Chapter 2
It's the second week on the set and Rachel is in her trailer fixing to go back to the hotel. It has been a long night and she just wants to crawl into bed and call her husband and son. She finishes grabbing her things and heads out of the trailer and to her waiting car. She says goodbye to everyone and leaves. Once in her hotel she takes a shower and gets into bed and picks up the phone to call home. The phone rings for a moment until Frank picks up.
"Hello" He says sleepily
"Morning honey" she says sweetly into the phone
"Morning baby are you just getting in?"
"About forty five minutes ago. I know it's too early to call but I wanted to hear your voice"
"It's never too early or too late, I wanted to hear yours too. How was your day?"
"Exhausting, but fun. We did a few scenes"
"Any sex scenes yet?" he asks
"No not yet why?"
"I'm just curious, I think it will be fun to see you do one"
"Well you won't be there to see it"
"Should I be worried?"
"Are you?"
"No not at all. But if I was there I would make you feel so uncomfortable. You would be all tense if I were on set and I would just laugh"
"So you would laugh at your wife?"
"Yeah I can see you now all twitchy and nervous, and I would just keep laughing"
"And then I would get all into the scene for real, just get all cozy with my co star so my husband could start getting nervous and jealous. I would really go in for the kill"
"You would not"
"Yes I would to prove a point. I have done it before and I will do it again"
"But let's remember this you never slept with Portman"
"I remember perfectly and I also remember a certain guy telling me how jealous he was when he seen me taking Portman to my bedroom. Ha!"
"You got me there, still you would never do that now"
"Your right I wouldn't do that to you, not in front of your face"
"Wait what?"
"How is my baby?"
"Sleeping as should you and me."
"Alright I will call you when I wake up I love you"
"I love you too and we will talk about that little comment you just made"
"It was a joke Farmer"
"I don't joke Mrs. Farmer, goodnight" he hangs up and goes back to sleep
The next day Frank and Fletcher are out in the park playing football
"Alright, alright good catch. Your getting better at this" Frank tells Fletcher who is across the field
"I don't think so Frank, Football is really not my sport"
"That's alright you just have to practice, you don't have to be Steve Young, just be yourself. What other sports do you like? Myself I love basketball."
"I like Michael Jordan, he and Scottie Pippen are great" Fletcher tells Frank as he catches the ball
"Would you like to play? You can try out for the team when school starts"
"I am not good at making shots"
"Like I said you can practice and get better, you don't have to doubt yourself. Where is that strong will and that I can do anything I set my mind too like your mother has?" Franks asks
"I guess I don't have it"
"Yes you do you just have to believe in yourself"
"You always have good advice Frank thank you. I never had a father figure in my life so I appreciate it"
" Your welcome, to tell you the truth I think of you as my son and I am proud that your in my life"
"I am proud to call you my step father and that your in my life too. And you make my mom so happy and I love you for that. There really hasn't ever been a time that I have seen her more happy than when she is with you"
"I can say the same. You guys mean a lot to me and I am at my best when you two are around. You guys are the best thing to come into my life"
" We can say the same too"
"Can I ask you something?" Frank asks as he goes to meet Fletcher
"Yeah sure"
"How do you feel about my job"
"What being a bodyguard?"
"Yeah"
"I think it's cool, it's like getting to be James Bond"
"Well not necessarily but sort of similar. You don't have a problem with me doing it do you?"
"No why"
"Just asking"
"It must be more than that, does mom want you to stop doing your job"
"Yes she does, but it's who I am I don't know how to do anything else. Well I don but I am comfortable with doing this"
"Well it is dangerous"
"I know"
"And you do have us to think about now"
"Well you get something from your mother" he says smiling down at Fletcher who just keeps getting taller everyday
"Yes I do, but I am just saying Frank"
"It's good to know your opinion and how you feel on the matter"
"So are we going to keep talking or are you going to help me get better at playing football, I don't want to be a geek in high school"
'Alright go further" Frank watches Flether run and then throws the ball
Meanwhile back at the Hotel Rachel isn't feeling good so she is stuck in bed for now. She has been feeling sick for a couple of days and has tried to ignore it until today. She thinks she knows what's wrong but only one thing can make her be sure. She ends up falling asleep and wakes up a few hours later when she gets a phone call.
"Hello" she says into the reciever
"How is my favorite girl? I didn't hear from you today"
"I am sorry I have been sleeping all day. I am feeling a little under the weather"
"Aww my baby is sick"
"Yeah I am hoping it goes away soon so I can finish my scenes. Frank I wish you were here with me I need you to make me feel better"
"You want Fletcher and I to come down"
"As much as I would love for you to, it's probably best that you stay away from me. I don't want you guys to catch whatever I have"
" Are you sure I don't mind getting sick"
"No honey really I will be fine. Just talk to me a little bit" Rachel and Frank continue talking
Days pass by and Rachel is finally coming home, she walks into the house and announces herself but it seems like no one is home
"Well I'll be, I am finally back and not one single person is here. You would think that they would be waiting at the door. I knew they were bluffing when they said that they were missing me" She jokes and puts down her bag and heads upstairs. No one is there so she searches downstairs and ends up in the back yard by the pool. That is where she finds her men waiting for her with a little nice dinner on the patio table for just them.
