Jealous Much?

You can probably guess what this chapter will mainly be about. Now, in this chapter RDJ will be getting ready with Lila for the cutting of the ceremonial ribbon to open the newest burger joint in the city. Also, Pedro will bump into an old friend of his, and Sofia instantly gets upset by this. Jose and Jacqueline are going to have an awkward conversation. And we will find out if Jacqueline has the confidence to tell her boyfriend the truth. So without further ado, let's get right back to the action!

One hour had passed by since the little incident at the beach bar. And RDJ had been getting ready at his place to go for lunch with his girlfriend.

They decided to cut time in the shower short to…shower together. So it seemed that the cleaner they got, the dirtier they felt.

After at least half an hour, RDJ opted to go for a navy coloured polo shirt, with light blue shorts and navy slip on shoes. Pretty smart casual for the occasion.

Lila on the other hand opted to go for a lime green sun dress. With a cleavage split halfway down the top of her chest. She also had a lime green orchid in her hair to complete her look. Along with wearing some lime green high heels.

"Hey honey? Do you think I look fat in this dress?" Lila did a little pirouette for him, and he shook his head.

"You don't look fat at all. You look absolutely stunning!" He kissed her on the beak warmly, nuzzling his nose up against hers. As she sighed in ecstasy.

"Hmmmmm, your kisses taste like strawberries and cream." She giggled and smiled at him dreamily.

"Your kiss tastes like mangoes. So sweet and delicious." He held onto her hips and rubbed her thighs.

"Easy there mr Santos! If you do that too long, I may need another shower with you before we go to lunch…"

"Well, we could always fit one in for afterwards?" He calmly asked. As she rose a hopeful eyebrow, causing him to run his hand through her hair gracefully.

"Is that a promise?" She narrowed her eyes whilst pouting seductively.

"That's a guarantee!" He spun her around like she was a ballerina, and dipped her romantically. As their eyes locked in a powerful glance. "God you're so beautiful."

"Baby, you always know the right words to say." Lila giggled lightly and kissed him again. Before they were soon interrupted by a very irritated pregnant lady.

"Hey! Are you going to deal with that horrible smell in the kitchen?!" As she came through the hallway. She grabbed the handle of the fridge and pulled it open. Grabbing hold on a big bottle of water.

"What smell?"

"You can't smell that?!" She piped up and pointed towards the stove.

"You mean the bacon and eggs I cooked for breakfast?" RDJ let his girlfriend apply some makeup to her face as he took a few steps closer to where the stove was.

"Ding ding ding! We have a fucking winner!" She cursed irritably, laying down on the couch. "Ughhhh, god! Being pregnant suuuuuucks!"

"Shouldn't you call Jose and tell him the truth? He might be okay with being a dad." Lila tried to comfort her, but all it did was make her emotional.

"I can't just tell him Lila! What if he doesn't want a baby? What if he tells me to hand an abortion? Or what if he leaves me for another woman?!"

"But…What if he doesn't?" RDJ sat down on the other side of his best friend, rubbing her shoulder in a friendly gesture. "Come on? You and Jose are such a great couple! I'm not the only one who thinks so."

"Really?" Jacqueline opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"It's true Jacqui!" Lila rubbed her other shoulder and smiled at her. "A lot of people say that you two are a match made in heaven! You can't keep a secret this big from him? Because of you don't tell him…then your baby could grow up without knowing who his or her real father is."

"You're right…Of course you're right! Gosh, why am I overreacting so much?"

"Because you're pregnant." Both of them simultaneously responded, as the three of them shared a brief laugh.

"Hehehe, you two are right! I'm gonna call him right now." Jacqueline took her cell phone and went out to the outdoor porch to make her phone call. Sitting by the outside swimming pool to call her boyfriend Jose.

"Right, now that's out of the way. Shall we go?" RDJ asked kindly, lifting his arm up like the gentleman that he was.

