Only Temporary

Ready, Aim.......Gender Reveal

One month later

Angie POV

When our 20 week scan had come around Esmee had asked if she could throw us a gender reveal party at our home in Tampa during our off time. Of course we agreed and she came to the scan with me as Drew was unable to attend.

At the scan she had asked the sonograpgher for a copy of the scan picture and for the gender to be written on the back of it so that only she would know.

Drew and I were currently upstairs getting ready while Esmee was downstairs setting up for the party.

"Why do we need to wear white shirts again?" Drew asks me as he fastens his shirt snuggly over his muscular torso

"Becuase Esmee said so" I say "other than that I have no idea I say pulling on my own white blouse

"You ready?" He asks as I fasten the last button on my blouse

"Yes I'm ready" I smile as I take his outstretched hand.

As we head downstairs we find the main room covered in purple decorations, on the table is two vases on with pink flowers and one with blue. The back yard is also decorated in purple.

"What do you think?" Esmee asks beaming at us

"It's beautiful" I say "I was expecting everything to be pink and blue but I love this"

"Well I decided on purple becuase that what you get when you mix the two together" she says "so when people arrive they will get to guess at the gender by taking a flower from one of the vases" she explains

"And the white shirts?" Drew asks

"All in due time" she smiles

It's not long before guests start to arrive, unsurprisingly Jeff was first to arrive and immediately chose a pink flower, as everyone else arrives, Drew and I watch with keen interest as people take their guesses.

After we had done some mingling with our guests and everyone had taken a flower in what a surprisingly even split between boy and girl Esmee walks over to us.

"Are you guys ready?" Esmee asks

"Yes I'm dying to know" Drew says excitedly

"Well first you need to solve this riddle" she says handing us a piece of paper "the answer is the location of the box containing the gender"

Drew unfolds the piece of paper and we read the riddle:

Born underground, raised by the sun, a host for the living and a caterer of fun. What am I?

"Well I'm stumped" Drew says staring intently at the piece of paper in his hand "any ideas?"

"Not a one" I say shaking my head "do we get a clue Esmee?" I ask

"Nope no clues" she smiles "just the riddle"

"Born underground, raised by the sun" I mutter to myself "I'm guessing it's a plant of some sort?" I say looking at Esmee

"Don't look at me" she laughs "I'm not going to help you"

"Ok so if it is a plant then where does the rest of it come in?" Drew asks me "wait host for the living, maybe something grows on it?"

"Oh my gosh it's a tree" I say before heading out of the door with Drew in tow

As we step out into the back yard with everyone following we quickly spot a box under the only tree in our back yard. Drew crouches down and opens the box to reveal two water guns and he looks at Esmee completely perplexed.

"This is where the white shirts come in" she smiles "the water in the guns will reveal the gender, so take a gun each and take a few steps back from each other" she says

"Oh I'm going to enjoy this" I smile grabbing one of the guns and stepping back from Drew

"Ok now face each other" she says and we both turn towards each other and Stephen comes to stand beside Esmee kissing the side of her head

"Ready" she smiles "3...2...1.....fire"

On Esmee's cue we both spray each other with water guns we had been given, as soon as the water hits Drew's shirt it turns blue.

"It's a boy!" Esmee and Stephen cheer

Eventually the water runs out and Drew and I are stood there in our blue splattered white shirts both of us grinning from ear to ear. Our friends gather around us and take in turns to give us awkward hugs as they try to avoid getting wet or turned blue.

As Drew heads inside to continue celebrating with our friends I hang back under the tree and look at the scan picture Esmee had pinned to the trunk. As I run my fingers over it my free hand cradles my baby bump.

"Are you alright?"

I turn to find Esmee standing behind me with a friendly smile on her face.

"Yeah I just.......you what I was being stupid" I chuckle

"Why don't I be the judge of that" she smiles "what's on your mind"

Glancing over her shoulder I catch sight of Drew, he has the biggest smile on his face and I can't help but smile with him.

"Look how happy he is Esmee" I smile "but with how fast everything has happened I can't help but wonder what if wakes up one day and realises that this, me, the baby, isn't what he wants"

"Like I told you before a love like the two of you share doesnt come around every day" she says rubbing my arm "that man is 100% in love with you, yes everything has happened very quickly but he is genuinely happy and you have no reason to doubt that he wants you, both of you"

"See I told you I was being stupid" I chuckle "but thanks Esmee I needed that pep talk"

"Anytime" she says "and you're not being stupid, it's just your hormones playing up" she laughs

I give her a hug and she heads back inside, and I turn back to look at the scan picture one last time.

"Have I ever given you a reason to doubt me?" Drew asks from behind me

"No never" I say turning to look at him

"Good becuase you and this baby are exactly what I want and that will never change" he smiles pulling me close to him "I have no regrets Angel, well except one I regret the two moths we were apart but other than that I regret nothing"

"How did you?" I ask

"How do you think?" He grins

"Of course Esmee" I laugh "you know what I'm glad Stephen got together with her and she joined our group because you and I would be a mess without her"

"Aye we would" he chuckles "but I'd be even more of a mess without you, I love you Mrs Galloway"

"I love you too" I say smiling up at my husband and the second he smiles back at me all my doubts fade away