Safe from the Sea. Peter Geye
at Noah and said, “You always did wear it around on your sleeve.”
Noah had been studying the roadside. “What’s that?”
“Whatever’s troubling you.”
Noah turned to his father. “I hope you don’t mind more company.”
“What do you mean?”
“Natalie’s coming.”
“She is?”
Noah turned his attention back to the woods. “It’s hard to explain. It’s ridiculous, really. And embarrassing.”
“Out with it already.”
“Well, she’s ovulating.”
“Ovulating?”
“Like now’s the time she could get pregnant.”
Olaf slowed the truck, pulled over, and stopped. “She’s coming here to get pregnant.” A smile spread across his slack mouth. “You’re a lucky man.”
“We’ve been trying for years.”
“That’s one of the best parts of marriage,” Olaf said, persisting with his sailor’s wit.
Noah thought to turn the conversation but realized his father was trying to make things easier for him. It was a gesture of simple kindness. Now a smile spread across Noah’s face. “I guess you’re right about that.”
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