The Family Next Door by Heather D'Agostino

Author:Heather D'Agostino [D'Agostino, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heather D'Agostino
Published: 2014-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

As they drove through the streets of Boston heading for Katie’s doctor’s office, Patrick was a nervous wreck. His wife was happily gazing out the window at the beautiful trees and flowers that were now in bloom, but Patrick was wound too tight to notice. He had an iron grip on the steering wheel, and his jaw ticked as he ground his teeth together.

“Relax,” Katie soothed as she reached across the car and placed her hand on his knee. “It’s just a check-up.”

“I know,” he puffed out, “but I haven’t been to any of the others. What are they going to think of me?”

Understanding began to dawn on his wife. “I told them you were a doctor the first time I came. I said you had to work a lot, and that’s why you didn’t come. They don’t know that you didn’t know about this. Besides…who cares what anyone else thinks?”

Patrick glanced to the side quickly before returning his eyes to the road, “How did I find someone like you?”

Katie giggled, “Just lucky I guess.”

ooooooooo

After climbing the steps, and making their way into the doctor’s office, Katie ushered her husband over to a small group of chairs. She placed her jacket on one of them, and then stepped up to the window to check in. As Patrick tried to make himself comfortable, his wife filled out the paperwork for her visit. When she finished, she relaxed into the chair beside him.

Patrick sat up a little straighter as he began scanning the room. It was a very homey office, much more so than he expected. A gas fireplace was on one wall with a TV mounted over it. The news channel was playing on repeat, giving the day’s weather report at the moment. A small toy area was in the far corner, he assumed for mothers who had to bring their children with them. Plush chairs were placed in different arrangements all around the room, and piles and piles of magazines graced every table.

Three other woman in different stages of pregnancy sat together on the wall opposite Katie and Patrick. The one in the middle of the group, a dark haired woman, leaned over and whispered something into the blonde’s ear. The blonde glanced over at Patrick, trying to be discrete, and nodded. Katie smiled as she watched them, taking pride that other women envied what she had. Patrick was nose deep in a magazine and failed to notice the exchange.

Katie leaned close to his ear and muttered, “You have an audience,” as she nodded her head in the direction of the women.

Patrick glanced up at her, not missing a beat as he leaned in and pecked her lips whispering, “I didn’t see anyone else here. I thought we were alone.”

“Good answer,” she giggled as she darted her eyes over to the group and watched them all sigh.

“How long do you usually have to wait?” Patrick tapped his foot nervously on the carpet.

“Not long,” Katie gave him a sympathetic smile as she placed her hand on his knee to still his movements.

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