Chapter 26
(Phoebe's POV)
I wake up Saturday morning and before I can think my first thought the nausea is hitting me. I ran to the bathroom and threw up last night's dinner. This has happened every day since I took Claire to get her schedule. This little bean is trying to kill me.
I sit up and take a couple of deep breaths. After I get up and brush my teeth. I get a cold rag and place it on my face for a couple of seconds. I usually throw up once or twice in the morning. Hopefully, today it is just once.
Tomorrow we are going to my parent's house for dinner. It is my Uncle Elliot's birthday. I am excited to get everyone together. When I walk out I sit on the bed and Nathan stirs. I lay back down seeing it is still early.
"You okay, baby?" Nathan asks pulling me closer to him.
"Yeah, just some morning sickness," I say and take a sip of my water. Nathan sits up and pulls me to his warm chest.
"Are you feeling better?" He asks.
"Yeah," I nod and he smiles.
"Let's get some more sleep," he says and rubs my back.
We wake up 2 hours later, I wake up when Nathan stands up to go to the bathroom. I sit up and rub my face. Today we don't have anything planned. I need to run to the mall to get Elliot a present.
I go out to the kitchen and make myself a piece of toast. I eat a banana along with it. I make Nathan and Claire waffles. I can't even think about someone making eggs right now.
I set the table and Claire comes downstairs. "Hi sweetheart," I say and she smiles.
"Hi Phoebe," she says and sits down. "Thanks for breakfast," she says and I smile. Nathan comes out and kisses my head. He sets my prenatal down reminding me to take them.
"Thanks for breakfast, Bee," he says and I smile while taking my vitamins.
"If either of you is interested in coming, I have to go to the mall today to get Elliot a gift for tomorrow," I say.
"Oh, I'll come," Claire says.
"I have a teleconference at 2, so I might have to sit this one out," Nathan says.
"That's fine, no worries," I say and he smiles.
"What time are we going to your parents tomorrow?" Nathan asks.
"Around 4," I say and he nods.
We finish up breakfast and I take the plates and put them in the dishwasher. After I take a shower and get ready for the mall with Claire. I put on jeans and a tank. I throw on a long sweater thing that Ava got me. I think she said it was called a kimono. Either way, it's comfortable and airy. Today is a bit breezy. I grab my purse and head out.
"You ready, Claire?" I ask as she is sitting at the counter.
"Yes," she smiles. I kiss Nathan goodbye and get up heading out with Claire. We get into my car and I get situated. I start driving towards the mall and we listen to music.
"Phoebe?" Claire asks. She sounds nervous.
"Yes, honey?" I ask.
"Um I have a weird question," she says, picking at the holes in her jeans. I wonder what this could be.
"What's up?" I ask her.
"Well… you know how I'm going to live with my aunt Susan?" She asks.
"Yeah, what about her," I say, prompting her to continue.
"Well, she is very religious. I was raised that way too and believe in God, but she has some very firm beliefs on certain things," she says and I nod slowly trying to figure out where she is going with this.
"My aunt, well she doesn't believe in sex before marriage. So she doesn't believe in birth control," she says, and that makes it all click.
"Do you want to start birth control?" I ask her.
"Well, yes. But I know my aunt won't let me and since you are the legal guardian I wanted to ask you," she says and it all makes sense. I understand how hard this must be for her to talk about this. I am wondering if she is sexually active, but that is none of my business.
"I can set you up an appointment with a gynecologist," I say and she squirms at the word. Oh to be 16 again.
"You would do that?" She asks and I nod.
"I think that it is mature of you to ask to be on it," I say and she smiles looking out the window.
"I'm not… you know… like doing it," she says and I laugh.
"I don't have a problem if you are or are not doing it. I just want you to be safe and use proper precautions when you do," I say and she nods.
"Thank you for coming and talking to me about this," I say and she smiles.
"Thank you for listening," she says.
I pull into the mall and we go inside. We start in the Nordstrom's men section. I look around for something. Elliot is a complicated dude to shop for. Claire and I hold up different things showing each other.
When we have no luck we stop at Starbucks. "Are they going on any vacations?" Claire says as we wait for our coffees.
"I think they are going to the Bahamas," I say. Aunt Kate mentioned that.
"You could get him something for that," she says and I start to think. He loves fishing. I could get him a new fishing rod. She's so smart. This is why I'll always bring her with me.
"You are so smart, we have to go to Cabelas," I say. Luckily our mall has a huge one. We grab our coffee and head over to the store.
Cabelas is like a huge place for all things outdoors. Fishing, hiking, hunting you name it they have it. We go to the fishing section and I start looking around.
"Hi, can I help you," the young worker says. He looks a little older than Claire. Must be a summer high school job. He eyes Claire up and down.
"Yes we are looking for a fishing rod," I say. He then looks at me and looks around at all of them.
"Well you came to the right place," he says and Claire laughs.
"What kind?" He asks.
"A good one," I say looking at Claire and we laugh.
"Well what are you looking to catch," he says. Then watches us look at each other.
"Okay...is this a gift?" He asks and we both nod.
