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Braxton's POV

     What just happened? I turned around to my sister with a confused look on my face.

"Um...why did she just yell at me?" I asked.

"Pregnancy hormones." our mom said walking behind her.

"She does know she's not fat right?"

"Yes, but it's not really registering right now."

     If she's like this at four months how will she be for the last five months? I walked outside after her and saw that she was sulking near the end of the cabin sobbing. I walked up to her and hugged her from behind.

"Go away." she said trying to escape my hold.

"No." I said.

"Yes."

"Why should I?"

"Because I'm fat and ugly. I don't deserve to be with you. I don't deserve to be with anyone. You should go find someone else to be with."

"Phoebe do you know how ridiculous you sound?"

"It's true."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is."

"Phoebe I love you."

"Well you shouldn't." she said looking at me.

"Well too bad I do. Nothing you do could ever change that. I love you so much Phoebe that it hurts. You're not fat or ugly. You're pregnant and beautiful. I could never love someone the way I love you."

"Braxton..."

     I cut her off by kissing her. I can't believe she thought that she wasn't good enough for me. Good enough for anyone. It was the other way around. No one was good enough for her.
     Not even me. I didn't care if someone caught us right now. She meant so much to me and I didn't want to lose her. I pulled back and looked at her.

"Braxton I'm sorry." she said.

"Why are you apologizing?" I asked.

"I snapped at you for no reason."

"It's okay. Now come feed our boys."

"Does your mom know what I'm having?"

"I kind of forgot to tell her."

"Well she's going to yell at you not me."

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Vince's POV

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" I yelled at Kyle.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"You. Hitting on the mother of my children."

"What man. You're not together so she's free game."

"She's not an object. Keep away from her."

"I'm not keeping away from her."

"Why not?"

"Because I have feelings for her."

"Kyle leave her alone man."

"No."

"Seriously leave her the hell alone or else."

"Or else what?"

"Don't test me."

"What are you going to do?"

"Forget you Kyle." I said walking away.

"That's what I thought!" he yelled at my back.

     And to think I thought of him as a friend.

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Phoebe's POV

"Congratulations. I can't believe I'm going to have two grandsons." Rosemary said.

"Mom calm down." Braxton said.

"Well I wouldn't be acting like this if someone had told me about this earlier." she said shooting a pointed look in her son's direction.

"I forgot."

     She rolled her eyes at him and turned back to me.

"So have the two of you picked out any names for the babies?" she asked.

"Not yet." I said.

"There's still plenty of time for that." Braxton said.

"I have to go."

"Why?"

"Because people will get suspicious that I haven't returned."

"They'll be fine."

"Bye."

     I got up and left before he could try and get me to stay any longer. I made my way over to where everyone else was. Vince was trying to get away from Selena, but she was trying her hardest to stop him.

"I can't believe you believe her!" Selena shouted.

     I made my way over to my friends ignoring her. When was she gonna except reality?

"Phoebe where were you?" Lexi asked.

"Huh? O. I was eating in the mesh hall." I said.

"But didn't you eat earlier?" Melanie asked.

"No I went back to our cabin because Kyle wouldn't leave me alone."

"Well he likes you and wants to get to know you."

"Well I don't have time for him."

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