What happened in Vegas: Didn't Stay In Vegas! (31 page)

He let me into
his house which was now going to be our house and his lips found
mine in the dark. I couldn
’
t see anything of his
face except a shine coming from his black eyes. His lips were wet
and demanding, showing their hunger for me. He kissed me while he
was backing me into his bedroom. The back of my legs hit his bed
and then I was gently lowered down onto it.

His kisses
slowed and I could sense his bodyweight suspended above mine in the
darkness. He bit my bottom lip before ending his kisses completely
just long enough to murmur,
“
I love
you.
”

I got the most amazing chill up my spine
when he said it. It was heart felt. My insides were doing a happy
dance as I melted into his strong protective arms. He lowered his
weight on me and I lost my breath. His lips found their way back to
mine, and we were kissing again.

He slid his
hand under my shirt and pinched my nipple making me scream. He
paused and suddenly sounding very resolute he said,
“
That shouldn
’
t have hurt. We need
to confirm your pregnancy. The baby could belong to either of us,
mine or Nicks.
”
He sounded so sure, it was horrifying
to hear this coming from his lips. What Nick and I did seemed to be
haunting me endlessly. This could destroy his relationship with
Aria.

He ordered me to remove my jeans. I did as I
was told lost in my own thoughts. The implications of a pregnancy
right now could ruin all of our lives.

Bradley was
talking me down as he was filling me reassuring me that it was
going to be okay,
“
Aria is probably
wrong about you being pregnant and if she isn
’
t
we
’
ll deal with it then.
”

I closed my eyes shutting everything out but
the feeling of him taking me and the back and forth friction of his
thick cock filling me. Without warning his pace quickened and he
began thrusting into me with more force before filling me with his
hot cum. He was so smooth and adept to satisfying my every need. He
stayed inside me for quite some time before rolling off.

His lips found
mine kissing me incessantly. When our lips became swollen and numb,
he excused himself to shower. He came back into the room naked. He
didn
’
t say anything. I watched him pull clean clothes from
his dresser and put them on. He dressed casually and headed out the
door with just his keys to the Hummer and his wallet.

I took a short
shower and then helped myself to a pair of his pyjamas from his
dresser. He was back in less than thirty minutes. He tossed the
test onto the bed,
“
Do your
thing.
”
I went into the bathroom and read the
instructions. I peed on the stick and left it in the
bathroom.
“
How long do we wait? He asked when he saw me
return.
”

“Ten minutes,
it
’
s on the bathroom counter. I can
’
t bear to
look.
”
I croaked.

I was feeling sick with worry. He left me in
the bedroom and went to the kitchen to fix breakfast. When the time
was up he trudged into the bathroom to see the result.

His expression
was stone cold. I reluctantly peered at him as he left the
bathroom, he didn
’
t stop, he walked
past me and I heard the front door slam. My legs were weak, barely
able to hold my weight, I went in to see a result, I already knew,
it was without a shadow of a doubt that I was pregnant. Bradley
would have been happy if he knew it was his but he
didn
’
t know that.

He
didn
’
t come back for some time. When he did, he crawled
into bed and wrapped his arms around me but he
didn
’
t speak. He couldn
’
t, he was too
upset.

I reminded
him,
“
It
’
s what you
wanted.
”

“The desperate
time passed. It shouldn
’
t have happened this
way.
”
I knew what he meant,
“
I
can
’
t be happy now, not until I know the baby is
mine.
”

~44~

I spent the night at Bradley
’
s and then I
went back to the loft because I needed time to absorb this new
tidbit of information. A baby! I was going to have a
baby!

Bradley
’
s or
Nick
’
s, I loved both of them in their own ways. I realized
it needed to be Bradley
’
s or it could mess up
all of our relationships.

Aria had no
idea that Nick and I had ever even been together. I
couldn
’
t imagine how she would feel if she ever found out. It
was best for all concerned if this baby was
Bradley
’
s. I was resolute in all my decisions. I whipped
my phone out with confidence and texted Bradley.

Chanel: R U
sure U still want me 2 live with U, it
’
s not 2 late 2 back
out.

Bradley: This is 2 serious for text
Godamnit!

I called
him,
“
Bradley, you
’
re sure you want me
to live with you even now?
”

There was a
pause, and I could hear him breath into the phone,
“
More sure.
”

“I
’
m keeping this baby, and I don
’
t want to
tell anyone I
’
m pregnant for a
while,
”
I warned.

“Our
baby,
”
he corrected.

