All of You (Sebastian Vettel)

42. The Final Countdown

"Alyssa!  Oh my word, you are glowing!  How is our grandbaby doing in there?" Heike said, throwing her arms around her future daughter in law as she came through the front door. 

"Heike! He or she is doing absolutely fine.  How was your flight? Do you want a cup of tea of coffee?"

"The flight was good.  I couldn't wait to get here and see the nursery!  Seb said he's finished painting it and had built the crib!"

"He has, he's been so busy."  Alyssa had to stop herself from laughing.  Yes, Seb had built one crib.  The other had been safely hidden in the garage until everyone left. 

"Talking about me liebling?" Seb said coming through the door, carrying his mother's bags. 

"All good things," Alyssa told him.

"Obviously! What bad could you possibly say about me?" he joked. 

"Where is she?" Norbert said, as he followed Seb through the door.  

"Norbert!"   Norbert scooped her up into a bear hug, being careful of her bump. 

"Alyssa!"  came the voice of her future brother in law.

"Fabian."  They hugged each other fondly. 

"My God, you look ready to pop. I hope you're not going to go into the labour during your vows!"

"Fabian!" Seb scolded him.  "Don't put that idea into her head.  She's only twenty six weeks!" Fabian laughed.

"Where's Joel?"

"Oh he's at his place," Alyssa replied. 

"Damn, I wanted to torment him."

"Fabian behave yourself!" Heike said.  He began laughing. 

They all traipsed into the kitchen and Alyssa put the kettle on. 

"Melanie, Stefanie and their families went straight to the cottage.  Heidi and Chantel were tired," Heike told Alyssa, Heidi being Melanie's eight year old daughter and Chantel being Stefanie's ten year old daughter. 

"Markus hired a mini bus at the airport. We're meeting them at some restaurant for dinner tonight," Norbert elaborated. 

"So who wants tea? Coffee?" Alyssa asked. Fabian laughed. 

"Alyssa you are soooo British."  She stuck her tongue out at him. 

"I'll have a white coffee with one sugar please Alyssa," Heike said.  "Norbert will have a white coffee without sugar.  He's on a diet."  Alyssa tried not to laugh as Norbert pulled a face behind his wife's back. 

"Baby, Fabian and I are going to pop into town.  We're both going to have a haircut, and then we're going to pick the suits up."

"Ok, I'll see you later," she said, kissing him on the cheek. 

He and Fabian headed out of the door.   Alyssa made the Vettels their coffee and made herself a cup of tea.   They sat chatting whilst they were drinking them.  Then Norbert decided that he would like a nap.

Alyssa showed them to their room, it was the one that Joel had used when he'd been living with them. 

"Fabian's in Rebekah's room.   My friend Cherry is arriving tomorrow afternoon.  She'll be using Naomi's room.  Would you like to see the nursery?"

"Oh yes," Heike said, clapping her hands in glee. 

Alyssa turned the doorknob and pushed the nursery door open. Heike's face lit up as she took in the pale yellow walls with a bumble bee border running around the top of the room. There was a white wooden crib standing under the window.