We all start walking out of the room we're in to go sit at the front of the auditorium,as we're walking down the isle to the front I look around and spot Josh's parents and siblings. They all have big smiles on their faces.

We get to the front and all take our seats i'm sitting between Nikki and some other girl I don't know.

It takes about 30 minutes before they start calling names.

They call my name and I get up and walk halfway across the stage I get my diploma and then walk across the other half of the stage.

They call the rest of the names and end the graduation.

As everyone is leaving Nikki comes up to me and asks me to come with her. We walk outside and she immediately gives me a big hug.

''Claire i'm so so sorry for all of the hurtful things i've ever done to you, I didn't realize how hard this actually is." she says with a few tears running down her face.

"It's okay. I forgive you." I say. I'm not really one to hold a grudge against people.

"Thank you so much Claire."

"You're welcome and if you need anything just let me know,i'd be happy to help." I say with a smile. We walk back into the auditorium and Nikki gives me a small smile before walking away. I go over to where Josh and his family is and then we all leave to go home.

*****

It's been a couple months since graduation. Josh and I moved out of his parents house, I know I said we were going to stay with his parents and save up for a house but we decided to just go ahead and move. We moved into our little 2 bedroom house a little under a month ago and I absolutely love it! We have everything set up and ready for when Olivia comes, we've only got one more month until she finally gets here.

Nikki and Matthew are together now and they are currently moving in just a few houses down from ours their house is absolutely beautiful. Its a 4 bedroom house and every bedroom has an attached bathroom the kitchen and living areas are huge and they have a big back yard with a pool. Matthew got a job working for his father, his father is a big time business man. Nikki found out that she's having a boy a few days ago and she is absolutely ecstatic!

Becky left for college a week ago, I already miss her.

Anyways I get out of bed and go downstairs for breakfast when I get to the kitchen Josh has already made breakfast so we sit down and eat.

Josh finishes before me so he goes upstairs and gets ready for work,when he is done he comes back and gives me a kiss before walking towards the door to leave.

"Love you." I yell while he's on his way out.

"Love you to." he yells back.

I finish my breakfast and go upstairs to get dressed after I get dressed I go back downstairs and clean up the kitchen when i'm done with that I grab my keys and head over to Nikki's house we're going shopping and after that we're going to start setting up the nursery for her baby boy.

I pull into Nikki's driveway, she comes out and gets in the car.

We make small chit chat about the things she still needs for her nursery on the way to the mall.

Once we get to the mall we both get out of the car and head in together.

We split up once we're inside she goes to some baby store on the other side of the mall while I go towards a clothing store I need a couple more pairs of maternity pants to get me through this last month of the pregnancy.

I enter the store and the clerk is quick to help me she helps me find some bigger sized pants and then quickly checks me out. I thank her and head towards the store Nikki should be in.

When I get to the store I start looking around for her when someone catches my eye I see my mom walking down an isle across the store. I wonder what she's doing in a baby store. She turns around and makes eye contact with me she has a small smile on her face and she starts walking towards me. I just stand there waiting for her to reach me when she does I can see tears running down her cheeks.

"Claire i'm sorry i've been such a sorry excuse for a mom." she wails.

I didn't know what to do so I just gave her a big hug, truthfully i've missed my mom so much.

"It's okay." I say

"No it is not! I abandoned you when you needed me the most."

After a few minutes of her crying she finally calms down.

"What are you doing in a baby store?" I ask.

"I thought I would get a gift for you and then i'd come find you and apologise but that was a dumb idea considering I don't even know what you're having."

"Oh. It's okay you didn't have to get her anything." I say.

"It's a girl?"

"Yeah it's a little girl." I say with a smile. "Come on mom lets go find Nikki and we can catch up over lunch."

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Hope you liked this chapter.

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-Kate