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."

had no idea what he was saying and imitated him. "Sister..." Sheryl wiped his drooling

his little

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

Erin told her. "I'm

case,” James

shyly lowered

had a chat in the garden after dinner, Erin was constantly smiling and

good man," she

smiled in turn—James certainly was,

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

have a great

have

her head—her body was not in a good condition, and two sons were

daughter,” Erin reasoned.

one himself if

and Erin rose to her feet. "Are we heading

him as he held

nodded, while Isaac went

other in silence, and a breeze brushed against their

go?" Irene

"Where to?" Isaac asked.