“Pa told me to get him right quick. Fifi’s about to give birth.”
“Fifi?” Meghan says.
“A cow,” I reply with a heavy eye roll.
“Oh-I have got to see this!” Meghan enthuses.
I chuckle. “You really do like this farm stuff, don’t you.”
“Not really, but seeing Alistair forced to assist in a cow’s birth is going to be gold.”
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“You better get yer butt over there, boy,” Pa says to a stark-white Alistair.
Fifi is lying on her side, in no real danger at all. But Alistair doesn’t know that.
Alistair swallows, then clears his throat. “No, that’s quite alright. I think I’ll be fine watching from over here.”
In his best drill sergeant voice, Pa says, “You best get over to Fifi right now, and tell her everything’s gonna be just fine.”
Alistair shuffles over to Fifi in his Berluti Scritto leather slip-ons, which he can say goodbye to after what’s about to go down, and squats near her head.
“I’m sure you’ll be fine,” he whispers.
“Really, Alistair? Yousureabout that?” Meghan chides.
“You’re obviously in good hands,” he reassures.
“Boy, you seem mighty confident in yer skills,” Pa says.
Alistair scrunches his brow. “In my skills?”
“You promised she was in good hands, now ya gotta make good on that.”
“Oh—no-no-no! That isnotwhat I meant!”
“Too bad, now get on down here,” Pa snaps, moving the heifer’s tail out of the way.
I can tell Alistair wants to hightail it out of here, but his pride and the camera ensure his compliance. He shuffles through the hay down to the cow’s rear, his skin sickly and pale.
A look of relief crosses his face, and he pulls out his phone. “Oh, would you look at that.” Alistair holds his phone out. “It’s almost midnight. Maybe we should rest up and come back in the morning.”
Father cuts Alistair a glare so hard it could slice a diamond.
Alistair quickly follows with. “Or, we can help this unique specimen.”
“Git down here!” Pa snaps.
Alistair appears to be practicing breathing exercises as he squats down nearly two feet away from Fifi.
“Scoot a little closer,” Pa instructs.
A reluctant Alistair complies.
“Oh-my-GOD—this footage is gold,” Meghan whispers into my ear after instructing her cameramen into new positions.
