He put his hand on his son’s head. “Noah, this is your cousin Bella.”
“What’s a cousin?” He asked.
Ty bent down and touched Noah’s chin. “It means that she is your family.”
“How long is she goin’ to stay here?”
“Only for the weekend, Kiddo,” Ty explained. He stood up laughing and shaking his head. “Like father like son. He looks so much like you, it’s unreal, dude.”
Before Colt could respond, we heard chatter from the kids. “Want to see my room?”
“Okay.” Bella took Noah’s hand and they disappeared in the house.
Of course, Ty had some obnoxious comments when they were out of sight. “Dude, have you taught him about the birds and the bees yet? I don’t know if I’m okay with my daughter going into a little boy’s room yet.”
Miranda nudged him in the side. “Ty, shut up! It’s cute.”
For the whole weekend the two of them played like they had known each other their whole lives. In fact, we had to keep checking on them because they never came down for food or drinks. They were inseparable.
After that first initial visit, us adults promised that we would also try to get together as much as we could. Ty and Miranda were the second most excited people to find out that Colt and I were expecting. Since they were hoping to get pregnant themselves, it made us having babies at the same time more exciting.
Family was the most important thing in my life and I had the best one out there. I was so happy and had everything that I had ever wanted. I couldn’t wait to meet our newest addition.
Chapter 19
Colt
If someone would have told me that through tragedy something good would come, I wouldn’t have believed them last year, but seeing my son and my wife proved that theory to be true. Savanna and Noah were my whole world and the fact that he loved her so much, made my life feel complete.
When we found out we were going to have another baby all I could feel was relief. Savanna loved Noah like he was her own, but I knew that having a baby meant the world to her. To add to the excitement, Noah was just as excited. In fact, he couldn’t wait to meet his brother or sister, although he was really hoping for that brother.
I knew I was torturing both he and Savanna, but I wanted to be surprised. This was our first birth and it needed to be as exciting as possible.
With Ty and Miranda arriving any moment, Noah was running around the yard like a maniac. He had already planned out he and Bella’s whole weekend, starting with showing her how he could drive his own golf cart. Bella had just turned four and Noah was getting closer to five. He always took control of their plans. Bella never seemed to care. The two of them could spend hours playing with rocks as long as they had each other.
Being that Bella needed to spend time with her grandmother while they visited, Aunt Karen had planned to take both kids to her house for the first night. Noah didn’t spend the night at places, other than my mother’s house, unless Bella was in town. He went wherever she went. So, while Aunt Karen had a fun night planned for the kids, Savanna and I had planned a night of cards.
Savanna couldn’t drink, due to her pregnancy, but she didn’t seem to care in the least. She had been the one to drive to the liquor store and stock up the fridge with what everyone liked. She had also spent the past two days cleaning everything in the house. I have no idea what made her do it. Lucy kept the house perfect and it wasn’t like she had to impress Ty or Miranda.
At any rate, my wife was pregnant and I tried to not argue with any of her decisions, even when they were ridiculous. Speaking of ridiculous, she was now on this kick about having our baby in a bathtub. She forced me to sit up with her one night and watch two women having babies in their tubs. After I saw the water turning a shade of red, I had to get up and walk in the other room. Not my wife though, she sat there eating popcorn like it was an Emmy winning flick.
Like all of her ideas lately, I ignored her. I knew it would be pushed aside by some new idea she got in her head.
Ty and Miranda arrived at our house a little after dinner. Bella had unhooked herself from her seatbelt and was already flying out of the door when we walked outside. Clear across the field, I could see my son running toward us, waving his hands.
Savanna came out holding her growing baby bump and gave everyone a smile. Miranda climbed out of the car and gave me a big hug. “Hey Cuz.”
“Hey yourself,” she replied.
Just like every time, Ty went running up toward Savanna. He normally picked her up and spun her around, but as he got closer to her he stopped dead in his tracks. Savanna stood there looking at him. “What?”