Baby Love(123)

I wasn't sure what all of that meant but I'm sure that Trey would explain it in more detail. My father thanked me for the portrait and said that it was hanging up in his study. He said we would talk soon.

Trey and I finished our wine in front of the Christmas tree. We went to bed anxious for Santa to arrive.





CHAPTER 49



Preston was up at dawn on Christmas morning. Of course she had some help because Gina and Tristan had awakened early and were making enough noise to wake the dead in their bedroom.

"Jesus Christ," Trey moaned, rubbing his eyes. "Don't they ever give it a rest?"

I got up to check on Preston and found her sitting up in her crib playing with her Santa Claus. She smiled and scrambled to her feet upon seeing me come into the room.

"Merry Christmas baby girl," I crooned to her lifting her to me.

I grabbed a clean diaper and her baby wipes and took her back to our room. Trey was still in bed sitting up.

He reached to take her from me.

"Da-da," she squealed smiling at him.

"I think she has a Christmas package for you Trey," I said laughing as I headed to the bathroom.

"That's all right," I heard him croon to her from the bedroom.

"Daddy will change his baby girl."

I was sitting on the toilet; I waited counting down to the inevitable gag that always occurred after he unfastened her soiled diaper to take it off. There it was.

"Christ Tylar, stop pureeing the green beans, please!"

(It was always my fault that her baby poop made him gag…..LOL!)

I finished up in the bathroom just as Trey was fastening her clean diaper on her. I put my robe on as I headed back out into the bedroom. He was taking the offensive diaper to the lined and covered trash can we kept in his office now that she slept there.

"At what age do you normally start potty-training?" he asked as he headed out to the hallway.

"It differs. It helps if they're walking though."

"Smart ass," he mumbled as he headed down the hallway.

I scooped her up into my arms.

"Do you want to see what Santa brought Preston last night when she was sleeping?"

She smiled and said, "Ho-ho."

That is what she had been calling Santa Claus. It was probably because of the toy Gina had bought for her that yes identified Santa with 'Ho-Ho'.

"Yes, let's go see what 'Ho-Ho' brought for Preston."

Gina and Tristan were coming out of their room just as I passed by.

"Merry Christmas!" Gina said taking Preston from me.

Trey had put the coffee on so we plunked the baby down in front of the tree and let her have at her Christmas gifts while we sipped our morning coffee.

Gina patiently showed her how to rip the paper off of the packages. Preston seemed to be more interested in playing with the wrapping paper and bows than the actual toy inside.

Santa had bought her baby dolls, wind-up toys, puzzles and more Atlanta Falcons garb then she could possibly wear in a season. Tristan had bought her a beautiful 'Baby's First Christmas' commemorative ornament for the tree along with a gorgeous handmade quilt for her bed. It was done in the colors of her new room. Gina must have told him.

Jean's gift was a hat and matching mittens that she had knitted herself. Trey's parents had sent a beautiful winter coat; along with a faux fur muff. Nigel and Tess had sent her a collection of Sesame Street storybooks.

"Well it is official," Gina announced as she started picking up all of the tossed wrapping paper strewn about the living room floor.

"She made out like a bandit this year."

"I suspect just one of many," Tristan replied with a smile.

"Come on Giner," he said mocking Ian's accent, "Let's you and I make breakfast."

She smiled up at him as he held his hand helping her up. We had decided the adults would exchange our gifts after Preston went down for her afternoon nap.

Gina and Tristan fixed breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen. Trey and I then started getting our Christmas ham ready for the oven. Christmas dinner was so much easier to prepare than Thanksgiving dinner I decided.

We spent a pleasant afternoon with family watching Christmas specials on television. Once Preston went down for her nap the four of us opened our Christmas gifts.

Trey loved his new clothes and all of the Falcons paraphernalia I had bought for him. He had bought me a beautiful gold watch, a pair of diamond stud earrings and several sweaters that I loved. Gina had bought me some sexy lingerie which Trey in fact appreciated. I had bought her an I-Pad that I knew she wanted but would not buy for herself.

Tristan had bought me a beautiful Burberry coat; he had bought Gina one exactly like it. She was quick to point out his faux paux.

"Tristan you realize that one of us is going to have to take their coat back and exchange it don't you?"

He looked over at her with a puzzled expression.

"Why? You both said you loved them."

"Because babe we can't both wear the exact same coats. We are best friends; we're not lesbian lovers for Chrissake."

Trey had looked over at him shaking his head.

"Oh yeah right, Trey. Like you knew that," Tristan said.

"Uh, yeah Tristan."

They both started wrestling around like a couple of kids.