Chapter 6

Later that night, Randy, Dani and the kids headed over to Bob and Elaines for dinner. Becky and her fiance were there as well as Nathan and his new wife. Elaine was thrilled to have everyone under one roof again. Once dinner was on the table, Bob said grace and they began to enjoy a home cooked meal.

"So what has everyone been up to?" Nathan asked.

"Todd and I have been busy planning the wedding which is in just a few weeks." Becky answered.

"Dani and I have been busy with the kids and dealing with Rayne's anger issues." Randy answered.

"That's great for all of you." Nathan responded.

"What about you?" Dani asked.

"Well, Marissa and I have been busy too." Nathan answered with a smile as he looked at his wife.

"Really?" Elaine asked with a hopeful tone in her voice.

"Yes. Marissa and I are going to have a baby!" Nathan announced.

"Congratulations, to both of you!" Dani responded.

"Thanks. We couldn't be more excited." Nathan stated.

"Bob, another grandchild!" Elaine stated.

"I heard Dear. Congratulations to you and Marissa." Bob responded.

"Thanks, dad." Nathan stated.

"Well, this seems to be a night for announcements." Randy stated.

"How so, Randy?" Elaine asked.

"Well, I don't want to steal the spotlight away from Nate and Marissa, but Dani and I have some news of our own that we wanted to share with the family. But I think we can wait for another time to announce it." Randy answered.

"Nonsense, Bro. We're all family. Go ahead and tell us your news." Nathan responded.

"Alright. Dani and I found out this morning that we are going to have another baby." Randy announced.

"Congratulations! Two new grandbabies in the same year. Our family is very much blessed!" Elaine responded.

After dinner was over with, Nathan and Marissa headed home while Dani and Becky went over details for the wedding. Randy helped his mom with the dishes and talked to Todd about the wedding. Randy had a strange feeling about Todd that he just couldn't shake. He knew his sister was happy, but there was something about him that Randy didn't like, but what was it?

That night after the kids were in bed, Dani and Randy got ready for bed. Dani was sitting up in bed reading while Randy was in the bathroom. Randy popped his head out of the bathroom and watched Dani for a minute before saying something.

"I have a strange feeling about Todd." Randy stated.

"Oh? What about?" Dani asked.

"I'm not sure. While he was in the kitchen with me and mom talking about the wedding, I just couldn't shake this feeling like something wasn't right." Randy answered.

"Hmm. I don't know." Dani responded. "Do you want me to talk to Becky and see if there is anything we should know about Todd?"

"If you could that would be great. I just don't want my baby sister to marry someone who might put her and the rest of the family in danger." Randy stated as he climbed on the bed and laid next to Dani.

"Don't worry, I will talk to her like I normally do and see if she says anything. I really hope this feeling that you have goes away and there's nothing for us to worry about." Dani responded.

Randy just smiled as he placed a hand on Dani's stomach. Dani put a hand on top of his and smiled. She was glad that their marriage was back to where it had always been and that they were bringing another baby into the world and into their family.

The next day, Dani headed over to Becky and Todd's house to work on the wedding souviners for the guests. Dani noticed Todd's car in the driveway and hoped that Becky was there as well and that Todd would soon leave them alone. Dani walked up and rang the doorbell.

"Hey Dani. What are you doing here?" Todd answered the door.

"Becky and I were going to work on the souviners for the wedding." Dani responded. "Is Becky home?"

"No. She headed to the store to get more stuff I guess. Come on in." Todd stated with a smirk.

"Ok. Thanks." Dani responded.

As she walked into the house and set her bags down, Todd watched her every move. Dani could tell that she was being watched and her heart started to race. Dani turned around and there was Todd right in front of her. Dani took a step back, but couldn't go far as there was a table behind her. Todd moved closer to her again.

"Todd, what are you doing?" Dani asked as she fumbled for her phone.

"Just admiring a beautiful pregnant woman." Todd answered.

"Can you please back up?" Dani asked.

"Why? Don't you like it when a man pays attention to you?" Todd asked.

"Only when that man is my husband. And you are not my husband. Now back off." Dani answered just as Becky walked through the door.

"What's going on in here?" Becky asked.

"I was just helping Dani with the bags she brought over." Todd lied.

"Ok. Dani, you want to get started? Todd, can you please go play golf or basketball or something while we work on these?" Becky asked.

"Sure, baby. I'll see you two later." Todd answered before leaving the house.

Dani and Becky worked throughout the afternoon on the souviners. Dani asked Becky about Todd and Becky didn't say anything that would be cause for alarm. Dani headed home just before dinner time and told Randy what had happened that afternoon. He was not happy, but since there didn't seem to be a major cause to stop the wedding, Randy didn't say anything else. The only thing he requested was that if Dani was going over to the house, he would go with her.