But Why Daddy?

Chapter 6

By: Lizzie

©Lizzie 2002-2004

            As he waited for the rental to be brought to the front he took out his cell and called Paula. “This is Paula, I’m busy right now, so leave a message after the beep and I’ll get back to you.”

            ‘That’s weird, she doesn’t have her last name on there…’ Randy thought to himself. “Paula baby, I’m in town and was thinking that if you wanted to meet up for dinner tonight. I’m staying that the Marriott Hotel, but call me on my cell. I love you.” He hung up the phone and tried calling and seeing if one of his other friends was in town.

            “We…say you we are you punk! Liz and I can’t come to the phone, do it after the beep…eww gross Lance! Not that! Leave a message after the beep.” Liz and Lance’s answer machine said.

            Randy laughed, “Hey guys, its Randy. Nice to know that you two are still together after so long. I’m in town for some time visiting my girlfriend and I was wondering if you and the others wanted to meet up for lunch tomorrow. Any ways, I’m staying at the Marriott but call me on my cell when you get this.” he clicked off his cell and headed out to his waiting rented car to go to his hotel and get some sleep before he tried calling JC and then Paula again.

            Liz rushed into the house before she dropped the bags that she was carrying and set them on the counter and went back out for the rest. She had been out shopping with Mama Chasez, as everyone liked to call her, and she was dead tired from looking at baby things, which she hadn’t done in almost 16 months since the birth of her and Lance’s little girl, Adriana.

            “Babe, messages!” Lance said as he came in carrying the sleeping little girl up to her room.

            “Ok.” Liz said picking up the phone in the kitchen and dialed the voicemail number and continued to separate various things into different piles.

            “Hey guys, its Randy. Nice to know that you 2 are still together after so long. I’m in town for some time visiting my girlfriend and I was wondering if you and the others wanted to meet up for lunch tomorrow. Any ways, I’m staying at the Marriott but call me on my cell when you get this.”

            Liz made a mental note to call everyone and tell them about Randy as she erased the message and waited to see if anyone else called. She listened to the rest of the messaged and hung up the phone.

She gathered the things that Paula was going to need and placed them in another bag and set it on the breakfast counter and then took all of the baby things into the living room where Lance was sitting watching TV.

“Who called?” he asked not looking up from the screen

“Randy’s in town and wants to meet up with us for lunch tomorrow.” Liz said sitting down and going through the articles of clothing she had in front of her.

“Randy as in the one that moved out to California after the wedding?” Lance asked

“One and the same.” Liz said, “He said he was out here visiting his girlfriend and wanted to meet up with us.”

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            “Mom we’re home!” JC called has he walked into his house, “And we come bearing good news too.”

            “Oh really?” Karen asked poking her head out of the kitchen, “What’s the news?”

            “It’s a girl!” Cynthia said walking into the kitchen and sitting at the table

            “That’s great!” Karen said hugging JC, “Have you thought of any names?”

            “I guess…” Paula said taking a seat

            “Ohh not so happy about the birth of your first child?” Cynthia asked in a sarcastic tone

            Paula shot her a glare and grabbed an apple out of the fruit bowl from the middle of the table.

            “Aww what’s the matter Paula?” Karen asked rubbing her arm, “Not taking well to the pregnancy?”

            Paula shook her head, “Not keeping anything down…getting fat…clothes not fitting anymore.”

            “Oh I know the feeling. But things will get better for you and before you know it the baby will be here.” Karen added.

            “So mom, did anyone call while we were out?” JC asked changing the subject.

            “You have one message…from a Randy I think,” Karen said going back to the stove and finishing the food she was cooking

            Paula went pale at the mention of the name Randy, ‘No it can’t be the same Randy that I left back in California’ she thought to herself, ‘I told him I would call if anything came up.’  She continued to think.

Cynthia noticed Paula’s reaction to the name Randy and smirked, “Why Paula, whatever could be the matter?”

            Paula just sat there and she suddenly felt sick to her stomach, “I don’t feel too well.” She said standing up, “I’m going to lie down.”

            “Ok Paula, call down if you need anything.” Karen said turning around from the stove.

            Paula walked out of the kitchen and up to the stairs to her room. She sat on the bed and ruffled through her purse looking for her cell. When she found it she noticed that she had a call and pushed the button to listen to the message. When she heard his voice and that he was in town she literally felt sick and ran to the bathroom, slammed the door and threw up.

            JC, Cynthia and Karen heard the running and the door slamming and got just a bit worried. Well JC and Karen more than Cynthia because she had a feeling that something wasn’t right.

“Maybe I should go check on her…” JC said walking to the stairs

“No let me.” Cynthia said standing up and walking to the stairs, “Besides I think I have a feeling I know what the problem is.”

“Oh…ok” JC said walking back to the table and sitting in one of the chairs.

Cynthia got to the upstairs bathroom and she knocked on the bathroom door, “Paula are you ok in there…we’re all worried down stairs.”

“Oh hold on…” Paula said into her cell, “Yeah, I’m fine Cynthia…just got a little sick to my stomach.”

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