"Okay well, I honestly would not get someone a rod if you do not know their goals. This is between you and me because technically I'm trying to sell you the priciest thing. But I would say a tackle bait box or we just got new polarized sunglasses that are amazing for fishing," he says. Thank the lord for this kid.
"Let's go with the sunglasses," I say and he nods. Claire and I pick the coolest ones and pay heading out.
"Maybe we should have asked Nathan to come," Claire says and I nod laughing.
We end up roaming the mall for a while longer. I get a couple of new bras and work pants. Claire gets new shirts and a pair of jeans. We are quite enthusiastic shoppers today.
I pick up dinner on the way home as we were there way longer than expected. I go in and pay for the food then come out. I get into the car and head home. We got our favorite restaurant to take out from.
"I'm starving," I say as we ride the elevator up to our place.
"Same," Claire says and I smile. I set the bag down and my purse on the counter.
"Nathan," I yell out.
"Nathan," I say again when he doesn't respond.
"Will you put this on the table while I grab him," I say and Claire nods.
I go into our bedroom and find Nathan asleep. I smile and go to sit on the edge of the bed near his chest. "Babe," I say and run my hands through his hair. His eyes start to flutter until they open.
"Hi," I smile.
"Shit, I fell asleep for longer than 20 minutes," he says and I smile. He's been working his ass off recently.
"You are fine, come eat dinner," I say and kiss him.
We walk out and Claire is sitting on her phone looking very serious. I smile and sit down across from her and Nathan sits next to her. "Hi bear," Nathan says.
"How was the mall you two?" Nathan asks
"It was great, I got a couple of things and so did Claire," I say.
"Yeah, it was fun. We also got coffee. The guy at the fishing story hated us," Claire says laughing and I join in.
"What did you two do?" Nathan asks.
"Phoebe asked for a fishing pole and when he asked what kind she said the good kind," Claire says and we all start laughing.
"What did you end up getting?" Nathan asks.
"Polarized sunglasses for fishing," I say and Nathan nods.
"That's a great gift," Nathan says and I smile.
"Claire, tomorrow do you want to help me make an appetizer for Elliot's party?" I ask.
"Sure," she smiles and we continue to eat.
After dinner, Claire heads upstairs. She says she is tired and is heading to bed early. Nathan and I clean up then go into our bedroom. To be honest, I am pretty tired too. I wash my face and put my hair in a messy bun. I come out in Nathan's boxers and a tank top to Nathan on his phone.
"Mmm hi baby," he says as I get behind him on the bed and massage his shoulders.
"How are you?" I ask.
"Good, how was today?" He asks.
"Good, really good. She is in great spirits," I say and he smiles. We both lay back and Nathan grabs the remote. "Should we watch a movie?" He asks.
"Sure, I'll watch whatever," I say. He turns on a random movie and I rest my head on his chest. He runs his hands through my hair soothingly. I look down and see his toned body. He is so hot. Right now he has a tan from the summer that makes his skin glow. It's the Italian in him.
I run my fingers up and down his chest like he is doing to my hair. I run my hands using my nails sensually down his stomach and down to his happy trail. Nathan's breathing hitches. I run my fingers back up his abs then back down to his happy trail.
"You know what you are doing," he says and I smile.
I sit up and kneel beside him. His hands reach forward and grab my breasts as I am wearing a thin tank top with no bra. I tug his pants down and he lifts his hips to meet me. I kiss down his stomach to his happy trail.
I take him into my mouth. I use quick flicks of my tongue and suck. His moans fill my ears as I feel his hand touch the back of my head pressing gently. A quick movement of his hips causes me to gag and he reaches down cupping my face.
"Look at me," he says and I look up at him. I keep eye contact with him as I continue running my tongue around him.
I enjoy this just as much as he does. I love the way his eyes close when I hit the spot he loves. I love his groans and his gentle pressing on the back of my head. I love that I am the only woman who does this to him.
"Fuck, you know exactly what to do," he says. I blush and continue to run my tongue. Finally, he comes in my mouth and I swallow all of it. He is so amazing.
"You are, something else," he says and pulls me to his chest.
"I love doing that," I say and he kisses my head. I yawn and he looks down.
"Are you tired?" He asks and I nod. He pulls the sheets above me and wraps his arms around me. He turns the tv off and I am asleep before I know it.
I wake up to Nathan's phone. I groan and sit up. What the hell? It's 2 am. Nathan sits up rubbing his eyes. "This better be good," Nathan says and when we see the caller ID we both jump up. It's Claire.
"Claire, what's going on?" Nathan asks. I run to Nathan's drawer and put on one of his sweatshirts.
"Stay there, we are on our way," Nathan says and he throws the phone down putting on a shirt. He is not happy.
"What's going on? Where is she?" I ask.
"She snuck out and went to a party, it just got caught by the police. They need her legal guardian to pick her up," he says and I am in shock. Our Claire? I can't believe she would sneak out. I am angry. She could have gotten hurt.
I am in Nathan's boxers and a sweatshirt as we get into the car and drive. She must have left before midnight because that's when the alarms automatically set. I can't believe she lied and said she was tired.
"Where is this party?" I ask Nathan.
"Off Stewart," he says and I nod. That's a nice area. Who took her to this party? Before I can think about the question I know the answer. William.