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ANDY:

I was out at my locker, throwing in the book and glancing at my watch over and over wishing this day would end quickly so I could go drive back home with Paul because Collie had been successful in irritating the hell outa me. Even though I hadn't told her anything about my and Austin's little 'Trip' but she had a creepy grin pasted on her face since the morning.

I don't know what she was trying to figure out or what she was picturing in her mind. She was basically a romance-freak type and I totally pitied Seth for being with her for almost an eternity!

I let out a little scream when all of a sudden out of nowhere; hands got wrapped around my stomach, making me jump. Even if I was blind I would know who it was. Austin! His body was really close to me and I could feel his chest heaving up and down as he breathed closely in my neck. I could picture him; eyes closed, head buried in my hair, nose brushed ticklish at my neck. His breath warm and soothing. I was slipping in the magical sensation of his touch and unwillingly I rested my head on his chest.

"God you smell so good!" he whispered huskily in my ear.

"Mmm..." I couldn't help but feel get drown in his embrace. It felt so secure, comfortable...

He slowly started placing kisses on my shoulder and to the neck, moving up. He wasn't sweaty or wet and he smelled much better so I guessed he'd done with the practice... at least for the day.

His arm got wrapped around my chest, fingers gripping my either forearm in a way that the touch of his arm on my breast made them stiff even when they were covered.

Austin chuckled, feeling my breast getting hard under his soft touch. His free hand settled on my stomach. I felt his heart racing a little out of order as he tried to feel the baby-bump which was still not visible but we both felt it because we knew what there was... our beautiful creation!

"I'd love to see you growing fat..." Austin mumbled with a chuckle. I popped open my eyes, turning around to look at his face. I gulped in the word 'fat' which gave goose bumps the way Austin had said it. I wasn't super skinny but the thought of getting fat was kinda scary although I knew it would be temporary... but still... nine months... was a long time!

"What? Did you expect to get away with this without showing?" he crocked his eye brow reading my expression. I was shocked at how well Austin could figure my thoughts out, but I tried not to show it.

"No... but... I don't wanna be fat..." I mumbled stupidly, turning a little pink in my cheeks.

"Babe," Austin put his hands on my shoulder, smiling angelically. "I'm sure you'll look sexy..." he tried to make it sound true and somehow it did. No matter what... as long as Austin would be with me I'd always feel good. I smiled, noticing a twinkle in his blue eyes and over his appearance. He wasn't wearing the same shirt and jeans he was wearing in the morning before going off for practices.

He had a mini wardrobe in his gym locker. After all... he was the king!

"I'm done with the practice by the way..." he said huskily moving closer. I stepped back until my back was touching the locker.

"Good for you..." I smirked. "But I think my ride is already here..."

The twinkle in his eyes disappeared for a second and then returned with a hint of evilness. He rested his hands on the locker, trapping me in between. I forced my hands on his chest to stop him from getting too close. We were in the school after all even if no body was in the hall!

"Your chauffeur can follow me if he wants..." he smirked, keeping his eyes on my lips making them burn from the pull of his gravitational glance.

I bit my lip trying to control my urge of kissing him. "Hey, that's cheating. You called him yourself." I trailed my hands over his chest and down to his six packs, feeling his body tensed under my touch.

He glanced down. His smirk grew wider. "Every thing is fair in my world..."

"Too bad... I've got my own world." I slipped my hand down to his belt towards his manhood. I felt it erecting making his breathing a little uneven.

"Are you seducing me?" he looked in my eyes holding his breath, waiting for me to rub more.

I smiled to myself and quickly crawled my finger in his pocket, "I'm not good enough..." I passed him a smirk and snatched out the keys from his pocket. "You can ride with us if you want... or walk back!" I laughed at his expression and pushed him back.

The hall started crowding up just as the bell rang. I tried to escape, still laughing at him but he griped my wrist landing his mouth at mine. He pressed his lips tightly, reaching his hand to get back his keys but I held it behind me.

"Hey Austin!" a made-up squeaky voice pierced through our ears and we broke apart. Austin threshed himself back breathing heavily as he looked at Lana who was standing just a few feet away from us.

