All Grown Up

Audrey

I couldn’t believe that Jesse had gone to all of this work to build the perfect nursery for our baby. From the looks of the crib, it was hand-built, not just one of those flimsy things that you put together from the store. I could tell that there was still some work that he planned on putting into that, and there was a rocking chair only half finished on the floor. But Jesse was building me a nursery for our baby.

I could barely believe it.

Here I had been so worried that he would want nothing to do with me or the baby, when in fact, exactly the opposite was true. He wanted this enough that he was willing to put his love and dedication into incorporating us into his life and his home. He wanted our baby to grow up here just like he had grown up here.

He was so perfect. I didn’t know how to tell him that.

Instead, I was given the opportunity to show it to him.

I caught his hands in mine and tugged him out of the nursery and back down the hallway to his bedroom. This time, I was