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 her

dizzy,”

as he

and ran towards him, hugging him tightly, both tumbling to the ground from the force of their collided bodies

made the rest of us

Judy said, turning to me. “I need to shower and get

she eventually stopped fighting me every step of the way, especially when

headed inside so Judy could finish getting dressed, and I could finish

balloons were all over the place, along with streamers

for the representatives that were quickly piling up, and another table for finger foods, mainly for the kids. The food the adults

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,

her. They had gotten to know each other well over the last few years, and now they were practically friends, which was nice to

mother and shook Judy’s

minute. I’m pretty sure

it’s my turn,” my mother said as she went

laughed as I greeted Judy’s

good to see you both,” I

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

how it is,” I told her. “No

Sampson and Lucy were arriving along

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