I felt my stomach turning creating an uneasy feeling. Her face wasn't the usual teasing one but much bitchier than I've ever seen. She had a strange smile curled across her lips and her ash green eyes were locked with Austin's.

Austin's heart started beating so wildly that I felt it in my arm too because I was holding his wrist. Even over the loud crowd around I could hear his heart pounding against his chest and I couldn't stop mine from reacting the same way because somehow I knew something wasn't right. Lana doesn't just come around without any intention and she never lets go any opportunity to ruin everything!

But this time I'm not gonna let her get her way! Something in me was telling me to push her back and tell her to spare what ever scheme she had in her mind. I tightened my grip on Austin's arm, gritting my teeth ready to speak when Austin whispered with a dry mouth.

"Do you want something?"

"Yes. I wanna talk to you." her tone was an obvious one like she'd meant to say this. Her lips twitched a bit but her eyes were locked with Austin's like she was hypnotizing him.

She can't do anything! I wont let you do anything bitch!

AUSTIN:

There she was staring at me like a death devil waiting for me to count my time. Her stare made my legs weak and I swear if Andy wasn't holding on to my arm I would've collapsed. My heart was pounding so hard against my chest that I felt it'll rip out. I curled my fist in a ball to control the blood rush in my body.

I wondered if Andy could feel it too and I intended to look at her and tell her that I had no idea why I was hyperventilating but I just couldn't withdraw my sight from Lana's poisonous look.

Wait! Why the hell am I getting scared when I haven't done anything? I think... at least not recently.

But her stare was easy to interpret. She wasn't here just because...

But I was scared of things I've done in past... and I regret it but I can't change it. She's gonna reveal it! She wanted to do it before but she failed and here she was now... again... and there weren't any of my buddies to save me this time. My mind screamed to turn away and run with Andy away from her.

I wish I could! I felt Andy changing weight, maybe ready to speak up. I gulped in the lump and spoke out.

"Do you want something?" my voice came out as a dumb whisper. I felt I'd choke! Damn! I was threatened by the girl who I'd made what she was now! I was the one because of whom she became what she'd dreamed of being when she first walked in the premises of this school. I was the King and I made her the queen and now this bitch was playing against me! She was planning my fall!

Just because I'm in love with someone else? Just because she wasn't lucky enough to marry me!? I wouldn't have ever married her anyways even if given a chance because 'School kings and queens are not the kings and queens in the real world!' like I use to tell her every freaking time she kissed me and seduced me and when ever we'd walk in the lead with our pets following us!

But I'm not the same Austin Blake anymore! I'm not the king anymore! I've changed! I've changed for the person I'm in love with and I can't let anything ruin what I share with that person! I can't let anyone take away what I've built! Trust...

And right now, looking in her eyes I could see everything falling apart... shredding in so many pieces that I won't ever be able to fit anything together...

"Yes. I wanna talk to you." her words were enough to suck away my breath that I was already holding for a long time. I could feel her finger on the trigger that she'd pull any minute now... tearing my world apart. "Alone..." she mouthed the word with a devilish smile spreading across her face.

"What ever it is, say it here!" Andy spoke before I could and for the first time Lana withdrew her sight from me, looking over at Andy like she'd noticed her just now.

Only that she hadn't! Her smiled curled up more making a knot in my stomach. She'd planned! She knew it'll be like this!

I quickly looked at Andy who was staring at Lana. "Baby, go back with Paul. I'll see you later." I spoke keeping my voice firm.

"No. Its fine really." she looked at me with hope in her eye that made me wanna kill me. She trusts me and it was just about to break! "I'm sure I can handle what ever it is that she wanna talk about." She smiled to me and turned back to look at Lana carefully.

"I'm sure its nothing." I filled my voice with assurance so she'd just listen to me and go with Paul for her own good.

"Let go Austin." My heart leaped up. "It's fine... I can talk here... if that's what she wants..."

No bitch! That's not what she wants. It's what You want!

