Rollercoaster (The Circle Series - Part 3)

Chapter 15

"Do you have the files for Monmouth Country Club?" Leesha asked over her laptop. "They're needing a copy of the quote for next week's corporate party." She sipped her tea and tried to keep her mind focused on work.

"Yeah, I'll just flick it through to you," Julie replied absently as she concentrated on a particularly tedious spreadsheet.

It had been two months since Ethan and Ari's wedding and the families had slowly settled the thought of their kids being married. After many tears, screaming and venting, the Bongiovi's and Bryan's had slowly mended some of the broken fences. Julie made a point of insisting that Ethan and Ari come over to visit as often as possible, which they happily agreed to and Jon was placated enough.

Jon and David were back on speaking terms and had even helped their kids move into their basement apartment. Leesha's first trimester had been difficult with severe morning sickness, hormone swings and kicking David out of bed. Thankfully those had started to subside about a week ago.

Earlier that morning before coming up to Red Bank, they'd gone to their family doctor and OBGYN for the first ultrasound. They smiled and kissed each other as the little peanut nestled itself inside Leesha's belly. To confirm David wasn't the father, their doctor tested his semen. The count came back as zero and they talked in the car about telling Jon or lying about David's vasectomy being botched.

"Hey...Leesh...hellloooo?" Julie waved her hand in front of her friend's face, snapping her out of whatever daydream she'd lost herself in. "You okay, girl?"

"Yeah...sorry...a bit spacey today I guess," Leesha shrugged.

"Are you still feeling off? You should go get checked out if you're still not good," she said, concerned at how long Leesha had been feeling ill.

Leesha shook her head. "Lack of sleep probably. Stress. Can't really complain. It's been peaceful and things with David are great."

"Do you want me to get you anything?"

"Nah...I need to get up and maybe just wake myself up again." She padded down the hallway to the kitchen, searching for a water glass. Leesha stared out the kitchen window to the Navesink River beyond. Ari was laying out and watching Ethan toss a football around with Jesse and Colton.

She reached over and pulled the ultrasound photos from her purse on the counter, running her finger over her peanut. "Hey sweet mama," David greeted her and wrapped his arms around her waist, "How are things here?"

Leesha tucked the photos just under the edge of her purse and turned to kiss her husband lovingly. "Bout time I get to see my Daddy Bear," she whispered, running her fingers through his hair. "I'll admit, it's harder being around Julie than I thought. Can't we just lie and say your vasectomy was botched?"

David kissed her forehead and rubbed her back. "And when he or she comes out looking like Jon instead of me?"

"What's looking like me instead of you?" Jon's voice jumped the two and David glanced over his shoulder.

Leesha whimpered and curled up under David's arm. "Come on...don't look at each other like that. I thought we agreed to keep communication open."

"Jon...Leesh is pregnant," David confessed. "12 weeks. We had her ultrasound today."

"I thought she got you fixed," Jon chuckled half-heartedly.

Leesha and David locked eyes, communicating silently. "It's not mine," David whispered and held his wife. They talked in detail about the timing and results from the doctors, Jon's face growing paler and paler with each minute. "That's why she was so sick in Cali. Thankfully it's subsided but we wanted you to know. I just don't know how--"