Broken Dreams

Whitley smiled. “Come on, Layton, let’s be crazy and have—”

“No!” Courtney yelled out.

Two tables full of people turned and looked at her.

“Oh no. No more public sex until Reed and I catch up.”

I choked on my own spit. “What?” I yelled out.

Courtney stood up, reached for my hand, and began pulling for me to stand up.

I started panicking. “Where…where are we going?” I asked her as I saw nothing but determination in her eyes.

“We’re going to have sex in the rental car in the parking lot.” She turned and started walking toward the door.

My mouth dropped open, and I looked at Layton and then Whitley, who was trying to hide the fact that she was giggling.

“Oh my God. What happened to the girl I married?”

Layton shrugged his shoulders and lost it, laughing. Whitley followed his lead and laughed her ass off.

“Reed! Come on!” Courtney called out before walking out the door.

“What’s…what’s happening?” I said as I slowly followed Courtney outside.

I stood next to the rental car and waited for Reed to make his way over to unlock it.

Ugh. I can’t believe Whitley. Some best friend she is.

Reed walked up to me and gave me a weak smile. “Um…Courtney, you’re kind of freaking me out here.”

I placed my hand on my hip and looked at him. “Why?”

He put his hand behind his neck and began rubbing it while twisting his head like crazy. “Courtney, what happened in the club was hot—very, very hot. But something like that will never happen again. Baby, what’s gotten into you? Please tell me this is just some crazy thing because you’re pregnant, and you’re not thinking straight.”

I dropped my hand and leaned against the car. I stood there for a few moments before looking at Reed, horror filling my eyes. I slowly put my hand up to my mouth and said, “Oh my God. What were we thinking? We’re gonna be parents!”

Reed closed his eyes and whispered, “Thank you, God. She’s coming back to me.”

I tried not to giggle. “We should have at least gone into the restroom and done it in a stall.”

Reed snapped his eyes open and gave me a shocked look. “What?”

I started laughing uncontrollably.

“What is so damn funny?” he asked.

“You! I wish you could have seen your face just now.” I pushed off the car, walked up to him, and placed my hand on his chest. “Okay, I’ll admit that I got a little crazy with the whole thing. I’m a bit…competitive.”

Reed smiled and pushed a piece of my hair behind my ear. “A bit?”

I let out a giggle. “Okay…a lot. I had no intentions of having sex in the rental car. I just wanted to see your face…and Whitley’s.”

Slowly shaking his head, Reed pulled me closer to him and placed his finger under my chin, slowly pulling it up until our eyes locked with each other. “I love you so much. Do you know that?”

“I think you should show me.”

He leaned down and took my lower lip in between his teeth, and then he sucked on it as I let out a moan. He let it go and began kissing me so sweetly. When his hand moved around my back and pulled me in closer, I wanted to fall apart in his arms. Being in Reed’s embrace, feeling his love pour into my body, was the most wonderful place in the world.

He pulled back and whispered, “I’m ready to take you home to Texas. I have a wedding gift for you.”

I wiggled my eyebrows up and down, and then I made a sad face. “I didn’t get you anything.”

He threw his head back and laughed. “I think we can find something I’d like for a present.”

Layton and Whitley came walking out of the restaurant, laughing.

“I knew you were totally bluffing, bitch!” Whitley said as she walked up and pushed me gently. “I’m exhausted and still need to pack for the flight home.”

After we packed up our suitcases and got everything ready for the flight home tomorrow, I was exhausted.

“We still need to let your parents and my mom know we are expecting,” Reed whispered in my ear as we lay in bed.

We were both too exhausted to even think of having sex.

I pulled the pillow over my head and let out a cry. “No! I don’t want to. Can I just text her?”

Reed snorted and said, “No. If we have to tell my mom in person, you have to tell your mom over the phone at least.”

I pushed the pillow off and grabbed my cell phone from the side table. “Fine, but when the shit hits the fan, you’re going down with me.”

He shook his head and let out a small laugh. I hit my mother’s number and held my breath.

“Well, it’s about time. I never did get that pregnancy test picture, my dear. What about pictures? Do we at least get to see what you were dressed in?”

I rolled my eyes and let out the breath I had been holding. “Yes, Mom. I’ll send pictures when I get back. The ceremony was beautiful. Daddy’s friends did an amazing job.”

“Oh, I’m so happy to hear that, honey.”

I could almost hear the smile in her voice.

“Courtney, you know your father and I are so very happy for you. If this is truly how you wanted to get married, then you know we stand behind you one hundred percent.”

I smiled as I looked at Reed. He must have heard her because he smiled and winked at me.

“Thank you, Mom. It really is. I know this seems fast and all, butI’ve been in love with Reed for so long, and we both fought our feelings, and…well…you know how you’ve always told me when you know something is right to follow your heart. I just followed your advice, Mom.”

I heard her sniffling, and that caused me to choke back a sob. I placed my hand on my stomach and got ready to drop the bomb.

“About those pictures…”

She let out a giggle. “Oh, Courtney. I wasn’t being serious, sweetheart. Okay, well, a part of me was, but I believe you when you say you’re not pregnant.”

I let out a fake laugh. “Well, about that. You see, when I took the test, I was planning on having Whitley take one also. I was going to mess around with you and all.”

My mother let out a gasp. “Courtney Marie…that is not funny.”

I nodded my head even though I knew she couldn’t see me. “Yeah, I know, but the joke was on me, Mom. When I took the test, I had to take seven more.”