Whatever Happens - Chapter 6
Riley practically skipped to the subway station. Aw heck she skipped the whole way home. But why wouldn't she. She just found out she's going to be a mom. In a few months she and Danny were going to bring a baby into the world, part her and part him. Riley decided to make a pit stop on her way home to drop by the bar and make sure Ben would be home in time so she and Danny could share the good news, but when she got to the bar there was no sign of Ben. She asked one of the waitresses and they say he left early to go get a haircut. On any other day Riley would've though that was odd, but today she was too distracted by her happy news. She was bursting at the seams to start telling people, but she promised Danny they would do it together. But she figured hinting it to one random waitress couldn't hurt. Who was gonna hear her. Ben was going to go straight home after his haircut, so what's the harm right? So Riley walked to the back of the bar and sat down on the familiar orange couch and called the waitress over to place an order.
"Excuse me? Can I get some ginger ale please? Gosh I have been feeling nauseous all day, I mean why do they call it morning sickness if it happens all day, am I right?"
The waitress just nodded and went to get Riley's ginger ale. Riley pouted, she was hoping for at the very least a congratulations or something. She didn't even have any morning sickness. She did feel a little queasy however when she heard a familiar voice come from behind her.
"Oh my god! You're pregnant!"
"Tucker? What are you doing here?"
"I come here every Friday to scope out potential weekend dates. Don't try to change the subject. You're pregnant.!"
"Yes , okay. I'm pregnant. But you can't tell anyone. Danny really wanted to tell everyone together and I'd hate to break his heart. No one else knows please Tucker, don't say anything."
"Okay okay. I won't say anything, except congratulations. I'm really happy for you guys. And um I'm pretty sure you told that cocktail waitress you were pregnant first so."
"Oh please Tucker, the waitress doesn't count. She's not even remotely important here."
It was at that moment that the waitress came back with Riley's ginger ale.
"You know," she said "I was going to say congratulations and give you the number of my pediatrician but now you can forget it." As she walked away Riley called out,
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I'm gonna leave you a very nice tip."
Riley watched as Tucker just shook his head. After giving him a look Riley said
"Lets just go upstairs already so I can tell Ben and Mrs. Wheeler."
"But I'm not done scoping out potentials," Riley didn't let him finish as she dragged him by the arm out of the bar.
"Call me!" He screamed to some girl across the bar, as he was pulled out the door.
When they got upstairs Riley threw Tucker in and called Danny out.
"Hey Danny can you help me get the thing from our apartment?"
"Yeah, the thing, got it, coming dear.'
As they closed the door behind them Riley turned to Danny and said
"Okay how do you want to do this?"
"Do what?"
"Danny, the baby."
"Oh right, um well, we could just come out with it, like ripping off a band-aid."
"Okay that's good, I like that."
"Good lets do it."
"Danny wait, Ben isn't home yet."
"Oh right, okay well as soon as Ben comes home we do it."
"Yup, I love you."
"I love you too." And with that they both went inside to wait for Ben.