I turned just as Judy squealed and jumped out of my arms. I shook my head, smirking as she ran across the training grounds and into her best friend’s arms. Nan laughed and wrapped Judy in a tight embrace.

I looked at Chester, who was carrying a toddler in his arms and slinging the diaper bag over his shoulder, I nodded my greeting to him and returned it with a grin as he approached me.

Hey, Alpha,” Chester said.

I rolled my eyes.

“You know you can call me Gavin,” I reminded him. “We are practically family now.”

He laughed.

“Yeah, I guess it’s a habit I can’t quite break.”

“Where’s the birthday girl?” Nan asked, looking around for my now one–year–old daughter. (

“Getting changed with Irene,” I told her. “She’ll be down soon.”

“She’s going to love the present we got her,” Nan said, a bright smile on her face.

“Hi, Uncle Gavin and Auntie Judy,” Emalyn said as she walked towards us, her blonde pigtails bouncing around her and her dress flowing evenly around her small body. It was strange that she looked so much like Ethan, and yet she was uniquely her. “Hey, Emmy,” I said, kneeling to give her a big squeeze.

She giggled as she hugged me back and then hugged Judy just as tightly.

Judy said, twirling

dizzy,” Emalyn

as he ran to

in age and best friends. Emalyn chuckled and ran towards him, hugging him tightly, both tumbling to the ground from the force

made the rest of us laugh

turning to me. “I need to shower and get

fighting me every step of the way, especially when Declan was born. Now she’s

Judy could finish getting dressed, and I could finish setting

all over

finger foods, mainly for the kids. The food the adults were going to be eating was catered by the staff I hired; all the food was from the Howling Spoon, Nan’s

up the doors for the back patio, where all the outdoor activities were going to take place; it was pretty much a carnival out there at this point with all the stuff I got for the party. Not that a 1–year–old can enjoy most of it, but slie’ll like some of the activities, and all the colors around the place… also, there will be a ton

her. They had gotten to know each other well over

my mother and shook Judy’s father’s

down in a minute. I’m pretty sure Irene is

mother said as she went

as I greeted Judy’s mother with

see you both,” I said, pulling

been so busy lately. Sorry, we haven’t been around much lately,”

how it is,” I told her. “No need

and Lucy were arriving along with their

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