Page 81 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

He shook his head. “I know and I’m sorry. There isn’t anything I can do about any of that. What I can do is be there for you and let you know how much I love you. Be a partner and help you through this. I can try to ease your mind and I hope I have.”

“You have some,” she said. She put her head on his shoulder. “I’m sorry if I’m coming off like a whiner.”

“I think you have the right to be. This is a shock and it’s settling in for both of us.”

“I was concerned you’d be mad.”

“Then you don’t know me that well,” he said. He wouldn’t be hurt over that.

“It was silly on my part. But I want to go back to work, Coy. That isn’t going to be up for debate after this child is born.”

“I don’t believe I said anything about you not working. Both Sam and Amanda work and neither of them need to.”

“You just said you want a big family. I don’t want to spend years having kids and trying to figure out how to care for them and work and be there for you too. I’m in what I consider my first serious relationship and I don’t even get to enjoy it now.”

He couldn’t argue with what she was saying because he could understand some of it.

“We are going to work it out as it comes. I want you to let me in. I want you to let me help you. It’s not taking your independence away. It’s us being a good team. If you think that way, we can get through it.”

“I’ll try,” she said.

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ONE MORE WORRY

They were a team.

A partnership.

Yep, if she kept saying that to herself, it might make her feel better.

Nope, not working.

On Monday morning, all the employees gathered to start a meeting.

Just her luck, the staff meeting was planned weeks ago. Coy tried to have one every quarter.

He suggested since everyone was together, they could just announce they were dating and let it go at that. No comments on the baby. She was going to make a few calls after this meeting since she had a bit of time before her first patient.

“Bagels,” Maria said. “I love it when Coy brings in breakfast.”

“Angel picked them up this morning,” he said. “It was on her way.”

“He wanted to get donuts,” she said. “I didn’t think it’d look good if our patients saw us eating something so full of sugar.”

“Don’t let her kid you,” he said. “Angel eats more sugar than half of you.”

She turned and squinted at him. Nothing like airing out some of her dirty secrets.

They hadn’t planned on how they were going to address their relationship, but maybe it would help to see them being a little playful with each other.

“I try not to eat too much,” Abby said. “Have to keep my figure in these outfits. It’s so easy to gain weight when you wear loose-fitting clothing.”

And to hide that weight you’re gaining with a surprise baby in the belly.

Abby was posing left and right and sticking her chest and butt out as she said it.

All in Coy’s direction. Maybe she couldn’t wait to get this news out in the open.

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