"We shall indeed!" Lila giggled seductively and took hold of his hand, as they walked side by side out of the beach house. On the way to the restaurant where they were going to attend the grand opening ceremony of the newest burger joint in the city.

Let's Check On Pedro Now…

Pedro had made up his mind completely before heading to the club in the city to meet up with all of his friends. To reconnect with several of his closest friends, after everyone had either been away on vacation. Or they were simply having some free time to enjoy being with those closest to them.

So because he hadn't really been messaging his 'Friend with benefits' to put it quite simply. Because the last three days he's been doing some advertising for various record labels to keep the public aware of how big of a celebrity he was as well as his best friend and business partner Nico.

Therefore, he had offered to take Sofia to one of the best milkshake bars by the beach. That had the most beautiful view of the ocean. It was like a painter masterpiece that had been painted by the most incredible artist. It was absolutely beautiful.

The sun itself was beginning to dip below the horizon, casting the warmest golden hue over the graceful rolling waves, and he thought it would be the perfect setting for a light-hearted outing.

"Here you are sir and madam! You have the V.I.P table on the balcony." A male sparrow bowed like a gentleman. Allowing Sofia to sit down first as Pedro pulled the seat out for her. Then as she sat down on her seat, Pedro then sat opposite of her. "Good! Now, will it be the same as last week sir?"

"Yes indeed! And, could you also bring some shortbread squares for the lady?" Pedro playfully winked at the female cardinal, who blushed a light pink. Not that he noticed this of course.

"Very good sir! I'll be right back with your drinks." As the sparrow walked away from the cardinal duo. Pedro had begun by taking a deep breath and then sighing in relaxation. Noticing how beautiful the sun was sitting just above the sea like it was floating on the surface of the water.

The salty breeze and the sound of the surf would create a very inviting atmosphere, one that could ease the tension of the evening ahead of them.

He envisioned the two of them laughing together and talking about what they have been up to in the last few days or so. But where Pedro seemed to be quite talkative, Sofia on the other hand, she appeared to be like she was in deep thought.

Sofia say there quietly, with her mind swirling with thoughts and emotions that felt both exhilarating and daunting at the same time.

Ever since what happened five months ago in RDJ's secret hide away spot when he goes there to be alone. The time when after she had sex with Pedro, she leaned over him do grab her shirt. When he unexpectedly leaned in and passionately kissed her, despite her having certain rules and regulations about this sort of thing. She had been in deep thought about her personal feelings about him. In ways that she had never felt about a guy before.

So, she had yet to confess her own personal feelings to Pedro, a task that seemed monumental to her.

Love itself was a territory that she had never ventured into before, and the kiss she had stolen from her…unexpected and electrifying…had stirred emotions she had long kept at bay.

It was as if that single moment had unlocked a door within her soul, revealing a whole world of possibilities that both thrilled and terrified her.

The very fire of opening up to him and telling the male cardinal how she really felt about him, was like she was standing on the edge of a really tall cliff. About to leap into the unknown.

The question looked large in her mind. How could she possibly articulate what was in her heart?

Perhaps today, with the relaxing atmosphere and the beautiful scenery of the golden sun sitting above the ocean. About to gradually disappear over the horizon to bring the early evening. Also mixed with laughter, a bit of flirtation, and discussing how their days have gone. Could be the perfect build up before revealing what was on her mind. Sharing her deep truth about him.

"So, I did an add today for Ed Sheeran's latest album? He's performing here in Rio in a couple of months and asked me if me and Nico would like to come along. Wanna be my plus one?" Pedro very nonchalantly asked her. As they were talking to each other, the milkshakes and shortbread arrived. And Pedro gave the waiter a $20 bill which covered it, as well as the tip.

"Sure! That sounds great." Sofia smiled at him and clinked glasses with the male cardinal. As she couldn't help hut gaze into his eyes. Even though he wasn't directly looking at her in return.

The female cardinal could feel the wrought of her unspoken feelings pressing down on her, urging her to take a chance.

