Chapter 93
Ella cooked a special dinner. She put her hair up and put on her favourite slinky black dress. As well as full make up and perfume. She ran a hand nervously down the dress, before adjusting the black sheer stockings she had on underneath and slipping her feet into very high sexy heels. She tiptoed downstairs and into the kitchen to check on the dinner. She had a bottle of very nice red wine, a particular favourite of his ready and at this moment in time she felt like she could use a glass, or several, to steady her nerves. Only the fact that she was pregnant and also that she hated wine stopped her.
She went into the lounge and put on some soft romantic music and lit the candles. Some were scented with sandalwood. She plumped the pillows again and adjusted the new velvet throw she had bought yesterday along the corner and back of the sofa.
Finding nothing more she could fiddle with while she waited nervously for Roman to come home she sat down.
After some time she stood and turned off the music to put on the tv. She went into the kitchen and switched off the cooker. After another half an hour went by and she went and found her phone. Three text messages from Nic, two from Ruby, another one from Annie but nothing from her husband, she texted them all back but she refused to text him to find out where he was. She changed out of her dress and left it and the stockings on the floor next to her discarded shoes. Then she pulled on her pyjamas and dressing gown and went back downstairs. She got a big bowl of ice cream and settled down to watch Finding Nemo.
Another hour went by so she stood up and locked the doors. She put the security chain on and even stuck a kitchen chair under the handle of the back door so he couldn't open that. She dumped the dinner she had lovingly made in the bin. Then she blew out the candles and switched out the lights and went to bed.
She ignored the banging on the door several hours later.
Nic cooked a very special dinner. She made all of Geoff's favourites and set the table with candles and their best crockery. Then she put on some soft music and waited.
"Hey." Geoff called.
"Hello husband." Nic called from the kitchen.
She walked out and handed him a bottle of his favourite beer.
"Are we expecting company?" he asked.
She grinned.
"I just thought my husband could do with a bit of pampering." She pressed a kiss to his lips.
He looked at her.
"I'm a lucky husband." He said with a grin.
"You have time for a shower before dinner if you want to freshen up. I noticed that there was a game on if you wanted to watch that later." She told him softly.
He chuckled and caught hold of her hand and pulled her to him for another kiss.
"I love you Nic." He said softly.
"I love you too Geoff." She grinned.
He went up the stairs and took a shower before coming back down. Dinner was already served so he took a seat at the table opposite his wife. He couldn't help grinning at her especially the extra bottle of beer she'd placed by his plate.
"This is wonderful." He said.
"It is. I've been tied up with all this baby stuff it's nice to spend a bit of time as us don't you think."
He looked over at her and caught hold of her hand
"It's wonderful. I've been missing this." He confessed.
"I know." She chuckled.
They ate the dinner and she fetched the warm apple pie and ice cream that she had made for desert taking it over to the sofa so they could sit together.
Ella stepped over her husband's sleeping body on the doorstep. He woke and reached for her.
She turned and kicked him when he tried to catch hold of her leg.
"Don't you dare." She muttered and carried on her way.
"Ella." He said softly.
She glared at him.
"I do not want to hear it." she said and climbed into her car.
He watched as she pulled out of the driveway and sped off. He sat up and stretched before walking into the house. He took in the candles spaced around the room, the new soft furnishings on his way into the kitchen. He looked round and saw that he had missed what was obviously a special dinner and swore. He started tidying the kitchen seeing that she had dumped the dinner in the bin. He was really in her bad books he thought. He picked out his phone from his pocket and tried calling her only to get her voicemail. He left a message asked her to call him.
Walking up the stairs he went into the bedroom and saw that she had left wet towels on the bed and he grinned. He picked them up and put them in the bathroom before heading back to the bedroom. It was then that he noticed the black dress and shoes discarded on the floor. He picked it up and looked at it before he noticed the black stockings. His blood pressure rose and he cursed that he missed out.
He dropped the dress on the end of the bed before peeling off his clothes and getting under the covers. He set his alarm to go off in a couple of hours while he caught up on his sleep and then he would have to do something special to make up for last night.
Ruby looked over and saw Ella standing by the window a cup in her hand.
"It didn't go well I take it?" she asked.
Ella shook her head.
"I'm not here Ruby. If anyone asks." She said.
On cue Ruby's phone beeped and they laughed.
"It's Nic asking if you are here because her dad is going nuts,"
Ella shook her head.
Ruby texted Nic back before walking over to the kitchen and making a cup of coffee for herself.
"Where is Annie?" Ella asked.
"She stays overnight at the hotel when she does a late shift." Ruby told her softly.
Ella went over to the sofa and clicked open her phone.
"What happened Adopted–mama?" Ruby asked softly.
Ella looked up.
"He didn't come home so I threw the dinner away in the bin and locked him out." She said.
