“Are you sure you want to do that, Al? What about school?”
“Well, the tour dates don’t start up until after the semester is over.” I had already known that, it was one of the reasons Mark had been able to talk Remy into going along. She would already have her nursing degree and she figured she could take a little bit of a break before starting to look for a job. “And I think I’m just going to put next semester off for a little while, have a little fun. I thought you would be happy for me. I’m doing this for Tyler, and maybe it will take our relationship to the next level.”
“Okay, Al, I’m happy for you then. I just want to make sure you are doing this for the right reasons. Teddy doesn’t have anything to do with your decision of going, does he?”
“Absolutely not. I’ve barely looked at that asshole since Tyler and I started dating. He has a different skank every night; I don’t want any part of it.” Her bitter tone led me to believe otherwise, but I was trying not to judge. For some reason, it seemed like Ally and Teddy had this pull between them, like two magnets. I know how that felt, it had been the same way for Chase and me, but I was hoping that somehow that magnetic pull would be broken between the two of them.
“Okay, well good then, I guess. I’m sure you’ll have a ton of fun, but you know you’ll have to call me like every day. I’ll miss you so much.”
“Of course. Who do you think I’m going to fill in about all of the scandalous stories out on the road?”
“Good, I’m glad we have that all cleared up then. You want something to drink?”
“Sure, I’m going to run to the bathroom real quick.”
I wasn’t sure what to think about Ally going on tour. We had gone out on a couple of double dates with her and Tyler since they had started dating. Chase and Tyler seemed to get along really well, it almost felt like they were on more of a date, than him and Ally. Ally just seemed to be bored with him and stayed with him, just so she wasn’t alone.
Tyler seemed like a nice guy and you could tell how infatuated he was with Ally. Who wouldn’t be? But she didn’t look at anyone like that except for Teddy. I guess she would figure everything out on her own. At least I hoped.
“Hey, look who I found wandering the halls. I swear he looks like a little zombie when he wakes up.” I set our glasses on the counter and smiled when I turned around to see Caleb perched on Ally’s hip and still half-asleep, with his head resting on Ally’s shoulder. Of course, Tootsie was following closely behind and stopped to sit at Ally’s feet, keeping his eyes trained on Caleb. “By the way, do you have any feminine supplies stashed anywhere? Looks like you’re all out in the bathroom.”
“Um…” I tapped my chin, wondering exactly when the last time I actually had to run to the store for tampons. Now that I thought about it, it had been awhile, like a long while.
“Okay, so I take that as a negatory?” Ally scrunched up her nose and narrowed her eyes at me when I had yet to respond. Truthfully, I didn’t know what to say. My head was beginning to spin a little at the question.
“Wait, Leah, when was the last time you had your period?”
“I’m not really sure,” I responded slowly, trying to picture a calendar in my head. “I guess right after the wedding. Chase was bummed that I got it since it put our honeymoon celebrating on hold for a little while. I haven’t really thought about it because I’ve been a little stressed out about the whole situation with Caleb.”
“’Kay, I guess that’s understandable, but we aren’t going to sit here and question the what-ifs.” “Here.” She shoved Caleb at me and somehow I numbly took him into my arms. “I’m going to run to the drugstore real quick, I’ll be back in ten minutes tops. And Leah?”
“Yeah?” I answered back with my eyes squeezed shut. I could feel a major headache coming on.
“Don’t freak out yet. Please.”
Easy for her to say.
I kept myself busy with getting Caleb’s snack fixed and set him down on one of the barstools when I was finished. He kept up a constant chatter while eating, which helped to keep my mind off things for the most part, until I heard the front door slam shut, bringing me back to reality.
“Into the bathroom now.” A plastic bag was shoved into my hands and Ally was behind me pushing me down the hallway. “Let’s just get this over with, Leah. Nothing’s going to change if you put it off, better to know now rather than later on.”
I could understand what Ally was saying but she wasn’t the one in my shoes. I emptied the bag out onto the bathroom counter and a quiet laugh escaped when I saw she had bought five different tests. How in the hell was I laughing right now? Clearly, this was not a laughing matter.