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Bit shorter chapter, but sweet family moments I hope you like!
Greg, Morgan and Jackson arrived home and called Greg's parents. They were overjoyed when Jackson told them he was going to be a big brother. They immediately made plans to help with anything Morgan needed and offered to host her baby shower. Jackson was thrilled when they said they couldn't wait to come visit to see him and meet the new baby when it finally arrived.
After the phone call was over, Morgan sat on the bed with Greg and Jackson, holding her cell phone in her lap. Greg looked at his wife, seeing her apprehension. "You going to call your mom?"
Sighing, Morgan said, "We don't have to tell her that we told dad first, right?"
Greg chuckled. "Not if you don't tell her we've already told my mom and dad."
Morgan smiled and dialed her mother's number. Jackson watched with great interest as she waited for her mother to answer. "Hey, mom."
"Morgan! Honey, how are you?"
"I'm good..."
"How are Greg and Jackson? He's got a birthday coming up, right?"
"Oh, um, yeah," Morgan stammered. She smiled and shook her head as her mother rambled on about getting Jackson something for when he begins first grade and for Greg's birthday. Greg laughed softly as Morgan waited to get a word in edgewise.
After a few seconds, Morgan handed the phone to Jackson. "Hey," the little boy said.
"Jackson! Honey, how are you?"
"I'm good." He looked to his mother, who smiled and nodded for him to tell her. "I'm gunna be a big brudder." He flinched and giggled when Morgan's mother shrieked over the phone.
"Really?! Honey, that's wonderful! Oh, sweetheart!"
Morgan took the phone from the giggling Jackson. "Mom? Yeah, I just found out today."
"Oh, sweetheart that's wonderful! I'm so happy for you all!"
"Thank you."
Greg kissed Morgan's cheek and wrapped Jackson into a hug. "Tell her it's due around January."
"Yeah, mom, did you hear Greg? It's due around the last of January." Looking at the little boy she adored, she said, "Maybe it would be a birthday present for him." Jackson smiled.
As the two women happily talked, Greg picked up Jackson and whispered that he was going to fix lunch. Morgan smiled and nodded as her husband and son headed to the kitchen.
Greg sat Jackson in a chair in the kitchen and began preparing his sandwich. Jackson looked at his father, and Greg sensed Jackson was curious about something. "What's wrong, Jacks?"
"Daddy, will mama love the new baby more than me?"
Greg sat down next to his son and looked into his eyes. "No! What makes you think that?"
Jackson shrugged. "I have a different mommy dan the baby."
Greg sighed. "Yeah, but you also have Morgan, and she loves you very, very much. She's your mama." Greg smiled at his son, remembering how happy he was when Morgan adopted his little boy after they were married. She couldn't love Jackson any more if he were her biological son.
Jackson looked up at his father. "You love me even if you didn't know me all the time, right?"
Greg smiled and pulled his son into a hug. "More than you will ever know." He would always wish he could have been there when Jackson was born, but he was beyond thankful to be raising his son now. "I love you, Jacks."
"I love you, too, daddy." Jackson wrapped his arms around his father for a tight hug.
Greg pulled back and looked Jackson into his big brown eyes - eyes that looked just like his own. "I love you, and I always, always will."
Jackson smiled. "Love you, too."
Jackson sat back in the chair and Greg resumed making him a sandwich. When he set the plate with the peanut butter sandwich in front of Jackson, the little boy thanked him. Greg sat down at the table and Jackson looked up at his father.
"What's up?"
"Daddy, will the new baby like me?"
Greg smiled at his son. "I think the new baby is going to love you. You are going to be a great big brother, Jacks. I am so proud of you."
Jackson smiled widely. "Thank you, daddy!"
TBC…