almost like a dream or something. He never actu ally suspected that Frays even seriously thought of him that way. It still struck him as kinda weird though. Sure…he knew that she had obviously slept with at least one guy before… He just never suspected that she could be so frenetic in the sack especially seeing as how she was pregnant and all.
Lacey snuck back into his room and nudged Frannie. “Hey.” he said quietly. Adam smiled awkwardly in the gloomy dark and helped Rodriguez collect her gear. “Thanks for watching the kids.”
There was a big shit eating grin plastered all over Rodriguez’ s face when he turned around and handed the woman her plate carrier. “You totally fuckin’ did it, didn’t you?” she asked and gave the man a good natured jab in the ribs with her elbow. When Adam just stood there gawping at her like a landed fish Frannie just shrugged and started off towards the door. “I guess I’ll have to ask Frays in the morning.”
Amy woke up and stretched. The lights had not come back on yet so she figured that there must be a little more time before it was actually time to wake up and get to work. She squir med on her cot trying to get comfortable again. Frays noticed that Frannie had settled in to Carl’s cot a few feet away and pulled her blanket tighter around her shoulders.
This is gonna screw things up so bad… Amy thought ruefully as she tried to get back to sleep for however little time she still had. There was a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. “Frannie…Frannie wake up.” Frays called softly as she sat up and started getting herself together for the day. The other woman yawned and stretched, sitting up and digging something out of the corner of her eye. “Did you talk to Lacey at all?”
“Not too long.” Rodriguez mumbled drowsily. She started trying to work some of the stiffness out of her thigh and shrugged. “I watched the kids for a minute while he was over here with you.” A mischievous glint shone in Frannie’s eyes as she tied her boots and tucked the laces inside. “Did the two of you have a good time?”
Amy felt a little sick and it had little to nothing to do with the child growing in her womb. “Yeah, I guess.” she admitted, hoping against hope that her friend would not press the issue further. Frays quickly twisted her hair into a haphazard knot at the back of her head and held it in place with a rubber band she had found on the floor in the office.
Rodriguez giggled. “C’mon you can’t just lead me on like that.” she grumbled as she produced a little treasure from a pouch on her plate carrier: a little plastic thing of some off brand baby wipes. Rodriguez took a couple then tossed the container across the room to Frays.
Amy took one and scrubbed her face, turning the white sheet of damp heavy duty paper into a brownish mess in her hands. “We…you know…” Frays mumbled. She looked around the room guilty and gave Frannie back her baby wipes. “I…I dunno… I guess we just got kinda carried away or something.”
Rodriguez smiled awkwardly at her friend. This is something she should be talking about with her mom… Frannie thought regrettably. Somehow she thought that this almost would have made Mrs. Frays’ day to have this kind of talk with her daughter. Frannie kind of half shrugged. “I know you two care about each other.” she said quietly as she finished getting her stuff together and stood up. “And the two of you got your problems. Just…I dunno…give him a chance, Frays. He’s a great daddy.”
The haunted, tired look in Amy’s eyes struck a chord deep in Frannie’s guts. She had seen that look in the mirror too many times to count. “I…I don’t know if I can be what he needs, Frannie.” Frays mumbled, her hands spread wide before letting them fall into her lap. “I-I can’t be around his kids without thinking of that…that little boy…”
Frannie sighed heavily. She knew her friend was still wrestling
Lacey snuck back into his room and nudged Frannie. “Hey.” he said quietly. Adam smiled awkwardly in the gloomy dark and helped Rodriguez collect her gear. “Thanks for watching the kids.”
There was a big shit eating grin plastered all over Rodriguez’ s face when he turned around and handed the woman her plate carrier. “You totally fuckin’ did it, didn’t you?” she asked and gave the man a good natured jab in the ribs with her elbow. When Adam just stood there gawping at her like a landed fish Frannie just shrugged and started off towards the door. “I guess I’ll have to ask Frays in the morning.”
Amy woke up and stretched. The lights had not come back on yet so she figured that there must be a little more time before it was actually time to wake up and get to work. She squir med on her cot trying to get comfortable again. Frays noticed that Frannie had settled in to Carl’s cot a few feet away and pulled her blanket tighter around her shoulders.
This is gonna screw things up so bad… Amy thought ruefully as she tried to get back to sleep for however little time she still had. There was a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. “Frannie…Frannie wake up.” Frays called softly as she sat up and started getting herself together for the day. The other woman yawned and stretched, sitting up and digging something out of the corner of her eye. “Did you talk to Lacey at all?”
“Not too long.” Rodriguez mumbled drowsily. She started trying to work some of the stiffness out of her thigh and shrugged. “I watched the kids for a minute while he was over here with you.” A mischievous glint shone in Frannie’s eyes as she tied her boots and tucked the laces inside. “Did the two of you have a good time?”
Amy felt a little sick and it had little to nothing to do with the child growing in her womb. “Yeah, I guess.” she admitted, hoping against hope that her friend would not press the issue further. Frays quickly twisted her hair into a haphazard knot at the back of her head and held it in place with a rubber band she had found on the floor in the office.
Rodriguez giggled. “C’mon you can’t just lead me on like that.” she grumbled as she produced a little treasure from a pouch on her plate carrier: a little plastic thing of some off brand baby wipes. Rodriguez took a couple then tossed the container across the room to Frays.
Amy took one and scrubbed her face, turning the white sheet of damp heavy duty paper into a brownish mess in her hands. “We…you know…” Frays mumbled. She looked around the room guilty and gave Frannie back her baby wipes. “I…I dunno… I guess we just got kinda carried away or something.”
Rodriguez smiled awkwardly at her friend. This is something she should be talking about with her mom… Frannie thought regrettably. Somehow she thought that this almost would have made Mrs. Frays’ day to have this kind of talk with her daughter. Frannie kind of half shrugged. “I know you two care about each other.” she said quietly as she finished getting her stuff together and stood up. “And the two of you got your problems. Just…I dunno…give him a chance, Frays. He’s a great daddy.”
The haunted, tired look in Amy’s eyes struck a chord deep in Frannie’s guts. She had seen that look in the mirror too many times to count. “I…I don’t know if I can be what he needs, Frannie.” Frays mumbled, her hands spread wide before letting them fall into her lap. “I-I can’t be around his kids without thinking of that…that little boy…”
Frannie sighed heavily. She knew her friend was still wrestling
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