Page 135 of Family Bonds: Coy & Angel

They had plenty of room and her family was on the second floor.

Even the nursery was ready with the furniture set up. Hers and Coy’s office was now in what used to be the old formal living room in the front of the house. The baby would be across from their room, but for a few months in a bassinet in their room.

As scared as she was to become a parent, she couldn’t wait to hold their child.

She’d been spending time with Amanda and baby Harper, who was two months old now. She felt so much more comfortable holding a newborn, changing and feeding one too.

She had this. No problem.

“Everything looks great,” Coy said. “You two outdid yourselves.”

“It really is great,” she said. There were a few signs that had Zachery Spencer Bond on them. One or two that said Zac on them since they’d decided to shorten it. Good thing they’d firmly decided on the name. She supposed that could be why her mother asked so many times.

She walked around to check out everything.

At every place setting there was a blue bar of soap with the baby’s name on it. Then a few goodie bags with white and blue chocolate-covered pretzels and beautiful designer sugar cookies.

She picked up a Hershey kiss in a bowl and opened one to pop in her mouth. Even that was in a blue or green wrapper.

She arched her back. This baby was killing her and making her sore. Too much weight in front of her. She felt lopsided.

“Do you want a drink?” Coy asked, walking over and rubbing her lower back.

He didn’t ask if she was okay and she appreciated it. He knew her body was sore for months and trying to adapt to the changes going on.

The sweetness in him was rubbing her shoulders or back every night rather than questioning her every little move.

“I’d love some water,” she said.

He went to the bar in the corner where someone was working. She didn’t think they’d be providing alcohol, but maybe they would be. She was told there’d be a sit-down lunch. This was nothing like any baby shower she’d been to.

Coy returned with her glass and she noticed it was sparkling water and grinned at him.

“People should be arriving soon,” her mother said.

“How many were invited?”

“Helena has kept track of that,” her mother said. “From our side of the family, I had their gifts shipped to Helena and she brought them over.”

“I knew there wouldn’t be anyone that would come,” she said.

Angel had a few cousins, but no one was going to take a trip like this to an island for a baby shower.

It’s not as if she was that close to anyone anyway.

“It’s fine,” her mother said.

Helena came over. “I heard you ask how many were invited. I don’t remember, but I believe there will be close to seventy-five people here. Almost everyone in each branch in terms of women is coming. Not all the men, which I didn’t expect.”

“No,” Coy said. “Especially some of the single men.”

“You wouldn’t have gone to a baby shower alone,” she said. “Be honest.”

“Probably not,” he said.

“You would have if it was for your sisters-in-law,” Helena said firmly.

“I would for that,” he said. “Are you ready to meet the clan?”

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