Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Brandi and Beau Broke

It had already been a busy morning for Brandi. Her oldest son, Dustin, had left for school. Brandi had lay Beau down for his morning nap. While Beau napped, Brandi did the house cleaning. Brandi was pregnant with her third child. Beau had awakened from his nap. Holding Beau, Brandi thought of her husband Skip. He had recently died; had drowned in the little pool he had insisted on having installed for the boys. Brandi had never wanted the thing. She was going to have it filled in as soon as she could afford it. "That may be a while", thought Brandi. Money was tight now. They were living off the little bit of pension that Skip had coming, but it just wasn't making ends meet. Dustin had a job after school. Brandi would just have to wait until she had this baby before she could even think about getting a job. "How can I afford another baby now?" Brandi said aloud, staring off in the distance.
At least Beau had been a good baby. He was always happy...always smiling. Very different from Dustin. Dustin had cried constantly and was not as good-tempered as Beau . "If this baby is just half as good as you are, I'll be happy!" Brandi said to Beau, tickling him and causing him to laugh loudly.
Brandi had to take a bath and change clothes. She had put on weight, and could barely get into her favorite jeans anymore. Beau stayed in the bathroom with her as she bathed, playing in the toilet. Brandi was still having occasional bouts of queasiness. When would it stop?

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