Chapter 4
"Well we've been trying for three weeks and no luck. Do you think we should talk to Dr. Feels Good?" Amanda asked.
"No. Let's wait. I mean you used the thingy right?" Robbie asked.
"Yes, I used the thingy." She said with a hint of aggravation in her voice. For some reason, neither one of them could bring themselves to say ovulation monitor.
"Well how 'bout I make a deal with you? We try some more and if nothing happens in a few months, then we'll go see the doctor. You know you can't rush these things." Robbie told her.
"I'm sorry, you're right. I guess I just really thought it wasn't going to be this hard." Amanda smiled.
"Come on if it were that easy, everyone all over the world would have thousands of kids." Robbie said. Amanda kissed him. The couple walked out of the bathroom and out to the kitchen.
"I guess we should actually get out of bed and do something today before its time to get Joshua." Stephanie said around noon.
"You think so?" Sportacus asked. Stephanie rolled onto her side and gave her husband a look.
"Not that I'm complaining or anything but I thought Dr. Feels Good said to take it easy." She said.
"He did but that was after he realigned my lower spine and that was over three weeks ago. I heal fast remember?" Her husband answered shifting to his side.
"Yes, I suppose that is true but he also said that you had to be careful jumping down off the airship's ladder. I mean you hadn't done it in a long time and then when we went to Iceland for our vacation, you did it every chance you got. Plus now that Joshua is older you have been using the airship more. All the jumping is probably compacting your spine. By the time you retire, you'll have shrunk six inches." Stephanie said.
"Will you still love me, even if I end up being shorter than you?" Sportacus teased.
"I suppose." Stephanie smiled. Then the above-average pulled her close and they kissed. The two were having a marvelous time when suddenly Sportacus stopped kissing her. He pulled back and rubbed his temples.
The pain inside his head was immense. His breathing and heart rate increased. Voices and laughter filled the above-average hero's head. Sportacus squeezed his eyes shut and could barely hear his wife asking him what was wrong. Then just as soon as they had come, the voices were silenced.
Sportacus slowly opened his eyes and removed his hands from his head. His breathing and heart slowed down to normal. The experience was something he had never felt before. However, he knew where they were coming from and knew that he could no longer keep that secret.
"Are you all right?" Stephanie asked again. This time her husband answered.
"I'll be fine but we need to talk. There is something I can't keep from you anymore." Sportacus told her.
"What are you talking about? Why have you been keeping something from me? I thought we'd been through this already." Stephanie sounded hurt.
They had washed up and eaten some lunch and were now walking around in the warm sunshine.
"It is a wonderful day. I wonder why no one seems to be outside." Amanda said."Well school started today. Trixie had to go back to her vice-principal job. Stingy is down at the bank doing his certified public accountant work. Pixel said something about getting called away to the computer company headquarters in California and Ziggy is of course doing his favorite thing in the world." Robbie told her.
"Oh yeah, he's a candy tester down at Wonderful World of Sugar factory. I forgot. Boy that makes me look like a bum doesn't it?" She asked.
"No. My inventions have been making us good money. Besides if you didn't help me with my material problems where would we be? Don't forget your book is at the publishing company." Robbie smiled.
"Yeah, why don't we stop in at Sportacus and Stephanie's and see how they are holding up with letting their baby go to school?" Amanda asked.
To Be Continued…