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."

Baby had no idea what he was saying and imitated him. "Sister..." Sheryl wiped his drooling mouth. "You want a sister too?"

smiled, baring his

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

Erin told her. "I'm

in case,” James

lowered her

chat in the garden after dinner, Erin was constantly smiling

a good

certainly was, and

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

belly. "I'll have a great present waiting when

should have

head—her body was not in a good condition,

another daughter,” Erin reasoned. "My brother

can have one himself if

Isaac and James arrived, and Erin rose

against him as he held

while Isaac went over to sit

stared at each other in silence, and a

go?"

"Where to?" Isaac asked.