his weakness

epilogue.

K E N Z I E 

3 years later.

The crowd buzzes with happiness, everyone dressed in various shades of blue and pink. The sun hangs high above the sprawling palm trees scattered around the backyard, casting a warm glow and threatening to melt the table of sweet treats decorated to match the theme. Soft music hums from the speakers, blending with the lively chatter that fills the air.

"Hey guys!" Chase shouts at a microphone, gathering everyone's attention as he stands with Nessa by her side, an arm wrapped around her waist. "Thank you so much for coming to our gender reveal! We appreciate all the gifts you guys have bought and for dressing up as the theme! Reveal is going to be five minutes! Let's pray I get triplets!" Chase earns a light smack to the chest from Vanessa and chuckles from the crowd. 

"Never in a million years did I think Chase would be the first one to be a dad." Nolan mumbles under his breath from beside me as the rest of the gang stands around us.

"I'll make sure to insert a tracking device in that baby." Theo jokes, and I roll my eyes at his rudeness. 

"Chase is going to be an amazing dad." I state, giving all of the boys who laughed a stern look. 

"Honestly, I agree with Kenzie!" Alex stands beside, hoisting his cup in the air.

"You'd be an even worse dad." Maxine snorts, rolling her eyes. I secretly chuckle while Paige has no intention of hiding her curse of a laugh.

These 3 years have flown by and it's consisted of my friends getting along with Nolan's friends even though I've always had only 3 close best friends. We're like a massive friend group now who have completely different personalities from one another but somehow get along like we were made to be friends. 

"We know. In all fairness, that baby is going to be a lucky baby." Sam smiles, looking over at Chase and Vanessa who are walking up to us.

"Guys, who's recording!?" Chase beams with worry and excitement. I smile at his cuteness, he wants everything to be perfect.

"Chase, you hired a professional photographer. Where the hell is he?" Miles asks, looking around for anyone with a huge camera.

"Yes. Fuck. You're right. Oh shit. I'm swearing. I need to stop, I can't do that around my baby. Okay! I'm going to find the photographer!" Chase runs off to look for this person while we all laugh at his stupidity and nervousness.

"How you feeling, Ness?" Nolan asks, taking a sip from his plastic cup. 

"I'm incredibly nervous! But no matter what, I'll be happy," she sighs, smiling warmly at us. "You two seem to have opposing guesses." She eyes me and Nolan up and down. I glance at my fitted blue bodycon dress, then at Nolan in his pink tee and white sweatpants, and can't help but shrug.

Did we have an entire argument last night about who's going to be right today? Yes. Did we make up with the best sex ever? Of course. 

I was supposed to be the only one to know the baby's gender, but I passed on that opportunity—I wanted the thrill of experiencing this moment right along with everyone else. Still, I planned the entire event, and every detail of the decorations is my idea. 

Nolan smirks at me, and I roll my eyes. 

"How's the little baby boy doing?" I smile, bending down slightly to touch Vanessa's 20 week old bump. 

"It's going to be a girl." Sam remarks.

"No, it's going to be a boy!" Kai argues back.

"GUYS, I found him. Come on, baby! Let's do this!" Chase gently holds onto Vanessa's arm.