Born Weird by Andrew Kaufman

Author:Andrew Kaufman [Kaufman, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
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ISBN: 9780307366825
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2012-12-31T13:00:00+00:00

Afterwards they lay on their backs, smiling, relaxed and believing in life. “Listen, I gotta tell you something,” Paul said. “I got a call last week. From the Hendersons?”

“No. Don’t do this.”

“So you did contact them?”

“We’re having such a beautiful moment.”

“They said you were talking to them about adoption? Is that right?”

“Let’s just have this. Let’s just be in the moment. This moment. Please?”

“They seemed to believe that you were pretty keen about it. In fact they were surprised to hear that I didn’t know,” Paul said. He raised his eyebrows. She knew that he was waiting, patiently but not without a limit, for her to explain herself.

“Listen. I had coffee with them. That’s it. That’s all. I didn’t agree to anything. If they thought I had, well that’s just them being overeager.”

“Wait. So without me, you met with … this is … that is too far!”

“Paul, it’s just such a big commitment for me. For us! Are you really ready?”

“Yes! Yes I am! I’m so ready for this. Aren’t you?”

Angie did not have an answer to this. At least not one she wanted to speak aloud. Paul believed her reluctance to commit was due to a lack of love. But the opposite was true. The amount of love she felt for both him and their unborn daughter terrified her. She feared that raising this child, with him, would generate so much love that it would simply sweep her away. Just like her mom had been swept away.

Angie closed her eyes. When she opened them again Paul was still staring at her. His teeth remained set. He turned his head slightly to the left and he kept on looking at her. This is why Angie was filled with relief when the door burst open and her siblings rushed in.

“He’s rounding third!”

“Don’t be stupid. He’s obviously already earned a run!”

“Eight and half months ago …”

“Nice girth.”

“We’re gonna talk about this later,” Paul said. Ignoring them he continued to stare at Angie.

“But really Paul, an anchor tattoo? Isn’t that a little too clichéd? Even as irony?”

“Thank God we weren’t twenty minutes earlier.”

“More like ten.”

“Five!”

“Angie, I’m serious. We’re gonna talk about this later.”

“I’ve always wondered if keeping the cap is worth the maintenance.”

“Here,” Abba said. She tossed the white cotton sheet that they hadn’t had a chance to use. Paul had just covered them as Lucy, Abba and Richard climbed onto the bed.

“Careful,” Paul said, “it’s IKEA.”

“Why are you here?”

“Richard says it’s time.”

“It’s time,” Richard said.

“How do you know?”

“I just know,” Richard said. “It’s safe. Or at least as safe as it’s ever going to be.”

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