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The vieas breathtaking with the autumn colors in the sky It looked like ould only be described as a picture-perfect postcard

“I can’t believe you did all this,” I expressed in a to hold back the tears

“Consider this our first date, sweetness” He kissed les to course down my spine

I stood there dus before stepping onto the boat with hi, down to the pack-in-play that was in the living room, and the bassinet in our bedroom

The four-bedroo we’d need for a baby

“I can’t believe you did this,” I repeated, sitting next to him Immediately I noticed he had all my favorite foods, from desserts, to the appetizers, and even my favorite drinks It all lined the center of our blanket for us to enjoy

Down to the guitar he had froe I hadn’t seen it in years He e or attic Christian picked it up as a hobby our freshs He used to serenade me all the time It was one of my favorite me it here tonight

“I have no words, Christian Troy You have officially outdone yourself”

“Thank you, Kinley Troy” He winked, tossing a chocolate-covered strawberry in his mouth

“It feels a to be outside God, it feels like forever since I felt the sun on my skin”

He had put a lot of thought and effort into this date, and I couldn’t have been rateful We wanted to celebrate that ere in the safe zone of being able to finally tell his fah Autumn and Julian kneanted to wait to tell his parents

Just in case

There were a lot of things that had changed in the lastso we could eat dinner together We’d talk about our highs and lows of the day It was so it e’d babysit her for Julian and Autumn

They had their hands full now—their son was born a feeeks ago

Julian Adrian Locke II was seven pounds, six ounces, had bright blue eyes just like his daddy, and vibrant red hair just like his mommy Autumn was in labor for an hour, no epidural She was officially Superwoman and my hero Their baby was the sweetest boy, and I was in love with him from the moment I saw him The same went for Christian

He adored his niece and nephew, and I had no worries that he wouldn’t be the same with our baby

The way his face lit up when he o down as one of my favorite memories

“You look good holding that baby, Christian”

He smiled at me “I can’t wait to hold ours, sweetness”