Chapter Two:
The hours dragged by for Cory, who found himself glancing at his watch every few minutes. Around noon, he made a call to the jewelry store to tell them he would be coming later to pick up the diamond bracelet he had bought Topanga for a "You're a Mommy!" present. He was planning to give it to her tommorow when they went for their latest utlrasound. They both hoped it would be the day they would find out the sex of the baby so that they could start decorating the nursery, planning a baby shower, and buying clothes. Topanga was hoping for a son, but Cory didn't really care either way. He was just overjoyed at the chance to be a father. Finally Six O'clock rolled around, and he left the busy office and headed to the jewelry store. He paid for the bracelet and drove home.
The Miami traffic was extremely busy (as usual) and he finally arrived home around 7:30. He was surprised to see that Topanga wasn't home yet. He searched around the house, afraid she might have fallen and hurt herself or something, but she was no where to be found. He decided she must have gotten caught in traffic or was running late at ork. Still, it was unusual for her to not have called him. He decided to take the dog for a walk to pass the time. He knew Topanga wouldn't want him to worry unnecessarily about her. He walked Watson, their obese Basset Hound around the block. He wanted to walk more, but Watson would hear nothing of it. They came back in the house and Cory hung up the leash.
"Topanga?" he called, but there was no answer. By now, Cory was really starting to get worried. But still, he knew she had been later coming home from work before. He turned on the news and sat down to wait.
First their was a half an hour of national news, which Cory watched, although he was rather bored. Then, local news came on. Their leading story was about a giant car accident. He wathed the feature, only with the curiosity that any man has, until he saw, right in the middle of the large amount of wreckage, a car that looked almost like Topanga's. He shook his head, reassuring himself that such a thing could never happen to Topanga.
Suddenly, the ringing telephone interrupted his train of thought.