Private Eyes
"Cory, what're you doing to your camera?" Shawn asked early the next morning.
"Making sure the thing still works, I haven't used it since you and Angela got married," Cory said.
"Why're you making sure it works? The babies aren't due for at least 6 months," Shawn said.
"I've taken a 3rd job, this one's for the papers," Cory said.
"Court papers?" Shawn asked.
"No, newspapers," Cory said, "they're short a photographer, he got caught in an explosion while working on a story about a meth lab, so I took the job."
"How much they paying?" Shawn asked.
"$100 a story," Cory said, "I catch the story that goes with the pictures, I give the story to the editor, and the editor pays me for the pictures and the stories," Cory explained.
"When do you do this job?" Shawn asked.
"Easy, you see, I have to get pictures in by the end of the day, and from the pawn shop, I can get all sorts of eye views of trouble, news, action, stories, money!"
"Cory, you're getting a little crazy," Shawn said.
"Shawn, I'm just going crazy, Topanga's hardly even a month along and I'm going crazy, how am I going to get by the next 8 months?" Cory asked.
"Slowly but surely," Shawn replied.
"Cory, where're you going so early?" Topanga asked.
"To work, the boss has some new hours that we have to come in and move things before we can open the store, I'll see you later, honey," Cory kissed Topanga as he headed out.
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"Just wait until I get a story, it's going to be in the headlines for miles to come, I'll show those people at the press a thing or two...If only they paid me more for the stories," Cory grumbled.
As Cory was heading to work, he tried to think what the odds were of something happening and him getting it in photographs. It had to be a good story, a burglary, fire, kidnapping, massacre, rescue, he just knew it had to be something that would grab people's attention. Just then, something hit Cory, and he stopped in his tracks, and he realized he came across an opportunity for his first story.
"Now this will get people's attention," he grinned.
Cory got the camera in focus and snapped the pictures.
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"So why aren't you telling me the story you got?" Shawn asked, as he reunited with Cory at the wall.
"I told you, you wanna know the story, you're gonna have to read it for yourself when it comes out, I don't want to ruin the surprise," Cory said.
"Well where's the money?" Shawn asked.
"Shawn, I don't get paid until the end of the week," Cory said.
"Cory, I hate to tell you this, but if you do a job like this and don't expect at least half up front, odds are the job's a dead end," Shawn said.
"What do you mean?" Cory asked.
"You're not getting credit for the pictures, or the story, the editor is, and they're not going to pay you until the end of the week?" Shawn asked.
"By then, I'll be $500 richer, Shawn," Cory told him.
"Providing you get the money," Shawn reminded him.
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"Hey Topanga, I just had an idea," Angela said.
"What?" Topanga asked.
"If after we give birth the first time, we can't do it again, I say we shouldn't make our kids the only child type, you know what'll happen if that happens," Angela said.
"Yeah, they'll get spoiled rotten and grow up only thinking of themselves, which is why we should go through this at least one more time," Topanga replied.
"Yeah, but if after the first time, we go sterile, I have an idea, we can adopt a couple of kids," Angela said.
"I thought about that, there's no adoption agency or orphanage anywhere in this part of town...It's all abortion clinics...I just don't get how someone could do that to a baby that's already alive," Topanga said.
"I don't know how they can say the baby isn't alive in the mother's stomach, my kid...every night after dinner, it stands on its head," Angela replied.
"Are you serious?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, what? Yours doesn't?" Angela asked.
"No, but I keep getting a pain in my back," Topanga said.
"Topanga, I hate to tell you, but I think we got premature acrobatics," Angela laughed.
"Wonderful, if they are, we can throw together a jungle setting for the birthday parties," Topanga responded.
"Yeah, and they'll be jumping around like monkeys," Angela laughed, "or worse, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, or baboons!"
"Don't make me laugh, Angela, I'll have an accident," Topanga reluctantly laughed.
