Forever In Love With My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 42

"You think we will get everything done in time?"

"Definitely."

"Just worried." I said with a sigh.

"Don't be. It'll all be fine." I closed my eyes and leaned into him. "What are you thinking?"

"I can't wait for him or her. Also I think we should get married soon." He looked to me.

"How soon?"

"A year. Give or take a few months." I turned around in his arms. "After the baby comes its going to be stressful so after it all calms down I want to get married." He smiled and put a hand on the side of my face.

"Whenever you want, beautiful." I smiled and he leaned down to kiss me. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you." He kissed me again.

"So have we picked out a name?" I looked down to my stomach.

"I think Claire, Sophia, or Brooke for a girl. For a boy Chase, Conner, or Jayson. I'm still not one hundred percent sure, but we have some time still. Do you have any in mind?" His eyes widened and he shook his head.

"I- uh- you have a lot of names." He scratched the back of his neck.

I gave him a look and waddled over to the bathroom. I understand that when you're pregnant you pee a lot, but walking to the bathroom this much is a workout it's self.

"How do you not?" I asked. He then appeared in the doorway as I was getting up.

"I guess I have a few."

"Hit me." He smiled and looked behind him.

"Callie."

"What?" I asked pushing him aside to get to our room.

I can't wait to sit on the bed. My feet are killing me.

"No." He laughed. "The baby's name."

"After me? No way, Jose." I shook my head. He can't be serious.

"Why not?"

"Babe, pick a new name." As he began to speak I stopped him. "And don't say my middle name either. Something new and fresh."

"But babe." He whined and flopped next to me. After setting my water down on the night stand I looked to him. "It's hard."

"Stop whining and pick a name, O'Brien." Tyler said. I smiled and stood up.

"Listen to him." Tyler smiled and gave me a big hug.

"There's my little niece." He bent down a little to talk to the baby and then placed a hand on my stomach. I looked a him funny and he looked to Dylan. "What?"

"He got you to think its a girl too?"

"I just have a feeling." I nodded with a smile. "I thought maybe the four of us could go out to lunch before the gathering?"

"Four?" I asked.

"Holland wanted to join. She misses you. Oh and Seana said she's sorry she can't make it later."

"As long as she comes over soon I'll forgive her."

"Lets go." I looked back to Dylan and he smiled.

"Babe, slow down!" Dylan yelled as Holland and I ran to the restaurant.

"I really have to pee, Dyl." Tyler chuckled. I turned back around and Holland already had the door opened.

Thank gosh! I don't know how much longer-

"SURPRISE!!" I stopped my feet from moving any further and looked around. My friends and most of my family were in the restaurant.

They had surprised me with a baby shower. My mom was the first to approach me with a hug.

"You're amazing." She let go of me and held me out at arms length.

"Oh this was nothing." She looked back to Dylan and he winked at me. "We figured you needed a little surprising. You can also do the gender reveal tonight." She tried to bring me to greet everyone but I stopped.

"Mom, I really have to pee." She smiled and nodded towards the bathroom.

"Can I ask why you guys waited so long to know the gender?" Ryan asked taking a drink. I looked up to Dylan and smiled.

"We wanted it to be a surprise at first." I started.

"Then we wanted to know."

"I really hope it's a boy." Dylan shook his head.

"Why?"

"No reason." He shrugged and set his drink down. "I just have a feeling that I'll have a lot of nieces." I laughed. Ryan was so weird.

"You two ready?" Mom asked.

"Definitely." Her smile widened as Dylan said this.

Everyone in the restaurant gathered around and waited for us to cut into the cake. I couldn't believe how many people actually showed up.

Mom began the count down.

"Ready?" Dylan asked putting his hand over mine on the knife.

"So ready." His smile grew and I cut a piece of the cake to reveal the color blue.

"It's a boy!" Mom yelled excitedly. Lisa and Mom ran to us excitedly.

"Told you." Dylan shook his head and kissed my head.

"We'll have a girl one day."

Julia then squealed and hugged us.

"I was hoping for a girl, but the next child will be a girl." Dylan looked at me with a smile. "I'm going to spoil the shit out of this child."

"Julia-"

"Shut up, Dylan." She grabbed my hand, pulling me over to a table. "Hit me with names."

After everything settled down I found my mom and pulled her off to the side.

"Hi, sweetheart." I smiled and hugged her. She rubbed my back and squeezed me.

"I want to thank you. For everything."

"It was nothing." She said with a smile. This woman was amazing.

"The surprise was great, but I was talking mostly about you." She looked at me confused.

"I don't follow." I sighed and grabbed her hand.

"It hasn't been easy with dad not approving of my pregnancy and him not speaking with me."

"Honey," Mom's eyes began to cloud. "I've tried so hard to get him to talk to you."

"I know you have, mom, and I appreciate it. Just let me finish?" She nodded and squeezed my hand. "You've been by my side ever since and it's been nice having you around- not that you weren't before, but you know what I mean." My hormones began acting up again and I started crying. "It's been hard without Dad or Lauren talking to me, mom. But you make it all better somehow." She wiped my cheeks. "And I hope that I am half the mother I am with my son."

"You'll be better, Callie." I smiled and leaned into her touch.

"I didn't mean for it to get so emotional, but I wanted to let you know that I love you and thank you."

"I would never abandon my children."