I
hesitated,
“
Will you love it even
if you know it might not be yours.
”

Without
hesitation he answered,
“
Yes, because
it
’
s yours.
”

I cried when I
said this,
“
So no matter what,
this is your baby.
”

Bradley
’
s voice was warm and
somewhat victorious when he repeated back,
“
No matter
what.
”

~45~

Nick urged me to meet with him to conspire against
Aria about curbing her spending habits towards the wedding. He
didn
’
t even need to call me; I already knew he wanted me to
intervene. I was tempted to tell him to suck it up, but I thought I
would actively observe his heightened state of panic for amusement
purposes.

Orientation at
the new hospital was starting in less than a week and my spare time
was being wasted on complete nonsense. I would have been much
happier just packing up my loft rather than listening to Nick bitch
about how Aria was squandering money he hadn
’
t even earned
yet. This was Nick
’
s issue, not mine. I
had other much more pressing matters on my plate.

I was very
strategic about my meeting with Nick. I picked a time that
wasn
’
t too early so he wouldn
’
t see me getting any
morning sickness. I wore baggy clothing so he
wouldn
’
t notice if my breasts were looking swollen. I made
sure to eat many crackers and pee before I went to meet with him. I
got to pick the meeting place and I chose Starbucks.

Nick was there
before me and his chest was still broad even though he was laid up
in hospital for a few weeks. The top of his shirt was left
unbuttoned and he wore jeans that hung low on his waist. He
didn
’
t have a hair out of place and his cologne was getting
every molecule in my body reacting. It was the best
he
’
s ever looked.

He stood up
when I reached the table and hugged me longer than a friend is
supposed to hug. It was the first time we were alone since Las
Vegas, and I was unusually excited about this. He kissed me and I
didn
’
t pull away. I wanted it to last. I noticed he
wasn
’
t rushing the kiss either. When we sat down I glanced
around making sure nobody was looking. It would have been too late
anyway if some had looked. I guess it was just a reflex.

There were two
cups on our table. He nodded down to them and said,
“
I got you a chai latte.
”

“Thanks
Dickwad.
”
I took the lid off the cup so it would cool
sooner.
“
I miss spending time with you.
”

He took a sip
of his coffee,
“
Me too
Coco.
”
We just sat together for quite some time people
watching and not really speaking. We could sit together for ages in
silence but we had so many issues to discuss,
“
Tell me you
aren
’
t moving in with Throb?
”
he asked.

I
couldn
’
t figure out why he cared so much so I just came right
out with it and asked,
“
Why does it bother
you?
”

He ran his
fingers through his perfect hair and his tone was
distressed,
“
It
’
s just
wrong. You guys are off more than you are on. I would be doing our
friendship an injustice if I didn
’
t share my misgivings
with you about your relationship with him.
”

I looked at
Nick calmly and held his hand weaving my fingers through
his,
“
When you told me not to, I did the opposite. I
reflected back on why I was so defiant with you and I think
it
’
s because I resent how you rushed things with Aria. I
don
’
t feel you should have a voice anymore on what I do
with my life. If you are going to marry her than we have to free
ourselves from each other, break the ties so to
speak.
”

“That
’
s never going to
happen Coco,
”
he said while he picked up his nugget
from around his neck and put it in his mouth pulling the chain away
from his neck.

“We
didn
’
t just come here to talk about me and Bradley did
we?
”
I asked.

Nick looked at
me with dead serious eyes,
“
You would tell me if
you were pregnant wouldn
’
t
you?
”

The question
was earth shattering, I could only convince myself that I
wasn
’
t lying to his face by answering,
“
Yes,
”
and thinking that he
didn
’
t specify WHEN I would have to tell him. Nick
couldn
’
t find out about my pregnancy until his wedding papers
were signed.

I regretted
choosing such a public place to meet Nick. There was so much I
wanted to tell him, and I just let it spill out,
“
I was so scared when you were in the hospital Nick. I
don
’
t know what I ever would have done if Bradley
hadn
’
t saved you.
”
I started to cry in
the middle of Starbucks, the humility of it all!

His hand
touched my chin and his lips swept mine with the lightness of a
feather. It seemed like he was going to stop at that but he
couldn
’
t, he didn
’
t. Rather than let go
of me his fingers brought me in for a second kiss with a passion
and urgency that only a near death experience could
cause.

His kiss carried me to a heaven filled with
serenity. Cool air surrounded me and I was lost to the clouds. It
was evident now that nothing could touch us. One kiss managed to
shake up my personally sculpted reality.

The words came
from my lips but I wasn
’
t saying them. My
heart and brain were two different entities. The depths of my soul
was watching Nick as my brain broke the news that we
couldn
’
t kiss like this anymore, my heart was still
recovering from the shock that got my blood warm and pumping
through my veins. His kisses had the power to breathe life into my
body that before was merely just existing.