Too Young To Have A Baby, Kimbasue [good book club books txt] 📗

was okay with Tara; she thought that was sweet. She felt herself nodding off but she couldn’t she could keep her eye lids open; Doug was too comfortable to lean against. She felt him try to get up and that is what made her wake up.
“What’s the matter?” she asked in a sleepy voice.
“I need to use the rest room and I don’t think neither Jamie nor James is coming back out here. I will be right back.”
Tara stood up and walked around she didn’t want to go back to sleep yet; she was sleepy but she wanted to lean against Doug again. She knew that this was a bad idea but she would have to deal with that later.
She heard him come back into the living room. “Did you see them?” she asked.
“No, sorry you’re stuck with me.” He wiggled his eyebrows making her giggle. She loved that he could make her giggle and he does anything for her to make her smile. “I don’t mind being stuck with you, I was just asking. I sort of knew this was going to happen. She has been trying to get me to date you for awhile.” She covered her mouth instantly; she didn’t mean to say that.
She saw his eyes widen in surprise and she didn’t know what to say. “I don’t know why I just said that, I am so sorry. I….”
“Don’t be sorry, I like to know that she feels that I am good enough for you. I heard her tell James if his boys even try to get close to you she would; let’s say make them into woman. I would love to date you but I know that it is not the right time for you to be dating. I just want to be your friend until it is time; then I better be number one on your list.” She hugged her to him.
“Thank you Doug, which was the sweetest thing that I have ever heard. I would never think of dating someone over you. You know sometimes I wish I would have met you first, things would have been different.”
They sat on the couch for an hour or so when Jamie didn’t come back they decided to lie on the floor together and sleep. Doug laid out a thick blanket and held his hand out; Tara smiled and let him help her to the floor. She was on her side and let him hold her against him, he actually spooned.
“Goodnight Tara.”
“Goodnight Doug.”

Tara's father calls

Tara woke from something heavy pushing her down, when she opened her eyes it was Doug’s arm laid over her stomach. She was relaxed that made her feel better, though now she had to get up and go pee. She tried moving Doug without waking him up but as soon as she lifted his arm he popped his eyes open.
“What’s the matter? Are you hungry?” he asked then stretched his arms above his head.
“I need to go use the bathroom and then I think I am ready to go home so I can take a shower and change my clothes.”
Tara walked down the hall to the bathroom bumping into something strong, she bounced back, and would have landed butt first on the floor if James would not have grabbed her hand. “I am sorry; I didn’t think anyone was up yet.”
He smiled at her and walked away from her but kept looking over his shoulder before he entered Jamie’s bedroom; closing the door softly. Tara hurried into the bathroom and went pee as quickly as she could so she could get back to the living room with Doug.
“I am ready to go now. Do you have school today?” she asked him.
“Hold on one sec. and I will be ready. Yup I have three classes today and then I have to go to work, I wouldn’t go to school but I need my last four credits so I can graduate.”
Tara was glad Doug was still in school and he got himself a job. He has been working since he was in the 9th grade then he had to move and he got a job two weeks after settling in. He is a great young man and he will make something of himself someday, that brought a smile to Tara’s face.
She waited on the couch for Doug to finish doing whatever it is he was doing. Tara kept rubbing her lower back. She should not have slept on the floor because her back was already sore and now it feels like there are knots in her muscles. She was going home to take a shower as hot as she could stand it.
“I am sorry for making you wait, I needed to chat with James and let Jamie know that we were going to head out. I was thinking of stopping off at Burger king for an egg croissant, do you want one?”
Tara nodded her head yes and headed for the door. She was ready to go home and change, she had to ask her mom if she remembered to stop by the school and get her work so that she had something to do and she would not fall behind in class. It was too much for Tara to move around, she was getting big fast.
The last time she went to the doctor she actually told her she was getting big faster than most of her patients but not to be alarmed because it would be fine, that just means the baby is eating good. All she could do is listen to the doctor and try not to worry that she was gaining weight to fast.
She watched as Doug pulled through the drive thru and ordered their breakfast. This was nice being out and about this early; she hasn’t been to school in at least a month. Tara could smell the food wafting through the building out into the parking lot. It smelled so good it made her stomach growl.
Tara was embarrassed and tried to hide her face by looking out her window instead in the car around Doug, but he pulled her chin with his first finger and thumb, turning her head so she had to look into his eyes, and said” it’s okay I knew you were going to be hungry this morning, as I am starving and you are eating for you and the baby. Relax you don’t have to worry about so much.” He told her.
Neither one of them ate when they got their food; she wanted to wait until she got home and could enjoy her sandwich after her hot shower. “Thank you for bringing me home and for the breakfast. I will call you later when I know that you are out of school. Have a good day.” She told him getting out of his car.
She walked into her house and went straight to her room for a change of clothes; she needed a shower so bad. Tara was up every morning in the shower as soon as she crawled from her bed. She knew her mother was home because she saw her car in the drive way.
“Mom, I am home. Where are you?” she called out, going from room to room looking for her mother. She found her up stairs in her room, lying on her bed; she wasn’t doing anything but staring off into space.
“Mom what is wrong? Are you okay?” Tara cried out and ran over the bed kneeling down next to her mother.
“Hi Tara, I didn’t hear you come in. Where were you last night? I tried calling but it went straight to your voice mail.”
Tara’s cell phone died around ten last night and she didn’t know until it was too late to ask someone for their phone to call home.
“I am sorry; I forgot to charge my cell phone and didn’t realize it died until it was late so I stayed the night with Jamie, Doug, and James. I didn’t see much of Jamie to be honest with you; she was in her room forever.”
Tara stood up and looked down at her mother; she knew something was wrong she just didn’t know what it could be. She got in bed with her mom, Tara crossed her arms behind her head while she stared at the ceiling and crossed her legs locking her ankles and wiggling them back and forth. She felt her mom giggle and she let out her breath slowly so her mother didn’t know she had her sweating.
“Tara your father has called me and he said he will be here tonight at 7. I am sorry; I tried to talk him out of coming here. I even told him you were doing fine, not even thinking of him.”
Tara’s mouth fell open and her eyes got big. She didn’t understand, he didn’t want to be in her life and she didn’t want to be in his so what was the deal? She sat up in bed and asked, “What could he possibly want? I thought we said our peace.” She trailed off.
“I do not want to talk with him; he is not here for me. I bet he has something planned and I do not want any part of his crap. Tell him to go play daddy with his new family and leave us alone.” She had tears coming from her eyes as she got up and left her mother’s room to go to her own.
She got her clothes out as planned; Tara was tired of wearing stretchy clothes. She wanted to start wearing her tight jeans, her shorts, and tanks tops again. She grabbed a pair of sweats and a plain T-shirt and of course her panties and headed for the bathroom. When she first got up she thought it was going to be a good day, boy she has turned out to be wrong so far.
Steam from the shower has made her aching body fell better though she still had to think about her father. She didn’t get why he wanted to come and talk to her now, it has been months since she has seen her father last.

It is Not Going To Happen

As soon as Tara’s father left she jumped on her cell