Rob’s giggles filled the room before he said, “Eleanor Adler is here to see you.”

Ah! Shit!

“Oh, okay, send her in.”

Damn it, why was Elli here? They didn’t have a meeting and she hadn’t heard from Elli in days. Fallon slid her shoes on as she shut her MP3 player off and fixed things around her desk. The door opened and Elli came in with Shelli on her hip.

“Awww, baby Shelli!” Fallon gushed as she stood up, going around the desk so she could get Shelli. Elli smiled as she handed the sweet baby over to Fallon. Shelli’s wide blue eyes looked everywhere but at Fallon as she held her close in her arms. “What brings you by?”

Elli smiled as she put a file on Fallon’s desk. “Had to drop off some paperwork and since I had Shelli today, I decided to come by and visit instead of having Janet do it.”

“I’m glad you did,” she said and she meant it. She loved seeing baby Shelli. She was probably the prettiest baby ever. Bright blue eyes, cherub cheeks, dark brown curls, and the sweetest little nose. She was perfect. “Well aren’t you the prettiest baby girl ever? I think so, don’t you?” Fallon cooed to the baby. She was rewarded with a bright smile from Shelli and it warmed Fallon’s heart. Fallon smiled down at Shelli as she said, “I swear Elli, she looks more and more like Shea every time I see her.”

Elli smiled as she sat down in one of the chairs in front of Fallon’s desk. “I know. Shea is hoping this one comes out looking like me, which I doubt it will. Shea has very strong features.”

“Oh hush, so you do. Shelli has some of you, just more of Shea. It’s like Aiden, spittin’ image of Lucas, but he has parts of me,” Fallon said with a grin on her face as she kissed Shelli’s cheeks.

“Since you brought up Lucas,” Elli started, causing Fallon to laugh since it was like the first time they ever talked about Lucas. “How’s he doing? I haven’t seen him.”

Fallon shrugged her shoulder. “Okay I guess. Aside from the fact that he is driving me crazy, him and Aiden are doing good from what I see, at least.”

Elli smiled as Fallon sat across from her, holding Shelli in her lap. “That’s good, when’s the paternity test?”

“Tomorrow. Audrey is gonna take him since I’m working most the morning.”

“Okay, so you guys are okay?”

Fallon laughed. “Nowhere near that. It’s crazy Elli, really it is. One minute we are arguing the next he is kissing me. He says the most crude remarks and he drives me insane! He’s a pig, I tell you.”

“You kissed him?!”

Fallon looked up from the curls she was admiring on Shelli’s head. “No?”

“Oh my goodness Fallon! I thought you said you didn’t want to be with him?”

“I don’t.”

“Then why are you kissing him?”

“He kissed me,” Fallon emphasized.

“Did you smack him?”

Fallon bit her lip as she looked back down at the cute little curls on Shelli’s head again. “No,” she whispered and Elli made a loud shriek. “Elli, I’m horny and the man drives me crazy!”

“You are crazy, and confused.”

“I know it’s crazy Elli! A part of me wants him while the other part knows he is the biggest mistake ever. But seeing him with Aiden makes my heart melt. He gets so happy when Aiden is around and Aiden lights up. It’s like he knows or something. I don’t know. All I do know is that I am scared shitless he will hurt me and that’s what has kept me from not falling for his advances.”

Elli shook her head. “How are you going to deal with the campaign Fallon? Y’all will be working side and side.”

Fallon rolled her eyes. “How am I going to deal with the rest of my life? I’m pretty damn sure if I don’t get laid soon, I’m gonna hump his face!”

Elli let out a gust-busting laugh and Fallon joined in as Shelli just looked around the room. “And the sad thing is, he would probably let me!”

That had the two women laughing so hard that Fallon had tears in her eyes. It felt good to have tears in her eyes that weren’t sad. She had been so torn up over the whole Lucas thing that laughing about him was a great change.

“You’re crazy, Fallon Parker,” Elli said once she could breathe.

“I know. I think I need to see a doctor,” Fallon giggled as she reached for her ringing phone. “Hello?”

“Hey, can you take Aiden to practice?” Audrey asked. Fallon stopped laughing.

“Um, no I got a meeting this afternoon. You can’t?”

“No, I have a date. Listen can I call Lucas and asked him?” she asked. Fallon could tell she was desperate because Audrey would never pick a date over Aiden.

“Um sure, I guess. Who are you going out with?”

“Okay good, no one you know. Thanks, I’ll see you tonight.”

When the line went dead, Fallon looked at her phone before hanging up in a huff.

Well, that was weird.

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“So I think today was better than yesterday.”

Lucas smiled as he looked in the rearview mirror at Aiden. Aiden wore Lucas’ number 22 jersey, in an extra small, that they had picked out in the pro shop. His face was covered with cotton candy residue, and his grin told Lucas that his statement was probably true because it was a pretty great day.