"Stop it both of you. Yes, Rafe tried to attack me after my run, but as you can see, I took care of it. The man has a broken nose and a black eye plus look at his jaw and lip. Just let it go Hunter."
"Turn me lose."
"Only if you promise to not attack Rafe then they can let you go."
The last thing Hunter wanted to do was let it go. He wanted to punch the living shit out of his uncle. He knew that look on Chantelle's face. It met leave it alone or you want be getting any. He would play it cool. There were other ways to get to his uncle. There was no way he was going to let his uncle get away with touching his woman.
"Fine I promise to behave for now."
Chantelle motioned for Lance and Lee to let Hunter go, and Hunter walked over to Chantelle.
"I have lost my appetite come on Chantelle."
Chapter 19
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Chantelle thought going out for dinner and dancing would put Hunter in a better mood. All day he had been mad about what his uncle had done.
"You know what if all we were going to do is sit here all night I could have stayed home. All through dinner, you were silent, and now we are at one of the hottest clubs on the Island and you are sitting here pissed. I want to go back to the house."
Chantelle was about to vacate her seat when Hunter grabbed her hand and motion for her to sit back down.
"You are right babe. I am sorry about the way I have been acting. I promised you a good time, and here I am sitting here ruining our evening."
"I get that you are angry at what Rafe did, but let it go."
"You are right let's dance."
"I thought that you would never ask."
There was an upbeat song playing and Hunter and Chantelle were having a good time. Chantelle knew that Hunter was a good dancer, and he was definitely making every man there look bad on the dance floor. When a slow song came on, they danced to it with Hunter having his hands all over her body. Chantelle loved to dance with Hunter. It was almost as if they were making love out on the dance floor. Later on when they both decided that, they had danced enough they ordered some drinks.
"Hey Hunter I thought that was you. I saw you on the dance floor putting everyone to shame would this beautiful woman be the new love of your life."
Hunter looked up and saw an old friend Sean and the owner of the club. He stood and gave the universal greeting by males.
"Hey man I would like for you to meet Chantelle Brown my girlfriend. Chantelle this is Sean Mitchell. He is an old friend and the owner of this club."
"It is nice to meet you Sean. You have a very nice club here."
"Thank-you, and may I ask how did a beautiful woman as yourself get involved with this looser."
"Hey watch it you have no idea how long it took me to convince her to even go out with me."
Chantelle could tell that Hunter and Sean were very good friends. She also realized that Sean was a very nice looking man. If she had not already had a relationship with Hunter, she could see herself with Sean. His skin tone was little darker than her own. In addition, he was not as tall as Hunter's well-built body. She was sure that this man did not stay single long.
"Well from all of the pictures I have seen of you to together it looks as if you have found happiness. Well I have to go drinks are on me."
"Thanks man I will see you before I head back to the states."
"How long have you known each other?"
"I met Sean about five years ago. I was the lawyer who did the paperwork for the sale of this club."
"So Sean was not your client?"
"No I just took care of all of the paperwork, but I got to know Sean and we became very good friends."
"He seems like a very nice person, and not bad to look at."
"Hey that is not something the man who is in love with you wants to hear."
"Oh like you do not notice other women. Just because I am on a diet does not mean I cannot look. I just cannot sample."
Hunter gave Chantelle a possessive kiss.
"What was that for?"
"I just wanted to make sure that you remember not to sample."
"You white boys are so possessive."
"Yea and do not forget that, and besides I am only half white. The other half is a very jealous Italian."
"You do not have to worry about me wondering. I have no intention of going anywhere."
"Neither am I you are stuck with me also."
"Well how about we go out on the dance floor one last time before I go see Sean and we leave."
"Sounds like a plan, but don't you mean we go see Sean."
"No I am not letting you anywhere near him."
"You are impossible come on let's dance."
Chapter 20
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The next morning when Chantelle got up to go running she knew that she was sick, but she still wanted to go running. After she had gone downstairs to drink some ginger ale, she went running. She had not even gone one mile when she threw up.
"What is wrong with me? I feel sick to my stomach. Maybe I ate something that did not agree with me last night. "
"You know they say if you start talking to yourself there maybe something wrong."
Rafe was standing there beside her. This man does not learn from his mistakes.
"Rafe what are you doing here. I would have thought that you would have learned your lesson from yesterday. Besides the saying goes you are only crazy if you start answering yourself."
