*Aleah's POV*

I felt a small twinge of guilt for refusing to let Tony come home with me, but I just didn't want to talk to him at the time. Besides, I was taking Lin to the drugstore then to my house.

And to top it all off, my dad would be leaving soon. I acted brave in front of Tony – like I couldn't wait for him to be gone – but really I didn't want him to go. His first stop was a meeting up in LA, or Hollywood or one of the big-business cities, and he planned to call us that night or the next morning to tell us whether PTV was going to be signed with Fearless Records.

"I really appreciate you not telling anyone about this…" Lin mumbled as we walked back to my car with her pregnancy tests. We bought a bunch because sometimes you have to take a bunch at once to know, and if it was negative, she planned to take a few a week until the next time her monthly gift was due.

"Of course! I know what you're going through. I went through a similar scare when I was-" I cut myself off and cleared my throat, not daring to tell her that I had a fear of pregnancy to her boyfriend, no matter how long ago it may have been. "Anyway, you should really be thanking me for actually being seen like this!" I didn't bring long pants, just a pair of denim shorts, and my bruise thigh was all too clear.

"I offered to switch pants with you!" She chuckled.

We continued making random chit-chat for the rest of the ride, and we arrived back at my house to see my dad was out. I was relieved, as I didn't really want to go past him with a bag full of pregnancy tests. "You ready, Hun?" I asked softly as we entered my bathroom. She nodded and gave me a long hug before I exited, to give her some privacy.

Can you hear the- I cut Oli off quickly as I answered my phone. I was so happy that it was Mike not Vic or Tony, that it didn't occur to me that he was most likely calling to ask about Lin. "Aleah? Hey, did Lin leave with you? I was talking to Vic and Tony, but she seemed a little upset then she left without saying a word… I'm just a bit worried about her."

"Oh, well I was just really stressed, so we decided to go out for lunch. Ya know, girls day." I responded, hoping he wouldn't see through my lie – he could always read me like an open book.

"Oh… I didn't realize you were so close. Why isn't Mel with you?" He asked, almost sounding suspicious.

"Because I never spend any girl time with just Lin! I'm trying to get to know your girlfriend a little better, excuse the fuck outa me!" I blew up on him, feigning anger.

"Damn, girl! You on your period or something?" He laughed at me.

"NO MIKE!" I was legitimately getting mad when I realized that I was still really upset. I heard Lin – who must've finished up with the tests, waiting for the results – open the bathroom door. She leaned on the door frame and listened to my conversation with her boyfriend. Can you blame her? I flipped it on speaker. "I ACCIDENTALLY HAD A GODDAMN THREESOME, AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED I FUCKING CHEATED ON TONY!" I wanted to keep yelling, but my voice broke, and my struggled shouts turned to broken sobs. "And it couldn't have been some random asshole from a bar, no! It had to be mother fucking Vic!!! It had to be the one that has feelings for me, and it just fucking had to be the one person that would never let me forget it. "I… I'm sorry, Mike. Please don't tell anyone I said that… Look, Lin is fine. That's all you called for anyway, so I'll see you later.

He stayed mostly quiet through my little rant, then spoke up softly at the end. "It's all gonna be alright. Tone isn't mad, he's just worried. Anyway, tell Lin I love her?"

"Yeah…" I replied sourly.

"I love you, too. As my sister, I mean. And I'm on your side, here. Everything will be okay."

"I know. You too, bro. And tell Tony he can come home whenever, I don't care." Shit, I took the car, I realized. "Fuck, he doesn't have a ride… Tell him I can-"

"I'll drop him off later. Don't worry. I'll let you ladies get back to your lunch. I hope you have a good time. Again, tell Lin I love her. I'd tell you to give her a kiss for me, too, but I saw how you went after Jaime's girl!" We both laughed, and I thanked him before hanging up

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*Tony's POV, Just After Mike Ended The Call With Aleah*

Sure I was pissed the fuck off at Vic, but I had bigger problems to worry about. Ali left the Fuentes' house without me, and she didn't want to see or talk to me. Saying I was a wreck would've been a massive understatement. "Hey, Mike." I said blandly as he walked into the yard where I'd been just laying in the grass staring up at the sky.

"Hey, I was told to inform you that Aleah and Lin are fine, they went out for lunch then they're going home. I'm gonna drop you off as soon as you figure out what you're going to do to fix this shit." He nudged my shoulder with his foot.

"What if I don't wanna fix it right now? What if, just once, I wanted to forget about all her shit for one night?!" I sighed. I was just so goddamn sick of dealing with her! She's too damn fragile, it's like everything she encounters breaks her into a million pieces.

"I think I know just the place." Mike smirked.

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An hour later, we were at an amazing nightclub and I had a gorgeous girl grinding her ass on me. She wasn't… Her… but she'd do to distract me. "Want another round, Cara?" I yelled over the music, allowing my hands to trace up her sides and stop on her chest as she continues grinding on me, more and more roughly. I hadn't seen Mike in a while, but the last time I did, he was just sitting at the bar getting wasted instead of dancing. Good thing we took a cab.

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*Aleah's POV, Just After Hanging Up The Phone With Mike*.

"Oh, god…" Lin sobbed out as she plopped onto my bed, allowing her head to fall into my lap, sprawling her hip-leangth purplish-black hair all over my legs.

"It's going to be okay." I assured her. "He's not going to leave you, no matter what." I cooed as I stroked her hair, fully meaning and believing in what I'd said.

"Don't you get it, Leah?" she sobbed as she sat up to look me in the eye. "That's the problem! PTV has such an amazing future, and a baby would just ruin that for him! Mike is way too sweet of a guy to leave me, but we'd both know that he'd resent me for ruining his chance at making it big!"

After a while of just letting her vent, I noticed Lin start to calm down a bit. After we sat in a short, but comfortable silence for a few minutes, the timer on her phone went off, signaling that it was time to look at the tests. "Do you want me to go in with you?" I murmured as Lin pushed her way off the bed and nodded slowly.

I followed Lindsay into the bathroom, holding her hand tightly, as she looked at each of the five sticks. "Oh no…" she whispered. "I'm having a baby." as she turned to face me, I saw that her face was entirely void of any emotion.

"When are you going to tell him?" I asked.

"Tomorrow. We're supposed to go out for dinner, so I guess that'll be as good a time as any…"

Notes

sry this is so short, but i just havent decided where 2 go with this. anywhoz, ily guyz so much and thnx for reading

QOTD: Are you surprised to see Tony back with Cara?

{Title Credit To: All Time Low}