Have Faith In Us ✅

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I lie down on the couch and Grayson slowly rubs my protruding belly. He softly kisses it and starts talking.

"Hey cutie." Grayson whispers. "You're growing up so fast. Way too fast. These six months of you growing have been crazy."

He looks up and smiles at me. "And your mother has been on an emotional roller coaster."

"Shut up." I giggle and playfully slap him.

"I can not wait to find out your gender next week. Mommy would like to name you Anna after that famous ballerina, but I wanna name you Mike after a very famous coach. So please be a boy."

"Be a girl!" I say.

"Well, no matter what, we will love you." Grayson strokes my belly with his thumb. "Be a boy." He mutters, and I can feel his smile against my skin.

"I'm not afraid to make you sleep on the couch tonight."

"Fine, honey." Grayson leans up and kisses my lips, making me smile.

"This is why movie night is weird." David says from the other couch, and Scarlett nods.

"One day, you two will be dying to kiss your lovers, when we allow you to date." Grayson says.

"Gross." Scarlett says.

"Oh, babe, James and Emily said they got a dog and we can come over and meet it." Grayson mentions.

I squeal. "Doggie! Let's go!"

He chuckles and picks me up.

"Can we come too?!" Scarlett asks, her eyes begging.

"Alright." Gray says. The twins follow us to the car and Grayson places me in my seat.

"I want to see the doggie. Hurry up, car!"I yell, banging my fist on the window.

"Honey, don't do that." Grayson reaches over and grabs my hand.

"Honey, don't do that." I mimic.

"Hey, in just a few months, you'll be able to dance again."

I throw my hands up. "Yay!!"

Grayson chuckles and kisses my knuckles. He parks in the driveway and carries me to the front door, the kids following.

James opens the door. "Hey guys!! Come on in. But be quiet. Noah is sleeping."

"Aw, the baby! I love Noah." I gush as Grayson sets me down.

"And he loves you. Now, the puppy is outside."

Grayson wraps his arm around my waist and the kids run outside. I walk out, and a bunch of people jump out.

"Surprise!" They all yell.

I jump back and almost knock Grayson down. "Oh gosh, tall people!"

"Yeah, they're called former teammates. And this is called a surprise baby revealing party." Grayson kisses my cheek.

"Ooh." I say.

"Yeahhh. And I invited your dad. He should be over soon."

"Nooooo." I whisper.

"Yes. You haven't seen him since the twins were born."

"Because we foughtttt."

"Mhmmm." Grayson places a kiss on my neck. "Now let's talk to people."

"Okay."

Grayson and I talk to his friends, and I become best friends with Amile's toddler.

"Mom?"

I turn around and smile at David. "Yes?"

"Can we see dad's baby pictures?"

I let out a laugh. "Of course! I gave James a copy, so go ask him to get it. Then I'll tell you all of the details about each picture, because your grandma told me all of the details."

"Awesome!" David walks away.

Warm, strong arms hug me from behind, rubbing my belly. He rests his head on my shoulder, and I press my cheek against his.

"Since your dad hasn't showed up yet, we're gonna go ahead and do the reveal."

I smile. "Oh hell yeah! I hope it's a girl."

"Boy."

"Girl."

"Boy!"

"Girl!" I giggle.

"Whatever." Grayson places a soft kiss on my cheek, the warmth of his lips making my smile grow.

I follow him to a large box decorated like a present and hold his bicep.

"Alright!" He shouts in attempt to catch everyone's attention, but they all keep talking.

"Alright!" He yells louder. Everybody shuts up and turns their heads towards us.

"Faith is now going to open this box, and some pretty little balloons are gonna fly out. If it's black, it's dead. Don't know how else to explain it. If it's pink, it's a girl. If it's blue, it's a boy. If it's both..." Grayson sighs. "Another pair of twins."

I laugh along with some of the crowd and let go of Grayson's arm, putting my hands on the lid of the box.

"Ready?" I ask.

"One second." Grayson leans towards me and whispers. "No matter what, if it's a girl, a boy, or... dead, I will still love you with all my heart."

"You better." I smile then open the box.

And pink balloons fly out.