"Jeff it's okay."
"No it's not. I didn't talk on the phone with you because I was making out with Trish. That's so stupid of me. How could you say it's okay?"
Amanda was quiet for a moment. She didn't want to tell Jeff the only reason why it was okay was because she still loved him. In fact she had never stopped. "Jeff trust me it's okay."
"So what is it?" he asked eagerly.
"It's a boy."
"I have a son. This is so cool," Jeff said excitingly. "What's his name?"
"Michael Christopher Hardy."
"Amanda. Guess what?"
"What?" she sighed.
"I have a son!"
"Amanda can I call you back in 10 minutes? I have to make an important phone call."
"Sure" she replied disappointedly. She then hung up the phone and mumbled under her breath, "What phone call can possibly be more important than the birth of your son?"
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Jeff hung up the phone and called Vince.
"Hello?"
"Vince. It's Jeff."
"Oh. Hi Jeff. What can I do for you?" he said in his professional voice.
"I was wondering, I know we have a week left for the tour but I was wondering if I can take it off." Jeff said with a hoping voice.
"Well what's the reason for this sudden vacation?"
"It's not a vacation. My ex-girlfriend gave birth to our son yesterday. I just wanted to spend time with both of them" Jeff explained.
"You have a son?" Vince said with an astonished voice. "Well congratulations."
"So can I have the week off?"
"Of course. I'll even book the flight for you. How does tonight sound?"
"Sounds great."
"Okay. I'll let you pack now. See you next week Jeff."
"Bye Vince."
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"Amanda?"
"Jeff?"
"I have a surprise for you."
"Really. What is it?"
"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise. When are you getting out of the hospital?"
"Tomorrow. Why?"
"You'll see"
"What are you up to?" Amanda asked suspiciously.
"Nothing" Jeff laughed. "I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Uh huh, look Jeff I'm kind of tired so I'll call you tomorrow. Okay?"
"Yea, sure. Night babe." That's when Jeff realized he just called Amanda something he used to call her when they were going out.
"Um, Night." Amanda said a little surprised that Jeff had just called her babe. She then hung up the phone. 'Could he still love me the way I love him? Na, it just slipped out. He didn't mean to say it' she thought.
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"Stupid, stupid, stupid" Jeff said as he hit himself on his head.
"Jeff! What are you doing?" Matt asked as he walked into the room.
"I just got off the phone with Amanda. She had the baby."
"Really? When?"
"Yesterday when she called" Jeff said shamefully.
"Oh. Well that still doesn't explain why you're hitting yourself on your head." Matt said.
"I just called her babe."
"So."
"Matt. I used to call her that when we were going out. I think I still love her."
"No it's not. I didn't talk on the phone with you because I was making out with Trish. That's so stupid of me. How could you say it's okay?"
Amanda was quiet for a moment. She didn't want to tell Jeff the only reason why it was okay was because she still loved him. In fact she had never stopped. "Jeff trust me it's okay."
"So what is it?" he asked eagerly.
"It's a boy."
"I have a son. This is so cool," Jeff said excitingly. "What's his name?"
"Michael Christopher Hardy."
"Amanda. Guess what?"
"What?" she sighed.
"I have a son!"
"Amanda can I call you back in 10 minutes? I have to make an important phone call."
"Sure" she replied disappointedly. She then hung up the phone and mumbled under her breath, "What phone call can possibly be more important than the birth of your son?"
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Jeff hung up the phone and called Vince.
"Hello?"
"Vince. It's Jeff."
"Oh. Hi Jeff. What can I do for you?" he said in his professional voice.
"I was wondering, I know we have a week left for the tour but I was wondering if I can take it off." Jeff said with a hoping voice.
"Well what's the reason for this sudden vacation?"
"It's not a vacation. My ex-girlfriend gave birth to our son yesterday. I just wanted to spend time with both of them" Jeff explained.
"You have a son?" Vince said with an astonished voice. "Well congratulations."
"So can I have the week off?"
"Of course. I'll even book the flight for you. How does tonight sound?"
"Sounds great."
"Okay. I'll let you pack now. See you next week Jeff."
"Bye Vince."
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"Amanda?"
"Jeff?"
"I have a surprise for you."
"Really. What is it?"
"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise. When are you getting out of the hospital?"
"Tomorrow. Why?"
"You'll see"
"What are you up to?" Amanda asked suspiciously.
"Nothing" Jeff laughed. "I have no clue what you're talking about."
"Uh huh, look Jeff I'm kind of tired so I'll call you tomorrow. Okay?"
"Yea, sure. Night babe." That's when Jeff realized he just called Amanda something he used to call her when they were going out.
"Um, Night." Amanda said a little surprised that Jeff had just called her babe. She then hung up the phone. 'Could he still love me the way I love him? Na, it just slipped out. He didn't mean to say it' she thought.
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"Stupid, stupid, stupid" Jeff said as he hit himself on his head.
"Jeff! What are you doing?" Matt asked as he walked into the room.
"I just got off the phone with Amanda. She had the baby."
"Really? When?"
"Yesterday when she called" Jeff said shamefully.
"Oh. Well that still doesn't explain why you're hitting yourself on your head." Matt said.
"I just called her babe."
"So."
"Matt. I used to call her that when we were going out. I think I still love her."