The Runaway Groom

It was obvious that Irene had the idea, but Isaac simply smiled at her without telling her.

Feeling the creeps, Irene snapped, "Why are you smiling?"

Isaac released her then and said, "Go. Take your bath.”

Irene refused—she had to get to the bottom of this. “That smile feels malicious."

The more she wanted to know, the more Isaac was inclined to keep quiet just to mess with her.

With that, she grumpily shoved him away and walked straight inside the bathroom.

Everyone was overjoyed when Erin announced her pregnancy during dinner.

"That's great news!" Irene was earnestly happy for her—it was not easy for Erin's relationship with James to blossom and to have a child now too.

“I'm going to have a cousin?" Tommy asked, touching Erin's belly just then. “Is the baby a girl, Aunt Erin?"

He certainly preferred that.

Erin told him, "Who knows. The baby might be a boy."

Tommy was a little depressed at that. "I'd rather have a sister. I already have a brother."

he was saying and imitated him. "Sister..." Sheryl wiped his drooling mouth. "You

baring his little

too hard from now on," Irene told Erin just then—she should be more careful now that she

told

case,”

shyly lowered

garden after dinner, Erin was

is a good man," she

certainly was, and their marriage must be

going strong given Erin's comment, not to mention that James was still injured when they married... and

glanced at her belly. "I'll have a great present waiting when your baby

grinned. "You should have another one too,

was not in a good condition,

another daughter,” Erin reasoned. "My brother would love to have

himself if he

Erin rose to her feet. "Are we heading

Erin leaned against him as he held her

nodded, while Isaac went

silence, and a breeze brushed against their faces, bringing a

go?" Irene

"Where to?" Isaac asked.