She tugged her hand away from his, looking around the bar. “It’s none of your business.”
“I know it’s none of my business, but I’m not the kind of guy who can pretend nothing is happening. Pregnant women need to make appointments to check everything is okay. My girlfriend told me to warn you about that.”
“You told your girlfriend?” Rachel asked. Great, now two people knew before Chris. When he did find out he was going to be so annoyed with her.
“Yeah, of course I told her. Unlike some people I don’t keep stuff from my honey,” David said. “You could have an accident, or something wrong could happen with your pregnancy. He’s lost your sister. What if your secrecy means he loses you?”
She didn’t like her boss right at that moment. David was talking sense while what she was doing didn’t make any sense at all.
“You know I’m right.”
“Don’t get cocky.”
“You’ve got to tell him, Rach, you know you do.” He was the only person to shorten down her name. Glaring at him, she folded her arms. Everything was going so well in her life. They had furniture and had moved all of their belongings out of his apartment into the new house. She was already exploring the yards and making plans for them. The weekend they spent together getting decorations had been the best time of her life with him.
She’d felt like a proper couple, going around stores and picking out their own decorations for their house. He offered to get the new kitchen that she wanted, but she stalled him. Rachel didn’t want to risk their first Christmas together for a kitchen to be half finished.
“Look, it’s not Chris’s fault that he doesn’t know. I don’t let him see the signs. By the time we’re home together, everything has calmed down. I’m keeping it from him. I know it sounds bad, but we’re only just getting together,” Rachel said. She folded her arms over her chest trying to offer herself some comfort.
The look in David’s eyes made her feel nervous.
“You’re not being fair to him. He has a right to know what’s going on with your body.”
Tears filled her eyes. Rachel couldn’t fight them, and her emotions were all over the place just recently. She couldn’t stop herself from crying out.
“Don’t cry,” he said.
“I’m not trying to guilt you or anything. Everything is going well in our life. Tonight he’s picking me up, and we’re decorating the tree together. I’ve ordered his present, David. A baby is not going to be a happy event. We’re new. We’re a new couple.” She stopped to press a hand to her chest.
“You’re afraid he’ll want the baby more than you?” David asked.
“I’ll love my baby no matter what. I’m just afraid it will be too much with everything he’s lost. I don’t want him to look at me, hating the fact I remind him of everything he once had.” Rachel pressed a hand to her lips.
David wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tight. “Chris will hate it more if something happens to you and he didn’t know the truth straight away. You need to tell him, and if you don’t tell him soon, I will.”
He leaned back.
Someone cleared their throat, and she turned to see Chris standing in the doorway. He was looking at David’s arms and then at her. “Am I interrupting something?” he asked.
“No, man. I’ve got a girl of my own. Your woman was getting all emotional over her first Christmas. She was telling me how you were decorating a tree or something. I tell you, it’s all too much for me to deal with.” David held his arms up. “You can take her home and have fun, if you want?”
She saw the jealousy disappear in Chris’s eyes. “You’ve got a girlfriend?”
“Yeah, I’ve got the proof.” David pulled out his cell phone showing a picture of a sweet red-haired girl. “My childhood sweetheart. She put up with a lot of crap from me. I’m not going to give her a chance to leave me.”
“Good.” Chris sat down at the bar. “I’ll wait for you here.”
Looking between the two men, Rachel shook her head. She didn’t understand guys. They were so fucking confusing.
“Fine, I’m going.”
She left the bar and made her way to the staff room. Rachel grabbed her clothes and headed to the bathroom. Staring at her reflection, she saw the minor weight loss she’d experienced. She got the chance to look up on the internet that she’d experience some weight loss, which made no sense to her. Having a baby was supposed to make her bigger rather than thinner.
The extra weight would come in no time. She hoped Chris still wanted her when she was swollen with extra liquid and the weight of a baby.