It Started Out With Coffee At Starbucks, chapter 28
Four hours later, after leaving Billie and Adie's and then going to the beach where Mike proposed to think for a while, Rachel arrived back at her house and when she walked inside, she found Mike in the living room playing with Michael and Sam with their Hot Wheels cars and Leilah was coloring in her Disney Princesses coloring book.
Rachel put her purse down on the hall table along with her keys and walked into the room.
Mike looked up and said "Hey..."
"Hi."
Mike stood up and walked over to Rachel.
"Where were you? I was worried sick. Your note said you would be back soon, then Billie called after you left there, and told me what happened. I expected you back like 3 hours ago."
Rachel adjusted her tank top on her slim body and said "I was at the beach."
"The beach? Why? You didn't even have a bathing suit."
"I was at the one where you proposed. I didn't need my bathing suit. I just went to the spot where you proposed and sat down. Then I just started thinking and I guess I just..."
Rachel shrugged then said, "Lost track of time. Sorry."
"It's okay."
Rachel nodded and said "I better go upstairs."
"Why? Leilah was asking where you were a few minutes ago. She wants you to color with her."
Rachel smiled, looked towards her youngest daughter, then said "She always wants me to. But I really need to pack mine and Abby's stuff."
"Why?"
"You want me to leave, don't you? I mean... For god sakes... You were in the hospital in a coma and I cheated on you with your best friend. I'm pretty sure I just broke up his marriage of 14 years. And since his wife and my former best friend hit me... I'm pretty sure that I can't show my face around the group anymore."
"I don't want you to leave."
"You don't?"
Rachel's and Mike's blue eyes met each other and Mike kissed Rachel.
"No, I don't want you to leave. I want us to have a happy family with our three great kids and Stella and Abby. And I'm sure as time progresses, your thing with Billie will be forgotten, sure it'll be in the back of all our minds, but Adie will get over it... Billie's cheated before. In between Joey and Jake when they got separated, sure they were separated but he slept around then. And there was other times before Joey even."
Rachel looked at the floor then said "But what about your's and Britt's baby?"
"Stella lives back and forth. I can handle shared custody. I want you forever. Another baby will be great no matter who with."
Mike cupped Rachel's chin with his hand and lifted her head up then kissed her gently on the lips.
Rachel wrapped her arms around Mike's neck and hugged him.
"I love you Mike."
"I love you too Rach."
It was April 15th.
A month since Rachel stirred up trouble with Adrienne. A month since Mike had gotten news of Brittney expecting another Pritchard child. A month since Rachel told Mike of her affair with Billie. And a month since Rachel and Mike had begun to patch up their relationship.
That day, Rachel had a photo shoot for Victoria Secret in Los Angeles.
Since L. A. Was nearly five hours away from their home, Mike and Rachel had decided to travel to the city the day before the shoot and stay there that night and then the night following the shoot and then return home on the day after.
As Mike sat in a chair watching Rachel pose in a black, lacy babydoll and the matching thong, he felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket and then begin to play his ringtone for Brittney.
He sighed and pulled the phone out of his jeans pocket, flipped it open, put it up to his ear and said "Hello."
"Hi Mike."
"I'm at a photo shoot with Rachel, I can't stay on the phone for long."
Mike looked over towards Rachel and as she met his gaze, he smiled at her.
On the other line of the phone, Brittney sighed then said "I won't keep you. It's just I really want to talk to you, we haven't talk since the day you got out of the hospital. Since the day I told you about the baby. It's been a month Mike."
"I know it's been a month. But, I've been trying to fix my marriage. I've been recovering from broken bones."
"I realize you've been busy but can you meet me for lunch at the Ivy. I know you're in L. A. For Rachel's photo shoot. So, please will you meet me there in an hour. At 1?"
Mike looked at his watch then at Rachel and said "In an hour?"
"Yes."
"I'll try. But I can't make any promises, I don't know when Rach will be done."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
Mike closed his phone, ending the call, and Rachel finished the shots she had been doing so, she made her way over to Mike.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and said "How's this look on me? Should I keep it for use in the future?"
"It looks good..."
"Just good? What happened to everything looking great on me?"
Rachel released Mike's waist from her grip and looked upset.
"It looks great honey. I just have a lot on my mind. But yes, keep it for the near future."
Mike kissed Rachel then Rachel's assistant walked over to her and said "Time to get ready for the next shots Rachel."
"I know."
