Reunited

Chapter Six

It was another sleepless night. She must have woken up five times just to throw up. So far, Zoey did not enjoy being pregnant. Luckily there was a little bathroom in her room so no one would wake up when she went in and out her bedroom door. It also didn't help that Michael was in the room next to her snoring very loud.

When Chase woke her up at nine in the morning and asked her if she wanted to take a car ride with him to pick up another order for the cafe she wanted to decline but it may have been her last chance to spend any time alone with him. So she threw on a pair of jeans and a long sleeved pink t-shirt. "I'm coming," Zoey called through the door.

"Okay, just meet me downstairs. Christine came over and made waffles," Zoey heard Chase head back down the creaky steps and groaned. After a night of throwing up, the last thing she wanted to do was eat waffles. She brushed her long blond hair and gazed at herself in the mirror. The makeup almost covered the dark circles under her eyes. She wished so badly that she could be thirteen again.

Zoey entered the kitchen and saw Christine fiddling with a waffle iron, Michael eating a stack of waffles with loads of syrup and whipped cream, and Chase writing something in a pad of paper. "Good morning," Zoey tried to be cheerful even though she felt like she had just been run over ten times. Her back was killing her.

"Good Morning, Zoey!" Christine called back, "Would you like something to eat?"

Zoey shook her head and said, "No thank you." She sat on a stool next to Michael.

Chase put down his pen and looked at Zoey, "You're still not hungry? You didn't eat dinner last night either. Are you sure you're feeling alright?"

"No, I'm fine," Zoey shrugged and smiled.

"How was your sleep?" Christine asked.

"It was good. The room is very comfortable," Zoey sighed. She felt like such a liar. It would be so much easier if they all knew. But she knew that if they found out that she was pregnant AND without a husband they would all pity her and give her way more attention than she wanted.

"Oh Zoey, you never got to pick out a dress so I just bought that dress for you only in a bigger size since the other one was too tight, okay?" Christine smiled brightly. Zoey's face turned hot with embarrassment. Chase and Michael looked at each other.

Through gritted teeth, Zoey said, "Good. Thanks."

Totally missing the sarcasm in Zoey's voice, Christine smiled again and said in the most sickening sweet voice, "You're welcome, Zoey!"

Thankfully, Dana and Nicole chose that moment to come into the kitchen breaking the awkward silence. "Morning!" Nicole said.

"Good morning!"

"Zoey do you want to hang out with us today? We're going to go take a walk around the town and stuff," Nicole informed her friend.

Before she could answer Chase jumped in, "No, she can't. She's mine today. We're going to go take a mini road trip to city about 45 minutes away from here to pick up some stuff for the cafe."

Nicole shrugged. Zoey smiled. I'm his today.

"Where's Logan?" Michael asked.

"Don't expect to see him anytime soon. He's a late sleeper," Dana replied.

"I thought you were too."

"I was until Grace started crying at 6 a.m. I haven't been able to sleep since," Dana groaned.

"Okay so, are you ready?" Chase asked as he shoved his notebook in a bag and put on his coat.

"Yep," Zoey stood up and put on the coat Christine had let her borrow.

"Oh. You guys are leaving now?" Christine asked.

"Yeah."

"Well you two have fun. I should be heading to the cafe to make sure that everything is under control," Chase stood up and pulled Christine into a quick kiss. Zoey looked away. Michael had an amused look on his face.

"Alright, bye everyone!" Chase and Zoey called as they walked out the door. It was snowing again. The roads were glazed with sheets of ice. Chase saw Zoey staring while he was getting into his car.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"It's weird," Zoey replied.

"What?"

"Snow," Zoey said looking at the tiny white flakes floating down from the sky.

"You'll get used to it. Come on, get in the car," Chase smiled.

Zoey took one more look, opened the passenger door and got in.

Christine walked into the cafe and walked behind the counter to see her friend Julie behind the counter.

"Hey," Christine said dully.

"Hey, how did it go with that Zoey girl?" Julie asked.

"They're out together. Right now. I swear he's still in love with her," Christine complained.

"How do you figure?" Julie flipped her wavy white-blonde hair as she filled up a customer's mug with coffee.

"Maybe the fact that whenever she's around he ignores me, or that he's always talking about her, or maybe it's the way his face lights up whenever she walks in the room even if she looks hideous," Christine went on.

"Why is she going to be a bridesmaid in your wedding if you hate her so much?" Julie asked.

"She's a bridesmaid because I can't trust her more than I can throw her," Christine said.

"How does he know her anyway?"

"How he knows all of those PCA people. They've been going to school together since eighth grade. I'll be happy when they all go home," Christine continued to complain.

"What about Nicole? I thought you were getting to be good friends with her." Julie handed the next customer his coffee.

Christine laughed and rolled her eyes, "That bubbly idiot? She's only good for information. All I know is that if Zoey thinks she's going to do anything but talk to Chase, she had better watch her back."

A/N: Okay first off I would like to say I'm sorry that I haven't updated sooner. The funny thing is I used to update way more when I was in school now I'm just being lazy and typing a little bit every day. Secondly, for all the Aloha Means Hello and Good-Bye fans: I regret to inform you that I have HUGE writer's block with that story and it's driving me insane. Thirdly, again I'm sorry for making you wait so long and I promise that I will update this one at least once a week.

Thanks & please review. Reviews inspire me.

Noelle