Chapter 11

*Here it is the final chapter! Who knows maybe there will be a continuation...*

The doctor left not too long after. I sat at the kitchen table. Pregnant...pregnant. That word just kept swirling around in my head. I just couldn't believe it. How could I have let this happen?

"Well this is good isn't it? I'm sure Jay will be happy." Leona said.

"He's not the father." I said holding my head in my hands.

"Nick?" She asked. I shook my head. "Then who?"

"Tom." I said.

"...No. Not him. Please let it be some other Tom." She begged.

"I wish it was. I made such a big mistake Leona. What am I going to do?" I said.

"We have to tell Maryanne and Burnside." She replied grabbing her bag.

"Now? I can't." I said.

"Juliette you have to stop hiding. It's time to be an adult. Now let's go." She said throwing my clothes at me.

She was right. I hated to admit it but she was right. Throughout my time being here every time I couldn't handle something I cried about it. It's about time I stopped crying and became an adult. I'm 21 years old not 12. And I should start acting like it. I put my clothes on and we drove over to where my mom and dad were staying. Knocking on the door I felt a huge knot form in my stomach.

"Juliette Leona. Come in." My mom said. We walked inside. I was too nervous to sit.

"Everything okay?" My dad asked.

"Mom dad there's no easy way to say this so I'm gonna come right out with it. A few weeks ago I had...relations with Tom Buchanan. And...I'm pregnant." I said. There it was, I said it.

They were silent for a bit. "Finally! It's about time." My mom said.

"We've been waiting for this for a while." My dad said getting up. He went over to the phone.

"What are you talking about?" Leona asked.

"It's simple. We came here so Juliette could get married. But we didn't expect two guys to fight over her. But since we knew she couldn't make a decision on her own we made it for her." My mom said.

"And what was that?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious? Jay Gatsby was born a poor man. Plus he's not that well known. Nick is an emotionless weirdo. But Tom..he's a wealthy man known throughout East and West Egg." He replied. As he said that he dialed a number. Soon someone picked up. "Tom? Yes everything worked out great."

"You planned this…." I said.

"Juliette...we only want what's best for you." My mother replied. "With Tom you can have a much more comfortable life."

"No. It's so you can have a better life! A baby is growing inside me and it's from a man I don't love!" I said.

"Tom she's just being emotional of course she's excited. Yes we'll talk about it more later. Goodbye." My dad said before hanging up. "Now Juliette if all of this goes well we'll make a fortune."

"I don't care about money! I came here to start a new life. I wanted to live normally not high class." I said.

"Oh please. You would have been living high class with Gatsby. You certainly wouldn't have been living high class with nick." He replied.

"If I was with either of them I know I would love them. With Tom there is no love." I said. I was to hurt and angry to stay so Leona drove me over to Jay's mansion. I had to tell him. And it was going to be now. I knocked on the door and a butler greeted me. He led me inside to where Jay was out back swimming with Nick.

"Juliette." Nick replied. They got out and went over to me. "Is everything okay?"

"We haven't heard from you. And you weren't taking any of my calls." Jay said.

"...Everything's fine." I lied. "What's going on?"

"Well...we decided that Leona was right. We shouldn't be fighting. It is up to you, whoever you choose we'll be happy with." He said.

"Oh...that's great." I said.

How could I tell them. They had finally gotten along. And would they forgive me? There was a knock at the door. The butler opened it and in came Daisy and Tom. Great. But this was different. Daisy was carrying a bag inside and butlers followed behind her carrying more. Tom was also carrying a bag but this bag looked a lot like...mine. Nick, Jay and I walked into the hall. I looked down to see a small girl playing with a doll. She looked a lot like Daisy.

"Daisy what is this?" Jay asked.

"Oh it's wonderful Jay. I'm coming to live with you." She said.

"What?" I replied.

"Haven't you told them?" She asked.

"Told us what?" Nick asked.

"Juliette is carrying my child." Tom said. "And she'll be staying with me in my manor while Daisy stays here."

My heart dropped. Jay and Nick looked back at me. Their eyes were filled with sadness. Just like that everything was out in the open. It didn't seem real. "Jay...Nick...I" But I couldn't form the words. They turned away from me. Nick walked out while Jay just held his head down.

My entire world shattered. Daisy was having her butlers place things around while she took her daughter upstairs. Tom grabbed my hand and began pulling me out of the mansion. Everything was slipping right out of my hands, my life, my dreams, everything. It felt as though the ground beneath me just vanished. I couldn't keep it in anymore and tears flowed from my eyes. I was crying so uncontrollably that Tom had to carry me to the car. My life at this point was over.

6 months have passed since then. I was living with Tom. Daisy was living with Jay and Nick was alone. My parents were visiting every single day. They acted as though we were a happy family. All they wanted was money. I'm ashamed to even call them mom and dad. As far as I'm concerned they're dead to me. I sat there at the dining table, a plate of croissants with berries and cream sat in front of me. Tom was across just eating. He looked up at me.

"Something wrong? You've hardly touched your food." He said.

"I don't have an appetite." I said.

"Well at least drink some punch." He replied.

I looked at the glass in front of me. It was a bright orange with hints of red. It was mango strawberry punch. "It has mangos in it. I'm allergic." I said.

"Well what do you want?" He asked.

"To punch you." I said quietly. "Nothing. Nothing at all."

After breakfast I went up to my room. It was too big for one person. I stood out on the balcony. I could see Jay's mansion slightly from here. I had long since given up hope. It was so far away yet so close. I reached out wishing to just touch it. But reality hit me when I nearly fell over the railing. I caught myself and looked down at my now enlarged stomach. I sat down in a chair and stared up at the sky.

