I Hope You Dance

Chapter 46

The next day we were waiting on Jameson to get in. My parents would be in later, but Laura was excited to see Jameson since he went on tour with mom. JJ was on the floor, sitting up all on his own as I laid in the floor next to him. Sadie rounded the couch, backing up slightly at the sight of JJ. He seemed to make her nervous. She barked at him, making him giggle. "You think she's funny?" She pounced at him, backing up immediately as he reached out for her. "Easy." Rooster sat behind Sadie, stopping her from running away, but she just crawled into his lap. She continued to bark at JJ who just giggled. Laura had her phone out, filming everything with a smile. Suddenly JJ threw himself forward, landing on his hands and knees. "Oh my god. Is he gonna crawl?" We all watched intensely as JJ rocked back and forth a few times before slowly crawling towards Rooster and Sadie. "C'mon buddy!" Rooster encouraged. When JJ got close, he reached out to touch Sadie who lunged forward, nipping at JJ's hand with a growl. Before Rooster could correct her Dahlia jumped up, nipping Sadie's leg and standing between her and JJ. "Okay. That's enough." I stood, lifting JJ from the floor. "Don't ever do that again." Rooster said as he lifted Sadie to eye level.

"Dahlia already got her. I think we just need to keep them separated. JJ obviously makes her nervous, so for everyone's safety, we're just gonna keep them apart." I felt a little bad. I should've kept JJ away from Sadie anyway. "We live and learn Caila. She didn't bite him, so we're all good." I sighed, sitting next to her. "I still feel bad about it." She turned JJ to me. "But auntie Mags! You saw me crawl for the first time!" She said in a high pitched voice. JJ just smiled at me, shoving his fingers in his mouth. I laughed, tickling his belly, making him giggle. "God that is the cutest sound!" I squealed, taking him in my arms and laying him on my thighs, tickling him more. "I could literally squeeze you till you pop." I said as my hair hung around his face and he laughed. I finally sat up, propping up my knees so he was sitting up. I looked over to see Rooster smiling at me with a dopey look on his face. "What?" He just smiled at me, propping his head on his fist. "Nothing."

Laura just hummed, smirking at Rooster. "Jameson looked at me the same way before we had JJ. If I was holding a baby, he looked like a lovesick fool." I grinned, looking from Laura to Rooster. "So what? You like seeing me with babies?" I teased and he nodded. "You have no idea." It was sweet, the way he looked at me. I knew it, he knew it, Laura knew it. I can't wait for the wedding , because then we can go back to trying. "If it makes you feel any better, seeing you with babies makes me feel like my ovaries are gonna explode." He smirked, standing from his spot and coming over to take JJ from me. "Why do you think I do it?" He kissed JJ's cheeks, making him giggle before holding him up and making airplane noises as he 'flew' him into the kitchen. "Oh. He's cruel." Laura said as she laughed. "Don't I know it."

We lounged around for a while waiting on Jameson to get here. Laura was excited to see him, but truthfully, I hope they don't stay too long. My head was starting to hurt. I took some Tylenol for it, hoping I could get rid of it before it turned into a migraine. When Jameson finally arrived around lunch time, JJ was screaming in excitement as he picked him up. The noise made my head pound so I squeezed my eyes shut. "Hey man." Rooster said as Jameson pulled him into a hug. "You know, I'm so glad it's you marrying my sister." I turned and glared at him, expecting a remark about Aaron. But he just chuckled, smirking at me. "You're about the only one that can handle her." He said as he squeezed Rooster's shoulders. "Oh please." I huffed as he walked behind the couch, standing behind me. "You're just mad I could kick your ass when I got older." I said as I smacked his stomach, teasing him. What I didn't expect was the harsh smack to the back of my head. His palm connected with it, making my neck snap forward. I immediately grabbed the back of my head, leaning down till my forehead rested on my knees. "Oh my god. Caila, I did not mean to hit you that hard." He gasped, handing JJ off as he sat on one side of me, Rooster on the other. My head immediately started pounding harder, and I took deep breaths in hope that would help. Rooster's fingers tangled in my hair, rubbing my scalp and easing the pain.