As she imagined the scene unfolding, she wondered if the gentle rhythm of the waves would provide the courage she needed to finally express herself. The thought of revealing her heart to Pedro both excited and frightened her, but deep down, she sensed that this was a pivotal moment in their relationship, one that could change everything.

"So ummm, Pedro?" Sofia broke the brief silence between them, tapping her hands on the table.

"Sof?" He replied with a smile, breaking off a piece of shortbread and eating it.

"I ummmm, I wanted to ummmm…Say something to you? Well, n-not necessarily say. But it's more like a feeling?" Sofia was really bad at this, because she's never expressed deep feelings before. So snd was struggling to find the right things to say.

"Are you feeling a bit sick? Is the food underdone?" Hr showed great concern for her, placing a hand on top of hers. And this alone made her feel even more nervous. "I can ask them to bring a fresh plate of shortbread out?"

"W-Well, no! No the food is fine! It's just ummmm, you see…" Sofia was struggling so much to say what was on her mind, that she was looking down at her hands on the table. So, she didn't notice that his eyes were focusing on something different. Or…someone different.

"Oh my god…" He stated in shock and surprise, yet the cardinal sitting across from him still wasn't aware of what he was talking about.

"I know! I know. I ummm, I don't normally do this sort of thing but, see the truth is…Pedro…I…"

"Zara?" Pedro randomly said another name out loud, and that confused Sofia.

"It's Sofia actually…" She was a little bit confused.

"No! My good friend Zara! ZARA! OVER HERE!" Pedro stood up on the spot and waved towards one of his supposed 'Old friends'.

As Sofia spun around to get a good look at this supposed good friend. It appeared to be a very beautiful blue jay girl. With a slender type body but she had curvy thighs and a big plump butt. She had light brown eyes and darkish blue and black skin. With a light grey beak and nose. She was a very beautiful girl indeed.

"Who the fuck is this?!" Sofia cursed out loud in a fairly quiet tone so the girl couldn't hear her. But Pedro heard her clearly.

"That's my good friend Zara!" Pedro stood up from the table and gave his friend a hug, as she rubbed his back after giving the hug. Smiling at him warmly.

"Pedro! I thought that was you! God, look at you? You haven't changed a bit." The girl who was known as Zara lightly giggled, separating from the hug.

"Neither have you. You look great!"

"So do you!"

"Ahem!" Sofia cleared her throat in between the two of them. And when she did this. Pedro immediately felt guilty for not including her in this conversation.

"Sorry! Ahwm! Ummm, Zara. This is Sofia. She is my…friend?" The way he said this appeared to sound like he wasn't sure what to label them as. Considering that all they have been doing for the past five and half months was have sex twice a week. Sometimes three times a week.

"With benefits actually! We have a lot of sex." Sofia put it out there, being a straight shooter about what they do between the two of them. And where Pedro got a bit embarrassed about that, and the female cardinal was saying that to show dominance. The blue jay smirked and shook her head.

"Wow, you really haven't changed Pedro!" She giggled again behind her hand.

"And ummm, what is that meant to mean?" Sofia put a hand on her hip, which did scare Zara a little bit. But she kept a brave face.

"Zara was an actress in theatre a few years ago. And sometimes she would have to perform some…erotic scenes?" Pedro chuckled nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Realllly? I bet that must have been difficult to perform in front of hundreds of audience members?" Sofia was being very rude, but she didn't sound rude at all. Only to hide her annoyance that this blue jay girl was ruining her late afternoon.

"At first it was very intense. But, after I successfully convinced the director to allow Pedro to do the scenes sort me. I felt a lot more confident with having sex on stage." She simply stated, as Pedro at this point was feeling so embarrassed. "Especially since he managed to rock my world every performance I…"

"That's just great, isn't it? Ahhhhh, well…I think it's probably been a long day for you? You probably wanna go home and rest or eat or something?" The female cardinal was acting like a very jealous girlfriend, being overprotective of the guy she was having a physical thing with.

