Lydia took Emily by the hand and the three ladies left the room to have a little private chat. Lydia’s report of the conversation made me even proud...r of my new found daughter than I had previously been.“Emily, tell me the truth. You and Jeremy had sex out in the garden this evening, didn’t you?” Sally said.“Mrs. Sportwood, I will only say that in the short time that I have known Jeremy, I have come to regard him with a great deal of esteem. And I believe that he returns the sentiment. As to. Anna held him up for me to take. “Jaime Jose McAllister meet your father.”Taking him in my arms, I gently rocked him back and forth before telling him, “JJ, I’ve been looking forward to meeting you for quite a while. Welcome to the Hacienda son. I hope you are as happy here as your mother and I are.”Naturally, being a McAllister, he broke the mood by peeing all over me. I just laughed, handed him to Beth who was waiting to clean him up a little more, and went to take a shower after giving Anna. She walked home with a warmth that had been missing earlier, that and a nervous excitement about how long she should wait before calling that number. Would calling too soon send the wrong message? But would that be worse than calling too late and seeming disinterested in making the relationship more? She wasn't desperate, no far from it, but she hadn't felt this spark before and didn't want to lose it. She also had that gnawing feeling that perhaps the moment had passed, that she should have. Jason looked at the house and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Just then the screen door on the house, propelled by a gust of wind, crashed shut with a loud bang. Both youths jumped and clutched each other."God, that nearly gave me a heart attack," said Jason. "But, it's nothing. There's nothing in there. It's just the wind. Come on, let's go."He took Becky's hand and led her toward their parked car. Becky looked furtively over her shoulder at the house, but there was no movement this time.When.