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Greg hung up the phone. As thrilled as he was to have Jackson with him and that he and Morgan loved each other, he still felt bad for Riley. He knew giving up her son was the hardest thing she'd ever done. But she said she was happy for them, and knew her son was loved and cared for.
Morgan arrived at the apartment and saw Greg frowning. "Greg?"
Blinking as Morgan's voice brought him out of his thoughts, Greg said, "Hey, case go okay?"
"Uh, yeah. Are you...you okay?"
"Yeah," Greg replied with a shrug. Morgan gave Greg a questioning look. Greg sighed. "I called Riley and told her that I'm getting married."
Morgan sighed and nodded. "How'd she take it?"
Sighing, Greg said, "Okay. She knows that Jackson is taken care of and loved, and she knows Jackson loves you."
Morgan pursed her lips together. "That's...good?"
Greg smiled. "Yeah." He pulled his fiancee over to him for a kiss. When they pulled apart, Morgan looked lovingly at Greg and smiled.
"You know," Morgan said, "Now that we've told my dad, gotten the hard part out of the way...should we call your mom and my mom?"
Greg grinned. "Maybe Jacks should do it. He did propose, after all." Morgan and Greg shared a laugh.
Just then, Jackson toddled into the room. He gave Morgan a sleepy smile as he walked over and gave her and Greg a hug. "Hi daddy. Hi Morgan."
Greg scooped Jackson into his arms. "Hey, Jacks, how would you like to call Nana?"
Jackson's eyes widened and he smiled. "Yeah!" He loved Greg's mother, who he called Nana. As Greg took out his cell phone, Jackson looked at Morgan. "Morgan?"
"Mm-hmm?"
"Do I hafta call you mommy now?"
Morgan looked at the little boy she adored as Greg stopped dialing his phone. "Not if you don't want to," she told him.
"I told him he didn't have to if he didn't want to," Greg explained to her.
Morgan put her arms around Greg and Jackson. "I love you both very, very much. I think Jackson can call me whatever he wants."
"Cool!" Jackson eagerly said.
Greg smiled and gave his son a kiss to his forehead. He dialed his mother's number and, after the second ring, she answered. "Hello?"
"Hey, mom!"
"Hojem! How are you? How's my grandson?"
Morgan smiled as she heard Greg's mother on the phone.
"Well, Jackson has something he wants to tell you." Greg gave the phone to Jackson, who quickly said, "Hi Nana!"
"Hello, my sweetheart! How are you?"
"Good." Greg smiled at him, urging him to continue. "Daddy an' Morgan are getting married!" Jackson laughed as his Nana squeeled with joy. Greg and Morgan smiled, as they could hear her over the phone.
"Oh, honey, that's wonderful! Your daddy's getting married! Are you excited?"
"Yeah!"
Greg and Morgan laughed as Greg took the phone from Jackson. He heard his mother shout for his dad. "Daniel! Our boy is getting married!"
"H-Hey, Mom?" Greg asked. "Before we go totally deaf, we wanted to tell you..."
"Oh, honey, I'm thrilled!"
"Y-Yes," Greg said as he mother said something in Norwegian. Morgan guessed it was something good, because Greg's smile grew wider. "Yes, Mom. We haven't set the date yet, but we wanted to tell you." He shot Morgan and Jackson a look and added, "Does this mean you're happy?"
"Gregory Hojem Sanders, I am happier than I've ever been!" she said as the three of them laughed softly. "Oh, my baby's getting married! Tell Morgan I love her, too!"
Morgan laughed. "I will," Greg said. Handing the phone to Jackson, the little boy said, "Love you Nana!"
An hour later, Morgan, Greg and Jackson were eating dinner. "I called my mom," Morgan said. Greg knew her dad had given them his blessing, but she was nervous about calling her mother.
"How'd she take it?"
Morgan smiled. "She can't wait to see you and Jackson."
Greg smiled, relieved that Morgan's mother and stepfather were eager to meet him and Jackson. "Yeah?"
"Mm-hmm. And my brother and sister can't wait to meet you guys." Looking at Jackson, Morgan said, "You hear that? You're getting an aunt and uncle, too."
"Cool!" Jackson said after taking a bite of bread.
After dinner, Greg gave Jackson his bath and Morgan was cleaning up the kitchen when the phone rang.
Morgan answered, "Hello?"
"Uh, yes. Is Greg available?" A woman asked.
Morgan glanced towards the bathroom, where Jackson was laughing in the tub. "Um, he's busy right now. Can I take a message?"
After a couple of moments of silence, the woman asked, "I-Is this Morgan?"
Morgan stopped clearing the table. "Yeah. Is this...Riley?"
Sighing, Riley said, "Yeah. Um...i-is Jackson okay?"
Morgan seemed lost in thought. "Oh, y-yeah. He's getting a bath right now."
"I understand congratulations are in order."
"Yeah," Morgan replied with a sigh. "I told Jackson he doesn't have to call me mommy if he doesn't want to."
"Oh, no...well, I mean I appreciate that." Riley sighed. "Look, I know I wasn't a great mom to Jackson, and I wasn't all that good for Greg..."
"N-no, Riley..."
"It's true! But giving Jackson to Greg was the best thing I've ever done." Morgan stood there flabberghasted, not knowing what to say. "I didn't know how to be a mom," Riley continued. "But there he was. I knew that giving him to Greg...I knew it was the right thing to do."
"Greg and Jackson...they adore each other. Greg is a great dad."
Riley sighed, "I knew he would be."
Morgan sighed. "So...you approve?"
"I-I guess I do."
Morgan smiled. "Thank you." After a couple of seconds, Morgan said, "Do you want me to get Greg? He should be finished giving Jackson his bath."
"No, thanks. I-I'll call back later. Just...take good care of them both. They deserve to be happy."
Riley hung up, and Morgan was left feeling like a weight was off her shoulders. She felt complete with Greg, and couldn't love Jackson any more if he were her own son. She didn't think it would matter to have Riley's approval, but she had to admit she felt better knowing Jackson's mom had given her blessing.
Greg carried Jackson into the living room. The little boy was wrapped in a towel and laughing while his daddy tickled him. Greg saw Morgan looking dumbfounded. "Morgan, you okay?"
Morgan turned and saw her fiance and his son smiling at her. "Hi!" She walked over and embraced the two in a hug. "Jackson, did you have a good bath?"
"Yeah!" Jackson smiled.
Greg smiled and turned to Morgan. "So...you okay?"
Morgan smiled at the man she loved. "You know...I really am."
TBC...
