How I don't like tea

A Horrid Guest

Esmeralda smiles at me from across the table with a smile on her face.

German and Pablo have become good friends recently and I always thought that it would be good for them to be friends as they are so important to me, but now I regret it. They were discussing how I didn't like Esmeralda and both of them decided that it was down to me being pregnant. Everything is blamed upon me being pregnant.

Hoping I would come around, German invited Esmeralda and Pablo around for dinner tonight. Now, she sat opposite me with a grin on her face holding into Pablo's hand. German is discussing daughters with Esmeralda as she has raised her daughter Ambar on her own too, rather like German. He seems to be bonding with her over this and I despise it.

"Isn't that lovely Angie?" says German taking my hand.

"Yes, lovely." I say, despite not having a clue what the conversation is about.

"Ahh, she's clearly in her own world." says Esmeralda laughing, "She's probably thinking about her own little one, not long now I hear!"

I smile back at her although I'm very annoyed, "No. Only around ten weeks left."

"My!" she says smiling ridiculously, "That makes you around twenty-nine weeks right?"

"Yes, twenty-nine weeks today." I say with a small smile. She annoys me so much.

"Well! I'm surprised you haven't requested to go on maternity leave yet! Legally the minute you reach twenty-nine weeks you can request leave. How come you haven't?"

"I like working at the studio," I say, "I don't need to leave for a few more weeks."

"Oh, it's lovely that your so dedicated but you have a family to think about!" She says laughing.

"Yes, but I'd like to work undisturbed while I can, there will be plenty of family time after."

Esmeralda continues to smile at me, "Well I suppose it is your decision."

I smile back at her and refuse to say anything else. The rest of the meal goes on in silence. Occasionally Pablo or German attempt to start a conversation but Esmeralda and I make no attempt to join in so the conversations always died down.

When the meal was over, Pablo insisted they'd leave immediatley. He shook hands with German and then came to give me a hug when Esmeralda was speaking to German.

"I know you don't trust her, but please make an effort." he says as he hugs me.

"I'm sorry." I say hugging him, "I love you."

"Love you too." he says kissing me on the forehead, "See you soon."

I smiled at Esmeralda slightly as she walked through the door with Pablo, but the minute she left, my face dropped.

German comes up to me and takes me in his arms.

"You could have tried. It means so much to Pablo."

"I tried, I just gave up." I say miserably, "I just know something is up with her."

"It doesn't matter what you think." says German, "Pablo cares about her."

"But I know she's bad for him."

"Angie, how hard was it for Pablo to accept us?"

I frown when I think about it.

"He accepted us and he had actual reasons to be concerned. You can't accept him and Esmeralda, but what reasons do you have?"

"That he's my best friend," I say, "And I can tell he is going to get hurt."

"Sometimes people get hurt, but you're going to have to trust him. He's not a kid Angie, he doesn't need you to look after him. Tealeaf does though. Tealeaf needs you. So forget about all your suspicions with Esmeralda and focus on tealeaf."

I sighed, "I'm sorry, I'm a terrible person."

"No you're not." he says stroking my face, "You care too much, thats the issue."

"You always know what to say."

 "I know," says German, "Now, I think we better get you to bed."

"Wait, but what do I do about Pablo?" I say worried.

"You speak to him tomorrow." says German leading me upstairs.

"But what do I say?

"When you two speak, you'll know what to say." says German kissing my forehead, "Now, bed."

We were halfway up the stairs when the doorbell rang.

"I've got it." says German, knowing I'm not the fastest, "Head upstairs, I'll be there in a moment."

German opened the door and I heard mumbling. When I reached the top of the stairs, the door shut and someone entered.

I saw them and my jaw dropped.

"I need to speak to you about Angie."