The Act of Forgiveness

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* shoutout to @esmith1122 for the adorable cover, I love it! ❤️*
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We had been in Mexico for four days now and I think that this is my personal heaven.

I've never seen Evelyn so happy and sun kissed before. Her skin tanned beautifully, just like Jasper's. I was so worried about the sun being too much for her, but she looked like the perfect beach babe, never getting burnt. Her cheeks were a little rosy, but they always appeared that way.

We had fallen into a routine while we were here. During the day Evelyn would wear herself out from playing in the water for so long and running on the beach. She often took a two hour nap, giving Jasper and I plenty of time to clean ourselves up and make a dinner reservation for that night. I sometimes took a nap too, but I loved sitting out on the balcony more than anything. Jasper had somehow got his acoustic guitar to Mexico with us and always strummed and murmured quiet words. He hasn't sung much since we got home from tour so it was nice to hear him slowly getting back into his rhythm.

The food here was all included and I loved that we could eat however much we wanted, whenever we wanted. I didn't have any cravings yet, but I was nervous that I would start showing soon. I could see Evelyn by 12 weeks and most people say that the second baby will be seen earlier.

I had mentioned my fear to Jasper on our second day as I held up a two piece bathing suit I had brought. The day before when we stepped outside for a quick swim after arriving, I had worn a one piece so I didn't have to worry about it.

"I see you everyday and I haven't noticed a difference." He promised, leaning over with Evelyn in his arms a pressing a kiss to my lips quickly.

"But it will be soon." I told him as I pulled my T-shirt off and stared at the full length mirror in our room.

"I can't wait." He admitted, a grin stretching across his sweet face.

"You have to promise to tell me as soon as you see anything ok?" I asked, glancing at him as I changed into my top.

"Of course." He nodded solemnly, taking his job seriously.

Two days later, I was even less concerned about showing. No one has recognized us and I haven't seen anything on social media regarding what resort we were staying at or even which country we were in. Jasper and I have posted a handful of pictures including the view, Evelyn in her adorable bathing suits, and a picture of just Jasper and I.

"Good morning." Jasper whispered lazily beside me as he rolled slowly and draped an arm over my torso. We had a king size bed to share while the resort supplied a portable crib for Evelyn.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked softly, raising my hand to stroke his sun kissed cheek.

"Of course." He grinned and raised his arms above his head to stretch, just like Evelyn does. "Is baby awake?"

I turned slightly to peek into the crib to see Evelyn still wiped out, her arm thrown over her eyes and her blanket kicked all around her crib. "No she's sound asleep."

"Wanna sit on the balcony?" He offered, nodding towards the drawn curtains where the sun was trying to peek through the cracks. I knew it was going to be another wonderfully sunny day on the beach just from how bright the black out curtains were.

"Yeahs let's brush our teeth." I suggested, knowing that our morning breath would upset my sensitive nose. My senses were heightened with this pregnancy, annoying sounds, weird tastes, and bad smells would set me off either in annoyance or in nausea.

Jasper agreed quickly and hopped out of bed, strolling to the en suite and pulling his toothbrush from his toiletry bag. He brushed his teeth quickly yet thoroughly, staring at me through the mirror with a grin on his face. He quickly rinsed his mouth and turned to hand me my brush as I copied his previous movements.