Baby Love(81)

"Maybe I somehow caused it. I mean I was two weeks late on my period and then I bitched about it and the next day I started. Maybe God caused me to not be pregnant anymore."

"Sweetheart that is not how it works."

"How do you know Trey? Look at Tess and Nigel so much wanting to have a baby and they can't. Then here I am thinking I'm Fertile Myrtle and maybe I'm really not."

"Honey," he said smiling and capturing my face within his hands and kissing me softly.

"I personally guarantee you that you will carry all of the children that I can possibly give you. You were born to be a mother amongst other things."

He was smiling at me and I knew that Trey knew me better than myself at times.

"Oh Trey," I sobbed, "You totally get me. I love you!"

"I adore you baby. So let's not freak out about this okay? Just think about how happy going forward we are that Preston won't be over-shadowed on her 'firsts' okay?"

I almost felt guilty about the way that I had worried so much about our babies being born too close together that I would have been upset had I turned up pregnant.

I finished up in the bathroom so Trey could shower before work. He had been working out at the gym after work lately so he could sleep in with me.

He was dressed, shaved and looking impeccable in his newest Armani suit when he came out to the kitchen carrying Preston.

"Look who was standing up in her bed saying, 'Dadda' when I went into her room to check on her."

"No she didn't!" I said, putting a waffle on his plate.

Preston was grinning sporting her two emerging bottom teeth. I went over to her holding my hands out for her. She reached for me and I took her into my arms.

"Say 'ma-ma' for me Preston."

Trey chuckled and sat down to his breakfast; I took Preston into the living room continuing to repeat 'ma-ma' to her as I settled down on the sofa with her preparing to nurse.

Trey kissed us both before he left for work. He said he was going to work out and would be home around seven.

"I'll be at the club this evening, remember?"

"Oh that's right. Well maybe I'll stop by after the gym to see you before going home how's that?"

"I'd like that Trey; provided you don't assault any more patrons."

"Very funny Mrs. Sinclair," he said, leaning down to give me another kiss.

Preston and I got our baths and dressed for our day together. I dressed her in dark green leggings with a matching sweater and put the new 'One eye Monster' Ugg knit boots and hat set on her that I had bought for her at the airport in Baton Rouge. Trey had made a comment about the cost of the baby couture but then suggested a different color than the one I had selected for her.

I started a crock pot dinner so that Jean would have something to eat and wouldn't have to worry about making Trey's dinner. Since I was going out to the new house in the morning, Jean was staying overnight.

I had to meet with the decorator and select colors for the rooms and window treatments. The flooring in the downstairs was completed. I still had to make my selections for the second floor carpeting and light fixtures.

Trey and I had discussed a full-time arrangement with Jean. There was plenty of room if she was amenable to being a live-in. Once the horses arrived they would be my responsibility. Trey wanted me to finish college so I had to see about getting my credits transferred to a local university. I would only enroll part-time and hopefully could take a good portion of the remaining classes online.

I had suggested to Trey that I would like to give riding lessons since we had the horses and the land; possibly offer boarding as well since the stables would accommodate more horses than we intended to move from Bristol. He was amenable to that especially since it permitted me to spend a lot of time with Preston. I had every intention of getting her up on a horse's back just as soon as she was old enough.

The day seemed to fly by. Too soon I was putting on my tight little skirt and blouse and killer shoes to head down to the club. I only had to work until 11 p.m. tonight as Eddie would close for me.

Gina had scheduled me to work at the main bar with her downstairs. Eddie was training a new bartender upstairs since it wasn't quite as busy this time in the evening. The downstairs bars tended to get more of the 'Happy Hour' crowd until around seven. Then there was a lull until the band started at nine.

"So," I said to Gina as she was filling the ice machine, "What did Tristan want the other day when he called in and you had to cut our call short?"

Gina got a sly smile on her face at my question.

"Being kind of nosey there aren't you, girlfriend?"

"Not at all. I just wondered if he was still interested in investing. Trey seemed to think he might be backing out after reading the financials."

"No I don't think he will be backing out of anything. I think Tristan has some major interest," she said giggling.

"Hey as a matter of fact, Tristan will be back in town before Thanksgiving. He needs to talk to me about the particulars. I think you will be having one more for dinner."

"Really?"

I wondered if he had said anything to Trey about being here over Thanksgiving. "

Is he planning on staying at the apartment with us?"

Gina actually blushed for the first time ever in front of me. She stammered a bit with her answer.