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Chapter Forty Six

"I'm going to take so much longer than you," I apologized.

Kay shrugged. "I'm not going anywhere!"

We were sitting in the salon. Kay and I both had big glasses of lemonade in front of us and doughnuts. Our stylists were working hard on our hair. I had a picture of a fancy up-do in front of me. Kay was just getting her already wavy hair done in curls. I knew she would never believe me if I told her, but with the end of her pregnancy near, she really glowed.

"What color's your dress?" Kay asked.

"It's called purple wine. It's really pretty," I said. "It's got this sexy low back and tons of beading on the bodice. What about yours?"

"Silver. Sparkly. I'll look like a disco ball," Kay said. I couldn't help but laugh at the mental picture.

"So," Kay said with a grin. "Do you think Jasper will like that low back?"

I stopped laughing. How much had Noah told her about Jas?

"I don't know why he would. We're just friends," I said lightly.

"So a twenty-one year old guy is taking a seventeen year old girl to her prom and they're 'just friends'?" Kay asked suspiciously.

I licked my lips.

"Yup, that's it."

Kay sniffled dramatically. "I thought best friends told each other everything."

I was becoming immune to her dramatics. "I was practically the last one to know about the adoption," I shot back.

"I'm sorry!" Kay said. "It was kind of out of our control."

Kay pressed her hands against her stomach and frowned.

"Speaking of Brody....I think he's trying to sleep."

I couldn't help but smile. "Sorry," I said in a whisper. "I forgot we had an eavesdropper."

Brody's interruption was a great way to steer the conversation in another direction. I rambled about music, clothes...anything but relationships. Kay's stylist got done first; Kay propped her feet up and closed her eyes. Her hands kept massaging her belly.

"Mom thinks Megan and Taryn are going to look a lot like me," I said. "Dad says Taryn acts like me when I was a baby."

"What? Sweet?"

I grinned. "No. Demonic."

Kay laughed.

A half hour later, we left the salon. We carefully got into my car and I drove around until we found someplace to eat. I had to help Kayleigh out of the car.

"I'm a blimp," she gasped.

"No your not," I said. She put my hand on her belly. I could feel him moving; mom had let me feel a couple times with the twins. It was the weirdest feeling ever.

But also the coolest.

The place we chose wasn't busy. We were seated quickly. After the waiter took our drink orders, Kay leaned back in her chair. She seemed distracted.

"So the baby shower's next weekend, right?" I asked. She nodded.

"Yeah. Marcie's going to be so surprised. Baylee swore to me she thinks she's coming down just for dinner and for Baylee to do a few things on his next album."

I grinned. "That brother of yours is getting sneaky."

Kay smiled. "Almost as sneaky as my best friend."

Not again. My eyes widened. "What's that supposed to mean?"

She shrugged. "You tell me."

I was saved by the waiter. He set down our drinks and walked away. I pinched the end of my straw and danced it along my diet Coke before taking a drink. Kay was still giving me her deep blue stare. I fidgeted. Finally, I had no choice. I propped my chin in my hand and looked at her.

"Okay, I give. There might be a little something between me and Jasper."

Kay laughed. "No shit. How little?"

I sat up straight.

"It started on tour," I said. My hands started to flutter like a butterfly. "During my stop in Jersey, Jasper asked me if I wanted a nice meal for a change. I was getting tired of burgers and fast food salads, so I didn't hesitate to say yes. Well, it turns out a homecooked meal meant going home with him and meeting his entire flippin' family."

That got a laugh out of Kay. "No way."

"Yes way! And I don't just mean immediate family. Besides his mom, dad, and five brothers and sisters, I also met his grandparents and an uncle."

"What did you do?"

"What could I do? I got introduced to everyone, tried not to freak out, and ate the best friggin' lasagne I've ever had in my life."

Kay started to really laugh. My hands flapped in front of my face.

"What's so funny?"

"I can just imagine you all blonde and perky meeting guidos and guidettes," she said with a snort.

"It wasn't that bad," I said. "Everyone was really nice. It's just that it seemed so...so...serious."

"How? Jasper's met your family a bunch of times. What about Halloween?"

I blinked. "That's different. Taking a girl home is...is..."

"You are such a traditionalist," she said.

I pursed my lips. A traditionalist? A traditional girl would have no problem waiting eleven months to get laid. I was hoping my sexy dress and 'fuck me' hair would make Jasper do just that.

After placing our orders, Kay leaned forward. I knew she wasn't done with the interrogation.

"So you met his family and then fell in love with him?" she asked in confusion. I felt my cheeks grow warm.

"No. It turns out that our stop in Jersey coincided with his twenty-first birthday. So, after the show, his older brother took him out drinking. Our busses weren't scheduled to leave right away. In fact, we were supposed to have gotten a hotel, but something else was going on that weekend and all of them were booked. So the venue gave us really good concealed parking."

"Do you know how much you just rambled right there?"

I made a face. "Do you want to hear this story or not?"

