He closed his eyes, and leaned his forehead against mine.
“Ari, I’m sorry. I didn’t want this weekend to be like this, baby. I wanted it to be special for you. I’m so sorry. ”
“Me, too, Jeff, I just can’t seem to forget the fact that you might be a father in two months. That one little problem just seems to be a fucking thorn in my side. ”
“How do you think I feel? I don’t want to have anything to do with Rebecca. She’s nuts. You should’ve heard her just now…?
??
Oh my god. He called her. My whole body started to shake. He talked to her on the phone. What did they talk about? I couldn’t breathe.
“Ari, are you okay, honey? Ari?”
I shook my head and held up my hand. I needed a minute to process this.
“You talked to her?”
“Well, yeah. You were the one who told me to fucking call her!”
I know that! Dickwad!
“I know. What did you talk about?”
Jeff stepped away from me and ran his hand through his hair. “I, um, I talked about meeting her for lunch tomorrow. I asked if you could come, and she said no. I couldn’t talk her out of the restraining order. I’m sorry, baby. ”
Oh, gag me. I wanted to throw up at the thought of him having lunch with her.
“S’okay. Where are you having lunch?” I asked, trying to act like none of this was bothering me in the least bit.
“Um, we’re meeting at Hula Hut. I guess she’s been craving for their Hawaiian fajitas. I’m meeting her there around 11:30. ”
I had work to do. I needed to get back to Austin. Now.
“Okay. Well I have a few errands that I need to run tomorrow, so I’m really ready to go home now. Can we leave, please?”
Jeff tilted up my chin so that his eyes captured mine. I wanted nothing more than to just strip down and spend the rest of the day in bed with him. I tried so hard to give him a normal smile.
His eyes lit up when I smiled. “I love you, Arianna, more than anything. It’s all going to be okay. I know this baby isn’t mine. ”
“I love you, too, Jeff, and I pray to God you’re right. ”
***
After Jeff took out my stuff from the Jeep to put into his truck, he headed back to the main house. I took the Jeep back to the barn and started to walk up to the house. I noticed Jeff and Josh were standing at Heather’s car with the hood up.
Heather looked like she was going to be sick.
“Hey, what’s going on?” I asked noticing Heather trying to hold back tears in her eyes.
“This stupid dumb-ass new car of mine won’t start. I bought a new car, thinking it was reliable, and then it fucking breaks down on me!” Heather yelled.
Wow! We all snapped our heads over to Heather. She never swore unless she’d had a few drinks in her.
“What? I’m mad! How am I going to get back to Austin? I have to go to work tomorrow. ”
I noticed Lynda was sitting on the front porch, looking pissed-off beyond all get out. “What’s up with Lynda? She looks pissed,” I whispered to Heather.
Heather glanced over at her and then shrugged her shoulders.