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.

said, twirling her

dizzy,” Emalyn

as

friends. Emalyn chuckled and ran towards him, hugging him tightly, both

of us laugh

before more guests arrive,” Judy said, turning to me. “I need to shower

that I was marrying Judy; she eventually stopped fighting me every step of

so Judy could finish getting dressed, and I could finish setting up for the

party balloons were all over the place, along

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

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

as she arrived 30 minutes later; Judy’s parents weren’t far behind her. They had gotten to know each other well over the last

my mother and shook Judy’s father’s

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

turn,” my mother said as she went upstairs in arch of

as I greeted Judy’s mother with

to see you both,” I said,

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

I told

and Lucy were arriving along with their two kids,

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