when she reached out the package to my mistrust. Was she kidding me? Didn’t she have some scheme to come up with, try to get Dylan back from me, or did she know that he was divorcing me, and I had already signed the documents and sent them in?

“Why are you here?” I wasn’t in the mood for any games, she wanted something, and that was just her way; she was still the same b***h that was calling me a w***e behind my back and thought that she was the prettiest girl in Perryville, well she was, but that was not the point.

Lorraine stood there for a few seconds, not knowing what to say when she was twitching like she was nervous. Was she? I didn’t believe that this girl hadn’t faced hardship in life unless Dylan had dumped her ass and returned to her when things got too serious with me.

“I just wanted to say…. That I’m sorry for being a b***h and…. I know what happened… at the bar… oh god…” she was sighing when my chest was tangling up, small puffs of air making it when she looked broken over what had happened, wait? Did she really give a s**t about that Parker had tried to rape me?? Nobody else did!

“Jennifer… I know you hate me, and I did you bad, but… I know that Parker wasn’t messing around no matter what anyone says that knows how he really is like….” She got quiet, still holding her present when I hadn’t uncrossed my arms, too scared of what would happen if I did; this was Lorraine we were talking about; she was my nemesis, my sworn enemy since the day that Dylan Hopper had gotten his eyes open and saw me, I couldn’t believe that she could even look like that.

“I don’t care.” I said it back sharp, wanting her to just shut up about something that I was trying so hard to forget like I wasn’t scared to see his face when mom had dragged me outside or even looking away when we passed the gas station where I knew he worked.

“You should…. Oh f**k…. That f*****g pig… always thought he was going places, and look at him and me… we are still here and acting like… what?” Lorraine was smiling when I didn’t want her inside my home anymore; she could take her pity and leave; I was not going to listen to that s**t about her being sorry anymore!

“Shut up!” I gritted my teeth, feeling Lilly move when I was upset, wanting the pretty woman that was standing before me looking sad to leave me so that I could just pretend that day never f*****g happened!

“He should have just killed him… Dylan should have just killed him and be done with it….” I was shaking now, my head feeling like it was going to explode; I didn’t want to f*****g hear it! How hard was that to get!

“Get out! Get out and never come back here; I hate you! I hate you for taking Dylan, and I hate Parker; he took away my husband, don’t you get that!?” I was screaming it all over the house when Lorraine stood there. She was crying when I growled, feeling more like I was a wild animal than anything, wanting to smash something or someone from the anger clawing inside my chest!

“Get out, get the f**k out!” I was panting hard, hearing the serious voice that had come down from the stairs that were behind us, when Lorraine looked up confused; she didn’t know the aggressive man with hard blue eyes, and looking like he had no problem just tossing her out if she didn’t listen!

“I just wanted to say I'm sorry… I swear!” Lorraine was staring at the guy before her that had shielded me when I cried; why didn’t she just leave? I wasn’t married to Dylan anymore, and he hated me! She should be happy that I was here and crying my eyes out over that one of her friends had ruined my life!

“I don’t care, get out, or I swear to God I'm going to make you...” Liam sounded so cold when I was still bawling my eyes out, wanting to hide from everyone, when Lorraine made a slight sigh like she didn’t even know what happened and stumbled back the tiniest in her high heels going for the door behind her, still having Liam steely eyes fowling her every move.

“For what it’s worth… I really am sorry, Jennifer….” Lorraine said it sad and closed the door when I exhaled, screaming higher when the arms around me held me tighter, not letting go when I was kicking and screaming, attracting everyone in the whole neighborhood when the door was slammed open by Dad.

“What the f**k? You let her go right now, or I will hurt you!” Dad was yelling it when Liam let me go, when I fell onto my knees, crying so hard that I couldn’t see; I hated everything, my life, all of it, freedom was the worst I had ever tasted, and I wished so bad that I could go back and never have set my foot inside that stupid bar that took my husband away!

“Jenni! Jenni, stop! it's me; it's Dad!” I slowed my motions, hearing his voice, still crying, when Liam backed away. He was staring at me, scared, like he had never seen anything like me before, going completely psycho on everyone!

“Dad… please…. Make it stop… please…” I was begging him, and I didn’t even know why; the pain in my chest was spreading all over my body, I was shaking, and I was cold, like I was freezing in the middle of summer!

“Grace, we need to leave right now!” Dad was picking me up when I was still shaking, not being able to form seeing mom shocked face when she walked inside the house, dropping whatever hostess smile she had before seeing me drained from life in Dad’s arms, already walking towards the entre, taking me away from everyone that had come to gawk at me!

“Oh my god! Amanda, tell everyone that the party is over; I will call you when we get to the hospital!” Mom was handing over whatever was in her hands to my sister, who looked scared; she wasn’t even saying anything snarky when my body convulsed. I just wanted it to stop!

“I’m going to die… I’m going to die….” I was whining through mucus coming up when Dad carried me out to his truck and placed me down gently. Mom was on the other side, holding me against her like she was trying to cradle me in her arms.

“Nobody is going to f*****g die, not you, not Lilly!” Dad was gritting his teeth, roaring the truck's engine when I closed my eyes, praying to God he was right; I didn’t want my baby to end up alone; she only had me…