By the way, chapter two has been changed quite a bit so you might want to re-read it, sorry :)
Soon, they were seated next to the window that looked out over the river Thames. They were each handed a menu by the waiter. Looking down the menu, there were several different types of baguettes and sandwiches. There were soups and salads and a few hot meals. After around 5 minutes they had decided what they were having and ordered. In the end, Elliot ordered a egg mayonnaise baguette with crisps and a diet coke. Jonny ordered the BLT baguette with crisps and a lemonade. Mo had a smoked salmon sandwich with a salad garnish and fanta. And Jac ordered a garden salad with a low fat Italian dressing and still water.
A week ago, Jac got the kick that she needed to stop eating whatever she craved. She stood on the scales and at nearly 5 months pregnant, Jac had gained 11 pounds. And her bump wasn't even that big! From that day, Jac begun taking the stairs instead of the lift up the the sixth floor for Darwin. She began trying to completely ignore her cravings despite the fact that she wanted to nick Elliot's donuts so many times.
After they had finished they went up to the room. Mo and Elliot sat on separate sofas and turned the news on in the main room. Jonny was about to join them but he followed Jac who walked slowly into the bed room.
Jac opened her wardrobe thinking she was alone when Jonny said "are you okay?"
"Fine." Jac replied as she packed several things into a bag.
"Where are you going?"
"To the pool."
"Can I come?" He asked calmly. Jonny wanted to be involved more with his child's pregnancy, hence spend more time with Jac.
"No it's fine you stay here."
"Are you sure? I happen to be quite the personal trainer when it comes to swimming." He joked.
"And I look like I need a personal trainer do I?" Jac asked as she raised her eyebrows.
"No, no. I just thought you might like some company."
"Yeah well I don't." She replied harshly. Jonny was still watching her when she suddenly stopped packing, and moving. He could only see part of her back sticking out from the wardrobe door but he could hear her as she quietly groaned before she breathed out in a sigh of relief.
"Have you taken any painkillers?" He asked kindly.
"Yes." Jac bluntly replied as she zipped up her bag and began to walk out of the bedroom. Mo noticed that she was picking up the keys.
"Jac, where're you going?" Mo asked.
"To the pool. I'll be back in an hour or so." She replied as she put the keys in her pocket, swung her bag onto her shoulder and walked out.
Jonny walked to the sofa and sat next to Mo.
"I don't get it. Why wouldn't she sleep next to me? And I love how she picked the bed furthest away from me." He joked sarcastically. Elliot sat there pretending to be engrossed in the news.
"Jonny her hormones are all over the place. Besides she didn't intentionally pick the bed furthest away from you-"
"Really because there is another single bed opposite me!" Jonny interrupted. Mo face palmed.
"Jonny, she's picked the bed closest to the toilet you idiot."
"So?"
"So she's obviously suffering from morning sickness."
"I don't think so. If she was, she wouldn't have come on this trip."
"Really? What would you choose in her position. A week on AAU of time wasters and Michael, Sacha, Serena, Arthur Digby and Chantelle prodding her for every last detail about how she's feeling and when she conceived. Or come to a luxury hotel for a week where she can listen to presentations and watch surgery about complex procedures with cardiotharacic transplants. And spend the rest of her time in bed, in the gym, pool or spa or go shopping. Now thats a toughie." Mo joked.
Meanwhile, Jac had just got changed into her swimming costume. She had pulled her hair back into a tight bun. She grabbed a towel from the clean pile, locked her things in a locker and walked out to the pool. Luckily it was empty so Jac would have the whole pool to herself with nobody watching her. She gently slipped into the cool water before beginning the first of her many lengths of the 25m pool.
A hour and a half later, Jac returned to their hotel room. Her hair was slightly damp still and soft and wavy. The main room was empty, so was the small kitchen so she entered the bedroom to find Jonny sitting cross-legged in the middle of the double bed on his laptop.
"Hello. Have a nice swim?"
"Yeah. Where's Mo and Elliot?"
"They went to the tescos around the corner to get a couple of bits for the kitchen so we don't always have to eat out of the restaurant. Oh and don't worry, I warned them not to get coffee." Jac smiled as she walked towards her wardrobe and unpacked her bag. She hung her swimming costume on the wooden towel rack that was on the wall. Jonny was watching her every move.
"So, um. Why are you sleeping on the single bed?" He asked.
"Because we're not together." Jac stated sternly but quietly.
"That could change though couldn't it?" Jonny asked kindly as he closed his laptop.
"Theoretically it's possible yes." Jac said as she sat at the head of her bed and leant against the wall checking her phone.
"Well," Jonny began as he got off of his bed and cautiously sat in the middle of her bed. "Why don't we go out tonight? There's a nice Italian around the corner where you can sit outside next to the river. Just the two of us." He could see Jac was beginning to come round to the idea and she was trying not to smile. "That's it then. We'll leave here at 6." He finished and he placed his hand on her knee as he got up and walked back over to his bed.
"I'm still sleeping in this bed though." She stated.
"For now." He muttered so that she didn't hear.
Ten minutes later, Mo and Elliot returned with a couple of bags of shopping each. Jonny grabbed some off of Mo as he saw she was struggling and the three walked into the kitchen.
"By the way, it's just you two for dinner tonight, Me and Jac are going out." Jonny said quietly, hoping that Jac wouldn't hear.
"Right okay, I'm sure we'll manage eh Mo?" Elliot said as they began packing away.
"Yep. So are you two back together then or what?" Mo asked.
"It's complicated." Jac interrupted. The three turned around to see Jac standing in the doorway.
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