A gift from las vegas
ma
re Charlie turned on the light,
awake! " she excl
orning. I lay here waiting for Theon to return the
t some sleep,
ned? Why ar
I explained, feel
stand," she s
irls were trying to convince me to call Theon since my appointment last week, but I always l
react? " she
first he thought I was joking, then he said he needed some
t's a bad sign? "
go, and I'm still freaking out a little bit, I wouldn'
de me, and I couldn'
im, it would be a good s
edible sight," I laughed
as better than I expected. Maybe
is news over the phone," Charlie
mustn't,"
ith my hair, offering
away," I commented
at least it'
ink that influenc
am," she declared, "you'll tak
that there's someone who depends on me now -I turned my face to face it-I don't k
pushed me so
s a little sleep," she instructed me, "Come on S
I woke up almost at lunchtime the next day, feeling like my stom
Charlie was preparing our breakfast, had some eggs
? " my friend smiled as
t something-I sighed, watching ev
I always did. But today I
e? - she asked worried ly
ed at watching my friend keep the bacon when
while I picked up a cookie in a
- the voice went off the other side
spered to Charlie that he wou
ld I let you in? -
, pointing to the old, long r
do I s
if you keep pushing the button we hear everything.
alk? "Theon asked f
n," Charlie deci
possible, while Theon was waiting for me at the entra
ail and rushed out, wearing a sneaker on the way. It didn't take me long
ze between the two, a
atched me with both hands in his pocket. We didn't even look like the same people from weeks
n and settling on my belly. It was your friend who prev
's cousin. It's a pleasure to meet you-He
e the one who got marri
ause of me, if it is a boy, it must be calle
l into any casino you find until then- Theon m
leasure, Samantha. Congratulations on
around without k
ant nearby? "He question
s one on the
, but I had no idea what to say. As soon as we arrived, we settled into a table, choosing what to order
der? "A young waiter broke the awkward si
ama
my gaze between salmon and a steak wit
ht your eye?
the salmon and the steak," I ex
he ability to choose bet
decided, delivering the menu to the wa
" I babbled
m going to e
ed away, leavin
not going to
n't eat, we ask you to pack for the trip-he shrug
it works," I rolled my eye
rlie had been trying to take care of me for the last few days,
aurant packs for the tri
I gave back, "I was just in doubt about
stealing my breath, reminding me of ex
fter that. It was obvious that we would have to t
s already acquiring another form, showing that there was someone living there.
ou'd call me
to have this conversation in person,"
timidly, "and you, how a
going to be hon
out, aren't you
weren't in my plans for y
ildren were in my plans,
he took a deep breath "How do
stunned by the
s it, but did we need to appr
with our requests, giving me an over-the-
told you, we can do the DNA test, I've done the DNA test, and we can do
he is born," he agreed before amendi
ooked away, picking up the cutl
to offend," he
sured without staring at him, f
w, Sam
really-he hurried to see me blink to ward off
ng to cut a piece of steak," I'm
handing me a paper napkin-I know it'
ol myself-I was just terrified the la
nd over the table, "I'm sorry you went through this
me it was all a dream? "I forced on
ughed, "Why don't we eat
e focusing on feeding the little bei