Rachel sighed, kissed Mike and said "I won't be done till like 3 so, if you wanna go somewhere around the city. Like to a movie or just whatever... It'll be okay. And if you aren't back when I'm done I'll just head back to the hotel."
"Are you sure? Cause I don't mind staying."
"I'm sure Mike."
Rachel kissed Mike's cheek then he said "I'll stay for a little bit longer then go grab lunch somewhere."
"Okay."
Rachel nodded and walked over to where her makeshift dressing room was.
Ten minutes later, as Rachel sat in a chair getting her hair fixed, Mike looked at his wedding ring and said "I'm gonna do something stupid again and lose Rach forever. I can see it."
Twenty minutes after that, Rachel was back in front of the camera getting pictures taken when Mike decided to leave for the Ivy.
He quickly waved to her then left the building.
As Mike pulled the BMW up in front of the Ivy it was already 1, and he saw Brittney sitting at a table so, he quickly got out of the car and made his way to the table.
When he sat down Brittney looked up and said "She actually let you come to lunch with me?"
"She doesn't know where I am. She just knows I'm gone for lunch and to pass the time till she's done at 3."
"Oh."
"So, how are you? How's the baby? Why did you want to meet me here?"
"I'm good. The babies are great. And I wanted you..."
"The babies? There's more than one?"
"There's three. Mike, we're having triplets."
"Shhh, I'm married remember no one knows about what has gone on between us. I don't need tabloids finding out. It could wreck promotion for the cd, of all things."
"Sorry. But it's three. A boy and two girls."
"Wow..."
Mike ran his hand through his spikey hair then said "Continue with what you were saying."
"Right, I wanted you to meet me here cause we really need to talk about a lot of things."
"I know."
"First off, just like with Isabella, you can be a part of their lives if you want to be, but if not it's fine with me. I don't need you to give me money for them. I've got enough money..."
"I want to be part of their lives. And I don't care what you say, I'm contributing money to their lives or starting a college fund for them or something."
Brittney sighed and said "Okay, well now that, that's settled... I have to move to New York for work. And it's from two weeks after I have them until about a year later. I'll be living in a hotel room, that's no place for three brand new babies to grow up in. Plus, I'll have barely any free time, I'd have to hire a babysitter of some sort. So, I really need you and Rachel to take them for that amount of time for me."
Mike took a drink of his water then said "I don't know Britt. I mean I'd love to but I don't know what Rachel what say. We'd need to make a nursery maybe even two. Then take care of them for all that time. It'll be hard on us. And Rachel will become attached to them. When she was pregnant then had the miscarriage, she was devastated. It'll be hard for her to just let you take them back."
"The job might get extended though as well. So, it might be longer than the year. Mike, I just need you to help me with this one last thing. Then I'll leave you and Rachel alone and only speak to you or call when it has something to do with the babies."
Mike sighed, took another drink of his water then said "I'll talk it over with Rachel but I can't guarantee anything."
Brittney nodded and said "As long as you try."
An hour later, it was 2:30 and Mike said his goodbye to Brittney then left to go back to Rachel's photo shoot.
As he was walking into the building it was in, Mike's cell phone began to ring in his pocket.
Mike pulled the phone out, flipped it open and said "Hello?"
"Hey Mike. It's Billie..."
"Oh hey. Long time, no talk. What's it been... An entire month? How are you and Adie?"
"Uh... We're good. We're in Orlando right now. Decided to bring the boys here before we head back out on the road..."
"Have you guys made up?"
"Oh yeah. We went the few days of silence then I went and bought her a big bouquet of calla lilies and the diamond bracelet she wanted from Tiffany's and completely apologized all over again. We've been talking ever since. How about you and Rachel?"
"We're great. Except now... I've got to break it to her that Brittney's pregnant with triplets."
"Your triplets?"
"Yeah."
"Wow..."
"It's two girls and a boy. Plus Britt's got this job in New York once they're born and she doesn't want them having a nanny or something there so she wants me and Rachel to take care of them."
Mike heard Jakob yell to Billie in the background then Billie said "I gotta go Mike the boys wanna go swimming and Adie's gone shopping."
"Oh okay. I guess I'll talk to you once you guys get back."
"Yeah. Bye."
"Bye."
Mike hung up the cell phone and looked up to see Rachel's walking down the hall he was in and she was carrying a large Victoria Secret bag.
Rachel walked up to Mike, kissed him then he said "You're done early?"
"No very. It's like five to 3."
Mike looked at his watch and said "Oh. So it is."
