"Ah, this is the life," Abby said, holding up a dirty diaper.
I laughed. "Throw that away. I can smell it from over here." Abby tossed it into the diaper genie and I ventured into the room. Kaden was lying naked on his changing table and Annie was peering at him.
I watched as Abby poured a bit of baby powder on to Kaden's pink bottom. He giggled and then sneezed. "Bless you, baby," Annie said.
Kaden gurgled. He looked up at Abby with totally adoration. "You can actually see how much he loves you," I said.
Abby laughed. "I'm just his main food source," she said, pulling a shirt over his round head. "Where's Kaden?" she said. "Where is he? There he is!" she cooed as his head popped out of the opening. He laughed again.
"Did you see what I bought him?" I asked, opening Kaden's closet. I took out the tiny tux I'd bought for Kaden to wear to the wedding. When I held it up Abby's face lit up.
"He'll be so cute!" she said, taking it from me.
"What do I wear?" Annie asked.
"You've see your dress," I said, picking Annie up. "It's the pretty purple one." I gave Annie a kiss on the cheek. "I guess I should go."
"Go?" Annie cried, looking extremely worried. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to stay with Grampa," I said. Kaden and I were spending the night with my dad while Annie, Abby, Susan, and Maggie were all staying in our new, four-bedroom house, so they could help Abby get ready for the wedding in the morning. I gave Annie a big hug and took Kaden from Abby.
"Bye," Abby said, kissing me. "Bye, sweetie," she said, gently squeezing Kaden's hand.
"I'll see you tomorrow," I said.
"You're not having some kind of wild bachelor party, are you?" Abby asked.
I laughed. "I have a baby to look after, remember?"
Abby smiled. "Yeah, I know."
I kissed her again and headed out the door.
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"I'm proud of you," my dad said, pouring me a glass of brandy. "Really proud."
"What for?"
"The way you live your life," Dad said. "You do what you want to do, not what everyone else wants you to do. And tomorrow, you're marrying the woman you love."
I smiled and took a sip of my brandy. "Yeah, Abby's pretty great," I said.
Dad sat down on the leather couch. "Really great," he said. "You don't how horrible it is to be married to someone you don't love." Dad sighed. "I wasted my life, you know," he said. "I could have had so much more fun. We shouldn't have gotten married so young."
Dad paused, probably thinking about all the fun he could have had. "Well, goodnight, son," he said, standing up.
"'Night, Dad," I said. As I watched him walk away I thought about what he said. Abby and I weren't too young to be married but was I really ready?
I stood up and walked to the window. Was I done having fun? I mean, I did have two kids so the fun I could have would be limited but there was still potential. I started nervously tapping my fingers on the windowsill. Was I ready to settle down? Was Abby really the woman I wanted to settle down with? Come to think of it . . .did I even love Abby at all?
Response to reviews -
Vkh214 - My daddy use to sing it to me too. That's where I got the idea. Yes, your reviews do scare me but they also amuse me.
Aaron - Not to toot my own horn or anything but I agree. In my fic Abby and Carter are together . . .unlike the show.
Carbybubbles (chapter 39) - I lost a little sleep at first but then I realized that losing Gracie will just make Abby appreciate Annie and Kaden even more.
Connie - Aw, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry. OK, actually I did. Anyway, I'm glad you're so involved!
AbbyLockhart2 - I noticed that you weren't reviewing but I'm glad you're back. Yeah, sorry about the depressing stuff but life isn't always happy. And I try to keep my fics realistic.
Jordan-Cavanaugh - Yes, Eleanor needed to be slapped.
Jasonsgurl07 - I don't think Abby's gonna get depressed. I hate depressed Abby. She's a bitch.
Hyperpiper91 - There is more. I'm not sure how much more but it's not quite finished yet.
Kayla - Thanks, you're awesome too! Carter's mom definitely needs to be taken down a peg or two.
Carbybubbles - I can't wait to see where I'm gonna go either. I'm not sure yet.
Fanfictionfanatic - Yeah, they'll be happy again. I don't know what it's like to lose a child but there will be moments of sadness. Mostly happiness.
