“Well, if we start looking now, then we’ll know how much it’s going to cost.”
“I’ll take a look at our finances this weekend,” he said. James returned to his book and continued reading.
Maria sighed with impatience. That wasn’t the answer she wanted and felt James was avoiding the issue. They had not even begun to look at items for the baby. She knew he was careful with their money, but Maria wanted to start shopping around and get an idea of what they needed.
“Can we at least go out and look this weekend?” she said.
“If I have time,” he answered, looking up. “Right now, I really need to study, okay?”
Maria frowned at his request. James did not wait for her response and returned to his studies. He felt pressured and wished Maria would just drop the matter. He needed to memorize this
