~Chapter 13~

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Tasha

I was a little late for work this Friday morning. I guess I slept through my alarm clock. I woke up at eight forty-five. So, I rush myself, getting dressed, brushing my teeth, and putting my hair in a messy bun. I didn't care about putting on makeup at all, I just went all-natural.

Great. I'll be late, but I'm going to take my time.

I didn't have time for breakfast this morning, so I drove to Timmies for breakfast and a tea or juice to go. Once I was out of the drive-through, I made to work and listening to the radio.

I ordered a bacon egg bagel and a medium steep tea and apple juice. Parking my vehicle in the lot and grabbing my things, and left. Rushing through the doors, making my way to the elevators, and waited.

Getting out of the door and walking down the hall.

"Good morning." Stand in front of the desk.

"Good morning Tasha. I have mail and a message for you." She hands me two envelopes and a piece of paper in my hand.

"Thank you, Janise."

"Oh, you 're welcome Tasha."

I rushed to my office and started my morning, slow and starving. This baby inside me is starving all the time. After when I finish eating, I had to go pee, terrible.

When I was in the bathroom looking in the mirror. I turn to my side, rubbing my baby bump with my hands, and it's getting bigger each week.

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It was almost time for the meeting and I was getting ready. Grabbing a notebook, pen, and my water bottle. Walking out of the office and heading to the boardroom.

Opening the door and I see people getting into their seats. And I see Bonnie saving a seat for me. I walk around the table to get to her.

She had a big smile on her face and then looked at my baby bump.

"Hey, Bon." I sat down next to her.

"Hey, Tasha. How's it going and your little bun?" Bonnie said in a whisper at the end so no one will listen to our conversation.

"I'm doing good, just tired, hungry, and starving. But that's part of being pregnant." I whisper back to her, too.

Once we heard the doors open, the entire room went silent, and it was our supervisor, Judy.

She was one good-looking girl. She was blond, tall, had exquisite green eyes, and was slim. She was wearing a black skirt that goes above the knees, a white blouse, and a blazer. Black high heels. This is my fifth time meeting her, and she keeps looking pretty every time I see her.

"Good afternoon everyone. Lunch will be here in fifteen minutes. The menu is pizza, Cesar salad, water, or pop. But before it comes, I would like to pass out the agenda that I would like to discuss to you all." She said to all of us.

But when she said pizza and Cesar salad, it made my mouth water. I can't wait to have pizza in my tummy.

She passed the agenda to the person on her right. Everyone took one and passed it along. Once I got mine and I look at the agenda.

Meeting December 2014

- Staff late Christmas dinner, January 9, 2015, at Gary Danko

- Part-time and full-time policy.

- Staff retreat in spring 2015.

- Staff training in February and March

- Update First aid, immunization, criminal check, etc.

"I know it's very late and close to Christmas, but I want all of you, your family, and your spouse to come to the Christmas dinner. Be sure to R.S.V.P.'d by Monday at noon. Okay, let's start." Judy said to all of us. She was sitting at the end of a very long time by the table.

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By the time the meeting and lunch was over, I decided to Judy aside and tell her that I'm expecting. Everybody kept talking and I was waiting patiently for my turn. After five minutes of hearing them talk. I decided to go in.

"Excuse me, Judy. Is it okay if I talk to you?"

"Sure, Tasha." Wow, I'm surprised she still knows my name. We walk away from the meeting room and went somewhere quieter.

"Now Tasha, I know what you're going to say?" Standing a foot in front of me with the tallness and heels she's wearing. While looking up at her.

"Say what?" With questions marks above my head. I think she knows because she keeps looking down at my baby bump.

"That you are expecting a baby soon." Judy was smiling at me.

"Yes, I am. How?"

"Well, for one you are glowing, two of your baby bumps are noticeable, and three you look beautiful and happy. Congratulations." I think it tempted her to touch my baby bump.

"Thank you and the compliments."

"May I."

"Sure." Both of her hands rubbed my baby bump. I looked at her facial expression and she smiled.

"It feels amazing to me. The feeling of your unborn child." Said in a sad tone of her voice.

"Do have any children?" I ask her, but her hands were still in my baby bump.

She looks at my face with a sad emotion. "I've been having trouble conceiving for the last five years and in March I'll be doing I.V.F. So hopefully I'll get pregnant."

"Well, I'll be praying for you and hoping it happens for you and your husband."

