A bump named Chimichanga

Part 11

"So you uh, you bump fuzzies for money?" asked Wade staring down at the attractive woman before him.

Vanessa gave a wide grin, smiling up at him teasingly.

"Mmmhmm," she said with a purr, batting her long dark eyelashes at the merc.

There was definitely a fizzling tension between them. He couldn't deny that.

Wade grinned back and was about to open his mouth to speak when Missy suddenly appeared at his side.

"Hey," she murmured, suddenly looking between the pair, smiling. Her green eyes taking in their close contact. "Sorry I...I, uh I didn't mean to disturb you-"

"Not at all..." said Vanessa with a smirk, her hands on her hips, her eyes travelling down to Missy's huge bump.

The dark-haired woman looked back up to Wade.

"Wait a-are you the baby Daddy?" she asked, obviously a little confused at the situation

Wade gave a gulp, his eyes flicking to Missy momentarily.

"No!" uttered Missy and Wade in sudden unison.

He glanced over seeing Missy's eyes widen, the tops of her cheeks turning pink.

"Oh, no, no," said Missy smiling at Vanessa. "Wade's just a friend."

She rubbed her bump lovingly, wincing slightly, obviously in a bit of discomfort.

Wade knew that this time of night was usually when the baby was the most restless. He knew Missy and her nightly patterns so well and could spot when she was uneasy, or in a little pain, almost straight away...

But the moment quickly passed and Missy stared back up at the pair of them. She shot Wade a look.

"Well I should probably leave you to it," she said biting her lip and smiling. "If you need me I'll just be over here."

She gave Wade one last encouraging look, raising her eyebrows before waddling off.

Wade stared after her as Vanessa wrinkled her nose.

"She is soooo cute," she muttered.

But Wade raised a finger, looking back over to Vanessa, standing close. "Would you just give me like two seconds," he said in an apologetic tone.

Vanessa smiled, nodding, as Wade strolled past her, moving around the bar to where Missy was coming to stand.

"Hey, sorry I just-" he said quickly as Missy glanced up at him. But she cut him off.

"Don't apologise!" said Missy grinning. "She's really pretty!"

Her voice was genuine, honest and she smiled up at Wade, tucking a strand of long caramel blonde hair behind her ear.

With one hand on the fluffy black sweater covering her swollen stomach, she poked Wade in his side with a finger.

"You should go home with her," she said in a low voice, giving a nod.

But Wade gave a gulp and was silent for a long moment, his eyes travelling over Missy's features, his eyes full of something he wasn't even going to admit to himself.

She was smiling, just the warmest smile, her skin glowing and her hands placed carefully on her tummy.

Wade softened.

"You should!" she continued, giving him a nudge. "She seems lovely and the two of you would be cute together."

Wade stared down at Missy sadly, a small smile lingering across his features.