Chapter 64

At six-thirty, I got a call from Jacob. "I left work a little early and saw the doctor you recommended. He said he'd have my results by Thursday, late afternoon."

"And Cheryl?"

"She got in this morning. Hers will be done earlier. She'll pick all the results up before she goes to work on Friday."

"Are you feeling any cold feet?"

"A little. It might get worse the closer we get to the moment of truth, but we both want a child."

"Whenever you're ready."

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I got a call from Roxanne at 7:20. "Our plane just landed. We're taking a taxi. Save your next Laura breeding until we get home."

"Shouldn't you be telling Laura? I don't answer to you."

"Fine, put her on the phone."

"I just said I don't answer to you."

"Don't be a big turd. Don't fuck her."

I laughed. "