by Angel Steel
“It’s kind of destroyed now.”
She looked down and realized what he had done. The netting was torn from her pussy to her breasts. She couldn’t help but laugh at him.
“What’s so funny?”
Leaning forward, she took his ear in her mouth and nibbled on it. “I already paid for it, Nate. That was the surprise for coming shopping with me. But there’s more when we get home.”
He groaned. “Thank God for that,” he laughed.
She slipped off his lap, and pulled off what remained of her outfit, standing completely naked in front of him. Standing himself, he fixed his jeans over his still-erect cock, and zipped up.
“Okay. I’ll wait outside until you’re dressed. If I stay in here watching you, I’ll end up taking you again.” He smiled down at her.
Skylar swallowed, and nodded towards him. She watched him as he fixed his shirt, opened the door, and left. She blew out a breath. God, she loved him. Grinning to herself, she reached for her skirt and pulled it on, leaving out her thong, and buttoned up her shirt. Stuffing her thong in her pocket, she headed towards the register.
After paying for the rest of her items, she made her way out of the shop and looked around for Nate. She frowned; he was nowhere in sight. Weird. He said he would wait for her outside the shop. Maybe if she stayed close to the store, he would find her.
She decided to go and grab Nate’s present, as she hadn’t gotten him anything yet, and knew exactly what she wanted to get him. She walked into the retail outlet and saw the Sidcrome trolley tool set she wanted. She had asked Dom if there was anything that Nate needed and that was his answer.
It had ten bright red drawers, with the complete set of tools that went with it. After paying for it, she asked for it to be sent to his place by Christmas Eve, as there was no way she could get it there herself. Happy that she was finished, she made her way out and looked around again for Nate.
Where the hell was he? She thought. Pulling her phone out of her bag, she dialled his number and waited. It went straight to voice mail. She placed her phone back in her bag, as she made her way towards the food court. She was starting to feel a little ill and maybe something to eat would help her feel better. She stopped dead in her tracks when she noticed Nate with his back to her. Smiling, she quickened her steps towards him, glad she had finally found him. As she got closer to him, she noticed that he wasn’t alone. She moved behind a stand near-by. Who was he talking to? He didn’t look very happy at seeing this person. She moved closer to hear and held her breath when she realized he was talking to some girl.
Why would he be talking to someone in this manner? He was really laying into her.
“Please, Nate. I really need to tell you something. It’s important,” the girl sobbed.
What was so important, that he wouldn’t even listen to her?
“I don’t want to hear anything from you at all,” he grunted.
The girl reached up and whispered something in his ear. Skylar watched the colour drain from his face.
“Are you serious?” he said, leaning against the rail.
The girl nodded, wiping tears from her cheeks. By the look of it, whatever she said wasn’t good. He whispered something back to her that she couldn’t hear. “Thank you, Nate,” she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek.
Skylar was feeling worse than she did ten minutes ago. Moving from between the stores, she quickly made her way back to the bench seat out front of Victoria’s Secret and slumped down. She felt like she was going to throw up, and knew she didn’t look her best either. She wanted to know what was going on. She rested her forehead in her hands, breathing slowly. She really needed to eat something before she threw up in the store.
“What’s wrong, baby?” Nate asked, kneeling down in front of her. She could hear the worry in his tone.
“I don’t feel so well.”
Nate lifted her hands away from her face and looked at her. He frowned, “Do you want to go home?”
Skylar nodded. She couldn’t tell him the whole truth; that she had been feeling ill before she saw him with another girl. That scene just made her feel worse. Nate helped her up carefully. He picked up all the bags she had, and they made their way towards the parking lot. Nate placed the bags behind their seats, helped Skylar in, and buckled her up. He walked around to his side, jumped in, and drove home.
* * *
After Nate left Skylar in the changing room of Victoria’s Secret, he decided he wanted to find her another Christmas gift. He wanted something else for her, but he didn’t have a clue what to get her. While he was browsing through one of the stores, someone called his name.
Turning around at his name being called out, he saw the last person he wanted to see. “What do you want?”
Why, of all days, did she have to be here? He thought, watching the owner of the voice walk towards him. It was Natalie.
“We need to talk,” she whispered, smiling weakly at him.
“I don’t want to hear anything you have to say, Natalie.” Jesus, what would Skylar think if she saw him talking to her? Grabbing her arm, he pulled her closer to the storefront, so they were out of open view. He didn’t want to explain this encounter to Skylar.
“I’ve been calling you and leaving messages, but you never reply to any of them,” she sobbed.
“Did you really think I would after what you did?”
“I’m sorry for what I did to you, Nate. I didn’t mean any of it, I swear.” She tried to get closer to him, but he only pushed her away.
