Doc Evans hired me!“, 1 bragged with a huge grin, to which Hanna brought her hands to her heart a squealed so loud, that I thought I would go deal.
“Oh my gooooood! I’m so glad for you! So I guess that means you’re staying?“, she chimed
“I guess it does!“, I laughed
“That’s amazing! I’ll get to feed you!“, why doesn’t that surprise ine?….
“Oh please, do that, that tea and the good news brought me my appetite back!“, she laughs a “Then let’s not waste any more time and get you something to eat, ok?“,
again and pats my back lightly.
So I stayed in the diner for a while. My stomach was so full, that I even had to unbutton my jeans, which made Hannah extremely happy. I don’t know why, but I got that vibe from her, that she genuinely cared for that pathetic peace of a human–me. That was weird, she doesn’t know me at all, but she already helped me more, than I could imagine. She didn’t ask questions, but she seemed to know what I needed since the first minute she saw me. And didn’t ask anything in return. I decided to get her a present as soon as I’m back on my feet, I wanted to do something for her, to show her how thankful I
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“Hannah, thank you so much, for everything…“, I said after a while. She gave me that knowing look, as if she had to start over once in her life as well.
“Don’t mention it, sweetheart. I’m glad I could help.“, she gave me a soft hug and smiled warmly.
“I think I better give Shirley a call and tell her you’d be coming back tonight?“, she winked at me.
“Oh god, how didn’t I think of that myself….“, I said a bit embarrassed, but Hannah just waved me off.
“Don’t worry about that, I wanted to chat with her anyway, she’s one of my closest friends after all”
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“Oh, I see. All the nice people stick together in this town!“, I winked at her, which made her laugh ap
“Off course we do“, she winked back at me.
“Now shoo, go home and rest, you have a busy day tonsorrow“, she commanded and I obeyed. We parted with one more hug and I left home, which was at Shirley’s for tonight again.
I totally forgot to get rid of the blood stains in my car, but I didn’t care, I was too happy to think about it. When I arrived back to Shirley’s B&B, both her and Jonathan were home. And as soon as I stepped out of the car, Jax rushed to greet me. Man, was he cute! He jumped around me wagging his tale at an enormous speed, his tongue was hanging on the side of his jaw and he just couldn’t stand still. I laughed loudly and gave him a big hug, to which he liked my face
as a puppy, he
“Jax! You traitor! What about me?!“, Shirley struck her hand to her heart and made a crying face. Jax looked at her and suddenly looked lost as was obviously tom – he wanted to continue licking my face, but he also wanted to run to her. Poor doggy. I smacked his bottom and guided him towards Sheril, saying:
“Don’t forget who feeds you, my furry friend!!
“Glad to see you back, sweetie!“, she gave me a hug.
Glad to be back, and thank you for allowing me to stay here at such short notice again.“, I hugged her back.
Fre Idind of empty for no, so you’ll just make it more fun for us!“, she then motioned me to the kitchen.
“Oh, that’s not a problem, dear, as I said – we’re l
“Let’s have a cup of tea, and you’ll tell me all about your day and why you decided to stay after all!”
“Ok, let me past grab my bag!”
So I picked up my duffel and made my way to the kitchen. Jonathan was already there, I told them everything about the fox, and Doc Evans, and then the job he gave me She seemed so genuinely happy for me, that I felt tears gathering in the corners of my eyes.
“Sorry, hormones…“, 1 mumbled, wiping some runaway ones with a napkin.
“Aw, you’re so cute!“, she squealed and Jonathan laughed at that.
“I think she might see a daughter figure in you
you, since all of our children are boys!“, he said with a proud smile.
“Wow, Shirley! Five boys!!!“, I was amazed. I can’t imagine getting along with one child, and they have five boys….
“Yes, my five bandits! All grown up now…“, she said with a sad smile.
“What, no grand children yet?” I asked.
“As a matter of fact, one is on the way! My eldest, Nathan, and his wife are expecting a child in about a month!“, she was blabbering, but she was beaming with love and pride.
“That’s great! Congratulations!“, I said to both of them.
“Thank you!“, she returned the smile “Oh, you’ll have to meet our sons, they are all such gentlemen!“, she winked at me. Honestly, I had no doubt they gorgeous, considering the fact that both Shirley and Jonathan were quite beautiful themselves, and also Shirley looked adorable trying to play Cupid. But a perspective of getting involved with a male sent shivers to my spine, which didn’t go unnoticed. They didn’t say a word, but exchanged a plance. They even zoned out a bit, as if they were having a silent conversation in their minds, but just for a second and I shrugged it off. I forced a smile on my face and tried my best to sound cheerful
“I’m sure they all are amazing, and I would love t
to meet them someday.“, I said.
“Anyway!“, she changed the topic rather abruptly.
“Give me your day clothes, I’ll drop
op them in the laundry! By the looks of your bag, you’ll be
her motherly behavior.
- you’ll be running out of clean ones pretty soon!“, she went back to
no need for that, it’s ok, I’ll just drop by the laundry tomorrow and do it myself, I don’t want to be a burden.“, I said quickly.
“Nonsense!“, just like that she cut my worries off. “Hand them over, young Lady!“, she commanded.
“I wouldn’t argue with her, if I were you“, Jonathan joined her. “That woman always gets what she wants! Like me, for example!“, he gave me a wink and then slapped Shirley’s but and she jumped in surprise. I burst out laughing, while Shirley’s lace became tomato red.
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“Jonathan” Manners!“, she tried pretending that she was mad, but I could clearly see that she enjoyed the attention.
“Anyway, I wanted to ask you,” I changed the topic, hoping shed forget about my laundry. “Is it possible to rent a room from you for a bit longer then a couple of days? Until I find a place of my own, that is.”
