Chapter 9 #3
She wasn’t as worried about having another heart attack as she had been.
It would still catch her off guard that, for as young as she was, she’d had one.
Lucky for her, there had been people around her who knew what to do when she was having it, or there would be no telling how she would have survived, if at all.
Debra was taking care of herself and eating right.
She took her medications when she was supposed to and put her feet up when that was necessary as well.
There was no way she was going to have another one if she could be doing something about it.
As she was feeling less overwhelmed again, Axel came into her office.
“I got you the veggie sub without mayo. I thought that was the one you liked.” She said it was and was glad that it was made with whole wheat bread instead of white.
Taking a bite of it, she could taste all the freshness in it and moaned.
“I have a turkey sub without mayo. I’m cutting back as well.
You might be good for me to have around if you keep eating healthy like this. ”
“That’s what Kahana said about eating at home.
He wanted steak last night, but since I have to eat it in moderation, I wanted salmon.
He ended up eating the salmon with me and said he didn’t feel as bloated afterwards.
He’s not what I’d call a romantic sometimes.
” They both laughed at her joke. “I noticed, too, that you go running with him in the morning. I’d like to go, but I’m not up to the speed that he is yet.
I don’t want him to have to change his routine just because I can only go about two miles so far.
He goes ten. That’s quite a workout for me. ”
“I love running in the morning. Everything is fresh. Plus, I get to hang out with my brother, so that makes it doubly nice.” She took another bite of her sandwich and grinned at Axel when he ate part of his sub.
She enjoyed sharing lunch with her brother-in-law.
He was funny and just nice to be around.
“Mac has a doctor’s appointment in the morning.
I did tell you that I was going to be late, correct? ”
“You did. But you said you’d have your service on, so I’m not to worry about your calls.” He nodded that was right. “How are things going with her doctor visits? I know she’s only going once a month right now. You two must be excited to be having a baby.”
“Excitement is an understatement. And I love going to the doctor with her. I want to be at every one. I’ve even moved my courthouse appearances around her appointments.
I don’t know how much longer I’m going to be able to do that, but I can do it now, and that’s what matters.
Next month, she gets another scan to make sure that the baby is growing the way that he should.
” She asked him if it was a boy. “I don’t know.
I just call it a him sometimes or a her the other.
I don’t want to call him and it. That just sounds like I don’t care when I do. ”
“Well, I’m having fun watching the two of you.
As he told you, we’re not using any kind of birth control, so when it happens, it happens for us.
You’ll have to be able to tell us what you think of your doctor.
All the stuff you’re going through right now, I want to know so that I can be prepared for it when our time comes. ”
After lunch, she went back to work on her cases and followed up on the things that she had on her list. She’d always been good at having a list for things.
She thought that was why she was able to get so much done in a day that she followed her list every day.
She wasn’t good at taking one to the grocery store and usually regretted it when she got home.
She would spend all kinds of money and forget what she went in there for in the first place.
Kahana was good at making a list for the store.
He usually had things like measurements, too, when he had to go to the hardware store.
Which was why she had three containers of cocoa, and he had no extra wood lying around.
At five o’clock, she was ready for home.
They’d been cooking out a lot lately, and she was looking forward to grilled chicken with a nice salad.
So far, she’d not been cheating that much on her diet.
She stopped eating chips and dips. There were no more cookies in the house, and she was having a good time reading the labels with Kahana’s help.
She’d found out just by accident that just because it said low sodium on the label, it might still have a lot of it in the vegetables.
That’s what reading the labels had gotten her.
A good understanding of what was on the can versus the ingredients on the can.
Walking home took her about an hour. It wasn’t really that far, but she would meet people along the way, and she’d get distracted.
Even when there weren’t people around, she’d be distracted.
Yesterday, for about fifteen minutes, she watched the construction crew take down a house that should have been taken down years ago.
It was mind-blogging to her to see how they did it. Like they had a plan. She was sure that they did, but she wouldn’t have been able to do it. She’d have the entire block down using the big de-construction machine, what she decided to call it from now on.
When she got home, she changed her clothing to go out in the yard and mess with the flowers.
They pretty much came up on their own and bloomed beautifully, but today she was going to pick some of them to have on their table when they ate.
There were such wonderful colors that she could hardly pick the ones that she saw.
She was still having fun when Kahana pulled into the driveway after he got home from work.
“You look very summery. Those shorts are beautiful.” He laughed at her when she tried to pull them down to a good length. “I was just kidding you. You do look like you’re having fun, however.”
“I am. I thought I’d bring some of the colors in the house tonight.
” He helped her with her bouquet, careful of his suit.
She loved him so much that she had to pause sometimes when she thought about him loving her.
“We’re having grilled chicken tonight, and April was able to find us some corn on the cob that wasn’t too expensive. ”
“Sounds delicious. I found some of that low-dairy ice cream that you can have. I thought we’d have a dish of it after dinner.
I’m all for trying it. If I don’t like it, I have regular ice cream that I can have.
You have to eat the good for you stuff.” She didn’t mind and told him as much.
“The lady at the store said it was supposed to taste like ice cream, but she didn’t know.
I took her word for it that you might not care for it.
I don’t know. I read the ingredients. I think it’s just fluffed up more than normal ice cream is. ”
“I’ll try it to see what it tastes like.
You know me, I’m willing to try anything once.
” He kissed her when she got out of the flower garden.
“Your brother and I are working out well. Today we had lunch together, and when he left tonight, he reminded me a hundred times that he was going to be late in the morning. He has a doctor’s appointment with Mac. ”
“I’m glad he goes to her appointments with her.
I know that I’m going to go to yours with you.
” She asked him why he wasn’t going to be delivering their babies.
“I’d be a wreck if I had to do that. I’m better off behind you than I would be in front of you during that time.
I don’t even want to be his or her pediatrician.
They’ll be better off if I don’t do anything like that at all. ”
“All right. I guess I can see that. I wouldn’t want to be our attorney even if it were allowed. I would be so sick with worry that I’d mess things up that I’d probably have another heart attack.” He kissed her again, and she told him she loved him. “Did you have a good day at work?”
“I did. I’m glad that you and Axel are getting along so well.
I’m doing well with the two nurses that I have now.
And I love you as well.” Entering the house, they put the flowers in a vase, and Kahana went up to change.
Following him to do the same, she wondered how she’d lived this long without him in her life. He was her everything.