“I don’t believe anything you say anymore, Natalie. It was all a bunch of lies,” he snarled..
“Can I at least apologize for what I did?”
“I don’t want to hear anything from you at all.”
Natalie leaned up and put her lips to his ear. “You have a son, Nate. I had a DNA test done with the last guy I slept with after you, and it’s not his. It’s yours.”
“Are you serious?” he asked.
Natalie nodded. “Come around tomorrow night around 8:00 p.m., and we’ll talk about it.”
Jesus Christ, how the hell was he going to tell Skylar that he had a son?
“Thank you.” Natalie kissed him on the cheek.
After Natalie was out of sight, he left to find Skylar. He found her sitting on a bench seat looking as if she wasn’t feeling well. This day was just getting worse by the minute. After making it to the truck, he started the engine and drove home. What the hell was he going to do? This was all so fucked up; everything was going fine… until now. If he really had a son with Natalie, he had to work at being a family with both of them, but he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Skylar. Nate glanced over at Skylar; she was leaning against the door looking out the window.
“Baby, are you all right?” he asked, concern etched across his face.
“Yeah, I think I just need rest for a bit. I’ll feel better after that.” She smiled, but the corners didn’t touch her eyes.
Nodding, he concentrated on getting them home. After parking in his driveway, he grabbed Skylar’s bags and went around to her door. Nate offered his hand to help her out but she didn’t take it. Frowning, he looked at his hand, then at her. “Everything all right, Skylar?”
She climbed out and faced him, “Yeah, why?”
“Just wondering, that’s all. Did you want to come in? I can make us something to eat if you’re hungry?”
“I might just go and change my clothes. I’ll pop over later okay?”
“Sure thing, baby.”
Skylar leaned up and kissed him. Nate wrapped his arm around her and walked her towards her door. “I’ll grab the bags off you later.”
He watched as she rushed off opening her door and walked in. Breathing out, he walked back to his house and placed the bags on the chair near the kitchen. He reached in his freezer for the tray of beef to make dinner for the two of them, then made his way towards his room for that shower.
* * *
Skylar l
eaned against the door, blowing out a breath. God, what did that girl say to him that made him act the way he did? She felt the bile rising in her throat. Covering her mouth, she ran to the bathroom just in time and heaved into the toilet. What was wrong with her?
“Are you all right, Skylar?” Alex came in to see her.
“I think I ate something that wasn’t right.”
“Sweetie, is there anything you want me to do?” he said.
“Really Alex, it’s alright. I’m going to make an appointment to see the doctor tomorrow. Can you come with me, please?” she said softly, not wanting to upset her stomach further.
“Of course I will.” Alex wrapped his arms around her. “You know I’ll do anything for you, Sky.”
“I know. I’m going to go lie down; hopefully that will help.”
Nodding, he stood and helped her up. “I’ll come and check on you when you’re in bed, okay darling?”
“Thanks, Alex,” she answered him. Removing her clothing and pulling on a pair of pj’s, she pulled the comforter back as she crawled in. Cuddling up to her pillow, she stared out the window.
Alex checked on her an hour later. Skylar was curled up in the middle of her bed, sleeping peacefully. He lifted the blanket high to cover her and closed the door softly and walked out towards the lounge. He was flicking through the channels when he heard a knock at the door. “Come in,” he called out in the direction of the door. Turning around, he noticed Nate entering the room. “Hey Nate.”
“Hey. Where’s Skylar?” he asked.
“In bed, asleep. Why?”
He frowned. “She said she was coming over later for dinner, but never showed.”
Alex stood and walked into the kitchen and Nate followed. “She wasn’t feeling too well, so she went to lie down.” He cracked the top off a beer and took a sip.
“She said she wasn’t feeling the best earlier; that’s why I brought her home,” Nate answered him.
“Do you want a beer?” Alex asked him.
“No thanks, I might go check on her and crash here for the night, if that’s all right with you.”
“That’s fine with me. I’m off to bed. I’ll see you in the morning, Nate.”
Nate nodded and made his way towards her room. Softly pushing open the door, he walked in. Making his way to the side he usually slept on, he undressed and crawled in beside her. It didn’t take her long to move beside him. Smiling, he wrapped his arm over her waist and pulled her closer to him. Exactly where she belonged- in his arms, he thought. He really wanted to tell her what happened today with his ex, but he wanted to be certain before saying anything. He really didn’t want to hurt her with this news. Skylar snuggled closer into him and he sighed in bliss.
Chapter 20
Skylar stretched and tried to sit up; realizing instantly that someone had their arm thrown over her waist holding her firmly. Turning her head to see who it was, she found Nate lying next to her. She knew she said that she would go over later yesterday, but she hadn’t really been up for it at all.
