"One can never be provided with too many books or onesies," Spencer says sagely as he leads her up the stairs. "And I really should come visit your shop, though if you see anything that reminds you of us, I'd be happy to come look at it. I always find it interesting to see what sorts of things make people think of me, it can be very telling."
It doesn't take long to round the corner from the stairs and step into the room beside his and Joel's. He opens the door and grins at the sight that greets him, a nursery practically finished from top to bottom when just months ago, it'd been Raleigh's room and looked completely different. "We decided on a forest theme," he explains, gesturing at the wooden bookshelf Joel had made himself to resemble a tree, as well as the walls that are painted with scenery. "My favorite book is The Hobbit, you see, and we didn't want to force any sort of pre-gendering on the baby before they're born so we thought this was a nice compromise. It's why we've waited to discover the sex until the birth, too."
The birth. It still stuns him to think that there's just over two months left to go, though he'd anticipated this overwhelming sense of nervousness back when they'd first come to an agreement with Erin about the surrogacy. He and Joel have been reminding each other over the months that even though the baby's arrival is still so far away, it'll sneak up on them before they know it; and now they're here, at their own baby shower, and they'd been right all along. In weeks, the baby will be here, and they'll be the happiest two people in Siren Cove.
"I never thought this life would be for me," he admits softly, stepping over to the crib and trailing his finger along the varnished rail. "Love, marriage, parenthood, none of it. Every single step of the way has been one surprise after another, and I've enjoyed it all. Well, almost all. I could have done without the exploding cruise ship and deserted island most of us got stuck with, but I think you managed to dodge that one, didn't you?"
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It doesn't take long to round the corner from the stairs and step into the room beside his and Joel's. He opens the door and grins at the sight that greets him, a nursery practically finished from top to bottom when just months ago, it'd been Raleigh's room and looked completely different. "We decided on a forest theme," he explains, gesturing at the wooden bookshelf Joel had made himself to resemble a tree, as well as the walls that are painted with scenery. "My favorite book is The Hobbit, you see, and we didn't want to force any sort of pre-gendering on the baby before they're born so we thought this was a nice compromise. It's why we've waited to discover the sex until the birth, too."
The birth. It still stuns him to think that there's just over two months left to go, though he'd anticipated this overwhelming sense of nervousness back when they'd first come to an agreement with Erin about the surrogacy. He and Joel have been reminding each other over the months that even though the baby's arrival is still so far away, it'll sneak up on them before they know it; and now they're here, at their own baby shower, and they'd been right all along. In weeks, the baby will be here, and they'll be the happiest two people in Siren Cove.
"I never thought this life would be for me," he admits softly, stepping over to the crib and trailing his finger along the varnished rail. "Love, marriage, parenthood, none of it. Every single step of the way has been one surprise after another, and I've enjoyed it all. Well, almost all. I could have done without the exploding cruise ship and deserted island most of us got stuck with, but I think you managed to dodge that one, didn't you?"