"But I don't wanna talk. I'm tired." I firmly said and turned around, spinning Andy with me and started walking.

"Why?" her voice echoed. "Are you afraid I'd tell something your fiancée doesn't know?" evilness was dripping at every word she spoke. I ignored her and kept walking dragging Andy with me. I could feel Andy's eyes on me, confused and melting away in Lana's words.

"Don't puss out Austin! Face it! You can't run away from what you did..."

"Stop!" Andy hissed, breaking out from my grip and ran back, launching on Lana. "What bitch!!" she hammered Lana to the locker with a thud.

My body froze and my mind refused to work.

"What did he do? Huh!? NOTHING!" Andy shouted. I shrugged, forcing myself to do something. Everyone stopped looking at her, pressing Lana against the locker. I was at her side in a second getting her off from Lana. "Austin didn't do anything you Bitch! Try making up anything you want but no one's gonna buy it! Why don't you just leave US ALONE!?"

Lana pushed Andy off her harshly that made her land in my arm. "Too bad your beloved isn't as sins less as you think he is..." she stopped, glancing at Andy and then at me with a threatened smile across her face. "It's hard to let go of your old habits? Isn't it Austin?" she smirked, closing in the distance between us. She stared in Andy's eyes and leaned her face to her. "And you wanna know what your fiancé's old habit had done this time?" A cold shiver ran down my body. "He's got me Prego."

Andy gasped, her eyes growing huge. I couldn't register anything. My mind suddenly froze. My breath stuck somewhere between my lungs. I stood still behind Andy and for a second I felt I'd die. I couldn't feel my heart beating at all.

"You're lying... he never slept with you.... you're lying..." Andy's whispers were unsure, fading away in the emotions I couldn't register.

"Tch tch... looks like Austin didn't tell you about the night after the game..." she smirked.

My head started spinning and I felt suffocated. There was blankness every where but I was still standing. I was stoned! I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't even look at Andy, who had turned to me begging to look at her tell her it wasn't true, because it was. Yes something happened that night and yes there might be a possibility - even a slightest - that I'd leave my mark on Lana but it wasn't the way she was presenting it!

I wasn't the one to do it. She did it! She used me! But who would believe it?

Andy... she loves me... she'll believe me...

It was then I started to register things around, like I was pulled out of my blankness to the real world. Andy was shrugging me. Jolting me wildly. My mind began to retreat and I finally glanced at her hoping to see tears but there was nothing. Her light brown eyes were as blank and lost as mine was. They were dry with no sign of tears in them.

She'll understand.

"Austin please. Tell me she's lying about everything! She can't be-" she stopped abruptly. I felt her shiver at even thinking about it.

I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out. No words. No whisper. I gulped in the lump in my throat and tried again but still there wasn't anything.

"By the way..." Lana started in the same tone she'd used all along. "...I was gonna talk about the Responsibilities of the baby with Austin... but you asked for this An.Dy!" she gritted her teeth not from anger but to stop the growing grin on her bitchy face.

Without another word Andy spun around and started walking away. Shit!

"Andy Stop!" I called after her but she started running.

"Austin baby, I-"

"Stay away from me you bitch!" I shouted at her, not bothering to listen what she was saying. "This is not mine! Just stay the hell away from me!"

I ran blindly after Andy, but I had no idea where she was. She'd just disappeared. I searched for her wildly with blurred eyes. I could feel my eyes starting to burn with the tears that wanted to ooze out but I held them back. The feeling of loosing Andy was terrifying.

I darted towards exit as I located her going out. It was raining hard out side. I rushed to her, planting myself in front of her.

"Listen to me please..." I pleaded. Her eyes wandered in mine, may be trying to find out what I was gonna say. I didn't have anything to say! No explanations... no words to tell her what happened.

"What do you have to say?" she whispered in a shaky voice. She was crying but I couldn't see her tears because the rain was camouflaging them. I wondered if she could see mine...

"I-" I opened my mouth to say something but there was nothing I could say. I felt the hot tears rolling down my eyes but they soon became cold and unseen. I felt so helpless!

