My Best Friend's Wife
Chapter 6
"The doctor's appointment"
Candy remembered that Lowell never took her to the doctor's. It was the first time she went to her doctor's with a man. And what a man! Was it the spring aroma in the air, or did she just realised it? In any case she felt flash of happy living, an exaltation coming from nowhere. The sensation was so unexpected under the vertigo, she had to held on to the arm Terry was offering her.
- It's incredible the way the snow melted since the last snow storm, she said to hide her distress.
A few months earlier, she never would've imagine she would feel born again that way.
- The temperature would get to 18 degrees in New York. This was your weather forecasting. Have a great day everybody!
Candy had a little tinkling laugh. Apparently in agreement with her humour, Terry walked her to the hallway without letting go of her ar. The sensation of euphoria was still there when they got in the waiting room.
- It's packed! She observed, disappointed to see that she wont be able to sit next to him. Tery took a magazine on the table. He was wearing a copper jacket and brown twill trousers, he was attracting the eyes of all the future mommies in the room.
- Mrs. Brown, call the nurse again.
- Hello, said Candy, I have an appointment at 11 o'clock.
- Dr. Martin is running late this morning. Please have a seat, Darla is going to call you…
When Candy came back on he stpe to look for a place to sit anywhere, Terry's neighbour, a little older than most of the women in the room, called her by standing up to give her her place.
- Stay with your husband, he deserves it.
Taken aback, Candy didn't have the time to rectify the mistake; she just stuttered a "thank you" which got lost in the noise of the room.
Terry smiled at her.
- That's nice of her.
- Husbands are rare in our days…
She bit her lip,right away, wanting to take her words back, but she wondered why. Her remark wasn't out of line and Terry didn't seem like the kind who would interpret it wrong.
- Absentees are always wrong, he whispered. They could learn a lot by looking at what their wives go through to give them a child.
That comment got Candy curious.
- What have you learn so far?
He looked around at all the women in the room and their little children.
- Something I'm convinced of already. Women are stronger than men would ever be in some domain. They have dignity in patience which makes us humble.
A dignity in patience? Candy had never thought about the women's status on that angle.
- Men bring other strength women need, she objected, it's by uniting them that a couple has a stable and solid home.
She saw him become gloomy.
- How could a single woman …
- Mrs. Brown! Interrupted Darla
Too bad, Candy wished she could've continued that conversation. Once again, Terry was revealing a sensibility was mesmerizing her, particularly from a military officer.
- Excuse-me, it would take like 10 minutes…
- Take all the time you need, I'm not going anywhere
- You could come with me if you want…
Terry looked at her stunned.
- Really?
- Yes, you're my drive today, you should hear what the doctor is going to recommend
- All right, he dsai stranding up with her and giving her his elbow one more time. They walked together to the doctor's office.
- Hello Mrs. Brown…
- Hello, Dr. Martin, this is Terry Grandchester, my husband's best friend
- Pleased to meet you, said the doctor
- Likewise, said Terry shaking his hand.
Dr. Martin was king of a sugar daddy and he had help hundreds of baby come into the world. Candy trusted him completely.
- How is pretty Candy today? He asked
- I'm fine doctor
- That's what I like to hear
He took her blood pressure and proceed with the exam. Terry turned around when Candy had to undress…
- Our little head is down since the last time I saw you. Do you have any back pain, kidney pain?
- From time to time. Like last night before I go to bed. We had guests and I'm afraid I over did it a little…
- No more extras! Said Dr. Martin moving his finger, no more trips to the mall either. You should rest to the fullest with your feet up and salt free diet…
At least he wasn't telling her she was bedridden, thought Candy to herself.
- Don't worry doctor, I would see that she doesn't overdo it and she has a salt free diet.
- Thank you … what about your Lamaze classes?
- It's tomorrow night, said Candy, I'm going to go with my sister, if she's free…
- I could replace her again, said Terry
- But it's recommended to do it with the person who is going to be with me during birth…
- No problem, said Terry smiling, I will come and pick you up tomorrow
- That's perfect, said the doctor smiling and do you have a paediatrician?
- Yes, the same one as my sister, Dr. Kitty Hann
- Excellent choice. Ok, Darla is going to give you another appointment for next week, but we might not get there…
- You think that? Asked Candy full of hope
- Let's just say that the baby seems in a hurry to come out…
- There must be something I could do to make it go faster…
- They say spicy food helps a lot…
- Really? Said Candy
- And… started the doctor, but he stopped.
