" Hi Ralph everything alright ? " Paige asked him , a smile on her face .

" We have been fine , Megan does like icecream and she did not spill anything on her bib . " Replied a happy Ralph .

They made there way back to the car , but needed to make a detour to the collection point for the sold items , all their items they had agreed to take with them , was waiting ready and once they showed their payment receipt the goods were handed over to them .

Ralph pushed Megan , while Walter and Paige carried the items to the car and loaded them into the back of the car . Paige gently lifted Megan out of her stroller and told Walter to put the stroller in the car .

" It is time for Megan's bottle , Would you like to feed her ? " Paige asked a knowing smile on her face .

" Of course . " A very happy Walter said .

He climbed into the front passenger seat and made himself comfortable beore Paige handed Megan back to him , he positioned her so she was ready for her bottle . Paige handed Walter the bottle and as soon as he put the bottle by Megan's mouth she began to take the milk .

Ralph had got back in the car . Paige was standing by the passenger door while Megan took her bottle .

After a couple of minutes Ralph spoke up . " I think it is past my lunchtime as well . I am a growing boy you know . "

Paige a big smile on her face said . " I saw a Subway on the way here, how about we stop and collect some and take them to the beach to eat them . "

" That is fine by me . " A happy Ralph said .

Walter just nodded with an added . " Ok . " He was far to interested in making sure Megan was taking her bottle .

Once she had finished her bottle and Walter had winded her Paige took Megan from him and put her back in the car seat as she was fastened in she reached out with one arm and uttered Ral, Ral . Who put his hand out and Megan grabbed one of his fingers . Almost before they had left the carpark , Megan had fallen asleep still holding onto Ralph's finger .

They pulled up outside of the Subway store , Paige and Walter went to the store , Ralph had given Paige his order before they left the car . They were back with the order about ten minutes later including chips and a fizzy drink that Ralph was very spercific about .

It only took about ten minutes for them to reach a beach carpark , not the one they usually used but the beach looked decent . Paige unhooked the car seat as she did Megan woke up , saw Paige and uttered Mo, Mo . , she still had hold of Ralph's finger , but as Paige moved the seat she released Ralph's finger .

Walter took Megan from her , Ralph got out of the car and took the food bag out of the car . " I wiil carry this . " He said a big smile on his face .

Paige got the blue bag out of the back of the car together with a blanket . They all set off for the beach , finding the ideal spot Paige spread the blanket on the sand put the car seat with Megan in it on the blanket , Walter sat next to her , Paige and Ralph also sat down , Ralph passed Paige the food bag , who then distributed it amongst them .

Megan again tried to get food from Walter , but this time Walter refused , due to the content of his sub . Which caused Megan to give him a look of disappointment and shook her little fist at him .

Ralph broke of a small piece of his chip he was holding and passed it to Walter . " Here dad , see if she likes these . "

Walter took it from Ralph and passed it to Megan , who took it and again blew on it before putting it in her mouth , this time she scrunched her face up and spit the chip out and shook her head .

" Did you not like that little one ? " Walter asked .

" Try a little of the bread from your sub , not the crust . " Paige suggested .

Walter took a small piece of bread from his sub and passsed it to Megan , who again blew on it before putting it in her mouth . They stayed for around sixty minutes before making their way back to the car then home .

Paige arrived at Walter's house just before 10.00am the next day , before unclipping the car seat , she opened the garage door , she moved all the items they had bought back from the Auction , that Walter had transfered from the Range Rover when they arrived home the previous day . She had been closely watched all the time by Megan from her car seat .

Once she had finished moving the items , she took Megan inside and made her way into the main living area . As she wanted to go through some of the cupboards downstairs , something she had no yet managed to do .

She had four of the cupboards empty and put all the contents on the dining table and the floor around it , when she heard a knock on the door . She picked Megan up in her car seat and made her way to the door . She opened it to see two men , with Salvation Army indentification . She let them in and took them through to the conservatory .

