my arms, along with the memory stick and the

you bring y

unters and then come back out to the living room while my other friends take more bags into the kitchen behind them. She stops in the middle

ically nods his head and chimes,

files Cass says are for me on this memory s

flashes me a brilliant smile

y quickly snatches the photo album from

h his tiny hand and snicker

he middle of the room beside me, huddled together, while hovering over the photo album, almost in a trance.

m and proudly announces, "Pictu

ay anything. Instead, they continue to look through

she holds up the laptop

My heart races as curiosity nibbles away a

ent as I place the laptop on the coffee table and open it up. My stomach flutte

with his big, inno

or never. I insert the mem

s videos and the numerous pictures. If my guess

but nervous voice flows into the air and hovers around us. "Shane, I ju

rgeous. Her long, flowing brown hair cascades over her shoulders while a

chimes, "We will soon find out. Just be patient. You are

d then a middle-aged man enters the room. He poi

away and they want to know what is happening with me, s

his hand. "No,

rd this for me

s the tests he wants to do, Casper looks up at me

well, but she will soon be very happy. I think this is t

tly pop wide open. "

his back an

ay Katie finds out she is pregnant. I almost feel lik

her watching me or trying to see the video. I turn towards Shane, sitting in a chair on

casions. From what Katie has told me, she also recorded some messages just for you." He gets up and

is he

. "This one is an emotional message to you after she found out she was pregnant. I helped her record it beca

asks, "Cass, have you ever helped e

akes his

you want to help Izzy

potlight as he frantically n

lks towards the kitchen

mouth as I watch them di

e earbuds. "You can use these, and I'll make sure no one bothers you. I also

ars as I glance up at him and nod. My heart races, wondering wha

ch flutters as I stare at my

, but I want to know wha

he laptop and cli

oks right into the camera. "I can't do this. Wh

d swollen as a few tears slide down her c

want to record this while everything is fres

n her cheeks as she mumbles, "

pretend the camera is Mark and

of my going away party but..... Oh, this hard...... Really hard..... Okay. But we ended up having s

s so

comment, though. It was amazing, a

getting pregnant. Now, before you ask if I'm sure, I have to confess something. I know you are the father because I haven't been with anyone sin

'm hearing. Katie hadn't been with anyone for years bec

is so much more than what she told me that glo

e night. I could just call you and tell you, but I can't

falls forward, covering her face. A faint s

whispers, "Our baby is my

trembles and a few more sniffles hang

I won't be able to s

d I love you more than you can ever know. I will love and protect our