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“Look at me Bella! I need to watch you.”
I hold Damien’s eyes as we both reach our climax. Heaven.
I relax into him, resting my head on his shoulder and kissing his now sweat glistened neck. He tastes all salty and manly, delicious.
“I love you my Bella, soon to be my wife.”
“I love you too.”
Driving out of the clinic car park we get a few stares. Although the windows are blacked out it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out what we were doing. The rocking and noises coming from the car may have given us away. There was once a time where I would have been mortified, but with Damien, I feel like I can just be who I want to be.
“I’m thinking of reducing my hours at the salon. At least cutting down on my clients anyway. I’ll probably still go to the salon, I can’t just sit at home doing nothing. If I’m not on my feet all day, that should help with the tiredness.”
“Bella, you know full well that if you’re in the salon you will be constantly on your feet. You will end up doing clients that weren’t booked in because they are desperate for one reason or another and you won’t be able to say no. Or one of the stylists will be running behind and you will help out. It just won’t work Bella. You need to be out of the salon at home resting. To be honest I think you should start your maternity leave now.”
“What? No. I can’t just stop working. What will all my clients do? And the staff? No, I need to wind down so that when I go in to labour there won’t be many clients let down.”
“When you go into labour? Don’t be ridiculous Bella, you will not be working until anywhere near your due date.”
“Don’t you tell me what to do! I will work until I see fit!” I wish I had never brought up the subject now. How dare he say I should give up work now. It is my business, my passion, what I have worked for all these years.
The rest of the drive home is in silence. We pull up at the house and I am out of the car before George or Damien can open my door. Honestly, he treats me like a delicate child sometimes. I go to our room and slam the door in temper.
I wish I could ring Chloe, I would tell her all about what Damien said and she would calm me down and give me some good advice. She would probably tell me Damien is only worrying about me and wants what is best. Dam! Why is he always right. Well not entirely. I will not be going on maternity leave any time soon and that’s for sure.
I get out all the papers and leaflets I got from the midwife. I have a read through them to take my mind off things. It’s beginning to feel so real now.
I’ve just about calmed down when there’s a knock at the door.
Chapter 13
Damien
I knock gently on our bedroom door.
“Come in.” Good, at least she is speaking to me. I’ve left Bella for an hour to calm down. And for myself. I know I can’t insist Bella starts her maternity leave yet, it is very early but I can insist she takes it easier. Working up on till she is due will not be happening, but I expect she will change her own mind about that nearer the time.
“I’m sorry about earlier Bella, I just want to protect you and our baby. If I could wrap you up in cotton wool and keep us all in here until the baby is born, I would. But I cannot ask that of you. You have a life, and I will respect that. I do think we perhaps need a little compromise? If you’re up to discussing it?” Bella doesn’t shout and tell me to leave, so I take a seat next to her on the bed.
“Ok, what are you thinking then Damien?”
“I think you were right earlier. You do need to reduce your hours. But I think when you’re not working you should be at home relaxing.”
“Hmmm, I agree. I would probably end up still working if I was in the salon. But I want to be at the salon for as long as possible. It won’t be long until I won’t be there at all. I’m going to decrease my appointment times, so that I’m not doing as many clients in one day. And I’m going to take a Thursday off so it breaks my week up. I’m not going to be sat at home doing nothing all day though. I have been going through the leaflets that the midwife gave us, and there’s a few activities I fancy.”
Well, I’m glad Bella’s cutting back, albeit not as much as I’d like. I’m not sure about pregnancy activities however, unless I am able to attend too.
“What are these activities you speak about?” Bella hands me a pile of leaflets.
“There are all sorts. Some are for further down the line and mother and baby groups. I fancy the pregnancy yoga and aqua gym. The leaflet says it’s good for relaxation as well as mental and physical health. There are classes on Thursday at the church hall.”
“If that’s what you would like to do, then that is what you shall do.”
I pull Bella into a hug, kiss her head and breathe her sweetness in. I hate when we argue. I’ll have to get in contact with the church hall and sort out the security. For now, I shall leave out the part that Bella will only be attending these activities with myself or one of my team. I don’t want to upset her again tonight.
“Come down to the kitchen, I have made us some dinner.”
Bella picks at her food, it’s very unlike her. This pregnancy is really affecting her. If it wasn’t my baby causing all these changes to Bella’s body I would resent it.