Rachel laughed then said "Who were you talking to?"
"Billie. Him and Adie have the boys in Orlando."
"Oh..."
Rachel looked at her feet then said "Are they working stuff out?"
"Yeah."
Mike wrapped his arm around Rachel's shoulder then as they began to walk towards the elevators, he said "Rachel... It's a thing of the past. I'm sure you and Adie will be talking in no time."
Mike pressed the button for the elevator then Rachel said "How can you be so calm about this whole thing? I slept with your best friend more than once. He cheated on his wife, and I cheated on you. Mike... I ruined your lives. That day in Sacramento... Should've been the last, we should've never gone any further."
Mike looked at Rachel in shock then as the elevator doors opened they both walked inside.
After a minute or so of silence had passed during the elevator ride, Mike looked down at Rachel and saw she was scrolling through pictures on her Sidekick of them and the kids on their last family trip to Florida.
"Rachel... I can't not be calm about this because I'd just be kicking myself in the ass because before you cheated, I cheated. And with my ex-wife. She had Isabella. I had another affair with her and now she's pregnant again. I can't criticize you because I'd be a horrible person for doing so since I did the exact same thing. You didn't ruin our lives. Trust our lives have had it worse and if the band goes through hard times, who cares. We've be through hard times before. And as for the day we met, I'm glad we met. I'm glad that I married you. I'm glad that we had three great kids. And I'm glad that I can call Abby my stepdaughter because she's so smart and she's gonna be great when she's older."
Rachel looked up at Mike and said "If we hadn't met... Would you have gone back with Brittney?"
Mike thought for a second then said "No. I don't even know why I did what I did with her."
Rachel took a deep breath and said "I know you were with Brittney at the Ivy for lunch."
The elevators doors opened and as the two stepped out, Mike said "How?"
"Bridget saw you two when her and Alex got there. I don't care that you did just why didn't you tell me?"
As they reached the BMW, Mike unlocked Rachel's door and opened it for her then as he walked around the car to his side, he said "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. She called while you were getting shots done and she wanted me to meet her for lunch."
Mike got into the car, started it then said "But she told me something at lunch..."
They pulled out of the parking space and Rachel said "What was it?"
As they pulled up to a red light, Mike sighed and looked at Rachel.
"She's having triplets."
Rachel's jaw dropped and Mike said, "A boy and two girls. But there's more. She's got a job offer and it starts two weeks after her due date so, she wants us to take care of them since it's in New York and she doesn't want a nany raising them for the first year of their lives."
Rachel screamed then said "You have got to be kidding me?!"
She pulled her knees up to her chest as the light turned green then she whispered "I need some vodka."
"I'm locking the booze up."
"Oh no your not. That's the only thing that makes me calm now. Ever since your car accident, it was liquor and Billie. And since he's in Florida, I need liquor."
"Ahh... No. You're gonna stop drinking to calm your nerves."
Rachel sighed, mumbled something and leaned her head against the window.
When they reached their hotel, Mike and Rachel went up to their room and began to pack to go home, cutting their trip by one day.
Two hours later, Mike and Rachel were on their way back to Oakland.
Halfway through the drive, Rachel was listening to Time Stands Still by The All American Rejects on her Ipod when she felt her stomach turn.
She pulled the earphones out of her ears and said "Mike... I think I'm gonna be sick."
"We're on the highway."
"So? Pull over."
"No. Puke in a plastic bag."
"Eww. Besides, I don't see one in this car you can't seem to part with after like ten years."
"It's been eight. Thank you very much. And there's plastic bags in the glove compartment, I keep them in every car in case Leilah gets car sick."
"Oh."
Rachel got a bag out and prepared herself to hurl.
Another two and a half hours later, Rachel still hadn't thrown up when Mike pulled the BMW into their driveway.
Rachel got out, got her bag and was making her way towards the house when Mike said "You seem fine now."
"I'm just hungry."
"Then we'll order pizza."
"Sure. Go ahead. I'm gonna go take a quick shower."
"Alright babe."
Rachel made her way upstairs to the master bedroom and Mike settled down watching tv, deciding to wait a few minutes before ordering the pizza.
Back upstairs, Rachel walked into the master bedroom and said to herself, "Please dear god no..."
She opened a drawer where her tampons and such were and pulled out a pregnancy test box.
"I can't be pregnant."
Rachel took the test and tears began to slowly fall from her eyes.
Ten minutes later, Rachel stood up from sitting on the edge of the tub and picked up the pregnancy test.
