Tomorrow's Promises (Bellingwood Book 7) by Diane Greenwood Muir Page A

that?"
    "You're going to make me promise to not tell people about this conversation?"
    "Please? I'll be so embarrassed if they think I didn't get it before today."
    "Okay. I promise. But you have to promise that when you decide to tell it on yourself ..." he looked at her and gave her a scowl. "... and I know that you will, I get to be in the room. Because otherwise, it just wouldn't be fair."
    "I promise."
    "Polly?" Drea's voice came just before a knock on their door.
    "I'll be right there," Polly said.
    "No, it's okay. Bunny and I are heading out with Sal. She's here to pick us up. We'll see you in a little bit, okay?"
    Polly walked over to the door and opened it. "What's going on?" she asked innocently.
    "Don't you be pushing us, missy," Sal said from the front door. "We have big plans."
    Drea hugged her. "We'll see you soon." She looked Polly up and down. "And you look great!"
    "Thanks. I'll see you later." Polly watched them leave and then went out into the living room. "We're all alone again," she said to Henry. Now what should we do?"
    He came out and looked around. "It's really quiet in here. And that seems weird."
    "They've only been here for a day."
    "But there's always something going on. Between the kids and our friends and Doug and Billy and Rachel, it doesn't stay quiet very long."
    "Maybe that's what we should do for our honeymoon. Lock the doors and not let anyone in. We can just enjoy the quiet."
    "We're going to the Grand Canyon, Polly. Stop trying to talk me out of this. You'll have a great time."
    "I know. I know. It's just that I'm going to miss everyone and I'll miss Obiwan and the cats and all of the animals at the barn and I'll have to sleep in strange beds and ride in a car all day and be around strange people ..."
    Before she could go any further, he said, "But you'll be with me. Surely I'm enough."
    "Well of course you are. I'm just being a whiny butt. I've never been much of a traveler. I still can't believe I moved to Boston to go to school."
    "I can't either," he said. "But at least it got you to Bellingwood."
    "I suppose. But now that I'm here, I really don't want to go anywhere."
    "I've waited my whole life to have someone travel with me. You're going. Even if I have to buy you a camper so you can take all of your animals and your stuff with us."
    Polly swatted his arm. "Now you're just being silly."
    "Am I?"
    "Maybe we should have rented one for this trip. Do you think we can pull that off?"
    He looked at her in shock. "Are you kidding me? We're leaving Monday morning and now you decide that you want to rent a camper? Tell me you're kidding."
    "Only kind of. I don't really want to stay in campgrounds. I want to stay in motels. I just want to take everything and everybody with us."
    Henry put both of his hands on his head. "I love you more than life itself, Polly Giller, but sometimes you give me a headache."
    "I know. It's just pre-trip jitters. I get like this every time I go somewhere. I'll be fine and we'll have a great time. I promise. We just have to get me on the road."
    "Okay. Then I won't worry. But this isn't the last conversation we're having about the trip, is it?"
    "Nope." She grinned and started walking to their front door.
    "What are you doing?" he asked.
    "Look at the dog," she said. "Someone's coming up the steps."
    Obiwan had gotten up and walked to the door, wagging his tail. By the time she got there, a quick rap was heard.
    Polly opened the door to Joss and Nate.
    "Come on in." Polly stepped back and gestured to the room.
    "We're here a little early," Joss said. "We've got some bad ..."
    Nate interjected, "...and good ..."
    She grinned at him and finished the sentence, "news."
    "What's up?" Polly asked.
    "Well, we can't go to Arizona with you. We have to cancel our side of the plans."
    "Why?" Polly's heart sank. Something was wrong.
    It must have shown on her face because Joss placed her hand on Polly's forearm. "No, that's the good news. We're getting a baby this