Cough. “Why the hell are you so damned happy?”“I just left the doctor’s office with Ivy. Well, I’m still in the parking lot actually, but I just left the doctor.”“And?” Brooks didn’t seem to see why being in a parking lot was such a big deal, but he was sure that Nicola would tell him.“She’s having twins,” he said hitting the truck.“Get out of here,” Brooks said laughing. “Damn man, congratulations! Are you happy?”“Yeah, I think am,” Nicola said looking at the ultrasound picture again.“That’s good, man. I think.” Brooks was even confused at what Nicola wanted at that point.“The possibitlty just blows my mind. Obviously, you canunderstand why.” “Yeah…shit. You need to move out of town now, before it’s too late. Child support in Shelby County is a bitch.” Brooks laughed. They were on two totally different pages. “No, I’m just messing with you man. Well, twins…that makes the possibility of them being yours a lot greater.”“I know.
