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“Hey, babe! Great timing. I just sat down to eat my sandwich. What’s up?”

A smile formed on Rebecca’s face just hearing Cassidy’s voice. It was so sweet and loving. Concerned and interested. There wasn’t much Cassidy could hide from Rebecca as her face was too expressive, and her tone would change with her moods.

“Not much, baby. I was going to leave you a message, but I’m glad I caught you. I wanted to tell you I’m at Hunter’s clinic.”

“Are you okay?” Cass managed around the huge bite of sandwich she had just taken.

“Don’t talk with your mouth full, baby. You’re surrounded by kids, so don’t teach them bad habits.”

“Becca.”

“I’m fine, worry wart. If you must know, Hunter said I’m due for my fifty thousand miles service.” Rebecca heard a watery cough from Cassidy and laughed. “You just spit out your drink, didn’t you?”

“Tell me she did not compare you to a car whose mileage just flipped to fifty k.”

“She sure did. And now she wants to use all her fancy equipment on me. Probably so she can justify all her costly ‘needs’ to Blaise and Eve.”

Cass snickered. “Probably. Hey, let me just clean up here, and I’ll be right there.”

Rebecca tightened her grip on her phone in a panic. “No, baby, you don’t have to do that.”

“I know it’s pretty routine, babe, but it’s still gonna be stressful for you doing all those tests. I want to be there for you.”

Rebecca smiled. She really is the sweetest. “You just want to watch them smoosh my boobs.”

“Guilty,” Cass laughed.

“First, you can do your own smooshing when I get home. Second, I don’t think they’ll even let you in there. And third, this whole exam is humiliating enough, Cassidy. If you don’t mind, I’d just like to get it over and done with, pick up some pizza, and veg out on the couch.”

Cass was quiet momentarily as she thought about everything Rebecca had said. She’d never had any of these exams yet, but she knew what went on in them. She could respect Rebecca’s need for privacy. “Yeah, babe, okay. But how about I pick up the pizza? It’s the least I can do since you’re… wait. Hunter isn’t doing all this to you, is she? Oh fuck, is she going to see your… you know… down there?!”

A bark of laughter from Rebecca rang out in the office. “Down there? Everything we do, everything you say to me, and all you can come up with is ‘down there’?”

“Well, I’m not going to say… p-u-s-s-y when I’m talking about Hunt! Or while I’m where I am. There are kids around!”

“Did you just spell pussy, Cassidy?”

“Shhh! Becca!”

Rebecca was having fun teasing Cassidy. She knew her wife was blushing and fidgeting on the other end. The good news was, they would use this later tonight when they were alone.

“You’re crazy!” Rebecca snorted. “You literally just said fuck, but pussy is too dirty?”

“Baaaby!”

“Okay, okay. No, Hunter isn’t doing the exams, Cassidy. A Dr. Okoro is.”

“She?”

“Yes, she’s a she. At least that’s the pronoun Hunter used.”

Cass let out a breath of relief. “Good. Me having to punch Hunter for looking at you really would have made the next barbecue awkward.”

Again, Rebecca let out a belly laugh. “I told her that! Well, not the punching part, but the uncomfortable barbecue.” She wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes, careful not to smudge her mascara. “I should go, baby. Patty will be here any minute to put me in one of those paper robes.”

“Ooo, can you bring that home with you? I can play doctor and do my own exam on you.”

“You’re a perv, you know that, right?”