Second Marriage to Mr. Rich (Ned Fletcher) novel Chapter 104

Without waiting for Ned to answer, Ingrid reached out and shook his arm, asking, "Ned, what are you thinking about?"

He snapped back to reality. He didn't know how to broach the subject with Ingrid to tell her that "Baby" was actually what Angeline called him in private because he knew that Ingrid always felt insecure around him.

"Weren't you always complaining about me calling you 'Baby' and treating you like a child?"

He smiled and reached out to tousle her hair.

"Don't you know women always say one thing but mean another?" she said, swatting his hand from her hair. "Only when you call me that, I feel… special to you! Besides, you've been calling me that for so long, yet you suddenly stopped. There must be a reason for it!"

Ingrid's eyes were smiling, but her hands had tightened into fists. She feared Ned would tell her it was because he had remembered Angeline and perhaps "Baby" was what he used to call Angeline in private, so he didn't want to use it on her.

She was also afraid that Ned might remember something and not tell her while slowly distancing himself from her.

"Baby! Baby! Baby!"

Ned held her hand, as gentle as ever, and said, "Since you like it so much, I'll call you 'Baby' again in the future, but you're not allowed to say I'm childish, okay, Baby?"

Seeing how Ned was somewhat back to his normal self, Ingrid comforted herself. Even if he did remember Angeline, he was acting like he used to in front of her, and that meant he still loved her the most.

She visibly brightened up and tentatively asked, "Did you happen to see Angeline last time you took Gregory to Cloudsville College? How is she doing?"

"Didn't I tell you not to mention her in front of me?" he said, lowering his eyes guiltily.