CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
(part five)
Tuesday – 12:35 P.M.
“What do you think?” Valerie asked Delphie.
“It’s too early for me to make a connection with them. That’s all right. Right now you have to focus on making really healthy vessels for their souls.”
“Oh.” Valerie was crestfallen.
“Your mother is thrilled,” Delphie said. “We’re going to have a house full of babies very soon. I do love babies.”
Valerie’s lips turned up then dropped into an anxious line.
“Can Mom help?”
“No, Valerie,” Delphie said. “You’re doing the very best thing by eating well, exercising, and taking good care of yourself. Let Mother Nature do what she needs to do.”
“Mother Nature?” Valerie bit her lip.
“How far along are you?” Delphie asked.
“Less than a month,” Valerie said.
“Why don’t you give it a couple weeks?”
Valerie shook her head. Lost in thought, when her cell phone rang she answered it.
“Val?” her agent asked.
“Hey, what’s up?” Valerie asked. She rolled her eyes to Delphie.
“The movie’s on. They want you there by Friday,” her agent said. “Someone leaked what happened to you to the production team and they kicked the producer off the film. I’ve heard he has to leave the studio.”
“Wow,” Valerie said. “Just wow.”
“They were quite contrite. Offered more money up front and percentage points later,” he said. “But you have to get to the Czech Republic ASAP.”
“And I can bring Mike?”
“They requested him,” her agent said. “He’s not in the movie but they wanted you to be comfortable. They asked if he could come with you.”
“Wow,” Valerie said. “There is one thing….”
“What’s that?” her agent asked.
“I’m pregnant. Twins. It happened after we thought the movie was lost.”
“How pregnant?”
“Less that a month.”
“I don’t see a problem, Val,” he said. “You’ll be in the Czech Republic for six weeks, do post production in LA for four weeks then can announce to the world that you’re pregnant. I’ll let them know. If they’re serious about wanting Valerie Lipson, and the director said he had to have you, they won’t care.”
“Oh, wow,” Valerie said.
“Should I call you back for your decision?”
“Give me a couple minutes,” Valerie said. “I’m going to talk to Mike.”
“Good thinking,” her agent said. “Let’s let them sweat.”
“Talk to you in a half hour or so,” Valerie said.
“Movie?” Delphie asked. “Looks like our misfortune is shifting.”
“I hope so.”
Denver Cereal continues tomorrow….