Addison squealed and scooted to the edge of her seat. She reached for her glass and took a sip of wine as she waited for Tachina to continue.
“I stopped by his house for lunch yesterday so we could talk.”
“Okay….” Addison dug into her food without taking her eyes off Tachina.
“I was so damn nervous because I felt if I didn’t do it right away, I’d never would.” Tachina exhaled. She dug around in her food, now suddenly feeling as if her appetite was disappearing. “Vic had grilled for us. You know how he is. Calm and collected. Meanwhile, I was internally freaking out. I knew not to ask while Kian was around. That wouldhave been a worse disaster than I had already made it.” Tachina chuckled.
“Well, that makes sense, but how did you ruin it?”
“Well, instead of using what I had rehearsed, I just blurted it out.” Tachina paused and looked up from her food.
“You did not? What did you say? Get me pregnant again, please?” Addison stared at her with wide eyes.
“I panicked!” Tachina said, on the defense. “He asked me what’s going on, and it just fell out of my mouth. Here I am—I want another baby and I want the father to be you.”
“You did not!”
“I did!” Tachina was close to either crying or laughing hysterically. Or maybe both. She just knew that she had freaked out, and she wouldn’t even be surprised if he suggest she go see a therapist.
Addison stared at her, then dropped her head back against the couch dramatically. She sat back up and sighed. She reached over and snagged her glass of wine from the side table.
“Bestie, what am I going to do with you?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” Tachina groaned.
“Well, what did he say?”
“That’s the thing. He didn’t say no. He didn’t say yes. He asked a few questions then said he would think about it.”
“Because of being calm and delivering a well-thought-out request, you probably made it sound like you were proposing baby number two like you were ordering food at a drive-thru.”
“Addy!”
“Sorry. I’m so sure you were oh-so elegant in your asking by blurting out that you wanted him to knock you up again.” Addison drank the rest of her wine and set the empty glass on the table again.
“At least he asked logical questions. He was even very insightful about it. Like what this would mean for everyone.”
“The man runs a very successful company. Of course he was going to have questions,” Addison muttered.
“But he didn’t say no.”
“But he didn’t say yes,” Addison replied.
“But at least he said he was going to think about it.” Tachina sighed and took another bite of her lo mein. She might as well try to finish it. She would hate to waste the food, and this was actually the first time she’d gotten to eat all day.
“How does that make you feel?” Addison asked quietly.
“Terrified. Like my future is in the hands of my son’s father.” Tachina sniffed. She sighed and took a sip of her wine.
“I mean, not entirely…you can always go get Monica’s cousin’s phone number…” Addison grinned.
Tachina bunched up the napkin that was resting on her lap and tossed it at her.
“I’m not desperate!” Tachina laughed. But then she added, “At least not yet.”
Addison howled with laughter. Tachina was glad that she had came over today. It was a great way to unwind. One would think they would do this on Fridays, but it was always needed on Monday with it being the first day back at work. They settled down and continued their meal.
But then something inside Tachina needed to be let out. She glanced over at Addison and figured she might as well share.