Rafe started laughing he actually had a very nice laugh. She wonders why the man was not married because he was a very handsome man to be in his early forties. His parents had him late in life, and there was significance age difference between him and his siblings.
"I can see why my nephew is in love with you."
"You actually called him your nephew. I thought that he was not part of your family."
"Hunter and I have had a very strange relationship. It is true I tried to talk my sister into not raising her husband's bastard."
"I can see where you were concerned as a brother, but that is no excuse with the way you treat Hunter."
"I know and everyone made sure to point out how wrong and childish jealousy is. I was wrong and jealous of Hunter."
"Just like that no more hate between the two of you?"
"I cannot speak for Hunter, but I will be civil to him."
"What did your family say to you? Did they threaten to disinherit you if you did not grow up?"
Rafe chuckled at what Chantelle said.
"No my family did not threaten to disinherit me, but they did make me realize that I need to stop being jealous of my nephew. You see I am a lot younger than my brothers and sisters and for the longest time everyone treated me as if I was special. When Lisa had Alex and Lee, nothing changed. However, when Hunter appeared it was as if he was the messiah. He could do no wrong even when he did do something wrong he was treated special. I know it sounds petty, but I could not see why they were treating him like this when he was not even Lisa's birth son. When he went to Harvard and became a lawyer, I really became jealous. They made such a big deal about him going there. When I went to William and Mary, it was as if it was not a big deal. I was jealous of him for everything he did. Even when he saved his families vineyard in Italy, I thought that everyone was going to kiss his feet. When he became successful as a lawyer, I really hated him. The family lawyer asked him to become a counselor for the family business. You see I am a lawyer also. Granted I did not go to Harvard, but the University of Virginia has a very good law program. My family made me realize that being jealous and resenting Hunter is not good for me or for the family. They made me realize that I was putting a strain on the family, and my parents are not getting any younger. Well if you will allow me I would like to apologize for the way I have acted."
"I accept your apologize, but Hunter is the one you should apologize to."
"I know I thought that I would start with you."
"If you are sincere I thi
nk that Hunter should accept your apology."
"Thank-you I am trying to become the man I can be proud of. I know that you are not finished with your run so I will let you continue."
"No I just started I stopped because I was not feeling well."
Just as she had finished explaining herself another wave of dizziness came over her.
"Hey you do not feel well let me help you back to the house."
"I am fine I can make it back on my…"
Before she could get out the rest of what she was going to say another wave of dizziness came. This time Rafe picked her up and carried her back to the house.
"This is crazy I can walk."
Rafe was not hearing any of that. There was no way he was going to let anything happen to her. Hunter would really kill him.
"I will put you down after we get back to the house. I am not taking any chances. Your boyfriend my nephew would kill me if I allowed anything to happen to you."
As if on cue when they had reached the house and came into the living room Hunter and the rest of the family were there. Without thinking, Hunter went after his uncle.
"Relax I did nothing to her she almost passed out while she was running."
"Why did you go running if you did not feel well?"
"Could you put me down?"
Rafe put her down.
"Hunter I am fine nothing to worry about. You know that I run, and besides your uncle over reacting."
"I think that you should have a doctor look at you?"
"That is not necessary I am fine."
As Chantelle started walking away, another dizzy spell came over her. Hunter caught her before she fell and carried her over to the couch.
"That is it I am going to let my cousin have a look at you."
"That is not necessary I am fine. I think that I ate something that did not agree with me. I will be fine."
"Humor me let Paul have a look at you."
"This is crazy. Breakfast is ready and I am hungry, and I am sure the rest of the family is also. Now let's go outside and eat."
This time when Chantelle rose from the couch, she prayed that there would not be anymore dizzy spell. Someone must have listen to her because when she rose from the couch she did not feel dizzy. She went outside to eat breakfast.
"That is a very stubborn woman you have there."
Hunter was thinking the same thing before his grandfather mentioned it.
Chantelle decided to eat some toast. That should be safe if her stomach was upset. However, her stomach was not going to cooperate. It wanted to do its own thing. She knew she was going to be sick. Now it was just a matter of making it to the bathroom or a trashcan before she threw up. She headed straight to the can that was outside because she did not think that she was going to make it inside in time. It was embarrassing to have to do this in public, but she had a feeling Hunter's mother would not care for her carpet to be ruined. Hunter handed her a wet towel and a glass of water after she was done.
"You are going to have Paul have a look at you, and no arguing with me."
