they went their separate ways. Diana's heart
dropped for a moment. She was not sure what they were supposed to do.
Were they supposed to lie together at night and have endless pillow
talk? Was she supposed to consider herself someone special to him?
She had never considered the fact that he may have other women. It
was not like they discussed those things before. For all she knew,
Clay could have women in different cities. Wouldn't a billionaire
have that kind of lifestyle?
And at this point, they were not in a committed relationship. There
was no way she could ask him for any more than what he was giving.
Diana threw her bags on her bed. The first thing she thought to do
was to call Teresa.
"So you are back?"
"I am. And I can't believe the weekend I had."
Diana recounted the weekend to her friend.
"That sounds amazing, Diana. Absolutely amazing. Does he have a
rich friend? Or a brother that has money as well? Maybe we could
double date."
"There is more."
"More than the helicopter ride over the city and the stay at the
winery?"
Diana got quiet as she tried to find the words to tell her friend.
She decided to just blurt it out.
"Clay and I slept together."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Did you hear me?" Diana asked.
"I did. You what? How did that happen?"
Diana sat quietly as she let the information sink in.
"I didn't mean that. I know how it happened, Di. What's next for
the two of you?"
Diana shrugged. "I don't know. We haven't discussed it yet."
Teresa snickered. "You haven't discussed it yet? What is there
to discuss? The two of you have now been intimate and you should take
things from there."
"I don't know if it's that easy, Teresa. I wasn't anticipating
any of this happening."
"It's obvious you weren't prepared for any of this. But it's
happening. What are you going to do about it?"
"I really don't know, Teresa. I'm not sure there is anything I
can do."
Massaging her temples, Diana tried to think about what she could do
to either move things along, or make things more clear as to where
the two of them stood.
"You are living in the man's house, about to have his baby. You
mean to tell me that does not entitle you to ask a few questions and
set a few boundaries?"
She hated to admit her friend may be right. "I guess I can see
where you are coming from on this, Teresa. Maybe I should ask a few
questions. You just may be right."
The phone went silent.
"Hello?" Diana said, trying to make sure there was no
disconnection.
"I'm still here," Teresa replied. "I was just marking
this date on the calendar."
"Why?" Diana asked.
"It's the day that you finally admitted I was right."
"Bye Teresa."
"I'll talk to you later."
They ended the phone call. Diana's mind was spinning, trying to
figure out what she would do next. Then it dawned on her. Clay had
taken her away on a mini vacation in order to help her to relax, get
rid of stress. There was no reason to put the stress back on herself.
She had read somewhere that the majority of stress was caused by
internal conflict, not external issues. She was causing herself the
internal conflict and there was no reason to.
All she had to focus on was getting pregnant and maintaining the
pregnancy. It was times like this that she had to continue to remind
herself why she was here. The number one reason was not to fall in
love.
Chapter 8
Clay had been on the road for the past few weeks. It had been almost
a month since their vacation weekend. They still had not had the
conversation about where the two of them stood with each other or
where they wanted it to go.
This morning, she was just praying that the insemination process
would result in a positive pregnancy. She had her fingers crossed the
entire week, in anticipation of the appointment. She lay back on the
examination table, ready for the doctor to get started with the exam.
"Ms. Baker, so good to see you again."
"Thanks Dr. Carroll. Good to see you."
The doctor stood there with a smile