I laughed. "Throw that away. I can smell it from over here." Abby tossed it into the diaper genie and I ventured into the room. Kaden was lying naked on his changing table and Annie was peering at him.
I watched as Abby poured a bit of baby powder on to Kaden's pink bottom. He giggled and then sneezed. "Bless you, baby," Annie said.
Kaden gurgled. He looked up at Abby with totally adoration. "You can actually see how much he loves you," I said.
Abby laughed. "I'm just his main food source," she said, pulling a shirt over his round head. "Where's Kaden?" she said. "Where is he? There he is!" she cooed as his head popped out of the opening. He laughed again.
"Did you see what I bought him?" I asked, opening Kaden's closet. I took out the tiny tux I'd bought for Kaden to wear to the wedding. When I held it up Abby's face lit up.
"He'll be so cute!" she said, taking it from me.
"What do I wear?" Annie asked.
"You've see your dress," I said, picking Annie up. "It's the pretty purple one." I gave Annie a kiss on the cheek. "I guess I should go."
"Go?" Annie cried, looking extremely worried. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to stay with Grampa," I said. Kaden and I were spending the night with my dad while Annie, Abby, Susan, and Maggie were all staying in our new, four-bedroom house, so they could help Abby get ready for the wedding in the morning. I gave Annie a big hug and took Kaden from Abby.
"Bye," Abby said, kissing me. "Bye, sweetie," she said, gently squeezing Kaden's hand.
"I'll see you tomorrow," I said.
"You're not having some kind of wild bachelor party, are you?" Abby asked.
I laughed. "I have a baby to look after, remember?"
Abby smiled. "Yeah, I know."
I kissed her again and headed out the door.
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"I'm proud of you," my dad said, pouring me a glass of brandy. "Really proud."
"What for?"
"The way you live your life," Dad said. "You do what you want to do, not what everyone else wants you to do. And tomorrow, you're marrying the woman you love."
I smiled and took a sip of my brandy. "Yeah, Abby's pretty great," I said.
Dad sat down on the leather couch. "Really great," he said. "You don't how horrible it is to be married to someone you don't love." Dad sighed. "I wasted my life, you know," he said. "I could have had so much more fun. We shouldn't have gotten married so young."
Dad paused, probably thinking about all the fun he could have had. "Well, goodnight, son," he said, standing up.
"'Night, Dad," I said. As I watched him walk away I thought about what he said. Abby and I weren't too young to be married but was I really ready?
I stood up and walked to the window. Was I done having fun? I mean, I did have two kids so the fun I could have would be limited but there was still potential. I started nervously tapping my fingers on the windowsill. Was I ready to settle down? Was Abby really the woman I wanted to settle down with? Come to think of it . . .did I even love Abby at all?
Response to reviews -
Vkh214 - My daddy use to sing it to me too. That's where I got the idea. Yes, your reviews do scare me but they also amuse me.
Aaron - Not to toot my own horn or anything but I agree. In my fic Abby and Carter are together . . .unlike the show.
Carbybubbles (chapter 39) - I lost a little sleep at first but then I realized that losing Gracie will just make Abby appreciate Annie and Kaden even more.
Connie - Aw, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry. OK, actually I did. Anyway, I'm glad you're so involved!
AbbyLockhart2 - I noticed that you weren't reviewing but I'm glad you're back. Yeah, sorry about the depressing stuff but life isn't always happy. And I try to keep my fics realistic.
Jordan-Cavanaugh - Yes, Eleanor needed to be slapped.
Jasonsgurl07 - I don't think Abby's gonna get depressed. I hate depressed Abby. She's a bitch.
Hyperpiper91 - There is more. I'm not sure how much more but it's not quite finished yet.
Kayla - Thanks, you're awesome too! Carter's mom definitely needs to be taken down a peg or two.
Carbybubbles - I can't wait to see where I'm gonna go either. I'm not sure yet.
Fanfictionfanatic - Yeah, they'll be happy again. I don't know what it's like to lose a child but there will be moments of sadness. Mostly happiness.
