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It’s my past, trust me, I don’t
want it back. I want her to go away.”
    I
nodded and accepted his explanation. I was certain he didn’t
want his life back with his ex-wife, no matter what my mind wanted to
tell me. She obviously elicits strong feelings in him, but I was
relieved they weren’t emotions of desire.

Chapter 11

    “Hey,
over here,” Scott’s hand went up, flagging us down.
    Within
moments of sitting, Heather looked like she was going to burst. “I’ve
been dying to tell you this all day, but wanted to wait until we got
here where it’s quieter.”
    “What’s
up?” I asked, curious to hear what had her so excited.
    “Well,
Scott and I have some news,” she paused for barely a moment,
“We’re having a baby!” The joy on her face gave
away her excitement. Scott looked so proud, grinning ear to ear. “We
didn’t want to say anything until we were sure everything was
okay.”
    “What?
A baby, oh my gosh, that’s awesome!” I squealed with
Heather, and then she filled us in on the details.
    She
wanted to make sure they didn’t have any problems before they
shared the news, since they’d had a previous experience of
losing a pregnancy early on. With everything going well, and her
first trimester going smoothly, she was finally ready to spill the
beans. She was all ready three months along.
    We
went into all of the details of her pregnancy, discussing things like
did they think it was a boy or girl, were there any favorite names
picked out, nursery ideas, and would she bottle or breastfeed, along
with every other topic we could think of. We talked non-stop. Scott
and Austin looked amused as we jumped from one topic to another,
covering every bit of information we could think of.
    I
was happy for them; they’re such a strong couple and love each
other so much. It was a cause to celebrate for sure. I just wished I
wasn’t still stinging from my earlier fight with Austin. We
enjoyed a couple of drinks while Heather stuck to juice, and we
bathed in the idea of a new addition to their family. I knew Heather
would be a great mom; she had a nurturing way about her.
    She
couldn’t stop smiling. “I was dying to say something
earlier, but I had to wait,” she said again. “And the
bowling alley was a little loud, but I figured I could finally tell
you here.” She was apologetic she couldn’t tell me
sooner, but I told her that was silly and not to even worry about it.
    “I
wanted to tell you, but Scott made me promise we’d wait until
we got through the first trimester. You have no idea how many times I
almost spilled the beans!”
    Scott
was beaming, proud as anything. His arm gently draped over Heather.
“She’s going to be such a good mother,” he said
leaning over and kissing Heather’s cheek. His face spoke of
absolutely joy at the prospect of being a father.
    I
wondered if that would be me and Austin one day, or would trust
issues pull us apart before we even got started. Would we see a
future, or would he just be some guy I dated one time. I didn’t
even know if he wanted a large family or small one. I mean, I assumed
if we got married one day we’d have children. It just never
seemed to be the topic of conversation, since we hadn’t gotten
to “that point” in our relationship yet.
    After
a leisurely lunch we parted ways. Scott and Heather went off to do a
little shopping, and Austin and I were heading back to my place. I
hoped it was for a loving afternoon, and not for more fighting. I
hated that we went at it earlier. It left me feeling weird and
uncomfortable. It was our first squabble, and while it didn’t
drag on and on, it still left me uneasy. I didn’t know if he
was past it yet or not.
    Getting
in the car, I gently placed my hand on his arm, “Hey, are you
okay?” I offered an olive branch, wanting to smooth over our
earlier argument. As much as I hated what happened, I hated having
this tension between us even more.
    “Yeah,
I’m sorry I exploded earlier. I