Without You

Sequel Chapter 16 "Sucks to suck"

*AUBREY'S POV*
~18 Weeks Preggy~

I pick up my slightly long, pale yellow maxi dress with my free hand as Luke leads me outside where we're about to find out if our baby is a boy or a girl. 

Everyone in attendance follows us outside and into the large yard of Ella and Charlie Taylor.

The whole yard is decorated with blue and pink. Flowers arrangements, balloons, and ball fairy lights as the sky turns orange due to the sun setting.

All thanks to Lorraine's party planning skills.

"Are you ready to find out?" Granddaddy asks me excitedly as he and Charlie smile giddily at the fact of figuring out what their great-grandbaby's gender will be.

"I'm ready," I smile happily and Luke leans down, kissing the dimple on my cheek.

Eli walks out of the house, all decked in his white clothes. His white shirt and white pants make him stand out amongst everyone else.

I giggle at him as he walks around like he's the greatest thing in the world. Soon, he'll have pink or blue powder all over him.

James walks up to us and he brings me into a hug.

"I can't wait to find out what my grandbaby will be," he pulls away smiling down at me before looking at Luke.

"You ready, son?"

"I'm ready-"

"I'm ready too, papa Taylor! Let's get this show on the road, I need to figure out what color clothes to buy my niece or nephew!" Eli hangs his arm over Luke.

"Alright," Lorraine nods for Eli to go get into position.

"I'll be down there," May points down the yard, "so that I can't get the perfect picture."

"And I'll be up here, taking the video of it all happening," Whitney raises her camera with an excited smile.

"Okay, ya'll are talking too damn much, I'm ready," Luke says after another conversation starts.

"I'm ready too, sweet pea's," Ella pats my back. I grab Luke's hand and Ella hands him the specially made ball.

For our reveal, Ella and May worked together to create the idea. Luke will throw a football that will bust on impact when Eli catches it.

It's cheesy, but that's why I liked the idea. It's different.

That's why Eli is wearing all white. Inside the football, there is the colored powder. Pink for a girl and blue for a boy.

When we first proposed the idea to Eli about him catching the ball and the powder exploding all over him, he accepted to do it without a second thought.

Eli takes his place before breaking out in a run, just like I've seen him do many times on the actual football field.

I stand back, watching Luke as his eyes focus on Eli's moving figure. His jaw clenches as he focuses and then his arm draws back.

All eyes watch him as the ball travels in the air from his fingers to Eli. Luke watches his throw and after a couple of seconds, the ball reaches Eli's hands and it bursts open.

Blue powder clouds the air.

Luke pulls me to him, lifting me into the air, and spinning me around. He kisses me softly, smiling into the kiss and I start crying.

Easton Nicholas Taylor it is.

"We're having a baby boy," I whisper and a smile lights up his face as we stay in our own little world, blocking out all the excitement and loud shouts all around us.