"I'm listening Austin. I'm listening if you'd tell me nothing happened that night. I'll understand if you'll tell me she was lying about everything. I'm listening Austin! Tell me!" she shouted the last part, clutching herself in her arms as if keeping herself from exploding. "Just for once in your life, tell me the truth!"

"Yes!" I shouted back, not because I was angry at her - I couldn't be - but because I wanted her to believe what ever I'm about to tell her and understand it. "She's right I wasn't with Seth that night. I wasn't anywhere! I was drunk and Yes! Something happened that night but it wasn't my fault!"

"Did you slept with her?" she asked lightly, hugging herself tightly as the rain made her lips go purple, her face was dead white and her teeth were shattering. I wanted to hug her and never let go. I wanted to make her warm if she was cold and I wanted to take away all her pain.

She sobbed and closed her eyes and gritted her teeth to keep herself from shouted as she read the answer in my silence. "I wanted to tell you but I couldn't! I was afraid to lose you."

"You've just lost me..." she whispered, turning sideways and started walking away.

"But that's not mine!" I shouted at her back, griping her elbow to stop her from leaving. "I have nothing to do with that thing! I love you and Our baby. Plea-"

The words got lost in the sound of the water splashing across my right cheek as she turned around and her hand intact with the right side of my face forcefully.

"You don't deserve to be the father of this baby!" her words pierced through my heart and I felt the whole world crashing down on me. It was like my breath got sucked out and there wasn't anything left to hold on to.

I didn't knew when she left me or how long I'd been standing like a statue in the rain getting cold and wet but I couldn't feel anything. I was ruined! Dead. It didn't matter if I get sick or anything... I just lost my life.

"You okay man?" I was jolted by Seth who was wearing rain coat like most of the other kids who were staring at me like I was a sinful devil standing on their prestigious land. "Look, I heard what happened and... uh... you gotta do something man!"

He tried to pull me back to reality that I didn't want to accept. How could I do something when nothing was left? When everything was finished!

"Nothing's finished!" he almost shouted at me and I realized I'd said my thoughts out loud. "Dude you gotta tell her everything! Exactly as it happened!"

I turned my face to hide my tears that were rolling down silently but it was obvious that he can't see them. I desperately searched through the crowd again and found Paul hugging her. For a second I thought I was angry to see Paul touching her but I wasn't because I suddenly felt happy that at least there was someone to hold her when she needed. At least there was someone who could take away the pain I've caused her.

I unknowingly started walking to them. Not watching my step I almost fell over but even the ground wasn't accepting me. I controlled myself, walking closer to them. Paul was whispering something in her ear, probably trying to soothe her.

As I got close enough to hear her sobs, Paul had noticed me. He gently pushed Andy asides, glaring at me. "What did you do Austin?" his tone wasn't angry but pleading. And like he was holding back his rage, his brows fumed together showing pure worry.

I didn't dare look at him, instead I wanted to see Andy but she wasn't there. She was running away. From me...

"Andy wait!" Paul called out but I was already on run after her. Before I could get to her she was in my car and had started the engine. Damn! She had the keys! I never knew she'd do anything like this. I tapped on the window, begging her to stop because it was risky due to the stormy rain.

She pulled the car out of the parking lot, racing out to the main road. I ran after the car insanely shouting her name but it was useless. The distance was growing and there was no way I could get to her.

I stopped panting hard, my mind was spinning and my body was freezing. I've gotta stop her! I ran back to the parking lot where Seth was standing with Paul and Collie and a few other people looking worried as I got to them. They fired the questions I can't even understand because I was unable to think.

Without a word I snatched the car keys from Seth's hand and darted towards his car. I could feel his hand on me but I was already in. I started the engine, putting it in reverse gear and I was soon out on the road.

There was only one thing on my mind. Not to let anything happen to Andy. I wasn't sure where she'd headed but my instinct took me to the opposite direction. I broke a signal or two barely ditching out to get hit by a car. The rain was getting harder, dripping on the roof of the car, making a dreadful sound that made me go deaf!