“Ali,” I walk over to her and sit beside her. She’s sat in the hotel bar with a drink. “That’s not…?”
“Relax Jady, it’s water.”
“Just askin’.” I order myself a drink and take a sip before she looks at me.
“I went for a walk. After the shoot. I needed to think on my own.”
“Understandable,” I touch her arm gently. “And?”
“It helped. I got a few things straight in my head,” she admits. “I mean, ok, the timing’s crappy but it’s a baby Jade. MY baby, and Nick’s.”
“You’re going to tell him?” I ask hopefully and she nods.
“Yeah. I love him so how can I not love the idea of having his baby?” she smiles. “God, it feels so amazing Jady.”
“I bet it does honey,” I smile back. “Wow, look at you – the mature adult.”
“Hey!” she laughs and hit my arm gently. “I’m not quite there yet.”
“Gettin’ there though,” I tell her. “Gettin’ there.”
“I guess,” she sighs and then looks at me. “So c’mon, take my mind off of this and tell me how goes things with Mr McLean lately?”
“Uh, they’re not,” I tell her with a grimace. I haven’t told anybody about AJ kissing me or the things we had said to each other back in Tampa. But I think everybody’s noticed the distinct atmosphere between the two of us now. We’re polite to each other but that’s as far as it goes. He walks into a room, I leave and vice versa. I just don’t know what to say to him. Plus I’m mad with him for kissing me like that. I’m madder at myself for responding the way I did. I mean, I love Brian. I really do. What the hell am I doing responding sexually to another guy’s kiss? It should leave me cold.
Around an hour later, Brian and Nick find us still propping up the bar.
“Hey there honey,” Brian greets me as he wraps his arms around me from behind and kisses my neck.
“Hi, good interview?”
“Not bad,” he says. “It was all about relationships so all I wanna do right now is be with you.”
I giggle and turn round to face him, “Gotta love those kinda interviews. They always put the rose in ya lens.”
“Yuppers,” he chuckles. “I love you Jade Littrell.”
“Oh spare us,” Nick groans and we look over at him. He has his arms around Ali and is looking pretty loved up himself.
“You can talk,” Brian says.
“Nick baby, wanna go to our room?” asks Ali and he nods eagerly, obviously thinking of things other than what she intends. “Ok, see you later.”
“Good luck,” I whisper to her as they pass us. Brian gives me a curious look. “She’s gonna tell him. About the baby.”
“Oh… I’m glad. He deserves to know.”
“He does,” I agree and stand up. “Wanna do anything?”
“Like?” he raises an eyebrow suggestively and I slap his chest gently.
“Something other that that,” I say.
“Aw…”
“Like go to Astrodome, where Nick took Ali last time we were here!” I remember excitedly.
“Astrodome?” Brian sounds less than enthused and I tug on his shirt.
“Aw, go on! It would be great to have an afternoon away from the hotel and your job.”
“But ASTRODOME?!”
“Ok, ok, YOU pick somewhere then!” I give up and walk off but he grabs my arm and pulls me back into him. He kisses me.
“Ok, so we’ll go to Astrodome Jady.”
“So Ali, what you wanna do with all this free time I have today?” asks Nick pulling me down with him onto the bed.
“Nick…” I squirm and giggle as he kisses the ticklish spot on my neck. “Don’t… I wanna talk.”
“We can’t talk doin’ this?” he asks as he works his way along my body, unbuttoning my clothing as he goes. “Mm, you smell so good.”
“That would be the shower,” I giggle and close my eyes. His touch feels like heaven. “What do you think about babies Nick?”
“Whoa,” he freezes mid-kiss and looks up at me. “Way to ruin a guy’s mood.”
“Sorry.”
“That’s ok,” he grins and goes back to kissing me but I can’t relax anymore. I sit up and he watches me.
“So, you’re sayin’ no on the baby thing?”
“Right now I am, yeah.” He moves to sit by me. “Why the sudden interest?”
“No reason,” I shrug but he looks suspicious. “I just heard that my friend back home is pregnant and it got me thinkin’, that’s all.”
“Oh,” he looks relieved. “I mean, babies are cool. But at the right time ya know?”
“I know,” I mutter as he starts to kiss me again.