Ariayes (sequel)

Chapter 18 | Nachaela

This chapter is dedicated to autiek bc she read both these books in like a three day period so onto the gender reveal lol

Aria's p.o.v.

His eyes start to water as we walk down the isle.

I mean, it's not every day his brother is going to get married.

I stare into the eyes of the man next to me. He's the love of my life. My other half. I see a smile cross his face as our attention returns to the man in front of us. I give Hayes's arm a squeeze as we split ways. I stand right of the alter, and he stands left. Nash is waiting impatiently, his eyes scan the isle as he waits for his soon-to-be wife.

Then she emerges, her dress fitting her perfectly as she strides down the isle. She's being accompanied by her father. I see him whisper something in her ear as they walk. She looks at Nash and blushes wildly. I see tears fill Nash's eyes. He quickly wipes them away and smiles at the beautiful woman standing in front of him. Tears prick at the corners of my eyes as they say their vows.

"...I will love you for the rest of my life. May only death bring us apart." Nash says. Aww's erupt from the crowd as his voice cracks at the end. Michaela laughs as a tear falls from her eye. The priest finishes the "I do's".

"You may kiss the bride." The priest states happily. Nash and Michaela waste no time as their lips connect. Cheers boom through the large church. Smiles fill everyone's faces. I see Hayes wink at me from across the room. My face heats as he begins walking over to me. Nash and Michaela run down the isle happily, on the way to their limousine. Hayes grabs my hand and slowly leads me down the carpet. His lips move closer to my ear as we follow the bridesmaids and their partners out of the church.

"That's going to be us soon." He whispers. I glance down at my semi-large belly. "And I can't wait." He smiles. I let out a girlish giggle as he intertwines our fingers. I see Michaela's head duck down as her and her husband crawl into the limousine. The rear window read "JUST MARRIED" in bold, painted letters. the guests in the chairs begin standing in attempt to get to the reception. My feet travel down the cement church steps and Hayes opens the door for me. I smile childishly at him when we step into the elongated car. He pulls me next to him as we drive to the reception building. Everyone talks about how fun the party will be. Hayes's fingers intertwine with mine.

"What about you guys? I expect a wedding invitation soon." Nash smirks. I laugh.

"As soon as I pop this baby out, and of course get back to my regular size, I'll make sure to invite you." I smile. Hayes places his hand on my stomach and rubs it gently.

"I can't wait to meet the little bugger. I'm gonna babysit right?" Michaela asks. I nod furiously.

"Of course! All the time." I say.

"Well good." She laughs.

♢♦︎♢

"Ari?" Hayes asks from the bedroom. I peek my head out the door with my toothbrush hanging out of my mouth.

"Yes?" I ask. I lean down to spit.

"You tired?" He asks, coming into the bathroom. I roll my eyes happily.

"Of course I'm tired. I just spent the last 10 hours at a wedding and reception." I joke. I bring the toothbrush back up to my pearly whites. He grabs my waist softly and kisses my shoulder.

"Okay sass master. Just hurry so we can talk nursery." He says excitedly. I swear he was more excited than I was.

"Okay. I'm coming." I say. I spit a final time and place my toothbrush in its holder. I walk into the bedroom to see Hayes sitting against the head board. I crawl next to him and smile.

"I'm thinking blue." He says.

"Hayes, we don't even know if it's a boy."

"I don't care if it's a boy. Whatever it is, it's gonna be a legend."

♢♦︎♢

"You ready?" Hayes asks nervously, grabbing my hand. I nod. I push open the white door.

"Mrs. Whitam? Are you ready for the ultrasound?" The doctor asks.

"Yes! I'm so excited." I smile. He leads me to the elongated chair in the middle of the room. I see screens on my left. Hayes pulls up a chair and keeps my hand in his own. The doctor, Mr. Thomson, tells me what was going to happen. I nod understandingly. I breathe out heavily as he rubs a gel on my stomach. Hayes smiles down at me. Mr. Thompson moves the stick around against my skin, pointing to where the babies features were. My mouth stays smiling the entire time. I couldn't stop grinning. Hayes squeezes my hand as his eyes stay glued to the screen. the doctor moves the transducer to my lower stomach and looks up at us. 

"Ready to find the gender?" He asks. I wipe away a few stray tears and nod. Hayes pushes a piece of hair behind my ear and nods to the doctor. "It's a..."

...

The next day

"What is this?" I ask. As soon as I got home from the store, I was bombarded by surprises and balloons. I smile widely as I see my family and friends standing in my backyard. 

"It's a surprise party! We all pooled money to help with the baby room AND find out what the baby is!" My mom smiles. I smile again. 

"Are you serious? I love you guys!" I say. Hayes wraps his arm around my waist as he walks me to say hi to everyone else. I was in the middle of talking to Haley when Hayes stands up on the deck table along with the box containing the balloons.

"I think it's time to reveal the gender!" Hayes says excitedly. Cheers and laughs were heard from around the yard. I smile and walk over. 

"I'm not even going to attempt to get on that table." I say. Hayes smiles and hops down as laughs fill the air. "Ready for the gender reveal?" I ask. Yea's erupted from peoples mouth's in eagerness. "If the balloons are pink, it's a girl and if they're blue, it's a boy." I explain as suspense is evident all around.

"It's..." Hayes starts. I place my hands on the top of the box, getting ready to lift top.

"A..."

"Boy!" We yell as the blue balloons float into the sky. Cheers explode and massive chatter begins. Hayes wraps his arms around my waist and kisses my lips sweetly.

"I can't wait to start a family with you." He whispers for my ears only. I see a tear slip out of his eye. I quickly rub it away and lean our foreheads together.

"I love you." I whisper. 

"I love you more."