Chapter 67
"Of course you did! Who wouldn't say yes to a guy this gorgeous? So when is the big day? Before or after the baby is born?"
"Before Jenny. I want to wear my mother's dress before I start showing."
"Wow, as little as you are, that had better be soon!"
"We were thinking in a week or two at the most," Catherine told her. "You will be my maid-of-honor won't you?"
"Of course I will! But I am sure going to have to hurry and get a dress!"
"You could start now," Catherine taunted.
Jenny rolled her eyes, "I know you guys want to be alone, but you have to eat to keep your strength up and since I brought the food…you can be sure I am going to stay and eat it!"
Laughing as Vincent was reaching for his third donut, Catherine teased her friend, "Well, talk less and eat faster!"
Jenny sighed at the half serious comment and turned to Vincent, "So is your brother going to be at the wedding?"
Vincent's eyes closed for a moment and he reported sadly, "We have not seen Devin in twenty years. We do not even know if he is still alive. I would not even begin to know how to about finding him if he were alive, to tell him the news."
"I am sorry Vincent. I didn't know. I wish there was a way I could help," Jenny told him.
"You help by being a friend to both Catherine and I," Vincent replied.
"Yep, and a friend who knows when it's time to clear out," she said, licking the powdered sugar from her fingers and getting to her feet. "Call me some time this week Cath and we can talk wedding plans."
"Will do," Catherine answered as Jenny hugged both her and Vincent then took her leave.
"I thought she would never leave," Catherine sighed once the door was closed.
"I heard that!" came from the other side of the door.
With a chuckle, Vincent said, "But she did bring breakfast so you didn't have to cook, Catherine."
"There is that!" she giggled. Catherine moved to clean off the table and put the left over donuts away.
They spent the rest of the day making love, eating, and talking. Lunch was left overs from the meal Vincent had brought the night before and just so Catherine didn't have to cook, they had pizza for dinner. She had no way of knowing that this was to be another 'first' for Vincent.
As she was preparing to make the call Catherine asked him what he would like on it. Vincent admitted he had heard much talk about pizza, but had never had it. After several minutes of standing there in open-mouthed surprise she told him she would order a supreme. She said it had everything on it and that way if there was something he didn't like he could just pick it off.
When the delivery boy arrived with the pizza Vincent stepped into the bedroom to be sure he wasn't spotted. Although Catherine had told him the traditional beverage to have with pizza was pop, he had discovered at lunch that the fizz of pop tickled his nose too much. So she made tea for both of them and they sat down to eat.
Vincent found that he loved pizza almost as much as he did donuts and mocha coffee. Catherine watched in delight as he put away half of the large pizza himself and then spent the next hour apologizing for being so greedy. She laughingly told him repeatedly that it was all right and then finally took him back to bed to get him to stop.
The next morning they finished off the donuts while sharing the Sunday paper. Catherine had attempted to make mocha coffee for him, but he sadly told her it wasn't the same as Jenny had brought from the coffee shop. So she poured it out and made tea. After they had laughed like children over the comics, the subject of names for the baby came up.
He was very surprised to discover that she would not choose a name herself. If he was going to be a fundamental part of the child's life, then, she insisted, he had to help choose the name. At her encouragement he suggested naming the baby after her parents.
Catherine loved the idea of Caroline, after her mother, if the baby was a girl, but said that since her father was still around calling their son Charles would get confusing. She did have an idea though. Since Vincent was going to be the father, what about naming their son after Vincent's father? Since Father wasn't using his first name anyway, there would be no confusion.
To be continued….