Chapter 62
~Later that night~
"You did really good for never being in front of a crowd that large before but you looked a little sick. Are you feeling okay?" TJ asked. The concert for that night had just ended and everyone was getting back on the bus to head to their next destination.
"Thanks. I don't know what's wrong with me. I think I might be getting the flu or something," Kristen said.
"That's not good since it's only the very beginning of the tour. Do you want to go to the doctor or something tomorrow?"
"No, I'll be fine. I'll talk to you tomorrow, I'm going to go to bed."
"Night." Kristen crawled into her bunk and picked up the cell phone that AJ bought for her and dialed his number. On the third ring he picked up.
"Hey AJ," Kristen said.
"Hey how did you do at the concert tonight?" AJ asked.
"Pretty good but I think I'm going to end up killing someone if I have to hear Britney sing "Baby One More Time" every day for three months. That song gets on my nerves."
"Why did you do it for a talent show in high school then?" AJ asked confused.
"That was when I liked the song. I've heard it so much since then that it drives me insane."
"I guess it could get on someone's nerves easily. Kristen, I have some bad news."
"What it is?" Kristen askedworriedly.
"Me and the guys are going back on tour for the U.S."
"When?"
"After the Video Music Awards."
"That's not bad news. I'll be going back on tour with Britney and you'll be busy with your own tour."
"We probably won't be able to talk to each other as much during that time since we'll both be pretty busy. Also don't you come home the end of February?"
"Yeah, the twenty-sixth I think."
"Well, I won't be back until the last day in March."
"So this means that we're not going to see each other for four months instead of three?"
"I'm sorry Kristen but yes. It's my job you know that."
"No, I'm not mad or anything because I do know it's your job just like me being a dancer is mine. This arrangement is really going to suck though."
"I know but it will all work out between us being apart I promise you that. I better let you go. You probably have to get up early in the morning. I'll talk to you later. I love you."
"Love you too, bye," Kristen said turning her phone off. She pulled her blanket over her head and quickly fell asleep.
Kristen woke up early the next morning and flew out of her bunk and ran to the bathroom on the tour bus. TJ woke up and saw her run through the opening of the curtain on his bunk. He went to the bathroom and saw the door was open a little so he knocked then opened it all the way. He saw Kristen on her knees in front of the toilet throwing up. "Kristen are you okay?" TJ asked helping Kristen up as she went to the sink and rinsed out her mouth.
"No, but I feel better now," Kristen said.
"We should be at the venue in a couple of hours. When we get there I'll call a cab and take you to the doctor."
"TJ, I don't need to go to a doctor. I told you last night I'm probably just getting the flu," Kristen said stubbornly.
"You don't exactly have a choice when you're on tour. You can't afford to get sick because the dancers need to be on that stage backing up Britney. I'm taking you so get dressed." Kristen didn't argue just put on a clean outfit and brushed out her hair. About two hours later everyone was up and dressed and they arrived at the venue. TJ got on his cell phone and called a cab to pick up him and Kristen.
"Come on you guys. We're going to go get breakfast. Hurry up because we have to get back here for sound check," Britney said to TJ and Kristen.
"We're going to skip out on breakfast we have somewhere to go," TJ said as the cab pulled up.
"Where?"
"Some where," Kristen said rudely as she got in the cab. Britney looked at TJ with a confused face.
"What was that about?" she asked.
"I'll tell ya later," TJ said.
"Alright but don't be gone for more than an hour or two because we do have a sound check to do."
"No prob," TJ said getting in the cab as it drove towards the hospital. "You don't like her very much do you?"
"I never have."
"Get to know her. You may find out you do like her and you have some things in common," TJ said as they rode the rest of the way in silence. When they got to the hospital they met with Dr. Jorgenson and she took some tests on Kristen and her and TJ were waiting for the doctor to come back. About a half hour later she re-entered the room.
"Would you like him to leave?" she asked Kristen referring to TJ.
"No, he stays. Why what's wrong?" Kristen asked worriedly.
"Well, you don't have the flu or anything like that."
"Then what the hell is wrong with me?" Kristen asked rudley. TJ nudged her and looked at her weird for the way she was acting.
"Kristen, when was the last time you had your period?" Dr. Jorgenson asked.
"About a month and a half ago, why?" Kristen asked knowing what she would probably say.
"Well, you're five weeks pregnant. Congratulations."
"What?" Kristen asked shocked as she looked at the doctor then at TJ who was looking at her. "That isn't possible!"
"I'm guessing this wasn't planned between you two?"
"Oh no, I'm not the father. I'm just a good friend of hers," TJ said as he wrapped his arm around Kristen who was shaking.
"There is some kind of mistake," Kristen said.
"No, the tests are accurate. You did have sexual intercourse didn't you? So, it is possible."
"I know I had sex! But we used protection!"
"What kind of protection?" Dr. Jorgenson asked.
"We used a condom! We had safe sex! I couldn't have gotten pregnant!"
"It's safer sex, not safe sex. It's not completely safe. A condom or any other time of protection can't keep you from getting pregnant or STD's."
"Oh my God I don't have any STD's do I?" Kristen asked worriedly.
"No, you thankfully don't."
"I don't get this. We used a condom!" Kristen yelled freaking out.
"Like I said condoms don't give you a 100% chance of not getting pregnant. Your partner may not have put it on right, it could have broke, or had a hole in it."
"AJ has had sex plenty of times before! I'm pretty damn sure he knows how to put a fucking condom on!" Kristen yelled.
"Kristen calm down. I think we should go," TJ said.
"Fine!" Kristen yelled getting up and grabbing her jacket walking out of the room.
"Sorry about the way she is acting," TJ told the doctor.
"Don't worry about it. She's young and doesn't know what to do. Have her talk to the father and comfort her if you can."
"I will," TJ said walking out of the room. He saw Kristen sitting on a chair in the waiting room with her head in her hands. "You okay?" TJ asked putting his arm around her.
"No," Kristen said looking at him. TJ saw that she was crying.
"Kristen, it's not that bad. Are you worried about AJ?" TJ asked as Kristen nodded her head. "He'll support you and the baby. I know he will because he loves you. You told me so."
"He can't afford to have a child. He's always on tour and won't want to have a child to worry about," Kristen said through tears.
"I think you need to call him," TJ said handing Kristen his phone.
"I need to call Toni not AJ."
"Go ahead but you need to talk to AJ too." Kristen dialed her apartment and no one answered the phone. She figured Toni would probably be staying at Nick's house so she dialed his number.
"Hello?" Nick asked when he picked up the phone.
"Nick is Toni over there?" Kristen asked.
"No, she left for work about an hour ago. Something wrong?"
"Um yeah, how did you know?"
"You can tell in your voice. Your voice changes with your mood. What's going on?"
"I need to talk to Toni about it. Have her call me as soon as she walks in the door. Have her get my number from AJ. She is staying with you right?"
"Of course."
"Thought so."
"Do you want me to have AJ call you?"
"No," Kristen said really fast.
"Okay, I'll let her know when she comes home."
"Bye," Kristen said turning off the phone and giving it back to TJ.
"It's going to be okay," TJ said reassuringly.
"I sure hope so," Kristen said leaving.
Chapter 63
