Chapter 22

Milk For You

Lynn was walking out of another exhausting class, next Monday (of course being pregnant with twins made life itself quite exhausting), when she saw Rudy smiling at her from across the hallway.
"Hey" she greeted him "What are you doing here?"
"Coffee, remember? Actually coffee for me" he said gesturing with the plastic cup in his hand "And milk for you" he continued handing her another plastic cup.
"But ... how did you know where to find me?"
"I had to ask around. Apparently there's only one, beautiful, blonde, pregnant med student at the University. Oh, and the fact that I knew your name helped."
She burst out laughing and Rudy realized he liked seeing her happy.
"So, are you and the little guys up for a walk?" he asked.
"More like up for a nap, but a walk would be nice, too" she answered.
"Don't you think it's a little early for a nap together?" he asked playfully.
"It's never early for a nap. Besides it's only 11:30" she played along. "Let's go for a walk" she said laughing again at his dumbfounded expression. They walked and talked about babies, and studies, and Geneva and another hundred silly things.
Lynn was humming when she closed the door behind her and Corine showed up out of nowhere to help her with her ever present schoolbag and her coat. She was such a nice lady and she enjoyed having someone to fuss over. And very pregnant Lynn was the perfect candidate for the job.
"So" she smiled "Who's the nice guy with the fancy car?" she asked.
"Been peeking haven't you, Tante Corine?" Lynn asked back.
"A little" she confessed helping Lynn to the couch and adjusting the pillows to support her back.
"His name is Rudy and we met in the park. Remember the guy that comes with his kid every Thursday? That's him. Looks like we've been eying each other for some time. And he is nice." Lynn spoke.
Corine smiled.
"You do deserve a nice guy, mon ange" she said stroking her hair.
"Soon I'll have two major 'defects'. Even nice guys tend to run in the opposite direction when faced to that ... Don't get me wrong, I love my babies and I'll never regret deciding against abortion but I knew the moment I decided to keep them that it might be just me and them for the rest of my life ..." she smiled sadly. "But I'm happy I have them".
"Oh, mon ange, life has it's own way of settling things, you'll see. I'll go fix you something to eat" Corine said kissing the top of her head. "I won't be long".
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Lynn sighed as she sat back on her bed. May 21. Another two weeks till her due date. She had kind of gotten tired of this being pregnant thing. She hated not being able to tie her shoes or do her own pedicure. She didn't remember her mother being so helpless while pregnant with Abby. Then again Abby was her mother's fourth pregnancy and one baby only. She was carrying two ...
The phone ringing interrupted her thoughts.
"Hello?"
"Hey pretty lady, it's me" she heard Rudy's voice at the other end.
"Oh, hi" she answered.
"How are you feeling this morning?" he asked her.
"Um, huge?" she heard him laugh.
"Would you like to go out to dinner with me tonight?"
"Dinner?" she asked bewildered. "But it's ... I'm ... pregnant" she mumbled.
"Which is why I'm not taking you skiing" he answered.
"Ha! You couldn't do that even if I weren't pregnant. It's May, no snow" she observed jokingly.
"Wait until you have those babies and I'll prove to you that I can. But, until then, dinner?"
"I'd love to".