It was now just over 6 months since Gordon Jr was born. Lots of things had changed for example Sandra was nicer, the UCOS team were closer and UCOS was still operating from Sandra's house. This made sense to them all, they were all doing what they loved and Sandra never had to leave Gordon and if she did, either Gerry or one of the other boys were there. But by far the biggest change was Gerry had stopped smoking.
Gordon had been round about 3 months old when he started having problems breathing, he was diagnosed with having weak airways. Gerry realized he'd have to stop smoking, but when they got back from the hospital Sandra turned to him and said
'Either quite smoking right now or you'll never see me or your son again.' He'd already made up mind.
This is what Gerry had been looking for all his life, someone he really loves and a little boy. He's not going to do anything to mess this up. Sandra Pullman is the love of his life and Gordon Jr Standing was his only son. There was no he was going to mess this up.
Sandra was feeling super happy, she had the life she'd always told herself she never wanted. It was strange she'd never imagined herself having a baby. When she met Gerry Standing there's no way she'd have ever thought that one day they'd be living together raising their son. At first she hadn't even liked him; Jack had persuaded her to let him join the team. Life might have gone so differently if he hadn't though.
Brian loved having little Gordon around, Brian was like his uncle. He loved to play with Gordon. He can't help but feel bad for having kicked off when Sandra told him about her baby, but just like she'd said he'd brought them all closer.
Jack loved that little boy, Gordon was like his grandson. He loved being with him and just generally spoiling him. It made him feel like life was worth living for the first time since Mary had died. He had someone to stick around for.
Life was great for all of them. Gordon would grow up around his UCOS family: his mum, dad, uncle and granddad.