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"Party? Party? Birthday… presents…" The child excitedly babbled For hie of three, party always meant birthday with lots of presents Without hesitation, Jacob leaned his five-foot nine inch frame down and scooped the little boy up in his hands He planted a loving kiss on his small brown cheek as he pulled the boy up and allowed him to sit on top of his forearm

"Not exactly a birthday… I'm your daddy now" He explained patiently and with ease

"Will there be cake," was all that Markus wanted to know

"Hmm, maybe not cake but how about pancakes with lots ofthely at her new husband

"Don't worry; I'll buy you pancakes too" He joked at his wife and then gave her a playful wink causing her dian pulling on the leg of Jacob's pants He looked down and was greeted with an angelic s that she too wanted to be picked up and carried

"Up… Up…" She pleaded ihter then shifted the weight of Markus a little to ht," he adrip around Jacob's neck Jacob bent down and with his other free ar both of his two stepchildren back to their minivan His new bride paused to take an appreciative and loving look at the sight

"C' for his wife to catch up Carefully she lifted up her gown to prevent herself fro and then quickened her pace Once she reached theainst his strong shoulder The happy fa the van and then loaded up

"That's right Markus; family- we're a family now" Jacob explained as he started up the van and then the van slowlylot and onto the ht time, and they allowed the baby to sleep in his crib in the roo the strength of her legs After seeing that she had enough strength in theht and to walk, she then went over to her son's crib Peering down into his lovable face she sently traced the outline of it as a fallen teardrop splashed against his soft brown colored cheek She then picked up her son and walked over to thein the rooht and she wanted to bless him properly for his first full day into the neorld She was happy that the maternity as located on the twelfth floor of the building It gave an awesome view of the city but she had been fortunate that heralso gave a breathtaking view of the sky