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while attendants are carrying trays of products like the body lotions and oils,” Carlos finished up.
    When they paused, Jason sat for a moment in silence, weighing the feasibility of the event his staff had designed.
    “Once again you all have shown me why I keep you around.” Jason smiled. “So, which one of you is trying to put me out of a job?”
    Jason laughed as he watched ten index fingers point at each other around the room.
    “I’m going to assume, Carlos and Cassandra, that the two of you have all ready reserved and booked everything.”
    “Your assumption is correct, sir,” Carlos confirmed.
    “Good. Then the only thing you all left me is my job. I’ll call Mr. Jordan and see if he’s available Monday for a meeting. Then float the idea by him and show him the ad boards; see if he agrees. If so, then we press forward.” Jason rose off the edge of his desk. “If not, it’s literally back to the drawing board.”
    His staff murmured affirmatively and started to head out.
    “One more thing. Cassandra, Carlos and Clarence, I’ll have my ideas for the ballroom setup and publicity with you all by tomorrow. We can see what can be incorporated into what you all already have. Keep me posted.”
    “We’ll do, Mr. Richardson.” Clarence made his way out of the office with the other two.
    Jason rounded his desk as his phone rang. He answered it. “Richardson.”
    “Mr. Richardson, there’s a Dr. Hudson who needs to speak with you.”
    Jason felt butterflies in his stomach when he heard his doctor’s name or voice.
    “Put him through, Jeannie.”
    There was a soft click as the two lines were connected.
    “Dr. Hudson, something up with my test?” Jason asked hesitant.
    “No, everything is still fine with your results. How is your first day back going?”
    “Okay, no problems. What’s up? I didn’t expect you to be calling me this soon to check-up on me.”
    Jason could hear Dr. Hudson’s chuckle through the phone.
    “I’m not checking up. I just forgot to tell you this morning that I made an appointment for you at Healthy Fit.”
    “Hmm.”
    “Well, by your response I can see it was not high on your priority list.”
    “You can say that again.”
    “Well, then I guess I made the right decision in making it.” Dr. Hudson was confident. “After this one it will be up to you to make the second one or any others you see fit to make. But, I am making this first one mandatory.”
    “Great.” Jason was apathetic. His mind wouldn’t even allow him to fake excitement.
    “Remember how important it is for you to really look at making some changes to your life, Jason.”
    “Yeah, so people keep telling me. Talk to you later, doc.”

Four
     
     
    “Knock, knock.”
    Yasmine looked up from her desk to see Leigh leaning against the doorjamb. She gave her friend a halfhearted smile and waved her in.
    “So, what’s up?” Leigh asked as she took the seat next to Yasmine’s desk.
    Yasmine didn’t even try to pretend she didn’t know what Leigh was talking about. She had slept horribly last night, obsessing about the twins, and she was sure that’s exactly how she looked. “Have you ever wanted something that you couldn’t have?”
    “Yeah, a Mercedes Benz fully loaded.” Leigh gave her a playful wink.
    Yasmine laughed, despite how she was feeling inside. Times like this always reminded her why Leigh was her best friend, because even when she was sad or worried about something Leigh was always there to lighten her burden.
    “That wasn’t quite what I was talking about.”
    “Oh, you mean like in the first grade, I wanted a bright pink and yellow banana seat bike, but my dad said I was too small.”
    “That’s a bit closer. Except instead of it being a bike, it’s a child.” Yasmine’s voice faded.
    Leigh sat quietly for a moment.
    Yasmine could see the confused questions play across her features. She watched Leigh’s gaze drop to her stomach before returning to her face.
    Yasmine