Chapter 20

Later that evening John comes home to find Marlena resting on the couch with her eyes closed. John places his keys softly on the table and walks over to Marlena. She looked beautiful to he couldn't bear to wake her up so he pulled the blanket from the back of the couch across his wife. The movement startled Marlena awake but as always she greeted John with her smile.

"Hey honey, I'm sorry I woke you up why don't you go back to sleep I have to make a few business calls."

"I wasn't asleep John I was just resting my eyes."

"Right, resting your eyes that's the oldest excuse it the book."

"Okay fine I was asleep but I'm glad to see you. How did your meeting with Kate go?"

Marlena sat up on the couch and pulled the covers away so John could take a seat at the end. Of course John just sat down next to her taking her into his strong arms.

"It was long but we got everything taken care of the spring line should be out in a few months. Oh I should get a hold of Belle and have her get some sketches ready. How is she feeling?"

"Oh she's just got the flu she'll be fine if a few days. She told me that you looked at the apartment she and Shawn wanted is it really nice?"

"Oh it's beautiful and its suits them both too. I don't know why she wanted 4 bedrooms but I wasn't about to argue with our daughter. You know how she can get once her mind is set you can't change it."

"I have no idea where she gets it."

John and Marlena laugh lightly at the remark. They both knew she inherited that from him. Of course she would deny it if someone asked her.

"I can't believe our daughter is married now. It seems like just yesterday she was going to kindergarten. Now she's through with college and started a new life with Shawn. Where did the time go?"

"I have no idea."

John answered giving Marlena a soft kiss on the forehead.

"Pretty soon she'll be a mother herself. I can't wait to be a grandpa again."

"John I know you can't wait to have another grandchild but lets not rush her into anything I want to enjoy the time we have with her. Once children are involved we won't see her as often anymore."

"Come on Doc, she'll be calling you every second and stopping by to visit with a million questions about being a mother. You wait you are going to be sick of hearing her questions. Besides we'll have our hands full once these two babies come along."

John says as he places his hand across her stomach.

"I'm sorry we couldn't go shopping for maternity clothes today. Let's try to go tomorrow and this time I won't let anything stop us from going. If there is a business issue I think Kate can handle it."

"Well I have a few appointments tomorrow morning my last patient is at 2:30. We can go then. I just hope that I can still fit into the clothes I have tomorrow."

"Then it's a date. I ran into Sami today at the office."

"Oh what did she have to say?"

"Nothing really she had a few questions about the new models."

"Nothing about the babies?"

John tried to quickly think of something to change Marlena's mind but when it didn't come to him he searched for the right thing to say.

"She was to busy shuffling through all the résumé's she had on her desk. It was a mess I don't even think her mind was anywhere but on those."

John lied to Marlena he didn't want Marlena to know that he and Sami exchanged heated words it would have made her upset and he didn't want to risk her health.

"Sami was never really an organized person was she?"

"Not a day in her life. I think now that she's been promoted to director of photography she won't have much time to feel sorry for herself. Maybe this will make things better between her and Lucas?"

"Oh I hope so she loves him so much and I know he loves her. This is just a little set back. Before you know it we'll be planning her wedding again. This time I hope it goes off without a hitch. All I want is for my children to be happy and seeing Sami like this breaks my heart."

"Well I don't want you to worry Sami will be just fine. She has been though a lot worse then this. I'm sure she'll be knocking on our door telling us she's getting married."

"I just hope it's after the twins are born I don't want to be walking down the aisle when I'm eight months pregnant everyone will be looking at me."

"You don't have to worry about that I'm pretty sure that it will happen after the twins are born she is too wrapped up in her job to work things out with Lucas now."

"Well Mrs. Black ready for some dinner?"

"Yeah I'm a little hungry."

"What does the "mother to be" want for dinner?"

"Italian I've been dieing for your Linguini with Alfaro sauce for months. What Tony gave us was nothing compared to that."

"Well then the little mother will get just that. I got a few magazines for you to look at for the nursery on my way home. While I go make some dinner why don't you see what you like?"

"The nursery already John the twins aren't due for 7 months we have plenty of time for that."

"Don't argue with me now it could take me that long to get the nursery ready."

Marlena laughs lightly as John takes a few magazines off the coffee table and hand them to her. He gives her a quick kiss and heads off to the kitchen.

TBC…Chapter 21