Merrick ~ Chapter 4

Gavin has been a very needy toddler so far. We have taught him all his skills but he still cries to get attention instead of using his words. Even when Susanna is standing right in front of his crib, he will scream his head off.

There are the rare occasions when he will sit and play by himself but he demands most of our time. I try to play with him as much as possible when I am home and Susanna takes him out on walks everyday. He is not a bad behaving child just very vocal and demanding. It could be due to the fact that he is an only child and therefore spoiled rotten.

Susanna and I have no wish to have another child. We are perfectly happy with our family as it is now. Neither of us have felt the need to flirt with anyone else for years now. We are even good friends with Clawdeen and we haven't had anymore flirting issues. We valued our friendship more than the excitement we felt at flirting.

We have three birthdays this week, all of us will be entering the next phase in our lives. Susanna and I went out for our birthday since she had to go promote a new drink at the club anyway.



Then when we got home Gavin had birthday with just us there. We didn't want to have a big party for him and it was really nice to just our little family there for this special moment.



He is growing up to look just like me! He is a very handsome boy, not that I am biased or anything.

The first thing Susanna did after his birthday was scare the crap out of him. He saw it coming too and still got scared. Susanna got a lot of satisfaction out of that.

We did surprise him with a makeover of one of the rooms just for him. We even put two beds in there in case he wanted to have a sleep over after he made some friends. We also added his own bathroom.

My father called me up today and asked if I would come by. I thought it strange, he has never done that before. Him and my sisters were there, they all looked a bit sad and I had no clue was going on.



I was not prepared for what he told me next. My mother has died! He said that it was just her time and she had a full and happy life. I knew she was getting old but it still hurt to hear that she was gone and I didn't get to say goodbye.

When I went home I got on my computer to play chess. That has always been a great way for me to think and sort out all my feelings about things. I ended up playing all night long and was to tired to go to work the next day. It wont help me get my promotion but hey I figured I deserved a day off after the news I got.

I think my son is insane! He is always holding these special little gatherings at the table but no one is there with him. On his first day of school he wore a tuxedo but his reasoning for that did sound sane. He said he wanted to look his best on the first day but he still wears it to school everyday.

Another thing that worries me about him is that he hasn't made any friends at school. He sits by himself a lot of the time looking deep in thought and plays a lot of make believe stories and games. I guess it is good that he has such a vivid imagination but I still worry about him not having any friends.

Today the school called me at work and said that Gavin never showed up to school. I immediately panicked because he got on the school bus the same time that I left for work. So I rushed to the school only to find him sitting outside in just a pair of shorts and not the tux that he left in. I tried talking with him about it but he just said he felt constricted in the tux and needed to get out of. I decided to take him home for the day.

Susanna and I might have to think about having another baby because I just don't think that Gavin will be able to handle being the heir to our family legacy. His birthday is just around the corner and I am hoping that he will come out of his shell and make some friends when he is a teenager.

Merrick ~ Chapter 3

Since I was new to town I decided it would be best to hold a vaccination clinic as a way to introduce myself to the residents. My mother, Sita came as support and got a shot. I really appreciated that. More people than I expected turned out and I got to meet many people.



One of the ladies that showed up seemed very interesting and I wanted to get to know her better. After the session was over she stuck around and we chatted for awhile. Her name is Fiona, I ended up asking her what her star sign was on impulse. She is an Aries which explains why we get along so well. Our signs are compatible.

The next morning when I got to work one of my coworkers doubled over in pain. So I yanked out my portable x-ray machine to see what was going on. I found that Collete had a flu bug and gave her an antibiotic. It was experimental but it seemed to work for her as she felt much better.

She ended up coming to my house to hang out for awhile. I then got called away to hold another clinic and left her there with Susanna. Maybe they could become friends too.

*While Merrick was away Susanna asked Collete her star sign!



The clinic went much the way it did yesterday. I even meet another fascinating woman named Clawdeen and I asked her her sign. She is a Leo and that is compatible with mine as well. I wasn't very good and flirted with her for awhile.

I think a party would be the perfect way to get to know our new friends better. So I got everything set up and called everyone over.

My mom came and she was up to her old antics of picking a fight with someone. She also did her famous finger in the ear. I felt bad for Delvin but people will learn that that is just how my mother is.

Clawdeen showed up and I quickly turned around to look the other way. I was very nervous to have her here after the way we acted the other day. I hope she knows that I didn't mean anything serious by it.

Before she could say anything to me I excused myself to go upstairs and see what was going on in the music room. I needed a few minutes to collect myself. Little did I know that she watched me come up here and thought it was a sly invitation to join me. So she did join me and we were the only ones up there.

I tried to tell her that nothing could come about our flirting. I think she listened to me at first but then I couldn't help myself and I flirted with her a bit. It was just so exhilarating and fun!



After everyone left I felt horrible guilty! Susanna wanted to end the night on a high note but I told her I was to tired. Can you believe that, me to tired to sleep with my wife. Man I hope she doesn't suspect anything.

Before I left for work in the morning I grabbed her and gave her big hug telling her how much I love her. I vowed to myself that I would not flirt with Clawdeen anymore. I love Susanna to much to lose her for anyone else.

A few weeks later Susanna gave me the shock of my life, she is pregnant! I am going to be a dad and I couldn't be happier. We tried a couple times before we moved and I guess it worked. This did shock us a bit because she didn't have any signs of pregnancy. No morning sickness, backaches, nothing.

Her pregnancy breezed right by and in no time at all she went into labor. I was on my way home when she called to let me know it was time but when I got there she had already had the baby.

We named him Gavin and he looks just like me. I don't see any of Susanna in him at all but maybe that will change when he gets older. I couldn't stop looking at Gavin in amazement. I am a dad!

When Gavin had his birthday I was right about him looking just like me. If you take my baby picture and compare it to his, we could have been twins.

*Merrick Toddler picture



Gavin really loved Susanna and was very close to her. I worked a lot and was always getting called in to the hospital after hours. This meant that I didn't get to spend as much time with him as I would like. But him and Susanna were like two peas in a pod, it was a lovely thing to watch the two of them play.



But I know all this hard work is going to pay off soon and then I will be able to be home more. For now I enjoy every second I get to spend with Gavin.