The Caseys: Our Journey to Parenthood

(117) New Year's Day: Surprise Baby Shower

Hi Readers: Sorry for the delay in the chapter, but I am ready to post this for you now. I hope that you guys are ready for this. I mean, I think we all have the same question. Just why exactly is Chief Boden there? Well, I hope you're ready to find out. Here we go with chapter One Hundred and Seventeen, with a nice surprise for you guys today.

Quick Note to Readers:
I am going to be changing the name of Erin Lindsay to Alex. I like that name. (But same character info).
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"What the heck is this?" That was the reaction that the wife had when she first walked into the living room of their home, unsure as to just what she's looking at. The sight? The entire firehouse, along with some of their significant others joining them; more specifically, Cruz's girlfriend Chloe, Cindy Herrmann, and Donna Boden. I mean, didn't they all have shift yesterday? They were all so confused right now as they walked into the living room. Walking in behind Gabby, Boden smiled as he put his hand on her shoulder and looked at her. "Do you really think that we're going to miss a chance to celebrate you?" Turning to look at Gabby, Boden was confused when she heard him say that. "Can you please explain just want you mean Chief?" Chief Boden smiled when Gabby asked him that, before letting Stella explain just what's happening. "Well, I hope that this can be your way of forgiving me." Turning her head, Gabby was just confused; after all, she didn't comprehend what was happening at the moment. Why were all of their friends here? What was happening right now? Those were the questions that Gabby had in her mind at the moment, and she just needed some answers right now.

Taking a breath, Gabby looked at her best friend with the hopes of getting some answers. "Okay, what the heck is happening? Can someone please explain just what's happening?" That's when Gabby's mom Camila walked over to her, clearly able to see that her daughter was quite confused at the moment; and she knew that could definitely lead to her getting so worried, that it might (negatively) affect the babies. "Sweetie, your friends are here for your baby shower." Gabby then realized that. "Oh god, you mean?" Everybody just smiled at her, proceeding to yell out. "SURPRISE!" Gabby just laughed when she heard that, before seeing her niece and nephew make their way over to her; and she thought that they were gone. "Wait a second, Eva and Diego?" Antonio then smirked as he looked at his sister, glad that they were able to keep the surprise. That's when Matt walked up behind Gabby and just looked at him. "What are you doing here?" Antonio laughed. "Did you really think that me and Christie didn't know that we were your siblings-in-law?"

Matt was still trying to understand what Antonio was saying. "Matt, we were acting. We saw you calling, and we needed a cover story!" Matt then looked at Antonio. "Oh, so you guys didn't sleep together?" Looking at Matt, Antonio smirked. "I'm a good actor, aren't I?" Matt just shook his head when he heard Antonio say that, before getting close to him so that he can hug him. "I swear, you are so weird in how you try and hide the fact that you're doing this." However, the rest of their friends (more specifically, Cruz) was confused as to just what Matt was talking about. "Okay, what are you guys talking about?" Matt then smiled as he walked over to some of their friends. "I thought he slept with my sister last night." Everybody then turned to look at Antonio when Matt said that, however Antonio shut it down. "Okay, I didn't sleep with her! I was helping with planning this surprise baby shower. We have to make final plans last night!" Christie agreed with Antonio when he said that, smiling at her brother. "Matt, I know who your brother-in-law is because I have met him."

Matt just agreed with his sister when she said that, proceeding to go hug her again. "Sorry about that." Christie agreed with her brother when he said that, smiling as she hugged him. "Don't you dare accuse me of that again." Matt agreed with Christie when she said that, smiling as she held her brother close. Afterwards, Matt when to continue making his way down the line to hug the rest of their friends. Taking a cheque out of her pocket, Cindy smiled when Matt got to her. "This is for you and Gabby." Matt then went to grab the cheque, smiling at her as he went to turn his head and looked at Gabby. Gabby then continued to make her way down the line, that way she can grab the cheque. The cheque that she was going to be giving back to her partners. Grabbing it from her husband, Gabby smiled as she looked at him. "How about you keep going to say hi to our friends?" Matt agreed with his wife when she said that, smiling as he went to kiss the side of her head. Afterwards, he walked away to keep saying hi to their friends at the same time.