little baby of yours is getting ready to make an appearance in the world!" Dr. W., as Kayla called her, was a sweet woman in her thirties, who looked to be in her late twenties. She had a studious look that let you know she was serious, but there was also a little twinkle that let Kayla know she was young at heart. She wore thin-rimmed glasses and wore her hair up at work, but you could tell that after the day ended, those glasses came off and her auburn highlighted hair came down. Kayla thought the doctor might possibly be a wild woman after hours.
"So, everything looks good?" Kayla asked, smiling at her vision of Dr. Whitaker's wild side.
"Everything looks great. You seem to be right on schedule. Are you prepared?"
"Can you ever really be prepared?"
"Well, Nurse Frazier will give you some information that you can take home. If you have any other questions, please call the office. I'll see you in a few weeks!" As Dr. W. walked out of the exam room en route to her other patients, Nurse Frazier walked in with a handful of books and pamphlets.
"Hey, Kayla. How are you today?" The nurse flashed her usual bright smile.
"Good, Sarah. How's business?"
"Busy as ever. People never take a break from making babies." Sarah laughed jovially. She was Kayla's favorite nurse here at the office. She looked so young and seemed to have a glow about her. Truth be told, they were probably about the same age, but Sarah was so youthful in look and spirit that Kayla was even a little jealous at times.
"So, these are checklists of things that you should have packed for the hospital, and things you'll need at home for baby's first week." She handed Kayla a little stack of reading materials. "If you're planning on breastfeeding, there is some info on that, too."
"I'm a little scared." Kayla couldn't believe that she had voiced her fear to anyone but David.
"Oh, honey. It's ok to be scared. This is your first one. You should be a little scared; that means you care." She put a consoling hand on Kayla's. "I have three myself, and I was petrified with my first."
Kayla nodded her head, grateful for the camaraderie.
"You better get going now. I called the car service for you. They should be here soon. Where's David today? Doesn't he usually bring you?" She gave Kayla a warm smile while helping her off the table.
"He stayed home to work on the backyard. Today was the only day the landscaper could meet with him."
"Remodeling and a new baby?" Sarah raised an eyebrow.
"Just a little work. We put up a small wooden shed and a compost hut. David wants to start an organic garden."
"Health nut?" Sarah laughed.
"A little bit. He hates it that I love bacon cheeseburgers. The work is all but done. We're just finishing the garden."
Kayla grabbed her sweater, and the two women left the exam room. She waved to the rest of the staff and made her way out to the front parking lot to wait for the car service. The wait wasn't very long.
The maroon sedan pulled up, and the driver jumped out to help her get into the car. Her Stingray was parked and covered in the garage at home because she couldn't fit in either side of the car. Her next purchase was going to be a bigger car, maybe even a minivan. She squeezed herself into the backseat and thanked the driver for his help.
The Meatloaf song that had been playing on the radio ended, and the DJ announced a non-stop rock block starting with a classic by CCR. "Bad Moon Rising" came pouring out of the speakers.
"Can you turn that off, please?" Kayla asked urgently.
"Yes, ma'am," the older, gray haired driver said. "Not a Creedence fan?"
"Used to be, but not anymore." She stared out the window in silence for the rest of the ride home, lost in her own thoughts.
A s he watched her get out of the maroon sedan in front of the two-story brick house, his mouth watered. He had to stop himself from bolting out of the shadows and eating her right there. She looked so tender and juicy, especially carrying around that
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