"Please don't be positive. Please don't be positive."
Rachel bit her lip and looked at the spot where the mark was and it was the worst thing possible.
Positive.
Rachel put her purse down on the hall table along with her keys and walked into the room.
Mike looked up and said "Hey..."
"Hi."
Mike stood up and walked over to Rachel.
"Where were you? I was worried sick. Your note said you would be back soon, then Billie called after you left there, and told me what happened. I expected you back like 3 hours ago."
Rachel adjusted her tank top on her slim body and said "I was at the beach."
"The beach? Why? You didn't even have a bathing suit."
"I was at the one where you proposed. I didn't need my bathing suit. I just went to the spot where you proposed and sat down. Then I just started thinking and I guess I just..."
Rachel shrugged then said, "Lost track of time. Sorry."
"It's okay."
Rachel nodded and said "I better go upstairs."
"Why? Leilah was asking where you were a few minutes ago. She wants you to color with her."
Rachel smiled, looked towards her youngest daughter, then said "She always wants me to. But I really need to pack mine and Abby's stuff."
"Why?"
"You want me to leave, don't you? I mean... For god sakes... You were in the hospital in a coma and I cheated on you with your best friend. I'm pretty sure I just broke up his marriage of 14 years. And since his wife and my former best friend hit me... I'm pretty sure that I can't show my face around the group anymore."
"I don't want you to leave."
"You don't?"
Rachel's and Mike's blue eyes met each other and Mike kissed Rachel.
"No, I don't want you to leave. I want us to have a happy family with our three great kids and Stella and Abby. And I'm sure as time progresses, your thing with Billie will be forgotten, sure it'll be in the back of all our minds, but Adie will get over it... Billie's cheated before. In between Joey and Jake when they got separated, sure they were separated but he slept around then. And there was other times before Joey even."
Rachel looked at the floor then said "But what about your's and Britt's baby?"
"Stella lives back and forth. I can handle shared custody. I want you forever. Another baby will be great no matter who with."
Mike cupped Rachel's chin with his hand and lifted her head up then kissed her gently on the lips.
Rachel wrapped her arms around Mike's neck and hugged him.
"I love you Mike."
"I love you too Rach."
It was April 15th.
A month since Rachel stirred up trouble with Adrienne. A month since Mike had gotten news of Brittney expecting another Pritchard child. A month since Rachel told Mike of her affair with Billie. And a month since Rachel and Mike had begun to patch up their relationship.
That day, Rachel had a photo shoot for Victoria Secret in Los Angeles.
Since L. A. Was nearly five hours away from their home, Mike and Rachel had decided to travel to the city the day before the shoot and stay there that night and then the night following the shoot and then return home on the day after.
As Mike sat in a chair watching Rachel pose in a black, lacy babydoll and the matching thong, he felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket and then begin to play his ringtone for Brittney.
He sighed and pulled the phone out of his jeans pocket, flipped it open, put it up to his ear and said "Hello."
"Hi Mike."
"I'm at a photo shoot with Rachel, I can't stay on the phone for long."
Mike looked over towards Rachel and as she met his gaze, he smiled at her.
On the other line of the phone, Brittney sighed then said "I won't keep you. It's just I really want to talk to you, we haven't talk since the day you got out of the hospital. Since the day I told you about the baby. It's been a month Mike."
"I know it's been a month. But, I've been trying to fix my marriage. I've been recovering from broken bones."
"I realize you've been busy but can you meet me for lunch at the Ivy. I know you're in L. A. For Rachel's photo shoot. So, please will you meet me there in an hour. At 1?"
Mike looked at his watch then at Rachel and said "In an hour?"
"Yes."
"I'll try. But I can't make any promises, I don't know when Rach will be done."
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye."
Mike closed his phone, ending the call, and Rachel finished the shots she had been doing so, she made her way over to Mike.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and said "How's this look on me? Should I keep it for use in the future?"
"It looks good..."
"Just good? What happened to everything looking great on me?"
Rachel released Mike's waist from her grip and looked upset.
"It looks great honey. I just have a lot on my mind. But yes, keep it for the near future."
Mike kissed Rachel then Rachel's assistant walked over to her and said "Time to get ready for the next shots Rachel."
"I know."
Rachel sighed, kissed Mike and said "I won't be done till like 3 so, if you wanna go somewhere around the city. Like to a movie or just whatever... It'll be okay. And if you aren't back when I'm done I'll just head back to the hotel."