- And? Insisted Candy
- Well ,said the doctor a little uneasy, but it doesn't apply to you…
- What?
- Well sperm are natural accelerant for contractions…
- Sperm…, started Candy, oh, you want me to make love?
- That's why I was saying that it didn't apply to you, you're a widow…
- Oh, of course, said Candy
Terry looked at the scene smiling. He had an image in his head making love to Candy pregnant, he chased it away from his mind. Candy looked at him at the same moment, like they had the same thought at the same time… Candy became bright as red and Terry looked at her smiling.
- Ok, make the appointment with Darla and the little angel would come when he wants to come…
- Thank you doctor, said Candy smiling, good bye doctor!
- Good bye doctor, said Terry.
He took Candy's arm and they got out of the office, Candy went to the reception to book another appointment. Then she left with Terry. She thought about her libido and what the doctor had told her… they went to the parking and they got in the car.
- Thank you Terry, said Candy, Anthony didn't like to go to the doctor, with everything we had to do to conceive this baby…
- I'm sorry. It must've been hard for him.
- He thought he was imperfect, despite the fact that I was telling him that it wasn't the case… by the way, yesterday, I wanted to ask you a question, Terry. But if it's too personal, you don't have to answer, I'll understand.
A personal question? Until now, Candice Brown was managing to create chaos in his mind.
- Go ahead…
- When I got your letter, I was convinced that if you had the opportunity, you would come to the funerals…
- If you're asking me why I wasn't there, it's because I had just lost my mother.
- Oh Terry! Your mother? She said with a sorry voice.
She put her hand on his, which was tense on the gearshift.
- Your mother was sick?
- No, it was an accident, an avalanche…
He told her briefly what happened.
- Anthony's accident happened a few days later… Considering my own grief, nobody had told me. I was informed of his death when I had to go back to my new base… and since you were grieving, I couldn't explain to you the reasons of my absence.
- Terry, I answered you, I don't know where you got the strength to write to me. I'm still very grateful to you. You father just got married…
- I know… that's the reason I came back… but I think his new wife very likeable and I'm also thinking about when Rick and I are going to get married and live our lives dad is going to be alone, he would have Nelly with him… even if my mother just died…time flies and anything could happen…
- So that infamous evening, it was your father's wedding…
- Yes… I would like to erase that evening from my memory
- Me too…
- What I mean, is that I was already down went I saw you with Lowell…and when I reacted like a boar, I realised that I had read the rock bottom. I was disgested with myself and I had no control over myself, my thoughts, my emotions… it's only in that senses that I wish I could forget that evening.
- What brought you down to the point?
- Its's a long story…
- Why don't we go to Georgie's make sandwiches with the rest of yesterday's roast beef?
- I'm salivating already, he said taking the road leading to Georgie's.
They arrived at Georgie's, they got in and they went to the kitchen and Candy made some sandwiched while Terry was making tea. They ate the sandwiched and drank the tea. Once their meal done, Terry stood up to leave.
- Thank you for taking me to my doctor's , Terry…
- The pleasure was all mine. You have another one next week?
- If the baby doesn't come before that…
- Ok, got it. Before I leave, can I do something for you?
"I want you so bad with my libido, would you like to hit the sheets before you leave?" said Candy in her head.
- No, nothing, I'm perfectly fine.
"You liar! He said to himself, you're impatient to see me disappear so you could let the tears you're retaining come down".
- Georgie is coming soon, she added.
- Say hi to her for me, he added.
- I will.
- Be careful, don't drive like crazy in the street…
- You must be confusing me with Rick.
- Not at all. Everybody knows that flight pilots drive their cars 50 cm from the road.
A strange void dug inside him while he was getting ready to leave.
- Take care of yourself, Candy.
- Good bye Terry.
He hugged her briefly. Her thoughts went back to their first meeting when he had hugged her for a long time at the airport and she had felt good in his arms. She still felt good in his arms… she wanted to stay there for good… Especially with her crazy libido!
"Candy, that's enough! You slut! She said smiling to herself, I'm not upset with you baby, it's not your fault! I love you!"
She wiped her tears that was coming down her cheeks.
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