immediately hitting me. Monnique was the woman I loved and the only woman I wanted. She made a lot of mistakes, but she apologized and even went a step further to prove she had changed. What was I waiting for?
8
Scarlet
Sean went to Costco and bought enough pregnancy tests to last an entire year.
“What happened to not pressuring me?” I snapped.
“I’m sorry. I’m just…excited.”
I hadn’t taken one yet. I had a feeling it finally happened, but that was just a hunch. I really had no idea what was going on inside my body. “I’ll take one later.”
“Or you could take one now…”
I glared at him. “Talk about pressure.”
He sighed. “I’m sorry,” he said quickly.
“I don’t start my period for a while, so these tests aren’t useful. If it says negative, that doesn’t mean anything. And even if it says positive, that doesn’t mean anything either.”
“But you said you think we did it.”
“Am I a psychic?” I snapped. “Am I a doctor?”
“No, but you know your body better than any of those things. Sometimes you just know. Do you feel differently?”
“Well… yes. But that could be all in my head.”
“Or maybe not,” he said hopefully.
“Let’s just wait a little while and then take a test.”
He sighed. “Fine.”
“Sean.” I gave him a firm look. “I’m doing the best I can.”
He got a look on his face I recognized. I knew it so well. He hated himself. “I know I’m being a jerk.”
“No,” I said gently. “You’re just excited.”
“I want to know the minute you’re pregnant so we can start preparing.”
“Preparing?” I asked. “For what?”
“You’ll be on bed rest for the pregnancy.”
My eyes widened. “You better be joking.”
“No. I’m not.”
“I’m not laying in a bed for nine months.”
“Well, I don’t want you to lose the baby again.” His voice was loud.
I hated thinking about that. But I don’t think me walking around caused it. “We don’t know what happened.”
“I’m not taking any risks. You’ll stay home and lay in bed. You’ll take time off from editing, and Olga will take care of the house. I’ll hire a second maid to wait on you.”
“Okay, you’re being ridiculous right now.”
“No, I’m not. I’m not watching you go through that again. We’re doing this the right way.”
“But I don’t think being in bed the entire time is going to change that.”
He got red in the face. “If you don’t do as I ask, I’ll stay home and force you to stay in bed.”
Sean said a lot of things in his anger, but he didn’t always mean them. But I could tell me meant that. “You better calm the hell down and stop talking to me like that.”
“ I’m not compromising with this,” he snapped. “You will be relaxed and pampered for the entire nine months. I don’t want you going anywhere unless you absolutely have to.”
“So, I’m on house arrest?”
“Everyone will come over to visit you and I’ll be home every night. You won’t be alone.”
“No,” I snapped. “Unless the doctor tells me I need to be on bed rest, I’m not doing it. I will take it easy and relax, but I’m not going to be a vegetable.”
“That’s too bad.”
I knew this would get us nowhere. He was too emotional about this subject, and I just didn’t have the patience to deal with his protective alpha side. I knew his concern came from a good place, so I cut him some slack for that, but he was going overboard. “Pause.”
“Pause?”
“I can’t argue with you right now. You’re pissing me off.”
“You’re pissing me off.”
I grabbed my purse and keys.
He snatched them away. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“I have plans with Cortland.”
“I’m not letting you drive away when you’re angry.”
“I don’t have road rage.” I gave him a heated glare. “I’m always careful.”
“No.”
Now I was pissed. “Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do. Give me those keys or I
8
Scarlet
Sean went to Costco and bought enough pregnancy tests to last an entire year.
“What happened to not pressuring me?” I snapped.
“I’m sorry. I’m just…excited.”
I hadn’t taken one yet. I had a feeling it finally happened, but that was just a hunch. I really had no idea what was going on inside my body. “I’ll take one later.”
“Or you could take one now…”
I glared at him. “Talk about pressure.”
He sighed. “I’m sorry,” he said quickly.
“I don’t start my period for a while, so these tests aren’t useful. If it says negative, that doesn’t mean anything. And even if it says positive, that doesn’t mean anything either.”
“But you said you think we did it.”
“Am I a psychic?” I snapped. “Am I a doctor?”
“No, but you know your body better than any of those things. Sometimes you just know. Do you feel differently?”
“Well… yes. But that could be all in my head.”
“Or maybe not,” he said hopefully.
“Let’s just wait a little while and then take a test.”
He sighed. “Fine.”
“Sean.” I gave him a firm look. “I’m doing the best I can.”
He got a look on his face I recognized. I knew it so well. He hated himself. “I know I’m being a jerk.”
“No,” I said gently. “You’re just excited.”
“I want to know the minute you’re pregnant so we can start preparing.”
“Preparing?” I asked. “For what?”
“You’ll be on bed rest for the pregnancy.”
My eyes widened. “You better be joking.”
“No. I’m not.”
“I’m not laying in a bed for nine months.”
“Well, I don’t want you to lose the baby again.” His voice was loud.
I hated thinking about that. But I don’t think me walking around caused it. “We don’t know what happened.”
“I’m not taking any risks. You’ll stay home and lay in bed. You’ll take time off from editing, and Olga will take care of the house. I’ll hire a second maid to wait on you.”
“Okay, you’re being ridiculous right now.”
“No, I’m not. I’m not watching you go through that again. We’re doing this the right way.”
“But I don’t think being in bed the entire time is going to change that.”
He got red in the face. “If you don’t do as I ask, I’ll stay home and force you to stay in bed.”
Sean said a lot of things in his anger, but he didn’t always mean them. But I could tell me meant that. “You better calm the hell down and stop talking to me like that.”
“ I’m not compromising with this,” he snapped. “You will be relaxed and pampered for the entire nine months. I don’t want you going anywhere unless you absolutely have to.”
“So, I’m on house arrest?”
“Everyone will come over to visit you and I’ll be home every night. You won’t be alone.”
“No,” I snapped. “Unless the doctor tells me I need to be on bed rest, I’m not doing it. I will take it easy and relax, but I’m not going to be a vegetable.”
“That’s too bad.”
I knew this would get us nowhere. He was too emotional about this subject, and I just didn’t have the patience to deal with his protective alpha side. I knew his concern came from a good place, so I cut him some slack for that, but he was going overboard. “Pause.”
“Pause?”
“I can’t argue with you right now. You’re pissing me off.”
“You’re pissing me off.”
I grabbed my purse and keys.
He snatched them away. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
“I have plans with Cortland.”
“I’m not letting you drive away when you’re angry.”
“I don’t have road rage.” I gave him a heated glare. “I’m always careful.”
“No.”
Now I was pissed. “Don’t tell me what I can and can’t do. Give me those keys or I
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