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"I like Mary," Melissa stated. "I like her one hundred percent-no, scratch that. I like her one billion percent better than that witch Rachel you brought home. Who warned you about her, Danny?"
"She was different before, Mom."
"Daniel, who warned you about her?" Melissa asked again, firmer this time.
"You did," Danny answered robotically, having been through this conversation several times before.
Melissa nodded. "That's right. I already consider Mary to be my daughter. But if you two plan on starting a family, you're going to have to start looking for a house. Right now that apartment of yours is too small for just you and Grace. Where does Mary live?"
"With her brother. She had a rental home, but Steve is too overprotective to let her stay there."
"Well I'm not letting you bring a baby into your apartment. By the time he's born, you either are in a house or I'm taking him and Grace back home with me. Take your pick."
Danny sighed. "Trust me, Mom, I want to buy a house. We'll figure something out."
"What do you think of your father and I moving here?"
"Why on earth would you want to do that?"
"It's beautiful here, Danny. Not to mention that my son, his future wife, and my granddaughter live here."
"Beautiful? That's the word you use to describe this place? Mom, it's not as beautiful as you think! You should hear about some of the cases we get. It's anything but beautiful. There are so many things wrong with this island, like the chance that a tsunami could come at any minute or a coconut could fall on your head and cause a serious injury! And not to mention the fact that you can't even have pizza without pineapple covering it."
Melissa waited a moment to talk after her son finished speaking. "If you hate it so much, why aren't you back in Jersey? You have full custody of Grace. You have no reason to stay here, yet here you are. Why, Danny? You obviously want to be here."
"Because Mary's here, and I love her."
"And if she loves you, which I know she does, she'd be willing to go back to Jersey with you."
Danny shook his head. "Every time I start to pack and say that I'm going back home, I find myself thinking that I am home. It's starting to feel like...like I belong here."
Melissa smiled. "You found a family here."
"I never expected to."
"So really, what do you think of us moving here? I'll make you three meals a day."
"Well, then, move as soon as possible."
"When is the baby gonna be here?"
"Soon, Gracie," Seth answered.
"I'm gonna be a big sister."
"That's a very important job," Melissa said.
Grace nodded, taking the situation very seriously. "I know, Grandma. I have to make sure my little brother's okay."
Seth smiled. "You're going to be a great big sister, sweetheart."
"I hope so, Grandpa."
"Hi, everyone. Is the baby here yet?" Catherine asked as she walked into the waiting room with Steve, Serenity, and Willow behind her.
Grace shook her head. "Not yet. Daddy's going to come tell us when he's here."
Willow and Grace soon became inpatient, so Steve decided to take them to the hospital gift shop.
"Uncle Steve?" Grace asked.
Steve looked down at her with a surprised expression.
"Do you not want me to call you that? It's just that your sister is officially my mom and that makes you my uncle."
"Of course you can call me that." Steve smiled. "I've just never heard you say it before."
Grace beamed. "Okay. But I have a question. When are my mom and my daddy going to get married?"
"Soon, now that the baby is going to be here."
She nodded to show her understanding. "Uncle Steve?"
"Yes, honey?"
"What's a probation officer? That's what my mom says she's gonna be when my brother is here."
"A probation officer makes sure people who might do bad things don't do them," Steve explained with child-friendly terms.
"Oh. So does that mean a probation officer makes sure people who aren't in jail don't do things that would make them go to jail?"
"Yeah, that's basically what they do."
"I might wanna do that, but I think I'd rather be a cop and catch bad guys."
Just then Steve's phone beeped. It was a text message from Catherine.
The baby is here!
"What happened?" Willow asked.
"The baby's here. Let's go back."
Everybody was soon crowded around Mary's hospital bed. Mary had her son in her arms, smiling gently at everyone as they walked in. Danny's hand was on top of Mary's arm.
"What's his name?" Melissa asked softly.
"We've had a few choices," Danny replied. "We're leaning toward-"
"Noah," Mary finished.
After a few days in the hospital, Mary and Danny brought Noah to the house they had recently purchased.
"His room is right across from mine!" Grace pointed out excitedly.
Mary smiled. "That way Noah always has his big sister looking out for him. But he's going to stay with us until he gets a little bigger."
"And then is he going to stay in his room?"
Danny nodded. "It's getting late now, Grace, and Noah is already sleeping, so you should go to sleep, too."
"Okay," Grace said reluctantly, adding a sigh for more effect. "If I have to. Goodnight, Daddy."
"Goodnight, monkey."
Grace walked over to Mary. "Goodnight, Mom."
Grinning, Mary replied, "Goodnight, Gracie."
