A Fickle Affair

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

***Twenty Weeks Pregnant***

Sitting at the OBGYN, Happy is sitting next to me when my name is called. "Cami Lowman?" she called. We stand up and head back to an exam room. Sitting on the table, the nurse has taken my vitals and my doctor comes in. "Hey Cami, Happy. How have you been feeling?" she asked me. "Good. Feeling a lot better." I tell her. "Good. Let's see our little bean." she says. Getting the measurements and asking a few more questions, she pulls the ultrasound machine over. "Let's check this baby out." she says. Putting the cold gel on my stomach, we can hear the heartbeat. "Good and strong." she says. "Do we want to know the gender?" she asked. "Yeah." I say. "Any guess on the gender?" she asked. "Boy." I say. "Girl." Happy says. Moving the wand around a little more, she looks at us and says "Looks like Daddy's right. It's a girl." I look at Happy and he's staring at the screen, smiling.

Walking into the clubhouse, Gemma walks up and asks, "So how did the appointment go?" We smile and Happy says "Mommy and our Princess are doing just fine." Everyone's eyes go wide and they all cheer. I look at Happy and say "She's going to be so spoiled." Gemma pipes up and says "You expected less?" I just shake my head, laughing. That evening we are sitting on the couch and my phone rings. "Hello?" I asked as I answer and the recording comes on telling me it's my Daddy. "Hey Daddy." I say. "Hey baby girl. How'd your appointment go?" he asked. "Good. Me and your granddaughter are doing just fine." I tell him. "Granddaughter?" he asked. "Yeah." I say. "Have you decided on a name?" he asked. "Not yet. We haven't been home long but I will let you know as soon as we decide." I tell him and we hear the one minute warning. "Well, I better go. I'll call again when I can." he says. "Okay. I love you Daddy. Stay safe." I say. "Love you too baby girl." he says before the call ends. I sit in the kitchen chair and start crying. Happy sees me and stands me up and pulls me to him. "It's okay baby." he says. "I miss him, Hap. I miss my Daddy. Mom will never meet our daughter." I tell him. "I know but we will make sure she meets your Dad and we will make sure you know your Mom." he says. He walks me to the couch and we sit down. "Have you thought of names?" he asked, getting my mind off everything. "I have thought about a first name but not a middle name." I tell him. "What is it?" he asked. "I want to name her Delaney." I say. "I like that. A nice tribute to your parents." he says. "What about Delaney Marie?" he asked. "After my parents and your mom? I love it." I tell him. "Delaney Marie Lowman." he says and I smile.

Later, we are sitting on the couch and I have my back to him. He has his hand on my stomach and all of a sudden he asked "What the fuck was that?" I start laughing and say "Your daughter just kicked you." He smiles against my neck and asks "You feel that all the time?" Nodding, I say "Yeah I do. She really gets going when she hears Tig. What would you think about asking him to be one of her grandfathers? Since Daddy was arrested, he's been like a father to me and been there for me anytime I needed him." I say. "Fine with me. I'll call him to come over." he says as he gets up and calls Tig.

A few minutes later, Happy is letting Tig into the house. "What did you need to talk to me about? Sounded important." he says, sitting down on the couch. "Well, it is. Tig, you have been like a father to me since Daddy went inside. You've been there for me and I was wondering if you would be our daughter's other grandfather?" I asked. "Really? Doll, I would be honored." he says, hugging me. "You picked a name yet?" he asked. "Delaney Marie after mom and dad and Hap's mom." I tell him. "I love it." Putting his hand on my stomach, he says "Grampy loves you Laney Baby." and smiles when he feels her kick his hand.