Chapter 28
Everyone settled around the dining room table for dinner. Bernie and Lois were there along with Chuck, Jade, Marissa and Emmitt. Kaitlyn's parents, Collier and Lily, Kaitlyn's sister Megan and her husband Mike and their son Ben. There were a lot of smiles and laughter at dinner.
Gary sat back and enjoyed watching how easily his and Kaitlyn's family seemed to mesh. Although they all had only known each other a short time, they were already like old friends. Collier, Bernie, and Mike were talking about taking a fishing trip to Canada in the spring. Gary overheard Lois and Lily talking to Jade about her pregnancy.
After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room for coffee.
"Can I tell them our news." Gary leaned over and whispered in Kaitlyn's ear.
"Okay." She said. Gary leaned in and kissed her.
"Hey, why don't you two get a room." Chuck joked. Jade reached over and smacked him on the arm.
"Ouch! That hurt." He said. "I can't wait for you to have this baby, because I want you back to normal. I thought women were supposed to be emotional when they were pregnant, not mean."
"Chuck, once a baby comes things are never back to normal." Bernie said.
"Speaking of babies." Gary stood and stopped talking when the room got completely silent and everybody stared at him. He definitely had everyone's attention.
"Gary, honey, do you and Kaitlyn have something that you want to share with us?" Lois asked with a smile.
"Well, Mom, I know you have been waiting for this day for a long time." Before Gary could finish Lois jumped up from her chair and rushed over to hug him.
"I knew it." She screamed.
"Mom, you're squishing me." Although his mother was holding on for dear life, he still smiled.
"Somebody want to fill the rest of us in on what you two are talking about?" Bernie asked.
"Bernie, they're having a baby!" Lois screamed as she let go of Gary and moved over to hug Kaitlyn.
"Can I feel." Lois asked as she touched Kaitlyn's stomach.
"Yeah, we're having a baby." Gary said nonchalantly.
Everyone took their turn giving their congratulations. Kaitlyn was a little bit worried at how Jessica and Casey would react to the news, but they surprised her, they just took it in stride.
"When is the baby due?" Jade asked.
"August 3rd." Gary said.
"Hey, Gar, how about that our kids will be a little over a month apart in age." Chuck said as he slapped Gary on the shoulder. "You know they are going to be boys, they will probably be best friends just like us." Gary and Chuck both smiled.
"Oh, yeah smart guy, what if our baby is a girl?" Jade asked quickly.
"That baby is a Fishman. Fishman's don't have girls we have boys. It's something in the genes." Chuck said as he looked at Gary.
"Well what if Gary and Kaitlyn's baby is a girl?" Marissa asked. Gary shot Marissa a look of disbelief.
"I didn't consider that. Leave it to you to point out that remote possibility." Chuck said to Marissa.
"Gary have you told Kaitlyn what your baby name is?" Marissa asked with a sly smile.
"No, we haven't discussed that yet." Gary said nervously.
"You have baby names picked out?" Kaitlyn asked
"Oh, no it's just one name." Marissa said. "If I remember the conversation right, Gary felt it was a unisex name." She said with a laugh.
"We'll talk about it later." Gary said to Kaitlyn.
"A boy or a girl, what difference does it make. It's a baby!" Lois beamed.