And she described that as a sexual thing, because they don't know how to describe their thing that they got going on.

"Right…Well. It was nice seeing you again Pedro! We should hang out again sometime and catch up?" Zara sweetly spoke and smiled at him. "You still remember my number?"

"Got it." He smiled at her and winked playfully. Not that Sofia saw this of course.

"And ummm, nice to meet you Sofia." Zara did feel a lot of anger in Sofia's eyes the way she was just glaring at her like that.

But then again, who else wouldn't be angry of their afternoon got interrupted by someone that they didn't know? So that's where her thoughts were leading her.

When in reality…Sofia was more annoyed that Pedro never mentioned a Zara before.

"You too Zara. Byeeee!" She sarcastically gave her a little nudge, as she began walking away. Leaving the milkshake bar. With Pedro and Sofia remaining at the table. "Well, she seems nice! You two been fucking then?!" She sassily asked him, leaning up against the table.

"Well, it was three years ago? I was doing a favour for my friend. Who like we do, have the occasional sexual relations every now and then? I didn't think I need to expose that information?" Pedro rose an eyebrow and leaned on the table. "What was your problem with her?"

"Her? Pffft…Nothing! She's okay I guess? I mean, I've seen better looking girls than her. But you know, but hey ho."

"Are you, sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine! Why? Do I not look fine?!" Sofia hot so annoyed that she threw the straw out of the milkshake and began gulping it down all in one go. Before slamming the glass down on the table.

BUUUUUUURRRRRP!

"Woah, you are thirsty?" Pedro remarked in surprise, as he wasn't even halfway through his one yet.

"Please can we go somewhere a little more private after this? I think I'm just sexually frustrated." Sofia lied, because she was still a little taken aback by Pedro talking to someone he had hooked up with many times in the past. And you could see that she was definitely the jealous type.

"Sure but, you've been a ring awfully strange today? Do you have something on your mind?"

"Yeah…You." She thought in her mind, while putting on a fake smile. "Sorry, I must be having a stressful day."

"What do you mean? We barely did any work at the new club location. And we had brief oral sex before meeting them? Now we had a milkshake and saw Zara…"

"Speaking of Zara…Are you gonna see her again?" Sofia didn't even let him finish his sentence, tapping her hand on the table.

"Well, yeah? She is my friend after all." Pedro replied in a weird tone. "Sof, you are being very weird! Do you have a problem with me today?"

"No! I told you I'm fine!" She sassily responded and stood up from the table once Pedro finished his milkshake and his share of the shortbread. "Can we please just go?"

"Sure." He didn't want to argue with her, because he knew how fiery she was when she gets into an argument.

So without any other words exchanged between the two of them. They left the milkshake bar together. To find somewhere private to do their…personal thing.

Now Let's See Where Jacqueline Is…

Now we are going to head back to RDJ's luxurious beach hours, where one of our favourite blue spix's macaw's Jacqueline was currently residing.

With a pure yet heavy heart, even though it was resolute.

She decided that after RDJ and Lila's words of wisdom, she was encouraged to reach out to her beloved boyfriend Jose.

She was so close to revealing some news that will either have him on the floor from fainting, jumping for joy with excitement, or storming out of the house and slam the door shut behind him. Even though she was sighing in fear of not knowing what his reaction was going to be like.

The weight of this big decision weighed heavily like a tonne of bricks on her, a mixture of anxiety and anticipation swirling within her mind.

Not to mention that she felt like her chest was going to explode with her raging hormones.

This was a huge moment that surely demanded a lot of courage within her, especially considering the emotional chasm that had been formed between them.

Jacqueline never really dated surfers in the past, because of her strong hatred for her best friend's older brother Fred. But from the very first moment that she met Jose, she immediately felt both a physical and emotional attachment to him. And ever since then she was madly in love with him.

Which made this big news to tell him even harder to tell him.

However…It's not as if everything was all fine and dandy on Jose's end.

The once vibrant connection that the two of them shared had been slightly dimmed, largely due to the shadows cast over him by his most recent misfortune.

