Judy had developed the game some time ago and had convinced us to go along with it. The cook and owner of the diner had very early on decided that the...waitresses should do all the cleaning and washing after she had finished the day and left, usually about an hour before closing time. As the work was tedious, none of us really wanted to do it and so Judy had invented the game.The goal was to throw two peas from a distance to the target, where the rings represented 5, 10 and 15 points. “Only for two days. I took a pregnancy test Thursday, when I suspected something. I missed my period last month and I became nauseous for the first time that morning.”“But aren’t you on birth control?” I asked surprised.“I’m afraid not. My healthcare plan doesn’t cover it since I’m over eighteen years old. Since I wasn’t dating anybody for the past years, I didn’t see the need for it either. It saved a lot of money that way. Then, when we started making love, you were always considerate to use. ” said Claire.“I know, I guess I know. I am pulling out all of the stops to get that woman rebuilt. Cost is no object. I just hope that medicine and technology are up to the task,” he said.“Do you have any news on that front?” she said.“I have some people looking into it. Trouble is this is an area where I have no inkling as to how to proceed. I do have a friend who I have turned on to some investments who says he thinks he can help at least to the extent of finding out things. He’s a professor. She put her hand to her chest, nodded her head significantly, and went on. ‘Yes, you’re quite right or course, he always …’, she continued, and I blocked her out, reduced her rambling to white noise in the back of my mind. It didn’t help much, still annoying. I wonder if there was a way to tell her about the cheese without being inapropriate. Certainly not while I’m supposedly listening to her ramble. Ah, it’s coming to an end. Now to finish it off with a vague response. ‘Yes, he will be.