Car Pool
“Very British.”
“Did the great-aunt come across with the inheritance?” Shay glanced sideways at Anthea with eyebrows raised as she downshifted for the light at University and San Pablo. Shay looked exhausted, Anthea realized.
“No, she gave it all to a wastrel nephew at least that’s what my parents called him.” She didn’t add that in retrospect she suspected he was gay. She paused. “So, I told you my story, now you have to tell me about how you were named Shay.”
“Well, my father loved baseball.... I think I told you he was a consulting geologist and we moved around a lot. Baseball was a mania in Dad’s life. On their first date he took my mom to a Mets game. So she had a fondness for the stadium.”
“So?” Anthea prompted.
“Well, when I was just about to make my appearance, they were still living in New York. My mom was tired of waiting for me to show up, so they went to a Mets game. And she went into labor during the seventh inning stretch. The facilities people rushed her to the hospital and I popped out pretty quickly, about nine months and ten minutes after the wedding, as the saying goes.MoreLess
“Did the great-aunt come across with the inheritance?” Shay glanced sideways at Anthea with eyebrows raised as she downshifted for the light at University and San Pablo. Shay looked exhausted, Anthea realized.
“No, she gave it all to a wastrel nephew at least that’s what my parents called him.” She didn’t add that in retrospect she suspected he was gay. She paused. “So, I told you my story, now you have to tell me about how you were named Shay.”
“Well, my father loved baseball.... I think I told you he was a consulting geologist and we moved around a lot. Baseball was a mania in Dad’s life. On their first date he took my mom to a Mets game. So she had a fondness for the stadium.”
“So?” Anthea prompted.
“Well, when I was just about to make my appearance, they were still living in New York. My mom was tired of waiting for me to show up, so they went to a Mets game. And she went into labor during the seventh inning stretch. The facilities people rushed her to the hospital and I popped out pretty quickly, about nine months and ten minutes after the wedding, as the saying goes.MoreLess
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