“Who should we tell first?” I take my purse when he holds it out to me.

“Your mom and dad, then we’ll tell my family, and you can tell your girls.” He opens the door for me to step out of the exam room before him.

“My mom is going to gloat that she was right.” I smile up and him when he laughs.

“Probably.” He agrees taking his phone out of his pocket. Since I didn’t hear it ring, I know he must have had it on silent for the appointment. “Sorry baby, I got to take this. It’s Mary. Are you okay here?” He asks as we stop at the front desk.

“Yeah, go on.” I know that he’s been waiting anxiously to hear back from the judge he presented his case to. I hope that’s what this call is about.

“Meet me by the elevator when you’re done.”

“Sure.” I feel his lips at my temple before he walks away. Turning my attention back to the woman at the desk, I tell her that I need another appointment then I pick a time and day that I think will work for Dayton since I know he will want to come with me.

When I’m done, I leave the office and make my way down the hall to the elevators, where I find Dayton with his cell to his ear. Since he came right from work today, he’s still in a dress shirt, but now the sleeves are rolled up, his tie is gone along with his suit jacket that he had on when he left the house this morning. Hearing my sandals on the tile floor, his eyes lift to mine, and his face gets soft as he holds out his hand to me while he continues talking.

“Yeah, Mary, thanks again for letting me know.” Pulling me towards him, when I place my hand in his, he touches his lips to my forehead. “Alright, I won’t be back in the office today. We just got out of Franny’s doctor’s appointment and are going to celebrate that we’re having a boy and share the news with our families.” He laughs. “Thanks, and I’ll let her know you said that.” Another pause. “Yeah, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“So?” I ask when he hangs up.

“We can move forward.”

“That’s great news, congratulations.”

“Thanks, baby.” He leans down pressing a kiss to my lips before reaching over to press the button for the elevator. “Mary also said congrats.”

“Tell her I said thanks when you talk to her again.”