that could probably clear up the entire argument.
"Hey
Theo, did you happen to look at what Hannah was buying?"
"Of
course. Why do you think I'm so pissed? Not only has she been cheating on me,
but she's fucking PREGNANT with his fucking kid."
I shook
my head in disbelief and at the fact that Theo is a fucking idiot. "Theo,
don't you think maybe she's pregnant with your child?"
"Not
likely. I mean there was a night about three months back when-"
I sat
back and watched as realization crossed over Theo's face. Jason and I looked
between each other and almost started busting up laughing. Theo was taking a
tad bit too long to come to the full conclusion, but we waited. About ten
minutes later, Theo finally looked up at us.
"I
think I might have fucked up."
"You
think!"
"Holy
shit guys. What am I going to do? She knows that Jason has been following her.
That was part of what our fight was about. That's why she broke up with
me."
"Look,
it's getting late. Give her a night to think about things and you sleep on it.
There's no reason to rush over and try to win her back." Jason's rational
thinking surprised me sometimes. Especially given the fact that he had ruined
almost every relationship he had ever had, including his most recent with the
Heidi.
"Theo,
has she tried to tell you about the baby at all?"
"No,
why?" Theo was now looking at me for answers, but I honestly had none.
This was the first I was hearing about any of this.
"No
reason. She's coming over in the morning; you guys can talk about it then. I'm
beat though, so I'm headed off to bed. Newborns don't sleep real well, just a
little FYI for ya." I gave him a wink and laughed the entire way up the
stairs. "Oh, and don't forget to set the alarm when Jason leaves. Goodnight
guys."
When I
opened the door to my bedroom, I took in the amazingly beautiful sight before
me. My beautiful wife was in the same position I had left her in and she looked
absolutely beautiful all wrapped up in our comforter. Her hair was fanned out on
her pillow and she looked so peaceful. Before checking on Daniel, I kissed her
on her forehead, silently praying I wouldn't wake her. Daniel was also in the
same position. He was perfectly swaddled in his blanket and sound asleep. I
kissed him as well, and then hauled my tired ass over to the other side of the
bed.
I
slipped under the covers quietly, or at least I thought. I felt her hand slide
over my bare chest and pull me down next to her. She wasn't fully awake and it
made her needing me even sexier. I turned and pulled her up onto my chest,
brushing her hair back from her face. When her breathing evened out again, I
finally succumbed to sleep and man did it feel amazing.
Twelve
Bennett
I could
feel the suns heat radiating through the half open window. It felt amazing
against my cool skin and I didn't want to move from my comfortable position.
Unfortunately, there would soon be a crying baby wanting to eat, and I wanted
Gray to be able to get some decent sleep. As I rolled onto my back to stretch,
I came to the realization that I was alone. I sat up quickly and checked the
bassinet on my side of the bed. I was shocked to find it empty. I knew that
Gray most likely had Daniel, so I decided to take a quick shower before heading
downstairs.
I let
the hot water fill the bathroom with steam before I undressed and slipped under
the water. My body instantly relaxed under the steady stream and I tipped my
head back just enough to let the waterfall down my hair and onto my backside.
Oh how I had missed warm showers. The shower at the hospital was nice, but I
learned rather quickly not to take too long, because the water went from hot to
ice cold in a matter of minutes.
I
wasn't supposed to get my bandages soaked, so I didn't stay in as long as I
would have liked to, but the few minutes I had were so well worth it. I shut
the water off and wrapped a towel around my body before I made my way into our
closet. I was still really sore so I opted for
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