Every Little Thing

Chapter 10

Chapter 10

***Twenty Weeks Pregnant***

Happy and I are sitting in the waiting room at the doctor's office. They call my name and we head back to the exam room. Dr Lane comes in and measures my stomach and asks the normal question before pulling the ultrasound machine over. She puts the gel on my stomach and runs the wand over my stomach. We hear the thumping of the baby's heartbeat and I see Happy smile. Moving the wand a little more she starts pointing out the spine, hands, feet, nose, eyes and mouth. "Any guesses on the gender?" Dr Lane asked. "Boy" I say. "Girl." Happy says. Moving the wand around a little more, Dr Lane smiles and says "Looks like Daddy was right." I look at Happy and he says "My little princess." I feel a tear falling down my face and he wipes the tear away and kisses me softly.

Getting home to relieve the sitter, she asks, "So, what's the verdict?" Happy smirks and says "A little Princess." The sitter smiles and congratulates us. "How was my little Prince?" I asked. "Perfect as always. He just ate but doesn't seem ready for a nap yet." she says. "Good. We should head to the clubhouse to let everyone know what's going on." Happy says. We pay the sitter and get Vin ready to head out.

Walking into the clubhouse, Vin is clinging to me just like always. As soon as we walk in, Venus comes to me and he actually reaches for her. She takes him and asks "So, are we getting another little outlaw or are we getting a little beauty to spoil?" I smile and say "It's a girl." Everyone congratulates us and Tig asks "How you feel about a girl, Hap?" He smiles at Tig and says "Daddy's girl." That's all he had to say for everyone to know how happy he is.

That evening, we are sitting at home and I am rocking Vin to sleep like I do every night. "You know, I think that's the reason he's a momma's boy. You rock him all the time." he tells me, smiling. "He's my baby. Of course I'd rock him." I tell Happy without looking up from Vin's little face. "I really don't think I can thank you enough. You didn't have to stick around but you did. I love you Lacey." he tells me. He says he loves me all the time but it's usually followed by Babe or Little Girl. He never uses my real name. I look up at him confused and see real raw emotion in his eyes. "Are you okay Hap?" I asked. He walks over and kneels down in front of me and Vin and says "I have never been better. I have a wonderful wife, beautiful son and about to have a precious little girl. Ma would have loved this. This was all she wanted for me." he tells me. "I was thinking about names." I say. "Really?" he asked. "Yeah. I was thinking, now that we know we are having a girl, naming her Elena Marie." I say. "After my ma?" he asked. "Yeah. From what you and Tig have told me, she was a strong and amazing woman and she raised the most important man in my life. I want our daughter to have a strong name." I tell him. I see his eyes tear up a little before he kisses me softly and walks out of the room.

I get Vin to sleep and put him in his crib before walking out to living room, looking for Happy. I look out the front window and see his bike is still here. Walking into the kitchen, I see the back door slightly open. Walking out onto the back porch, I see him sitting on the steps. Sitting down beside him, I rub my stomach. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah babe." he says simply. "Happy if you don't want to name the baby..." I start before he interrupts me. "I love the name. You know, I never thought I would be married with kids. I just hate that Ma wasn't here to know them." he says. "We can make sure that they know her." I tell him and he finally looks at me. "I honestly don't think that I could love you more than I do right now. You walked into my life and no matter what gets thrown at us, you take it and you still stay. You took my son as your own and never once have you said that he's not your kid. Now you want to name our little girl after a woman that you never got to meet. You're amazing." he tells me and I feel a tear fall down my cheek. He stands up and holds out his hand. I take his hand and stand. He leads me to the bedroom where we lay together and he rubs my stomach. All of a sudden, his eyes go wide. "What was that?" he asked. "That would be Elena kicking you." I say. He smiles at, not only our daughter kicking him but hearing me use her name. Kissing me softly he says "I love you so fucking much."