“I saw the pictures,” she nodded. “But I’m glad you decided to have a baby shower.”
“And a gender reveal party,” I added.
“That’s exciting,” she nodded. “So when is the reveal going to take place?”
“I think the cake was just delivered a few minutes ago…so, soon,” I replied. “I think they’re just taking it out of the box and setting it up.”
Just as I finished speaking, one of the caterers we’d hired for the evening wheeled in a food trolley with the cake in its center. It was a beautiful cake in a blushed fondant with tons of different kinds of chocolate decorating its head.
“Mom,” Noah said, rushing to my side.
I placed my hand on his shoulder. He had transitioned into calling me ‘mom’ right before Jake and I had decided to elope, and ever since then, I always got a little tingle of happiness every time he addressed me.
“Ready to see if you’re going to have a brother or sister?” I asked.
“Yup!” Noah nodded, bouncing up and down.
He had grown up into a little man now. He was seven and more or less independent, which was what had initially prompted me to want to get pregnant. I missed Noah at four, and I was hoping to get as lucky the second time around.
As we walked up to the cake, Jake appeared on the other side of the cart, and all our guests fell silent as he tapped his glass to signal a toast.
“I just wanted to say to everyone here, thank you for coming,” Jake started. “And, I also wanted to thank my beautiful, kind, and selfless wife for transforming my life and for being a wonderful mother to our son. Ever since I married you, our life has been an adventure, and I can’t wait to start this next adventure with you.”
“And me!” Noah piped up.
The whole room exploded in laughter, and I felt so happy that suddenly I felt light as a feather, as though I could float away.
“A few years ago, things were really difficult for me,” Jake continued. “I was going through a hard transition, and I needed some hope, I needed a reason to persevere, and Kristen gave me that reason. So I’d like to invite everyone here to raise their glasses to my brilliant and beautiful wife—Kristen Middleton.”
There was a clink of glasses as everyone toasted to me and then the crowd started cheering and clapping. The moment the noise quieted down a little, Noah grabbed my hand.
“Can we find out now?” he asked impatiently. “I want to know what we’re having.”
I smiled and nodded. “Of course,” I said, as Jake stepped in beside me and handed me a knife.
“Ready?” Jake asked.
I nodded. “I am,” I said. “But I think Noah should do the honors.”
“Really?” Noah asked, sounding thrilled.
“Go for it, buddy,” Jake said, passing the knife to Noah.
Looking a little nervous suddenly, he cut into the cake and pushed aside the split piece so that we could see the color on the inside.
“It’s pink!” Noah yelled.
The room burst into another round of applause, and I felt Jake’s arms wrap around me from the back. He kissed my cheek and neck, and I could tell that this was what he had hoped for.
“We’re having a girl,” he said joyously.
“She’s going to have the best father in the world,” I said.
Jake gave me a wink, and then he was kissing me passionately, for the entire world to see.
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