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Riff holds Aubrey’s hand as she waddles through the lobby towards me "I’m sorry, bro We don’t move very fast these days"

I take Aubrey’s swollen belly She’s only a month behind Lane in due dates, so I know exactly what they’re going through right now "I get it, but Lane’s about nine centiet her up there before it’s too late"

Zach places his hand onto be fine"

I stare into the eyes ofto have a baby of their own has changed hi over ether If so all the time, that we’d be here in this exact moment, I would’ve called the The screa down the hall and Riff stops in his tracks "Come on,area and hang out Keep an eye on Aubrey, would you?"

"Lane’s not the one yelling like that," I say, trying to convince him to come with us

Another loud wail coht "Just the same, I don’t think it’s me she wants to see"

Riff presses the elevator button and steps in as soon as the doors open

I start after hio He’s freaked out because atched a birthing video yesterday He’s afraid he’ll be scarred for life once he sees that with our kid"

I nod, co "It’ll be different when it’s you He’ll hs "We’ll see Who would’ve thought bad-ass Zachery Riff Oliver gets turned into a scaredy-cat when it comes to childbirth"

I smile "It’ll be so much fun to tease him about this later"

The moment Aubrey steps into the roooing to make it"

Aubrey pushes strands of loose hair away fro "

Lane sh It’s the first so "I can’t wait until ether Have you picked out a name?"

A contraction hits Lane hard, and she closes her eyes and breathes through it Aubrey holds her hand and counts doatching the arc of the hs and opens her eyes "Keep talking It distractsher Hailey Lauren after Zach’s sister and mom"

"That’s so sweet"