Chapter 10
Sian pov.
I groan and pull the covers over my head when the alarm goes off, I hear tong chuckling as he reaches over to switch it off, he gently tugs the covers of me, I pout and stare into his gorgeous brown eyes.
"I know your tired baby, but we need to go to work, I even made your lunch last night so there's nothing spicy in them" he says.
"You're a life saver thank you" I say and smile.
He leans down and kisses me, I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer to me deepening the kiss, our tongues dance together as we make out, his hands wander and rubs my breasts through my top, I moan as his thumbs rub my sensitive nipples, they're a little more sensitive than normal and it's making me very wet, I grab one of his hands and guide it down to my sex, he chuckles and starts to rub my clit, I moan and spread my legs wide giving him more access.
"Baby we'll be late for work if we don't start getting ready" he says.
"Please don't stop it feels so good and I'm so wet for you" I beg.
"I know baby I can feel how ready you are, come on, I'll finish you off in the shower" he says and lifts me off the bed bridle style and stands me up on the floor.
I whimper at the loss of contact down there, he leads me into the bathroom and not wasting any time I practically rip my pyjamas off, he laughs and takes his off slowly, too slowly for my liking, I step into the shower to wait for him and notice he is hard, I bite my lip in anticipation, god I want him, we haven't made love since I started vomiting because we were afraid it was something contagious and I didn't want to pass it on to him, he steps into the shower and wraps his arms around me, we kiss like we've never kissed before and he lifts me up so I can wrap my legs around his waist, he slowly enters me and starts to thrust in and out, my bounce echo of the walls as I feel the pleasure he gives me, his moans join me and we kiss each others necks and chest and soon I can feel myself getting close, and even though I can feel tong is getting close as well he still keeps the steady gentle pace and doesn't rush, I love it when he does that because I really feel loved when he wants it to last.
Soon I go over the edge and get lost in him and my orgasm, he does to and we finish together, I whisper my love for him in his ear and he does the same, he gently puts me down checking that I'm steady on my feet before we start to wash our bodies, I pout inwardly, I love to just lie and cuddle with him and have his scent on my body but we need to go to work and I can't smell of sex when I deal with a customer, I inhale the coconut smell of his body wash and it soothes me.
When we get downstairs everyone has already left for the gym, they have all taken jobs there now that its all fixed up so the boys can add more classes and make more money, my parents even came out of retirement and help deal with the paper work, of course three of us, tong, Mylee and I couldn't because we already have jobs, but we pop in once our day of work is done to see if we can help, I feel excitement fill me as I remember tong and I will be choosing and buying our wedding rings today, the family are so excited to see them when we get home, we're going to the jewellery shop just after work, thankfully it's not a busy day today and we're hoping to get out earlier than usual.
Tong knows everything about the job now, so Ashley is finishing up this week so she can receive her final pay check and then she's moving on to her next job, I've hung a poster on the shop window for wanted grooming stylist but I haven't heard anything back yet, we're getting ready to leave and I tell him to wait in the car and I'll be out in a second, he agrees and I wait for a few minutes, this is so I can pretend to forget my lunch so I have to go to the shop later and get something, meaning I can also sneak to the drug store for test, after waiting for a few minutes I go out to the car, I hop and tong drives off, even though this is my car tong has been driving us to work since I haven't been well.
It doesn't take us long to get there and we get out and walk round, since the gym is fixed Kiki goes with Xian while he works there, the kids love her and she's quite happy just to sit there and let them pet her all day, as always I use my keys to unlock the shop and we get ready for the day, Sally and Ashley aren't long behind us and then the first customer is here, we chat together as we work on our dogs and occasionally answer any questions owners may have when they come to drop off our pick up their dog, since we're not busy it's a nice relaxing day, especially since everyone we have in are regulars and so they're used to it and behave themselves.
I work with tong throughout the day to help him bath and dry dogs since I sometimes finish styling and don't have another dog to do until he's finished, he pecks my lips frequently and the girls always smile and say Awwwww which makes me blush, the day is basically flying by really fast and soon it's coming lunch time, I'm just working on the last dog and then I can have my lunch, sally is just having hers now but tong wants to wait so we can have ours together, he's so sweet to me, but I'm scared that since he wants to wait he will want to come with me when I need to go to the shop, I sigh and put the dog away since it's finished, I go to the reception and find the dogs appointment card to phone the owner I dial the number and wait for them to answer.
