The tour wrapped up a few weeks later. Once
they returned home, they were able to rent a nice
house by the Lake not too far from where Tom grew
up. The pregnancy went on without a hitch. Laura's
stomach grew bigger and Tom's music grew more
deeply. Finally, the due date had arrived. Tom was at
the studio when Laura's water broke. He rushed home
to get her and take her to the hospital. On the way
Laura said, "Well, this is it. No more us..." Tom said,
"No, this is great...now we're a family." Laura was so
happy Tom was so into their new family situation and
not even missing a beat. He helped her into the labor
and delivery room where they waited. Lilly arrived
exactly at 5:25 p.m. She was beautiful with a head of
dark hair and it appeared she would either have very
brown or very blue eyes because they were dark. Tom
and Laura couldn't have been more elated. Flowers and
cards poured in from well-wishers and they took her
home the following day. Both mom and baby were doing
great. Tom helped Laura as much as he could, but she
was breast-feeding so other than help her change her
diaper there wasn't much he could do. He would watch
Laura with Lilly and he loved them so much. He was
amazed how much Lilly had looked like her mom in
coloring but also had some of his features as well like
his long fingers. He would teach her to play...yes...he
would teach her everything she would need to know.
And...she will NEVER date...EVER.
The next year flew by with Tom in the recording studio
and helping Laura at home with Lilly. By the time Christmas
rolled around Lilly was crawling trying to get into everything.
Laura had their house baby proofed but Lilly still managed
to get herself into predicaments. One time she caught her
hand in the toilet seat lock. How does a baby even manage
to do that? Tom had a mini studio in the house where he
would write his music. Lilly would sit outside his door and
cry to be let inside to listen. Tom would tell her, "Now you
have to be quiet because I am trying to get this timing down..."
as if Lilly under a year old could comprehend. Laura would
laugh at Tom who would try to reason with a baby who was
only interested in crawling, chewing and sleeping.
Soon it was springtime and Lilly starting to walk now. Tom
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Laura's Illusion
RomanceThe story is about a young woman who moves to Chicago to start a career and new life. She keeps running into a young man who is himself on the verge of a breakout career in the music business. From the moment they meet their lives are never the sa...
