Meeting in Paradise

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Adele POV

I don't know what the kids think of me. Do they think that I'm a slut? Or worse just someone who is going to leave their father after this baby is born. I can't live without Rich I would never do that.

All of a sudden I see Rich and the kids walking around the corner. God only knows what they are thinking about and what they are thinking of me.

"Look mommy! There they are!" Angelo says from the back seat.

Rich gets into the car and the others get into Reonna's car. "Babe they are going to come back to our house to hangout for a little. Is that okay with you?" He says "yes that is perfecting fine." I say

Most of the ride home is silent until I said: "do they hate me?" I am worried about what his kids may think of me. If they don't like me that is a huge problem because I know how important his kids are to him and I know that he would leave me if they didn't approve.

"No they don't hate you. They like you. I just think it came as a shock to them. I've never been the guy to do things like this. But they like you I promise and they are excepting of this baby and can't for the little one to be here." He says and rest his hand on my bump. "I love you." I say "I love you more Del."

We arrive home and the kids show up shortly after us. We all head into the living room and sit down on the couch. Well Angelo set on the floor to play with his toys but everyone else sat on the couch.

"Adele, dad do you know what this baby is?" Reonna asked "yes actually." I pause and look at Rich who shakes his head signaling for me to continue. "We are having a little boy."

Angelo jumps into my arms and kissing my face. "Are you excited peanut?" "Yes mommy!" After I set him down I hug the other kids. They all seem happy but I can't tell if they are truly happy and not just faking it.

For the rest of the night we got to know each other a little more and we continued to talk about the baby. It was now 10:30pm and I had put Angelo to bed hours ago.

Rich has already gone upstairs for the night and I am quickly cleaning up the kitchen. I hate waking up to a dirty house in the morning.

I walk upstairs and Rich is laying in bed looking at his phone. Before I go and get undressed I need to talk to him. I feel like there has been something's in our relationship that needs to be talked out. For example lunch today.

I sit down on the bed and look at Rich. "Baby we need to talk." I say and he sets his phone down on his chest. "Okay" "today on the way to the restaurant you got all upset that I told Simon that I was pregnant. Why was that?" "Well, I feel like we should tell people together and I have only met this man a handful of times and you go and tell him personal things about our life and relationship for me to find out months later." "Rich he's not some stranger that I told on the side of the street. He is Angelo's father and my ex husband. I trust Simon with my life and being pregnant is a serious thing that I needed to tell him." I say starting to get upset. "But why and why didn't you tell me?" He says "I'm sorry I should have told you but I told him because you had left for six months and my mom lives on the other side of the world. I had no one here to help me other than him. But I knew if I needed to have him pick Angelo up if I wasn't feeling well or if I needed to go to a doctor's appointment Angelo wouldn't question it."

He sat there for a while thinking about what he was going to say. "Babe you know I would have been here if I could." "I KNOW THAT BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT YOU WEREN'T. You keep saying that but the six months have already happened. Please just stop saying that it can't be your excuse for everything." "What are you talking about?" He yells at me.

It's the first time in our relationship where he has yelled at me.

"Rich every time I say something you always say 'you know I would have been here if I could' like I get it" "well it's true." "I understand but can you just drop it?" "Yes"

"Something else that I want to talk to you about is what you said at lunch." "Oh baby I didn't even know what I was saying. You know I didn't mean it." "But you hurt me." "I really am sorry Adele." "I know and I love you. I can't wait for our baby boy to get here." "I can't wait to see you be the mother of my child."

He helps me take my clothes off and I sleep in my makeup. I wasn't going to ruin this moment. He wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed the back of my neck.

"I love you Adele." "I love you too."