Life is Short

Chapter 23

My dad and Tylor decided to get married before my brother is born, which is any day now. I'm so excited to meet him and squeeze his little cheeks.

"Babe, you ready?" Bradley asked.

"Yea, just have to grab Gunner then we're all set."

"Gunner come on buddy." He came running and I scooped him up carrying him to the truck.

"Ready for the road trip." He came up and curled up on my lap as I sat down. Bradley got in and smiled at us.

"He sure does love you."

"And I love him." I smiled running my fingers through his hair.

"I can't wait to see you with a baby."

"That's not going to be for a while, plus we haven't even had sex yet."

"I just want it to be perfect for you. After everything you deserve to have this to be perfect."

"If it's with you, I know it will be perfect. I'm already in with love you."

"I know that, soon babe. How you feeling about this wedding?"

"I'm okay, I'm happy for the both of them."

About an hour later we pulled up to my house, I said goodbye to him before heading inside.

"Finally you're here." Mickey sighed happily.

"Tylor is freaking out."

"Is it the baby?"

"No." I walked into the living room finding her crying.

"Tylor." I went over to her wrapping my arms around her hugging her.

"Is it the baby?"

"No, I'm so scared. What if he doesn't show up?"

"Hey he's going to show up, he loves you Tylor okay. The five of us are going to become a family. In the beginning I was skeptical of you, but then I saw you made my dad smile again. I haven't seen him smile so bright since my mom. Not only have you made my dad happy but you made me and Mickey happy too. We love you Tylor and we love little man. " She calmed down a little bit, as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Thank you I needed that. I love you girls too." I wiped her tears away and kissed her forehead.

"Come on, we have to get you ready." She nodded and I helped her up. Mickey came over and hugged her. Once we pulled away I squeezed Mickey's hand as we looked at Tylor.

"I know you were never trying to replace our mom but in a way you did. Our mom is not going to come back, but you are here and you have stood in place for our mom. Our mom will always be our mom, but we would like you to be our mom."

"I'd be honored. Are you sure that's what you both wanted?"

"Yea."

"In the beginning you treated us as friends, then when I needed my mom you were there. When you called me your daughter it hurt for a second then it felt good. I felt wanted."

"Oh sweetie, you should never feel that way, you're always going to be wanted."

"I do now, that was just a hard part in my life." She nodded hugging me again.

(Ryan's pov)

"How are you doing?" Dad asked.

"I'm okay."

"Is it weird?"

"Yea, I always thought Jess would be at the end of that aisle. When we were younger Jess and I always talked about what was going to happen after she past. She wanted me to be happy, she wanted me to move on and be happy. She wanted me to get married and have a dozen babies. I think she would have liked Tylor if she got to meet her. Since I met her I could breathe again, my girls could breathe again."