. an in line skater- a novice , obviously - almostly - almost killed herself just then . she came barreling down the path behind us and barely caught herself on the back of the bench .
alan made a fuss to be sure she was okay . i waied until she left ." where was i ? i was visitig lisa at this extnded - stay hotel where she was staying uptown when she had her first positive pregnancy test - it was just one of those sticks you pee on . we'd walked over and picked it up at duane reade .
" she was glowing when it turned blue . i was glowing too . i could feel my skin flush . that';s how right everything was . dean confirmed the preganancy the next day . for the first few weeks he kept telling us that it couldn't have been going better .".
i had my antennae tuned for judgment , but alan was wearing his therapist's mask . he has compassionate eyes . they've always sucked me in . i didn't want him to be judgmental about this . i let them suck me in again . i liked that i knew it was a choice on my part .
i began to feel my energy wane . i hadd shared all the good news .
alan could tell that i was done with all good news . he said , " and then ?"
" lisa had less than a week left in new jork before she was going in back to LA . i was going to take her out to brunch last sunday . i try to get together with her a lot . i like her . she doesn't know many people here . eric's gone so much on bussiness . but , yes , yes , i know , i want to make sure she's okay , too . and that she's being good .
" the contract specifies things she can't do - use caffeine , drink alcohol , extreme sports - but i do want to make absolutely sure she doesn't stop at stabuck in the morning for a double shot or that she doesn't have just one cocktail at the end of the day with some new girlfriend . you know me . i'm the one who has two cell phones just in case one isn't getting a signal . come on . this woman is carrying a baby . i have to see her . i have to be sure ." i knew i wasn't revealing anything alan didn't already know about me . thought he'd be pleased at my insight about it all .
alan made a fuss to be sure she was okay . i waied until she left ." where was i ? i was visitig lisa at this extnded - stay hotel where she was staying uptown when she had her first positive pregnancy test - it was just one of those sticks you pee on . we'd walked over and picked it up at duane reade .
" she was glowing when it turned blue . i was glowing too . i could feel my skin flush . that';s how right everything was . dean confirmed the preganancy the next day . for the first few weeks he kept telling us that it couldn't have been going better .".
i had my antennae tuned for judgment , but alan was wearing his therapist's mask . he has compassionate eyes . they've always sucked me in . i didn't want him to be judgmental about this . i let them suck me in again . i liked that i knew it was a choice on my part .
i began to feel my energy wane . i hadd shared all the good news .
alan could tell that i was done with all good news . he said , " and then ?"
" lisa had less than a week left in new jork before she was going in back to LA . i was going to take her out to brunch last sunday . i try to get together with her a lot . i like her . she doesn't know many people here . eric's gone so much on bussiness . but , yes , yes , i know , i want to make sure she's okay , too . and that she's being good .
" the contract specifies things she can't do - use caffeine , drink alcohol , extreme sports - but i do want to make absolutely sure she doesn't stop at stabuck in the morning for a double shot or that she doesn't have just one cocktail at the end of the day with some new girlfriend . you know me . i'm the one who has two cell phones just in case one isn't getting a signal . come on . this woman is carrying a baby . i have to see her . i have to be sure ." i knew i wasn't revealing anything alan didn't already know about me . thought he'd be pleased at my insight about it all .
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