Without You

chapter 73

~~a month later~~

We land back in texas for race week it hasn't quite hit me yet that this time next week I'm going to be a 3-time world champion on an interview tour but I'm sure it will soon I turn to Blake I see uneasiness in her eyes 

"Are you feeling okay baby?" I ask her 

"Yeah I'm fine just a little motion sickness" 

"okay well I have a surprise for you" I tell her she looks at me asking what with her eyes 

we walk out of the airport where josh is leaning on a brand new range rover he tosses the keys to her she looks up at me then to the car then to me 

"no" she says 

"yes" I respond 

"no" she tells me again 

"yes baby these next few months are about to be all about me I just want to do this one nice thing for you" she doesn't respond instead she wraps me in a hug she lets go and stares at the car more 

"Are you just gonna keep staring at it or are you actually going to drive it?" Josh asks her 

she turns glaring at him walking around to the drivers' side and climbing in I get in next to her as she adjusts the seat josh loads our bags I explain all the features to her josh climbs in the back when he's done 

"you ready to go sis" josh asks her 

"buckle up" she responds putting the car in drive and taking off 

we drive home listening to whatever josh had on and listening to him scold us about 'leaving room for Jesus' every time I moved a finger towards her. I didn't get to spend much time with my family the next few days because I was either at a practice or at a pre-race interview the most time I spent with them as a whole the whole trip was the morning of the race 

"good morning honey" Nicole says in an almost creepy sweet voice I turn to the kitchen table where caroline and josh are sitting laughing 

"what?" I ask them 

"Is Blake up yet?" she asks me 

"yes" Blake answers as she enters the kitchen Josh and caroline laugh more Blake looks at me with a questioning look I shrug telling her I have no clue either 

"Could you two take a seat at the counter please?" Nicole says smiling a bit too hard she yells for my mom in the other room oh no whatever this is it's not good 

"Why do I feel like we're about to get in trouble?" Blake asks me 

"I don't know" 

"I do" I hear caroline say from the table and we both flip around but she just erupts in laughter again my mom joins Nicole at the counter in front of us 

"Is there something the two of you would like to tell us?" Nicole asks us I look at Blake and she looks at me she shakes her head 

"no? no I don't think so" I say 

"Really?" my mom says in a questioning tone "Nothing about this?" she asks sliding a magazine over to the both of us its headline reading 

Ashton Baylor and his girlfriend were spotted in the streets of new york 

with a picture with both Blake and I clearly on the cover "actually yeah we were meaning to tell you guys that" the peanut gallery behind us cracking up in loud annoying laughter 

"do you know how embarrassing it is for your own mothers to find out your dating from a grocery store magazine" my mom questions us we sink into our chairs like little kids who just got caught sneaking candy 

"you could have told us" Nicole says 

"you didn't piece it together?" Blake asks "he had my ring and you caught us sleeping together on the deck" 

"yeah but you guys have always done that" Nicole says 

"whoa hold on" Josh starts but quickly gets shut down 

"don't start I'll get to you in a second" 

"wha-" 

"don't think I don't know you knew" she says he sits back down 

"for future reference, we have always supported you two being together" my mom says making us both feel guilty we nod getting up leaving the room "now you two" I hear Nicole say as I walk away

I grab Blakes arm spinning her around to me "now baby since we are officially out what do you say" she interrupts me 

"already ahead of you lover boy" she says grabbing my hand and sliding it under her shirt and to her breasts 

"bad girl" I say to her 

"what are you gonna do about it?" she asks me in a sensual voice 

"I'll show you" I say picking her up I take her to my room and throw her on my bed crawling on top of her she looks up at me with her sexy eyes turning different shades of green and brown I kiss her all over her face she runs her hands thru my hair and down my back, as I kiss up and down her neck as I start going down her sternum I feel her sit up more I think nothing of it till I feel her tense up I pull away in time for her to jump off the bed and run to the bathroom I run after her and hold her hair back as she throws up into the toilet I rub her back assuring her its okay and to let it out when she's done she sits back on her heels breathing 

"I'm sorry" she says 

"baby you have nothing to be sorry about" 

"I should have known this would happen" she says 

"what do you mean you couldn't have known this just happens sometimes" 

"no, it's been happening occasionally for a while" 

"And you didn't tell me?" I ask her in a slightly annoyed voice 

"it never happened around you" 

"you still should've told me. listen if you're sick then you don't have to come to the race" 

"what!? No im coming im not missing this" 

"Blake if you don't feel well" she cuts me off "I feel fine" 

"you just threw up" 

"besides that occasionally I feel fine" 

"okay if you say so" 

"I do in fact I'm going to get ready now" she says walking out of my room