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I can’t help but chuckle, my mother is fiercely protective, even when it comes to herself.
“Mom, I promise I understand, everything pointed to her leaving, besides, now we don’t have to worry about any of that. I’ve got her back and also a beautiful daughter.”
She sniffles again, louder this time.
“I can’t believe I’m a grandma!”
She starts blubbering, and I can’t help but laugh. I honestly think that she is more excited to be a grandmother than the fact that Tanya is back.
She’s going to lose her mind when she finds out about the baby.
“Mom, I’ve got to go. They are going to be here soon, but I wanted to extend an invite to you and Dad to join us for a dinner party tomorrow. We want to reintroduce her to everyone close to us, and I want you to meet Sophia.”
More sniffles and she clears her throat.
“Of course we’ll be there. I can’t wait to meet her.”
We say goodbye, and I’m in higher spirits, talking with my parents always puts me in a good mood. I put my phone down on the coffee table in front of me and sit for a moment, just taking everything in.
Tanya, Sophia, and Kayla should be here soon. They took the drive here slowly so Tanya wouldn’t get too anxious while in the car. I want to take the three of them out for dinner, to just relax and have fun tonight. Between the drive here and tomorrow’s dinner, I know Tanya is going to be exhausted. The only things I want to focus on are telling Sophia about the baby and making sure Tanya is comfortable and relaxed for tomorrow. I have to admit, though, that I’m nervous to be around Kayla all weekend. She means a lot to both Sophia and Tanya, and I want her to approve of me.
For the first time in almost ten years, I feel like my life is back on track and everything is going the way it should be, it’s going perfect, and I can’t wait to tell everyone I love.
They get to the house about five thirty, and I’m still on the couch watching TV.
“Daddy!”
Sophia comes running into the living room and jumps onto the couch next to me. She bounces up and down, and I see the giant rainbow color lollipop in her hand. I quickly grab it from her.
“Hey there, bouncy. Be careful. I don’t want you to get hurt.”
She giggles, and I stare at her, I’ve never seen her like this.
“She may be on a sugar high because I may have let her pick out two different pieces of candy on the way here.”
I turn to see Tanya standing behind the couch, and she looks both ashamed and completely stressed out. A smile spreads across my face, and she glares at me.
“Daddy, Mommy said that when we got here you had a secret to tell me. I want to know the secret.”
I look between the two.
“Is this the secret we talked about over the phone today?”
Tanya nods when I look back over at her, and I can feel the excitement building in me.
“Did you come up with a way to do it?”
Another nod. I jump up and walk around the couch to her side to quietly whisper to her.
“What are we going to do?”
She smiles at me and shakes her head.
“Sophia, go to your room so we can get it ready; I’ll call you when you can come out.”
She jumps off the couch and takes off down the hall to her room, the door slams shut followed by her muffled yell.
“Sorry!”
