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“Oh?” Edel’s eyes lit up. “And how’s that been going for you?”
“Well, she’s been answering every time.”
“Psssh.” Edel batted the air. “As if she wouldn’t.”
“It’s more than I deserve,” I admitted, angling myself to face her. “She’s incredible.”
“She’s a little firecracker alright,” Edel mused, smiling indulgently. “She sure has her heart set on you, Joey love.”
“Yeah.” I shivered. “The feeling’s mutual.”
“I presume she doesn’t know you’re getting out today,” Edel noted. “Otherwise, she would be in the car with me.”
“No, I wanted to surprise her,” I replied. “She thinks I’m not getting out until Wednesday.” Grimacing, I added, “Before school starts back on Thursday.”
“Ah, she’ll be buzzing.”
“Doubt her old man will be.”
“Don’t you worry about anyone else.” She was quick to soothe. “You focus on your girlfriend and that little bundle about to arrive, and everything else will fall into place.”
“Do the kids know?” I asked. “About the baby? Did you tell them?”
“Apparently, Tadhg’s known all along,” she surprised me by saying.
I frowned. “What?”
“Uh-huh.” She nodded. “That boy is as sharp as a razor.”
“Well, shit.”
“The rumors were rampant around town after you left, love, so I had to speak to the family about it.”
“How did they take it?”
Edel grinned. “Ollie’s thrilled to pieces. Tadhg’s…Tadhg. Shannon’s been nonstop shopping for baby clothes. Johnny and Gerard have been stocking up on preventive measures, and Seany? Well, he’s a little young to grasp the concept of being an uncle.”
“Really?”
“Really,” she confirmed with a nod. “They’re worried for their brother, but they’re delighted that they’re gaining a sister in Aoife and a little niece or nephew.”
“Nephew.”
“It’s a boy?” she squealed, almost crashing the car with excitement.
“Jesus Christ, eyes on the road, please,” I strangled out. “And no, we don’t know. It’s just a hunch. But I can feel it in my bones.”
“You know, funny you say that because your nanny said the same thing.”
I shrugged. “Yeah, she’s fairly perceptive.”
“She’s clearly not the only one,” Edel replied. “Right, when we get home, I’m putting a bet on with John. If your gut says boy, and Nanny’s gut says boy, then I’m going with it.”
“A wager for money?” I arched a brow. “Why?”
“I never said for money,” she replied with a mischievous wink.
Jesus.
