His Forever Flame

68. Sharing The News

The next morning Jay called Will while Lauren called Kelly asking them to come over for a family dinner that night. Once they'd confirmed Jay went out to get food to cook and boxes to start packing.

Lauren kept the kids entertained while he was gone and gave Jayson a bottle for breakfast. It seemed to be working and he seemed ok with it. She pumped just enough like Jay had read and while she was still really sore, it seemed to be helping.

Once Jay was back, he played with the twins while Jayson slept in his swing. Lauren started packing everything nonessential of the kids. They did lunch and got all three down for naps before packing more. It was going to take a few days to get everything packed.

That night Jay cooked while Lauren got the kids ready. The twins were excited to see both sets of aunts and uncles and Gracie was excited to see Jay and Lauren.

They all day down to eat and feed the kids. Once that was done, they let the kids play while they cleaned up and chatted.

"So what's up?" Will finally asked.

"Well we have some news," Lauren said looking at Jay.

"I've decided to retire early from the CPD. After that undercover gig, I just decided it was time to hang it up. I want to be around more for my family, and doing that means it's time for a new job."

"We've also decided to move to the cabin," Lauren said with a small smile.

"We want the kids to have a free space and feel safe. It's just time for us to leave the city. I'm going to get a job  in Silver Lake and Lauren and the kids will have the cabin. It's always been our dream, and it finally feels like the right time," Jay finished with a smile.

Their siblings were quiet and Lauren was afraid they'd be really upset. After a minute Kelly got up and hugged her tight. "I'm so happy for you sis," he whispered. While he was going to miss having her close by, he knew this is what she'd dreamed of since meeting Jay that first time. Jay was making all of his sister's dreams come true and he couldn't be happier for her.

"Thank you Kel," she whispered hugging him back. She was definitely going to miss having Kelly close, but this is what they wanted. She was just glad he was happy for her.

"Congrats brother," Will said giving Jay a hug.

"Thanks," Jay smiled back. "Who knows maybe you'll wanna move closer at some point," he winked knowing how much Will hated always working and not spending much time with Nat and Gracie.

"Yea maybe," Will grinned.

It wasn't long and Gracie and Jayson both started fussing and the twins covered their ears yelling for mama. Lauren laughed. "Guess that's my cue to get the fussy baby down," she laughed. She gave Kelly, Shay, Will and Nat hugs before going and getting her three.

Nat got Gracie and it wasn't long and they all headed home with the promise to help do whatever was needed for the move.

Lauren got the kids bathed and Jay helped her get them down before crawling in bed them selves.

"That wasn't so bad," she smiled snuggling into him.

"Nope. I knew it wouldn't be. We have a great family babe."

"Yes we do," she agreed sleepily. It wasn't long and she was sound asleep.

The rest of the week was spent packing everything in the apartment. With three kids it wasn't easy, nor did it go as fast as it could've, but they managed. On Monday, Kelly and Shay had the day off, and Will and Nat requested off to help them move.

They loaded boxes and boxes between Lauren's SUV, Jay's truck and the other vehicles. Luckily they were able to get almost all the boxes. All of the furniture was staying with the apartment since the cabin was already liveable.

With all the help, they were able to get everything unloaded that day. Lauren and Jay were so thankful their family was being so supportive.

They spent the next week settling in and unpacking. Their siblings had returned to the city on Tuesday with the promise to return for the weekend.  With Jay's help, Lauren was help to get everything unpacked and settled that week.

Jayson had adjusted to the formula better than Lauren expected and thankfully her milk had dried up and she wasno longer sore. She had an appointment next week with a new OBGYN in town to see about getting on some birth control.

With the kids now permantely occupying the bedrooms, they would have to find somewhere for everyone to stay when they came to visit, but Jay assured her it would be fine. The cabin now felt like their true home and they'd never been happier.