Beautiful Creatures Series

Chapter 34: 12

The weeks passed quickly. At first, Darrell went about his life. He did his job, but he found he was often distracted and making mistakes. Unable to work safely, Darrell subcontracted the contracts he had open to another company, then he locked himself in his house, only ever leaving to buy more beer or to go to the bar and drink. He now spent all of his time with a beer in one hand and a shot of whisky in the other. He could not even recall the last time he was sober.

Darrell lay in his bed, drinking and staring at the ceiling, which was often spinning much as it did now. He lifted his head when he heard footsteps on the stairs. Someone was in his house. He was too drunk to deal with them. He tried to sit up as he watched Aurora reaching his loft. Deciding she was no threat, he dropped back down on the bed. “Unless you have come to give me a blowjob, please leave,” he growled.

“Fifty bucks, and I don’t swallow,” she said, coming to the bed.

Darrell lifted his head and looked surprised. “Really?” He asked with mild interest.

“No, stupid,” Aurora snarled as she pulled the pillow out from under his head and smacked him in the face with it. “You are lucky I’m not easily offended, or I would reach down your throat and pull your balls off from inside out.”

Darrell laid back down, ignoring the fact that his pillow was gone. “Then go away.”

“You have been locked in this house drunk for three months. Look at me,” she said, gesturing to her belly. “I have doubled in size since the last time you set foot outside this damn house.”

“So what?”

“You haven’t worked in weeks.”

“It is ok. I cleared it with my boss,” he teased.

Aurora sat down on the bed with him placing her hand on his belly. “Look, Darrell, I get it. You found a girl that meant something to you, and you got your heartbroken. But you can’t just wall yourself up in this house and drink yourself to death.”

Darrell looked deep into Aurora’s eyes. “Lower,” he said with a cheeky grin. Aurora looked down at her hand on his stomach, and then with her own grin, she slapped him hard in the belly. Darrell let out a painful grunt followed by strained chuckling.

“Pervert,” she laughed as she stood up.

Darrell rolled over, holding his belly in pain as he laughed. “I’m sorry, I could not resist.”

“Clearly, you don’t feel as bad as you seem.”

“Want to get some coffee in town?”

“Ok, but you are paying for the expensive one. Also, I drive.”

“No, I’ll drive,” he said, rolling out of bed and hitting the floor. He staggered in his attempt to stand, and it took a moment for Darrell to be upright on his own two feet.

Aurora folded her arms. “Oh, how are you going to drive when you see three roads ahead of you?”

“Easy, I drive down the middle one.”

“I’m driving.”

there are like five of you,” he said as Aurora allowed him to weigh heavily against her as he navigated the stairs. “Oh,

“Deal.”

into Aspen and stopped at the little gourmet café, which had the best custom coffees. They wandered into the store with Darrell staggering. He knew Aurora had agreed to go for coffee just so he would stop drinking whisk and hopefully sober up a bit. They walked up to the barista and ordered some coffee. While they were waiting for their drinks to

two-seater table in the corner. His heart almost skipped a beat when he saw Katelyn

his better judgment, Darrell staggered his way over to the table. “Well, if it isn’t the Ice Queen,”

surprise to see him

staring at him. “So, you are the new guy. I see the trend. First Nigel, not this doofus. You are all about the clean-cut rich boys. I guess I was

drunk?” Katelyn

growled. “I’m

what I

was still foggy. “Cowboy,” Aurora said, walking over to hand him his

up and hugged Aurora hello. “It is so good to see

over her belly with a smile. “It is not going to be long now. How have

can cut out the chatter. I was trying to have

said. “So, she’s on a date.

man began as he

to you,” Darrell barked at the man, instantly silencing him. “Sit the fuck down, pretty boy.”

intervened by

and everything on it to the floor. Darrell looked at Aurora on the floor and

in the fall,” with both

“We should

said quickly. “No hospital. We

would be more fitting,” the man

asked you,” Darrell growled as he helped Aurora walk to the door. Aurora

Katelyn said. “You would kill all three of

She can

she was with. “I’m sorry, Carl, but I have to go,” the man nodded that he understood. Katelyn held out her

“No,” Darrel growled.

yelled at him. Darrell took the keys from Aurora’s pocket and handed them to Katelyn.

on, Aurora, the hospital

wedged the three of them into the front seat of

“She needs a hospital.”

us back to her place,” he said, taking out his cellphone. He would call the midwife and Stanton. By the time

Aurora into his arms and tried to carry her inside, nearly dropping her twice. He wished he had not drunk so much. Darrell carried Aurora to the bed and laid her down just as Gordon’s wife Melissa walked through the door. She came to the bed and began to assess

barging in. Darrell paced the floor, concerned that he might have harmed Aurora and the baby. He felt like an asshole. She had come over to

As Katelyn ushered Darrell out of the house, he looked back to see Stanton knelt on

Darrell proceeded to pace. “I’ll drive you

his hair before placing it back on his

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