"That's right….I forgot you're here too." I said.

3 months had passed since that day. I thought I was going to remain here forever. That is until now. The clock filled the entire room as I sat there reading a book. It was way past midnight. Tom wasn't home so I was enjoying the peace and quiet. I looked over to see the door open. In comes Tom with his suit all messed up and strands of his hair out of place. I saw a woman rush out of view.

"Oh Juliette. What are you still doing up?" He said trying to fix himself.

"Another one...guess you really were lying." I said going back to my book.

"Let me get you to bed." He said going over to me.

"I'm fine here. Go to bed with her." I said.

He walked over and closed the door. Then he walked back and sat down beside me. "Juliette I'm sorry. You know I love you." He replied.

I moved away from him. "Yeah I know. You've only said every time you come home with someone else."

"Come on put that book down and let's go upstairs." He said trying to remove the book from my hands. I smacked his hand away and went towards the stairs. "Wait Juliette." I didn't say anything and kept walking. All of a sudden I felt myself fall back. I hit the floor with a loud thud. He had pulled me to the ground.

"What's wrong with you?!" I yelled.

"You listen here! I brought you here and gave you everything! Now you're going to do as I say or else!" He replied. He pulled his hand back. I felt a great deal of pain as he hit me. I was terrified. The last thing I remember was being struck again before losing consciousness. When I came too it was morning. I was still on the floor. My eye was throbbing. I got up and looked in the mirror. My face was bruised and my right eye was swollen.

"Bastard...hit me with his ring finger." I said. I knew I had to get out of there. I checked around the entire mansion. Tom wasn't home. This may be my only opportunity. I grabbed a suitcase and packed it. From there I went back to my old house. Surprisingly someone was there. It was Nick. He was standing in front of my door. "Nick?"

"Juliette." He said. I ran over and hugged him to the best of my ability. "What happened to you?"

"...Tom hit me." I said.

"I'm sorry. I should've never let you go with him." He said.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I….I was thinking about everything. And I wanted to fight for you. I know I don't have much to offer like Jay or Tom but I do love you." He said embracing me.

Even though I love Jay Nick has always been there for me. If it wasn't for my feelings for Jay I would gladly be with Nick. I looked up at him and our eyes met. He pulled me close to him and closed the gap between us. This is probably the most uncomfortable kiss of my life, because of my giant stomach. Then I felt a sharp pain. I pulled away.

"What's wrong Juliette?" He asked.

I looked down at myself. Water was seeping down my legs. "The baby's coming…." I managed to get out.

"Okay don't panic. We have to get you to the hospital." He said. He helped me into his car and we drove off. Childbirth was the most intense pain I had ever felt. But having Nick there made me happy. Well he did outside for a few minutes. I think he fainted. Afterwards I laid in the bed looking at the ceiling.

There was a knock at the door. "Hello Ms. Quinn." A nurse said bringing in my baby. "I just wanted you to know it's a boy." She replied handing him to me.

I took him in my arms and stared down at him. He had a somewhat full head a hair. His hair was black like Tom's but his eyes were sky blue like mine. "Maybe your hair color will change." I said quietly. The door opened again. Nick and Jay walked in. "Jay."

"Juliette." He said. They sat down beside me. He looked down at the infant. "What will you name him?"

"His name is Anthony." I said.

I handed him to Jay and got up. I knew Tom was looking for me and I had to be gone by the time he came. "Juliette what are you doing?" Nick asked.

"I'm leaving. I have to." I replied.

"No you can't. You can stay here with me. With us." Jay begged.

"Daisy's carrying your child. She'll never agree. And Tom's the father. If I stayed with you or Nick he could just have you thrown in jail or something." I said putting on my jacket. "Besides...I don't want Anthony to look up to that man."

I took him from Jay and left the hospital. Even though they didn't want me to go they helped me get everything I needed for him. Then they drove me to the docks. I knew where I was going. To my aunt in Kansas. I got a ticket and boarded the boat. Jay and Nick looked up at me from below. As it sailed off I waved goodbye to them. Goodbye to West and East Egg. Goodbye to the life that I had become so accustomed to. Surprisingly the people on the boat had the necessities I needed to take care of Anthony. I made it to Kansas after a few days.

My aunt lived on a ranch. I carried my suitcase up to her house and knocked on the door. "Juliette. How are you dear?" She asked.

"I'm good aunt Silvia." I replied.

"And who is this?" She said taking Anthony.

"This is Anthony. He's my son." I replied.

"You had a child? Who's the father?" She asked.

"I'll tell you all about it after I sit down." I said.

After getting settled in I told her everything that had happened to me while I lived in East Egg. When I actually told someone the story it sounded pretty crazy myself. Before I realized it a few weeks had passed. I had gotten a call from Leona. A man had tried to kill Tom. Apparently he was Myrtle's husband. My past had came back but Tom had payed for it. She also told me that Jay had left Daisy.

Nick and Jay were on their way here. I knew I had to chose between them. Whoever came first was going to be my decision. It was the only way I could think of choosing. I sat in the living room rocking Anthony. He had fallen asleep not to long after. I placed him in his crib and went into the kitchen. This has been on crazy adventure in my life. I knew it wouldn't be the end of it. I looked out the window. The sky was clear and the sun shined bright.

Either of them would be here soon. I knew the other would understand my decision. I walked away from the window and began to clean up. Reminds me of my days as a maid. A set of books sat on the coffee table. The one on the very top was called 'Daily Housewives.' I opened the book and flipped through it. Soon there was a knock at the door. I placed the books down and opened it. And standing there was…

The End

*You decide who she ends up with!*