night Alec and I get ready to meet
Angel and Mason for dinner. Before dinner, we drop off the kids at
Alec’s parents’ house for the night. His parents are excited
because this is James’ first time spending the night with them. I
don’t worry because I know he’ll do fine there.
“ Emma, you look stunning
tonight. The dress fits you perfectly.”
I decided on a black, above-the-knee dress
with a sweetheart-cut neckline. I look over and smile at Alec.
“Thank you and you look very sharp tonight, doctor,” I say,
straightening his tie. He is dressed in a black suit and gray
tie.
We pull up at the restaurant and are led to a
table in the back of the room. Mason and Angel are already at the
table waiting on us. Mason and Angel stand as soon as they see us.
Mason shakes Alec’s hand first and then he leans in and gives me a
friendly hug. “It’s good to see you again, Emma.”
“ Thank you.” I hug Angel and
then Alec hugs her.
“ Please, sit down,” Mason
says, pointing to the empty seats at the table.
Alec pulls my chair out for me as Mason does
the same for Angel. Mason raises his hand, and the server comes
over immediately.
Mason asks us, “Would you like a drink while
we wait for Sara, Donovan, Brea, and Vincent?”
Alec orders me a glass of white wine and
orders himself a Corona with lime. I look over at Angel and notice
that she isn’t drinking. Sara, Donovan, Brea, and Vincent walk in
together and we all stand to greet them. This is a friendly group,
and it feels good to be a part of it. We make pleasantries before
sitting down. Although I don’t know Vincent or Donovan well, I do
like them. I don’t know Mason very well either, now that I think
about it.
Alec squeezes my hand and I wonder if I was
staring. When I look up at him, I am happy to see he is engrossed
in a conversation with the guys about racquetball. Alec holds my
hand under the table, and I watch as Mason keeps a protective arm
over the back of Angel’s chair.
Angel tells us about a new client she picked
up for her home interior business and Brea shares about how excited
she and Vincent are to be out of the house without the baby. Alec
and I laugh because we feel the same way.
Mason orders several different appetizers
from the menu for everyone and drinks for those who need them. He
carries such authority. I wonder if he doesn’t have one server
reserved just for his table. She always seems available when he
wants her.
Sara and Donovan announce
they are training for a full marathon — the purpose of this
marathon is to raise money to fight prostate cancer. We all make
our monetary pledges and offer our support in any way we can. I
also learn this will be their 2 nd full marathon.
Brea smiles and says, “Arturo ran his first
5k race with them last weekend. He came home with his first
ribbon.”
Donovan smiles, “He really trained hard for
it, too. Sleeping in the running stroller was quite a workout. He
even managed to get a poop in during the run.”
We all laugh and I think that we can’t even
have dinner with adults without talking about poop — not when the
adults have young children.
“ Angel and I have some news
we would like to share with you all.” Mason speaks loudly and
clearly.
Everyone at the table sets their drinks down
and gives Mason and Angel their undivided attention. I look at them
both and I can’t tell if it’s bad news or good news. Alec squeezes
my hand under the table; it tells me that he isn’t sure either.
Angel clears her throat, sits up a little
straighter in her chair, and says, “I went to the doctor last week,
and Mason and I are expecting.” She smiles and Mason smiles even
bigger if that is possible.
“ Oh, my God, you’re going to
have a baby,” Brea squeals.
Angel and Mason just smile as the table
erupts with noise and laughter. Sara and Brea start discussing
giving Angel a baby shower and the guys talk about going golfing
when the shower takes place.
Angel and Mason for dinner. Before dinner, we drop off the kids at
Alec’s parents’ house for the night. His parents are excited
because this is James’ first time spending the night with them. I
don’t worry because I know he’ll do fine there.
“ Emma, you look stunning
tonight. The dress fits you perfectly.”
I decided on a black, above-the-knee dress
with a sweetheart-cut neckline. I look over and smile at Alec.
“Thank you and you look very sharp tonight, doctor,” I say,
straightening his tie. He is dressed in a black suit and gray
tie.
We pull up at the restaurant and are led to a
table in the back of the room. Mason and Angel are already at the
table waiting on us. Mason and Angel stand as soon as they see us.
Mason shakes Alec’s hand first and then he leans in and gives me a
friendly hug. “It’s good to see you again, Emma.”
“ Thank you.” I hug Angel and
then Alec hugs her.
“ Please, sit down,” Mason
says, pointing to the empty seats at the table.
Alec pulls my chair out for me as Mason does
the same for Angel. Mason raises his hand, and the server comes
over immediately.
Mason asks us, “Would you like a drink while
we wait for Sara, Donovan, Brea, and Vincent?”
Alec orders me a glass of white wine and
orders himself a Corona with lime. I look over at Angel and notice
that she isn’t drinking. Sara, Donovan, Brea, and Vincent walk in
together and we all stand to greet them. This is a friendly group,
and it feels good to be a part of it. We make pleasantries before
sitting down. Although I don’t know Vincent or Donovan well, I do
like them. I don’t know Mason very well either, now that I think
about it.
Alec squeezes my hand and I wonder if I was
staring. When I look up at him, I am happy to see he is engrossed
in a conversation with the guys about racquetball. Alec holds my
hand under the table, and I watch as Mason keeps a protective arm
over the back of Angel’s chair.
Angel tells us about a new client she picked
up for her home interior business and Brea shares about how excited
she and Vincent are to be out of the house without the baby. Alec
and I laugh because we feel the same way.
Mason orders several different appetizers
from the menu for everyone and drinks for those who need them. He
carries such authority. I wonder if he doesn’t have one server
reserved just for his table. She always seems available when he
wants her.
Sara and Donovan announce
they are training for a full marathon — the purpose of this
marathon is to raise money to fight prostate cancer. We all make
our monetary pledges and offer our support in any way we can. I
also learn this will be their 2 nd full marathon.
Brea smiles and says, “Arturo ran his first
5k race with them last weekend. He came home with his first
ribbon.”
Donovan smiles, “He really trained hard for
it, too. Sleeping in the running stroller was quite a workout. He
even managed to get a poop in during the run.”
We all laugh and I think that we can’t even
have dinner with adults without talking about poop — not when the
adults have young children.
“ Angel and I have some news
we would like to share with you all.” Mason speaks loudly and
clearly.
Everyone at the table sets their drinks down
and gives Mason and Angel their undivided attention. I look at them
both and I can’t tell if it’s bad news or good news. Alec squeezes
my hand under the table; it tells me that he isn’t sure either.
Angel clears her throat, sits up a little
straighter in her chair, and says, “I went to the doctor last week,
and Mason and I are expecting.” She smiles and Mason smiles even
bigger if that is possible.
“ Oh, my God, you’re going to
have a baby,” Brea squeals.
Angel and Mason just smile as the table
erupts with noise and laughter. Sara and Brea start discussing
giving Angel a baby shower and the guys talk about going golfing
when the shower takes place.
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