dancing queen 》david pastrnak [completed]

xviii. pasta's return to the lineup

Em wakes up the next morning to a wave of nausea hitting her. She goes straight to the bathroom and throws up the content of her stomach. Afterwards, she pees and cleans up. She then goes straight to the kitchen to make herself coffee and breakfast. She looks at the time and sees it's 9:46 am, she grabs her phone and goes through her social media before sending Pasta a text.

To: Baby Daddy

Good morning, baby. I love you and I can't wait to see you tonight!

She eats her breakfast before going to the living room to watch some TV. She watches highlights and catches up with the latest news on Sports Center for an hour before going to her room. She cleans up before heading to the bathroom. She showers before changing into leggings, her Pastrnak jersey, and sneakers. She does her makeup and leaves her hair in its natural waves before grabbing her things and checking the time. She sees it's 11:15 am and decides she should start heading out so that she can have lunch with Pasta before the game.

She locks up the house and gets inside her car. She turns it on and plugs her phone in. The song Lights On by H.E.R. starts playing and she drives off down her street. She takes Southern State Parkway and Meadowbrook State Parkway to get to the hotel across the street from the Coliseum. She arrives there after half an hour and parks in the parking lot. She goes inside the hotel and makes her way up to his floor. She knocks on his door and he opens the door, revealing him dressed casually with a snapback on his head.

"Hi baby," he smiles, kissing her.

"Hi papi," she smiles, walking inside the hotel room.

She goes over to the bed and sits down.

"How are you feeling today?" he asks her, sitting down beside her.

"Good. I'm still dealing with the same symptoms: mood swings, morning sickness, frequent urination, fatigue, nasal congestion, and headaches. Speaking of urination, I'm gonna go pee," she explains.

She sighs and gets up, making her way to the bathroom. She does her business before coming out and seeing Pasta ready with his jacket on.

"Ready to go, babe?" she asks him.

"Yeah," he nods.

They head out of the hotel room and make their way out of the hotel. They get inside her car and she turns on the car. They listen to the song Pigment by H.E.R. as they drive towards the restaurant. After 10 minutes, they arrive in front of El Mofongo, a Dominican restaurant. They park on a side street and walk towards the restaurant. They get inside and are escorted to a table. They're given menus and both Em and Pasta order water for drinks.

"Babe, I don't think any of this is in my nutrition plan," Pasta says, looking at the menu.

"Who cares about your nutrition plan! A little Dominican food won't hurt you!" she assures him.

The waitress comes back with their drinks and Em ends up ordering them Mangú con los tres golpes for them.

"I have no idea what you just ordered for us, but I'm hoping it's good," he teases.

"Oh trust me, it is!" she assures him.

The two talk about the rest of the night coming up and Pasta informs her that skate went really well and that he will indeed be playing tonight.

"That's amazing, babe! We're so proud of you babe!" she smiles, squeezing his hand.

"You two were motivating me to get back as fast as possible," he replies.

"Well I'm glad and we hope you kick some ass out there tonight," she smiles, referring to their unborn child.

Before they know it, their food arrives. Pasta serves himself hesitantly, not knowing whether he should eat the food or not.