No it could not be. But it was. Ashley was secretly having sex with two of Ernest's friends, Mike and Chris, for the past two months. She somehow k...ew that there was no way out of her new life. She knew that she would soon stop any relationships with guys until she got used to her new life. This is where the pay back lay. Ernest would be devastated when she dumped him, his friends would be devastated, and they would all turn on each other. Ashley turned to the mirror one last time and. She thanked everyone several times."Steve, you were right on the mark about the baby. Will is out-of-this-world happy, and Stephanie can't wait to have a little brother or sister," revealed Diane as she managed a dance with Steve. "You've come to mean a great deal to this family. If we have a boy, we'll name him William Steven, if that's okay with you." That would be an honor!" exclaimed Steve. "This baby's going to be smothered in love." Don't tell anyone, but I'm pretty excited about having. "They talked into the wee hours of the night, not coming to any decision. Renee packed her bags as it was time to leave for the airport. When they arrived, they checked her bags at the curb and the two women hugged and kissed until they were told to move along. Renee had tears in her eyes as she walked into the terminal. She thought about Deb the entire flight home but just did not know what was to be done. She decided she would put out a few feelers to see if there were any equivalent. ’ Laetitia finally broke the silence with those shyly presented words. Dean nodded. He still was telling himself that she might mean just to talk some more when she returned from the bathroom. ‘Oh!’ She stopped in the doorframe, and turned back to him with a pixy grin. ‘I will have something with me that you dearly want when I return.’ He was not going to jump to any conclusions, he told himself sternly. In support of that, he crossed his legs to try to keep his incipient erection from getting.