"Are you sure? Cause I don't mind staying."
"I'm sure Mike."
Rachel kissed Mike's cheek then he said "I'll stay for a little bit longer then go grab lunch somewhere."
"Okay."
Rachel nodded and walked over to where her makeshift dressing room was.
Ten minutes later, as Rachel sat in a chair getting her hair fixed, Mike looked at his wedding ring and said "I'm gonna do something stupid again and lose Rach forever. I can see it."
Twenty minutes after that, Rachel was back in front of the camera getting pictures taken when Mike decided to leave for the Ivy.
He quickly waved to her then left the building.
As Mike pulled the BMW up in front of the Ivy it was already 1, and he saw Brittney sitting at a table so, he quickly got out of the car and made his way to the table.
When he sat down Brittney looked up and said "She actually let you come to lunch with me?"
"She doesn't know where I am. She just knows I'm gone for lunch and to pass the time till she's done at 3."
"Oh."
"So, how are you? How's the baby? Why did you want to meet me here?"
"I'm good. The babies are great. And I wanted you..."
"The babies? There's more than one?"
"There's three. Mike, we're having triplets."
"Shhh, I'm married remember no one knows about what has gone on between us. I don't need tabloids finding out. It could wreck promotion for the cd, of all things."
"Sorry. But it's three. A boy and two girls."
"Wow..."
Mike ran his hand through his spikey hair then said "Continue with what you were saying."
"Right, I wanted you to meet me here cause we really need to talk about a lot of things."
"I know."
"First off, just like with Isabella, you can be a part of their lives if you want to be, but if not it's fine with me. I don't need you to give me money for them. I've got enough money..."
"I want to be part of their lives. And I don't care what you say, I'm contributing money to their lives or starting a college fund for them or something."
Brittney sighed and said "Okay, well now that, that's settled... I have to move to New York for work. And it's from two weeks after I have them until about a year later. I'll be living in a hotel room, that's no place for three brand new babies to grow up in. Plus, I'll have barely any free time, I'd have to hire a babysitter of some sort. So, I really need you and Rachel to take them for that amount of time for me."
Mike took a drink of his water then said "I don't know Britt. I mean I'd love to but I don't know what Rachel what say. We'd need to make a nursery maybe even two. Then take care of them for all that time. It'll be hard on us. And Rachel will become attached to them. When she was pregnant then had the miscarriage, she was devastated. It'll be hard for her to just let you take them back."
"The job might get extended though as well. So, it might be longer than the year. Mike, I just need you to help me with this one last thing. Then I'll leave you and Rachel alone and only speak to you or call when it has something to do with the babies."
Mike sighed, took another drink of his water then said "I'll talk it over with Rachel but I can't guarantee anything."
Brittney nodded and said "As long as you try."
An hour later, it was 2:30 and Mike said his goodbye to Brittney then left to go back to Rachel's photo shoot.
As he was walking into the building it was in, Mike's cell phone began to ring in his pocket.
Mike pulled the phone out, flipped it open and said "Hello?"
"Hey Mike. It's Billie..."
"Oh hey. Long time, no talk. What's it been... An entire month? How are you and Adie?"
"Uh... We're good. We're in Orlando right now. Decided to bring the boys here before we head back out on the road..."
"Have you guys made up?"
"Oh yeah. We went the few days of silence then I went and bought her a big bouquet of calla lilies and the diamond bracelet she wanted from Tiffany's and completely apologized all over again. We've been talking ever since. How about you and Rachel?"
"We're great. Except now... I've got to break it to her that Brittney's pregnant with triplets."
"Your triplets?"
"Yeah."
"Wow..."
"It's two girls and a boy. Plus Britt's got this job in New York once they're born and she doesn't want them having a nanny or something there so she wants me and Rachel to take care of them."
Mike heard Jakob yell to Billie in the background then Billie said "I gotta go Mike the boys wanna go swimming and Adie's gone shopping."
"Oh okay. I guess I'll talk to you once you guys get back."
"Yeah. Bye."
"Bye."
Mike hung up the cell phone and looked up to see Rachel's walking down the hall he was in and she was carrying a large Victoria Secret bag.
Rachel walked up to Mike, kissed him then he said "You're done early?"
"No very. It's like five to 3."
Mike looked at his watch and said "Oh. So it is."
Rachel laughed then said "Who were you talking to?"
"Billie. Him and Adie have the boys in Orlando."
"Oh..."
Rachel looked at her feet then said "Are they working stuff out?"
