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Chapter 5

Aunt Joan

When Will and Helen returned home Helen headed right for the desk in the kitchen where she kept her address book. She pulled out two stacks of cards one announcing the birth of a baby boy and the others announcing a girl. She put the stack for the girl back in the drawer and sat down to begin addressing envelopes. Will had started a pot of coffee and was now preparing pancakes and bacon for when Joan and Luke arrived. Helen was just finishing up with the last cards and Will was putting the last of the pancakes onto a plate when the front door burst open.

"I'm here! Did the baby come!" Joan shouted as she dropped her bag at the door and ran into the kitchen. Helen stood up and handed Joan one of the cards. Joan quickly read the card over she began to smile and her eyes filled with tears. "Ohhhhhh" Joan moaned.

"Joan, honey, what's wrong?" Helen asked "Aren't you happy you have a brand new nephew" Helen asked confused by Joan's reaction as she rubbed her back gently.

"I am happy……." Joan sobbed "But I missed it….. I missed the birth of Kevin's first kid…… I promised him years ago that I would be there" Joan explained through the tears that were streaming down her cheeks.

"Oh Joan, Kevin will understand, you could never have known that Alexis would go into labor three weeks early" Helen reassured her. "Don't worry honey, it'll be fine, you're here now that's all that matters" Helen comforted her as Joan rested her head on Helen's shoulder.

"Is he cute?" Joan asked after a moment of silence.

"He is absolutely perfect! He has Kevin's eyes and his smile, but he has Alexis' nose. He is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen next to Kevin, you and Luke." Helen told her excitedly.

"Of course he's beautiful, look at his parents!" Joan smiled wiping a tear away. "When can I go see him?" she asked as she stood up from where she had sat in misery on the steps.

"Well visiting hours start at noon, so you can go then. Why don't you go get a present and by the time you're done it'll be noon." Helen suggested

"Good idea, I'm off to the mall. See ya later!" Joan said as she headed for the front door.

"Wait eat something first honey" Helen shouted after her.

"I'm fine mom!" Joan answered not even turning to face her mother.

"Some things never change I guess" Helen smiled to herself as she turned to finish addressing envelopes.

Joan spent almost two hours scouring the baby department and all the baby stores in the mall until she found the most perfect gift. After she had paid and bought herself a coffee from Star Bucks she headed for her car so she could drive to the hospital.

When Joan arrived at the hospital she followed the signs that led to the maternity floor. When she reached the right floor she asked the women at the desk which room Alexis was in and then went down the hall until she found the right room. Joan opened the door and walked in quietly.

"Hello?" Joan whispered as she walked in the door.

"Hey Joan!" Kevin said coming towards her. "I wasn't sure if you would make it" he told her giving her a big hug.

"Of course I came, I wouldn't miss my first chance to see my new nephew" Joan answered as the two went over to Alexis' bed.

"Hey I believe she's here to see us" Alexis joked feeling ignored.

"Right I forgot" Kevin teased.

"Hi Alexis, how are you feeling?" Joan asked as she hugged her gently

"No complaints here, I have a loving husband and a beautiful baby boy" Alexis smiled at Kevin. "Do you want to see your new nephew?" Alexis asked.

"Of course, I can't wait much longer" Joan joked. Kevin went over to the small plastic crib that sat next to Alexis' bed and took Jason out. He motioned for Joan to come towards him and she did. Kevin gently handed Jason to her. "Oh my gosh! He has the most precious face ever!" Joan exclaimed quietly. "He is so perfect! You guys are so lucky!" she smiled as she admired the baby. "So what's his full name?" Joan asked looking at Kevin.

"Jason Michael Girardi" he answered quickly.

"Oh I brought you guys a present" Joan said pointing to the bag on the floor.

"You are such a good Aunt" Alexis smiled at her.

"Well I am his only one so I better be a good one" Joan joked.

Kevin handed the bag to Alexis, and watched as she began to open. She first pulled out a small blue outfit that was designed to look like a baseball uniform. The second outfit was a New England Patriots Jersey, which was Kevin's favorite team, and the third outfit was a simple pair of blue pajamas with soccer balls and basket balls on it. "Oh Joan these are adorable!" Alexis exclaimed laying the clothes out on her lap.

"I love the jersey" Kevin smiled at her.

"Well we have to get him hooked on sports early" Joan smiled at him. "There's one more thing in there for you two" she added.

Alexis reached into the bag and pulled out a bottle of bubble bath and a pack of candles.

"Joan you really thought of everything, Thank you so much" Alexis said.

"Having a baby can be stressful, you need a way to unwind, at least that's what Dr.Phil says" she explained. Just then Jason began to cry.

"Oh I think he's hungry can you bring him here?" Alexis asked. Joan brought Jason over to her. After she had handed the baby over Kevin came up behind her and pulled her onto his lap.

"Thank you so much" he whispered to her as he gave her a hug.

"No problem I'm just sorry I didn't keep my promise" she smiled.

"What promise?" Kevin asked confused.

"I promised I would be here when your first kid was born and you promised me the same thing." She explained.

"Oh right, it's okay Joan, it's not like you live down the street so it took longer for you to get here I understand. All that matters to me is that you're here now, and you got to see Jason." He answered giving her another hug. Just then Joan's cell phone began to ring.

"Oh sorry" Joan apologized as she pulled her phone out of her pocket. "Hello" she said as she flipped her phone open. "Hey Luke, yeah I'm with Kevin, sure I can pick you up, I'll be there as soon as I can, okay bye." Joan said hanging up her phone and closing it. "I have to pick Luke up, but don't worry we'll be back" Joan said standing up off of Kevin's lap and grabbing her phone. She gave each of them a quick kiss and then left the room quickly to pick her brother up.