“Pregnant? You mean we are pregnant?” he exclaimed joyfully.Michael felt a rush of pure envy at the joy in the other man, although Iris seemed for...the moment to be stunned into silence. Trudy of course was the first to rush across to hug them and congratulate them.She looked across at Laurie and him, and then her eyes slid past them, and the colour drained from the older woman’s face.Michael turned in the direction of her eyes, to his uncle who had a look of horrified recognition on his face as. If it’s still cold in there, I’ll fetch you another blanket.”Crystal knew better, and doubted anyone else believed the excuse either. Her aunt said they would set up and save her mother a seat. Mother and daughter then mounted the stairs, and climbed up to the third floor.Once far away from the eyes and ears of the family, her mother asked, “Is there anything I can do?”Crystal shook her head. “I just need some rest.”Her mother cupped her cheek in hand and said, “He wasn’t the one, and he didn’t. I picked her up at her motel and couldn't believe my eyes, she was even more beautiful in person than any magazine could ever depict. Her entire ensemble was straight out of a fashion page. She was wearing a white blouse accented with red piping and a red logo on the pocket, white shorts with a red stripe, white athletic shoes with the same red logo and a white and red sun visor that allowed her naturally wavy blond hair to be shown at its best. All in all, she looked cool as a cucumber.I had. I preferred the three series to the six series BMWs. The Cadillac's were ugly so I went with the Mercedes 380SL convertible. I didn't want to look like Magnum PI driving around Washington, so, of the many cars in contention, this car was one that I was willing to accept.Although I purchased a red one, the color of the car was not a major concern. The girls didn't see me pull up and I didn't bring it up, so the afternoon was quiet as I started to read a report. They left me alone, but I heard.