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“What’s the trouble?”
“Nothing fits!”
She’d gained maybe a pound or two, looked hot as hell, glowing and all, tits were bigger. I was digging the way her body was changing, Beatrice was not.
“You look great in all of it.”
“It’s all tight on the top.”
“That’s because you’re getting ready for the baby.”
She groaned at my positive outlook and told me as much. I knew that Beatrice was worried about the town, but everyone was going to rally around her. I was hoping to get our good news out as well. I wanted her to wear something that showed it off. I could tell, would others?
I helped her pick out a dress, something that made her frown, but I told her how beautiful she was, and she couldn’t help it. We finally got to leave and even though we were late, I was coming to terms with it. We were always late when it came to going anywhere. Beatrice made that so. Lester was going to be unhappy, but he’d get over it.
When we got there, the place was packed, and all eyes were on Beatrice and me as we walked up. Lester had that disapproving look on his face. Beatrice sat down in the front, and I went up with Lester to stand. There was a dark red ribbon on the doors of the new Safety House, and it was time to open it up. Our dream of running a training camp for firefighters had finally come to fruition. Once the ball started rolling, we got an investor and started construction almost immediately. We would still work at the firehouse, but two or three days a week, we would get to train others from all around, how to stay safe in a fire. It meant the world to me because I didn’t want what happened to me, to happen to another.
“Well, he’s finally here, folks. Keep that in mind when you call the firehouse. Jeff is going to be late.”
The crowd laughed and I looked to Beatrice, who was turning red with the attention. I could only imagine how she would look if we had been a bit later and given into the desires that were palpable earlier as she was getting ready.
“I’m here now. You know my road is a beast.”
There was a mumble in the crowd about me living up on the posh hill. I didn’t know who said it, but I had heard it many times before. The introduction was done by Lester, he had a speech prepared, and then the ribbon was cut. The Safety House was officially open for business, and I liked to think that it was going to be something to put Jericho on the map.
An impromptu potluck started not long after. It felt like most of the town was there and Beatrice was glowing throughout. People were warming back up to her. She was my wife now, and nothing was going to stand between us again, not opinions, looks, her family, nothing. Beatrice was all mine now, for the whole world to see.
Dr. Thompson showed up and he congratulated me on the achievement. He never told Beatrice about what happened, and I was thankful for it. He’d stopped me in the hospital and said that he didn’t blame me. Beatrice was special, he said.
I watched him give her a hug in greeting and the same surge of jealousy was gone. Beatrice was mine. She had my heart and I had hers. I didn’t worry about any of that anymore. A lot had changed, but her attraction hadn’t. Dr. Thompson congratulated me on us expecting as he was leaving.
“You’re the first to notice.”
He just grinned and damn if that second of envy was back, the desire to strike. I just smiled back and agreed. “She’s glowing, isn’t she?”
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