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[Riley]

"I've never had to take one of these in my life," I tell Mo while unboxing the pregnancy test.

"For real? I've had to take plenty.." Mo says.

I look at her and laugh, "I don't know who would make me laugh if we weren't friends."

"I'm serious! You seriously never had a scare?"

"I never had sex with anybody before Michael.." I mumble.

"What?"

I clear my throat, "Michael was my first time."

"Bitch...you lost your virginity at 28!? Why haven't you told me this!?"

"I just did."

"Does Michael know?"

"...no."

"Girl! This boy took yo virginity and he doesn't even know?"

"Anyway, lemme take this," I say and go into the bathroom.

Afterwards, I lay it on the sink and wait for the results to pop. My leg won't stop shaking.

Negative.

I'm in relief but yet I would still like to have a kid. Just not right now; me and Michael are still trying to figure things out.
I walk out and show Mo.

"Damnit. I would have loved a god daughter," she frowns.

"...or son."

"Yeah that too."

I laugh and throw the test away.

[Michael]

"When are you going to do it?" Steelo asks.

"On the carpet at the premiere," I say.

I get a call from Riley.

"Speaking of her," I say and answer the phone while walking away.

"You took the test?"

"Yeah. It said negative."

"For real? I could've sworn I bus-

"Shhh!" She giggles.

"Who over there?"

"Mo."

"Tell her I said she still ain't made my pumpkin pie."

"She said you still ain't paid her yet."

I chuckle, "I'll pay her after she makes it."

I hear her tell Mo what I said.

"She said no."

I roll my eyes, "I'll give her a thousand."

I hear a loud ruckus and now hear Mo's voice on the phone.

"A thousand for pumpkin pie!?" She asks.

"Yes bro please?"

"Hell yeah nigga what the hell!" She says.

I cackle.

"Michael are you around Steelo?" Riley asks me.

I look over at Steelo biting his nails and look at him with a stank face.

"Nah he's in his living room," I say.

"I gotta tell you something because Mo thinks it's just such a big deal."

"What's up?"

"...You took my virginity."

My jaw drops, "Yo what!?"

"Shhh!" She says.

"Ain't no way you was a virgin when we first did it! You knew what you was doing!"

"I guess I'm just naturally good," I feel her smiling through the phone.

I smirk, "That's why you was so tigh-

"Michael!" She giggles. "Anyway, when you getting home?"

"In a couple minutes, I'll text you when I leave."

"Okay I love you."

"I love you."

[Riley]

We hang up and I call Diggy next.

"Hello?" he answers.

"Hey, I took the test," I say.

"Are you pregnant?"

"No."

I hear him exhale with relief.

"Okay. Call me if anything happens or- something."

"Alright," I say and hang up.

If I'm not pregnant then why do I have the symptoms? Maybe the stomach virus? The thought of this is making my head hurt.

Mo leaves and I lay on the couch. I think about life; mine. What it has come to. If this was a good change or a bad change. I have the love of my life, I'm doing music, but, there's so much drama that comes with this life.

Michael texts me saying he's on his way. As soon as I hear the door open I jump up and run into his arms.

"I haven't seen you since this morning and but it feels like forever," I say.

"Why do we always miss each other?"

"I don't know... gimme kiss."

He smiles and kisses me.