The men were somwhat shocked when they saw the amount of clothing ,shoes and purses .
" We did not expect this much , it is a good job we bought the big van . " The man who appeared to be in charge said .

Paige gave them one of her cute smiles . " My Fiance was given this house with all its contents as part of his employment contract . We are trying to clear a lot of items so we can move in . Oh by the way my name is Paige , and this little one is Megan . "

the first man answered . " He must be a good employer . My name is Joe and this is Mark . "

" i will leave you to it , would you like a coffee , once you are finished loading everything .? " i

" That is very kind of you , but we are on a tight schedule . " Replied Joe .

" Ok , i will be in the dining area if you need anything . " Paige told them .

Thirty minutes later Joe came into the dining area to tell Paige they had finished . She showed them to the door . As she returned to the dining area her mobile rang . Seeing the ID was Walter a big smile came across her face .

Walter's Office

As soon as he got to his desk , he phoned Susan to see if Richard was free , when she told him he was , he made his way to Richard's office .

Once there Susan told him to go straight in .

" Morning Walter , what can i do for you this morning ? " Richard ask .

" Morning Richard , i have a favour to ask , can i borrow a van to collect some items we purchased at an auction yesterday and maybe take James with me . "

" What did you buy ? curious Richard " A asked .

" One of the loft rooms we are turning into a home cinema , the auction was selling a lot of movie theater items . We managed to pick up three set of movie seats , a popcorn machine and a couple of other large items which we had to leave behind .We did take a lot of smaller items in the car , which Paige as taken over to the house this morning . "

Richard did not speak for a few seconds . " Yes to the van , no to James . I have nothing on today , so let me come , i would love to see Paige again and also meet my newly adopted niece . " Richard replied a big smile on his face .

" If yu are certain i would enjoy your company , can you phone the garage and arrange a van for say 10.00am . Just give me a chance to check on my team . "

" Leave that to me i will ring you once it is sorted . " Richard told him .

Walter left his office and made his way down to see his team , his main reason was to talk to Samanther to tell her what they had purchased yesterday . She told him she would need all the dimensions of the large items so she could fit them into the plan . Walter handed her back the plans before he left and told her he would measure eveything they had bought and bring them back tomorrow .

As he reached his office , his phone rang , it was Richard to tell him to meet him in reception in ten minutes . They met up and Richard led him out to the carpark , were a large white van was waiting for them .

" Can you drive this ? " Richard asked Walter .

" I can't see a problem , lets go . " Replied Walter .

They both climbed into the cab and made their way to the Auction house . It took them almost a hour to fill the van with the items they had purchased . Once everything was loaded Walter phoned Paige .

" Hello my handsome man . " Paige answered .

" Hello to my favourite lady , we have just finished loading all of the items you bought . We should be with you in about thirty minutes . Richard is with me he wants to see you again and meet his newly adopted niece . " Walter answered his voice full of love .

" Ok i will be sure there is a fresh brew of coffee on and if Richard would like to have lunch with us , it is Tuna today , i made extra in case you had someone to help you . The Salvation Army have only just left , they were really surprised how much stuff there was . Myself and Megan can't wait to see you , say hello to daddy . " Paige said as she held the phone to Megan's mouth . " Da , Da . "

This bought a big smile to Walter's face .

Richard saw the smile spread across Walter's face . " I hope that was not an indecent proposal ? " He said a big smile across his face .

" No it was Megan , calling Da , Da, down the phone . Ok Paige see you soon . " Walter said before saying goodbye and closing the call .

Just after noon , Walter reversed the van onto the drive . Paige heard the van and came out of the house with Megan still in her car seat . As Walter got out of the van she walked up to him and managed a to give him a kiss before Megan began to call out Da, Da.

Richard came round the other side of the van . " Hello Paige it is nice to see you again and also this little lady . " He said as he bent down and extended his hand . Megan pulled back as far as she could into her chair called Da , Da.

