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It doesn’t take long for us to see what she was talking about Right there, larger than life isout Axel lets out a loud whoop and juives h at their antics and wipe the tears from my face
Axel cohis nose up to ainst my own and the smile that takes over his facea boy" He says "You’re giving me a son" He places a soft kiss to my lips and closes his eyes briefly When he opens theLove you so rab his head and push ive his
"I love you, Axel"
The rest of the appointment passes in a blur Axel continues to hold et out of this room so he can scream to the world that he is about to have a son
When we finish the technician hands us some prints and he scoops them up before I could even take thees He is like a kid with a new toy Coo up to pay and Axel steps outside i on the phone Chances are, the whole state will knohen he is done, that we are having a boy
I finish paying and turn around to find Greg standing behind irl?"
"More than you could even iine"
He s Axel turns, sees hie!"
Greg laughs and drops his ar us at Heavy’s to celebratelot
The only thing I can think of is that, I put that peacefulness in his tone and together we are finally where we are ue
(5 Months Later)
(Axel)
I have been running around all day trying to ht It’s Izzy’s birthday and between anxiously waiting for our son to decide to coued her around this day; it was turning out to be a nightht of today was seeing the blinding s that can go wrong, has
The caterer is late The cake hasn’t shown up, and the birthday girl will be here in an hour
I a my shit
This day has to be perfect Dee took Izzy early thisto spend the day at the salon next to the office I avoid that place because, I don’t care how many times Izzy tellsit The other day he pinched ht was hilarious I couldn’t even be e belly was bouncing with each breath It was alot that kind of reaction froirl
The last few etting the nursery ready and finally filling my house with more furniture than one person should ever own in one lifetime It keeps a smile on her face and it makes her happy, I would bend over backwards if it means that smile stays on her face
These last few days have been harder on her Not only is she dealing with an overdue baby, but the Georgia heat is s easier but I can tell it is getting harder on her
Yesterday was a bad day She spent the day in bed crying and wouldn’t let el babyout on his little brother It killedif I said the thought hadn’t crossed oing to therapy a few tis that were still painful We are closer than ever but that doesn’t s don’t still sit heavy on our hearts
"Yo! Reid, got the cake That bitch at the bakery tried to tell me that you didn’t tell her you needed it this afternoon Got it, but dah the door with the stupid fucking cake I have been screa at the bakery over for the last two days Idiots
"Dee just called, she said Sas finally done rubbing all over Izzy’s belly and had just started her hair Should be another two hours now Good news is, we can figure out where those fucking caterers are" Greg says co into the kitchen fro hair out
It isn’t even a big party All the guys are co a date E me set up the streamers and balloons Dee’s current boy toy, and newest ‘piss off Beck’ ploy, is here helping also I don’t know hih I wish those tould stop their fucking gaether I’ve talked to Beck a few tie the subject and say it wasn’t his idea I think I understand where Dee is co monkey in the middle
"Where’s Locke?" I ask Doesn’t matter who answers me at this point
"He went to pick up Daisy" Emmy says softly next to my side "Or maybe it was Candy" She sain, it would be nice if soback into our living roo in every direction and stand in front of the fire place Hanging dead center is the picture I gave Izzy for Christh my body I take a deep breath and remember what the point of this irl and returning her birthday to a day of happiness and not one of heartbreak
With a new determination, I turn and walk back to out to the porch where we are finishing up with the decorations