Two weeks had passed. Since their fight Juliette and Rick had been getting along great. It was a typical Wednesday morning. Juliette was working at her desk. She froze when she heard John's voice.
"Juliette." He said. She knew this could be bad.
"Um, John, hi." "What are you doing here?"
"I had an autograph signing and I figured I'd drop by."
"Oh."
"What's a matter?" He said sensing she was uncomfortable.
"Nothing it's just-
"Juliette." She heard Rick say as he was walking over to them.
"Great here we go." Juliette thought.
"John right?" Rick asked.
"Yeah." John said. "Who are you?"
"This is Rick." Juliette said.
"Rick?" Then it came back to John Rick worked there to. Which John had completely forgotten about until now.
"Yes Rick Porter." Rick said. "Juliette's husband." He said emphasizing the word husband.
"Well it's nice to meet you Rick." John said not really meaning it but just trying to be polite.
"Likewise."
"I came to invite Juliette to lunch today but I think you both should come."
"We'll be there our lunch break is at one."
"Yeah." Juliette said surprised Rick agreed to go. "I'll text you the address of a dine Rick and I like to go to."
"Ok." John said.
John showed up at the diner right on time. He had a plastic bag with him. They were sitting in a booth. Juliette and Rick were on one side and John was on the other. They'd ordered their food. Rick had his arm around Juliette.
"What's in the bag John?" Juliette asked.
"Things for the baby."
"Oh that's very nice of you."
"It's no problem." John noticed an irritated look on Rick's face.
"I have to go to the bathroom." "Will you guys be ok if I go?"
"What kind of a silly question is that?" Rick said. "We'll be fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Juliette go to the bathroom." John said.
"Ok." She got up and went to the bathroom.
"So you just thought you'd drop by to see my wife huh?" Rick said.
"Yes." John said.
"I know what you're doing and it's not gonna work." He glanced up to back sure Juliette wasn't coming back. "I don't even know what you're doing here." "That baby is mine."
"You don't like me very much do you Rick?" "I don't blame you." "I don't think I'd like the man who got my wife pregnant either."
"Look you son of a bitch." "Juliette is mine." "I love her and she loves me." "She is not coming back to you." "You understand?"
"Juliette is yours?" "Last time I checked she was a human being not someone's possession." "What I understand is you feel threatened by me."
"Oh please."
"You're afraid that Juliette still loves me."
"You are delusional if you think she does." "She doesn't love you." "You broke her heart." "You left her." "She loves me because unlike you I forgave her."
"She may love you but I know for a fact she still loves me."
"Oh really?" "Well she didn't marry you did she asshole."
"Yeah you know why she married you because I didn't tell her not to."
"What?"
"The morning after we made love we were talking…
Flashback
"Aren't you getting married soon?" John asked.
"I don't have to."
"What?"
"If you want me to, I'll call it off."
End Of Flashback
"You're a goddamned liar." Rick said angrily.
"I'm afraid not." "If I would've told her I wanted her to call it off that would've been all she needed, because she still loves me." John said smirking. "Unfortunately I was to much of a dumbass to tell her not to marry you."
"No she married me because she loves me and only me."
"Yeah?" "Then why did she kiss me after she told me she would call it off for me huh?" "You can't blame that on the booze." "We were both sober by then."
"This back and forth is getting us nowhere." "The point is I love Juliette and I love my baby." He said emphasizing the word my. "I'll do whatever it takes to keep them John." He said looking at him very seriously. "Whatever it takes." John was about to say something back when Rick noticed Juliette was coming back. Rick smiled. "Everything go ok?" He asked as Juliette was turning to the table.
"Fine." Juliette said. "There was a line." "Did everything go ok here?"
"Of course."
Later that night Juliette could tell something was bothering Rick.
"Honey what's wrong?" She asked.
"Are you still sleeping with John?"
"What?"
"Are you?"
"No."
"Why would he come see you today then?"
"You know he had stuff for the baby."
"Yeah the baby that isn't his."
"Rick don't start."
"Start what?" "If you knew how to keep your legs closed we wouldn't be in this situation."
"You bastard." She smacked him in the face. She grabbed her car keys and left.
She'd just been out driving for about an hour. Her cell phone started to ring.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hi." John said.
"Hey."
"Are you ok?"
"Not really."
"What's wrong?"
"Rick's an asshole."
"Did you get in a fight?"
"Yeah."
"About me?"
"Yeah." "I left."
"Where are you?"
"Just driving around."
"Wanna come to the hotel?"
Juliette had been at John's hotel room for a half hour. They were just talking.
"Ow." She said.
"What's a matter?"
"It's just my back."
"Here turn around." "I'll rub it for you." She turned around. He started to rub her back. "Does that feel better?"
"Yeah."
"Have you thought about names for the baby yet?"
"No I guess I should start."
"I know she's gonna be beautiful." "Just like you."
"You really want her to be yours don't you?"
"I already know she's mine." "I just have a gut feeling." "So your married name is Porter huh?"
"Yeah."
"It doesn't fit." "Your married name should've started with something closer to the beginning of the alphabet."
"What like the letter C?" She said smiling.
"What a great suggestion."
"I don't think that was my suggestion."
"I wish I would've told you to call off the wedding." "If I had would you have?"
"Of course not." She said not sounding so sure. "I don't know why I said that to begin with." "I love Rick."
"He doesn't deserve you."
"He's a good guy he's just stressed with everything." "John give me your hands she's kicking." She took his hands and put over her hands. He was leaning closer to her.
"See Juliette she knows when daddy's around."
"I love it when she kicks." "It feels great." John couldn't help but breathe in Juliette's scent. Her hair always smelled like apples.
"It feels great to hold you like this." She rest her head back on his shoulder and looked at him. "Juliette I- Instead of finishing his sentence he kissed her. It surprised her. A few seconds later she started kissing him back. He started kissing the side of her neck.
"We shouldn't be doing this." She said in a moaning voice.
"Yes we should." He said as he continued to kiss her neck. They kissed again. Juliette's cell phone started to ring. John pulled away from her lips slightly. "Let it ring."
"Mmmm." She moaned against his lips as he kissed her again.
"I want you." He mumbled against her lips. She broke the kiss a few seconds later.
"I have to get it." She sat up and answered it. "Hello?"
"I'm sorry." Rick said. "Please come home so we can talk."
She sighed. "Alright I'm be there soon."
"I love you Juliette."
"I love you too." "Bye." She hung up and turned to face John. "I have to go home."
"No." John said.
"John I have to."
"Stay please."
"If I stay we both know what's going to happen."
"I want it to happen." "I know you do to."
"I'm sorry I gotta go." She got up and left.
What do you guys think the baby's name should be?