Just Breathe

Chapter Thirty-Eight Gavin

“You have everything ready?” Hunter popped his head into my room. I have never seen him this excited in my entire life. You’d think he just won the lottery or something.

“Everything is in place. Just waiting for Mr. Henderson to get here before heading to pick up Logan. You and Ash driving up together?” I question. Those two have been spending a lot more time together, way more than the norm. Something is definitely brewing there.

“Yeah. We’ll head over as soon as Bailey gets off shift.” He looks towards the entrance before he announces that Mr. Henderson has just walked in. I wrap up cleaning my tools and head out front.

“Mr. Henderson, did she suspect anything?” I greet him with a firm handshake. He cares a big deal about Bailey and Logan. When he found out what happened to Bailey, I saw a completely different side to him. To say he was angry was putting it mildly. I found out later that Mr. Henderson was actually in the army when he was young. He was a sniper. He didn’t say much about his time there, except that he understood what it was like to lose family and brothers. He also mentioned to me that Frank Silverthorne was lucky the cops got to him before he did. That made me laugh and proud all at once. I loved knowing that Bailey and Logan had people who genuinely cared for their well being. That’s why I asked Mr. Henderson to be apart of this special surprise.

“I was able to slip out without her seeing so I think we’re good.” He smiled. He was a proud man right now. To him, Bailey and Logan were family.

“Perfect. Let’s get going then.” We head towards the front door and we make sure no one is watching. Once we are buckled in, I check the clock and notice that Bailey will be getting off in about ten minutes or so. I make it just in time to pick up Logan from school and then over to get Zeus. Once everyone is in the car, I call Bailey.

“Everyone be quiet.” I whisper as I hear the call going through and then her beautiful voice. I let her know I need her to pick something up for me and that I’ll text her the address. She sounds a bit uncertain, but she agrees. Okay, we should still be good.

“Do you think mom guesses anything?” Logan says from the back seat with Zeus. This kid has been so excited to help me plan this surprise that I am in complete shock that it hasn’t slipped out yet.

“I think she suspects something is up, but she doesn’t have a clue.” I look in the rear-view mirror at him and give him a wink.

“She’s going to be so surprised. This is the bestest idea ever!” At his excitement Zeus lets out a few barks in agreement.

We make it to our destination just as Bailey texts me for the address. Perfect. We have about thirty minutes before she arrives. I just hope Hunter, Ash, and Momma B get here before she does. Just as I send Bailey the address, Hunter and Ash pull up. Great. Now it’s just Momma B.

“Gavin, this place is gorgeous. She’s going to love it here.” Ash gushes.

“I hope so.” I say a bit nervous.

For the past six months things have been nothing short of amazing. I never realized what I was missing in my life, or how empty it was until Bailey and Logan came into it. I’ve never lived with a woman before, or with a child for that matter, but having them under the same roof, has made me wonder how I ever lived without them. We’ve fallen into a routine, but it’s exciting. I look forward to going home in the evenings so I can hear all about Logan’s day, and the things he’s learned and experienced at school. I look forward to helping with any homework he may have, and to our time before settling him in for the night. I most definitely look forward to crawling into bed with my woman and spending most of the night buried inside of her. But Bailey was right all those months ago. We need a bigger place for Logan and Zeus. To be honest, we needed a bigger place, so we don’t have to worry about Logan ever walking in on us while in the act. Yes, that happened. Poor kid had a nightmare and was a bit freaked out so he came in ever so quietly, too quiet, that I didn’t hear him or see him, as I had Bailey riding me…hard… yeah, it was a rough night. After doing our best to explain our situation, Bailey did the explaining, don’t judge. The next day I went in search of a new place. After a couple of weeks of searching and thinking I wasn’t going to find anything, I found this one and I thought Bailey would love it. It’s about a thirty-minute drive out of Watermount Falls, but it’s really not that bad and both of us drive, and the traffic is light. I made an offer, and within a few days, I got the call that it was officially ours, and I just had to sign some paperwork and pick up the keys.