The time that he had lost his foot in that bear trap that Fred had set up for him to get seriously injured, five months prior.

He still hasn't even warmed up to the idea of being friends with Samantha yet. Only due to her involvement in the injury. Although, he knew that it wasn't her fault. Yet, he still couldn't help but feel like he needs more time until he was able to fully accept her as his friend.

This huge loss had left him adrift, a green armed macaw man that felt a ghost of his former self, retreating into a world of solitude and despair.

Hence why he had been distancing himself from his circle of friends lately. Because mentally he was struggling to keep motivated.

Making things even more difficult.

As the sun dipped low on the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple, Jacqueline stood at the beach house, her heart racing with each passing moment.

She could feel the salty breeze tugging at her hair, a reminder of the life that thrived around her, contrasting sharply with the turmoil brewing within. The anticipation of his arrival loomed like a storm cloud, heavy with the promise of an awkward confrontation.

"Okay, okay. You can do this Jacqui. You can do this! You just got to tell him the truth. If he doesn't want to be part of the baby's life…Then that's okay! I'm sure RDJ would help out if he was okay with that. But, on the other hand, if he wants to be part of the baby's life. Then we didn't need to worry after all! Oh god but what if he does worry?" Jacqueline was giving herself a pep talk. Going back and forth. Back and forth in her mind to calm herself down.

The anticipation of his arrival loomed like a storm cloud, heavy with the promise of an awkward confrontation.

Both of them were acutely aware that this conversation was not merely a formality; it was a reckoning, a moment that could either bridge the widening gap between them or deepen it further.

The blue macaw girl, with her spirit still flickering with hope, clung to the belief that love could still find a way through the tangled mess of their circumstances.

The sound of footsteps on the sandy path broke the silence, and Jacqueline's breath caught in her throat as she prepared to face the man she loved, yet felt so distant from. The air was thick with unspoken words, and as he approached, she could see the weariness etched on his face, a reflection of the battles he had fought both physically and emotionally.

"H-Hi…" Jacqueline awkwardly greeted him, scratching the back of her head.

"Hello…" He too followed up with the same level of awkwardness.

They stood there, two souls caught in a web of uncertainty, knowing that the truth of her pregnancy could either be the spark that reignited their bond or the final nail in the coffin of their relationship.

In that moment, as the waves crashed rhythmically against the shore, they both understood that this conversation was not just about the future of their love, but about the very essence of who they were becoming in the face of adversity.

"Do you ummm, wanna come inside?" Jacqueline pushed the door open of the beach house. Welcoming the man she adored inside.

"I'd like that." He softly replied, as he walked straight past her. Stumbling along the floor with his prosthetic foot. "You look beautiful." He complimented her, turning around to glance at her.

Jacqueline was wearing a sweater to cover her front, so her pregnancy could look hidden from him. And even though he couldn't see how big her belly was, it still looked pretty obvious that she was a little bigger.

"Did you put on weight?" He asked her innocently.

"NO I…Maybe a little…" She lied to cover up the truth. Mainly because she wanted to ease him into it. Rather than just blurt it out and terrify him. "Tea?"

"No thanks, I had a coffee before I came here. You said you wanted to talk to me about something important?" He sat down on the couch and sighed a little in relaxation. "You kind of I take my prosthetic foot off for a minute?"

"Sure." The blue female kindly responded, as she watched him undo the straps and the clips to pull it off. And put it down on the side next to the couch. "How is the physio therapy going?"

"Pretty good. They think I'll be ready to get back on a board as early as next week."

"That's great news! That must be a relief for you?"

"Yeah it is. Plus, the therapist that helps me with my mental health set me up to meet a surfing instructor. Am instructor who lost her leg during a shark attack four years ago. Then she went on to win three gold medals in the South American division." He replied with a hint of joy. As he was looking forward to getting back on the surf board again.

