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Ruthie Parke paced nervously around her apartment. Her husband was due home any second.
"I can't do this." She said quietly to her self. "I can't I really-- ." Her thoughts were cut off by the sound of the front door opening. "He's home."
John came around the corner and hugged his wife.
"Hey what's going on? You never call me to find out when I'm coming home unless something's going on." He said. Ruthie smiled. He knew her all too well.
"John, we need to have a little chat." She said quietly. He laughed.
"OK." He said, taking his wife by the hand and leading her to the sofa. They sat down facing each other.
"What's up?" He asked her. Ruthie looked down at the ground.
"Well. I-um-John? You see, I just, um." She studdered.
"Spit it out." John said with a laugh.
"I want a baby." She said. John's eyes grew large and he scooted back in his seat.
"A-a baby? Is that so?" He asked. Ruthie nodded.
"I knew you'd say that eventually. Sarah and Matt have Ella and Lucy and Kevin have Maggie."
"And Sarah's pregnant. . .and now it's my turn. Well, our turn." Ruthie added.
"OK." John said.
"What?" Ruthie asked.
"OK. We can try." He said. She couldn't believe her ears. Was this John she was talking to? She never thought that he'd say yes. Despite herself, she felt a smile spread across her face.
"OK." She said. "OK." She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"I knew you were a keeper." She said. They laughed.
"Yeah, that's me. A keeper." He joked. They kissed again. Ruthie stood up.
"I've gotta call Sarah." She said excitedly.
"OK." John said, laughing at how happy Ruthie was. He sat on the sofa while Ruthie got up and walked into the next room. He heard her pick up the phone and dial.
"Sarah? It's Ruthie-Guess what. . ."
Ruthie Parke paced nervously around her apartment. Her husband was due home any second.
"I can't do this." She said quietly to her self. "I can't I really-- ." Her thoughts were cut off by the sound of the front door opening. "He's home."
John came around the corner and hugged his wife.
"Hey what's going on? You never call me to find out when I'm coming home unless something's going on." He said. Ruthie smiled. He knew her all too well.
"John, we need to have a little chat." She said quietly. He laughed.
"OK." He said, taking his wife by the hand and leading her to the sofa. They sat down facing each other.
"What's up?" He asked her. Ruthie looked down at the ground.
"Well. I-um-John? You see, I just, um." She studdered.
"Spit it out." John said with a laugh.
"I want a baby." She said. John's eyes grew large and he scooted back in his seat.
"A-a baby? Is that so?" He asked. Ruthie nodded.
"I knew you'd say that eventually. Sarah and Matt have Ella and Lucy and Kevin have Maggie."
"And Sarah's pregnant. . .and now it's my turn. Well, our turn." Ruthie added.
"OK." John said.
"What?" Ruthie asked.
"OK. We can try." He said. She couldn't believe her ears. Was this John she was talking to? She never thought that he'd say yes. Despite herself, she felt a smile spread across her face.
"OK." She said. "OK." She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"I knew you were a keeper." She said. They laughed.
"Yeah, that's me. A keeper." He joked. They kissed again. Ruthie stood up.
"I've gotta call Sarah." She said excitedly.
"OK." John said, laughing at how happy Ruthie was. He sat on the sofa while Ruthie got up and walked into the next room. He heard her pick up the phone and dial.
"Sarah? It's Ruthie-Guess what. . ."
