11.01.08
Rough Outline – “Baby’s Still Mine”
I’ve created a general outline for “Baby’s Still Mine”. It’s more for me than anything else as I’m sure most won’t necessarily get much out of it. But thought I would post it anyway just so you could all see where I was thinking of going with it all:
Baby Still Mine Rough Chapter Outline
1. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – lazy Sunday Morning browsing real estate section
2. Keaghan/Neve – discuss AI; Neve is anxious and unready
3. Keaghan/Redmon – upset Neve wants to wait
4. Neve/Selene – Neve expresses fears re: AI
5. Keaghan/Liam – father/son outing
6. Keaghan/Neve – house hunting
7. Keaghan/Neve – revisit possibility of conception; Neve still no; Keaghan frustrated
8. Neve/Liam – mother/son outing
9. Neve/Mena – doctor’s appointment; Neve expreses fears; Keaghan in dark
10. Neve/Keaghan/Liam – family time
11. Keaghan/Mena – Mena calls for Neve; Keaghan suspicious
12. Neve/Mena – pre-AI prep
13. Keaghan/Neve – Keaghan finds info on AI realizes he’s been kept in dark; Keaghan/Neve argue; Keaghan leaves & stays out all night
14. Neve/Keaghan – Neve worries all night; Keaghan comes home (was not where she thought)
15. Keaghan/Liam – bedtime story (wedding)
16. Keaghan/Liam/Neve – distance between parents; Liam notices and is his usual inquisitive self
17. Neve/Selene – discuss issue; Selene aptly points out how Keaghan must be feeling (re: history repeating)
18. Keaghan/Redmon – discuss issue, giving Neve space to move at own pace
19. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – annual trip to beach house (gift from Keaghan for wedding)
20. Keaghan/Neve – 1st real in depth conversation about conflict
21. Keaghan/Liam – Keaghan teaches Liam to surf
22. Neve/Liam – Liam bedtime story about his daddy saving them; Keaghan overhears
23. Keaghan/Neve – discuss movement on AI issue; Keaghan acquiesces on issue but is saddened by it
24. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – Keaghan still sad and distant
25. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – housewarming party
26. Keaghan/Neve – discuss baby; move forward
27. Keaghan/Neve/Mena – doctor’s appointment
28. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – dinner chatter
29. Keghan/Neve/Mena – AI procedure
30. Keghan/Neve – procedure fails
31. Neve/Keaghan – discuss disappointment
32. Neve/Liam – playtime at the pool
33. Keaghan/Neve – discuss second procedure
34. Keaghan/Neve – AI procedure #2
35. Keaghan/Neve – discuss viability of moving forward; Neve depressed
36. Keaghan/Redmon – discuss disappointment; discuss concern for Neve
37. Selene/Neve – visits at Keghan’s request to check on her
38. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – Liam’s birthday; Neve still depressed
39. Keaghan/Neve – Keaghan says no more AI will adopt
40. Keaghan/Neve – AI procedure #3
41. Keaghan/Neve/Mena – news that procedure takes
42. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – family time
43. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – discuss addition to family; Liam struggles with thought of not being only child
44. Keaghan/Neve – Post AI checkup; all is well
45. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – working on the nursery
46. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – family time; just for Liam; Liam acts out
47. Neve/Selene – morning sickness
48. Neve/Mena – doctor’s appointment; onset of complications
49. Neve/Keaghan – discuss medical issues
50. Neve/Liam – monther/son bonding
51. Neve/Keghan – sonogram; sex of baby determined; medical complications further brought to light
52. Keaghan/Redmon – discuss Keaghan’s fears for Neve and baby
53. Keaghan/Neve – discuss how to move forward with med complications
54. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – discuss what is going on with baby and Neve’s status
55. Neve/Selene/Mena – girls day in
56. Keaghan/Neve – Keaghan finds Neve incapacitated; fear that history really is repeating self
57. Keaghan/Neve/Mena – at hospital; Neve ok
58. Keaghan/Neve – discuss future and how to move forward if something happens
59. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – family time
60. Keaghan/Neve/Liam – new baby born