Chapter 19: Complicated
It had been two days since they arrived to New Jersey. Justin was now at his meeting for work. He was gonna be gone all day, so Traci and JC were on their own. Traci was in her and Justin’s room on the balcony reading a magazine. She was in some loose fitting pants and a comfy sweat shirt. She was busy humming to herself and staring out at the beach. JC walked onto the balcony and sat down beside her.
“It’s nice huh?” JC asked
Traci snapped out of her daze
“Huh?” she asked and looked at him
JC laughed “You alright?” he asked
Traci smiled “Of course” she said “Why?”
“You look a little dazed there” JC said
Traci shook her head “No, not dazed, just happy” she said
“Really?” JC asked
Traci nodded “How about you, enjoying your vacation?”
JC shrugged “I guess” he said
“To low key?” Traci asked
“No” he said
There was silence; Traci went back to her magazine.
“We need to talk” JC finally said looking at her
“About what?” Traci asked turning the page of her magazine
“I think you know” JC said
Traci continued to look through her magazine
“Trace!” JC said
“What?” Traci said
He then took her magazine, and Traci looked at him.
“Give me my magazine” she said angrily
“We need to talk!” JC said
“Fine” she said and sat back looking at the beach not meeting his gaze
There was yet again more silence.
“Are we gonna sit here all day?” Traci asked
“No” JC said simply
“Then start talking or give me my magazine back” Traci said
JC looked at her “I want to raise my kid…” he said “I helped make it, and I want to raise it”
Traci looked at him “Josh” she said quietly
“I’m serious, if you don’t tell Justin…then I will” JC said
Traci looked at him, with a mad expression “You’re so selfish you know that” she said starting to get angry “You don’t care about what happens to me or how Justin will react” she said “It’s all about you”
JC looked at her stunned
“Guess what?” she said “It’s NOT all about you, do you think this has been easy for me? Do you think I can even live with myself knowing I’m pregnant with my boyfriend’s best friend’s baby?” she asked “No, you don’t care…because it’s all about you” she got up and walked inside and into the bathroom. She slammed the door, and JC got up and walked inside.
“Trace!” he said walking inside
“Go away!” Traci screamed
JC leaned against the wall “Trace please…we need to talk” JC said
“No! last time we talked, it ended in a fight” Traci said
JC laughed at himself “We’re still fighting” he said
“No @#%$” Traci said “Josh, just leave me alone, I don’t want to talk to you right now…”
“You’re the one who wanted me to come on this damn trip” JC yelled
“Well I changed my mind” Traci yelled “Leave now!” she screamed
JC looked at the door “Damn it, I won’t!!” he screamed “You’re carrying my child and I don’t care what anyone say’s, I’m going to be the one it calls dad” he screamed
“It’s not an IT!!” Traci screamed “Treat her/him like your son or daughter not a thing!!”
JC sank down against the wall. He leaned his head back on the wall
“Justin’s a way better father then you’ll ever be” Traci screamed
“You won’t give me a chance” JC said
“I don’t WANT to give you a chance…you don’t deserve a chance” Traci said
JC put his head in his hands.
“That’s MY child!” he mumbled loudly
“You can’t tell him” Traci pleaded “So help me God, I will do anything in my power to keep you away…” she said “your child or not”
JC looked at the door angrily
“FINE!” he yelled and got to his feet
He then walked into his room, and came back 10 minutes later
“I’m leaving!!” he said
“Fine leave!” Traci said
JC then slammed the hotel door as he left. Traci then broke down in tears as she sunk into the bathtub. ‘Why does my life have to be so complicated’ she thought. She wiped her face with a piece of toilet paper and blew her nose. She rubbed her head with her hands as she continued to cry. She must’ve cried for awhile because next thing she knew someone had entered the room and was knocking on the bathroom door.
“Baby?” came the familiar voice of Justin
Traci looked at the door; she quickly wiped her eyes and sniffled.
“Honey are you okay?” came Justin’s voice again
“Uhh” Traci said lifting herself from the tub “Yea, fine”
She grabbed a tissue and wiped her eye make up off that was now running down her cheeks then she washed her face, drying it with a towel. She took a deep breath before opening the door. Justin looked at her.
“Just the hormones you know” Traci said
Justin looked at her, still unsure
“Where’s JC?” he asked
“He went to explore” Traci said
She walked quickly to the bed and sat down.
“He left you alone?” Justin asked
He went and sat down behind her, and started to massage her shoulders.
Traci shrugged “It’s okay” she said
He shook his head “I told him not go anywhere with out you, if you didn’t want to go, then he wouldn’t” He said
He kissed the back of her neck lightly. Traci closed her eyes fighting back a moan.
“I was fine” Traci replied
Justin kissed the spot behind her ear and Traci moaned once more. Justin smiled; he moved his hands under the bottom of her sweat shirt and rubbed her naked belly. She wasn’t huge yet, but she had a little bulge. Traci totally relaxed and leaned back against Justin’s chest letting another moan escape her lips. As if anything else could’ve gone wrong that day, there was a knock.
“Traci, you okay?” came JC’s voice
Traci exhaled quickly, her eye popping open, and she tensed up
“Fine JC” Justin replied
“Oh, Justin…you’re back” JC said
“Yea” Justin said “We’ll meet for dinner in a couple hours”
“Okay” Josh said
Traci heard his footsteps walking away. Justin rested his chin on Traci’s shoulder.
“You okay?” he asked
“Uh huh” she replied “Jus a little tired”
“You wanna take a nap?” he asked
“Will you take one with me?” she asked pouting
He smiled and he moved with her to the head of the bed getting them under the covers. Traci laid back against him her eyes closing. Justin lay with her in his arms so she drifted to sleep and couldn’t help think something was going on.
*&*Traci*&*
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