Chapter 6

I stepped out of the car and I wanted to say something to Nick but the look on his face as Dad was talking muted my voice.

Dad said, “It’s not for sure just yet. We’ll have to wait at least a couple more weeks to find out for certain. But at the very least we know she’s been cleared for sex.”

That’s when Nick seemed to realize I was there. He walked over to me, lifted my chin up, and looked into my eyes. And with a lovingly gentle voice, he asked, “How are you doing? Is everything okay?”

I nodded, “I was given a clean bill of health. For me and for...” I looked down and placed my hands on my belly. “Wait. Weren’t you supposed to be working today?”

He had a silly grin on his face, “Yeah, that was the plan. I just got back shortly before you did. A pipe burst and we had to evacuate. It’ll be a few days at minimum before we can return to the physical location. Most of us were given permission to work from home.”

“So you’ll be able to make it to dinner tonight?” Dad asked.

Nick nodded, “I will.”

At dinner that night we sat at a table waiting for our meal. I was feeling awkward because I wasn’t used to wearing semi-formal clothes. And everyone else besides our group was wearing regular clothes.

Michelle somehow looked cute as she leaned over and whispered in my Dad’s ear. I couldn’t help but smile. I looked over at Nick and saw that he was looking at me. Suddenly I felt completely comfortable.

Nick jumped when our waitress said, “Who had the chicken alfredo and strawberry lemonade?”

I laughed a little and said, “That would be me but I didn’t ask for strawberry lemonade. I’m allergic.”

The waitress apologized and served our food and drinks then left to get the correct drink for me.

Michelle said, “Dennis tells me that you’ve set a date to do the paternity test. Kind of exciting isn’t it?” I nodded, she cleared her throat and added, “Have you ever tried one of those DNA tests to check your ancestry? Nick or Chloe?”

Nick put his drink down, “Until recently it never really appealed to me. But I might give it a shot one of these days.”

I squeezed his hand and said, “I’ve done a couple of different ones. Ever since I was little and learned that my Dad had been adopted I was always curious about my ancestry and where my family came from. After getting the results I did some more digging. I was really surprised that some of my family came from Pocahontas’ tribe. That came as a surprise especially since I don’t look Native American.”

Nick chuckled, “Chloe could go on for ages about what she discovered about our family. It’s adorable.”

We talked a little more about ancestry when Dad said, “You’ve never told me any of this before. This is amazing. I actually want to try those DNA tests now. Anyway, time to get to the point. The reason we asked you here today and why Michelle brought up family.”

He winked at Michelle.

She held out her hand, “With your blessing, Dennis and I would like to get married.”

I had a feeling this is what the dinner was going to be about. I had expected to be upset but for some reason, I squealed, ran over to Michelle, and hugged her like crazy.

“Oh my God, this is amazing! I’m so happy for you. That ring is gorgeous,” I exclaimed.

Michelle and I talked excitedly for a moment before I sat down. I sat down next to Nick and I wanted to say something to him but he was looking too serious.

It was silent for a while then Nick smiled, “Congratulations. You both deserve this happiness. And that’s what I hope will be in your future for many years to come.”

We took a long time to finish our meals. There was a lot of talking that night. Nick and I were both surprised when Michelle ended up coming home with us. As I laid down next to Nick in bed we could hear our Dad and Michelle celebrate.

I rubbed Nick’s chest and he said, “What’s on your mind?”

“I’m thinking how nice it was when that sweet old lady stopped me and told me that we made a cute couple and that you were a hunk,” I said.

He laughed, “Oh, is that what she said? No wonder why you were looking red.”

I kissed his shoulder, “When Dad and Michelle delivered the news you didn’t seem so happy. Why?”

“Hmm. I was happy, I just couldn’t help but think of Mom. The news just made me realize how much I miss her. Does that make sense?” Nick admitted.

I climbed up and had my first French kiss.

“It makes perfect sense. I think that’s why I’ve been dreading this meeting,” I said.

I peeled his underwear and made sure that we were soon one together. Having his skin on my skin felt magical. And I enjoyed sliding in and out and then the shared explosion. I slept well that night. Little did I know what the next day held for me.

The next day I knocked on my boss’s door, “Louanne said you wanted to talk to me.”

I sat down in front of my boss. He was handsome and tall but didn’t have nearly as well-defined muscles as Nick does. I had a brief crush on him when I first started here. Today he wasn’t looking happy.

He was looking at a folder, “Do you have any idea why I asked you here?”

“I’m guessing it’s not to talk about that promotion,” I replied.

“Remind me, what’s this company’s policy on A Fun Zone?” Jeff asked.

I shifted nervously on my seat, “Don’t get caught going there or leaving?”

He slid the folder to me, “Go ahead, look.” As I opened the folder He continued, “Someone sent me a picture of you entering, walking properly, and then walking out unable to walk as well as you did entering. Can you explain?”

I looked at the pictures and wondered who took them. I looked around to make sure I hadn’t been seen or followed.

“Um, I uh, hmm. I’m sorry sir. I was desperate. I had feelings for someone I shouldn’t have and I wanted to rid myself of those feelings. I tried to make sure nobody saw me,” I cried.

He frowned, “Here’s the thing, you’re not the first employee that was caught going there. But they were not fired. Do you want to know why? They had hot bodies and that was able to give them a one or two-time pass. You, on the other hand, have a cute face but the company and I highly doubt that you’re able to hide a body hot enough to give you such a pass. But because you have that cute face we’re willing to give you a chance. All you’d have to do is pleasure me and a few of the board members.”