Where the Streets Have No Name
Chapter 28
When Edward woke up again, it was pushing eight. He was glad that he wasn't expected at the hospital until noon. He noticed that he was alone in bed with no sign of Carmen in the room.
Has she left?
He got up and left his room to find Carmen milling about in the kitchen, preparing breakfast from the look of it. She hadn't bothered to put her clothes back on. She was covered in nothing but a shirt.
His shirt.
He didn't like it.
He felt an uncharacteristic twinge of anger.
Sensing his presence, Carmen turned toward him and presented him with a bright smile.
"Morning, sunshine!" she said cheerfully. "I made breakfast! Eggs and bacon; the all-American breakfast for an all-American family," she added theatrically, gesturing with her hand.
She seemed to be in high spirits and Edward knew he would regret rocking the precarious boat of Carmen's mood if he asked her now not to borrow from his wardrobe without asking.
With a sigh, he decided to let it go.
"Thanks, Carmen. That's smells awesome. I'm starving." He feigned cheer and entered the kitchen to help her carry the platters to the breakfast nook. That's when he noticed Carmen sipping from a steaming mug of what had to be freshly brewed coffee.
His mood soured again and this time he acted on his first impulse.
"Carmen, you can't be so careless about what you put inside your system. Not anymore. You can't be drinking buckets of coffee like you used to. Not while you're pregnant. Everything you eat and drink will go through the placenta. Caffeine is not something you should expose the fetus to," he said evenly, trying to keep his voice calm.
The smile vanished from Carmen's face as storm clouds gathered in its stead. She stood frozen on the spot for a few moments, then she turned around and drained her mug in the sink before smashing it loudly into it.
She ran out of the kitchen and retreated into Edward's room, slamming the door behind her, leaving a very dumbfounded Edward behind.
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