Marlena, John and Belle caught up on everything that had happened over the years Belle had been gone and Marlena and John got to get to know their grandchild and found him to be perfect. He was such a sweet little boy. Finally, it was time for Belle to go and prepare for the picnic and meet Shawn at the park.
“We still have so much to talk about,” said John while he and Marlena walked Belle and Tommy out.
“Well, why don’t we all have diner at Tuscany tonight?” suggested Belle.
“That’s a great idea,” said Marlena.
“What’s Tuscany?” asked Tommy.
“It’s a really fancy restaurant that serves great food,” answered Belle.
“I don’t have to where a monkey suit, do I?” asked Tommy.
“Yes you do,” Belle replied.
“But they make me look goofy.”
“You are goofy.”
“Am not!”
“Are too!”
“Am not!”
“Are too. Now, stop arguing. You are wearing that monkey suit whether you like it or not,” said Belle firmly.
“Fine,” pouted Tommy and John and Marlena watched the mother and son scene enfold before them amazed by what a cute relationship they have. Belle was a great mom and Tommy was a great son.
Tommy went with his mother to get strawberries and whipped cream, and pizza. They got the pizza for lunch and strawberries and whipped cream for a snack after Tommy was done playing. They got a blanket and laid it out on the ground. By the time they sat down Belle could see Shawn heading their way.
“Right on time,” said Belle as he joined them on the blanket.
“Like I would ever be late meeting you.” Shawn turned his attention to Tommy. “You must be Tommy.”
“Yeah and you must be Shawn,” replied Tommy.
“Yep. That’s me. It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too. Mommy told me all kinds of stories about you but I can’t remember them all. I do remember her saying that you are dense. What does that mean?”
Shawn glared at Belle playfully and she looked away to hide the grin that was spreading across her face. She had told Tommy that Shawn was so dense about twenty times since he was born.
“So, Tommy,” Shawn started, trying to avoid the topic. Shawn was dense. He knew that. If he weren’t he would have told Belle what he felt for her the day he first saw her when he came back from boarding school, but he didn’t. “What are you interested in? Do you like sports?”
“Yeah, especially baseball.”
“Really?” Shawn grinned. “Well I happen to be great at baseball. I was the star of the team in high school. I could maybe play some ball with you sometime. Would you like that?”
“Yeah,” replied Tommy who was taking a liking to Shawn.
