Slade smiled at Tanya's response, purely just glad that she wasn't angry with him. "How about no more fights and just come over," she suggested, and his smile grew wider, almost reaching to his ears as his joy increased. "I'll be over in a minute," he said quickly - a little too quickly. He then took a pause, before continuing. "I honestly do love you, Tanya," he said, "I hope you don't forget that some day." He took the phone away from his ear and ended the call, then shoved the phone back in his pocket and ran his hands through his hair. He needed to freshen up before he was going anywhere.
After washing and clothing himself, he left the bedroom and raced through the hotel until he reached the main door. He turned back considered shouting goodbye, but then realised that Symone was the only one that wasn't pissed off with him, and he was sure she would be when she found out what he'd done to Ashley. That reminded him of something; he needed to say sorry to Ashley for slapping her, but he'd do that some other time. He had other things to do - Tanya being one of them (wink).
He approached Tanya's home with a large grin on his face, and when he came to the door he just walked straight in. "Tanya," he called, closing the door behind him.
Dahvie chuckled as Symone giggled sweetly. “Alright but you better remember, you asked for this," she said, soon followed by another giggle. That confused him more than anything, because he'd thought that she meant he had asked for the baby, but he soon came to realise that she'd meant the marriage. He nodded. "I'll remember, don't you worry," he said with a small smile. She leaned in and gave him another kiss, and surprised him when she deepened it. The kiss lingered for a moment and he quickly found himself enjoying it, but she pulled away.
“We should think of names,” she said, and he nodded but stayed quiet for a while. "Names," he repeated to himself, pursing his lips as he thought deeply, but to his disappointed his mind was blank. Then something came up and he was sure to keep it hidden from his main thoughts. "Don't laugh," he warned, "but I was thinking maybe we should name the baby Eida if it's a girl, after your mother, 'cause she's been a big help in all of this and it's only fair that we do something nice for her in return," he suggested. "Names for boys are completely beyond me..."
“She will always need you, Alex. Probably even more so now. Once it really sinks in, and all the shock wears off, she will realize how frightening become a parent is, especially with her lineage,” Erieda said, and surprisingly that made Alex feel somewhat better about the whole situation, though not by a lot. He was referring mainly to after the birth of the child, when Symone and Dahvie would become more independent and wouldn't need Alex and Erieda towering over their shoulders all the time. “She will need you than and many times after.” He shook his head. "Doubtful," he replied quietly.
And then there was silence...
“Alex, do you still want another child? I know to ask but...” she said and then paused, seemingly unaware of how to proceed with that. He moved from behind her and took a seat beside her on the bed, shifting himself around so that he was actually facing her. He lifted a hand to her cheek and brushed his thumb gently against her skin. "I do still want another child," he replied softly, before he leaned in to place a brief but lingering kiss on her lips. "Do you still want another child?" he asked, now curious as to why she'd asked him in the first place.