down to the cushion. She was big and ready to explode. Mike rubbed the back of her neck and put a pillow against her lower back.
“Let’s do something while the wedding is still on,” Scarlet said in a n irritated voice.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked.
“That my brother is a damn idiot and needs to pull his head out of his ass.”
Wow. What did I miss? “What happened?”
“Ryan broke up with her through a letter and took off.”
I stood up. “What the hell happened?”
“Janice slapped the shit out of him then dragged him home,” Scarlet said proudly. “They’re fine now. But that doesn’t matter. Ryan should be grateful she didn’t turn her back on him and never speak to him again. I would have bitch-slapped Sean if he pulled that shit.”
“Which I never would.” Sean covered his cheek then leaned away, clearly afraid of her.
I noticed Scarlet was more vocal and feisty when she was pregnant. I wouldn’t want to piss her off.
“I can’t believe he did that,” I said. “Why?”
“He said she was too good for him and she deserved someone better.” She rolled her eyes. “In other words, he was being a damn girl.”
“Well, I’m glad everything worked out,” I said.
She nodded. “I’m glad my brother has a good woman. When I can’t put him back in line I know she can. Anyway, I think you guys should still go fishing.”
“You aren’t coming?” I asked.
She placed her hand on her stomach. “It’s just too hard right now. I don’t want to be in the car that long, and the smell of fish makes me want to hurl. I’m definitely not going.”
“Neither am I,” Sean said, putting his hand on her stomach.
Scarlet glared at him.
“We aren’t going either,” Mike said.
“So…it’ll just be me, Ryan, and Flynn?”
“Sean is going,” Scarlet said firmly.
“No,” Sean snapped. “I’m not leaving my pregnant wife when she’s nearly in her seventh month. Forget it.”
“Mike will be right down the street,” Scarlet argued. “If I need him, he’s a second away.”
“I’ll watch her,” Mike said. “She can stay with us too.”
Sean didn’t look at him. “If I have to go, why doesn’t Mike? How about Mike goes and I stay here?”
“Because my wife is about to go into labor, you damn idiot,” Mike snapped.
Sean still ignored him. “I’m not going. You can’t make me.”
“Sean,” she said firmly. “This is my brother’s bachelor party. It would mean a lot if you were there.”
“You’re the best man and you aren’t even going,” Sean snapped.
“Which is why you need to go for the both of us,” she argued.
“No.” His eyes furrowed in annoyance. “Forget it.”
“Sean.” She gave him the death stare. “I’m just going to sit around and eat ice cream all day. It’ll be boring and uneventful.”
“And what if you fall?”
She growled. “I’m not paralyzed!”
They continued to bicker back and forth.
“You would think we’d get used to this,” I said as I looked at Mike.
“It’s even worse when they bitch at each other at work,” he said while he rubbed the back of Cassandra’s neck.
I watched Cassandra’s face, noting the small beads of sweat and her obvious discomfort. “Is she doing okay?” I whispered.
“She’s fine. She’s just tired.”
She looked more than just tired. Seeing their tenderness made me imagine Monnique round with my child. I wasn’t sure how many kids I wanted, but right now, I wanted five. Maybe more.
We discussed his bachelor party and picked the weekend when we would go . It would be a relaxing trip on the lake, just drinking and fishing. It sounded pretty nice, but I felt bad for the argument Sean and Scarlet were having. I understood Sean’s point of view, but I also understood hers. Hopefully, they would resolve it. And when the rest of us weren’t around.
7
Mike
I did whatever I could to make my wife comfortable, but there was nothing I could do at this point.
“Let’s do something while the wedding is still on,” Scarlet said in a n irritated voice.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked.
“That my brother is a damn idiot and needs to pull his head out of his ass.”
Wow. What did I miss? “What happened?”
“Ryan broke up with her through a letter and took off.”
I stood up. “What the hell happened?”
“Janice slapped the shit out of him then dragged him home,” Scarlet said proudly. “They’re fine now. But that doesn’t matter. Ryan should be grateful she didn’t turn her back on him and never speak to him again. I would have bitch-slapped Sean if he pulled that shit.”
“Which I never would.” Sean covered his cheek then leaned away, clearly afraid of her.
I noticed Scarlet was more vocal and feisty when she was pregnant. I wouldn’t want to piss her off.
“I can’t believe he did that,” I said. “Why?”
“He said she was too good for him and she deserved someone better.” She rolled her eyes. “In other words, he was being a damn girl.”
“Well, I’m glad everything worked out,” I said.
She nodded. “I’m glad my brother has a good woman. When I can’t put him back in line I know she can. Anyway, I think you guys should still go fishing.”
“You aren’t coming?” I asked.
She placed her hand on her stomach. “It’s just too hard right now. I don’t want to be in the car that long, and the smell of fish makes me want to hurl. I’m definitely not going.”
“Neither am I,” Sean said, putting his hand on her stomach.
Scarlet glared at him.
“We aren’t going either,” Mike said.
“So…it’ll just be me, Ryan, and Flynn?”
“Sean is going,” Scarlet said firmly.
“No,” Sean snapped. “I’m not leaving my pregnant wife when she’s nearly in her seventh month. Forget it.”
“Mike will be right down the street,” Scarlet argued. “If I need him, he’s a second away.”
“I’ll watch her,” Mike said. “She can stay with us too.”
Sean didn’t look at him. “If I have to go, why doesn’t Mike? How about Mike goes and I stay here?”
“Because my wife is about to go into labor, you damn idiot,” Mike snapped.
Sean still ignored him. “I’m not going. You can’t make me.”
“Sean,” she said firmly. “This is my brother’s bachelor party. It would mean a lot if you were there.”
“You’re the best man and you aren’t even going,” Sean snapped.
“Which is why you need to go for the both of us,” she argued.
“No.” His eyes furrowed in annoyance. “Forget it.”
“Sean.” She gave him the death stare. “I’m just going to sit around and eat ice cream all day. It’ll be boring and uneventful.”
“And what if you fall?”
She growled. “I’m not paralyzed!”
They continued to bicker back and forth.
“You would think we’d get used to this,” I said as I looked at Mike.
“It’s even worse when they bitch at each other at work,” he said while he rubbed the back of Cassandra’s neck.
I watched Cassandra’s face, noting the small beads of sweat and her obvious discomfort. “Is she doing okay?” I whispered.
“She’s fine. She’s just tired.”
She looked more than just tired. Seeing their tenderness made me imagine Monnique round with my child. I wasn’t sure how many kids I wanted, but right now, I wanted five. Maybe more.
We discussed his bachelor party and picked the weekend when we would go . It would be a relaxing trip on the lake, just drinking and fishing. It sounded pretty nice, but I felt bad for the argument Sean and Scarlet were having. I understood Sean’s point of view, but I also understood hers. Hopefully, they would resolve it. And when the rest of us weren’t around.
7
Mike
I did whatever I could to make my wife comfortable, but there was nothing I could do at this point.
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