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“What if he or she is?” I ask softly I want to shout at her, to tell her how fabulous she is I want to tell her how lucky her baby will be to have a an and a whole room full of aunts and uncles ill spoil the baby rotten

“I’m just scared,” she says She shakes her head like she wants to shake the thought away “I wouldn’t wishdisability on my worst enemy”

“If she does, you’ll get her the help she needs to succeed” That’s so Emily never had She didn’t have the support She had a father who thought she didn’t try hard enough and no one who fought for her, until she an

She looks up at ht?”

Logan lost his hearing because of a fever, so they don’t have to worry about a baby of theirs inheriting his hearing iht,” I say And I don’t doubt reat mom, Em”

She nods and throws the towel atwith mine She lays a hand on her belly “It’s hard to believe that I have a little person growing inside me,” she says softly

I put my hands on her shoulders and follow her out of the bathroo from Hayley’s roo with Hayley, and Mellie has peed in her pants

“Uh oh,” I say I put er to ht back”

I walk out to the bag that Sky brought with her and get clean clothes for Mellie, and then go back and take her hand so I can lead her to the bathroom I ao and drags me into the bathroom with her I let her clean herself up, and she puts on soe of the tub This is all new to me Well, I’ve done it with Hayley, but she lives with us and she’sfamily makes it easier to knohat to do

I get Mellie to wash her hands and reo to the bathroom in a half hour or so I toss her clothes into the hamper I’ll wash them and take them back to Sky torins up at , just below my knee She sits down onher like a boot, her clinging to irls want to take a turn, too

After everyone gets a ride and I make sure they all have snacks, I walk out into the hallway E there, and she looks me up and down and nods

“What?” I ask

“Nothing,” she sings, grinning like a fool

“Say it,” I prompt

She shrugs But then she looks up intoto be the best dad ever, Matt,” she says

My heart swells “Well, at least I don’t have to worry about the this handsome is quite a burden to bear”

She laughs and punches ut

I bend in themy stomach, and that’s when Sky walks around the corner