“Take me to your place,” Monica said. But I gotta tell Sal, she’ll be tickled pink. Until now. My baby, not his. I had fun.”
“You’re welcome, Cheri. Ray figured there would be three of them, Monica and her daughter and a dog, but there were just the two of them, no dog. “This guy is the father of her child?”
“She assured me it could be no one else.”
Joel said, “Look, I’m a business attorney, this is not my area of expertise, so this is off the record, okay? Neither said anything while Monica thought about it. He was a star pitcher in high school. —-
There was no need to fret about the weather. Now get out of here and I’ll see you then.”
Ray smiled on his way out. I don’t want anything to do with him.”
“I get that. You can tell us all about it when we come see you and I’ll sign it. We had talked about this as he weighed his options. He usually ordered the same thing: Hominy grits with salsa, sourdough toast, coffee and a small tomato juice. Monica chuckled. Neither one of them was big on jewelry, and Monica had been frugally pitching pennies for so long she was not apt to spend any more money than was absolutely necessary. She’s smart, witty, and…”
“She’s a strong woman,
