Finally, I think. Maybe I can lay my head down and get some sleep tonight. My thoughts were broken when Star started talking to me.
"You only have three months before you give birth, aren't you excited?" she asks. I blink. She has to snap me back to reality.
"Hype! Hype! Hype!" she screams louder each time.
"I am sorry, I was lost in thought." I say, "I was thinking about Sarah, in a way, I am kinda like her, having a baby before my wedding."
"Of course," Star says. "I can see that." I laugh.
"How many papes do we have left?" I ask.
"Thirty," she replied.
"Give me twenty, I'll sell them fast." I say. I head down to one of my friends at the harbor. He buys four of my papes. He asks me about my baby. I strolled down to the wife of one of my best customers. She buys five, asking about the baby names.
"If it's a boy, Stefanzo, if it's a girl, Lucy. As you can see, Ike and I are somewhat unusual." I say. I smile as she wishes me well. I got to the office of the Harbor, the manager saw my ring.
"Not already," he said.
"No, not yet, but I am expecting in almost three months." I say.
"Oh my!" he exclaims. He reminds me of Mr. Sebastian, my carriage driver when I went to Santa Fe to see my brother. The thought of it makes me smile. My servant friends at the mansion write often. I write occasionally; not to be mean, but they know what I am going through. Sarah told them.
"Nine papes please," he says.
"Nine," I exclaim "that's four more than you usually get."
"You almost have a baby," he says. I smile. He asks me the names.
"If it's a boy, Stefanzo, if it's a girl, Lucy. As you can see, Ike and I are somewhat unusual." I say. He smiles at me.
"Good Luck." He says and sends me on my way. One man came up to me and asked me for two papes.
"One penny please," I say, he pays me and walks toward his pole. Men need something to do while they fish, thought. I met up with Star by our usual cafe, newly built.
"You look like you may pass out; I hope the weather doesn't affect you." She says. We make our way to my house; Ike is there, rearranging the furniture with the help of Kid blink. His partner was sick today, so secretly he took the day off. Ike comes over and kisses me.
"Hey baby, how it was?" he asks.
"Star and I made around twelve dollars." I gave her seven because of her being so fast while I am taking it slow. I hold out my five dollars, Ike puts it in a safe place. He immediately comes back and starts talking to my stomach. Kid blink is having a small flirt session with Star. She blushes a lot. She just told me how Kid blink and she are going to dinner later. I smile; I knew Kid Blink had a thing for her. How could you not? Have you seen the way he looks at her? It makes me smile. It also makes me aware that my wedding is in five months, two months after the baby is due. My brother hired a wedding planner for me. He is coming to Manhattan again to see me get married; my family is coming from Tennessee too. Ike's parents are coming in from the Bronx.
In a few hours, all of my happiness is melted away, leaving puddles of tears and cries of pain, but it makes me happy, I go tell Ike I was going to take a nap, and he should wake me early tomorrow, I want to beat the heat of the middle of the day. Ike kindly makes aware of the time. Kid Blink and Star just went to dinner at the café he told me. I didn't hear him, I was already fast asleep.