No One Does It Better

Today, the guys were in Sacramento for one of their shows. I wasn't going to go see them, because they'd be back in March, which was very close.

Fridays were my favorite for one reason: the weekend. I was off to school this morning, feeling great. I had to walk, because I had no car, but I didn't mind. When a car slowed down beside me, I looked over, only to crack a smile. Ben stopped and waved me over, and I jogged over happily. He unlocked the doors, and I got in, thanking him for the ride.

"No need to thank me. You were walking in the cold, it was the least I could do," he said as he drove off.

"Well, I do appreciate it. How are you, anyway?" I asked. Ben kept his eyes on the road as he raised his eyebrows.

"I'm good. How about you?" He asked. I smiled.

"I'm great," I said with a happy sigh.

"Oh! How was Andy's wedding!?" Ben asked. I ran a hand through my hair, and took a deep breath.

"Juliet left him at the altar," I said. Ben looked at me in shock.

"Seriously?" He asked as he pulled into the school parking lot.

"Yeah. He was bummed... I don't really know how he's doing right now, because he left to finish the tour, but I hope he's alright," I said as Ben pulled into a parking space. We both got out of the car, and we walked into the building together.

"That seriously sucks. I don't really know what to say..." Ben said.

"Well, if I told you I'm pregnant, would you know what to say?" I asked with a smirk. Ben stopped walking, and I tried to contain my smile as I watched him. He widened his eyes, and he grinned.

"Really!? Are you for real, right now?" He asked.

"Yeah. I am." Ben threw his arms up, and then he wrapped them around me, spinning me in a circle as we both laughed.

"That's awesome!! Is Ashley excited!?" Ben asked as we continued to walk.

"He is. He's really been amazing about it," I said. Ben nodded.

"Good luck, girl. When are you due?" He asked.

"I don't know. I haven't exactly been to the doctors yet. I'm gonna wait until Ashley is off the tour so we can go together," I said.

"Good idea. Are you excited?" Ben queried. I grinned.

"Of course! When I told Andy the day of the wedding, he told me that my dad would be proud of me. I just wish he could see me now, to see how far I've come since I was eleven. All I've ever wanted was to get my dad back," I said. Ben nodded and wrapped an arm over my shoulders as we walked to the cafeteria.

"I'm sure he'd be so proud of you, hun. He'd be proud of his nephew too, seeing how far he's come with his band. What do you want to do with your life, anyway?" Ben asked. I had to think for a minute. I hadn't really thought about what I wanted to do. I'd been living with Andy most of my life, and he had never cared about my decision of what I wanted to do or become. He said he'd support me no matter what, even if that was staying at home and possibly working at a low paying job. He didn't care. He could support me and himself on his career alone.

"I don't know. Is that bad? To not know?" I asked. We'd approached Ben's friends in the cafeteria, and I decided to give them a second chance since we weren't dating anymore. We sat down, and Ben shrugged.

"Not necessarily," Ben said. I nodded and looked across the table at Travis, Walter, and Drew.

"I thought you guys weren't dating anymore?" Travis asked. I ran a hand through my hair as Ben shook his head.

"We're not. We're just friends. Anyway, she's back with Ashley," Ben informed them. They all nodded and started up a new conversation. I didn't really pay attention to their conversation. I was too busy thinking about the future after the baby came. What Ashley and I would have to do, how life would be like as new parents. It all seemed like a dream. But, someone was trying to catch my attention, so I blinked and looked up at whoever it was. It was David.

"Okay," I muttered, "what do you want?" David raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing. You still dating that faggot?" He asked with a sneer.

"Ha ha ha. You're so fucking funny. Leave me alone unless you want another bruise, dick head," I said. David scowled.

"Fuck you, whore," David said. I stood up and went to lunge at him, but Ben grabbed me before I could touch him.

"Do you want to get suspended again?" Ben growled in my ear as he held my arms tightly.

"It'll be worth it!" I said as I struggled against him.

"No it won't. Let it go," he said. I sighed. Ben let go of me, but he lingered just in case I decided to start something. I glared at David, and I spat on his stupid face, and I sat down.

"Get the fuck away from her, you asshat," Ben said, and he stood in front of my chair. David lunged at Ben.and in seconds Ben was on his back on the cafeteria floor. But soon he was up and throwing a punch right at David's nose, which I heard crack. I stood up, and this time I grabbed Ben to restrict him.

"Let go of me, Audrey. I don't want you to get hurt," he said as David stood up straight. He approached, and Ben yanked his arms out of my not-so-strong grip. But Ben took the punch to the gut, and down he went. I looked up at David and narrowed my eyes.

"Don't, Audrey," Ben said as he stood up, his hand covering his stomach.

"Why not!? He's bigger and stronger than you are, and he deserves to get his ass beat!" I said ferociously.

"But not by you. He's bigger and stronger than you too. You could get hurt! Don't you realize that?" Ben asked.

"Yes! But-"

"No buts. Pregnant women do not get in fights," he said, trying to make it so only I could hear, but David was close enough to hear him.

"What?" David asked. I glared at Ben and crossed my arms over my chest.

"You're pregnant?" David asked. I felt my cheeks heat up, and I grabbed my things and stormed out of the cafeteria as tears filled my eyes. I'd definitely be bullied now. To no end. I'd soon be known as the slut who got pregnant.

I entered the girls bathroom and I opened the door of the largest stall, and I locked myself in it, sliding down the wall to the floor as the warm tears slid down my cheeks. I placed my face in my hands, feeling the cold touch of my engagement ring against my hot cheeks. I sobbed into my hands, and I stayed in the bathroom well past second period, ignoring every knock and every girl who asked me if I was okay, even though they didn't know it was me, the girl they'd be making fun of in no time.

