Filling up the Virgin(182)
Chapter four
She couldn’t believe it and as that plane took off into the open sky, she knew that she had to find some distance away from her problems. Her best friend in Tahoe had offered her safe passage to her winter getaway. Getting pregnant was not something that she expected, but she found over the last couple weeks that she wasn’t going to get rid of it. She was tempted to tell Payton, but this would have ruined his chances of playing the field. She didn’t want to put him in a position to have to take care of the baby. She was perfectly capable of doing that on her own.
Payton was looking out the window of the airport and seeing that the woman that was carrying his child had now found a way to slip his grasp. He watched the plane disappear, but that was not going to be enough to stop him. He knew that she was on her way to a friend’s place in Tahoe. He thought that if he could corner her at the airport that he could confront her about the baby. Unfortunately, fate had a funny way of playing with his mind and now he had no choice, but to follow her. He had already contacted a private jet and they were already fueled and ready to go on the tarmac.
He felt like his friend had set him up and by telling him that she was pregnant made it impossible for him to let her go without him having his say. Over the last couple of weeks, he couldn’t think of anybody else and it had made him look at the other girls more critically. There were those that were falling all over themselves to be with him, but he denied them that request. He had been celibate for the past two weeks and he had no idea how a girl like Josie could get underneath his skin like that. Her curves and her beautifully big body were permanently on his mind.
He was escorted onto the plane and given the VIP treatment of a celebrity. They were going to meet again and by hell or high water, he was going to make sure that she knew exactly how he felt.
It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time and it seemed that the universe had other ideas of making them like ships in the night. She arrived at the Airport first and went through the customs, before finding a rent a car in her name waiting for her arrival. She drove away from the curb, not realizing that Payton had come out at precisely that time.
Payton called his friend and gave him an ultimatum that he couldn’t refuse. He would get him tickets to the playoffs behind the players box, but he had to find a way to squeeze the information out of the person that he had over heard talking about Payton and the pregnancy. He waited by packing back and forth in front of the Airport doors.
“I got the information that you want and you better not be fucking with me, Payton. I want those playoff tickets and you have no idea what I had to do to get that information. Let’s just say that I’m taking one for the team and leave it at that.” Payton’s friend was one of the other teammates. He wasn’t exactly attracted to the supplier of that information. She wouldn’t give in, until he agreed to one night. He wasn’t sure how he felt about that, as this girl was different than the others. She had this certain quality and maybe it was a good thing that they found each other.
“I promised you the tickets and I am not a man that goes back on my word. I don’t know how to thank you.” He hung up. He hailed a taxi and gave them the address to where he wanted to go. It would take about 15 minutes to get there. He had no idea why Josie would keep this from him, but she had to have a good reason. It was possible that his claim that this was supposed to be a one night stand had made her wonder if maybe their night together was only supposed to be that one night. If that were the case, then he wouldn’t blame her one bit for trying to keep this to herself.
Josie had arrived at the cabin, swung open the door and closed it behind her. She had stopped for a few supplies, but there was a full pantry at her disposal. She had just begun to cook a very hearty meal of pasta, when she saw the headlights of some car coming up the drive. She thought that maybe it was one of her friend’s friends, but then she shockingly put her hand up to her mouth. Payton emerged like a ghost from the past.
Payton saw her through the window and he rushed to the stairs. He looked at her through the only obstacle in the way. She was shaking her head. He smiled and saw that her worry that he was angry had now diminished. He motioned for the door to open and she knew exactly what he wanted. They stood there staring at each other a few inches away.
Payton placed his hand on her stomach and even though it was still too early, he was aware that his prodigy was lying within. “I’m sorry that I made you think that I didn’t want any of this. I think that I was scared that you were getting a little too close for comfort. I thought that I was going soft, but I think I realize now that love has a way of striking at a moment’s notice.”