Trying Not to Love You
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"CC, don't ok. Whatever you're thinking in that gorgeous head of yours don't." He bent down to pick up his shirt off the floor.
I just nodded my head. He came over, gave me a kiss and said, "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok."
He walked over to the door but turned around to look at me before he walked out and said "Don't think, just feel it. I know you do; I can see it on your face." He winked and walked out of the door.
I threw myself back on my pillow and a huge smile broke out on my face.
The next morning I woke up to a text from Hunter.
Hunter – 7:46 am: Missed you. Hope you slept well
Me – 9:05 am: Miss your face, I slept great
I got out of bed, and went to get ready for the baby shower that was happening this afternoon. As I walked downstairs, I heard Chloe yell Jackson's name. Jackson ran up the stairs and right into his old room.
"Shit! Umm ok, what do we do now?" Jackson sounded panicked.
I walked towards their room to see what was going on. When I walked in, Chloe was sitting on the bed and Jackson was standing next to her.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" I asked. Nothing looked wrong.
"Umm, can you get mom? Yeah, you get mom." Jackson said
"Kenzie, my water broke." Chloe told me.
"Umm, yeah, I'll get mom." I said and then bolted downstairs.
A few hours later, we were all sitting in the hospital waiting on Alex's arrival instead of being at the shower that we had planned.
Mason, Cooper and Hunter were at Jackson's house attempting to put up the crib and Hailey was at home with her sister who had just come in this morning. I was starting to get impatient, so I decided to go take a walk to the gift shop downstairs.
I was looking at the blue monkey, thinking about buying it for Alex when I heard Dominic's mom call my name.
"MacKenzie, I'm surprised to see you here." When she said my name, it was like it left a bad taste in my mouth.
"My brother's having his baby upstairs." What the hell was her problem? I did not do anything to her son; I am not the one pregnant.
"Oh well, tell them congratulations." She picked up a Reese's, one of Dominic's favorites, and then she said, "You should visit Dominic while you're here. I'm sure he would be glad to see you."
What? "Dominic's here?"
"Yeah, after that boyfriend of yours damn near killed him."
Boyfriend? Was she serious?
"I don't have a boyfriend anymore. I had one but he couldn't seem to keep his dick in his pants." I snapped at her, and then went to pay for the monkey for Alex.
I went back upstairs to see how things were coming along with Jackson and Chloe. Hunter, Mason and Cooper were there. I walked over to where they were whispering in the corner.
"Oh hey, Kenzie." Cooper said placing a kiss on my forehead.
"Any update yet?"
"Not yet, Jackson was just out here, and he said anytime now." Mason answered.
"Umm, Hunter, can I talk to you for a minute?"
We walked just outside of the waiting room and I asked him, "You put Dominic in the hospital?"
He did not look at me. Instead, he looked down at the ground and nodded his head.
"And you didn't think it was important enough to tell me?"
"No, he shouldn't have been talking shit. None of this would have happened in the first place."
"Well I ran into his mom downstairs. She wasn't too happy about seeing me. She told me I should stop by and see him. He's been asking about me."
"Yeah, like that's going to happen."
He was right. I was not going to see him, at least not while Hunter was around. I needed to give Dominic some kind of closure so he could move on. I have moved on, and it is about time he does too.
Jackson walked in about twenty minutes later with a huge smile on his face and his camera in his hand. He showed us all the pictures he had taken and then gave us Alex's information.
Alex Jackson Cahill
8lbs 9oz
21 ½" long
Alex was precious with chubby little cheeks and a head of dark hair just like his daddy. I could not wait to get my hands on my little nephew.
17
I peaked in on my nephew before I went home for the night. I was exhausted from everything going on. I knew Chloe and Jackson were too, and they needed some one on one time with Alex.
Everyone went back to our house where we decided to order some pizza and just hang out. Mason and Hailey had disappeared after the pizza arrived, and Cooper and Jay were sitting in the living room watching Duck Dynasty. Mom and Dad were upstairs trying to get some sleep because they were exhausted.
Hunter and I were still sitting at the table, my legs in between his, talking and laughing about the three of them trying to put the crib together. The first attempt had the railings upside down and then they couldn't figure out how the grate that held the mattress went. He said it took them at least two hours before they had it completely put together.
"Come away with me for New Year's?" Hunter asked.
I stared at him trying to gauge where this was going. We always celebrated at my house with everyone, so why would he want to go away? "Where?"
"I want to surprise you with something." He placed a kiss on my lips to keep me from arguing, because he knew I hated surprises.
Whining, I told him, "I hate surprises Hunter; you know this."
Smirking at me through his dark, thick eyelashes, he said, "I know but you're not going to hate this."
I smiled and kissed him. "And what are we going to tell everyone? We don't need another argument like Thursday."
"Let me take care of that. I know someone who can help us out." He winked at me.
"All right, as long as everyone is ok with it."
"Don't worry; they'll be fine with it."
Hunter left a little after that with Jaylinn. He told me he we would come over tomorrow to pick me up because we had to head out around lunchtime to go back to school. I really was not looking forward to going back to school.
The next morning, my mom woke me up early. I wanted to sneak over to the hospital before anyone else since I was leaving the earliest.
"So you and Hunter huh?" She asked, just as we pulled up to the hospital. I was surprised she had not asked before now.
I just smiled and got out of the car. I could not exactly answer her since Hunter and I actually have not made anything official. I did not want to jinx anything by talking about it too much before it actually became true.
