“Fiona and I would like to announce that we will soon have a baby and—”
Before he can say anything else, everything erupts.
“You’re sneaky!” Aaron hisses, poking my arm. I smile at him as I take a bite of the little party sandwich he gave me.
“A baby,” my father says, looking at me with a blank yet surprised stare. “Do you know what it is yet?”
“Not yet. We still have a few weeks before then,” I answer, smiling. He takes a deep breath that has me and Aaron looking at him with a bit of worry.
“Sorry. Sorry. It’s just, I’ve only had you back for a week and now this… I still see you as that little baby girl I lost,” he says before pulling me into a gentle hug. “Your mother would be happy for you, too.”
His whispered words make me squeeze him back. I love having them near, even thou
