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,

dizzy,”

as he ran to

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

made the rest of

inside before more guests arrive,” Judy said, turning to me. “I need to shower and get dressed myself. My parents will be arriving

nodded, though it took my mother a little while to get used to the idea that I was marrying Judy; she eventually stopped fighting me every step of the way, especially when Declan was born. Now she’s just a typical grandmother who loves to spoil her grandchildren, and she even gets along with

dressed, and I could finish setting

the front parlor, I had everything set up. The party balloons were all over the place, along with streamers and a banner

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

the stuff I got for the party. Not that

had gotten to know each other well over the

my mother and shook Judy’s father’s

be down in a minute. I’m pretty

my turn,” my mother said as

greeted Judy’s mother with a

see you both,”

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

how it is,” I told her. “No need to

and Lucy were arriving along with

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