"Hello" the owner says.
"Hi there it's the dog groomers it's just to let you know that junior is ready to be picked up" I say.
"That's great I'll come and get him now" she says and we end the call.
"Well then, time to get some lunch" tong says and I agree.
We go to the cupboard where we keep our bags and tong grabs his lunch box out while I pretend to search in mine.
"Shit" I say sharply.
"What's up" he asks.
"My lunch isn't in here I must've forgot it" I say.
"You're kidding" he says.
"No its not here, I was so tired it just slipped my mind" I explain.
"Hang on my purse is in here, maybe I have enough to get some thing from the shop" I say and taking out my purse I count the money inside even though it will be more than enough.
"Ok so there's more than enough there thankfully, so I'll just pop out to the shop across the road" I say.
"Ok, do you want me to come or" he asks.
"Well I'm not fussy, but I feel guilty making you wait for your lunch" I say.
"Well you'll only be two minutes, plus juniors owner should be here soon anyway" he says.
"Ok" I agree and I hug and kiss him before I leave the shop.
the shops are round the corner so I walk down the street and round, I go to the drug store first and search the aisles for the pregnancy tests, I finally find one and scan the shelf for the one I think will be best, I pick a few up and read the back of the boxes to see how they work, the last one I pick up is called clear blue, it says on the back that it doesn't use lines but simply comes up with the words pregnant or not pregnant, it also tells you underneath how far along you are, that could be handy, as far as I can tell I should just about a month, I decide on this one and head to the counter, there's two tests in the box so I don't need to buy any others, when I hand the box over to the checkout lady she smiles at me.
She scans the test and tells me how much it is, I hand over the correct amount of money and I tell her I don't need a bag as I'm going to get lunch from another shop and can just use the bag I get from there, she smiles at me and hands the box over to me.
"Good luck, I hope all goes well for you and if it does congratulations" she says smiling.
I thank her and smile back politely, I leave the store and cross the street to the small grocery store to buy myself a sandwich, I go to the fridge area and scan the shelves, I didn't think this through, I know there are certain things that are bad for unborn babies one of them being mayonnaise and it seems as if every single sandwich on this shelf has mayo in it, I feel a tugging on my jumper and look down to see a small girl.
"Is everything ok little one" I ask her.
"My mummy told me to come pick a sandwich for lunch, but I don't want anything from these shelves could you tell me what's on the top one I can't see up there" she asks sweetly, she can't be any more than ten years old.
"Of course I can sweetie, there's ham and cheese, egg, and chicken, any of those jumping out at you" I ask her.
"Yes they do have it, it was the ham and cheese one I was looking for it's not on the lower shelves and that's the only one I like, can I have that one please" she says.
"Yes of course you can" I reach up to the high shelf and get the packet for her, I hand it to her and she thanks me.
I was going to get the ham and cheese on as it was the only one without mayo but that was the last and it's the only one she likes, I think that mothering instinct might be kicking in.
"Bella did you find a sandwich yet" a blonde haired women about my age comes over.
"Mummy this nice lady helped me, I couldn't reach up top which were my sandwich was" the little girl explains.
"Oh thank you so much, was she polite when she asked" the woman asks me.
"Yeah she was better than polite she's really sweet and she asked nicely" I say.
"That's good then, hey I know you from somewhere" she says.
"I own the grooming shop across the road" I say.
"Oh yes, my sister takes her spaniel to you, little benji" she says.
"Oh wow small world huh" I say.
"Yes indeed, you look like your struggling to pick a lunch" she says.
"Well I'm a little limited as to what I can have" I explain.
She notices the box in my hand and realisation crosses her face.
"It all mostly has mayo on them and I heard that too much of it can be bad" I say gesturing to the box and my stomach.
"Oh yes I was the same, when I started thinking that I might be, even when I didn't know for sure I was weary of eating things like that just in case, but as long as you don't make a habit out of it you'll be ok to have one of them just for today" she says.
"Really thank you for telling me that I forgot my own lunch today I normally take a packed lunch so I'm not normally in here" I explain.
"Isn't there another ham and cheese one" she asks.
"No that was the last one" I say gesturing to the little girl.
"Oh I'm so sorry" she says.
"No no I wouldn't have any other way, I guess the instincts coming out a little bit" I say.
