Chapter 16

I was so very happy to spend the night with my boyfriend. I knew Amy did the same thing with Phil. He had some personal training clients lined up for Saturday, but the first one wasn't until 10AM. I was up at five, because that was when John got up to get ready for work.

When John headed off to work, that was when I left. I swung by John's dad's house to get Melissa. John Sr. and Boog were both up already because they went to the restaurant early to set things up. The restaurant opened at eleven o'clock for lunch.

Melissa was very happy after I picked her up. She and Boog had hooked up. She didn't tell me herself but I knew they did.

Later that afternoon, Amy and I saw my parents and Melissa off to the airport. We were both very sad to see them go, but we would see them again in about a month. They would also have Christie and Jake too.

The following Monday, Amy and I were back to work and working hard. She and I couldn't wait for Christmas. We needed to go Christmas shopping for our friends, family, boyfriends, and John's family. Torrie and I would also be going with Randy and John to find a Christmas tree for their apartment. Then we would get the pleasure of decorating the tree with them.

John and Randy got their tree and it decorated with help from me and Torrie (their awesome girlfriends). Then Amy and I got all our Christmas shopping done within a few weeks. We shopped on two separate weekends and got everything we wanted to get for everyone. Torrie was able to come shopping with us on one of those weekends, the same with Stephanie. We all shopped for our boyfriends and family members.

It was lots of fun, though. But the weekend before my birthday, Amy and Phil, together, went out to Chicago. Amy was meeting his whole family for the first time. Phil couldn't get out to Chicago for Christmas to spend with his family, so he and Amy went out a weekend early.

I was very excited that Phil would be in Boston for Christmas. Amy's mom was actually coming to Boston with my parents, sisters, and Jake for Christmas too. It was going to be so much fun. Torrie and Randy were both going home to Boise, Idaho and St. Louis, Missouri for Christmas. So it would just be me, John, Amy and Phil with Amy's mom, my parents, sisters, Christie's fiancé, and John's family for Christmas.

Amy meeting Phil's family went very well. All of his siblings and parents all liked her. That was the important thing.

I celebrated my twenty-fifth birthday with John and all our friends. John got me a pet. He got me a kitten for my birthday. I fell in love instantly with the kitten, which was a black shorthaired male. I named him Shadow. I loved black cats.

Christmas was tons of fun. Christie and Jake both liked John and his family. Amy's mom loved Phil, which was so great.

After the New Year in January, everything fell into place for Christie and Jake's wedding in April. Their wedding invitations went out. Amy and I both got time off to go to Christie's wedding. Our boss decided to take a little vacation on the time we were going to be gone, so he wouldn't be without his legal assistants. It was awesome.

I was so excited for sister getting married. But in June I would be going to another wedding. Steve and Chelsea were getting married the second weekend of June. I was super excited. I loved weddings.

April fast approached and before I knew it, I was on a plane to Atlanta, Georgia with John, Amy, and Phil.

"This is going to be great," I said.

John nodded his head. "Yeah, first, it's your sister getting married and in just two months, it'll be my brother."

I nodded my head. "You know our eight month anniversary is coming up," I said.

"Yes, I do know. They have been the best eight months of my life."

"Mine too."

I looked around on the plane. Amy and Phil were sitting in a row in front of us. They were both listening to their music devices and reading something. I nodded my head. Now was a good time to tell him.

"I need to tell you something," I said.

"What is it?" John asked.

"I'm pregnant!"

John's face lit up. "Are you serious?!"

I nodded my head. "April Fool's was three days ago. This is no April Fool's joke!"

John smiled. "We're having a baby?!"

"Yes," I said. "I'm eight weeks pregnant."

John's smile grew wider. He then leaned over and kissed me. "I love you."

"I love you too," I said.

"Is it just me who knows?"

"Amy, my parents, and sisters know."

"Your dad knows?!"

"Its okay, John," I said. "There isn't going to be some shotgun wedding planned for us. My dad is just very happy to be a grandpa."

John smiled. "Well, my dad is going to be happy too and my mom."

"Well, do we tell Phil while we're here?" I asked.

"If your parents and sisters know about it, isn't the rest of your family going to find out anyway? Won't they talk about it too?"

"Good point," I said.

"Let's tell everyone. I think I might send a text message to my brothers and my parents once we land."

"We have to do the same with Torrie and Randy, and Stephanie and Paul."

"Yeah, let's send a text message to everyone we know," John said.

"Great idea. Then we'll tell Phil."

"This is the second best day of my life."

"What is the first?" I asked.

"The day I met you."

"Same here," I smiled. I leaned forward and kiss him once more on the lips.