SWAMP PEOPLE- Jay Paul Molinere (Fan Fiction)

CHAPTER #23- Turning The Tables

"You're the one who's amazing.  Pregnant and yet so flexible..."

"Do I put porn stars to shame?"  She grinned, only half serious.

Jay nodded, "well I've only seen porn stars in action on a screen and haven't experienced them for myself.  But I have to say, you're much more talented with your hands and mouth.  Just watching you when you're loving me, is super hot."

Lisa liked that answer.  When her tummy growled, he heated up a bowl of stew and gave it to her.  "I wish I could have a beer, like you are.  This stew would go well with one."

"Once our baby is out of you, then you can drink whatever you want to celebrate with."

"I know, it's just I never knew there was so much involved with having a child.  All the things I have to eat to make sure the baby is healthy.  All the things I can't have, so I don't harm it either."

He raised an eyebrow, "I love how you say 'it,' instead of the kid or baby."

She shrugged, "well to me it's an 'it' until the ultrasound shows something more than just a blob.  Is that too harsh?"

Jay chuckled, "nope... that's you being you.  And I love you just the way you are.  Maybe I'll do like the song says; 'if you like it put a ring on it.'

"Did you do that with Ashleigh?"

"No.  We both knew getting married was a bad idea.  Don't get me wrong, I love Jaydin and would never change what happened.  But she doesn't fit in my life like you do."

"Is this your lame way of proposing to me?" Lisa giggled.

Before Jay Paul could answer, they heard a strange noise outside.  He put on his jacket, got the hunting rifle and went to go see what was going on.  Lisa stood at the door way in her robe, framed by the interior lights.  What she saw, as Jay Paul returned, shocked her.

"This little one, is an orphan.  I found it's mother, bad gut wound."

"I hope you put the mother down," Lisa said then added, "don't kill this baby. We'll take care of it until we can release it."

He knew she was thinking about that Disney movie and didn't have the heart to say no.  "Alright, get some clothes on and help me put it in the shed.  Jaydin's going to freak in the morning.  He'll love having Bambi to take care of."

"Is there any meat on the mother that can be saved?" 

Jay Paul loved that she was so practical.  "I'll go check after we take care of this baby."

"That straw bale that you use for Jaydin's target practice, we can use for bedding."

The baby dear bleated its fear and Lisa focused on calming it down. She talked in a soothing monotone and eventually it stopped crying out.  She watched Jay Paul spread the straw in the shed, after removing anything that could hurt the deer during it's stay.  Satisfied, he put an old dog collar around it's neck, making sure it wasn't restrictive and yet secure.

"This will help to hold on to the fawn, when we have to clean out the shed.  Do we have any milk to feed it with?" Jay asked Lisa.

"There's a carton of goat milk that I was going to use to make a cheese sauce with.  Your mom says goat's milk will reduce my bloating. Not to mention it is way lower in fat, but high in fatty acids."

"Yeah I know.  It's also rich in calcium and nutrient dense.  When I would train for a boxing match, I'd drink it post work out with a chocolate flavoured protein. Goat's milk is better than cow milk in a lot of ways.  We'll try it with the fawn."

"Get the turkey baster or something so we can get it into the fawn," Lisa added.

"I've got a water bottle and I can rig something to make a nipple.  But, one carton might tie it over for now, but it'll need a lot of milk."  Jay left to get the milk.

While he was gone, Lisa pondered the situation.  The hunted now was the protected.  When Jay Paul returned, she let him feed the fawn.  He held it in a way that the fawn had to tilt its head to drink, just like it would from the mother.  Lisa was surprised at how aggressive the feeding was.

"Its mother... did you have one get away?"

Jay shook his head, "no and neither did anyone with me.  I think we have a poacher on our land.  I'll have to talk to dad about it in the morning."

"How old do you think the baby is?" Lisa asked.

"Maybe a month.  Hopefully we can find a cow or goat that will adopt it.  I'll talk to the local conservation officer about it too," Jay replied.

"I guess if someone should decided to put it down, they should."  Lisa watched it a while longer, but she was tired and once all the goat milk was gone, she went back into the house.

Jay Paul went to examine the mother deer, but because of the way the deer had been shot, there was little meat that could be salvaged.  He hated waste like this, but there was nothing he could do about it now.  In the morning, whatever the animals hadn't scavenged, he'd use the backhoe and bury the body. Back at the house he took a shower and turned out all the lights.  Lisa was asleep by the time he re-joined her in bed.  He realized then that he had never answered her question about marriage and she'd forgotten about it too.  Jay Paul lay there a while, thinking about what his answer would have been... did he want to marry Lisa?