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“Am I going to be a big sister?!”
That’s a good sign.
“You are.”
I hand her the card, and she opens it and reads it slowly. Her reading has gotten better, but it still takes her some time to read something.
“I’m going to be a big sister!”
She gets down from the chair and starts jumping up and down. Tanya and I laugh, and I can see her sigh of relief. I laugh as Sophia jumps about the room, and that feeling that my life is exactly as it should be hits me again.
I’m relieved that she’s so happy about this. She stops jumping around and turns to look at us.
“Is it a girl or boy?”
Tanya sits down on one of the chairs and pulls her to her lap.
“We don’t know yet. The baby is too little, and it’s too early for us to tell.”
I sit in a chair next to them and turn it to face them.
“Wanna know another secret, though?” Sophia turns quickly to face me.
“Yeah.”
I smile at her and whisper.
“Daddy already knows what the baby is.”
She gasps and covers her mouth.
“What is it?” she whispers like it’s the biggest secret ever.
“A boy.”
“Wait a minute. Daddy does not know what the baby is, this is just what he wants it to be. It could be a girl.”
She looks between us, and I smile at Tanya.
“I agree with Daddy. It’s a boy.”
She says it with so much conviction I laugh, and Tanya just rolls her eyes.
Life is perfect.
Yesterday, after Tanya and I told Sophia about the baby, the three of us spent the afternoon together until it was time for our reservation at my favorite pizza place. Tanya seemed a lot more relaxed with Kayla around, and I loved to see her that way. It was nice to get to know Kayla more, and all through dinner, I could see the bond the three of them had developed over the years.
It made me feel more comfortable about the dinner tonight. As the time for people to show gets closer and closer, I can tell Tanya gets more and more tense.
The three of them are downstairs in the other apartment, getting ready, while I’m up here in my apartment getting dressed and waiting for the guests to arrive. It’s going to be a small dinner, only about ten of us or so. The four of us, my parents, Josh, Victoria, and her parents. I’m not sure how Tanya is going to feel about Victoria being here, but I knew that if I invited the DeWitts, then she would be coming too. Her parents and mine are close, and I have to keep the peace. I have a feeling that even if I made a point to not invite her, she would show up anyway.
I make my way down the hallway to the living room while I roll up my shirt sleeves, and I can hear Sophia’s voice. The three of them are sitting on the couch, wearing dresses and ready for dinner when I get to the end of the hallway.
“You three look nice. Everyone ready?”
They all nod, and I hold my arm up to Tanya. “Help me out?”
She stands and I meet her halfway behind the couch so she can roll my sleeve up to my elbow for me. We stand close, and as she works on my sleeves, I stare down at her beautiful face. She’s got her hair up, some wispy pieces falling around her face. Her makeup is light, and she’s wearing a black dress that comes to mid thigh on her and has short sleeves and a square neckline that shows off all of her perfect curves.