She smiled. "Go on."

"So, my mind was still on the whole dinner with his family and I couldn't sleep. I decided I needed some fresh air so I stepped out of the bus and walked around for a little bit to stretch my legs. Right around the same time, Jasper and his brother come back in a cab. Both of them are just wasted. His brother can't even walk. I get Jasper out of the cab. Since the other guys in my band aren't twenty-one yet, they were having their own party in the bus. My bus was closest so I helped Jasper up into mine."

"You took advantage of a drunk guy?" Kay guessed. I almost choked on my own spit.

"NO! I helped Jasper to the couch. He sprawled out along it. I turned to go to my bedroom, but he clung to my fingers and tugged at my arm. I knelt down next to him. He smelled like a liquor bottle and his eyes were totally glazed over. He looked around and then told me he had a secret he had to tell me. I put my ear close to his mouth and---"

I took a sip of her drink. My face felt like it had been stuck too close to an open flame.

"And?"

"That was it."

Kay frowned. "What was it?"

"He told me his secret. I went to bed and a few hours later, I sat by him while he heaved his guts out. The next morning after he showered and didn't smell like a hobo we tried out a kiss. And the rest..."

I wiggled my hand. Kay wiggled hers back.

"But what was the secret?"

I smiled. It still gave me warm fuzzies. "It wouldn't be a secret if I shared it. Trust me, it's only something I would understand."

Kay looked annoyed. Luckily the food came. We dug in with gusto. I hoped any extra weight would just go to my boobs.

It was wishful thinking right?

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"How amazing was dinner?" Noah asked as the four of us got out of my car.

"Totally amazing," Kay agreed.

Jasper smiled at me. He hadn't taken his eyes off of me once since he had showed up at my door. I took his arm and followed Noah and Kay towards the doors.

"BROOKE! BROOKE!"

The paparazzi were still out in full force for a shot of me. They had caught up with me right as Kay and I finished lunch and they had been with us all day. But tonight I wasn't going to let it get to me. I wanted a good memory; junior prom was not going to ruin my perception of such a big event.

Maybe the star was just getting used to it all. We walked to the door and stopped at the back of the line. As I was craning my neck to see the decor, I felt a hand on my belly. I looked down.

"Sweet!" I heard Noah say. "Want to be my first mate?"

I was confused until Jasper and I caught up and I saw the decorations. The seniors had gone with a cruise theme. I watched couple after couple step up and smile in front of an endless backdrop of blue.

When it was Noah and Kay's turn, NoNo stepped onto the platform first. He helped Kay up and she leaned into him. He wrapped his arms around her tummy. Kay smiled. Noah nuzzled her neck after the photo was taken.

They might have been young; but there was no denying they were in love.

Once they stepped down, it was my turn. Jasper helped me up. He clung to my fingers; his eyes bore into mine. I turned slowly and pressed my bare back up to his tuxedo-clad chest.

"This damn dress," he whispered into my ear. I laughed. We stared into the camera and the photographer took a couple shots. When we got a thumbs up, Jasper helped me down.

"Are we ready?" I asked happily. Kay smiled.

"Let's do this year right," she declared.

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We so did things right. Jasper's hand had in effect felt up my entire body without anyone noticing. I felt my desire coiling so hot that I was afraid I might burn from the inside out.

"I need some air," I told him as we ended yet another dance. The DJ announced he was taking a break. Jasper's fingertips stroked down my spine.

"Don't get lost," he teased.

I pulled away. Most people were heading towards the punch. I spotted Kay. I wove my way towards her and tugged her arm.

"Bathroom?" I asked. Kay nodded; she looked tense. I even thought she looked a little pale, but I thought I was probably seeing things.

Kay turned and tapped Noah's shoulder.

"Brooke and I will be right back," she said. NoNo gave us a two-finger salute.

The line for the bathroom was long. Kay and I leaned against the wall. I slid off my shoe and rubbed my heel.

"It's great isn't it?" I asked breezily. I put my shoe back on. Kay smiled.

"Great," she repeated.

The line moved slowly. I was antsy to get back to Jasper. I wanted to sneak out to my car. I wanted to play a game of sexy striptease. I wanted--

I forgot what I wanted. Kay looked like she was shoving the wall. Her face was screwed up tight.

"You okay?" I asked.

She nodded. "Fine."

I wanted to believe her, but I had a bad feeling.

At long last, we finally got into the restroom. I dove into a stall; I couldn't worry any more until I peed. Doors opened and closed all around me. I did my thing, stepped out and washed my hands.

I glanced under the stalls and spotted Kay's shoes. I waited.

I waited some more.

She was taking an eternity. I couldn't help myself; I tapped on the stall.

"Kay?"

"Just a minute!" she called.

I fidgeted. I kept my eyes trained on the stall.

When I saw the pool of water, I almost didn't realize what had happened.

"Kay?" I asked nervously.

"Fuck me," I heard her say. She opened the stall door. She was holding her stomach.

"Help."