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All Chantelle could do was nod. She did not have the strength to fight him on this. Hunter picked her up and carried her up to their room. His cousin knocked on the door a few minutes with his doctor bag. Chantelle had no idea that doctors still carried those bags anymore.
"Well Chantelle let's try to find out why you are sick. Hunter you can wait downstairs."
Hunter did not want to leave Chantelle alone with his cousin. Hunter trusted his cousin, but Chantelle was beautiful and he had a slight problem leaving her with a male doctor.
"Look Hunter your woman is safe with me now go."
Hunter left the room to let his cousin exam Chantelle. He just hoped that it was not something serious.
"Chantelle now that Hunter has left the room let's see if we can find out what is wrong with you. How long have you felt this way?"
"I have been feeling tired lately, but this is the first day I have been dizzy and threw up."
Paul took her pulse and temperature.
"Your pulse is a little high, but that could be nerves. Your temperature is normal."
"Do you have a history of high blood pressure?"
"No my pressure is usually normal."
"Well I do not think that you have a bug. Let me ask you this. When was your last period?"
He would have to ask her that question. Since her period was never on time, she never kept track of it.
"To be honest I do not keep up with it. I have never been regular."
"Do you take birth control?"
"Yes I do. What exactly are you getting at Paul?"
"Do you and Hunter just use birth control or do you use condoms also?"
She knew he was not saying what she thought he was saying.
"We use just birth control."
"Have you ever missed taking one?"
Chantelle was thinking and she remembered there was that one time she forgot to take them. Well it was not that she forgot she did not bring them with her when they went out of town together. They had used condoms exact that one time when they were in the shower.
"There was one time. When Hunter and I went out of town and I forgot my birth control, but we used a condom exact one time. You do not think that I am pregnant?"
"Well there is only one way to be sure. I want you to take a pregnancy test."
"I suppose you just happen to have one."
"As a matter of fact I do."
Paul handed her a test and told her to go into the bathroom. This was the last thing she expected. It did not take long for the results to come back.
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"Hunter if you do not stop that pacing there is going to be a hole in my rug."
"I am sorry mom. I am worried that something maybe wrong with Chantelle. She is never sick. I cannot lose her."
"Do not worry cousin you are not going to lose Chantelle."
When Hunter saw Paul, he demanded to know what was wrong with Chantelle.
"Does she have the flu? Do you need to run more test?'
"If you would let me get a word in, I will tell you what my exam found."
"Sorry go ahead I will not interrupt."
Paul did not know if he should tease his cousin or just tell him. His cousin was always calm in a situation it was just too much temptation not to tease him, but knowing his cousin he would get him back by threaten him with some of his Italian cousins. He always said that some of his relatives were in the mob. He associated with them only at family get together. He even gave them legal advice, but he made sure that they knew that he did not want any part of the illegal activities.
"Well Chantelle does not have the flu, but I do know what is wrong with her. I took some blood to confirm, and I should have the results in a few hours."
"What is wrong with her Paul?"
"Relax cuz she should be back to normal in about eight months."
Hunter looked at his cousin as if he had two heads. What he did not realize that everyone else in the room knew what Paul was talking about.
"What does she have that is going to take eight months to get better?"
"You know for an educated Harvard man you can be a little slow."
"What are you talking about Rafe?"
Rafe just shook his head and Hunter was getting frustrated."
"Would someone let me in on the joke?"
His mother broke the news to him.
"Well I suspected what was wrong with Chantelle."
"Well could you let me know mom?"
"Hunter she is pregnant. Was that what you were going to say Paul?"
"Your mother is correct Chantelle is pregnant."
"How did that happen?"
Everyone looked at him strange.
"I know how it happens. What I am saying is that we were very careful."
"Well it would seem you were not careful enough."
His brother Lee had said it as a joke.
"Hunte
r are you sure? I only ask because Chantelle mention a time when you two went out of town, and she forgot to pack her birth control."
"I remember that was about a month ago we used condoms."
Then it hit him there was that one time in the shower he had forgotten to wear one. He was so use to not wearing them when they made love he had forgotten. Paul realizes that he was remembering.
"Oh my god I am going to be a father. What about Chantelle's age she is over forty?"
"She asked me the same question. There are some tests we can run they are relatively safe. The good thing is there is one we can do know. Now Chantelle is very healthy and she takes vitamins. I am confident that this baby is going to be healthy."
Hunter started speaking Italian very rapidly. No one understood what he was saying. His parents could speak Italian just to get by, but Hunter was speaking to fast for them to understand.
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