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“I don’t think he’ll have a problem with it in fact I’d say he’s going to be downright thrilled unless you say no to his proposal.”
“If I get one. He might decide he doesn’t want me, us,” she corrected placing her hand over her stomach.
“If that happens then he’s going to have to find somewhere new to live because this town will tear him to bits. Let me know if you need me for anything.”
“Go home…I don’t think I’m going to go anywhere any time soon.”
“Except to the bedroom at Joel’s to stay?” he asked leaning over to kiss her cheek.
She laughed getting out as her father appeared beside her. “Now that would be a new experience.”
“There’s something different about you.”
“Nope, just glad to be home. Is Joel here?”
“No but your friends are, including a little girl who is absolutely gorgeous, and her middle name happens to be the same as yours.”
“Tami, Tristan and Nicole are here?” she gasped turning towards the house and seeing them.
“Surprised?” Tami grinned.
“Completely and I so need to talk to you, but I have to see Joel first.”
“What’s so important there that you’re practically running away from us Sis?” Sam asked as he and Kendra came out with Josh.
“I’ll tell you later, but let me see this little guy first,” she said with a smile taking him from her. She loved the feel of him in her arms so tiny and in need of protection. It had been too long since she’d allowed herself to hold a baby and the second his finger wrapped around hers, he stole her heart.
He was fussy but she didn’t care. She swayed lightly and patted his bottom waiting for him to calm down. She lowered her head down and began to sing so softly only he could hear. His eyes opened and focused on her. “Hey there handsome…how’s my big boy?”
“Whoa…what’s gotten into you?” Sam stated watching her expertly shush him as he continued to cry.
“Well, you’ll just have to wait and find out…mmm…okay go back to mommy sweetie. It’s a good thing he looks like Kendra because I really wouldn’t want to have to offer him plastic surgery before he was five,” she teased kissing his cheek as she handed him back to Kendra.
“Ha, ha, ha…seriously what is up with you?”
“Let me borrow your car and I’ll tell you when I get back.”
“Get back from where?” a new voice asked, and she flipped around as her smile grew.
“Seeing you, we need to talk. Privately.”
“No arguments from me, Cord mind if we use the study?”
“Take all the time you need but my baby girl better be smiling as brightly as she is now, or you’ll answer to me.”
“If I had my way, she wouldn’t have been frowning at all these last few weeks,” he stated sliding his hand along her back and leading her inside.
“Any guesses as to what’s going on with Paige?” Kendra questioned.
“I don’t know but that was our girl the old Paige,” Cord told her.
“What do you think Jesse? You know her best out of us,” Hillary said looking over at him.
“I’ve only seen her smile like that once and I’m pretty sure it’s not that but whatever it is I hope it doesn’t go anywhere.”
“Well, I know Paige and that is not the same Paige who told me in the hospital that she was only sticking around long enough to get the mine in order and then she was leaving,” Tami stated.
“I’d say that’s not true anymore,” Sam smirked. “I may win the pool after all.”
