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Blair

Blair smiled at herself in the mirror as she adjusted her bow tie. She still couldn’t believe how much had happened since she and Erin got engaged just three years ago—a wedding, a new house, many trips to the doctor, and now, Nolan’s official adoption day.

She turned when she heard someone hopping down the stairs and saw Nolan. She still couldn’t get over how big he was. This was a completely different boy than the one she babysat five years ago. He was a little man now.

He did a twirl and held his arms out. “How do I look?”

With his hair under control with gel and in his suit, he looked even more mature. “Very handsome.” Blair ran her hands over the suit that matched his, down to the color of the bowties they were wearing. “How ’bout me?”

Nolan gave her a thumbs up. “Also very handsome.”

Erin walked into the hallway in a long flowy red dress that matched the color of Blair’s and Nolan’s bowties, and she was absolutely glowing. When Blair first fell in love with Erin, she didn’t think her heart could possibly be any more full, but each day, Erin and Nolan proved her wrong when her love for them grew and grew.

She ran her eyes over Erin’s body and rested them on her stomach, or more precisely, on the baby bump that was there. Before she could find the words to tell Erin how perfect she looked, Nolan walked up to her and wrapped her in a hug. “You look beautiful.” He pulled away and rubbed her stomach, leaning in close to talk to it. “How is my baby sister today?”

Erin put her hand on her stomach and cringed. “She’s kicking a ton. I swear she’s dancing in there.”

Blair walked over and bent down in front of Erin’s stomach, putting her hand on top of Erin’s. “That’s my girl.”

Blair couldn’t help but wonder what their daughter would be like. Nolan was so much like her and didn’t share any of her genetics. Since they used Blair’s eggs, this little girlwasgenetically hers. If that somehow made her even more like Blair, they were screwed. She hoped more than anything that nurture took over and their daughter was more like Erin.

Erin looked at her watch, then tapped it. “We gotta go or we’re going to be late.”

“We can’t let that happen.” Blair scooped a laughing Nolan into her arms, an action that had gotten much harder throughout the years. “We can’t let you miss out on this amazing opportunity to havemeas your mama.”

Nolan laughed even harder now. “Idon’t wantyouto miss out on this amazing opportunity to havemeas your son.”

Erin pushed on Blair’s back. “You two can continue this argument in the car.”

“We will,” Blair and Nolan said at the same time.

Blair’s heart warmed as she watched the little boy that she had seen grow up these past five years. She still couldn’t believe her spur-of-the-moment decision to find a babysitting job for the summer had resulted in her finding the family she didn’t know she was looking for.

Best summer job ever.