Haley and I went to the store later that afternoon. Peyton took the kids home, she hadn't told the kids yet and she and Jake had decided that it would be best to tell them that night at dinner. Of course, Sofia and Kyle didn't really understand what it meant that Peyton was having another baby, but Drew and Jenny did. Drew was excited, but Jenny didn't feel the same way. Nikki had gotten married and had a few more children before she and her husband divorced. In addition to Jenny having Drew, Kyle and Sofia as younger siblings, she also has Nikki's kids; Elliott Devon Grant (9 years old), Porter Michael Grant (7 years old) and Evan Cole Grant (3 years old). Jenny didn't want more siblings. She and her mom were in touch and Jenny stayed with her every other weekend. She was always being asked to baby sit and she just wanted to live her own life. She didn't want to take care of her parent's other kids, a total of six, and now with Peyton's pregnancy, seven.
While Peyton was at home, Haley and I were out buying pregnancy tests.
"Hales, are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah
Brooke, I don't know why I freaked out before. I just, I don't
know."
"You'll be okay buddy. I did it alone as a kid with
no money; you can definitely do it now. And, you could always hire a
babysitter or something."
"I
want to stay home with my kids Brooke; I just don't want to be
spread too thin with four kids. How does Peyton do it? I mean, come
one, her life and those kids are perfect."
"Haley, her life is
not perfect. It's just different. Plus, they hired a babysitter to
help out."
Haley and I went back to my house. She took the test and when it came back positive, she looked. I could tell that a piece of her was the happiest she could be, but another part of her just looked like she wanted to crumble to the ground and cry.
Haley's POV
"Mommy! Mommy!" Called Owen from Nathan's arms.
"Hey babe." I said as when I walked in.
"Hey
Hales, have a good time with Brooke?"
"Yeah I guess so. How's
Gracie feeling?"
"She's feeling better. She and Nat are
playing upstairs. Why don't you put Owen down while I make you
something to eat."
"Sure" I said taking Owen from him.
I took him upstairs and got him dressed in his pajamas. He looked nothing like his sisters. He had dark hair, they had light hair. He looked a lot like Nathan actually. The girls looked like me I guess. But they also looked like Dan, Nathan's father. Their eyes reminded me of his, but theirs were nicer. They were beautiful. Owen had his father's eyes, but he had my personality.
As I put him into his crib I couldn't help but think of what the new baby would look like. Would he/she look like me? Nathan? For that moment, while I stared at my son sleeping peacefully, I felt happy.
"Thank
you for making me dinner"
"Haley, I would do anything for
you." He said as he leaned in to kiss me
"Actually,
I need to talk to you."
"Yeah Hales, what is it? Nothing bad
right?"
"No, not really. I think I'm pregnant."
"Haley,
that's not bad in any way. You are happy about this aren't
you?"
"I guess, but I was planning on going back to work when
Owen started pre-school next fall. Now I have another baby to take
care of."
"Haley, we'll work something out. And maybe I can
stay home with the baby or something."
"Nathan, you can't
nurse the baby, I have to be here."
"Haley, I promise, we will
figure this out."
He pulled me in for a hug and kissed my forehead, and I felt safe again.
