Thanksgiving was approaching and so was winter. There had been two dustings of snow after the October storm and my always ambitious partner finally agreed to separate the action list into a winter section and a "next spring" section. She said she could hardly tell she was pregnant but Art and I made her go in for a first prenatal visit anyway.
She came home bubbling, saying, "What do guys know about pregnant women's bodies anyway?"
I put on my innocent face and asked, "Are you going to be a married woman when the baby delivers? What did the doctor say when she saw you were single?"
Addie pushed me to the sofa and sat on my chest. "I told her we have been too busy to get married but the baby was going to have its father's and mother's names on its birth certificate."
I decided this was not a teasable subject and suggested dinner out with her dad.
After sliding down into my arms for a soft kiss, she said, "I have to climb down from my high horse and admit we aren't going to be married in the new house, don't I?"
Carrying her to the car, I said, "Call your dad and tell him where to meet us."
After we were seated at her favorite Thai place, I said to Art, "She's having a meltdown because Mother Nature is insisting on her timeline and not Addie's."
He put on his stern father face and said, "Daughter, cheer up. Most women envy you having found a guy with money who moved himself and his business to your hometown. Your dreamhouse is under construction. The steel barn is assembled on its pad and will have heat in a couple of weeks. You have working utilities before freezeup. Is there something wrong with this picture?"
My bride-to-be buried her head in my shoulder and cried real tears.
"Oh, this is horrible. I've been such a spoiled brat. Will you forgive me? What if I ask the bridesmaids if they will come for a wedding on the weekend after Thanksgiving?"
Art and I looked at each other and nodded, "Sounds good. Give us work assignments whenever you are ready."
Her grip tightened, "Oh, I'm pregnant, unmarried and crying on the father's shoulder!"
The meal was delicious and dried up the tears. "The doctor said I needed to concentrate on being a happy unstressed mother. You have to help with the unstressing!"
"Let's have dessert at home and talk about that."
Art and I settled carefully into the ancient sofa, leaving a space for Addie. I wondered if it was going to make it to spring. Maybe a sofa for the new house should go here as a Christmas present.
Ice cream with chocolate sauce was just the thing. I said, "No deadlines."
Silence. Then, "How can I live without deadlines? That's a horrible thought."
"Every few minutes, you say to yourself, 'My only deadline is the delivery date, and nature will decide that.' "
"Oh dear, that is good news and bad news at the same time, isn't it?"
"You are allowed to have an exercise calendar. Some gym days, some running days. Also, you should make a list of things that are good for the baby and follow them."
Addie collected the dishes to the table in front of us and relaxed across both laps. Her smile was warm and adorable.
"You big tough guys are really going to take over?"
Art said, "That's our job, pregnant one. Your job is growing the baby!"
Chapter 10 - A Hurryup Wedding
I could hardly believe it, but Addie's boundless energy made the rushed Thanksgiving wedding happen. I told my relatives to stay in the east, but an aunt and uncle came anyway. Said they had always wanted to see Montana.
Art and I had a discussion about who was picking up the expenses. I told him that retired fathers were excused, and after two beers and some argument, he gave in. I told him that he should buy a fancy piece of shop equipment for the new barn and wrap up a picture of it for his wedding present. What he actually did was take a picture of a beautiful crib with rocking legs and promise to have it built before the baby came. Addie had a good cry on his shoulders, saying they were happy tears and the baby would be happy too, rocking in his crib. Art and I exchanged looks at the mom deciding she was carrying a boy.
That night, a week before the wedding, Addie came after me for sex. "I've got big boobs and a twitchy pussy," she whispered in my ear. "Take care of my problem!"
"I thought we weren't supposed to have sex until we were married?"
She sat nakedly on my chest and made vile threats. "Not married and you already can't get it up?"
We were flipped and she was filled in an instant. "Ahhh, more!"
My cock never felt better. We both made a lot of noise, especially at the end, when Addie let out a great cry that reverberated through the house. I got up and walked around. I thought about chasing her naked up and down stairs in the new house and laughed.
"You are bad! What is so funny?" I laughed harder and bounced the clenching cunt on my still hard shaft.
"I am thinking about the fun we are going to have, chasing each other in the new house. Would you like me to put another baby in you, stretched out on the carpet in your tower?"
"Oh god, Michael, we haven't gotten this one out and you are putting another one in?"
I sat down on the ancient sofa with her still riding me, and pulled the blanket over us. She hugged and squeezed and made little noises.
Much later, we awoke in the dark, still in the same loving position. The clock on the mantel said four am. Her fingers ran through my hair as she whispered, "Sleeping any old place, is that us?"
My cock woke up in a familiar place and twitched. "Yes, any old place." I kissed her and flexed at the same time. A tiny whisper floated up, "Loving you is so nice, Michael."
After long moments of comfortable silence, I said, "We both have terrible deadlines today. Let's have early breakfast!"
She bounced off of me, heading for the shower. "You are such an awful faker. Make the coffee!"
The next few days were a whirlwind of activity, almost all of it female. I hid in the back bedroom, telling Addie and others that the next newsletter urgently needed attention. It did, but I felt guilty dodging chores. Sheila was helping and cornered me one afternoon. She had me against a wall with a full body press. "Michael," she said aggressively into my ear, "you have one last chance, because I don't fuck married men."
I grabbed her ass, "Oh no, I'm losing the second best pussy in town"
"That's right, but I have permission for one last screw. You get to choose."
I replied, "We'll see about that," and swatted her tough behind.
In bed that evening, I kissed my bride and said, "The accountant hit on me today. Said you gave her permission for one last go."
"She is so damn hot, Michael! You are really giving that up?"
"I am. You sure I get one more time?"
"Yes, but you have to follow our rules." She was pulling my ears and grinning. "And you don't get to know in advance."
I fastened on a boob tip and mumbled, "I might retaliate..."
Two days later, at breakfast on a late fall sunny morning, Addie announced, "We are having a picnic lunch at the house site, and Sheila is coming along."
We stared at each other and she didn't blink. I knew enough to keep my mouth shut. At ten o'clock, I was extracted from the computer and told to load the pickup. We drove to Sheila's, where I was told to sit in the back and be quiet. The entire way to the lot, they filled the air with nonsense talk about wedding details, ignoring me completely. I was slipping into a dark mood, but figured if they got too oppressive, I could always walk to Hugh's and have a beer with a sympathetic male.