I turned just as Judy squealed and jumped out of my arms. I shook my head, smirking as she ran across the training grounds and into her best friend’s arms. Nan laughed and wrapped Judy in a tight embrace.

I looked at Chester, who was carrying a toddler in his arms and slinging the diaper bag over his shoulder, I nodded my greeting to him and returned it with a grin as he approached me.

“Hey, Alpha,” Chester said.

I rolled my eyes.

“You know you can call me Gavin,” I reminded him. “We are practically family now.”

He laughed.

“Yeah, I guess it’s a habit I can’t quite break.”

“Where’s the birthday girl?” Nan asked, looking around for my now one–year–old daughter. (

“Getting changed with Irene,” I told her. “She’ll be down soon.”

“She’s going to love the present we got her,” Nan said, a bright smile on her face.

“Hi, Uncle Gavin and Auntie Judy,” Emalyn said as she walked towards us, her blonde pigtails bouncing around her and her dress flowing evenly around her small body. It was strange that she looked so much like Ethan, and yet she was uniquely her. “Hey, Emmy,” I said, kneeling to give her a big squeeze.

She giggled as she hugged me back and then hugged Judy just as tightly.

“Hey, sweetheart,” Judy said, twirling her around.

“Whoa, I’m dizzy,” Emalyn teased.

squealed as he

hugging him tightly, both tumbling to the ground from the force of their collided bodies and bursting

made the rest of us laugh

me. “I need to shower and get dressed myself. My parents will be

every step

so Judy could finish getting dressed, and I could finish setting

were all over the place, along with streamers and a

for the kids. The food the adults were

with all the stuff I got for the party. Not that a 1–year–old can enjoy most of it, but slie’ll like some of

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had gotten to know each

my mother and shook Judy’s

minute. I’m

said as she went upstairs in arch of my

laughed as I greeted Judy’s mother with a

good to see you both,”

so busy lately. Sorry, we haven’t been around much lately,”

I told

and Lucy were arriving along

was 4 years old, and Austin was 2. They immediately

everybody seemed to

around, making my little girl

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