CHAPTER 57
Three and a half months later
“Where have you been?” Ricky’s mom snapped. “Your father and I have been trying to get a hold of you for hours.”
Ricky glanced at his phone, where he’d received one text from his dad about twenty minutes ago.
“Where are you at?” Mom demanded.
“I’m at the hospital. Jillian had her baby.”
His mom made a snorting sound from the back of her throat. “Well then, I expect now that she’s out of the hospital and not lying around doing nothing ...”
“She was on bedrest, Mom,” Ricky interrupted.
“Well, whatever she was doing there, now that the child’s out, I suspect you have better things to do with your time than spend heaven only knows how many hours a week courting that kind of a girl. You have more important matters to focus on, like ...”
“Mom,” h
