Chapter Two

If This is Any Indication of……….

Three Hours Later

Alex enters the room from the kitchen, Bobby is sitting on the same couch in the same spot he was hours ago, reading, "Where's the baby?" she looks around the room.

"What?" he lifts his head as he puts down the paper.

"The baby?"

With frayed eyebrows he looks at her, "What are you giving me that look?"

If this is any indication of what's to come, oh man, he exhales, suck it up she deserves this, "Robby is in bed, he's been bathed, changed and fed, not necessarily in that order." He changes his position so he can look at her. "Alex, take a look at the clock, you've been on the phone for three hours. Don't your ears hurt?"

She holds her face in her hands, "Oh my God, I'm sorry."

"It's alright, who were you talking to all that time."

"Like I said first I called my Mom and then my sister and my friends, Marcy and Sherry." She sits down next to him.

"Are they as excited about this as you are?"

"Yes, they are."

He puts his arm around her shoulder and pulls her close, "That's good."

"Did you eat?" she asks.

"Yes, I ate the leftover ziti; it always tastes better the next day."

"All of it?"

"No there's just enough left for you."

Alex sits up suddenly, "Did you hear that?"

He shakes his head, "No, what did it sound like?"

"The baby, I'll be right back."

He rubs his face as he watches her run up the stairs. Shakes his head slightly and returns to his reading.

She returns within minutes, "It was nothing."

I know, he looks up at her and smiles, "That's good."

Alex places some ziti in a bowl and slips it into the microwave, Just enough, he was right he left me just enough.

She returns to the living room with her bowl of food and takes a mouthful of food, "What are you reading?"

"It's a report that Danni wrote up, she went to interview a witness and ……….I don't know. Hey, a pair of fresh eyes, would you read this for me?"

"Sure, Mister Bry---hen---berg. Is that his name?"

He laughs, "I suppose."

She continues to read, she looks up, "She doesn't ask the right questions, she got absolutely nothing from him," she hands him back the paper, "Are you having a problem with her?" She takes another spoonful of ziti.

He glances at the paper, "No, it's not that. She's very bright; it's just that there's something's missing."

Alex pulls her legs up on the couch, "Well when you're use to the best."

Silence------------- her stare is burning a hole in his temple, "Am I supposed to agree with you?"

"If you don't want to sleep on the couch."

"That's not fair……..Ok you were the best," he takes her hand, "does that mean we can have sex tonight?"

She laughs, "Have you been watching reruns of "Raymond" again."

"No……………yes the poor guy."

"It's just that I'm tired after a long day with Robby and I'm…………"

He kisses her hand, "It's alright, I understand," he stands up. "I'm gonna make some coffee," he points at her, "Want some?"

"No thanks." Stop pushing him away; she follows him into the kitchen, "In the mood for a movie tonight?"

"Sure, what?"

"Your choice," she places the bowl in the sink and rinses it out. "Anything but the Godfather," she smiles.

"One of these days," he wags his finger at her, "we are going to watch that movie together without interruptions." The microwave beeps, he takes out the coffee mug. "Since tomorrow is Saturday," he takes a sip, "how about we get a ring, you want an engagement ring I'm assuming."

She gazes into those dark sparkling eyes, "You are so sweet," she kisses his cheek, takes the mug, places it on the table, and takes his hand as she leads him upstairs.

TBC