Page 33 of Given to the Prez
Chapter Nine
Maeve was once againhome alone, as Razor and Eden were rather secretive about where they were going.Doc had duties to attend to at the club, and she was making herself a rare coffee with her sister being out of the house, when someone rang her doorbell.
She was not expecting any visitors.Charlotte had texted her and asked if she could come over for some advice in a few days.She agreed.She liked Charlotte a lot.Maeve couldn’t help but wonder if Charlotte was going to like her when she found out she was dating, or at least having sex with her dad.That was going to be a little confusing.
She didn’t look through the peephole, and when she opened the door, she was stunned to see Nancy there.
“Nancy,” Maeve said, holding the door in a death grip.She’d been avoiding this woman’s calls, trying to not make any kind of contact.“What are you doing here?”
“I wanted to talk to you.”
“You did?What could you possibly want to talk to me about?”
Maeve didn’t want to air any kind of dirty laundry outside, so she stepped away from the door, giving her plenty of room to step right inside.It didn’t feel good to let Doc’s ex-wife into her home.This was the last thing she should be doing.
“I thought you and I should chat seeing as you’re fucking Doc, and you won’t return any of my calls.”
Maeve wanted the floor to open up and swallow her whole.“I’m so sorry.”
Nancy was inside her home, and she quickly moved to close the door.This was not good.Was Nancy carrying a knife?A bat?
“I thought if I got that out of the way, you and I could actually talk, and things won’t be so awkward between us.”
Maeve winced.“I handled this badly, didn’t I?”
“To be honest, I think you probably handled it the best way you knew how.”
“Not well?”
“You don’t completely know my and Doc’s history, unless he told you our ...troubles?”
“No, he said it didn’t work between the two of you, and he didn’t elaborate.”
Nancy smiled.“That’s Doc for you.He is always looking out for everyone, and he rarely looks out for himself.”
“You speak about him quite fondly.”
“I know.I do care for Doc.”
Maeve didn’t like the feeling spiraling in her gut.This was not the conversation she wanted to have with his ex.“Do you want some coffee?”Maeve asked.“I’m having to limit my consumption of it, seeing as it sets Eden off.”
“Ah, the early stages of pregnancy, even the middle stages.They can suck big time.Wait until she’s nothing but horny.”
“Horny?”
