Remember When...?

46.

3 months later...
July 8th, 2020

Ally

Ben's 24th Birthday is coming up soon, but we won't be together for it because the NBA season is restarting tomorrow. Liam is about to be five months old and I seriously can't get over how precious he is. He looks more and more like Ben each day. It's not fair.

"I hate your face." I roll my eyes.

"No you don't." Ben mumbles.

"How do you know that?" I narrow my eyes now.

"How would I not know that?" He asks.

I just blink. He smirks as I roll my eyes. Liam is currently laying on his tummy, drooling and cooing. Loving his tummy time. I'm on the floor in front of him.

"Is that mommy's baby?" I poke his cheeks gently.

He smiles, cooing.

"Yes you are mommy's baby." I exclaim in baby talk.

I pick him up, holding him up. He reaches for my face, continuing to coo. I kiss his chin a few times, then hold him to me. I swear I'm so in love with this little boy. Ben really came through.

"Mommy loves you so much." I say, rubbing his back gently.

He coos against my shoulder, kicking his little feet around. I look behind him to see Ben recording.

"Ben." I whine, holding my hand up.

He chuckles. "It's so cute watching you two."

I shake my head, rolling my eyes playfully. I hold Liam up under his arms, then stand him up on his feet. I walk him over to Ben, who gladly accepts his son.

"So what's the plan for today Benjamin?" I lean my head against the cushion of the couch.

"I honestly don't know." He answered, wiping some drool off Liam's chin.

I scroll through my phone for a bit, before locking it.

"We can do a boat ride." I say, standing up and sitting down on the couch. "It could be the last getaway before you head down to Orlando to the Bubble tomorrow."

"What are you thinking?" He asks.

"Maybe a Yacht ride. I don't know." I shrug.

"Isn't that kinda last minute though?" He asks.

"I guess so." I say.

"I'm not saying we can't do it. That would be really dope actually." He said. "Let's do it."

I nod. Liam coos.

"What's the matter baby boy?" I ask.

He hits on Ben's knee, making noise and drooling all over the place.

"He just wants to make noise." I wave him off.

Ben kisses the back of his head, before picking at his head full of curls.

"I'll make the arrangements for the boat then?" I ask.

"Mhm." He nods, turning Liam to face him. He lifts him up and down, kissing his cheek as he makes baby noises at him. Liam smiles, picking at Ben's face.

Dad life.

* * *

Within a span of two hours, we were able to rent the boat and invite a few friends. Sean was on here with his girlfriend Em. As well as Jasmine, Nate, Oscar, Matisse, Tobias and his girlfriend Lisa, Joel and his girlfriend Anne, and Christian, the Sixers hype man.