do you know what you’re having or are
you just admiring the pink?” Logan asked.
“I’m having a girl. I found out at the
last ultrasound appointment.”
“Congratulations! That’s wonderful!”
Logan said enthusiastically.
“Thank you.” Lily grinned at him. “I’m
pretty happy about it.”
Logan picked up Hazel and nuzzled her
cheek. “This calls for a celebration. How about we grab some lunch?”
“Oh um, I’d better not. I don’t have – I
mean…”
Lily trailed off, her cheeks flushing as she
gave him an uncomfortable look. She couldn’t afford to go out for lunch but
she didn’t want to admit that to Logan.
“I insist. It’s lunch time and you should
eat. My treat.” Logan said. “What do you think, Hazel? Should we go out for
lunch today?”
Hazel nodded and Logan grinned at them both.
“Great. Let’s pay for Hazel’s dashing new pants and go. Are you going to buy
that sleeper?”
Lily shook her head. “No, not today.”
“Alright. Well, let’s go.” Logan kissed
Hazel’s cheek and headed for the counter as Lily followed them.
Chapter 6
Lily opened the door to her bedroom and
stared in surprise at Hazel. “Hazel? Honey, what’s wrong?”
The little girl was sitting on the floor
outside her door, holding her doll and two books, and she shrugged before
standing. She took Lily’s hand as Lily’s nose crinkled.
“What is that smell?” Faintly, she could
hear Logan’s deep voice singing a country song as the sounds of pots banging
came from the kitchen.
“Oh dear. Is your father trying to cook
again?”
Hazel nodded and made a face. Lily
laughed. “Do you want to hide in my room?”
She grinned eagerly and trotted into Lily’s
room, climbing up on to the bed and sitting cross-legged on it as Lily shut the
door firmly behind her.
* * *
“Hazel! Dinner!” Logan stuck his head
into the living room. It was empty and he jogged up the stairs and walked to
Hazel’s room.
“Baby bug? It’s dinner time. Come and – “
He blinked in surprise. Hazel’s room was
empty and he quickly checked the bathroom and his room before staring down the
hallway. Where was she? She wouldn’t have gone outside and –
His gaze fell on Lily’s door and he sighed
before knocking on it.
“Come in.”
He opened the door and sighed again. Lily
was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her back supported against the wall by
pillows and she was holding one of Hazel’s books in her hands. Hazel leaned
against her, one small hand lazily rubbing Lily’s belly as she stared at the
book.
“Baby bug, you know the rules.” Logan said
sternly.
Hazel’s lower lip began to tremble as he
moved closer to the bed. “When Lily is in her room, you don’t disturb her.”
“I invited her in.” Lily said quickly.
“She didn’t break the rules.”
Logan gave her a suspicious look and she
smiled brightly at him. “It’s true.”
He dropped his gaze to Hazel who gave him a
decidedly smug look before resting her cheek against Lily’s belly.
“Lily, I hope you don’t feel like you need
to entertain her when it’s your day off.” Logan said.
“I don’t.” Lily replied. “I like being
with Hazel. She’s sweet and – “
She grinned when Hazel suddenly jumped and
sat up. She looked at Lily’s belly in surprise and Lily stroked her hair.
“Did you feel that, honey? That was a big kick wasn’t it?”
Hazel continued staring at her belly and
Lily took her small hand. “Here, she’s still moving around. Put your hand
here.”
She pressed Hazel’s hand to her belly and
Hazel’s eyes widened before she grinned at Lily.
“Pretty neat, huh?” Lily grinned back.
“This baby girl of mine is a mover and a shaker. I think I might be in trouble
when she’s born.”
She glanced at Logan. He was staring at
her belly with a strange look of longing on his face and
you just admiring the pink?” Logan asked.
“I’m having a girl. I found out at the
last ultrasound appointment.”
“Congratulations! That’s wonderful!”
Logan said enthusiastically.
“Thank you.” Lily grinned at him. “I’m
pretty happy about it.”
Logan picked up Hazel and nuzzled her
cheek. “This calls for a celebration. How about we grab some lunch?”
“Oh um, I’d better not. I don’t have – I
mean…”
Lily trailed off, her cheeks flushing as she
gave him an uncomfortable look. She couldn’t afford to go out for lunch but
she didn’t want to admit that to Logan.
“I insist. It’s lunch time and you should
eat. My treat.” Logan said. “What do you think, Hazel? Should we go out for
lunch today?”
Hazel nodded and Logan grinned at them both.
“Great. Let’s pay for Hazel’s dashing new pants and go. Are you going to buy
that sleeper?”
Lily shook her head. “No, not today.”
“Alright. Well, let’s go.” Logan kissed
Hazel’s cheek and headed for the counter as Lily followed them.
Chapter 6
Lily opened the door to her bedroom and
stared in surprise at Hazel. “Hazel? Honey, what’s wrong?”
The little girl was sitting on the floor
outside her door, holding her doll and two books, and she shrugged before
standing. She took Lily’s hand as Lily’s nose crinkled.
“What is that smell?” Faintly, she could
hear Logan’s deep voice singing a country song as the sounds of pots banging
came from the kitchen.
“Oh dear. Is your father trying to cook
again?”
Hazel nodded and made a face. Lily
laughed. “Do you want to hide in my room?”
She grinned eagerly and trotted into Lily’s
room, climbing up on to the bed and sitting cross-legged on it as Lily shut the
door firmly behind her.
* * *
“Hazel! Dinner!” Logan stuck his head
into the living room. It was empty and he jogged up the stairs and walked to
Hazel’s room.
“Baby bug? It’s dinner time. Come and – “
He blinked in surprise. Hazel’s room was
empty and he quickly checked the bathroom and his room before staring down the
hallway. Where was she? She wouldn’t have gone outside and –
His gaze fell on Lily’s door and he sighed
before knocking on it.
“Come in.”
He opened the door and sighed again. Lily
was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her back supported against the wall by
pillows and she was holding one of Hazel’s books in her hands. Hazel leaned
against her, one small hand lazily rubbing Lily’s belly as she stared at the
book.
“Baby bug, you know the rules.” Logan said
sternly.
Hazel’s lower lip began to tremble as he
moved closer to the bed. “When Lily is in her room, you don’t disturb her.”
“I invited her in.” Lily said quickly.
“She didn’t break the rules.”
Logan gave her a suspicious look and she
smiled brightly at him. “It’s true.”
He dropped his gaze to Hazel who gave him a
decidedly smug look before resting her cheek against Lily’s belly.
“Lily, I hope you don’t feel like you need
to entertain her when it’s your day off.” Logan said.
“I don’t.” Lily replied. “I like being
with Hazel. She’s sweet and – “
She grinned when Hazel suddenly jumped and
sat up. She looked at Lily’s belly in surprise and Lily stroked her hair.
“Did you feel that, honey? That was a big kick wasn’t it?”
Hazel continued staring at her belly and
Lily took her small hand. “Here, she’s still moving around. Put your hand
here.”
She pressed Hazel’s hand to her belly and
Hazel’s eyes widened before she grinned at Lily.
“Pretty neat, huh?” Lily grinned back.
“This baby girl of mine is a mover and a shaker. I think I might be in trouble
when she’s born.”
She glanced at Logan. He was staring at
her belly with a strange look of longing on his face and
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