"Yeah."
Mike wrapped his arm around Rachel's shoulder then as they began to walk towards the elevators, he said "Rachel... It's a thing of the past. I'm sure you and Adie will be talking in no time."
Mike pressed the button for the elevator then Rachel said "How can you be so calm about this whole thing? I slept with your best friend more than once. He cheated on his wife, and I cheated on you. Mike... I ruined your lives. That day in Sacramento... Should've been the last, we should've never gone any further."
Mike looked at Rachel in shock then as the elevator doors opened they both walked inside.
After a minute or so of silence had passed during the elevator ride, Mike looked down at Rachel and saw she was scrolling through pictures on her Sidekick of them and the kids on their last family trip to Florida.
"Rachel... I can't not be calm about this because I'd just be kicking myself in the ass because before you cheated, I cheated. And with my ex-wife. She had Isabella. I had another affair with her and now she's pregnant again. I can't criticize you because I'd be a horrible person for doing so since I did the exact same thing. You didn't ruin our lives. Trust our lives have had it worse and if the band goes through hard times, who cares. We've be through hard times before. And as for the day we met, I'm glad we met. I'm glad that I married you. I'm glad that we had three great kids. And I'm glad that I can call Abby my stepdaughter because she's so smart and she's gonna be great when she's older."
Rachel looked up at Mike and said "If we hadn't met... Would you have gone back with Brittney?"
Mike thought for a second then said "No. I don't even know why I did what I did with her."
Rachel took a deep breath and said "I know you were with Brittney at the Ivy for lunch."
The elevators doors opened and as the two stepped out, Mike said "How?"
"Bridget saw you two when her and Alex got there. I don't care that you did just why didn't you tell me?"
As they reached the BMW, Mike unlocked Rachel's door and opened it for her then as he walked around the car to his side, he said "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. She called while you were getting shots done and she wanted me to meet her for lunch."
Mike got into the car, started it then said "But she told me something at lunch..."
They pulled out of the parking space and Rachel said "What was it?"
As they pulled up to a red light, Mike sighed and looked at Rachel.
"She's having triplets."
Rachel's jaw dropped and Mike said, "A boy and two girls. But there's more. She's got a job offer and it starts two weeks after her due date so, she wants us to take care of them since it's in New York and she doesn't want a nany raising them for the first year of their lives."
Rachel screamed then said "You have got to be kidding me?!"
She pulled her knees up to her chest as the light turned green then she whispered "I need some vodka."
"I'm locking the booze up."
"Oh no your not. That's the only thing that makes me calm now. Ever since your car accident, it was liquor and Billie. And since he's in Florida, I need liquor."
"Ahh... No. You're gonna stop drinking to calm your nerves."
Rachel sighed, mumbled something and leaned her head against the window.
When they reached their hotel, Mike and Rachel went up to their room and began to pack to go home, cutting their trip by one day.
Two hours later, Mike and Rachel were on their way back to Oakland.
Halfway through the drive, Rachel was listening to Time Stands Still by The All American Rejects on her Ipod when she felt her stomach turn.
She pulled the earphones out of her ears and said "Mike... I think I'm gonna be sick."
"We're on the highway."
"So? Pull over."
"No. Puke in a plastic bag."
"Eww. Besides, I don't see one in this car you can't seem to part with after like ten years."
"It's been eight. Thank you very much. And there's plastic bags in the glove compartment, I keep them in every car in case Leilah gets car sick."
"Oh."
Rachel got a bag out and prepared herself to hurl.
Another two and a half hours later, Rachel still hadn't thrown up when Mike pulled the BMW into their driveway.
Rachel got out, got her bag and was making her way towards the house when Mike said "You seem fine now."
"I'm just hungry."
"Then we'll order pizza."
"Sure. Go ahead. I'm gonna go take a quick shower."
"Alright babe."
Rachel made her way upstairs to the master bedroom and Mike settled down watching tv, deciding to wait a few minutes before ordering the pizza.
Back upstairs, Rachel walked into the master bedroom and said to herself, "Please dear god no..."
She opened a drawer where her tampons and such were and pulled out a pregnancy test box.
"I can't be pregnant."
Rachel took the test and tears began to slowly fall from her eyes.
Ten minutes later, Rachel stood up from sitting on the edge of the tub and picked up the pregnancy test.
"Please don't be positive. Please don't be positive."
Rachel bit her lip and looked at the spot where the mark was and it was the worst thing possible.
Positive.