Walter knelt down beside her . " This is uncle Richard , he his the one who paid for this chair ."

Megan looked at Walter and uttered a low da, da . " She tends to be a little nervous the first time she meets someone new , but she soon comes round . " Walter told Richard .

" Do you want to offload before you have coffee ? " Paige asked .

Richard looked at Walter . " I think we should offload all the items first , then we can stop for lunch and coffee . Walter suggested .

Richard just nodded his head in agreement . Paige put Megan's car seat on the floor by the now open garage door , so she could help and Megan could see what was going on .

They first removed the three sets of chairs , now they had time they gave them a careful examination . Two of the sets would would need a couple of welding jobs done , also a couple of the seats fabric had small tears in them but Paige was sure she could repair them , all of the chairs needed a good clean , another job for Paige . All the arms of the seats had wooden covers , which Paige said only needed a clean and polish , so as to retain patina of the seats .

" I am sure Sam can do the welding that is necessary . " Walter said .

Next they removed the popcorn machine, that had been bought as seen , so they did not know if it worked or not , but Paige was certain Ralph would have fun checking it out . Once it had been cleaned up another job for Paige .

Next Walter and Richard offloaded a small drinks fridge , again bought as seen , so would need to be checked out before use , if it did not work and could not be repaired it would just make a nice statement piece in the movie room .

Next they got out a candy machine , a glass top with a money slot , all mounted on a single leg with a base plate . The top could be filled with candy , a nickle would need to be put in the money slot and a handle turned , then a measured amount of candy would drop into the scoop . Again it was in need of a good clean , Paige realized another job for her , but was not going to repaint it , again to retain the pertina

Finally they removed the exit sign which got Paige the most excited of all her purchases .

She gave Walter a kiss , then walked over to Richard and gave him a hug . " Thank you both so much , this really is going to be a fun thing . " As Paige broke the hug from Richard Megan uttered Mo, Mo.

Paige walked over to her and picked her up in her car seat , as she did Megan pointed at Richard . Paige walked over to him carrying her in her car seat , as she got close enough she held her hand out towards Richard .

" I think she wants to hold your finger , that means she accepts you . " Paige told Richard .

" It is a pleasure to meet such a beautiful young lady . " Richard said as he slowly he put his hand towards Megan , who took hold of his little finger and giggled .

They all went inside and sat at the kitchen island . Paige poured the three of them cups of coffee and got three sandwich boxes out of the fridge . As she handed them out , Megan began to utter Da , Da , and held her arms out . Paige unstrapped her from the chair and passed her to Walter , who safely cradled her in his arms .

Richard smiled as he looked at Walter . " She is certinly seems to be a daddy's girl . "

It was Paige who answered . " She cetainly is , followed by Ralph and me in third place unless she wants feeding . " All the time she spoke the smile never left her face or the pride that could be heard in her voice .

" Ralph before you ? " A curious Richard asked .

A still smiling Paige was quick to answer . " If Ralph is around , if she is reacting like she did when you first approached her , she always calls Ral , Ral. "

" I am sure she is going to be following Ralph in the IQ stakes , she is already dad like . " Richard replied .

" Most definatly . " Paige replied .

Once they had finished lunch , which Walter had to share with Megan again , much to Richard's surprise . Richard asked if he could see the two loft rooms they had found . They all went to the loft , Walter carrying Megan in his arms .

Walter explained what they were planning to do in the large room and that Sam had put a design together . But what interested him most were Paige's plans for the other room being turned into a bijou movie theater .

Once he had seen all he needed they made their way back downstairs . They went back to the kitchen Walter turned to Richard .

" Do you think i could borrow a van over the weekend to begin moving the computers and desks , so you can get the building on the market . "

" Of course , would the one we have been using today be big enough ? " Richard asked .

