Chapter 19: Adjusting.
She hated this, this list of things she shouldn't do. Barely even pregnant and she had a list of things that wasn't safe for the baby; a groan left her lips as she flipped through the pamphlet the doctor had given her. "Can't smoke, or drink or even take something stronger than a Tylenol." Veronica said as Weevil walked into the living room, he gave her a funny look before shaking his head. "You don't smoke, you barely drink and you protest about taking Tylenol for a headache." "So, I don't even have the option to do them now." Veronica said as she looked from him to her stomach as if she just suddenly expected it to be round and in your face.
Weevil sat down watching as she put her feet in his lap, not missing cue he started to massage her feet. "I haven't been able to do an overnight case in weeks, and dad has limited me to soft cases saying in my condition I should be in the office playing receptionist." He still and Veronica glared. "You better not agree with him Eli Navarro." Weevil shook his head. "I don't, you have no patience to just sit in the office, not to mention you're fully capable of working cases." She had his support but she could tell there was something he wasn't saying. "But?" He shrugged. "But when you're further along it would be good if you took it a little easier."
Veronica tried to pull her foot away from him but he kept it there. "Look I'm just saying, when you have a belly out to here." Weevil moved his hand over his stomach so she got the image he had in his head. "Running around after bad guys won't really be practical." Veronica rolled her eyes. "Obviously but I can still do all that now." "Except overnights." Weevil chimed in as he set her one foot down and picked up the other his strong hands gentle as he worked out the kinks she wasn't even aware she had. "Haha you're so funny. I can do them." He lifted a brow staying silent. "Okay so I get tired a lot easier now, it's only temporary."
Weevil nodded his head he'd read the pamphlets. "Okay so for now take it easy and then when you're not so tired all the time get back to it." Veronica sighed. "You really think my dad is going to let me do anything other than all the light and fluffy cases from this point on? I'm pregnant I can still do all the things I did before." "Except drink, smoke or take anything stronger than Tylenol." Weevil said earning him a swat. "You aren't funny." Veronica said ignoring him while he laughed at her. "Nothing changes for you, so of course you don't understand." She felt rather than heard him sigh.
"I get it V, this is a lot to adjust too. Especially for you. You have to make changes you're not ready to make." He was being so calm and understanding that Veronica sighed. "It's just hard…I mean I've thought about kids for the future…not now." "It's a shock to me too, the thought of being a father is a little overwhelming I'm not even twenty-two yet." He was still enjoying being legally allowed to do things, not that he did much these days. "I might not have to make any changes right now, but I will…after the kid is here." She looked at him in confusion. "Well you're still going to be in school, someone will have to watch it."
Veronica pulled her legs from his lap so she could sit up. "I hadn't thought that far ahead…." Veronica admitted watching him. "I have." He said seriously, the changes would be a lot more real for him when the kid was here. "I'm going to help in every way I can V, I helped make the kid." "Why aren't you freaking out too?" She asked not believing that it was possible for him to be so damn calm and collected about the entire thing. "Because freaking out won't help? I'm scared as hell, but that doesn't change anything." Leaning forward he rested his elbows on his knees and looked down, he did this when he was thinking about something that bothered him. "I've never been the best at making good decisions V, my criminal record was a mile long before I even reached high school…"
"My father has been in Chino since my second birthday, and my mom thought it'd be easier to drop me with my abuelita and all I did was disappoint her." Veronica sighed and shook her head. "You made her proud Eli, she loved you so much." Weevil nodded his head. "I know she loved me, but I wasn't even able to do the one thing I promised her; she never saw me walk across that stage." Reaching out Veronica rested her hand on his thigh. "She was still proud of you." They never really talked about his family, she knew he had a large one…and once upon a time she had gone to their parties, but lately the few family members he did socialize with the one's that worked at Angel's shop. "I'm just saying I don't know how to do this anymore than you do and we'll both have to make adjustments…but we can do this."
She bit her lip and nodded her head. "I just hate that I don't even get the time to come to terms with it all before everyone is expecting me to just stop doing the things I love." Weevil shook his head. "Not stop, just curb some of the behaviors." He looked at her, in that way of his. As if he could see parts of her no one else could. "Make you a deal, I won't say anything about you doing cases if you promise not to get locked in your truck, chased or hurt." "Weevil…" He gave her another look and crossed his arms over his chest as he leaned back. "Trouble find you Veronica, and it's not just you anymore."
"Fine, I promise…nothing dangerous." "Great, so what's for dinner?" He asked looking at her expectantly. "You tell me, it's Tuesday which means it's your night to cook." Veronica said with a devilish look on her face as she tossed the pamphlet on the table and moved away from him as he made to grab her, barely escaping she dashed to the kitchen and held up the phone. "Chinese or pizza?" Grinning he shook his head. "Neither, how about tamale's from that restaurant you like? I'm feeling Mexican food tonight." Veronica was silent as she thought about it before nodding her head. "That works, get dessert too."
Weevil nodded walking over to her. "Lay some sugar on me and I'll give you dessert now." He said wiggling his brows suggestively. "Keep it in your pants big boy." "It's legendary you know." Veronica laughed handing him his keys. "So you've said. Food." "Mama want's food, her wish is my command." Weevil said as he pressed a kiss on her cheek and put his hand on her stomach. "I'll be back in a bit." Nodding her head Veronica sighed. "Okay." Veronica watched him leave before she pulled out her computer, if either her dad or Weevil thought she was just going to be able to sit back and do nothing for nine months they were both delusional…she'd worry about slowing down later.
She had way too much to do to have to slow down now anyway. She would just have to fight the fatigue, she'd prove that she could do everything she could do before she got pregnant just as well now that she was.