Until they encouraged a female staff member to come talk to me... which I appreciated, but I didn't want to face the embarrassment. But she encouraged me to come out, and so I did, letting her wrap me up in her arms. She escorted me to the office, giving me, when we got there, a cold bottle of water to hopefully calm me down enough to talk to her. I downed half of it, and then I took deep breaths so I could speak.

"What's wrong, sweetheart? What's your name?" She asked.as she locked the door to the room we were in.

"Audrey," I said between sniffles.

"Audrey.. I'm Miss Buckingham. What's wrong?" She asked.

"Can I call you Miss B?" I asked. She smiled and nodded.

"So.. I don't really know if I should say this to a random staff member.. no offense..." I said softly.

"No worries. I'm one of the school counselors. I hear crazy stories every day. I deal with lots of students who are upset to the point where they're crying, such as yourself. So, can you tell me what's wrong?" Miss B asked.

"Well.. it started this morning when my ex boyfriend called me a whore. I went to punch him again, but my friend sort of stopped me, then my ex started to beat him up. Then, umm something got out that I didn't really want anyone here to know expect my best friend..." I trailed off. I ran both of my hands through my hair in exhaustion.

"And what was that?" Miss B asked.

"I'm pregnant," I said as more warm tears filled my eyes. I looked at her as she widened her eyes slightly.

"So now, I'm gonna be known as the slut who got pregnant," I said through my tears. Miss B shook her head. I put my face in my hands again.

"Are you currently in a relationship with the father?" She asked. I looked up at her and I wiped my tears away.

"Yes... but he's in a band and they're on tour right now, so he's not here right now," I said. Miss B nodded.

"Where are they located as of currently?" She asked.

"Sacramento, then they leave again. I forgot where they're going next," I muttered. Miss B nodded.

"Are you able to call him? Tell him about what's going on?" She asked softly. I nodded and pulled my phone out of my back pocket. I called Ashley with tears still streaming down my cheeks, and he answered almost immediately.

"Hey baby girl," he sounded happy. Why wouldn't he be?

"I miss you," I blurted out with a sniff.

"Woah woah woah. Are you crying?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah," I said.

"What happened?" He asked as I put him on speaker.

"David happened again," I said loudly so he could hear me clearly.

"That fucker? I though you handled that," Ashley said.

"He found out that I'm pregnant, baby. Everything's just going to go downhill from here," I said. Miss B listened as she jotted down some notes.

"No. You know what? If I have to drive down there myself and miss the show tonight to show that piece of shit a lesson, then I will. Missing one show won't matter," Ashley said.

"But it's what you love. It's more important than me right now," I said. I could just picture Ashley shaking his head right now.

"No. Nothing is more important than you, Audrey. Nothing. Doesn't matter what that thing is. You're more important than playing a show for thousands of people. So I'll say it again. Do you want me to drive up there for you and teach David a lesson?" Ashley asked sternly. Of course I did.

"Yeah... but the drive is too long. You can't possibly make it here tonight. It'll take too long," I said.

"Fine. Next Monday. I'll be with you at school all day. Understand?" Ashley asked.

"I understand," I said softly.

"Okay. I love you, darling," he said.

"I love you too," I said. Ashley hung up, and so I turned my phone off and stuck it in my back pocket.

"That was your boyfriend?" Miss B asked.

"Yeah," I said.

"What's his name?" She asked me.

"Ashley," I told her. She nodded and wrote his name down.

"How old is he. Clearly he's not a high school student," Miss B said.

"Ah. No he isn't. He's twenty-eight," I said. Her eyes widened.

"You better be older than eighteen," she said sternly.

"I am. I'm nineteen," I said. She nodded, though she still looked a little skeptical.

"Are you okay to go to your third period now?" Miss B asked as she set down her notepad. I nodded.

"Yeah I think so. Could you escort me there just in case?" I asked. Miss B smiled.

"Of course. Lead the way," she said, and I picked up my belongings and dried my face off with the sleeves of my jacket. Miss B walked next to me as I lead her to my third period, which Ben was in. It was my honors physics class, and it was my favorite class. Miss B opened the door, and I followed her inside, meeting Ben's eyes. He had a black eye, and it wasn't pretty. I walked back to my seat, feeling uneasy with everyone's eyes on me. I slid into my desk as Miss B talked to my teacher for a minute. She then left, shooting me a small smile. Class was resumed, and Ben looked at me.

"Where the hell were you?" He whispered as he leaned over in the aisle so I could hear him.

"Counselors office," I muttered as I got my things out of my backpack. My phone suddenly started to ring, scaring half of us to death. I looked at the screen, seeing it was Ashley again.

"Can I step outside to take this call? It's important," I said with haste.

"Miss Biggs, you just got here," my teacher said.

"Yes, but it's important," I said. He nodded and I quickly hit the accept call button, and I stepped outside, putting the phone back up to my ear.

"Baby? I'm in the middle of physics class," I said.

"Sorry. I just wanted to tell you that I love you so much. Our goodbye was too quick," he said. I laughed, and it felt good to do so.

"I love you so much too," I said with a huge smile on my face. Ashley laughed.

"Well I'll see you when I get back," he said.

"Mmkay. I love you," I said.

"I love you too," he said, and seconds later, he hung up. I then silenced my phone and stepped back into the room, walking all the way back to my seat.

I couldn't wait until he got home.

Notes

Hiiiiiiii guys! :) so I'm seeing bvb tomorrow night, so this is tomorrow's update. Love ya!

And.enjoy!!! :)