Chasing Rainbows // Zach Herron

Chapter 9

"So, how long have you guys been dating?" Mike asked the couple sitting opposite them. "Uh almost nine years, we've been married for two years." Christina chirped smiling down at her wedding ring. Bella smiled at Corbyn, she was proud of their relationship.

"And you're pregnant?" He asked Christina as if he was interested in her. "Yes, two months, but this baby is sure getting big quickly" she said secretly rubbing her stomach. Christina had a small baby bump, it was just... precious.

Mike latched his onto Christina's wrist, making her yelp and Corbyn quickly grabbed his hand. "Don't touch her" Corbyn said in a serious tone. "I just wanted to see the ring, dude. She's hot but I can see she's yours." He said winking at Christina. Corbyn let go of his hand and watched as he examined Christina's ring. "It's so beautiful" mike said in awe.

This was nicest behavior Mike had ever had in front of Bella's friends, she was surprised and a little bit proud.

Once they finished their food, they all agreed to go into the arcade part of the restaurant and play some games. Games as in the claw machine and all the other two million machines that filled a room in the restaurant. Bella smiled once they entered in the arcade, she loved them.

"Hey, Christina. Lets go play the claw machine" Bella screamed with excitement. Bella was a sucker for games like that, she absolutely loved them. Christina nodded and waved at the two boys that stood there.

"Let's go get a drink at the bar?" Mike questioned Corbyn. Corbyn agreed, but knew he shouldn't. It wouldn't be fair to Christina, but it also wouldn't be nice to refuse. "Can I just have whatever beer you guys have" Corbyn said. "No, no. Get this boy like whiskey on ice or something strong" Mike said as his hand came crashing down on Corbyn's shoulders making the skinny boy jump a little.

"Mike.." Corbyn began to say. "It'll be okay, it's not like your knocked up girl will care." Mike said with a smirk. Corbyn gave him a glare. "Don't call her that. She's my wife, the mother to my child." Mike chuckled and gagged at Corbyn caring about his wife.

"So how did you and Bella meet?" Corbyn asked. "Well we work together. We basically have been dating since the day she's got here." Mike said chugging down his vodka shot, asking for more. "C'mon bud, drink your whiskey. Man up" Corbyn took a sip and cringed at the bitter taste.

Corbyn wasn't one to drink, maybe a beer or a glass of wine here and there, but the other boys always drank a lot more than the him.

"Bella and I would've had a kid" mike said blurting out making Corbyn's head whip in that direction. "What happened" he asked mike curiously. "Oh you know, she didn't think I was ready to be a father. She aborted the kid after two weeks of finding out." Corbyn's mouth hung down and was surprised. "I didn't know that"

"There's a lot you don't know about her." Mike said trying to get under his skin. "You know, if you weren't dating Christina, I'd love to get my hands all over her, unless if you're okay with that?"
"You shouldn't treat a women like that, the way you treat Bella." Corbyn said as he sighed. "Some woman deserve discipline, that's how I was raised. And I'd love to show Christina it. If you weren't here, I'd already be all over that."

"Fuck you" Corbyn said while chugging his drink and got up quickly, going towards Bella and Christina. "I gotta talk to you" Corbyn quickly said to Christina and she nodded, giving Bella a sweet smile before walking over a little bit.

"We have to leave" Corbyn said as the smell of liquor lingered his breath. "Have you been drinking?" Christina asked Corbyn. "It was one drink, but we need to leave now. I'll get the car and you get Bella and all of your guys' stuff and meet me in the front." Corbyn said quickly. "Why? What's going on?"

"I'll tell you in the car." Corbyn said quickly as he turned his head towards Mike, seeing the gross smirk on his face as he stared at Corbyn's wife's butt. "Go now" Corbyn whispered. Christina nodded and tried to make it seem like everything was fine.

"We need to go" Christina said linking her arm around Bella's. "Uh why?" Bella asked confused. "I don't know but Corbyn said we should and he said he'll explain later." Bella didn't want to risk anything. She nodded and proceeded to do whatever Christina and Corbyn said.