For the next, let us say half an hour we talk about baby stuff, mostly. She kept rubbing my tiny bump. After we finish talking, I went straight to my office to finish my files before I leave for the weekend. Checking each file to see if it needs to be typed, faxed, mail, and emailed. That all took me two hours to finished.

Telling my secretary that I was done for the day and telling them to have a wonderful weekend. Before I drove, I had to go to the grocery store to grab some stuff that I've been craving but healthy.

Grabbing a cart before entering the store. I grab some rye bread, a few raisin cinnamon bagels, frozen fruit to make a smoothie and let's just say I went over my list of groceries that I needed to get. I bet people grab a few more things that are not on their list.

When I arrived home and putting all the groceries away. I made myself a strawberry banana smoothie. Believe me, it was so damn delicious. I turn on my tv to see if there was anything movie. After seeing the TV guide, I press the numbers and The Mummy came into view. Putting my feet up and a blanket, now I'm relaxed.

Once the movie was done, I made myself chicken Cesar salad before I watch another movie. While the chicken was cooking in the oven, I took a quick shower before the oven beeps. After drying off, I quickly put on my body lotion then my pjs and hurrying down the stairs but not that fast because I got too careful that I have a little one on my oven. I waiting under a minute before it beeps, and I got to take the pan out of the oven and flipping it over.

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

I put on my oven mitts, open the oven door, and put the pan on the stovetop. Grabbing the tongs and flipping them over. Putting them in the oven and set the timer for ten minutes.

Now I got to go back upstairs and take the towel off my head and brush my hair.

Before I enter my bathroom, my iPhone rang.

It was Bailey. So, I slide my thumb to accept her call.

"Hey, Bailey." Taking the towel off of my head.

"Hey, Tasha. How's it going so far?" She sounds pretty tired with her fourth and last pregnancy.

"Well, I'm doing pretty good, and yourself?" Putting my towel on the hanger.

"I'm doing good, but I'm tired. The reason I call you is that the boys are staying at my parent's place for the weekend. So, we won't need you tomorrow. Is that okay with you? I know I feel bad that I asked you already."

"It's totally fine with me, Bailey, and doesn't feel about it. But one of these days I'm coming over for dinner." Brushing my hair and looking in the mirror.

"Dinner for sure. But I got to go. Talk to you later, Tasha. Bye."

"Okay, sounds good. Bye and kiss the boys for me." I just love her boys so much.

"Oh, I will. Bye." Bailey hangs up first.

Before I could put my brush done, I could hear the oven beeping. Once I got the chicken out and shutting the oven off. Cutting the chicken into small pieces and placing them in the salad. Mixing the salad dressing in the bowel. I let that settle for a bit. Grabbing a glass of OJ from the fridge. Getting a fork and a napkin. Bring the big bowl of chicken salad with me and taking it into the living room. Getting myself comfortable on the couch, putting on The Notebook. I love that movie so much.

My night was full of tears, laughter, and a full tummy.

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Waiting for Rachel and the ladies at her place. I texted her five minutes ago that I was here and I'm still waiting. Man! These ladies like to take their damn time. While listening to Born this way by Lady Gaga on the radio. Singing to every word to this song. Rocking my head from side to side and tapping the staring wheel.

Finally, the front door open.

I could see the girls walking ahead and seeing Rachel by the door with her boyfriend and kissing him. Sometimes I think about C.J, wishes he wasn't with Summer and being with me. But I guess life doesn't seem to work that way.

I better stop because my emotions are everywhere right now.

The doors open and I could hear the ladies chatting. Once I back out of the driveway. The ladies wanted to know how I was doing and, of course, the baby. We talk on the way there.

Once we got in and found a booth to sit at. Rachel and Tammy were getting non-alcoholic drinks for us, fine ladies. Since I got, I had a feeling that someone was watching me, but I didn't know who. Now it's going to keep bugging me, that's for sure. Rikki and Leona kept taking turns touching my bump.

"I can't believe that I'm going to an auntie soon." Rikki patted my baby bump. I nodded my head as I agree to it.

"I think it's a boy." Leona is betting on a boy.

"Well, I say a girl because this auntie is going to spoil her rotten." Now Rikki is betting on a girl.

"Here's your non-alcoholic drink ladies." Rachel and Tammy passing out the drinks.

"What did you get us, Rach?" I ask her. It looks yummy.

"It's strawberry lemonade.... Let's toast to celebrate that all four of us are going to be aunties and this fine mom to be, is going to be one hot mama. Cheers." Rachel said an awesome toast. We ladies cling to our glasses and took a sip.

