Chapter 10
Declan arrives at his and Amanda's apartment and he sees his family here. They are playing with baby Jesse. Amanda is happy to see that Declan's home. She gets up from the couch so that she can greet Declan.
"Hey, Declan. You're home." Amanda says.
"I came home to see my family, Jesse and you." Declan says.
Amanda gives Declan a kiss on his lips. Declan says hello to his family and he plays with baby Jesse. Everyone on the couch is playing with baby Jesse. Frannie comes to the family room to and she licks Jesse.
"Tomorrow will be the day where Jesse is going to be baptized." Declan says.
"It'll be fun for all of our friends and families to watch Jesse get baptized." Amanda says
Amanda wonders what is going on for the next day. She doesn't know about the party. All she knows that there will be a christening for her daughter. Declan's sister, Lindsay approaches Amanda so that they can talk privately.
"Amanda, let's go in your bedroom and show me your new dress." Lindsay says.
Amanda and Lindsay go into Amanda and Declan's bedroom and Lindsay closes the door. Declan and the rest of his family are wondering what's going on between Amanda and Lindsay. They don't know what to think or say.
"Let me see the dress." Lindsay says.
Amanda takes out her lavender lace dress and Lindsay takes a look at it. She is amazed on how beautiful the dress is. She puts the dress back in her closet and they sit on her bed.
"What do you think of the dress?" Amanda asks.
"It's amazing. My husband would spill his drink if he saw me wearing that dress." Lindsay replies.
The girls talk about dresses and how to wear them. Lindsay hopes to wear a dress that won't make her husband spill his drink.
"Your husband spills his drink while you're wearing a dress because he thinks you look sexy in it." Amanda says.
"Do you think so?" Lindsay asks.
"Yeah. He loves you." Amanda responds.
Lindsay and Amanda talk about Jesse. They think that she's the most beautiful baby in the world. Amanda hopes to have another baby someday. Lindsay already has two kids with her husband, a boy and a girl.
"I'm wearing a dress tomorrow." Lindsay says.
"Let's just hope that your husband doesn't spill his drink." Amanda says.
Declan finds his dad, Brian in the kitchen who just made iced tea. He pours the iced tea in two glasses. He's wondering what's going on.
"Dad. You're in my kitchen." Declan says.
"Yep. I made you some iced tea." Brian says.
Declan and Brian sit down at the table in the kitchen. He puts the glasses of iced tea down on the table. Declan takes the iced tea and holds it.
"How did you know I like iced tea?" Declan asks.
"Who do you think found iced tea in the refrigerator?" Brian asks.
Declan takes the iced tea and he prepares to drink it.
"What was I going to do? Let your mother find you in here shoving iced tea down your throat?" Brian asks.
Declan drinks the iced tea and he puts it down.
"Oh, wow." Declan says, nervously.
Declan looks up at his dad nervously. He doesn't know what to think or say.
"I take it that Amanda doesn't know." Brian says.
"Yeah." Declan responds.
"Yeah. I figured since you have a picture of a ring for her in your pocket." Brian says.
They drink the iced tea and talk about the ring for Amanda. Declan shows Brian the ring that he got for Amanda saying that he's going to ask her to marry him.
"Amanda doesn't know that there's going to be a party for Jesse." Declan says.
"You're sure about that?" Brian asks.
"Yeah. Well, I know so." Declan says.
They talk about Amanda while drinking their iced tea. They wonder about the party that Amanda doesn't know about.
"I have Amanda's name tattooed on my arm and I love her." Declan says.
"Did you ever tell her that?" Brian says.
"I tell her that every day. I'm going to get Jesse's name tattooed on my arm because she's my baby girl." Declan says.
Declan mentions that he should have started a relationship with Amanda after the one night when Jesse was conceived but he had to fight sex trafficking.
"Include that you love her in the proposal. I'm sure she'll say yes." Brian says.
Brian drinks his iced tea and Declan does too. A few minutes later, it's time to eat dinner. They leave the kitchen and they go to the dining room to eat. After dinner, Amanda and Lindsay clean up the table together.
"We need to talk, Amanda." Lindsay says.
Amanda and Lindsay go into the kitchen taking everything that was on the table to put in the dishwasher. After cleaning up, Amanda and Lindsay sit on the kitchen table.
"You don't know what's going on for tomorrow, do you?" Lindsay asks.
"We're having the christening for Jesse and then Declan's taking me to my father's restaurant for dinner." Amanda replies.
"Uh huh. Right." Lindsay says.
Amanda is wondering what's going on. She thinks that Lindsay is trying to tell her that the party is going to be at her lieutenant's house and that Declan is going to propose to her.
"My brother loves you, Amanda. He's doing something for you tomorrow." Lindsay says.
"What is he doing for me tomorrow?" Amanda asks.
"I can't tell you. It's a surprise." Lindsay replies.
Amanda wonders if Declan is going to propose to her. Three hours later, Declan's family leave the apartment and they head home. They are coming to the christening and the party the next day.