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Vanessa sat on the beige sofa, debating on how to tell him the news.
If she came out at said it directly, would he get overwhelmed?
Or if she hinted it, would he not get it?
These thoughts kept circling in her head. She finally decided to call her sister-in-law, Nancy.
She picked up the phone and dialed her cell.
"Hey, Van. What's up?" Nancy asked picking up the phone
"Um...I need advice" she said slowly
"Okay, shoot." she replied "No not literally Frank" she yelled at Frank
"Okay, well...I...I...I..."
"Van, spit it out already" Nancy said obviously impatient
"I'mpregnant" she said making it sound like one word.
"Oh my gosh!" Nancy exclaimed
"Yeah, Yeah. Now how did you tell Frank about you being pregnant?"
"well, he wanted a beer, and asked me if I wanted one. I told him I couldn't have any, not for another nine months."
"See, I was thinking about doing something like that, but what if he doesn't want a beer?"
"Then tell him out front" she replied "Van, he'll be so happy It won't matter how you tell him"
"Okay, thanks Nan"
"Anytime Van" She said "Now go tell Joe before I tell Frank"
Vanessa chuckled "Okay, give Frank a hug for me."
"Okay, bye" she replied
After they hung up Vanessa waited until she heard Joe's corvette come onto the street, then she ran up to the garage door. She waited until she heard the knob turn then she positioned herself directly in front of the doorway.
As Joe opened the door he jumped "Van! What in the world what that for?" he exclaimed
"For being able to take one look at your face!" she said breaking into a fit of laughter.
"Yeah, Yeah" he said "Van, can you get me a beer?"
"yeah sure" she said walking into the kitchen My plan is going to work she thought as she walked into the living room with two beers. She handed the two beers to Joe. He looked surprised.
"Aren't you going to have one, Van?" He said
"No, I can't" she said
"Why?" he asked looking confused
"It wouldn't be good for me, at least not for another nine months" she said almost using Nancy's exact words
"are you hinting what I think your hinting?" he said leaning forward from his recliner, he had a big smile on his face.
"yes." she said her face breaking into a bigger smile than his, if possible.
"wow..." he said sitting back. She was going to give him time to process this. She went into
the kitchen to make spaghetti for dinner. About two minutes later, She heard Joe muttering
"Van...Baby...I'm gonna be a Daddy" over and over. Then when she went back in and sat
down down next to him on the arm of the recliner. All of a sudden he jumped up and yelled
"I'm gonna be a Daddy!" Vanessa started laughing, Joe turned to his wife, "Aren't you gonna
be a Mommy? Why aren't' you jumping with me?"
She looked at him with a look of affection, "Joe, that would not be good for the baby" she told
him.
Later that night, it really hit her, she, Vanessa Hardy was going to be a mother. She was going
to call her mother the next morning at the exact moment she woke up.