and you will talk to me about what this all means sooner or later. I won’t
be put off for long.” She gave him a short, tender, wet kiss and went off to
get freshened up. There, she had finally done it. She had declared her love to
the idiot now he was going to have to deal with her and the baby. She only
hoped that by admitting her love to him that she hadn’t blown her and her
baby’s future.
Chapter 10
The afternoon was the best afternoon of Alex’s life. Ian had gone crazy
on this shopping spree. He’d bought a bedroom set for the baby including a
changing table, dresser and crib as well as a musical mobile for the crib. He’d
bought quite an array of baby toys as well and now they were in Baby’s ‘R Us
looking at clothing that could be bought without knowing the baby’s sex. Alex
finally had to put a stop to the spending.
“Ian I am so pleased that you are excited about the baby but I really
don’t have the room to store all this in my apartment yet. You’ve got to give
me some time to figure out how I’m going to arrange things. I haven’t thought
that far ahead yet.”
“Apartment? Alex you won’t be living in an apartment with the baby. But
we’ll talk about that later.”
“Actually, no Ian. We need to talk about all this now. It seems as though
you’re making decisions for me without consulting me. Who says I won’t be in my
apartment? Let’s get out of here and go get something to eat and talk. I’m
starving.”
“All right babe. I’m pretty hungry too. And we’ll talk.” They checked out
their purchases and when they left the store they bumped right into Don
Anderson.
Alex saw the shock register on Don’s face. “That’s just great,” thought Alex. She knew Don would rush back to the office and mention something
to Peter about seeing her with Ian.
“Alex…Foster. Good to see you. What brings you over to Babies ‘R Us?”
“This cannot be happening,” thought Alex. Think fast girl...think
fast.
While she was still anxiously trying to think of an answer Ian spoke up.
“My brother just had a new little one last week and Alex was kind enough
to come along shopping with me to suggest what they might need. It’s their
first.”
“Well how nice. My granddaughter’s expecting her first and my wife is
invited to a shower this weekend but she’s been ill so she asked me to run over
and pick up some things for her. She’s been quite sick for a few days now. I
thought maybe that was the bug you’d picked up Alex. How are you feeling today
dear? Did you get plenty of rest?”
“I’m feeling much better thanks Don. I knew all I really needed was a
good night’s sleep and I intend to get back home and take a nap as soon as this
man feeds me like he promised for helping him out. How ‘bout that dinner
Foster?”
“One thing I’ve learned about women Don is that they are monsters when
they’re hungry. I better get some food in this little lady’s belly and get her
home to bed.”
Ian sent Alex a sly grin at that last remark and saw her wince.
“I suspect I’ll see you next week Don during the Jacobs trial?”
“You sure will Foster and I hope you aren’t bribing my counsel with
dinner to get her to divulge her secrets.”
Ian chuckled.
“If only it were that easy to get her to talk. She never shows me any
mercy.”
“Well good. I’m glad to hear that. I’ll see you tomorrow Alex.”
Don left with a nod to Ian and a puzzled look on his face and entered the
store.
“Thanks for the save Ian. I was stumbling in my mind with what to say to
him. I’m sure he’s wondering why I’m not at home resting. Did your brother Max
really have a baby last week?”
“Yeah he did. A little boy, 7 lbs. 8 ounces. I can’t wait to get to Ohio to see him. They named him Samuel Ian. Take a look at his picture.”
While Ian dug out his wallet Alex noticed a familiar figure approaching
them on the sidewalk. Oh, no!
Alex grabbed Ian’s sleeve and
be put off for long.” She gave him a short, tender, wet kiss and went off to
get freshened up. There, she had finally done it. She had declared her love to
the idiot now he was going to have to deal with her and the baby. She only
hoped that by admitting her love to him that she hadn’t blown her and her
baby’s future.
Chapter 10
The afternoon was the best afternoon of Alex’s life. Ian had gone crazy
on this shopping spree. He’d bought a bedroom set for the baby including a
changing table, dresser and crib as well as a musical mobile for the crib. He’d
bought quite an array of baby toys as well and now they were in Baby’s ‘R Us
looking at clothing that could be bought without knowing the baby’s sex. Alex
finally had to put a stop to the spending.
“Ian I am so pleased that you are excited about the baby but I really
don’t have the room to store all this in my apartment yet. You’ve got to give
me some time to figure out how I’m going to arrange things. I haven’t thought
that far ahead yet.”
“Apartment? Alex you won’t be living in an apartment with the baby. But
we’ll talk about that later.”
“Actually, no Ian. We need to talk about all this now. It seems as though
you’re making decisions for me without consulting me. Who says I won’t be in my
apartment? Let’s get out of here and go get something to eat and talk. I’m
starving.”
“All right babe. I’m pretty hungry too. And we’ll talk.” They checked out
their purchases and when they left the store they bumped right into Don
Anderson.
Alex saw the shock register on Don’s face. “That’s just great,” thought Alex. She knew Don would rush back to the office and mention something
to Peter about seeing her with Ian.
“Alex…Foster. Good to see you. What brings you over to Babies ‘R Us?”
“This cannot be happening,” thought Alex. Think fast girl...think
fast.
While she was still anxiously trying to think of an answer Ian spoke up.
“My brother just had a new little one last week and Alex was kind enough
to come along shopping with me to suggest what they might need. It’s their
first.”
“Well how nice. My granddaughter’s expecting her first and my wife is
invited to a shower this weekend but she’s been ill so she asked me to run over
and pick up some things for her. She’s been quite sick for a few days now. I
thought maybe that was the bug you’d picked up Alex. How are you feeling today
dear? Did you get plenty of rest?”
“I’m feeling much better thanks Don. I knew all I really needed was a
good night’s sleep and I intend to get back home and take a nap as soon as this
man feeds me like he promised for helping him out. How ‘bout that dinner
Foster?”
“One thing I’ve learned about women Don is that they are monsters when
they’re hungry. I better get some food in this little lady’s belly and get her
home to bed.”
Ian sent Alex a sly grin at that last remark and saw her wince.
“I suspect I’ll see you next week Don during the Jacobs trial?”
“You sure will Foster and I hope you aren’t bribing my counsel with
dinner to get her to divulge her secrets.”
Ian chuckled.
“If only it were that easy to get her to talk. She never shows me any
mercy.”
“Well good. I’m glad to hear that. I’ll see you tomorrow Alex.”
Don left with a nod to Ian and a puzzled look on his face and entered the
store.
“Thanks for the save Ian. I was stumbling in my mind with what to say to
him. I’m sure he’s wondering why I’m not at home resting. Did your brother Max
really have a baby last week?”
“Yeah he did. A little boy, 7 lbs. 8 ounces. I can’t wait to get to Ohio to see him. They named him Samuel Ian. Take a look at his picture.”
While Ian dug out his wallet Alex noticed a familiar figure approaching
them on the sidewalk. Oh, no!
Alex grabbed Ian’s sleeve and
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