" It would be ideal , also i mentioned Sam had designed the plans for upstairs , they were all done in her own time and none apart from a couple of conversations with me during work time . " Walter explained .

Richard looked at Walter for a few seconds . " Walter she is part of your team and as long as she is up to date with the work she is doing for you , it is alright to use her as you see fit . " A smile returning to his face .

" Thank you Richard . Paige would you mind bringing Ralph back her after school , i will pick up some pizzas . Sam wants some idea of the measurements of the items you bought at the auction . "

Paige a big smile on her face . " Of course , i am sure Ralph will want to help , once he has finished his homework . "

They all had another coffee while chatting , Richard was asking Paige about what she had planned for her future .

She explained she was considering going back to something she had never been able to do for a long time and go back to designing jewellry , after the compliments she received over her engagment ring . As she told him this she put her left hand out so Richard could see the to ring .

" Walter did not mention he had proposed , when did it happen ? " Richard asked .

" A week last Saturday gone . " A smiling Paige answered .

" It is beautiful , you seem to have a talent for it . If you ever do go ahead , once you do deceide to launch a range . Part of my folio of companies i own or at least are the majority shareholder of is a TV station , called Sell TV . it covers all of California and as far East as mid Texas . I would be honoured if you would launch it on it . " Replied Richard .

" Thank you Richard , i have still to meet Racheal , Walter's friend , who made this for me . "

After about ten minutes Walter put Megan back into her car seat and both he and Richard left

He was back at his house by 6.30pm , two large Pizzas , french fries and garlic bread . Once they had finished their meal , Walter and Ralph went out to measure all the items , Walter also took photographs on his phone , including the metal damage on some of the chair supports to give Sam an idea of what work was involved . .

When they came back to the house , Paige handed some mail that arrived during the day . A couple of junk mail plus the quote from the pool company . After talking it over with Paige , it was decided to go with the quote , but could the work be delayed for two months they hoped to be moved in and settled by then . Walter would phone them the next day and sort out a fixing date .

Walter was back at his desk next day bright and early , a quick look through the papers on his desk . He then made his way down to see the team , as he entered they all said good morning to him , which he returned before going to Sam .

" Here are the descriptions and measurments for all the large items , the rest of the items are mainly for the wall or items to be displayed on shelves . There is a little damage to some of the chairs . " Walter explained as he pulled out his phone and showed Sam the damage on the seats .

" Well i can certainly fix the metal , that is just a simple welding job , but the rips in the seats fabric , i cannot use a neddle and thread to save my life . " Sam told him .

" Don't worry about that , Paige as said she will clean the seats and repair the rips . "

" Well if Paige can do that , how about i come over Saturday morning and do the metal repairs . " Sam suggested .

" Don't you want to spend some time with your partner ? " Asked Walter .

" She will be away again , besides i should think it will only take a hour at the most . " Sam told him with a smile on her face .

" Ok , i won't be there as Ralph and myself will be at the garage , breaking down the computer equipment . We do also have a video call with my parents in Ireland every Saturday and Sunday , so Paige will not be there much before noon , would that be alright ? " Walter explained to Sam .

" That should be fine . "

" Ok i will give Paige a ring and just confirm it . " Walter said .

Once back in his office he phoned Paige to explain about Saturday . Although she was a little disappointed that she would not be sharing lunch with them on Saturday , she was keen for some work to begin on her room .

The rest of the week went much the same as usual . Paige spent time at the house sorting through the cupboards down stairs , and washing all the china . She decided the china was all a lot better than anything she owned , so she would donate all of hers and use those in the house .

Walter asked if she would like to have dinner on Friday with Cabe and Allie . She told him she would ring ring Cabe and make arrangments and could not wait until Saturday .

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Grykon Glad you enjoyed the chapter , Megan is certainly advancing , Ralph most definatly does .

Pearliegirl Thank you , who knows what Megan may get up to , it is good .

LouBe 96 all accepted with love , Hope i have given you a good description of their purchases . .