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“Wow. That’s amazing.”
“It is, isn’t it? This little guy was definitely not planned. But I think he was meant to be. He’s the glue that is going to bind the three of us together forever.”
“Will you be able to work much longer? The airlines have rules against flying too far along into a pregnancy, don’t they?”
“Yep. Another twelve weeks or so, and then I’m going to be grounded. Most of the airlines won’t even let passengers fly after twenty-eight weeks, no less their flight attendants. Too much risk for early labor. They’ll give me a desk job. Probably checking people in and out or working the gate. I’m hoping I can transfer to Florida anyway, so the change will be good timing.”
“You live in Texas now?”
She nodded. “I live in Allen. But I’m originally from Florida, and most of my family is still down there. Plus, the baby’s dad lives in Florida, so I’m probably going to relocate.”
“Do you think you’ll go back to work after the baby’s born?”
“I hope not. All I ever wanted to do was get married, have a bunch of kids and stay home. It’s not easy these days to make it on one salary. Gotta make sure you snag yourself a good one like I did.”
Her intonation soured me a bit. Snagging a good gravy train. It was probably because it was something my mother would say.
After my second glass of wine, I started to come down from my adrenaline high, and exhaustion was beginning to creep in. Knowing Carter was going to be insatiable when we reunited, I figured I would get some sleep while I still could. I didn’t wake up again until the captain was speaking overhead telling us that we were going to be landing in just a few minutes.
I stretched in my seat. “Wow. I was really out.”
“You were. Had to take the headphones from the baby to drown out the little snore you had going on.”
I covered my mouth. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry.”
She uncapped her water bottle and finished the little bit left. “I’m just teasing you. You were snoring, but it didn’t bother me any. I think I’m too nervous to sleep, or we would have been doing a duet together”
“Nervous about the baby?”
“No. I’m seeing the baby’s dad tomorrow. We haven’t seen each other in a while.”
“I know how you feel. I haven’t seen my boyfriend in a week, and I’m a nervous wreck. If I hadn’t inhaled those glasses of wine, I would never have slept. I’m so excited.”
“It’s been a little longer than a week for us.”
“Oh? How long?”
“Three months.”
“Wow. That’s a long time. He hasn’t even seen your new pregnancy body yet.”
“Yes, that’s true. Although that’s the least of my worries.”
My brows drew down so she explained. “He doesn’t even know I’m pregnant yet.”
“Oh. Wow. Oh my.”
“Yep. Now you can understand why I wanted to guzzle that wine.”
“I certainly can.”
“Do you…do you think he’s not going to be happy about becoming a father?”
“I have no idea how he’s going to react. He’s a bit of a wild one. Not sure he planned to ever be tamed. But down deep, I think he’s a stand-up man, and he’ll do the right thing.”
I wasn’t sure I wanted to know what the right thing even was. The entire conversation was beginning to turn my stomach. What kind of a woman doesn’t tell a man she’s pregnant for months? Although I suppose there could be a lot of reasons for that. Maybe he’s not the greatest guy, and she considered not even having the baby or something. It really wasn’t my place to judge. Especially with all the crazy stuff I had been planning on doing. You never really know anyone’s true story unless you’re standing in their shoes.
Landing was bumpy, but I was thrilled to have arrived a few minutes early. I wanted to use the airport restroom to freshen up before I met Carter at the bar we were going to meet at.
