Epilogue Part 2

Harley

“I can’t believe it, man,” Rick said.

“I couldn’t for a while either,” Mason said. “But this is something we’ve wanted for some time now. Now it’s happening. You picked a good time to go away. I was going to ask for your help building the crib and setting up the nursery.”

Rick chuckled. “Well, you have Benji for that.”

The men looked at Benji. His shoulders slumped. “Yay.”

Everyone laughed.

“Are you going to find out the gender, or let it be a surprise in the end?” I asked Laina.

She lit up like a light bulb and instinctively put her hand on her belly, even though she wasn’t showing yet. “I think we’re going to wait.”

I smiled. “Beautiful.”

Within the next half hour, everyone migrated to the dining-room table, which Laina had set beautifully with a white tablecloth, gold chargers, and white plates. The candles were in gold holders, and even the cutlery was gold. She had an eye for detail.

While we devoured the spaghetti and meatballs, we talked about life and babies and all the