Love doesn't have to be hard

Chapter 35: Baby Shower

Ten days later:

They had gotten moved in, and we had Tessa's baby shower yesterday. My parents are here until after our beautiful daughter is born.

Kimberly and Christian are here until the baby is born. Our house is full, and she loves it. Hardin, Molly, Landon, and Nora are also here. 

My parents have a room, Kim and Christian have a room, and Hardin and Landon are downstairs in the basement. 

Carol isn't going to make it here. She sent us some gifts for the shower. Tessa looked kind of down after and said who cares.

Several ladies from Tessa's office and a few from my work came to the baby shower. So, she had a good time. We received plenty of gifts. Trevor and Krystal came. It was fun. 

Me, Hardin, Landon, Trevor, Dad, and Christian stayed outside cooking on the grill while the ladies had fun. 

She is doing pretty good this time not hurting as bad and thankfully not as grippy as with Liam. She is perfect; the night we saw our house for the first time, I thought it would be the last time we made love before our princess arrived. 

I was so wrong; she has been jumping my bones every night. It's amazing, and when I say amazing, I mean earth-shattering amazing. Every single night for hours. I am standing at the grill, looking inside, and seeing her smile and laugh.

"This is the life to see the woman you love more than the world smile and be happy; that is the best gift in the world."

"I know that feeling, son. I feel the same way when I look at your mother. Still going strong after thirty years."

Zed smiled at him as Christian, Trevor, and Landon agreed with him. He noticed Molly and Hardin hadn't been so affectionate. They had touched each other, a rushed kiss here and there. 

"Must be nice to be happy and in love."  

"Are things not going well with you and Molly, Hardin?"

"All she does is bitch and complain. You are always gone on tour. Sex has become non-existent in our relationship. How do you guys do it? You know, keep the romance and the love there. I mean, I have never felt anything but attraction to Molly. If she were to leave, my world wouldn't crumble."

"You pretty much answered your own question. Attraction is one thing, and love is another; when you are truly in love, you feel them both so immensely. The simple thought of them not being there would shake you to your core. I absolutely can't imagine my life without Tessa. She is my world."

"Yep, nothing like that toward her. Half the time, I can barely stomach to even be around her. She is just good for a fuck that's it when she's not being a bitch."

"So, you are only with her because she's a good fuck. Hell, Hardin, you can do that with any girl. You shouldn't be leading her own if you don't want to be with her. Is that why you have been doing so many tours?"

"Pretty much, yeah. No, I can't. I can't really be with the one I want. I think when we return home, I will end it. Send her back to her parents."

"No, you can't because the one you want is with me. I have been with her, and I know she isn't all that good to spend over three years with. So, answer me this did you hookup with Molly to make my wife jealous?"

"Yeah, but it didn't work. She didn't even care. She beat her ass over you and took me down with her. Yet, when I brought her to your house to meet Liam, all I saw was anger when she saw her. I know it wasn't anger over me. It was anger over you, but I got a reaction. I also know that I don't have a shot in hell with her because she is totally in love with you."