Chapter 4

                                    

                                          
Flashback chapter!
                          
Ally helped bring in the last of Lauren's stuff from Luis' house to her own. She was glad the girl had taken her up on her offer of letting her stay with her after seeing how unhappy she was becoming. She felt horrible for the girl who had practically lost everything and all she had left were in three plastic garbage bags. It was everything she could manage to pack in the short time her father gave her before she was forced out of her own home and a few things she had bought when her clothes wouldn't fit her anymore.
                          
"This is it then?" She asked the green eyed latina, she just nodded sadly.
                          
"I don't know how to thank you for doing this Ally." She spoke softly.
                          
"Hey it's no problem... I told you I got your back." She smiled at her new friend.
                          
"Thank you." She replied with a small smile.
                          
Lauren had been living with the Hernandez family for two weeks now and she could not be happier. They were such a nice family and the two Glee girls had become very close in the short amount of time. They spent most nights gossiping and singing together. Telling each other about their dreams and goals for the future. It was nice; Lauren never really had anything like that before.
                          
The two girls were sitting in Lauren's room after school one day doing their nails and just chatting about random things. Ally got up to get a tissue from the desk draw and what she found was something she was not exactly prepared for. Arching her eyebrow in confusion she picked up the object and looked at it. She knew for a fact that it wasn't her brother's because he had taken everything to college with him except for the bed so there was no doubt in her mind that it was Lauren's. Turning around Ally held up the object and spoke to her friend.
                          
"Lauren... what's this?" She asked even though she was well aware of what it was.
                          
The latina looked up from her nails and the colour drained from her face. She pretty much sat there for a full minute, mouth wide open and not saying a word. After that full minute of awkward silence she got up and grabbed her coat.
                          
"I'm gonna go for a walk." She said as if the last few minutes didn't happen.
                          
Looking a little confused by her behaviour Ally blocked her way out of the room.
                          
"It's raining out. Your pregnant and you can't afford to get sick you ain't going anywhere."
                          
"Fine... then I thi-" Lauren grabbed her stomach and her face contorted in pain.
                          
"Oh my god I think I'm going into labour!"
                          
Ally rolled her eyes. "You're not due for another two months Lauren."
                          
The latina dropped her hand from her stomach and stood up normally sighing.
                          
"Well then I'm hungry so could you please move so I can go feed my unborn child, do you want a hungry unborn child on your conscious?"
                          
"I will get out of your way if you tell me why you have this." She held up the object to Lauren's  face making her blush and look away.
                          
"It must have got mixed up with my stuff when I was living with Luis." She suggested as she sat back down on the bed.
                          
"Well that is plausible but then that doesn't explain why you still have it...in your draw and not in the trash."
                          
"Would you believe that I just forgot about it?" She asked.
                          
"No."
                          
Lauren sighed
                          
"What if I said I have it purely for the articles?"
                          
"No, because there are pages that have dog tags on them and there are no words on those pages."
                          
Lauren sighed again as her friend sat down next to her.
                          
"Look Laur, you know I wouldn't have any problem with you being gay."
                          
Lauren snapped her head up and looked at Ally.
                          
"I'm not gay!"
                          
Smiling a little her friend replied "No? Well then why do you have a Playboy Magazine?"
                          
"I just like looking at naked women that does not make me gay!"
                          
Ally just looked at her with the 'you are talking shit, lady!' face.
                          
"Ok fine it's... a little gay but-"
                          
"Lauren."
                          
Sighing again the latina looked down "Please don't tell anyone... I don't want to be known as the Pregnant Lesbian who got kicked out of her home and has no family."
                          
"Hey... you have a family... you have me." Ally spoke softly as she wrapped her arm around the other girl's shoulder. "I won't tell anyone...I'll let you do that when you're ready."
                          
"Thanks Ally."
                          
The girls sat there for a few moments contemplating what had just happened.
                          
"How did you get this thing anyway?" Ally finally asked.
                          
"I stole it from Luis."
                          
Ally laughed "Don't you think he will miss it?"
                          
"No he has like a whole box full of them... I doubt he will miss one... or five."
                          
"Five? You have more?"
                          
Lauren blushed even harder "I really like the articles." She stated causing both of them to burst out laughing.
                          
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All credits to the original writer :)