Middle of a Memory

Chapter 11

They met their friends for breakfast. "You know this is the last time we are all gonna be together for a while." Brittany said taking a bite of her bacon.

"Hey..." Delilah nudged her. "I'll see you in a couple of weeks..."

"I know. I meant... all of us. Hailey, B Cole, Car...All of us...."

"Why don't we have a girls weekend? You know... just us girls. We could go down to Cancun... Some fun in the sun." Hailey suggested.

"And who is goin to pay for this trip?" Tyler asked sipping his orange juice.

Brittany grinned. "Why, I do believe we are sitting at the table with the big winners from last night.... We have New Artist of the year, Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the year, and Duo of the Year...."

"So I guess that means we're forkin the bill?" Jason laughed.

"Of course...." Brittany batted her eyes.

Cole kissed Delilah's temple. "Whatever you want, baby."

"See... that's the answer you are supposed to give." Caroline goosed Luke.

"He got laid this morning...that's the only reason he said that." Luke responded.

Delilah nearly choked on her coffee. "What?! How do you know that? Do you have cameras on our bus?"

"I didn't but you just admitted it." Luke grinned.

Cole smiled and shook his head. "Shut up, Luke." He kissed Delilah's mouth. "Ignore him."

"So we're gonna plan this trip?" Delilah changed the subject cutting up her pancakes.

"Yup." Caroline took a bite of her toast. "But I don't wanna go to Mexico. Let's go to the Bahamas'."

"I'm ok with that." Brittany Cole looked at Brian who shrugged.

"Me too." Hailey grinned.

"Done. It's the Bahamas then." Brittany looked at Delilah. "You ok with that?"

"Totally."

Delilah was working on her laptop when she felt the bus start to jerk. Cole came out of the bedroom. "We're rollin out."

"Yup." She didn't look up.

"What are you doin?" He asked getting a bottle of water from the fridge.

"Looking at hotels."

"Oh." He took a sip. "I was thinkin about watchin a movie. You wanna watch one with me?"

She glanced up and grinned. "You mean you wanna turn a movie on, pretend to watch it but what you really mean is you wanna fool around..."

"You know me so well..."

She saved her search and closed the computer. She put it on the couch beside her and headed for the bedroom.

"Where are you goin?"

"I thought you wanted to watch a movie?"

He jumped up and caught her around the waist. "Have I told you I love you today, Mrs. Swindell?" He asked as he kicked the bedroom door shut.

"Not in the last ten minutes."

"Well I love you." He pressed his mouth to hers.

"I love you too."

Spring rolled into summer and the girls trip was a success. She missed them all terribly when everyone had go back on separate tours.

Cole had a couple of weeks off and Delilah had a doctors appointment.

Delilah gripped Cole's hand as Dr. Evans ran the wand over her belly. "I love you." He whispered in her ear.

"I love you too." She smiled.

Dr. Evans frowned and moved the wand again. Delilah swallowed hard. "What's wrong?"

Cole heard the quiver in his wife's voice. "Doc?"

"You didn't ovulate, Lila." He put the wand down and wiped her stomach off.

Cole helped her sit up. She was squeezing his hand tightly. "What does that mean?"

"It means we try again next month. I'll up your dose of injections."

"And if that doesn't work?"

"One step at a time, remember? But for now I want you to go home, put your feet up, have a glass of wine and relax. Stress can cause your body to go out of whack."

She nodded. "Ok."

Cole turned to her as they boarded the elevator. "Come here." He pulled her into his arms. "It's gonna be ok."

"I know. It's just hard." She smiled with tears in her eyes.

"Let's go home and order dinner. You can sit on the couch and drink wine...." He teased.

"Sounds heavenly. But don't you need to be in the studio?"

"I took the weekend off. You are my number one priority right now. Getting you pregnant is at the top of my list." He kissed her hair.

"You make it sound so romantic." She laughed.

He grinned and opened the truck door for her. "It's a rough life but someone's gotta do it."

Baby making wasn't as easy as it should have been. Delilah was getting discouraged.  Cole took her down to the beach for a few days to lift her spirits. To get her mind off the getting pregnant disappointments. Summer was coming to an end and it was already closing in on September.

There was a breeze blowing off the water as Cole's hands slid down to her waist. "You look amazin." He murmured in her ear.

"You don't look half bad yourself." Her arms wound around his neck. They were in the middle of the dance floor but her scent was playing hell on his senses. His eyes roamed down her body. The white Cami she was wearing showed off about an inch of tan stomach before the pink pleasant skirt flowed to the floor. Three days on the beach had given her a sun kissed glow. Not to mention the vanilla and honey body lotion she had rubbed on after her shower was sending his body into over drive. "No, I mean it, you look incredible." He pecked her mouth. "You always do, baby, but there's something about the way you look tonight."

"Ok, Jason." She teased. "That was cheesy."

"I can't help it." He laughed. "You really do..."

They moved in sync with the music. Her arms dropped down to his back and her head rested on his chest listening to his heartbeat. She sighed as his grip tightened on her. She breathed him in. He smelt like Irish Spring, salt and faintly of Miller Lite. He smelt like Cole. Like home. She knew that no matter what she'd have him by her side. There was more to life than becoming parents but she couldn't stop the ache in her chest of wanting to become a mother.

The music stopped and she looked up at him. His eyes were filled with pure love. Her heart skipped a beat as he licked his lips. His mouth found hers as her eyes closed. She melted into him. She wanted to be as close as she possibly could to him. He pulled back and looked at her. Her eyes were cloudy. "You wanna go back to the house?" She nodded and took his hand. It had been weeks since she had felt a need like that. She didn't care if a baby was the end result of making love with her husband. She just wanted him right at that moment.