Originally, Chapter 20 was supposed to be Jealousy and Envy, and the parents were never going to find out about the pregnancy (you guys will later find out why), but the comment posted in the last chapter about the parents' reaction inspired me to write this chapter !! So Deanna, this chapter is for you 💕💕💕 !!
"Oh my goodness, look at the baby, it's so little," Aaliyah happily expressed as she looked at the unborn fetus on the computer monitor.
"Omg, hi niece! I'm your auntie Lauren," Lauren said to the monitor.
"And I'm your auntie Selena."
"What makes y'all think we havin' a girl?" Bryon questioned.
"Right, for all we know she could be a he," added Eric.
"Well I want y'all to have a girl," Lauren said.
"Why?"
"Because y'all gone name her after me."
Bryon lowered his eyelids at Lauren. The nurse chuckled.
"Awww the baby looks like a little peanut," Janeé smiled.
"We gone have to name it 'Lil' P Nut Head Jr'," Bryon joked. Janee softly mushed his head.
Janeé learned that she was three weeks along and was due to have her child in September.
"I still can't believe we got a lil' shorty on the way, babe," Bryon said as he softly squeezed Janeé's hand.
"I know, it just doesn't feel real."
"I can't wait til she gets here so I can spoil her and make her outfits," Selena said.
"Well shoot if it's a boy you can still make cute outfits for him."
"True."
"Have y'all told moms and pops about it yet?" Eric asked.
"No, but we figured that we're going to tell them today, I mean they're gonna eventually find out so why not just get it over with?"
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"You ready to get this over with?" Janeé asked Bryon as they stood in front of her dad's office.
"Not exactly," he replied.
"Well we gotta tell them, we can't keep it from them any longer, babe."
"Yeah you right, let's do this."
"But wait, how we gone break it to 'em though?"
"We just gone barge in there and I'ma be like 'yo dawg we pregnant!'"
Janeé lowered her eyelids, "Really, Bryon? We pregnant?"
"Shit, you know what I meant, she pregnant."
"Eric must have told you to say that."
"Hell, it sounded like a good idea at one point."
Janeé cocked her mouth to the side with her eyelids still lowered. She knocked on the door and opened it, "Daddy, you busy?"
"No baby girl, come in, we need to talk to you," Terrence answered.
Janeé and Bryon stepped in.
"Bryon will you excuse us for a minute, honey?" LisaRaye politely asked.
"Mama, we have to talk to you about something so I think it's best that he stays in here with us."
"Ok but first, we have something to say."
Janeé was nervous. She wondered if her parents knew about the pregnancy. But then again, she thought, If her mom had asked him to step out, maybe they didn't know.
"Janeé, your school called today. They said you weren't in your 7th or 8th period today," Terrence began, "you mind telling us why?"
Janeé had told her teachers that she wasn't going to be in due to her doctor's appointment and she wondered why they didn't tell the office.
"Mama, daddy, I have a perfectly good explanation for why I missed class."
"Okay, explain yourself, missy," LisaRaye said.
"I was at the doctors today."
"Why were you at the doctors today? Is everything alright?"
"Yeah she ain't sick or anything but that brings up the reason why we needed to talk to y'all," Bryon stated.
"Well what's going on, guys?"
Janeé let out a large sigh, "the reason I was at the doctors' today is because-" Bryon cut her off.
"Sir, Janeé and I are having a baby."
"Bryon!"
"Janeé!"
Terrence and LisaRaye stood there, in complete silence.
"Mama ... daddy ..."
After a few seconds, the two parents fell back and landed on the ground with a THUD!
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"Soooooo, when you told them you was pregnant, they stared at y'all for like three seconds, then they fainted," Layzie said.
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Yeah Li Li and I wondered what that loud thud was earlier," Lauren mentioned.
"Shit you sure they ain't had a heart attack?" Eric asked.
"No, I'm sure they just fainted."
Janeé was now in the living room with all of her siblings, Bryon and Eric and they were waiting on Terrence and Lisa to enter. After a few minutes, Terrence and Lisa walked out of the office. Flesh and Layzie tried to help their parents out but Terrence and LisaRaye waved them off.
"So let me get this straight, you and Bryon, are having a baby?" Terrence said as they he sat on the couch.
"Yep."
"Janeé, I can't believe what I'm hearing! You and Bryon ain't got no business being fast and layin' up under each other!" LisaRaye stated, "if y'all was gone be having sex, y'all didn't think to at least wear protection?!"
"Oh lord, mother we did use protection. We didn't think it was gone break."
"Did any of y'all know about this?" Terrence asked the others.
Aaliyah and the others all looked at each other and started whistling.
"When were y'all gone tell us because I know y'all was gone keep this a secret!" LisaRaye asked.
"I told them to wait until the timing was right," Aaliyah responded.
"It was Lauren's idea to not tell y'all at all," Layzie added.
"Man I ain't never said that!"
"Yeah you did," Flesh butted in, "'member you was like 'we might as well not even tell them'."
"Nooooo, I said we shouldn't break the news to them right away."
"You know what, I can't be too upset because I was pregnant with Ashanti at the young age of sixteen, but I am hurt. Janeé you're fifteen years old, you and Bryon got your whole lives ahead of y'all. I want the best for both of y'all."
"I know, mama."
"But I will say this, you're not gonna be like all these other females droppin' out of school and what not. I want y'all to finish school and do good for my grand baby."
"Of course we will, mama."
"Sooooo Lauren, Layzie, it looks like you lost the bet so pay up!" Flesh demanded.
"What bet?" Janeé asked.
"She and Layzie thought that moms and pops was gone kill y'all after y'all told them the news but me and Aaliyah didn't think it would be that bad so we won and they owe us money."
"Oh lord!"
Janeé and the others playfully threw pillows at Flesh and the other three. Bryon then turned to Janeé and kissed her on the cheek. She gave him a hug and was glad that the news was out and they would no longer worry.
I wanted to add a little humor to this chapter instead of being too serious so I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter !! I'm adding in another chapter so I'll have that ready by next week !! In the meantime, go read my other joint Anything (updates every Wednesday night) and be on the look out for new and upcoming novels!!! Until next Sunday ...
P Nut Has Spoken