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“Jeremy?”

“I like Mackey,” she pouted. “I just spent nine hours in labor, I should get tonamehim.”

“Honey, you can name him anything you want… exceptMackey.”

The door opened. Both sets of new grandparents walked into the room. After she’d married Greg, she’d longed to repair the rift in her family. She’d contacted her father, and after several tear-filled conversations, they’d agreed to forgive each other forthepast.

“Where’s my grandbaby?” Bettycrooned.

“Congratulations,” her dad said as he slapped Greg ontheback.

“Thankyou,sir.”

“Good job, son.” Greg’s dad pulled him into a hug so uncharacteristically affectionate that Daisy couldn’t believe it. Her heart soared withhappiness.

“What did you name him?” her momasked.

“We don’t know yet,”Daisysaid.

“Do you have any ideas?” Greg’s dadasked.

“She wants to name him Mackey,” Greg said while rollinghiseyes.

“That’s a cute name,”Bettysaid.

“But he’s a boy,” Greg protested. “His name should sound powerful, masculine. He’s going to lead the next generation of thisfamily.”

“I like Mackey,”Daisysaid.

“What about Mack?” a voice suggested from behindeveryone.

Daisy looked past her parents to find Andy strolling into the room. He reached to shake their dad’s hand, but he pulled Andy into a hug instead. She was relieved to see them getting along so well. Andy leaned over the bed and gave her alighthug.

“Mack is a strong name,” Greg’s dad said withapproval.

“I like it,” Betty and her mom said at the same time. They laughed and hugged eachother.

Daisy looked to Greg, who still seemed to be mulling it over. When his gaze met hers, a slow smile spread acrosshisface.

“I like it,” he saidsoftly. “Mack.”

He moved to her side and leaned down to kiss her, then his son. As they huddled over their baby boy, Daisy cried tears of joy. She’d never seen anything so precious in her life. In that moment, she vowed never to let anything pull her family apart again. The love they shared was a great blessing and she would cherish it for the rest ofherlife.