Chapter 16: Crunch Time

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4 weeks have flown by since the false alarm and now Kim is officially in nesting mode. We both are. Kevin, Jay and Antonio have come over multiple times to help me put the finishing touches on the nursery as well as help me do the most important thing, baby proof the house. While we have been in the nursery Erin and Sylvie have been helping Kim fold and put away baby clothes.

Crunch time is upon us, we have roughly 10 weeks to go before baby girl makes her entrance into this world. Surprisingly the more we get done the more excited I get to have our baby girl under our roof. Antonio has been giving me fatherly advice which calms my nerves and makes me feel even more ready for our girl.

We hear the girls laughing in the other room.

"You ladies are having way too much fun over there"

The laughter continues. I shake my head and smile. I'm glad Kim is having fun with the girls. We've been under so much stress lately between work and the baby we haven't had much time to breathe let alone to ourselves.
 
All the sudden I hear Erin

"Hey Adam I had no idea you kept your assless chaps from the undercover operation a few years back"

She giggled

I quickly walk into her bedroom and snatch them away from the girls

"Hey now! Talk about that operation was never supposed to leave the bullpen!"

Kim looked at me and she smiled. I walked by her and leaned down, capturing her lips with mine, that woman can change my mood always. God knows why she loves me, but I'm so incredibly grateful that she does.
 
"Come on baby don't act like you're shy,you love the attention from the ladies

"Correction I only love attention from one lady"

She blushes and I walk back into the other room. One of the guys is putting the light fixtures in and the caps over the sockets. Antonio pipes  up

"What was all the giggling about?"

"Oh nothing, the girls just found my wardrobe from when you and I went undercover in that strip club"

He chuckled

"Rico Rodriguez and Sonny Samuels. May they Rest In Peace"

I nod

"Speaking of names, have you and Kim decided on a name yet?"

"We have it narrowed down to two but we haven't officially decided yet. It's either going to be Allison Olivia or Paige Alexis. We both wanted a name with the letter A to honor Al.  Since he meant so much to both of us"

"Well if there is one thing I know, he is smiling down on both of you right now"

"Thanks man I hope so"

After we ordered pizza and everybody had left for the night Kim and I were curled up on the couch unwinding from the day. Kim had her head on my lap and I was running my fingers through her hair, with my hand protectively underneath her belly she looked up at me.

"So baby daddy, love of my life, what are we going to name our baby girl? Both names are great because they both honor Al. I'd really like to have a decision made before she gets here"

"Well i've kind of been leaning towards Paige Alexis lately because first of all you don't hear the name Paige being used very much anymore or even in the baby name books. They both roll off the tongue easily but I will let you be the tiebreaker darlin"

"Oh why thank you, you're so sweet"

She dramatically rolls her eyes but winks at me so I know she's Only kidding around

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