Patty paced the carpet at Jesse’s house waiting for the eight pregnancy tests she took to be done. They had bought more than that, but Patty could only pee so much at a time.Jesse had invited Patty and Carter back to his house for breakfast and for her to take the tests in peace. Jesse’s house was the first house going into town and the last one leaving town. His closest neighbor was half a mile away. Several old shacks and a few sparse trees camouflaged Jesse’s property. Nobody would know Patty and Carter were there unless they intentionally came to Jesse’s place. Andy was sitting on the sofa watching Patty pace. Carter had taken Rufus outside to play. Jesse was in the kitchen cooking breakfast. The timer on Andy’s watch went off. He cut off the alarm and sat forward, resting his elbows on his knees. Patty went stiff. Andy had set the timer to indicate when the tests were done. Jesse walked in the living room and went to th
Sheriff Matt Kirby was reviewing arrest reports from last week when he heard Patty’s dog barking. Matt ignored him because Rufus barked when someone walked into the station that he didn’t know. It was probably the delivery guy. Rufus kept barking. Matt looked up from the reports. Rufus only barked once or twice to alert them that someone was in the building then he would stop. He didn’t stop this time. “The hell?” Matt mumbled and stood up. He walked to his office door which was already open. “Patty?” Rufus quickly trotted to the end of the hallway and looked at him. He barked again and then whined. He turned in a circle and looked at Matt with wide eyes. That dog does not whine.“Patty!” Matt yelled as he trotted down the hallway. His hand went to his side arm out of habit. Rufus started barking again. Matt could hear someone running up the stairs from the basement. “What’s wro
Jackie was going over her to-do list for Billy and Gabriella’s engagement party on Friday. She felt a lot better about the pregnancy. Her first appointment with the OBGYN in Phoenix was tomorrow. Jackie was excited about it. She hoped she would be able to see the baby on the sonogram. Her cell rang. She looked at the caller I.D. It was Nick. She quickly pressed the answer button. “Hello, handsome,” she answered cheerfully. “Hey, gorgeous,” Nick said. “Calling to tell you that I should be back in Arizona on Thursday - couldn’t get a flight out until then. I would love it if you could pick me up at the airport in Phoenix.” “I would love it, too. What time does your flight land?” Jackie asked with excitement. “Ten o’clock in the morning,” Nick chimed. “I can’t wait to see you. I feel like I haven’t seen or touched you in a year.” “I know. I feel the same way. Are Gia, Walker, Rodriguez, and Albertson coming with you?
Patty was lying on the stretcher that was decorated like a bed at home. The cushion was soft and comfortable. The sheets on the stretcher were light blue and soft. The wallpaper in the examination room had small pink roses on it. The nurse actually gave her a white examination gown that was comfortable and tied perfectly around her. Carter paced around the room looking at the pictures on the wall. “Are you nervous?” Carter asked. He had insisted on driving Patty to the doctor’s office. He was afraid she might get light headed again while driving to Phoenix. “A little,” Patty admitted. “Yeah, I am, too. I don’t know why. It’s not like I’m the father,” Carter said and scratched his head. Patty couldn’t help but chuckle. “Do all ladies’ exam rooms look like this? This is cozy,” Carter asked. “I don’t think so,” Patty said. “I mean not the ones I’ve been in, but this is the first time I’ve been
Patty and Carter walked to Patty’s SUV. Carter lifted the hatch to let Rufus out to stretch his legs. They were in the doctor’s office longer than expected. Patty didn’t know Dr. Johanson was going give her a thirty minute orientation or a very large basket full of stuff. Dr. Johanson gave it to all her patients who were going to be first time mothers. She called it the mother-to-be congratulatory basket. Good Lord, that woman loved her job. Dr. Johanson strongly suggested that Patty read the book inside called, What to Expect When Your Expecting, asap. Patty had to admit it wasn’t a bad idea because she had no idea what she was doing or what was going on with her mind and body. “Here,” Carter said and reached for the basket. Patty gave it to him. “I’ll put it in the backseat. Can’t have this too close to Rufus. He’ll think it’s for him and rummage it open as we’re driving down 501,” Carter said and opened the back door.
Goldman had called Patty on her cell as soon as she and Carter parked in her driveway. He had said he got off of work early and wanted Patty to come over his house. He had a surprise for her. She had told him she would be right over. Patty was planning to see him after he got off from work, anyway. She was going to tell him she was pregnant. It was going to be hard for her because she didn’t know how he would respond to it. It was going to be twice as hard to tell him that they were having twins. She had pictures of the sonogram in her purse so she could show him babies A and B.Rufus trotted beside her as she strolled up the walk. She didn’t know what kind of surprise Goldman had for her, but she was positive it was nothing compared to the surprise she had for him. She knocked on the door.Goldman opened it. “Hey, beautiful,” he greeted and pulled her against him.She smiled. Just seeing him made her feel good and happy. She placed her hands on his thick, strong shoulders. “Hi, did
Goldman and his father, Wayne, were sitting on the folding chairs on the back deck drinking beer. They were watching the sun set over the horizon.“So, what do you think of Patty?” Goldman asked.“I like her. Hell, I liked her a couple of years ago when I met her,” his father answered and sipped his beer. “I love a woman who can pack it away.”“What do you mean?”“Hell, she kept up with you and me eating at the table; topped it off with a Kit Kat from her purse. Gotta love a girl who knows how to eat.”“That’s a recent development. Normally, Patty will eat a small lunch. Like a salad or soup. I took her to lunch the other day at the diner. She had ordered a T-Bone, a double order of mashed potatoes, and a vanilla milk shake. She topped that off with a Kit Kat.”“I know what to get her for Christmas. A bag of Kit Kats,” his father said with a smile.“That’s new, too. I’ve never seen her eat those things before.”“Son, things are different, now. For ages she was your co-worker. Now, she
Patty was hornier than a whore at a Chippendale show. She just had to have sex. For the past two days, Goldman and Patty had been busy working and spending time with Mr. and Mrs. Goldman that they barely had any time alone.Patty’s hormones were raging for satisfaction. It was 10:55 p.m. Wednesday night when she prowled the halls of the station. There were only two people on duty for graveyard shift. The switchboard operator and a deputy. One of the college students were on the switchboard for the night.Patty walked down the hall downstairs. Lawrence was coming out of the locker room. He had changed into plane clothes. “Hey, honey. What are you doing here?”“I was hoping to catch Goldman before he started his shift. I just need to talk to him real quick.”“Oh, he’s in the locker room changing,” Lawrence said and smiled. “You can wait out here if you want, but no one else is there.”“You think it will be okay?” Patty asked shyly. Truth was she didn’t care if someone else was in there