"Well as I said you'll be ok to have every once in a while just so long as you don't eat to much of it so a little sandwich won't do you any harm" she explains.
"Thank you so much for you help" I say and grab a tuna and mayo sandwich.
"Oh that's alright just repaying the favour for you helping Bella, I might pop in next time Benji's booked in to say hello" she says.
"Yeah of course your welcome anytime and Bella can come to, that's a very beautiful name for a very beautiful girl" I direct the last part at Bella and she smiles.
We walk to the checkout together and I chat to the woman oh I don't know her name.
"Where are my manners, I didn't ask your name" I say.
"Oh yes, it's Andrea and you're Sian, my sister told me, she was always telling me about you trying to buy the shop. I can't wait to tell her that you have, Sally needs a break now, you can tell it's taking a toll" she says.
"I know especially with the arthritis in her hand but she never listens when you tell her to rest, but she'll be leaving as soon as I can fill the job" I explain.
"Oh how long do you think that will take" she asks.
"Well I'm not sure, no ones contacted me yet" I say.
"Well, is it a grooming assistant or grooming stylist" she asks.
"Its Sally's job so a stylist" I say.
"I have a friend she's looking for a grooming job I can't remember if it's assistant or stylist though, but I can send her your way if you like" she offers.
"That would be great, thank you" I say.
By now we've paid for our things, I put the pregnancy test box in the bag and we walk outside.
"Well I'm afraid I'm going in the opposite direction to you, but maybe I'll see you again soon and I'll send my friend your way and hopefully that'll work out" she says.
"I can give you my number to give to her so she can call and arrange for a day to come in" I say.
"Oh yea that's a good idea" she says and we pull out our mobile's.
I read the shops number out and also give her my personnel number in case the shop is closed or the line is busy, but I also tell her to keep in contact with me as she seems really nice, she happily agrees and we say goodbye.
"Good luck with your test" she tells me.
"Thank you" I say and we part ways.
I head back to the shop and walk in, I go to the cupboard and taking the sandwich out the shop bag I wrap it around the test box and put it in my own bag, I go to the reception to find tong still eating his own lunch.
"Hey baby, you were a while" he greets me.
"Sorry I bumped into a customers sister and we got talking she's really nice, she said a friend of hers was looking for a job in dog grooming but she can't remember if she can do styling or just assisting, so I told her she could send her our way anyway and we would check her out" I say.
I giggle when he pales.
"Don't worry baby, your job is safe if she's an assistant I'll tell her the job is already filled" I say.
He takes lets out a sigh of relief and I giggle again, we eat our lunch together and I cuddle into him for a few minutes once I'm done.
"Did junior's owner pick him up yet" I ask him.
"Yeah you just missed her" he explains.
"Ok, that's ok, did you book her next appointment" I ask him.
"Yeah all done" he says.
At that moment the next customer comes in, tong quickly goes behind the desk to greet them.
The little white Chihuahua comes up to me and jumps on my lap, oh dear I forgot lily was due in today, she's a nasty little thing and constantly bites.
"She just getting the usual done today then" tong asks.
"Yes please just call my mobile when she's ready" the owner says nicely.
"Bye bye baby girl" she says to lily and walks out.
"Well I guess it's time to get back to work" I say and standing up I carry lily through and place her in the bath, I take her jumper and collar off, tong slips a noose on her.
"Just be careful with her tong she can get a little bit nasty, she bites a lot" I warn him.
"Ok do we have a muzzle that fits her" he asks.
"We do have a muzzle for her breed but she's smaller than most so it's still and little big on her and she can it get off" I explain.
"Not really much point then" he says.
"She's normally not bad when your bathing her, its just the dryer and clipping her nails and the other stuff so even if you just stand back and point the dryer at her" I suggest.
"Ok I'll try that" he says and switches on the shower.
"I'm just going to go to the bathroom while your doing that so I can be here while you dry her so if you need help I can be here ok" I explain.
"Yeah sure see you in a sec" he says.
I head through to the cupboard, did I mention this is also the toilet, I grab the test from my bag and open the box, I read the instructions and then take out the first stick, I take the cap off and take a deep breath, once I've done my business I put the cap back on and then place the stick on the side of the sink and close my eyes to wait for the minute.
It feels like its been one year instead of one minute but finally I open my eyes and look down, and there it is as clear as day on the little screen, pregnant, 1 month and 2 weeks along.