Half the world away

Chapter 12

I woke up to a gorgeous sensation of fingers trailing along my leg. I had been in Los Angeles for 3 days now. My jet lag was gone, and I was acclimatised to LA time. Brendon kissed my neck.
"Baby, it's time to wake up." He murmured against my skin. I stretched out and smiled. Today, we were meeting up with Sarah. I offered to stay here, but Brendon was adamant that I was going with him. I think he wanted the support there, more than anything.
"Bren...." I said, and my arms went around his neck. I kissed him, and he looked so cute right now. He had messy bed hair, and his beautiful eyes were staring into mine.
"Morning, Gen." Brendon said as he kissed my cheek.
"Morning, B." I said. I don't think that I have stopped smiling once since we arrived here. Even with unreal jet lag. His home is beautiful, and he has 2 gorgeous dogs called Bogart and Penny Lane. Bogart is a Jack Russell Terrier, and Penny Lane is a Boston Terrier. We are firm friends already.
Brendon kissed me deeply, and his hands started to trace patterns on my back.
"Mmmmm." I said. "I wish we had time for morning sex, but we need to get up B." I got out of bed, and Brendon watched my naked body walk into the ensuite. I turned the faucet on and slipped into my robe as I got myself some clothes out to wear. I had a walk-in closet. I didn't have enough clothes to fill it, but yep, I shared a walk-in closet with Brendon.
After showering and getting dressed, I went downstairs. Brendon had fixed us coffee and some breakfast. Once we had both eaten, Brendon went upstairs to have his shower. I cleared the pots and put them into the dishwasher.
20 minutes later, we were ready to go. We got into Brendons car and set off for the meeting place.

We both walked into the cafe. It was pleasant and was decorated in nice relaxing colours. Brendon scanned the cafe for Sarah. He spotted her at a table right at the back. She saw him and stood up and smiled. Her smile faded when she realised that Brendon wasn't alone.
Brendon held my hand as we made our way over to Sarah's table. He kissed my cheek.
"Hello, Sarah." He said.
"Who's this?" Sarah bluntly asked.
"This is Genna." Brendon said. I put my hand out to shake hers, but she just kept staring at Brendon. "She's my girlfriend and the love of my life." He continued.
"I see." Sarah eventually said and sat back down. "I thought it was going to just be us, Brendon." I sat beside Brendon.
"Well, I want Genna here for my support, and the fact she will be involved in our child's life."
"Will she?" Sarah asked, not looking happy at all at that admonishment.
"Yes, she will. Especially after we are married." I sucked in my breath and looked at my boyfriend.
"Married?" I inquired.
"Yea." Brendon turned his head towards me and looked into my eyes.
"Married."He said simply and softly. He then stroked my cheek with his thumb.
"Anyway, the baby." Sarah interrupted the moment.
"Of course." Brendon said, snapping back to the matter in hand.
"I am just over 12 weeks. I have a sonogram picture." Sarah went into her bag and produced a grainy image of a baby. Brendon took it and looked at it. He was speechless.
"Gen, look." He said. I nodded and looked at the photo. There was a tiny baby on the photo.
"Bren....." I said breathily, squeezing his hand.
"You can keep that." Sarah said.
"Thank you, Sarah." Brendon said and smiled at her.
Sarah seemed to get over the initial shock of me accompanying Brendon to this meeting. We all started discussing Dr's appointments and ultrasounds. I got up to go to the bathroom, and Sarah joined me.
I did what I needed to do and washed my hands. Sarah did the same and glanced at me through the mirror.
"I will get Brendon back, you know. I am carrying his baby. Brendon will do right." She smirked and went to leave the bathroom.
"Just a moment, Sarah." I said. "You have determination that Brendon will come back to you because of the pregnancy. Is that fair? To either of you or this baby? Brendon has told you repeatedly that he doesn't love you anymore, plus the fact that you don't work as a couple. I think it's quite selfish that you want Brendon to be miserable." Sarah looked shocked at my reply to what she had said.
Then she scoffed and said, "We will see." Sarah walked out of the bathroom.
I followed her and went back to our table. Sarah was occupying my chair and holding Brendons hand. I think she was trying to make me jealous. It wasn't working. Brendon grinned at me as I sat back down. His free hand came across the table to caress my face.
"I love you, Genna." Brendon said, looking into my eyes.
"I love you, Brendon." Sarah was scowling at the exchange. The scowl didn't go unnoticed by Brendon. He was about to say something, but I shook my head slightly.
We ordered some food and drink. The chat was mainly about the baby.