"Gina have you seen Caroline anywhere? She's always going this place or that. A man spends all day at work and when he gets home he expects his wife to accomadate him." he ranted "Accomadate, what does dis word mean?" she wondered curious. "It means Gina a hot meal and appreciation for bringing home the bacon." She looked at him, where's the bacon? "She thinks you expec too much." "Well I'm sorry. I did save her. She would be starving if it weren't for me, just like you were." Gina stared at the ground. Why did he have to bring that up? Only Mike knew that part of her. The part she desperatly tried to hide. He noticed her downcast look. "Oh Gina I'm sorry. I know you don't like to talk about it. Gees am I the dumb mug. Giving you an earful of my problems when you have enough of your own." he apologized "No worry. I'm fi-----ne......" She cried out in pain as she dropped to her knees. "Gina what's wrong. Is it the baby?" "Labor, hospital now!" she cried out again. He had been planning what he was gonna say to Ginger for two days now. But as he saw her through the store window his mind went numb. She looked better then he could have imagined and he thought about alot. Okay Metcalf you can do this. You just have to psyche her out like you do the pitcher when your up to bat. OF course with Ginger he already had two strikes against him... Well he has some nerve! What is he doing showing up all of a sudden. I thought I made it clear that I didn't want anything to do with him. He does look quite handsome in that jacket though. No, Ginger get a hold of yourself. Coffee. Think coffee, serve coffee. "Can I have some coffee please?" he asked shyly. "I didn't know kids were supposed to drink coffee." she smirked. "I thought your supposed to be nice to the customer. What is that saying, oh yeah, the customer's always right." he taunted back. Luckily there were only a coulpe of women and they weren't paying attention but Ginger still didn't want to get in trouble with her boss. "Your right, I'm sorry." she replied through gritted teeth. A smile plastered on her face. She began pouring as Jeff watched. He needed to say something to get the conversation started again since he seemed to have forgotten his original plan. "I accept." "Accept what?" she queried "Your apology." "My apology, for what?!" "Your apology for throwing your shoes at me. Coulda hit me in the mouth if I hadn't a ducked. Mighta knocked a couple of teeth out. I probably couldn't even talk right for weeks." he ventured "Well it seems to me I would have done the world a favor!!!" her annoyance starting to rise. "You know I think you have trouble with expressing your anger, first kicking Charlie you know where and then throwing your shoes at me." "Well I did waste my favorite pair on you." she shot back Okay enough is enough just say what you came here to say. "Ginger." "What now? Your going to point out another one of my faults. Come on let me have it I'm just waiting." she said with her arms crossed By now the ladies had fled probably to get away from them. "See what you did. You drove two paying customers out." she replied. Jeff decided to ignore her comments. "Ginger you've got to promise not to tell Hank about Sarah." "Is that what you came here to tell me?" she asked disguising her hurt. Of course it was about Sarah, not her. Obviously what happened between them last night meant nothing to him. "Yeah. They're coming back home tomorrow and I don't want you to get any ideas. She loves Hank and well he loves her and.." "And he would never forgive you if he found about her indescretion." "Well it was both of our faults." he retorted "I don't need details. I wasn't even planning on telling him. I know how much that would hurt him." What kind of person did he take her for, a snitch? "Well good." he said relieved "Is that all you have to tell me cuz my shifts almost over and I have things to do. Plenty of important things that's well important." "Like what?" he wondered "Like having an affair. Maybe I can even wreck a marriage if I'm lucky." she said hurtfully. Her words stung him. Obviously last night meant nothing to her. "How about a movie." he couldn't believed he just asked that. I can't believe he just asked that. "You've got to be kidding!" "Well I do have your shoes. If you want to see 'em back alive then you'll have to go out with me." She laughed. Was she laughing? At me or with me? he wondered. Did I just laugh? I can't go out with him! What about Sarah? I mean he did that to Hank just like Charlie dumped her. What had he done with her? Did they go all the way? How could he do that to Hank! I should be furious at him! I can't help it, I just get butterflies when I'm around him. Different from what she felt with Charlie. She knew that she would regret this... "Okay." "Okay?! Okay you'll go out with me okay?" She nodded. He couldn't belive it. He half fell off the stool. "Are you okay?" she asked noticing his slight fall. "Yeah." he got up quickly playing it off. "I'll agree to anything as long as you leave and get off my case. But if you think anything like what we might have done a couple of nights ago is going to happen again tonight you better not go out with me because that's never going to happen again ever." she added. Never? "Okay, but I wasn't expecting anything to happen well not on the first date anyways." he grinned slyle as he walked out. Lord what had she just agree too? "Doc, is she gonna be okay?" Charlie asked concerned. "Your wife, ah yes just a false alarm, nothing to worry about. You can see her now if you like." the doctor informed him as he took off. "She's not my..." but he couldn't finish he'd already left. Gina was lying with her hands protectivly over her stomach. He felt bad for her. All alone, Mike dead, and well Mike's parents,especially Mrs.Sloan wanted nothing to do with her. "Hi. The doc says you'll be up in no time." he assured her with a smile. "Yes, I'm happy no things serious. Thank you for coming to hospital and stay with me." "What was I supposed to do leave you at home? You don't wanna mess with a pregnant lady." he laughed. "But I don't want to be hassle." she worried "Your not a hassle. Your the only woman I ever talk to anymore." he smiled. She smiled back at him. She took his hand in hers and placed it on her tummy. "I wish Mike could be here." she said tears welling up in her eyes. He wanted to comfort her so he laid down beside her. His hand interwined with hers and for that moment it took all his strength to resist kissing her. If only he wasn't married, he would be the concerned father. If only... He still hadn't heard from Caroline. "Get your bloody hands off of me!!" Caroline yelled,a doctor leading her down the hall. "Caroline?!"Charlie and Gina yelled in unison. "Excuse me Gina but..." he started "I know." she replied disapointted. Charlie sat up from the hospital bed and walked out following Caroline's booming voice. He watched as the doctor instructated her to stay there. "Caroline, what the hell are you doing here?!" he screamed She was half naked clutching a man's wallet. "Charlie!" she yelled shocked. Great all she needed. How can I explain this? It's not fault I get stuck in this hellhole. She was trying to get away from tedious house chores. I didn't mean to run into to David. He was the one who wanted me to come to his place and well shag. A young doctor tapped her on the shoulder right after she called out Charlie's name. "Mrs. Simms I'm sorry to tell you this but your husband suffered a massive heart attack. He already suffered from a bad heart as you may know. But when you two engaged in um marital relations it must have triggered it." the young doctor informed embarrassed. Why do I always have to get these kind of cases? "What?!! Marital what?!!" Charlie screamed,veins penetrating from his forehead. "Excuse me are you Dr. Nelson?" the middle aged woman asked bewildered. "Yes." he answered politely ignoring the confrontation between Charlie and Caroline. "Marital what?!!" Charlie continued to scream Caroline couldn't say anything. She felt ill. "My neighbor called me and told me that my husband was brought up here. Please tell me what happened! A nurse told me that you had operated on him." the woman contiued desperate for answers. "Okay Miss what's his name?" "David Simms that's S-I-M-M-S. Oh please tell me! Is he going to be alright?" tears streaming down her face Dr. Nelson just stood there among the chaos trying to sort things out in his brain. If that was Mrs. Simms then who is.... Caroline fainted.