Listen To Your Heart ~ Book One.

Safe and Warm

"Yes...of course...I mean...I..." (She lowers her eyes.)"Damn you. I love you, but sometimes I hate how your eyes can look into my soul."

"Don't ask me to marry you for the wrong reasons, Billie."

"Damn it, David. I'm scared! Alright?"

"That's why I'm saying let's get these tests done, then we'll go from there...okay?"

(She nods her head yes, as I pull her into a hug. I hold her for a while.)

"Why must you do this to me?"

"What?"

"Hold me in your arms. Make me feel so safe and warm, only to let me go?"

"I can't keep my arms around you all the time, Billie. I wish sometimes I could, but we wouldn't get much done in a day by holding one another 24/7."

"I know...and when you leave, what am I supposed to do?"

"Remember that I love you?"

"Why can't you tell me what's going on? Are you in some kind of trouble?"

"No... not yet anyway...but...I could cause the people I care about trouble, if I tell them too much."

"Now you're scaring me. If you love me, why can't you tell me what's going on?"

"It's because I love you, that it's best if I don't."

"Please?" (She breathes softly into my ear.)"Husbands aren't supposed to keep secrets from their wife you know."

(I grin, despite the gravity of the situation.)"You're a pain in my ass...you know that?"

(She smiles.)"That also comes with being my husband."

"Which part?"

"What do you mean?"

"The pain or the ass part?" (Grins)

(She covers her mouth to stifle a laugh, then she punches my arm.)

"Fuckin' smartass!"

(A nurse knocks on her hospital room door. Saved by the bell I figure.)

"Billie...it's time for some tests."

"I'll see you later beautiful."

(I go to leave, but she grabs my elbow and yanks me back into her arms and hugs me tight. The feel of her double D breasts pressed tight against me, felt damn good. She gives me another long kiss, that damn near makes my stockings catch fire. Then she quickly whispers in my ear.)

"We're going to finish this discussion later...got that?"

(I nod my head yes. So much for being saved by the bell. I walk out into the hallway towards the waiting room, just in time to hear Claudia and Finneas arguing.)

"Because there's no point in me getting it done! If I do, then there's the chance it might become public knowledge."

"So, to cover up your actions, you're refusing to get the test done?"

"That's right."

"Hey! What's going on?" (I ask.)

"He's refusing to get the test done! Have you had it done?"

"What test?"

"The paternity test!"

"No... I haven't...yet. What do you mean, he refuses to get it done?"

"I'm not getting no D.N.A. test done and risk the possibility of someone leaking the results to the media."

(I stare at Claudia, then Finneas.)

"Wait. How are we supposed to know who the father is then?"

"You are. You're claiming responsibility for the baby. Didn't Billie already tell you?"

"So... this was you and your sister's idea?"

"Yes."

"Ha! Okay, and did you know that she asked me to marry her?"

"SHE WHAT?" (Claudia asks.)

"Yes. We discussed it earlier. Congratulations!" (Finneas holds out his hand, I just stare at him.)

"I haven't said yes yet."

"Well...why not? Only way you and Billie can be together is by you claiming custody of the baby. Unless it's yours of course."