Once the taste enters my mouth, water and just exploded. Bam, there goes my sweet tooth. In my mind, I moan at how good it tasted. My eyes were closed, and I put my glass down on the table.

Then I heard a giggle. I opened my eyes to find them staring at me with smiles on their faces. And I raised my eyebrows.

"What?" I ask them.

"You moan pretty damn loud, Tasha," Tammy whisper to me. My face went red. Oh god, I wanted to run out of there.

"I can't believe I did that," I whisper to myself.

"Don't worry about it, Tasha. We all moan of what makes us feel so damn good." Rikki said to us.

The ladies were talking, and I was looking at the crowd to see if I recognize anybody, but one face did. It can't be him, as I was telling myself that repeatedly. He just kept staring at me. So finally, I turn my head and join the conversation that the ladies were having.

****

I left the girls dancing because I needed to pee so badly. After having three drinks of strawberry lemonade. Thank god there was no lineup. Once I finish doing my business, washing my hands and walked out.

Not even ten steps and I bump into a strong wall. I quickly placed my hands on my bump and looked up.

It was C.J.

Oh shit.

Now here, not now.

C.J

We were both silenced and staring at each other as time passed. Her dress fits her curves and I love the waviness in her hair. I could see her hands holding or hiding her beautiful baby bump.

"Oh, shit sorry, Tasha, I didn't mean to bump into you." I was worried that I hurt her.

"It's fine C.J..... I got to go." She rushes out of my vision. I had to hold myself back from not going after her.

When I spotted her entering the club, I kept a close eye on her because I didn't want her to get or anything. Even when I was hanging with my friends in the booth, I stilled watch. I know, she thought, she spotted me and it was true. I glanced at her twice just to see her smile, but I couldn't hear her laugh because the music was too loud.

After getting a drink from the bar, I notice she was on the dance floor with her friends and my mind went crazy. I check to see if she was at the booth to were there sitting and nothing. Okay, I went to look at the two bar counters, and nothing. Okay, maybe she's in the bathroom. I had two choices, the one on the right or to the left of me. I better decide quickly. My gut tells me to go to the bathroom on the left. So, I went. I was going to hide behind the table close to the ladies' bathroom, but I bump into Tasha.

Seeing her here in front of me made my knees weak and not saying a word. We said some words to each other, and she left me there, still standing. After that, I walked all the way around to my friends who were sitting in the same spot as I left them. Jim, Greg, Tim, and Samuel.

"Hey, I thought you got lost," Jim asked me.

"No, I ran into a friend," I answer back at Jim. Greg looked at me and I think he knows who I am talking about.

"Ooh, is this friend a lady or a man?" Samuel asks me.

Should I say a lady but there will ask questions about her and it will bother me?

"Just a guy from high school and he lives here." I lied to him.

There asked no questions after that. We talk mostly about guys' stuff and some of them went dancing with ladies. Tim, Samuel, and Jim left before the bar closes. So Greg and I were waiting for his wife, Bailey, to come and pick us up.

"You saw her, didn't you C.J?"

"Yeah, I did, but we just exchange a few words between us and that was it."

"So, when are you going to see her again?"

"New Year's Eve and we have a bunch of friends and family coming and having a potluck dinner. So yeah, that should be interesting."

"Are you going to ask if you're the father of her baby?"

"No, I want her to come to me and tell me the truth, that I'm the father or not. But will when that happens. I'm giving her space from me."

"Well, the advice that I will give you if you are the father. Be there for your unborn child C.J, when that baby enters the world, your life will change and it will make you a real man that your kids will see that you're an exceptional dad."

"Thanks for the speech I guess."

"That was advice C.J but you 're welcome, anyway."

We for ten more minutes until Bailey came and picked us up. They drop me at home and I said thanks to them and I told Greg that I will call him tomorrow. I waved them goodbye. I search for my house key in my right pocket, took it out, and unlock the front door. I turn on the hallway light to see what I'm doing.

Summer was having a girl's night out and will not be home tonight. I locked the door, took off my shoes, and headed to the kitchen to grab a water bottle. Once I enter the bedroom, I strip my clothes off and put them in the basket. If Summer sees a piece of my dirty clothing on the floor, am going to get a full ear of her.

Took a quick shower and had a towel hanging low around my waist. Brushed my teeth and took the towel off and put it on the hanger. Laid in my bed naked and I was out cold.

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