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Standing from her desk, Vera exited the room. Alexis turned in her seat to look at Blake, who was staring out the window behind Vera’s desk almost in a daze. She playfully waved her hand in front of Blake’s face.
“You okay?”
“I just thought of something.”
Alexis’s stomach fell to the floor. Was Blake backing out? She waited for her to finish her thought.
“We could have a baby by this time next year.” Blake’s face was so serious, and it made Alexis laugh out loud.
“Yeah, that’s usually how it works.”
“We have so much to do before then. We need to get a bigger car and get a crib and diapers and those little mitten things to keep the baby from scratching itself and…”
“Blake.” Standing, she pulled Blake to her feet and hugged her. “We have plenty of time for all that. Let’s make a baby first.”
“I wonder what a little Blake would look like.”
“Obviously the cutest baby in the world.” She paused and smirked. “After Harper.”
“Well, of course.” Blake looked into her eyes with more love than Alexis knew was possible. “I can’t wait to have a baby with you. You’re the best mom to Harper and I can’t wait to watch you with our new little one.”
“Well, hopefully this time next year, that’s exactly what you’ll be doing. Now, let’s pick up our kiddo from school before Harper complains we’re late.”
“Again,” Blake laughed.
Chapter 2
Blake
Auditions used to be fun. They used to be the thing that got Blake exhilarated for her job. She’d been to countless auditions over her lifetime for movies, TV shows, and even a reality show. Each time, Blake was excited. Blake would wake up early, exercise to get herself pumped up, and ace any audition she had.
But things were different now.
She no longer saw the fun and excitement in sitting in a tiny trailer on the set of a TV show as she waited for a table read with the cast. While the criminal investigation show had been around for years, they wanted to add a recurring character for a few episodes. The character would be an out-of-town investigator brought in to solve a string of seemingly unconnected murders. Blake had to admit the role was appealing; if nothing else it would get her back into acting.
It was the time commitment of the recurring character that made Blake pause the potential offer. Granted, the offer was all but secured. The show’s producer also produced the first TV show Blake was ever on. They had kept in touch over the years and Blake had built a decent rapport with him. He had reached out to Blake a few weeks ago and basically told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The table read was just a formality at this point.
Blake mindlessly flipped through the script as she sat at the small table in the trailer. Her mother, Isla, was finishing a FaceTime with Vera on the couch. When she hung up, she walked to the table and sat across from Blake.
“Mama says hi.”
“I heard,” Blake quipped. “We’re in a tiny trailer and you didn’t have your headphones in.”
“Oh, oops.” Isla grimaced. “Sorry.”
“It’s fine.”
“You sound stressed.”
“I’m not.”
“Okay.”
“I’m not,” she reiterated. “I basically have this job if I want it so there’s really nothing to be stressed about.”
Isla nodded her head a few times. She seemed to want to say something, but was holding back. It was unlike her mother to do that, and it was starting to freak Blake out.
“Just say it.”
