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February 17, 2024

  I held the small, fragile hand in my larger one. Tears rolled down my face, and a smile formed.
  The door opened to reveal Hayes with a jello cup in his hand. He took a seat by my bedside and smiled and took the babies hand in his as well. He looked up from the baby and smiled.
  "I- I can't believe this" He spoke quietly, the smile still upon his face. I heard the door creak open again. Nash walked through the door.
  He walked to the bedside, placed a kiss on the babies forehead, and then a kiss on my lips, softly.
  "Hi, baby" he kept his tear-filled eyes on me.
  Hayes stood up from the chair.
  "Well, I'm going to let you go have some time alone with the baby. Love you all. I'll see you at your house later tonight".
  Nash gave Haye's a side hug and spoke, "thank you, man. I really appreciate you coming"
  "Of course, Nash. Definitely wouldn't miss this" Hayes picked up his phone and water bottle and said bye one last time and walked out of the room, shutting the door quietly behind him.
  The room was silent. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was a silence that was appreciated.
  Nash took my hand in his and looked at the ground. His eyes were closed and he was smiling.
  "I love you, Nash" I spoke softly. The baby was lying asleep on my chest.
  Nash looked up at me. "I love you, baby. So much" he put his lips to my forehead and lingered there. "How'd I get so lucky?" He stroked my hair back. "I have a beautiful wife" he then kissed the baby's cheek. "A beautiful, healthy baby boy. That's all I'll ever need".
  I adored this boy so much. I'm so happy things turned out how they did. Never did I think that Nash, the brother of my junior high school crush, would become such an important part in my life; my best friend, my husband, and the father of our baby. God had a plan all along. All the boys in high school that I thought I was in love with really didn't mean anything. The love that I have now is true, and it's something very special that I hope everyone, at some point in their lives, will experience it.

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