Blood & Water

Chapter 20

*A Few Days Later*

It took some planning but Angel and Carrie were able to successfully avoid each other for a couple days after their blow up at the Jimenez house. Neither wanted to admit they were wrong, their pride and stubbornness were too strong. It was because of those issues that Carrie sat alone in the waiting room at the OB.

"Carolyn?" The nurse said, chart in hand, to bring Carrie back to the exam room. "How are you feeling?"

"Not bad," she shrugged. "Considering."

The nurse smiled and nodded then went through the usual weight and blood pressure check along with a slew of questions.

"The doctor will be right in," she said with a smile. The door shut and Carrie exhaled the anxious breath she'd been holding. Seconds later there was a knock and the door opened again. "Daddy's here," the nurse said as Angel strolled in.

"Oh," Carrie said with surprise. "Hey."

"Hey," he said nervously.

"You came," she smiled a little.

He nodded and kissed her cheek. "Of course I came."

"Thank you." Carrie looked up at him and laughed a little. "I'm sorry."

"Fuck, me too," he groaned. "I missed you."

"It's worse now, right? Since we'd been seeing each other so much?"

He nodded and laughed, leaning on the side of the table and throwing his arm over her shoulders. "Yeah, it is. You were right, ya know," he said with slight hesitation.

"So were you though," she whimpered. "I guess this is our way of saying we were both wrong without actually saying it?"

"I mean you just said it," he shrugged. His bottom lip was out a little as he looked at her with a cocked eyebrow.

"You smug bastard," she laughed. "Where have you been saying?"

Angel rolled his eyes and huffed dramatically. "One night at my dad's place, one at the clubhouse and one in EZ's shitty trailer."

"Did you guys spoon in that tiny bed?"

"Fuck no," he laughed heartily. "I got in there while he was doing something for Bish, I was knocked out already so he crashed on the little bench."

"Oh my god in the booth? You're a bastard, Angel."

He frowned. "But I'm cute."

"That's your goddamn saving grace," she complained.

Jokingly he fluttered his lashes at her just as the door opened again. "Mrs Jimenez?"

"Hi Dr. Cramer. Uh just to let you know, its Miss now," Carrie corrected her. "I'm no longer married."

"Oh, well, good to know. Will you be changing your name? We'll need to know for your file."

"I actually," she stammered.

"She'll be Reyes soon enough," Angel interrupted.

Although it was bold of him Carrie was grateful for his assumption since she hadn't once thought about her last name. She hadn't seriously thought about if she and Angel would ever marry either but the awkward moment was done for now.

"Well then when it's official just let the office know," the doctor said with a smile. "Is this?" She asked, pointing at Angel.

"The father?" Carrie finished for the doctor. "Yes, it is. This is Angel."