"Well, are you at least going to tell me what happened with Dominic?" She asked, opening the hospital doors.
I just nodded my head. He came over, gave me a kiss and said, "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok."
He walked over to the door but turned around to look at me before he walked out and said "Don't think, just feel it. I know you do; I can see it on your face." He winked and walked out of the door.
I threw myself back on my pillow and a huge smile broke out on my face.
The next morning I woke up to a text from Hunter.
Hunter – 7:46 am: Missed you. Hope you slept well
Me – 9:05 am: Miss your face, I slept great
I got out of bed, and went to get ready for the baby shower that was happening this afternoon. As I walked downstairs, I heard Chloe yell Jackson's name. Jackson ran up the stairs and right into his old room.
"Shit! Umm ok, what do we do now?" Jackson sounded panicked.
I walked towards their room to see what was going on. When I walked in, Chloe was sitting on the bed and Jackson was standing next to her.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" I asked. Nothing looked wrong.
"Umm, can you get mom? Yeah, you get mom." Jackson said
"Kenzie, my water broke." Chloe told me.
"Umm, yeah, I'll get mom." I said and then bolted downstairs.
A few hours later, we were all sitting in the hospital waiting on Alex's arrival instead of being at the shower that we had planned.
Mason, Cooper and Hunter were at Jackson's house attempting to put up the crib and Hailey was at home with her sister who had just come in this morning. I was starting to get impatient, so I decided to go take a walk to the gift shop downstairs.
I was looking at the blue monkey, thinking about buying it for Alex when I heard Dominic's mom call my name.
"MacKenzie, I'm surprised to see you here." When she said my name, it was like it left a bad taste in my mouth.
"My brother's having his baby upstairs." What the hell was her problem? I did not do anything to her son; I am not the one pregnant.
"Oh well, tell them congratulations." She picked up a Reese's, one of Dominic's favorites, and then she said, "You should visit Dominic while you're here. I'm sure he would be glad to see you."
What? "Dominic's here?"
"Yeah, after that boyfriend of yours damn near killed him."
Boyfriend? Was she serious?
"I don't have a boyfriend anymore. I had one but he couldn't seem to keep his dick in his pants." I snapped at her, and then went to pay for the monkey for Alex.
I went back upstairs to see how things were coming along with Jackson and Chloe. Hunter, Mason and Cooper were there. I walked over to where they were whispering in the corner.
"Oh hey, Kenzie." Cooper said placing a kiss on my forehead.
"Any update yet?"
"Not yet, Jackson was just out here, and he said anytime now." Mason answered.
"Umm, Hunter, can I talk to you for a minute?"
We walked just outside of the waiting room and I asked him, "You put Dominic in the hospital?"
He did not look at me. Instead, he looked down at the ground and nodded his head.
"And you didn't think it was important enough to tell me?"
"No, he shouldn't have been talking shit. None of this would have happened in the first place."
"Well I ran into his mom downstairs. She wasn't too happy about seeing me. She told me I should stop by and see him. He's been asking about me."
"Yeah, like that's going to happen."
He was right. I was not going to see him, at least not while Hunter was around. I needed to give Dominic some kind of closure so he could move on. I have moved on, and it is about time he does too.
Jackson walked in about twenty minutes later with a huge smile on his face and his camera in his hand. He showed us all the pictures he had taken and then gave us Alex's information.
Alex Jackson Cahill
8lbs 9oz
21 ½" long
Alex was precious with chubby little cheeks and a head of dark hair just like his daddy. I could not wait to get my hands on my little nephew.
17
I peaked in on my nephew before I went home for the night. I was exhausted from everything going on. I knew Chloe and Jackson were too, and they needed some one on one time with Alex.
Everyone went back to our house where we decided to order some pizza and just hang out. Mason and Hailey had disappeared after the pizza arrived, and Cooper and Jay were sitting in the living room watching Duck Dynasty. Mom and Dad were upstairs trying to get some sleep because they were exhausted.
Hunter and I were still sitting at the table, my legs in between his, talking and laughing about the three of them trying to put the crib together. The first attempt had the railings upside down and then they couldn't figure out how the grate that held the mattress went. He said it took them at least two hours before they had it completely put together.
"Come away with me for New Year's?" Hunter asked.
I stared at him trying to gauge where this was going. We always celebrated at my house with everyone, so why would he want to go away? "Where?"
"I want to surprise you with something." He placed a kiss on my lips to keep me from arguing, because he knew I hated surprises.
Whining, I told him, "I hate surprises Hunter; you know this."
Smirking at me through his dark, thick eyelashes, he said, "I know but you're not going to hate this."
I smiled and kissed him. "And what are we going to tell everyone? We don't need another argument like Thursday."
"Let me take care of that. I know someone who can help us out." He winked at me.
"All right, as long as everyone is ok with it."
"Don't worry; they'll be fine with it."
Hunter left a little after that with Jaylinn. He told me he we would come over tomorrow to pick me up because we had to head out around lunchtime to go back to school. I really was not looking forward to going back to school.
The next morning, my mom woke me up early. I wanted to sneak over to the hospital before anyone else since I was leaving the earliest.
"So you and Hunter huh?" She asked, just as we pulled up to the hospital. I was surprised she had not asked before now.
I just smiled and got out of the car. I could not exactly answer her since Hunter and I actually have not made anything official. I did not want to jinx anything by talking about it too much before it actually became true.
"Well, are you at least going to tell me what happened with Dominic?" She asked, opening the hospital doors.
