You were right to worry

Tyler went to work the next morning like usual. Wendy was supposed to come over, and me and here we're gonna go shopping. I wanted to cancel and just stay in bed all day, but Tyler told me that would be suspicious. I had to keep things normal. Luckily Wendy talked enough for both of us, and I just sort of tagged along.

"TRIXY!", she yelled. "What?" "What's with you today? You haven't bought anything, and you seem like you don't want to be here?" She wasn't wrong but I couldn't let her know that. "Sorry Wendy, it's just... I miss Jackson and it's only a few days left till he gets back." I was really thinking about Jackson, and what would happen when he got back, so this wasn't too far from the truth. "Aww, that's an okay sweetie. I'm just so caught up with Tyler that I forget. We should all go out together once he gets back," she said. "Yeah, that would be nice."

We continued wandering the mall and eventually settled down at a cafe for a break. We grabbed chairs at the window bar. "Oh my god is that Tyler?", Wendy asked. I looked up. Shit, it was Tyler, and he was headed for the pharmacy. "Where is he going?", Wendy was trailing him with her eyes. He walked into the pharmacy, found what he was looking for, paid, and was on his way back out in no time. Wendy hopped off her chair and was heading out to cut him off. Shit. I followed her.

"Hey, baby!" she said. Tyler froze, an absolute look of panic on his face. "Out shopping?" she asked. "Yeah. Just looking to get some lunch," he said. "I didn't know they had lunch at the pharmacy, " Wendy asked with an I-saw-you tone of voice. "It's okay Tyler," I cut in. "You're not gonna talk your way out of this. He was getting something for me," I said. I leaned in and whispered in Wendy's ear. "And I'll tell you, but you need to let him go before someone we know see us."

I knew Wendy could not turn down the prospect of a juice secret. "Well, see you later tonight?" she said to Tyler. "Um yeah, probably," he said. She gave him a quick kiss, and he walked away. She turned to me expectantly. "Not here," I said and started walking. We went outside, to the park and I sat down on a bench somewhere out of view of most people. The last thing I needed was for someone to hear this. Wendy had an excited/concerned look on her face. She loved secrets, but could clearly see I was about to start crying.

"Remember prom night," I began. She nodded. "Well, I... I might not have been as careful as you and Tyler, and there is a chance that I might... you know.... be... pregnant..." Wendy gaped at me. It's the quietest she has ever been since I could remember. "Tyler was getting me a test, so I can be sure." I started crying. She put her hands around me and pulled me in for a hug. "It's okay babe, you'll get through this, it's probably nothing to worry about." "I'm pretty sure it's a lot to worry about Wendy," I said as I pulled out of the hug.