Baby Love(127)

"Tristan hasn't been spending much time there but it does pretty much run itself with the staff he's hired. I expect the nightclub has been keeping him busy in Atlanta."

"That and Gina," Trey piped up.

Susan gave a little smile.

"I remember Gina. That's Becky's niece correct?"

"Yes," I replied, "She was recently divorced and it seems that she and Tristan are perfect for each other."

"Well I am so happy," she beamed.

"Thank God that awful Libby is out of the picture. What was Tristan thinking?"

"I don't think that he was thinking Mom - at least not with his upstairs brain," Trey replied smiling.

"Trey you do have a way with words," his mother admonished.

Just then Preston crawled over to Susan and lifted her arms up to be picked up. Susan scooped her up into her lap. Preston nuzzled against her chanting, "num-num."

Susan looked over at us puzzled.

"She wants something called 'num-num' it would seem."

"That means she wants a sliced up banana Mom," Trey said with a wink.

"It's about her lunch time anyway."

"Well of course sweetheart. Nana will get you a sliced banana."

She took Preston to the kitchen for the banana. I hoped that it would appease her.

"Trey you're insufferable today; what the hell has gotten in to you?"

He gave me a wicked smile. I knew that look.

"Hey Mom," he called out to Susan in the kitchen, "Can you watch Preston while Tylar and I take a nap?"

(Oh my God - I was going to kill him!)

"Well of course darling," she replied, "Nana wants to spend some quality time with her grand-daughter."

Trey gave me his impish grin taking my hand and pulling me behind him up the staircase.

"Trey," I implored once we had reached our suite, "Don't you think that may have been a bit obvious?"

"She's fine with it," he replied, his hands raising my sweater up over my head.

"You heard her baby - she thinks Preston needs a brother or sister. Besides, it's been like four days."

Trey and I spent a delicious hour on our "nap."

Afterward we both showered and changed. I was reapplying my make-up when he came in to blow dry his hair.

"Seriously Tylar," he said, "I really would like to consider starting to expand our family I mean if you think it is the right time."

"I thought we agreed to start trying this summer Trey?"

"I know we did baby; it's just that I don't want our next child to be that far behind Preston. I remember what it felt like with Nigel and Tristan being so close in age and then years later, I came along. They both thought of me as a royal pain in the ass."

"I think they still do," I said smiling at his reflection in the mirror.

Trey grabbed me from behind lifting me up in his arms and twirling me around.

"You have one smart mouth on you don't you wife," he said in faux admonishment.

"Okay, okay," I said giggling. "I will agree to not use birth control after we move into our home. How about that?"

"Sounds good to me baby," he replied, capturing my lips in a lingering kiss.

"I love you Tylar."

"I love you Trey."

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I finally got a chance to catch up with Tess at dinner. She seemed radiant for some reason. It was obvious that her marriage to Nigel agreed with her. She went on about how much Preston had grown; I filled her in on what had happened with my father and that we were still trying to get some proof on what had happened with my mother.

"Tylar," she said her eyes wide, "You have such strength and tenacity. I truly hope in my heart that all of this leads to justice for you. That was such a tragedy to lose your mother to circumstances such as you described. I am so glad for you that out of all of the tragedy you were blessed with finding your father."

"I know," I replied, "It felt really strange at first but now he is just my dad, you know?"

She leaned over and hugged me.

"I want only the best for you," she said.

Trey and I bathed Preston and got her in her pajamas. Susan had moved the crib into their suite and asked if Preston could bunk in their room for the night. Trey had no issue with it naturally.

I nursed Preston on our bed while Trey visited downstairs with his family. I hadn't had much alone time with my baby girl today. I watched as she nursed, talking to her.

She smiled releasing my nipple and pointing to a recent portrait of Trey's mother and father that was on the wall in the suite.

"Na-na, Papaw," she said.

"Yes Preston," I replied excited about her extended vocabulary.

She seemed to pick up new words and names on a daily basis.

Once she had fallen asleep I carried her down to their suite and tucked her into her crib.

I was tired for the day and got changed into my pajamas and reclined on our bed falling asleep before Trey had come to our suite.

Tristan and Gina arrived at the manor just a bit after ten o'clock the following morning. I could tell something was up the minute they came into the foyer. Gina greeted Susan and Clive warmly and then gave me her eye signal that said she needed to see me alone. I nodded looking over to where Trey was sitting in the living room engaged in a conversation with Nigel. Tess was over on the other couch playing with Preston. It was clear to make my exit.