home.
* * * *
The next morning, the phone rang early. “Hello?”
“Good morning. I’m so excited. Guess what Rashid did?”
Gail sat up in bed and smiled. “If it’s X-rated, I don’t want to know.”
“Umm, he did that too, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Now guess.”
“I don’t know. Tell me.” Gail knew Crystal was about to burst with her news.
“He bought me flowers and took me out for dinner. Best of all, he wants us to go away for the weekend on a mini-vacation. He said once the babies arrive, we wouldn’t have as much time for just the two of us. Isn’t that sweet?”
“Yes, it is. A good idea too. He’s right. Once you’re a mommy, there will be a large demand on your time.” Gail was speaking from memory.
“I know. We’ve talked about hiring a full-time nanny to help out, especially now that we know there are two, but I’m not sure that’s what I want. I think I want to stay home and be a full-time mom, at least while the babies are young. I can always go back to work once they are in school.”
Gail remembered having the same conversation with Jason when she was pregnant with Marcus. “True. So, are you happy about the twins? I mean, I know it had to be a shock. I certainly was surprised.”
“It hasn’t sunk in yet. Probably won’t until I’m holding them in my arms. What about you, Godmommy-to-be? Are you ready to have two godchildren?” Gail could hear the laughter in Crystal’s voice.
“Sure. My job’s easy. I show up for the Christening, buy presents, babysit every now and then, and listen to them gripe about what a bad mother you are and ‘why can’t mom be cool like you’ when they’re teenagers,” Gail finished with a laugh.
“You have to go with me when I start shopping for baby furniture. I can’t wait to get started. I’m thinking about buying white, that way it will match no matter what color scheme I use.” Gail could tell Crystal’s decorator genes were humming.
“Well, decorating is your specialty. I’m sure your kids will have the best designed room around.”
“You know it. I’ve got to go but when we get together, you’ve got to tell me how your day went yesterday.”
“Will do. Bye,” Gail said as she rolled over to put the phone back into the cradle.
“Bye, yourself. See you later.”
Chapter Five
Monday morning, Gail returned to work, happy to be there. So glad in fact, that she came in with an assortment of muffins and donuts for the whole office.
Greg Richmont, one of the firm’s top divorce lawyers, came and sat on the edge of her desk. “Hey, Beautiful. It’s about time you returned to work. I missed you.”
Gail rolled her eyes. “Sure you did,” she said with a smile.
“Oh, you wound me,” he said, clutching his heart dramatically. “When are you going to put me out of my misery and go out with me?”
“Greg, if I ever said yes, you’d run in the other direction. I’ll save both of us the trauma and keep saying no.” Gail shook her head and laughed a little at the thought of his reaction were she to finally say yes, after his year of asking.
Greg was suddenly as serious as she had ever seen him. “Don’t let the act fool you. If you ever said yes to me about anything, I’d do my damndest to make sure you never regret it.”
Gail sat back in her seat in stunned surprise. In all the years that she’d known him, she’d considered him to be a flirt, the original ladies’ man. This was a side of him she’d never seen. “What did you have in mind?”
“Don’t toy with me, Gail. You have the ability to do some serious damage to my heart.”
Gail would have scoffed but he was utterly serious. “I’m not toying with you. I’m not saying that I’m ready for something serious, but I recently decided that it was time for me to start dating.”
“Let me see your hands,” he demanded.
“What?”
“Your hands. Hold them out.
* * * *
The next morning, the phone rang early. “Hello?”
“Good morning. I’m so excited. Guess what Rashid did?”
Gail sat up in bed and smiled. “If it’s X-rated, I don’t want to know.”
“Umm, he did that too, but that’s not what I’m talking about. Now guess.”
“I don’t know. Tell me.” Gail knew Crystal was about to burst with her news.
“He bought me flowers and took me out for dinner. Best of all, he wants us to go away for the weekend on a mini-vacation. He said once the babies arrive, we wouldn’t have as much time for just the two of us. Isn’t that sweet?”
“Yes, it is. A good idea too. He’s right. Once you’re a mommy, there will be a large demand on your time.” Gail was speaking from memory.
“I know. We’ve talked about hiring a full-time nanny to help out, especially now that we know there are two, but I’m not sure that’s what I want. I think I want to stay home and be a full-time mom, at least while the babies are young. I can always go back to work once they are in school.”
Gail remembered having the same conversation with Jason when she was pregnant with Marcus. “True. So, are you happy about the twins? I mean, I know it had to be a shock. I certainly was surprised.”
“It hasn’t sunk in yet. Probably won’t until I’m holding them in my arms. What about you, Godmommy-to-be? Are you ready to have two godchildren?” Gail could hear the laughter in Crystal’s voice.
“Sure. My job’s easy. I show up for the Christening, buy presents, babysit every now and then, and listen to them gripe about what a bad mother you are and ‘why can’t mom be cool like you’ when they’re teenagers,” Gail finished with a laugh.
“You have to go with me when I start shopping for baby furniture. I can’t wait to get started. I’m thinking about buying white, that way it will match no matter what color scheme I use.” Gail could tell Crystal’s decorator genes were humming.
“Well, decorating is your specialty. I’m sure your kids will have the best designed room around.”
“You know it. I’ve got to go but when we get together, you’ve got to tell me how your day went yesterday.”
“Will do. Bye,” Gail said as she rolled over to put the phone back into the cradle.
“Bye, yourself. See you later.”
Chapter Five
Monday morning, Gail returned to work, happy to be there. So glad in fact, that she came in with an assortment of muffins and donuts for the whole office.
Greg Richmont, one of the firm’s top divorce lawyers, came and sat on the edge of her desk. “Hey, Beautiful. It’s about time you returned to work. I missed you.”
Gail rolled her eyes. “Sure you did,” she said with a smile.
“Oh, you wound me,” he said, clutching his heart dramatically. “When are you going to put me out of my misery and go out with me?”
“Greg, if I ever said yes, you’d run in the other direction. I’ll save both of us the trauma and keep saying no.” Gail shook her head and laughed a little at the thought of his reaction were she to finally say yes, after his year of asking.
Greg was suddenly as serious as she had ever seen him. “Don’t let the act fool you. If you ever said yes to me about anything, I’d do my damndest to make sure you never regret it.”
Gail sat back in her seat in stunned surprise. In all the years that she’d known him, she’d considered him to be a flirt, the original ladies’ man. This was a side of him she’d never seen. “What did you have in mind?”
“Don’t toy with me, Gail. You have the ability to do some serious damage to my heart.”
Gail would have scoffed but he was utterly serious. “I’m not toying with you. I’m not saying that I’m ready for something serious, but I recently decided that it was time for me to start dating.”
“Let me see your hands,” he demanded.
“What?”
“Your hands. Hold them out.
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