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“I presumed you would work somewhere in the area, do you have different plans?”
“Well, not exactly, honey. But my grandmother does have a well-paying position as an executive at Banion waiting for me when I graduate, remember? I mean it’s a family business and I’m she would like to pass the legacy on.”
“So, what are you saying - we’ll have some sort of a commuter relationship?”
“Of course not, baby. We’ll work something out. We always do, don’t we?”
He broke out into a smile again. “You totally have me wrapped around your finger, Lindsey, and you know it.”
“No way, baby. Everyone knows you’re the boss, Taz.”
“Like hell,” he said, pulling me on top of him.
We started kissing and getting ready for another round of love-making when Taz’s phone vibrated on the night stand.
“Shit, it’s Slate. I have to get this, babe.”
He grabbed his phone.
“Yeah,” he said. There was a momentary pause.
“Really? Right now? Okay, we’ll get ready and get over there.”
He shut the phone off, pulling me with him off of the bed.
“Let’s grab that shower quickly, sweetie. Slate said your mom went into labor. We’re going to the hospital.”
Taz and I took a quick shower, threw clean clothes on, and headed out to Fairfax Hospital.
By the time we arrived there, Mom had delivered a healthy baby boy; her single twin.
He was beautiful. Slate was holding him still dressed in scrubs. The baby had a mass of dark hair, and dark blue eyes. He was so alert.
Mom had delivered without any anesthesia. She said it had been a piece of cake. She was overwhelmed with joy; still I knew that she was thinking there should be two baby boys right now.
“Can I hold him, Slate?”
“Sure, Linds,” he said, carefully handing my new baby brother over to me. I cradled him in my arms, watching him watching me with his incredibly blue eyes.
“Look, Taz,” I said. “Look at his perfect little fingers.” Taz was at my side, admiring the baby right along with me.
“What have you decided to name him?” I asked.
“Sidney Banion Slater,” Mom announced proudly. “After your Granddaddy.”
“Oh, Mom,” I said, “I bet Granddaddy is looking down from heaven right now and is so proud of his namesake. I bet Grandma will be happy about your choice of names as well.”
“Yep,” she said, chuckling, “she has another one to spoil. She is bringing Bryce up for sibling visiting hours later.”
I wondered how Bryce was going to take to having a new baby brother. He was used to being a one-man-show with everyone’s attention. This could prove to be interesting.
We stayed for another half-hour and then left, telling them we’d be back tomorrow.
Taz put his arm around me on the way to the car. “I’m surprised you didn’t tell your mom about our news,” he said.
“I thought about it, but this is her and Slate’s day. We’ll have a better opportunity to tell them the good news another time.”
“Hey,” I said, “I had this romantic dinner planned to give you the news and that all went astray. I’m hungry. Feed me, baby.”
