Two years whizzed past in an instant and suddenly Lee was a toddler. He grew up so fast and neither Kathleen or I could see where the years had gone.
It wouldn't be long before we got to do it all again though, Kathleen was pregnant with our second child. I knew there would be a 'next time' Kath liked cooing over Lee too much to not want anymore babies.
And so we set about teaching Lee all his essential skills. He was a fast learner and had grasped the art of walking without a problem. He had a little more difficulty with speech but he liked to express himself in music. He had a talent for the xylophone and I wondered if he would grow up to be a musician like his mum.
He was very interested in the box of shapes but he couldn't grasp how to do it properly. I showed him how and he soon got the idea. It became his second favourite toy.
Whilst we were busy with Lee, Harry was busy with something else. He'd found himself a girlfriend, Luz Butler, her name was. Apparently she'd been following his blog for some time and they'd got talking and decide to meet up.
Things went well when they met up and Harry described it as love at first sight.
They went out most evenings for a couple of months and then Harry invited her back to our house to stay the night. She never really went home after that. Harry went to work that day and came back to find she was still here. He invited her to stay another night which she did. And then another night...and then another... and so on. She basically moved herself in. Harry didn't mind and I didn't mind really, though I thought it very rude, and so she stayed. Harry officially asked her to move in and she brought over all of her stuff.
She was a nice enough person and I made friends with her quickly. From what I could gather, she was the flirty sort and I found it incredibly awkward when she tried it on with me one day. I set her straight but from then on in, I was suspicious of her. I didn't like the way she interfered with Lee constantly, even when he was asleep she would go and wake him.
I knew she wanted kids, Harry had told me once, and I didn't mind her interacting with Lee, I just didn't like the way she was always in there. Kathleen didn't like it either and she became suspicious too. Kath was less fond of Luz than me, I don't think she liked her very much. One evening when we were relaxing in bed she expressed her thoughts.
"That girl is broody." She remarked with a smirk. "Broody as a hen on eggs. The way she looks at Lee, I don't reckon it'll be long before she's pregnant with her own."
"Harry doesn't want kids yet, she'll have to wait for him to be ready too." I replied with a sharp edge to my voice.
"He'd better watch out and be careful in the bedroom, I wouldn't put it past her to trick him into it. She seems the persistent sort who wouldn't mind lying to get what she wants."
"You reckon?" I asked shaking my head slowly. Kathleen looked at me with one of her beautiful, knowing looks that made my brain scramble.
"Trust me. I know women." She concluded and turned over to sleep.
"That girl is broody." She remarked with a smirk. "Broody as a hen on eggs. The way she looks at Lee, I don't reckon it'll be long before she's pregnant with her own."
"Harry doesn't want kids yet, she'll have to wait for him to be ready too." I replied with a sharp edge to my voice.
"He'd better watch out and be careful in the bedroom, I wouldn't put it past her to trick him into it. She seems the persistent sort who wouldn't mind lying to get what she wants."
"You reckon?" I asked shaking my head slowly. Kathleen looked at me with one of her beautiful, knowing looks that made my brain scramble.
"Trust me. I know women." She concluded and turned over to sleep.