“They’re not true labor contractions, Jeff. Christ, calm down or you’ll get me upset again. This is why I can’t stress about things. I can’t go into labor early. It’ll be bad for the baby. ”
Shit. I ran my hands through my hair as I sat down on the sofa next to her. “I’m sorry, Rebecca. This is just so hard for me. Ari and I waited so long to be together, and now, I feel like we’re just drifting apart so damn fast. ”
Rebecca started rubbing her hand up and down my back.
“Jeff, this is my fault. I’m so sorry that I dropped this pregnancy thing on you like this. I really thought that I’d be able to handle it by myself, but I just felt so guilty not telling you about the baby. The whole restraining order…I’ll drop it first thing Monday morning. I guess I was being silly with that. ”
I turned to look at Rebecca who, was giving me a big smile. I reached over and hugged her. “Jesus, Rebecca that would be awesome if you could do that. I’m sure it would put Ari’s mind at ease!”
Pulling back, I placed a kiss on the side of her check. I felt like a ton of weights had just been lifted from my shoulders. I jumped up and grabbed the Home Depot bag and took the screwdriver out.
I jumped up and grabbed the Home Depot bag, taking out the screwdriver.
“What do you say we build ourselves a crib?” I said.
Rebecca started laughing as she stood up.
“That sounds great! Let’s do this. ”
***
I heard Ari moving around in the kitchen. Fuck, why is she up so damn early? She barely spoke two words to me Saturday night after I got back from Rebecca’s. Yesterday, Gunner and I pretty much worked all day in the stables, so I hadn’t really talked to her in a couple of days.
Mr. Reynolds was coming tomorrow to check out everything. If I could work out a deal with him to breed our horses with a few of his stallions, then we would have the start we needed.
I heard Ari talking to someone on the phone. I walked into the kitchen and just stood there, watching her.
“Heather, goddamn it, just wear it. I don’t have time to argue with you about this. Ellie isn’t arguing. She’s being a good friend. Just do this for me! Yes! Okay, sweets. See you in a few. ”
Then, she put her ear plugs back in and started up her iPod. Just barely, I could hear Wil. I. Am’s “Scream and Shout. ” Ari started dancing, and I couldn’t help but smile at her. Damn, this girl can move. I’m a lucky son of a bitch. Then, she started singing. How does this girl make my knees weak just by dancing around and singing in a kitchen?
She was standing at the sink, cutting up vegetables and fruit.
I walked up behind her, putting my arms around her. I started to kiss her neck. Damn, she feels so good in my arms.
She spun around and gave me that beautiful smile of hers. She looked breath taking. I couldn’t really place it, but she just seemed so different to me lately.
She pulled her earphones out and reached up and gave me a kiss. I pulled her in closer, deepening the kiss. She let out a small moan that went right through my body. I picked her up, so she could wrap her legs around me. I turned her around and set her down on the kitchen island.
She was dressed in baby blue lace panties and a white T-shirt. Shit. She wasn’t even wearing a bra. Through her shirt, I saw when her nipples instantly got hard. Reaching up, I grabbed some of her hair and pulled her head back, exposing her neck to me. I started to kiss from one side of her neck to the other. I could practically feel her coming apart in my hands. Slowly, I started to lift up her shirt. I broke our kiss only to pull her T-shirt up and over her head.
After another five minutes of just kissing the woman I loved, I started to unbutton my pants. Ari smiled against my lips, and I swore that I could hear my heart beating in my ears.
“Babe, I’m gonna make love to you on our kitchen island,” I whispered in her ear.
“I think that’s how we should start our day every day!” Ari said with a giggle.
Just then, my fucking cell phone rang. I ignored it. I pulled Ari closer to me. I just was about to enter her when the phone went off again. I closed my eyes, praying that it would stop.
We sat there for a second to see if it would ring again. When it didn’t, we both smiled, and Ari wiggled her eye brows up and down.
Then, someone knocked on the door. Motherfucker! All I wanted to do was slam my fist into a wall. Ari pushed me back and jumped off the island.
“Who the hell is here so early?” she asked.
“Well, I guess the only way to find out is for you to go answer the door in those sweet-ass panties and white T-shirt. ”
“Fuck you, Jeff. There’s no way I’m going to the door half-naked. I thought we could walk around our home naked if we wanted to. Isn’t this the country for fuck’s sake?”