Sitting In Traffic

Chapter 129- How'd you get your name?

Max had never paid more attention to Riley in his life. He was sitting at the counter, watching Riley maneuver around the kitchen. He was talking to her quietly, trying to take notes of foods she didn't like anymore. Coffee and Cherries that's all he had so far. But Riley had expressed that she felt nauseous, she could do that now that Max knows.

"No I'm fine" She promised him, looking at everything she had put on the counter top. "I just don't really want to make anything myself tonight"

"I can order in" Max said, "I'm sure Gustav won't mind"

"Mkay"

"Is there anything specific you don't want" Max asked her, pulling out his phone to see what's close by.

"I don't know" She shrugged, "Just get a pizza or something- pineapple on it"

"What-" Max looked at her like she was crazy. "Pineapple does not belong on pizza"

"It so does" Riley argued, "Me and Jonah-" She paused, looking at Max nervously.

"You can continue- it's fine"

"No I feel bad"

"Riley," He said, walking around the counter, standing at the corner with a foot between them. "You can talk about him, just finish the thought"

"I was just going to say we got it a lot" She mumbled, "It was just a thought that slipped I wasn't like trying to-"

"It's fine, I already said that"

"Just get whatever you want" Riley told him, "I have to call the Ultrasound tech in Charleston to make an appointment"

"Are you making one in Monaco this week too?"

"No they normally don't see you until your 10 weeks," She said, facing him more once Jonah was dropped as a topic. "So we'll have to wait anyways"

"And you're fine traveling the next few races right?" He asked her, leaning against the counter with her, scanning her body before his eyes locked onto hers.

"Yeah I'll be at the rest this season" She told him, "Just next season- I probably won't attend all of them if any... especially at the beginning of the season"

"Okay" He nodded, "I'll keep that in mind"

"But I'll be watching them all" She smiled, "Even if I'm in labor- that race is on"

"There will not be a race if you're in labor" Max told her, ignoring the hand that grazed his shoulder. "We'll have to schedule around the race"

"Yeah we'll find out the due date soon" She agreed, "We can schedule an inducement, when it's closer next year"

"I have a triple header coming up" Max started looking up his schedule. "Austin, Mexico then Brazil"

"And then we have the court case" Riley stressed, laying her chin on Max's shoulder. "So we'll be in Charleston anyways"

"Or in Florida because we're going for your dads wedding"

"I'll just have it in Charleston" She mumbled, "I'm not ready to tell family yet, so Florida wouldn't work."

"When can we find out the gender"

"Well, since I've miscarried before I want to get blood work done" Riley started to explain, reaching past his side to turn off his phone, getting Max's full attention. "You can do that at 10 weeks, it can let us know if this is a high or low risk pregnancy, and we can find the gender out that way too"