Double Vision

Wedding Reception

Anastasia
Of course I would be needed for the reception and I am invited as well. Now if I can stop this irritating morning sickness. Morning sickness my ass, it is more like morning noon and night sickness. Leila has told me a few tricks to help me out. Mom says I am showing and she thinks I am possibly carrying twins. I unfortunately have bumped into Carrick Grey a few times.it won't take much for him or Grace to catch in to my being pregnant and then it will get back to Christian.
Carla
We have hired staff for childcare and Leila is pretty smart about business. We worked something out payment wise with the landlord. She gave Leila a break as long as we didn't report her for the violations Anastasia found. Anastasia told her to fix them and if she didn't show her proof then she would report it to the proper authorities.
Grace
I am working with Enid and Carla to get a reception for Elliott and Kate ready . I had no idea they had an exclusive area they created for events and only select clients have used it so far. It looks good, I have seen Annabelle but not Anastasia. She apparently is working very hard on several cases she has dealing with divorces. Carla said she is actually handling a class action suit along with doing a pro Bono case for the wife of the guy who caused a lot of issues for a birth control distributor. So she doesn't have much time for much else.
Anastasia
I hid out at home today and worked on the computer. I am hiding as much as I can until the reception. I know that I am going to have to duck a lot of people. Now to try to cover my baby bump. Mom was right about twins and dad has figured it out yet. The two weeks is going by fast and Leila is due any day now. I am going to go with her and be with her when she has her baby boy. She has James, Timothy, Steven and now she will have Raymond. Four boys under six years old. She has asked the doctor to assure she doesn't have any more children.
Kate
Are you okay Anastasia you look ill?
Anastasia
I am fine just been under the weather.
Kate
You are going to be at my reception right? You are helping make the cake as well right?
Anastasia
The cake will be made to your exact specifications. You can oversee it, if you like.
Leila
I call for someone anyone to get me to the hospital. I call dr Rogers and let him know I am on my way in to have my son Steven. Anastasia drive me to the hospital and is with me all the time. It took six hours and my son is beautiful. Anastasia is scared, but I told her not to be, because her twins will be okay and everyone's labor is different in some ways.
Anastasia
I head back to the office and let mom and dad know that Steven is born. I have photos of him. I run into Grace on the way out of the hospital. It is a good thing I had Leila's maternity clothes. I have bought her some new attire. I was able to hide my baby bump thank God. I don't need her telling Christian I am pregnant. She asks how the reception is coming and I tell her it is coming along slowly, and will ready for the day. I excuse myself and go home. After that I need some quiet time at home. Then I run into Mia of all people.
Mia
Hey how is everything going?
Anastasia
I just came from Leila's room, she had her son this morning. Sorry to cut this short, but I need to get some things done on several cases.
Mia
Okay see you later. As she walks away she is holding her back, then I notice the bump.Wow she looks very pregnant. If I didn't know better I would think she was between three to six months pregnant. She went to Vegas back then wonder if she got pregnant while she was there. From what I heard she and Christian were enjoying each other's company and then they weren't and she left earlier than the others. She hurries off with the bag in front of her bump.I am betting it is Christian's baby.
Anastasia
Well hell she knows, I saw her face and she will tell Christian.
Mia
I dial Christian and he picks up the phone, so did you and Anastasia happen to have sex in Vegas?
Christian
What we did or did not do in Vegas is no one's business.
Mia
Well she sure looks like she is pregnant by someone. If she is wouldn't you want to know if it is your child?
Christian
She hasn't mentioned being pregnant to me. Kate hasn't said anything either. How far along does she look?
Mia
Three or four months maybe. That was about the time she was in Vegas. I heard she is part of that huge law suit because of the guy who replaced the drug for saline. The class action law suit. Dad said he saw her name as a victim. That would make you a potential father if you guys did have sex in Vegas.
Christian
If she hasn't mentioned it then it might not be mine.
Mia
Then why is she hiding it from me, if it isn't yours then why hide it from me.
Christian
Are you sure she was actually hiding it from you?
Mia
Yes I am sure because she kept moving things in front of her bump, clothing and a bag and her purse. She kept it where you could barely see her bump. I just happened to see her go to her car and she opened her door and you could easily see she is pregnant.
Christian
Well let's see if she tries to contact me and insist I pay her money for child support.
Mia
I doubt she will, since she is in that class action suit for the guy who switched the saline for the actual birth control drug for the shot method. She is actually helping the wife divorce him and she helped her get work and was apparently helping her in her childbirth. Mom caught wind of it and told me a bit about it.