Tina and I were introduced to one of Amber's friends at their usual haunt, the Doghouse. Jessie was a heavy-set woman with native American or Hispanic features. She presented herself as a gifted psychic. She seemed very amiable and she and I were the only members of the party who weren't drinking.
Early in the night, she said "You two are trying to conceive, aren't you?"
Tina and I weren't exactly "trying" to conceive a child, but we weren't taking any pains not to and we'd been discussing the subject in depth. Tina believed she had fertility issues and after years of unprotected sex not producing a pregnancy, it seemed one of us must have. We had just recently been discussing seeing a fertility specialist, but not until after we were married. In the meanwhile, we were rolling the dice.
Tina acted impressed by her insight, but I didn't really think she was buying into the notion that Jessie had any real powers of prognostication. Engaged couples will tend to discuss having kids!
At some point, Tina and Jessie disappeared out on to the patio for an extended conversation. After a while, I was craving some nicotine, so I wandered out onto the patio and lit a cigarette. I saw the two of them and approached, but was reproached by Tina. "We're talking about you right now," she said. "can you go back inside for a few minutes?"
I shrugged, snuffed my cigarette and went back into the bar where I tried to make conversation with Amber. It was a little awkward. She never warmed to me. After a bit, others in the gang were heading out to smoke so I joined them. I guess the private conversation was over and we all gathered together to chat.
Read the rest at the new Adventures of Dan and Tina.