"I knew she would search all over the house and this would be the last place she would end up" Fletcher says to Frank
"Well hello to you too" Rachel says coming over "What is this?" she says
"Fletcher and I whipped up something for the three of us. This is our little welcome home Mommy party" Frank tells her
"Awe thanks guys looks delicious"
"It's some of your favorites. Frank and I both barbecued it"
"I am so proud of my fellas, managing to not burn down the house while cooking. Really I appreciate this. I love you two"
"Your welcome sweet heart" Frank tells her
"Yeah anything for you mom" Fletcher says too
Rachel sits down to eat and a few moments after a couple of bites she gets nauseous . So she gets up from the table.
"I'm sorry guys my food won't stay down today for some reason" she excuses herself
"Do you need anything, should we go to the store?"
"Yes" she says in a hurry
The guys go to the store to buy whatever they think Rachel may need, meanwhile she is puking her guts out in the downstairs bathroom. She knows what is going on but is trying to keep it to herself until the right time comes.
At the store Frank and Fletcher are picking out over the counter medicine for Rachel
"What about Bepto Bismol?" Fletcher asks Frank stooping down to reach it
"Yeah that will work" he tells him "And I will grab some Tylenol for headaches. While we are here go grabs some junk food for later and be careful"
"Ok" Fletcher says as he goes to another aile
Frank goes to the check out counter and is waiting. He normally doesn't read the rag mags but a certain cover catches his eye. Rachel is on the cover of people and they are claiming something
"Rachel Marron pregnant with her second child" he reads to himself then Fletcher comes back and Frank turns away from the mag
"I got all our faves Frank!"
"Alright well you got a lot, don't let mom see that. Ok just put it in the basket" Fletcher puts the junk in the basket and the line starts moving.
In the car on the way home that magazine is all Frank can think about. He listens to Fletcher talk and Frank talks when he supposed to too but his mind is still on that subject.
"She claims she has been sick since last week" he says more to himself
"Said something Frank?"
"No I was just singing a little of this song"
"Oh, I thought you were a country man, you listen to Tupac?" Fletcher asks surprised
"I know a few of his songs from the radio. Your mom always has it on this station. I like a little of everything"
They pull up to the gates of the house and drive in after it opens. Frank tells Fletcher to say the stuff they bought while he goes to find Rachel. He finds her in their bathroom washing her face.
"Hey we got you some stuff, we bought what we think would help"
"Thanks baby"
"So you are still sick" he asks sitting in a little chair against the wall
"Yeah I guess so, I thought I got better"
"What do you think it is?"
"I think the bug might have came back" she says turning to him
"Rachel at the store I seen a magazine that mentioned something interesting about you" he tells her
"Yeah"
"Well it kind of threw me off because you would have already mentioned it to me"
"Ok well what was it?" she already know what he may ask
"Well it said that you were pregnant" she says nothing "Well are you"
"I didn't want you to find out like this"
"So you are"
"Yes I am"
"How long have you been knowing?"
"About a week"
"And you didn't tell me the moment you found out" he gets up and paces in the bathroom
"I didn't want to tell you over the phone, I wanted it to be in person"
"But the world found out before me"
"I don't know how they found out"
"Well I have a pretty good idea how"
"Frank baby"
"Rachel I should have been the first person to know after you."
"I know honey but I needed advice"
"Advice on what?"
"How to tell you"
"Why?"
She grabs his hand and leads him into their bedroom and she sits on the bed and Frank just stands up still pacing
"Frank would you just sit down"
"I can't I have so much going through my mind right now"
"Ok just calm down"
"Why did you have to go to someone else instead of me"
"Well because he haven't really talked about having kids. I don't even know if you are open to having any. Especially since you won't give up your profession"
"Let's not get on that subject right now, ok I just found out that I will be a father through a magazine"
"I didn't know how you would react. I don't know if you want to be a father right now. I went through this before with Fletcher's father and you see how that turned out" Frank gets on his knees in front of Rachel
"That is one thing you don't ever have to worry about. I love you and I would never leave you especially over this. We are in this marriage together and I will always be by your side" She has a tears in her eyes from that statement
"I know we haven't talked about having kids but that is ok, because I would have a million with you."
"Not a million" she laughs
"Ok not that many but you get the point. So I am going to be a father huh?" she asks still on his knees
"Sit down next to me" He gets up and grabs her hand so he can sit down and she can sit on his lap
"I rather hold you in my arms"
"So what are you feeling right now?"
"Very ecstatic, nervous, scared, a little disappointed in you but I am still over the hill in love with you. Overall very much joy"
"I am excited too, were having a baby"
"How far along are you?"
"A month the doctor said, I went to one in Phoenix."
"Well come Monday morning we are going straight to your doctor to get this started!"
"Your going to be a daddy"
"I've never been one before"
During the weekend the expecting parents tell Fletcher that he will be a big brother which he is over joyed by. The following week passes by and Frank and Rachel start informing family and friends about the coming baby.