Kie's POV:

Tonight was a girl's night and we were all at the Chateau. We got dressed up and took pictures before going out to dinner and then came back, changed into pajamas, and started watching movies. We are all twenty-three and it's been a long time since we've had a girl's night like this. The boys were all staying at JJ's house. JJ didn't actually buy a house, he just fixed up his dad's house after he left the Outer Banks and lived there.

Sarah was about to get out the wine when she said, "Okay, the wine reminded me of this Tiktok that I saw... Wait, Cleo, you and Pope are having sex right?"

She rolled her eyes and said, "Yes"

Cleo kept her romantic relationship very private where me and Sarah were always giving details about ours. Sarah continued explaining, "Okay, so we're all..."

"You aren't going to ask me if I'm having sex?" I joked feeling left out

"You're dating JJ, of course, you're having sex" She laughed

She wanted to do the pregnancy test roulette things where we all take a test, put it in a bag, wait two minutes, and then grab a random one. We were down and she went into the bathroom and grabbed three tests.

"Why do you have these?" Cleo asked

"You've never had a scare?"

"No, Pope and I always use protection"

"Protection doesn't always work" Sarah defended herself

"What about you and JJ? You guys use protection?" Cleo asked

"I mean, I'm on birth control"

"So you don't ever use condoms?" Cleo asked

I laughed and said, "I don't think JJ would fuck me if he to wear a condom"

"John B hates them too... I mean he did in the beginning of our relationship but he hasn't in years"

"If one of these comes back positive, it's not mine" Cleo said

We all took the tests and waited and now it was time to look. Cleo got a negative test, I got a negative test, and Sarah's face was in shock. The test was positive. That meant one of us was pregnant.

"It's not my test" Cleo said

"It's not mine, I can't be pregnant" I said

"I'm not pregnant, I just took one of these a few days ago" Sarah said

We all went and took another and Cleo was the first one to say, "See, negative... Told you it was gonna be one of you"

Sarah and I were about to look at our tests... I didn't even look at mine, I just watched her face and her face said everything I needed to know. Her test was negative. Mine was positive. I looked at mine and sure enough, I was pregnant.

Sarah hugged me immediately and said, "I am here for you, Kie... Whatever you need, I'm here and I love you"

"Me too" Cleo said hugging me

They both knew that I was probably the worst person to be pregnant because we all knew that out of all the boys, JJ would react the worst to this news.

"Just please promise me, you won't tell John B or Pope or especially JJ"

"I promise" Cleo said

"Your secret is safe with me... Are you going to tell JJ? Or just get rid of it and never tell him?"

"No, I'm going to tell him. He deserves to know, but he needs to hear it from me"

I poured two glasses of the wine Sarah had and handed one to Cleo and the other to Sarah.

"Might as well enjoy it since it's already opened"

I grabbed a bottle of water and I couldn't stop thinking about the baby growing inside of me. I was carrying JJ's baby. I was extra quiet that night and Sarah and Cleo were both super supportive.

"How far along do you think you are?"

"It was my sinus infection..."

"What?"

"I got a sinus infection a few weeks ago and they gave me antibiotics... I know that fucks with birth control and JJ and I had sex a few times that week... I'm guessing about five to six weeks"

Sarah hugged me and said, "For what it's worth, if you keep the baby, he or she is so lucky to have you as a mom"

"Thank you" I said fighting back tears

The next morning, John B and Pope both showed up and I hugged my girls goodbye and I headed home. I walked inside and JJ asked, "How was girls night?"

The house was full of beer cans, a half-smoked joint, and two pizza boxes. I looked at him and asked, "Are you sober?"

"Yeah, why?"

"No weed or beer this morning?" I asked to clarify

"No, all from last night" He said and I started crying

He said, "Shit, I'm sorry... I promise I'll clean it up"

"I'm not mad about that... JJ, I'm pregnant"

Our huge broke enough for him to look at me and he asked, "How do you know?"

I explained what happened last night and I showed him the three tests. I took another one this morning just to make sure. He grabbed them and looked at all them and asked, "And you're sure these are yours? And they're real? Not some fake joke test?"

"They're real, this isn't a prank"

I told him about my antibiotics and how they can mess with birth control and he was in complete shock. He looked stressed and he was pacing around and I asked, "What do you want to do about it?"

He stopped and looked at me like I was crazy, "What do you mean?"

"I just mean that we have options if you don't want to..."

"No, Kie, I don't want to be a dad right now but it's happening whether I wanted it to or not... My dad never wanted me and I always promised myself that if I ever got lucky enough to find a girl who loved me enough to have a baby with me I would make sure my kids never felt the way that I did, that they always knew I loved them, no matter what... It's your choice, but I'm all in"

I started crying even more as he spoke. I looked into his and said, "You're going to be the best dad"

He grabbed me and kissed me and then he spun me around in a circle and said, "And you're going to be the best mom"

He knelt down and lifted up my shirt and said, "Mommy and daddy love you"

He softly pressed his lips to my stomach before sanding back up and kissing me.

"Cleo and Sarah already know?"

"Yeah, so we should probably go tell John B and Pope before they accidentally let it slip"

JJ and I showed up to the Chateau and everyone was still there. JJ looked at them and said, "Well boys, we've got some news... Looks like you're going to be uncles! Kie's pregnant"

The boys all freaked out and the girls were happy too. Sarah explained how we found out and everyone was so happy for us. It wasn't perfect timing, but timing is never perfect. I just knew our little pogue would be so loved by his or her aunts and uncles and of course by me and JJ.