Nick, Matt, Goldman, and Mr. Goldman were around the grill. Matt was turning the meat. The rest of them were chatting and drinking beer. “Are you sure Jackie is all right?” Nick asked with a worried look. “She’s fine, son,” Mr. Goldman said. “It’s normal. Trust me.” Nick nodded, but he was still concerned. He didn’t like the idea of Jackie feeling sick, pregnant or not. He wanted her happy and healthy. Jesse approached them. “Thanks, Sheriff,” he said. “I can take back over.” Matt handed Jesse the spatula. He picked up his beer bottle from the sidebar of the gas grill. “When are you and Jackie planning to get married?” Matt asked. “We haven’t had a chance to discuss it. Considering the fact that she’s pregnant, I prefer sooner rather than later,” Nick answered. “I don’t blame you for that,” Matt said. “She’ll probably want the big to do like Jodi did.” “I figured that, but we do
Nick, Matt, Jackie, and Jodi were relaxing and drinking in Nick’s living room. Their guests had left an hour ago. Everyone had done their part in cleaning up. Carter and Williamson had hauled the trash away in their trucks. Patty and Trina had washed dishes. Jesse and his son Andy had wrapped up the leftover food. “I’m still excited at the fact that Dalton his going to be my brother,” Jodi said with a smile. “Matt, you and Dalton will be brothers, too.” Matt was relaxing with Jodi in his lap in the recliner. He smiled. “And I am happy about that. I was an only child. I always wanted siblings.” Nick smiled. “I’m honored to be your brother, Matt. Having siblings are great.” “I take it that you want more than one child,” Jackie said with a smile. “I do,” he admitted as he looked down at her in his arms. “Don’t you?” “Yes, but let’s get through this one first,” Jackie said. “Agreed,” Nick said
Nick was relaxing in bed as he waited for Jackie to come out of the bathroom. He wanted her with him tonight. Today was a special day for them. They had gotten engaged, and Nick had found out that he was going to be a father. He looked over at the open door. He smiled as he watched Jackie comb her naturally curly hair. She was wearing a short, gray satin nightgown. Jackie cut the bathroom light out and walked into the bedroom. Nick pulled the covers back so she could join him in bed. Jackie smiled as she slipped between the white cotton sheets. Nick gathered her in his arms as Jackie laid her head on his chest. “Are you truly happy?” Jackie asked. “Yes,” Nick said with a big grin. “Today, you’ve made me the happiest man on earth. Four weeks from now, you will be Mrs. Nicolas Dalton. A few months from now we’ll be parents.” Jackie’s hand light rubbed his peck. “Mrs. Nicolas Dalton. I love the sound of t
It was one o’clock in the morning, and Matt Kirby couldn’t sleep. He threw on some clothes and headed to the station. When he walked into the station, Lawrence was at the reception desk. It looked like he was on the computer. It looked like Lawrence just had a trim. His red hair was neatly cut around his angled face. A college student was on the switchboard. She was plugging in the extra portable radios so they could charge. “Hey, Sheriff,” Lawrence greeted. “What brings you in?” Matt propped his arm on the reception desk. “I couldn’t sleep. Thought I roam down here and see how things are going.” “It’s been quiet so far,” Lawrence said. “I thought I take the opportunity to catch up on some paper work.” Matt nodded. “Good. So, I hear that we have a future deputy in the making.” “Sir?” “Lawrence, I know that Patty is pregnant,” Matt said. “Oh,” Lawrence said. “Sorry, that I didn’t
Patty wore a black dress with straps that she had bought years ago but never had the guts to wear until tonight. It flowed above her knees and hugged her waist. She wore black dress shoes with a short heel. Her cleavage was prominent, but she didn’t give a damn. She felt sexy and alive. Perhaps it was her hormones that made her feel so bold tonight. She had curled her hair with a curling iron and pushed it back with a black hair band so her hair wouldn’t fall in her face all night. Her makeup was flawless because she checked it in the mirror several times before she left the house. Rufus whined when she was about to leave. She couldn’t take him to a bar Patty told him that as she gave him a new squeaky toy to play with that she was hiding in the closet. Patty left the lamp on in the living room and left. It wasn’t often Rufus whined when she left him at home, yet, lately he didn’t want to let her out of his sight. Patty walked into Garvey’s like she was on air.
Damn the traffic in Phoenix. There had been an accident on the interchange. Traffic had been directed to go on an alternate route. Goldman had exhaled when he finally reached the turn to get on Route 501 going back to town.They were an hour late getting to Gabriella and Billy’s engagement party. Him and his parents were squeezed together in the front of his purple truck. After the party, Goldman planned to let his parents drive his truck home and he would ride home with Patty. He couldn’t wait until Saturday night to spend some alone time with her.The parking lot at Garvey’s was nearly full. Goldman couldn’t believe he actually found a space to park in. They climbed out of the truck.“Jeffrey, what time does the orgy start?” his mother asked for the twelfth time. If she was so concerned about getting caught up in an orgy, why the hell did she come? It wasn’t like she knew Billy and Gabriella that well. She had just met them yesterday.“Midnight, Mom,” Goldman said. “We’l
Goldman was in the twilight zone. He had to be. Some big haired, big nosed asshole had the nerve to call his woman names – put his hands on her. And she was pregnant. Shit, she was pregnant!What the fuck! Goldman rapidly blinked his eyes as he looked at Patty. Shit. Pregnant. Fuck. How did this happen? Shit. On the last blink, Patty was gone. Where did she go? Jackie, Jodi, and Gabriella were like a blur going by. Where were they going? “Snap out of it, Goldman!” Carter yelled and walked off. Goldman heard him, but he really couldn’t move. He was too busy thinking. If Patty was pregnant, that meant he was going to be a father. He didn’t know anything about that shit. That kind of shit was for middle aged men with limp dicks. Wasn’t it? “Who won the pool?” someone asked. Pool? “There’s still hope. Let’s just wait,” a guy said. “The side bets are still on.” “I got twenty dollars
Patty laid on her side on the bed in a hotel room at Garvey’s. What a fucking disaster. All she had wanted to do was celebrate Gabriella and Billy’s engagement and have fun tonight. That damn Sammy just had to show up and ruin everything. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Goldman heard about her pregnancy in a bar room full of people. No, correction. He had heard she was knocked-up in a bar room full of people. Patty closed her eyes. Was he angry with her? Did he leave? Where was he?Patty didn’t know what else to do but grab her things off the bar and run out into the hotel lobby. She had run past Barb in the reception area and into the lobby bathroom. Jackie, Jodi, and Gabriella hadn’t been far behind. They had talked to her through the stall door as she had cried.They had finally gotten Patty to stop crying long enough to come out of the stall. They had assured her everything would be all right, but Patty wasn’t sure. Goldman had looked at her like she turned into another person righ