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She pushes the glass away. “I can’t have alcohol.”
Why? Tina is a wine-o.
“I’m fucking pregnant. Like what is Aaron going to say?”
Aaron is aware of the risks of having unprotected sex. Would he really be a dick about this?
“I mean, you guys have talked about having kids, right? What’s the problem?”
They have been together forever, and at one point they were trying to conceive so maybe she is overthinking this and he will be ecstatic.
“About three months ago, he told me that he didn’t want to have kids. Our lives were going perfectly. He is so focused on his job, and god - what am I going to do?”
I embrace her, and let her cry on my shoulder. Todd is not an asshole, and I have no doubt he will be happy about this. Her emotions are getting the best of her.
“Try to calm down. You can eat dinner with us.”
She closes her eyes and takes some deep breaths. “Okay, I’m fine. Seriously. My husband loves me, and I’m gonna be a mom. After all those years trying… this is a blessing.”
I nod, and smile. “You will be a wonderful mother. No doubt in my mind.”
She grabs a bottle of water out of the fridge, and starts chugging until there’s no more left. “So, let’s talk about something else.”
I move around the kitchen, putting the sauce in the small pan on the stove, and stirring the noodles. “Guess what happened today?”
“Today was practice, right? Did he ask you out? Please tell me he did.”
I laugh. “Nope, but the assistant coach got hurt, so Sherrie volunteered me to help out. Can you believe it?”
Maybe it won’t be so bad. We won’t have to spend any time alone, and we always have an audience. It’ll help keep me in line. But damn, do I want to rip his clothes off.
Tina is enjoying this news.
“If that isn’t fate telling you to take a chance, then I don’t know what to tell ya.”
Who believes in fate? The first person I date after Lee can’t be my daughter’s softball coach. Is it weird that I think Lee would be pissed? Probably a bit. I would think it’s weird if he started dating his assistant.
“I’ve been single for less than a week, Tina. I’m not denying he’s hot, but a relationship isn’t in the cards right now.”
Do I think I’m trying to make excuses as to why I can’t be with Brodie? Yes. There are so many reasons why it’s not the right thing to do, especially now. Why couldn’t he have come into my life later on and not as her coach. If he would’ve asked me out then, my answer would be yes. However, that’s not the case and so I have to tread lightly.
“Do you think he’s the relationship type? Maybe he isn’t. Maybe something no strings attached?”
I love how Tina mentions this, like it’s just a natural thing. I’ve never gone home with a guy from the club or bar. Every single man I’ve ever slept with has been my boyfriend of some time. How does she expect me to just sleep with someone without knowing anything about them?
“Friends with benefits isn’t my sort of thing. I’ll pass,” I say, turning off the stove and grabbing three plates out of the cupboard.
I dish out some on each of them and then walk over to the table. “Time for dinner, sweetie.”
Tina wants to think I’m ready to move on already, but I’m not. It’s just too soon. Is it weird that I want to talk to Lee about this? The last thing I want to do is move on too soon and get hurt.
“So, what do you think of your mom being your coach?” Tina asks, spinning the noodles onto her fork.
“Cool. I know she misses playing,” Sherrie responds.
She’s right. Softball was something that helped me become social when I was a kid, and a bond was formed with my teammates every year. Sometimes, I miss that comradery. It was nice to be a part of a team.
“Well, I’m glad you thought of me.”