“Off course, sweetie! You can stay as long as you want! You don’t even need to look, you can rent a room here! We could use a company anyway!“, she
said excitedly and have me a tight hug.
“Are you serious?” I asked rather surprised. It’s not usual for a B&B to rent out rooms for a longer term. “Wouldn’t it be like, I don’t know, non profitable?”
“Agh, we never rent out all the rooms anyway, so no harm will be done!“, she waved me off
That would be really great, thank you so much!“, I said sincerely. The place was gorgeous, what can I say! Surrounded by woods with lots of fresh air, a comfy bed, company of Jax, who has already stolen my heart, and parent–like Jonathan and Shirley, what more can I ask from life?
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The next several weeks were full of different activities for me, I was settling down at a new place and getting my life back together. Every single person around me was extremely helpful and welcoming, my mood was getting better with each minute. Shirley has placed me in the same room I had the first night, which I liked very much. She and Jonathan decided, that since I’m staying for a longer time, I needed a closet, so they brought me one from the attic. It was huge and frankly I did’t have enough clothes to fill even the half of it, but just having it in my room made me feel more at home. It was grand, made of dark wood with floral carvings on the doors, gorgeous.
My work at the clinic was also becoming more systematized – during the first week I was getting acquainted with the way Doc Evans handled things, and boy he had his own ways for sure. At the beginning I was mostly observing, but on my second week I was trusted with vaccinating towns pets, a couple of castrations and had even done a solo operation – sterilizing a cat. The more major cases we were handling together, like patching up some dog’s leg that got caught in a bear trap, or helping a horse give birth. All in all I could see how Doc needed help in the clinic, since there was always something to do. I can’t imagine how he did it on his own, since as I’ve been told by Jonathan, he has never hired help, apart for the receptionist named Daisy, who was also a kind old lady. Soon Doc Evans became pretty relaxed in my company and I found the time spent with him very entertaining, he was a nice old guy. I also got to meet a lot of people, and everyone seemed pretty awesome, I began growing on to this townL
It was the end of the third week when Shirley insisted to take me to the hospital for a check up on my pregnancy. I have taken a half day off from the clinic, Doc Evans didn’t seem to mind, we didn’t have any visitations scheduled anyway and he also was planning to go out of town for the weekend to visit his sister in a neighboring town, that would leave me on emergency calls in case something happened. Apparently I was trustworthy enough to leave me the keys to the clinic, but it also forced me to get a new phone, so that people who needed urgent vet help could reach me. We decided to kill two rabbits with one shot and drive by the mall after the check up
Shirley seemed way more excited about this checkup, than me, but I knew it was necessary. I didn’t care about the way this baby was conceived, I loved him or her already and had no intentions on giving it up or getting rid of it, so I agreed to go and get some medical proof that everything was going fine. The hospital wasn’t very crowded when we arrived, so it didn’t take long to get an appointment with the gynecologist. The doctor was a nice middle aged lady with long blonde hair, big blue eyes and plumb lips. Her handshake was firm and confident and the look in her eyes was warm and caring. Apparently it was a common thing for the people in this town, which I found pretty appealing
“Hello, Emily. My name is Dr. Green, I will be your doctor.“, she said in a soft melodic voice
“Nice to meet you, doctor“, I replied politely
“Shirley, nice seeing you a
again!“, she gave Shirley a warm hug.
*Same, Lara! Now come, take care of my girl here!“, Shirley turned on her mother mode,
“Off course,” Doc smiled and then turned to me. “Follow me Is Shirley joining us
“Wes, sure, if she wants too“, I replied. I didn’t want to drag her in there with me, but honestly I would feel more comfortable with someone to hold my hand. Usually it’s the father, which in my case was impossible.
“What are you talking about How can I not want to join!“, Shirley said with an offended look to which I laughed lightly, but rather nervously. We went into a
na nice pale pink painted room with a medical table in the middle, a chair right next to it and some machines near the walls.
“Emily, please lie down on the table and lift your shirt up.“, said the doc and I did what she said, with a little help from Shirley, since my leg didn’t allow me to be very skilled at this land of gymnastics. Shirley placed herself on the chair near me, took my hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze
“Ok, I’m going to smear some gel on your stomach, it’s going to feel a bit cold, ok?“, she asked, and I just nodded, I was suddenly too nervous to speak. This would be my first ultrasound and different thoughts started racing through my mind. What if my baby was sick? What if it’s not a baby, but a tumor? What if he has three hands instead of two? Or worse, what if he has only one leg? One cripple in the family is enough…
Shirley noticed my erratic breathing and gave my hand another squeeze
“It’s going to be fine, sweetie, don’t worry!“, she whispered. Again, I just no
nodded.
The doc smeared some gel on my stomach, and indeed it was chilly, but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to it, because then she wheeled some machine to the table, turned it on and the room filled with a low humming sound. She took some joystick and placed it on my stomach, then started moving it back and forth, until she stopped and we heard, a heartbear Yep, definitely not a tumor—
“Well, the heartbeat is steady and strong cong
congratulations!“, she cheered, a huge grin appeared on iny lace when I looked at Shirley.
“Steady and strong..“, I repeated doc’s words with a stupid look on my face. Shirley laughed brightly and patted me on my cheek. Then the doc turned the machine to us and we saw a black & white scrMETI,
“The baby looks healthy, but I can’t see the private parts yet, I think we will be able to tell the gender in a month or so.”, she said smiling
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“It’s ok, I don’t want to know the gender anyway,” I told her, a grin still hanging there, “I want it to be a surprise!”
“Ok then,” she laughed. “I’ll print out the p picture for you then.”
