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."

and imitated him.

baring his little white teeth.

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

Erin told her.

case,” James

lowered

garden after dinner, Erin was constantly smiling and obviously very

a good man,"

turn—James certainly was, and their marriage must

certainly going strong given Erin's comment, not to mention that James was

a great present

"You should have another

was not in

Erin reasoned. "My

can have one himself if

and James arrived, and Erin rose to

against him as he held

went

and a breeze brushed against

go?"

"Where to?" Isaac asked.