Late: Chapter 5

By: The Confused One

A/N: It was kind of fun to bring someone else into the story. LOL I just realized every chapter till now was just Bobby and Alex. Of course, thank you goes out to InfinityStar for reading this over. Please enjoy and remember to review. Thanks.

Alex stared into the mirror. She sighed and complained, "God, I'm only twelve weeks, and I'm already starting to feel like a whale. I had to put two more shirts in the back of the closet. I can't wait wear them."

Bobby laughed. Walking up behind her, he wrapped his arms around her. Kissing her neck, he assured her, "You look beautiful."

Alex rolled her eyes. Pulling away, she grabbed her purse and insisted, "So says the biased man who loves me."

Kissing her cheek, he promised, "More than anything."

Alex smiled. Shaking her head, she led him out of the apartment. Walking to the car, she asked, "You're really OK with this meeting?"

Bobby opened the door for her with a shrug. He simply replied, "Its fine. I did promise."

Alex nodded. She knew from that statement that he still didn't like the idea, but he wasn't going argue about it. It was time to meet a realtor.

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Reaching the realtor's office, Bobby parked. He hesitantly asked, "How many more of these do we have?"

Alex sighed. She confessed, "This is the only one. I've met a few different people, the past week. I chose her."

Bobby sighed. He commented, "Thanks."

Alex closed her eyes. Grabbing his arm, she explained, "I'm sorry. I wanted to be prepared. I know you. I know how you are. You'll like her. Trust me."

Bobby took a deep breath and nodded. Getting out of the car, he followed her inside. He had a feeling this was going to be a long day.

Alex could feel Bobby behind her. She was relieved that he seemed to be OK. Meeting the realtor she had talked to before, she greeted the young woman, "Connie, hi. Thanks for meeting us. This is my husband, Bobby Goren."

Bobby shook her hand, and politely replied, "Hi. It's nice to meet you."

Connie smiled brightly and led them into her office, saying, "I jumped at the chance to work with you two. It's nice when couples are on the same page and come in knowing what they want. It makes my job easier. I can tell you guys have done some looking."

Alex sat down in a chair. She sensed Bobby was standing somewhere behind her. Connie sat down in her chair and started looking for a file. Alex continued the conversation, "Yeah, we've done some looking. It helps."

Connie nodded. Finding the file she was looking for, she began typing something onto her computer. She was slightly amused as Bobby walked around her office looking at the books on her bookcases. Ignoring it, she talked to Alex, unsure if Bobby was even paying attention, "Putting in your preferences and specifics, I've narrowed things down nicely for you."

Alex smiled. She watched Connie watching Bobby. Turning to check on him, she smiled even more as he was flipping through a book. Turning her attention back to Connie, she assured her, "Sorry. He likes to touch things. He won't hurt anything."

Connie shrugged. She smiled slightly and told Bobby, "That's one of my favorites."

Bobby smiled slightly and nodded. Putting it back, he replied, "Mine, too. Sorry, you were saying something about narrowing it down?"

Impressed that he had been paying attention, she explained, "These are the homes on the market that fit your specifics."

Sitting down beside Alex, Bobby smiled as he began reading down the list. Looking at Alex, he saw her smile too. He commented, "Maybe we're picky?"

Alex laughed now. She playfully corrected him, "No. I'm picky. You're just impossible."

Bobby looked at the slightly confused Connie. He explained, "We've seen a lot of these."

With a nod, Connie offered, "Well, we can remove those from the list."

Bobby watched, amused, as Alex went through the list with Connie. As they finished, Alex assured Connie, "That's all of them."

Connie nodded, impressed. She replied, "Alright. You two did well. I have your schedule for the next few days. I'll make some appointments, so you can see the houses left."

Bobby nodded as he stood. He warned, "With our jobs, our schedule can be a little fluid at times."

Connie promised, "That's not a problem. Just keep me updated."

Bobby nodded and decided then that he liked her. Shaking her hand, he replied, "Thank you."

Alex smiled a little as she stood up. She replied, "We look forward to hearing from you."

Bobby held the door for her as they walked out of the room. Bobby broke the silence as they walked down the hall, "I liked her."

Alex smiled. Leaving the building, she was relieved and said so, "Good. I thought you would. I like her, too. It's not going to be so bad. I promise."

Bobby smiled. Opening the car door for her, he replied, "I know. You should probably call the doctor's office."

Confused, Alex waited till he got into the car. She finally asked, "Why?"

Bobby started the car and reminded her, "We're going to be late."

Alex smiled. She reminded him, "It got pushed back, remember. We're going to be almost twenty minutes early."

Bobby sighed. He admitted, "I forgot about that."

Alex nodded. She replied, "I almost did. Don't worry about it."

Bobby nodded. Letting it go, he offered, "Lunch first then?"

Alex smiled. Relieved that he wasn't going to make a deal out of forgetting, she happily agreed, "Yes, please."