"Join the club, yesterday I sneezed and had an accident...I guess that's what happens when you have an extra 7 pounds of water inside of you," Angela said.
"Angela, how do you know it's 7 pounds of water?" Topanga asked.
"I don't, I'm guessing from how squishy my stomach feels, and not where it's sticking out," Angela replied.
The phone rang, Topanga got up to answer it.
"Hello?" Topanga asked.
"Hi Topanga!"
"Morgan! Are you better?" Topanga asked.
"I'm doing better, I heard about the babies, I'm real excited for the both of you," Morgan said.
"Thanks, Morgan."
"Where's Cory? I want to ask him something."
"He's at work, is there a message?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, I want to know if there's a chance I'll be able to come up around the time of the delivery, I want to get a chance to see the babies as soon as possible," Morgan said.
"Yeah, that sounds great, we'd love to have you, all of you," Topanga said.
"Great, I better go, my throat's starting to get sore again," Morgan said.
"Okay, Morgan, bye-bye!" Topanga hung up.
"What'd she want?" Angela asked.
"She asked if she could come up around the time of the delivery," Topanga said.
"Well, that's about 7 & 1/2 months for me and about 8 for you," Angela said.
"Hi honey!" Cory came in.
"Hi Cory!"
"Where's Shawn?" Angela asked.
"Honey, I'm home!" Shawn said, "and I'm stuck in the door again!"
Shawn laughed as he wiggled through the doorway and hugged Angela above where the baby had 'moved in'.
"How was your day at work?" Angela asked.
"Wonderful, yours?" Shawn asked.
"Don't get me started, I've been in that bathroom 8 times already today," Angela sighed.
"Cory, how was your day?" Topanga asked.
"It was great, I don't know what it was, but I had a real pick-me-up today at work," Cory said.
"What was it? A shirley temple or a margarita?" Topanga asked.
"No no no, there was just something to it all that really changed my day," Cory said.
"And we'll find out tomorrow," Shawn muttered.
"Shush!" Cory replied.
End of chapter 10
"Cory, what're you doing to your camera?" Shawn asked early the next morning.
"Making sure the thing still works, I haven't used it since you and Angela got married," Cory said.
"Why're you making sure it works? The babies aren't due for at least 6 months," Shawn said.
"I've taken a 3rd job, this one's for the papers," Cory said.
"Court papers?" Shawn asked.
"No, newspapers," Cory said, "they're short a photographer, he got caught in an explosion while working on a story about a meth lab, so I took the job."
"How much they paying?" Shawn asked.
"$100 a story," Cory said, "I catch the story that goes with the pictures, I give the story to the editor, and the editor pays me for the pictures and the stories," Cory explained.
"When do you do this job?" Shawn asked.
"Easy, you see, I have to get pictures in by the end of the day, and from the pawn shop, I can get all sorts of eye views of trouble, news, action, stories, money!"
"Cory, you're getting a little crazy," Shawn said.
"Shawn, I'm just going crazy, Topanga's hardly even a month along and I'm going crazy, how am I going to get by the next 8 months?" Cory asked.
"Slowly but surely," Shawn replied.
"Cory, where're you going so early?" Topanga asked.
"To work, the boss has some new hours that we have to come in and move things before we can open the store, I'll see you later, honey," Cory kissed Topanga as he headed out.
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"Just wait until I get a story, it's going to be in the headlines for miles to come, I'll show those people at the press a thing or two...If only they paid me more for the stories," Cory grumbled.
As Cory was heading to work, he tried to think what the odds were of something happening and him getting it in photographs. It had to be a good story, a burglary, fire, kidnapping, massacre, rescue, he just knew it had to be something that would grab people's attention. Just then, something hit Cory, and he stopped in his tracks, and he realized he came across an opportunity for his first story.
"Now this will get people's attention," he grinned.
Cory got the camera in focus and snapped the pictures.
*************************************************************************************************
"So why aren't you telling me the story you got?" Shawn asked, as he reunited with Cory at the wall.