"That's really…Wait, she? Her? Who is this woman?" Jacqueline immediately put her mug of tea down. Putting a hand on her hip.

"Her name is Mia Chavez. She's a blue spix's macaw from Peru."

"And ummm, how old is she?" She felt her blood boil as she heard that his new instructor was going to be a woman.

"21 years old. She won her first contest at 18." He responded very calmly, rubbing his sore foot. Which may have been quite sore from him putting all his main pressure on the one regular foot that he had left.

"Ahhhh, that's great! So ummm, did you meet her yet?"

"Not yet. She's coming to the club tonight."

"Ooooh, so you invited her?!" Jacqueline did raise her voice a little bit. Not that he caught on to the fact his girlfriend was showing jealousy.

"Actually, it was my therapist's idea. She thought that if I got her to meet my social crepitus and my girlfriend. Then she would feel more confident about getting to know us."

"Oh, so…You did tell her that you had a girlfriend?" Her eyes lit up in relief.

"Of course I did! I told her that I have a wonderful, beautiful and sexy girlfriend named Jacqueline. And she was very understanding about it." He smiled at her, patting the spot of the sofa next to him. "Now please, can we talk about why you invited me over here? You said it was very important."

"Oh! Right right…" She realised that that were getting off topic and she had to tell him the truth now.

So, she sat down on the couch besides him. As he wrapped his arm around her lovingly.

"So? What do we need to talk about?" He smiled at her, brushing her hair behind her ear.

"Well…Ummmm, you see. There's, something important that I've got to tell you?" Jacqueline started off pretty slowly, not really thinking about what to say. And more on how she was going to say it.

"Right…"

"Jose…Ummm, do you remember. When I brought you back from having surgery?"

"You mean, the night I handcuffed you to the bed and we had unprotected sex. Yeah…that was one wild night!" He chuckled naughtily, as he was rubbing her chest with his hand.

"Hehehe…" She blushed a light pink behind her hand. "Anyway…You see Jose…I'm…"

BASHHHHHHHHH!

"Oh come on RDJ?! It wasn't that bad?" Lila and RDJ suddenly burst through the door of the house. As the blue and gold man sighed into his hands in frustration.

"The manager of Five Guys spray painted the restaurant with their logo! Now I have to sue them for vandalism!" He groaned and threw his jacket down on the couch. "It took me two hours to scrub that off with paint remover!"

"But they still had a pretty busy lunch shift? They were very successful today." Lila sweetly cooed in his ear, wrapping her arms around him from behind.

"Haaaa, I know. I just hoped that they would show more class than that…"

"Kind of in the middle of something here?!" Jacqueline piped up quite rudely, angrily glaring at the couple.

"Actually Jacqui, I gotta get home to get ready for the club. Did you want to come with me? We can talk on the way there?" Jose suggested, strapping his prosthetic foot back on.

"Sounds great to me!" Jacqueline instantly agreed to this and proceeded to her bedroom. To grab what she needed to her ready at her boyfriend's place.

"I'll meet you in the car." The green armed man gave her a little spank on the butt. Making her giggle, whilst on her way to her room.

As for Jose, he walked straight past RDJ and Lila. Waving goodbye to both of them. Right before heading to his car.

As for RDJ and Lila, they intended to get ready after they had their dinner first. "So, shall I order pizza?" RDJ asked her lovingly.

"Yes indeed mr muscles!" She kissed him on the beak. Sitting down on the couch, whilst her boyfriend ordered them dinner for the night.

Ooooh, so RDJ and Lila both attended the grand opening ceremony of the newest burger joint in the city. Shame it didn't go as smoothly as they hoped, but they still had a pretty successful day in terms of business. Pedro noticed an old friend/lover of his, and Sofia got a little upset and jealous. Especially since she wanted to tell him how she feels about him. Also, Jacqueline couldn't tell Jose about her pregnancy after her friends interrupted her. But hopefully she will have more luck later in the story! Anyway, hope you all enjoyed the shorter. And I'll see you all soon for the next one!