"Ah." Ruby grinned. "And now this is payback."
Ella shook her head.
"No. I needed to get away and clear my head." she told her. "And anyway I'm just doing to him what he did to me last night." She looked at Ruby. "He didn't even text me to say he was going out. I sat there in my sexiest dress, stockings and high heels for two hours waiting for him."
Ruby went to the kitchen and pulled out some bagels and started toasting them.
Ella texted Nic and told her she was fine, just chilling and that she would be back in a few days. Ruby handed her a plate with the toasted bagel on and Ella bit into it. She looked at her phone as it started ringing and let it go to voicemail.
"Roman?" Ruby asked.
Ella nodded.
"He's persistent." Ruby said a few minutes later as the phone rang again.
Ella nodded.
They continued with their breakfast when the doorbell rang.
Ella jumped.
"Where is you car maybe he saw it parked up." Ruby said assuming it was Roman.
She shook her head.
"I left it in a mutli storey and caught a taxi here."
Ruby laughed.
The doorbell went again so Ruby went downstairs and answered it. She came up a moment later and handed Ella a bouquet of flowers.
"Seems the man is sorry." Ruby told her and handed her the display.
Ella put it on the table and read the card.
"I'm sorry and not because I missed out on the dress and the stockings R"
"Wow." Ruby grinned. "What is he trying to do with that apology."
Ella looked at her.
"He's trying to make me laugh and appreciate that he's had to tell some person that embarrassing little snippet."
Ruby went over to Ella.
"Mad you madder huh?" she asked putting her arms around her.
"I have to see a specialist later today about the pregnancy." She murmured. "I was hoping my husband would be coming with me."
Ruby put her arms around her.
"It's ok Ella." She said softly.
Ella shook her head.
"Nope."
She glared as her phone beeped. She clicked it open and read it.
"I'm sorry." She read. "Please let me make it up to you."
Ruby took the phone from her and typed back a message and sent it.
"Ruby?" Ella asked.
"I just told him to wear the dress and the stockings to work at the diner and maybe I would think about it."
Ella laughed.
"I hope he doesn't, that dress is designer."
Ruby laughed.
"It would be worth it though." Ruby said softly.
Ella nodded.
She looked at her watch and picked up her phone.
"I have to go I'll see you later."
"Ella, wait I'll come with you." Ruby said.
Ella shook her head.
"No it's fine. I'd rather do this alone." She said to her. "And anyway don't you have college?"
Ruby nodded.
"Ok but you text me and I'll come and meet you for lunch."
Ella smiled.
"Yes." She said and moved swiftly out of the door. She caught a taxi along the street and it took her to her appointment. She went into the hospital and walked up to reception for directions to the gynaecology department. She reported in and took a seat in the waiting area.
"Mrs Harris you can come through." The nurse called.
She stood and walked though to the Doctors office.
"Please take a seat." He advised.
She did feeling nervous.
"I have reviewed your file." He began. "It's not impossible that you can have this child."
She breathed out unaware that she has been holding her breath.
He grinned at her.
"Your blood pressure will have to be monitored. We also need to make sure that you maintain your fluid levels. I want to give you a prescription for anti nausea medication that you need to take immediately and there will also be a diet sheet to follow, along with the usual vitamins and supplements." He continued with a list of things. "Do you have any questions?" he asked her.
She shook her head.
"Sex?" she muttered after a moment.
He grinned.
"No reason to refrain unless there is any spotting or unusual symptoms." He told her.
She nodded, trying not to blush.
The appointment ended and she left the hospital and pulled out her phone. More messages from Roman and she groaned.
She dialled his number.
"Ella I'm sorry." He answered it on the first ring.
"Yes I know. I got your messages. I'm staying with a friend for a few days. How about you leave me alone." She told him.
"Ella please." He groaned.
She shook her head.
"Stop it. You didn't even text me." She muttered.
"Yes I know." He began. "I was with Miles and we got talking and it got late."
"I'm not upset with you for being out. I'm mad that you didn't even think I would be worried or upset."
"So you are staying away to punish me."
"Go to hell." She said and hung up.
Her phone rang immediately.
She clicked it open and answered it.
"Ella." He said.
"Yes." She said cautiously.
"I'm sorry." He told her.
"What for this time?" she asked.
She heard him groan.
"Being an insensitive jerk." Roman began. "I love you El and of course you can spend some time with your friends. When will you be back?"
She sighed.
"I don't know."
"You will be back?" he asked after a significant pause.
She swore at him.
"So one fight and we are over? Is that how you see our marriage? "
He chuckled.
"It wasn't a fight El, you locked me out and then disappeared." He told her. "And I don't know where you are."
"Yes, but at least I called you." She said snidely. "I'll be home when I'm home." She hung up and then texted Ruby to say she was going to the studio for a lay down.