"I told you, you wanna know the story, you're gonna have to read it for yourself when it comes out, I don't want to ruin the surprise," Cory said.
"Well where's the money?" Shawn asked.
"Shawn, I don't get paid until the end of the week," Cory said.
"Cory, I hate to tell you this, but if you do a job like this and don't expect at least half up front, odds are the job's a dead end," Shawn said.
"What do you mean?" Cory asked.
"You're not getting credit for the pictures, or the story, the editor is, and they're not going to pay you until the end of the week?" Shawn asked.
"By then, I'll be $500 richer, Shawn," Cory told him.
"Providing you get the money," Shawn reminded him.
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"Hey Topanga, I just had an idea," Angela said.
"What?" Topanga asked.
"If after we give birth the first time, we can't do it again, I say we shouldn't make our kids the only child type, you know what'll happen if that happens," Angela said.
"Yeah, they'll get spoiled rotten and grow up only thinking of themselves, which is why we should go through this at least one more time," Topanga replied.
"Yeah, but if after the first time, we go sterile, I have an idea, we can adopt a couple of kids," Angela said.
"I thought about that, there's no adoption agency or orphanage anywhere in this part of town...It's all abortion clinics...I just don't get how someone could do that to a baby that's already alive," Topanga said.
"I don't know how they can say the baby isn't alive in the mother's stomach, my kid...every night after dinner, it stands on its head," Angela replied.
"Are you serious?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, what? Yours doesn't?" Angela asked.
"No, but I keep getting a pain in my back," Topanga said.
"Topanga, I hate to tell you, but I think we got premature acrobatics," Angela laughed.
"Wonderful, if they are, we can throw together a jungle setting for the birthday parties," Topanga responded.
"Yeah, and they'll be jumping around like monkeys," Angela laughed, "or worse, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, or baboons!"
"Don't make me laugh, Angela, I'll have an accident," Topanga reluctantly laughed.
"Join the club, yesterday I sneezed and had an accident...I guess that's what happens when you have an extra 7 pounds of water inside of you," Angela said.
"Angela, how do you know it's 7 pounds of water?" Topanga asked.
"I don't, I'm guessing from how squishy my stomach feels, and not where it's sticking out," Angela replied.
The phone rang, Topanga got up to answer it.
"Hello?" Topanga asked.
"Hi Topanga!"
"Morgan! Are you better?" Topanga asked.
"I'm doing better, I heard about the babies, I'm real excited for the both of you," Morgan said.
"Thanks, Morgan."
"Where's Cory? I want to ask him something."
"He's at work, is there a message?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, I want to know if there's a chance I'll be able to come up around the time of the delivery, I want to get a chance to see the babies as soon as possible," Morgan said.
"Yeah, that sounds great, we'd love to have you, all of you," Topanga said.
"Great, I better go, my throat's starting to get sore again," Morgan said.
"Okay, Morgan, bye-bye!" Topanga hung up.
"What'd she want?" Angela asked.
"She asked if she could come up around the time of the delivery," Topanga said.
"Well, that's about 7 & 1/2 months for me and about 8 for you," Angela said.
"Hi honey!" Cory came in.
"Hi Cory!"
"Where's Shawn?" Angela asked.
"Honey, I'm home!" Shawn said, "and I'm stuck in the door again!"
Shawn laughed as he wiggled through the doorway and hugged Angela above where the baby had 'moved in'.
"How was your day at work?" Angela asked.
"Wonderful, yours?" Shawn asked.
"Don't get me started, I've been in that bathroom 8 times already today," Angela sighed.
"Cory, how was your day?" Topanga asked.
"It was great, I don't know what it was, but I had a real pick-me-up today at work," Cory said.
"What was it? A shirley temple or a margarita?" Topanga asked.
"No no no, there was just something to it all that really changed my day," Cory said.
"And we'll find out tomorrow," Shawn muttered.
"Shush!" Cory replied.
End of chapter 10