Baby Makes Three by Carrie Davis

Author:Carrie Davis
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781773571607
Publisher: Naughty Nights Press LLC
Published: 2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

Dexter

The change in Raymond, the changes he declared he was determined to make, shocked me, and when we spoke privately, I assured him I wished him luck, but I made it clear that if he did anything at all to hurt Matthew again, he would answer to me. Period. Matthew had suffered more than enough because of Raymond’s arrogance and ignorance, and it wouldn’t happen again. What’s more, we now had Lilabeth to consider, and I wouldn’t expose her to bigoted poison.

“We’re going to raise Lilabeth just as Alex and Amanda would have, and you know damn well they would want their daughter to be loving and compassionate.” Just as Amanda had been, I added, and surprisingly, Raymond agreed.

While that was a relief, I was still determined to keep a close watch over his interactions with my family. And that included Jenna. I no longer had contact with my own mother, and after all Jenna had already endured, I felt compelled to protect her until she felt she was truly ready to deal with Raymond, who told her—while Matthew and I were in the room—that they had a lot to talk about. Surprisingly, Matthew seemed to think there might be hope for his parents’ marriage.

“My mom has put off asking for a divorce for so long,” he explained, “and if my dad is serious about getting his life together, I honestly think she’ll take him back.”

“Does he deserve that?” I asked, because I had my doubts, but my husband just smiled.

“Doesn’t everyone deserve a second chance, especially if they are willing to work for it?”

“You are pretty damn amazing.” I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him. “But I swear to you, if your father reverts back to his old behavior, he’s gonna get his ass kicked—”

Matthew cut off my threat with another kiss, and we went back downstairs. Once again, people dropped in, but Matthew seemed more comfortable with the influx of strangers and semi-strangers.

Still, I stayed close. I suspect some thought it rather odd that I wouldn’t leave his side, but the way Matthew held my hand told me he was glad I was there, and for me, that was all that mattered.

Knowing that the funeral would be the following day, we went to bed fairly early—after I convinced Matthew that, yes, he actually did need to eat something. After we ate, we checked in on Lilabeth, who was sleeping soundly.

“I was thinking.” I whispered as we stood over the little girl’s crib while Matthew adjusted her blankets, making certain she was warm enough. “Maybe it would be good for your mother to come back to New York with us for a while. She could use a change. And yeah, your father is making an effort to get himself together, but he has to do that on his own. If Jenna stays here, she’ll end up trying to ‘fix’ him, and I think past experience has taught us all that isn’t really possible.”

“Actually, I like that idea.” He turned and looked at me.

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