"Hi, Gifford, you free now?" she said, ina tone that indicated nothing odd was happening

"Yeah," he replied. He came back especially for Chantel.

“Did you guys go out?"

"Yes, your father and I took Hugo out for a walk. Chantel came back home, but she took off again with a handsome young man in tow. She said it was work-related. That young man was really hot, you know that? And that shirt he wore couldn't hide those incredible abs. Ah, if only I were 18 again..."

Deep down, she knew that even if she were 18 years old, she would stilt be in Love with Wesley. ‘What? What did she say?' Gifford was confused.

“Mom, are you sure she went out with some guy?"

"Yes! I'm sure."

“Something's up. My mom's acting funny. Her daughter-in-law went out on a date with another man, and all she's doing is talking about how hot he is!' "Where did they go?" he asked through gritted teeth

“I don't know! You know what I think? Don't get involved. You're not into Chantel anyway. You can date those other girls. I don't see a problem here."

“Who told you I'm not into her? Besides, I'm not dating anyone else.

Quit talking about it," Gifford retorted. If his wife knew it, he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly. After all, it was Blair who said so.

Blair exchanged a glance with the smiling Chantel and continued, “Okay.

We won't be back for awhile. So, just do whatever you want. Oh, by the way, they headed for the East Ring Road. Isn't there a very luxurious hotel out that way?

Think they might get a hotel room?"

Then she hung up the phone, leaving Gifford alone, fuming in the Living room.

“A hot young guy, huh? Is she trying to trade me in for a younger one?

Work-related? What kind of work does she have to talk about while she's pregnant?

The hotel on the East Ring Road? They have good taste, at least.' He remembered that it was a five-star hotel, a historic landmark, actually.

Jealousy engulfed his reason, and he didn't even try to poke holes in

Blair's story. Blair was his mother, right? She wouldn't lie to him, would she?

But what he didn't know was that his mother was playing a cruel game with him, trying to help Chantel win his heart.

He called Chantel again, but it kicked it straight over to voice mail.

She must have turned her phone off.

Gifford couldn't sit still any Longer. He rushed out of the living room and put the pedal to the metal, speeding to the hotel on the East Ring

Road.