Lifting his arm off her gently, she sat up breathing in slowly, quickly noticing that her stomach wasn’t agreeing with her. Grabbing onto one of the posts of her bed, Skylar pulled herself up and waited for the dizzy spell to pass. Her legs were wobbly as she slowly let go of the post and moved towards her bathroom.
Halfway there she knew she wouldn’t make it at that pace. Covering her mouth, she took off, slamming the door behind her, and emptied her stomach into the toilet. What the hell was going on with me? After flushing the toilet and rinsing her mouth, she crawled over to the shower and sat down. Someone softly knocked on the door “Skylar?”
“Yeah,” she answered.
“Do you need anything?” Alex asked her.
“Can you ring up and make an appointment to see the doctor, please. It’s not getting any better.”
“No worries,” Alex said as he closed the door behind him.
After washing up, she wrapped a towel around her body and brushed her teeth. God, I look white as a ghost, she thought. As she leaned against the sink, her stomach started turning again. She took deep, steady breaths in an attempt to avoid throwing up again.
“Baby, you don’t look too good,” Nate whispered from behind her.
Looking up into the mirror, she could see that he was really worried about her. “It’s fine Nate. It will pass,” she said as she smiled weakly at him. “What have you got on today?” she asked, reaching for her hairbrush.
Nate folded his arms over his chest and frowned at her. “I have two cars to do today, then seeing some friends later,” Nate answered her. “What about you?” He walked up and wrapped his arms around her.
“Cleaning, and then going out with Alex.”
“Okay, I’m going to head back over; are you coming over tonight?” he asked.
“I’ll be over tonight,” she answered him.
“We’re leaving in twenty minutes, Skylar,” Alex yelled out.
“I’ll be ready,” she replied, turning towards Nate. “I need to get ready. I’ll see you sometime tonight, okay?” Skylar told him.
“See you then, baby.” Nate said, smiling and winking at her.
Closing the door behind her, she quickly pulled on her jeans and shirt and walked out into the kitchen. “The only appointment I could get you was at 10:30 a.m. today, or you’d have to wait two weeks for the next available one,” Alex told her.
“Thanks for that, Alex. I’d rather have the appointment now than have to wait.” She reached for her bag. “Ready to go?” she asked, walking towards the front door.
“After you,” Alex said, smiling.
She really didn’t want to hear bad news today; there was no way she could handle it. She was really glad to have Alex with her, just in case.
* * *
Fifteen minutes later, Alex pulled into the clinic car park. Jumping out, he met Skylar on her side and gently grabbed her hand in his.
“Ready?” he asked.
Breathing out, she nodded. They walked into the clinic and Alex took a seat as Skylar spoke to the receptionist.
“Hello.” The receptionist looked up from the desk.
“I have an appointment at 10:30 for Skylar Montague.”
The receptionist looked at her computer screen, made a few clicks and smiled. “Please take a seat; you’re up next with the doctor.”
“Thank you.”
She spotted Alex immediately and went to sit beside him. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and leaned down whispering into her ear, “Everything will be fine. Whatever it is, we’ll deal with it, okay?”
“I know, thanks,” she said, leaning against his shoulder. She really wanted Nate to be here with her; she didn’t want to find out whatever it was by herself. She needed him here with her right now.
“Miss Montague,” the doctor called out, looking up from her clipboard.
She took in a deep breath and stood up. “Do you want me to come in with you?” Alex asked her.
“I need to do this by myself,” she whispered.
Nodding, he watched as she went in with the doctor. “Take a seat, Miss Montague,” the doctor said as she closed the door. Skylar sat down beside the desk.
“My name is Marian. What can I do for you today?”
Skylar leaned back in her chair. “Well, for the last day or two I haven’t been feeling myself. I feel lightheaded and have been throwing up,” she explains.
“Okay, that’s a start. I see you were recently in the hospital for a head wound,” she said, bringing up Skylar’s file on the screen in front of her.
“I slipped in my bathroom.”
Nodding, the doctor started typing something in her file. “Okay, I’ll order a blood test and urine test, which you can do now. If nothing comes up, Pathology will redo the tests with the blood.” She reached into the cupboard and pulled a urine jar. “The bathroom is the one on the left. When you’re done, come straight back in, okay?” Marian said.
Skylar picked up the jar and went into the bathroom. After giving her sample and washing her hands, she walked back into the doctor’s office, placing the jar on the desk. She sat down and watched as Marian walked over towards the sink and placed several test sticks aside. She watched as Marian placed each one in the jar, waiting several minutes to see their results.
“Everything looks good. No infections.” As she lifted the last one up, she frowned, “When was your last menstrual cycle?”
“Um, mine are irregular. The last time was before I moved here, so three months ago.”