My Brothers Friends

Baby News shocks us all.

I wake up early and turn over to see my handsome boyfriend is still fast asleep next to me, I really adore waking up next to him, he even looks like a rockstar as he softly snores. I lean over and kiss him on his chest and forehead then go to leave the bed. As I go to get up I feel his big arms grip me and pull me back down to him.

"And where do you think you are going gorgeous?" His voice sounds all husky from sleep.

"Morning, I was just going to go get a coffee and have a cigarette and then head over to my brothers to see if Barb is ok." I say snuggling back into him, he feels all warm ,I could literally stay here wrapped up with him all day.

"Yeah that didnt look good last night, what's happening with them two? is Barb going to break up with him?" He is tracing circles on my bare back making me tingle and shiver.

"No, well I hope not as her and Jacob are so good together, he is an idiot but I've never seen him so serious with a girl. But as for what's going on, I cant say Barb has sworn me to secrecy."

"Ah I thought we had no secrets!" He says teasing and tickling me.

"No stop that." I say giggling "Come on dont play that card, it's not my secret to tell and I have a feeling we will all find out soon enough. Look I'm gonna grab a drink and a smoke do you want anything."

"Yeah I'll come out with you, dont want you alone with them goons out there."

We both get dressed, I put on a pair of Jean's I've packed and one of Dutchs old tshirts as he has asked me to cover up if I'm going outside, but thankfully he is just wearing his grey joggers honestly the least clothes he wears the better in my opinion.

"Morning guys" I say as we walk out of Dutchs bedroom.

"Morning dirt bags, I bet you two are shattered from what we heard" Tommy says laughing "I can honestly say that I never ever want to hear Dutchs sex noises again for as long as I live." 

"Shut up you dick, you are just jealous because your not getting any." Dutch says as he makes a pot of coffee.

I grab a cup off him and kiss Dutch on the lips "right I'm going to check on Barb, I'll be back in a bit then I suggest you leave Tommy if you dont want to hear anymore noises." I say giving them a cheeky wink as I walk out.

"I love her Dutch shes great." I hear Tommy say as I walk out, making me smile.

I knock on my brothers door and he answers looking like shit like he hasnt slept all night which he clearly hasnt.

"Marissa now isnt a great time." He looks so tired.

"I was just coming to check on Barb, but now I'm worried about you, are you ok?"

"No I'm fucking not, Barb has left me, I fucked up big time Sis big time shes left me." He looks like he is about to cry, as he walks back into his apartment i follow him in closing the door behind me.

"Oh Jacob, what did you do? Did she tell you what's up with her."

"Yeah she is pregnant but I'm guessing you knew that already." He grabs a spliff and a bottle of beer and heads out to his garden so I follow him.

"Well that shit isnt going to help is it? Shouldnt you be going after her or something?" I'm annoyed with him now.

"Nah she told me to stay away from her"

"And you believe her you dumbass, what did you say to make her leave?"

He lights his joint, takes a deep toke and breathes out a smoke ring before he continues "She told me she was pregnant and I didnt know what to do, I was shell shocked I just stood there like a prick not knowing what to say, then after she prompted me by saying 'for fuck sake speak Jake'  I said I would do whatever she wanted to do and would support any decision she would make."

"Ok so what's wrong with that? Why did she leave then?" I'm confused now theres clearly more to this story.

"Well then she said 'ok I want to get rid of the baby, I dont want to keep it'  and i thought she was being serious so i supported her like I thought she wanted so i said thank god for that I'm not ready to be a dad, and your not ready for motherhood we are too young and dumb and it wouldnt be fair on the baby and I'll pay for her to get the abortion. She then said that was a test and I failed now she knows how I really feel and she just lost it at me."

I slap my forehead I cant believe what I'm hearing "Oh Jacob you are a dick, how could you not know that that was a test of course she wants to keep the baby, she hasnt drank or smoked since she found out"

"How was I suppose to know? why did she speak in code why not just be honest with me."

"Because she wanted an honest reaction from you, you idiot." I cant believe he is this stupid.

"But that wasnt honest I was just saying what I thought she wanted to hear, I do want the baby, and I want her dammit"

"And Did you tell her any of this?"

"No I didnt, i just didnt know how to, should would have thought that I was lying now" he growls and then swigs on his beer "you know how i shit i am with saying how i feel so i just let her rant at me then she grabbed her stuff and left."

"Oh Jacob you are not that stupid, you have to tell her how you really feel. She told me that you have never even told her that you love her, is that true?"

He looks up with just pure sadness in his eyes, he is totally broken "No I havent, but she knows, well i thought she knew. I do love her, and I want us to have this baby."

"You cant expect girls just to know Jacob, we have to be told and shown."

"Oh I'm sorry that I'm not a perfect boyfriend like Dutch I struggle ok, and I'm scared of how i feel about her and now I've lost her i realise just how much i love and need her in my life."

"Oh come on Jacob we both know Dutch isnt perfect, but he at least tells me how we feels and will communicate with me, you cant just bottle these things up, and you havent lost her YET. But you do need to sober up and go after her before it is too late." I give him a hug and then leave him to sort his shit out.

I walk back into Dutchs house and feel exhausted from that chat and feel so bad for Barbara and Jacob I dont know how to help. I feel I should reach out to Barb but Jacob needs to do this first she should hear all this from him not me, it would mean more to her that way.

"So what's going on? Are Barb and Jake ok?" Johnny asks as I sit down next to Dutch on the sofa.

"No it's not good, well it's out of the bag now so I might as well tell you guys so that you can help me sort this mess out, Barb is pregnant and Jacob fucked up when she told him so she left." I explain the conversation that I've just had with Jacob next door.

The guys are absolutely shocked. " shit so they both want to keep the baby? But they are so young and it's a huge commitment, I dont think either of them realise how big this is." Dutch says panicking and babbling.

"Easy there big guy, it's not us we are talking about here." I say making the guys laugh at his awkwardness.

"Seriously though we have to help them through this and why cant they have a baby I think they would be great parents, my dad and her parents are going to freak when they find out though that's for sure."

We are all left in a weird silence, not knowing how to process all this shit that's going on. I then hear my brothers car speeding off from his parking space and I just hope he is on his way to do the right thing.