Aubree's POV
I get my computer and go to Skype. I'm sitting on my bed, Sophia and Ben are sitting on the other side of the bed, behind the camera. I click call under Parker's name. It rings 4 times before he answers.
"Hey" he says.
"Hi" I mumble.
"What's up?"
"Are you busy?"
"No. I have another hour until my next class"
"This can wait if it will distract you from your class"
"What is it about?"
"Tatum"
"Is she ok?"
"Yeah, she's perfect"
"Did you go into labor early?"
"No"
"Then what's going on?"
"So you know how the doctor always looked really hungover?"
"Yeah"
"Turns out she was"
"Ok?"
"She um....she missed something"
"A penis?"
"No"
"What, another baby?" he jokes. I stare at him and realization crosses his face, "twins?!"
"Yeah" I look down.
"Fuck"
"I know"
"Ok um....do I drop out of college for a year or two? I don't know what to do"
"No! Don't drop out"
"How am I supposed to help?"
"What you were already doing. Get an education"
"Ok....ok.....is anybody else gonna help you?"
"Of course. You know we do have a family that's not just my mom. It's Ben and Sophia too"
"Tell them I said thank you"
"Your welcome" Ben and Sophia say.
"They're there?" he asks.
"Yeah. They thought I might need some support" I say.
"Oh. Hey, I gotta get to class. Turns out I had 20 minutes. Not an hour. Stupid Ashton changed the clock"
"Oh ok. Talk to you later"
"Yeah. Bye"
"Bye"
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Ben's POV
It's around 9pm. I just finished my homework. My phone starts ringing, it's Parker. Yay!
Me: Hey, babe. Calling to say goodnight?
Parker: ....not exactly
Me: Oh. What's up?
Parker: I'm having twins
Me: I know
Parker: I live 12 hours away for the next 4 years
Me: Ugh don't remind me
Parker: I have school that really matters
Me: Parker, where are you going with this?
Parker: I have a lot of stuff going on right now
Me: Parker. Stop. Get to the point.
Parker: You know I love you more than anything
Me: Ok seriously. I'm getting a bad feeling
Parker: I think....I think we should um.....
Me: No, no. Don't do this
Parker: I'm sorry
Me: Parker, come on. We're fine
Parker: Ben, don't make this harder than this already is
Me: I'll make this as hard as I want
Parker: Please, I'm begging you
Me: We can make this work. I'm helping Bree while you're gone, we talk every night and I make sure not to call or text while you're in class
Parker: Ben, I love you, never doubt that but we can't be together right now
Me: ....I hate you.....
Parker: I know. I'm sorry
Me: I hate you because I love you and you keep making me love you even though you do this fucking shit
Parker: Goodbye, Ben
I hang up and throw my phone at the wall, shattering the screen. I lean against the wall and sink down to the floor. I put my head in my hands and sob. Loud, heart wrenching sobs.
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At least I got the weekend to myself. I walk into the dumb school on a dumb Monday morning.
"What the hell, Ben?" Sophia asks walking over to me.
"What?" I ask.
"Did you fucking block me? My calls and texts won't go through. They go through to everyone but you"
"Oh right sorry um my phone is broken. I threw it at a wall"
"What the hell? Why?"
"Because apparently that's what I do when the man I'm in love with fucking shreds my heart"
"Wait what?"
"Parker dumped me"
"You're kidding me right?"
"Can we not talk about this? I've been crying all weekend and I really would like a break"
"I'm gonna kill him. He's a dead man"
"Soph, let it be"
"If I don't, Bree will"
"I'm going to class. I really need to get my mind off everything"
"Ok. I'll see you in 3rd?"
"Yeah"
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Closet Case
Teen FictionBenjamin Hills is the only openly gay kid in his school. He's a nerd and only has 1 friend. He's bullied by the whole football team. One day he's paired up with the star quarterback, Parker Johnson, in a ELA project at school. Parker, is a closeted...
