I’ll always be your number one fan on and off the ice,” replied an understanding Abby, kissing his cheek.Sitting in the upper bowl, he observed di...ferent moves his teammates and the opposition were making. He happened to have a pen and paper in his suit coat pocket, making several notes during stoppages in play. At the end of the first period, the game was tied at two, and Brad visited his teammates in the dressing room, soaking in the atmosphere of the game.“Coach, I noticed a few points that. It was a sign of her commitment to him. At least it was in a house, not the back of an old car like what a lot of her girlfriends had experienced. She was going to stay with him despite the fact that he was a construction worker.She sighed and wondered once again why she had fallen in love with a construction worker.“Lily, I’m heading to the parade. I’ll see you there.”“Sure, Daddy.”“You’re riding in the parade with Tim, right?”“Yes.”“The car or the truck?”“The car.”“You’re in for a real. “Fine.” Tegan laughed. “You have some cash?”“Here.” Sam took his wallet from his backpack and took out a twenty. “I’ll make you a deal.” Sam said, jerking it back from her hand as she reached for it.“Here it comes.” Tegan rolled her eyes.“Come back with the ice cream and the money, and I’ll do your share of the housework for a week.”“A month.” Tegan shot back.“Two weeks.”“Deal.” Tegan snatched the note. “Any other caveats?”“Well I was going to make you do something if you lost but you’re. .surprising, you could say.I let the lid to the trash can fall shut and I went back into the house. My wife wasn't home at the moment, and so I finished doing the morning breakfast dishes, and even did the vacuuming that she'd asked me to do several days earlier. As I vacuumed, I kept thinking about the pregnancy test box in the alley way trash can. So, I wondered, is my wife pregnant? And if she was, then who was the 'father?' Because there was absolutely no doubt that it wasn't me!After I'd.