life
was all business. When Isabelle found out she was pregnant with Conall, her
life was all about him and nothing else."
Emily listened intently and Liam wished that Izzy could have
met her. They would have a lot to talk about and if anyone could make his
future daughter-in-law feel better about the life she had before Conall,
it would be Isabelle.
"Conall is still struggling with knowing what she went
through," Emily informed him. "He still can't believe it. I mean, he
knows Isabelle and her parents were never really close, but he said they were
always so conservative when he saw them. Religious and... dry," she
grinned. "I think he's just surprised that it was kept a secret for so
long."
Liam nodded, knowing full well his oldest son was furious
about the things that happened to his mother. But it was in the past and the
life they had wouldn't have been possible without the past. "Izzy promised
herself to never allow anything to get in the way of loving her children and
teaching them how to love in return. Teaching them that family is the most
important thing in the world and without it, we are all lost and alone.
She wanted them to grow up without doubt."
Emily sighed and leaned up to kiss his cheek. "You are
right. I wish with all my heart that I could have met her."
"You already have, love. Conall is a part of her and
the way he loves you comes from Isabelle herself."
She smiled and lifted off the stool, walking over to the
sink and rinsing her cup before turning back to Liam. "I've been dying to
tell Conall. I think he would be really happy about the baby."
"I agree," Liam said with a wink.
Emily scurried out of the kitchen with a little more of a skip
in her step. Liam chuckled when he heard her footsteps on the stairs. She was
running now and any moment, his oldest son would realize that he was going to
be a father.
Warmth spread through Liam's chest at the thought of another
grandchild on the way.
"Send me some well behaved ones, Izzy," he
whispered, already knowing without a doubt that his grandchildren would be just
like his own children. They were all in for a shock.
Raising the kids wasn't always easy, but Izzy made it
beautiful.
Liam made some coffee and wandered out to the back patio.
His eyes landed on the Chrysanthemums in the front corner of the garden. Izzy
had not only made their beautiful family, but she tried to make a garden as
beautiful as the one in Rathdrum. Liam thought it was more beautiful
since she was always the one standing in it.
At the sound of movement in the house a few minutes later,
Liam walked back inside and made his way up the stairs.
Conall and Emily were currently staying with him until
Conall's interview the next week. If he got the job - which he would without a
doubt since Luke, and Liam himself, were personal references - the two of them
would go back to Colorado for a few days to pack and move. Liam already told
them his home was their home until they found a place of their own.
He was surprised at the excitement he felt thinking they
would stay with him for a while. He missed having all of them together.
Fergus and Aiden were back in Detroit, but they were returning
soon enough. No way Aiden was going to miss Ash giving birth and Fergus was
feeling more and more like Detroit wasn't where they were supposed to be. He
would never ask Aiden to leave Lily and little Aidy behind, though. Liam
predicted it wouldn't take long for the topic to come up, especially with their
wedding coming up fast.
He was about to pass Conall and Emily's room when he heard
their quiet voices, full of emotion. He peaked in to see Emily sitting on the
edge of the bed with Con kneeling on the ground in front of her, his hands on
her belly and his head in her lap. The smile on his son's face couldn't have
been more impressive.
"A baby?" Conall whispered.
Emily nodded, tears slowly cascading down her flushed
cheeks.
"We made a baby?" Con asked again with disbelief
and awe.
"We did."
Con
was all business. When Isabelle found out she was pregnant with Conall, her
life was all about him and nothing else."
Emily listened intently and Liam wished that Izzy could have
met her. They would have a lot to talk about and if anyone could make his
future daughter-in-law feel better about the life she had before Conall,
it would be Isabelle.
"Conall is still struggling with knowing what she went
through," Emily informed him. "He still can't believe it. I mean, he
knows Isabelle and her parents were never really close, but he said they were
always so conservative when he saw them. Religious and... dry," she
grinned. "I think he's just surprised that it was kept a secret for so
long."
Liam nodded, knowing full well his oldest son was furious
about the things that happened to his mother. But it was in the past and the
life they had wouldn't have been possible without the past. "Izzy promised
herself to never allow anything to get in the way of loving her children and
teaching them how to love in return. Teaching them that family is the most
important thing in the world and without it, we are all lost and alone.
She wanted them to grow up without doubt."
Emily sighed and leaned up to kiss his cheek. "You are
right. I wish with all my heart that I could have met her."
"You already have, love. Conall is a part of her and
the way he loves you comes from Isabelle herself."
She smiled and lifted off the stool, walking over to the
sink and rinsing her cup before turning back to Liam. "I've been dying to
tell Conall. I think he would be really happy about the baby."
"I agree," Liam said with a wink.
Emily scurried out of the kitchen with a little more of a skip
in her step. Liam chuckled when he heard her footsteps on the stairs. She was
running now and any moment, his oldest son would realize that he was going to
be a father.
Warmth spread through Liam's chest at the thought of another
grandchild on the way.
"Send me some well behaved ones, Izzy," he
whispered, already knowing without a doubt that his grandchildren would be just
like his own children. They were all in for a shock.
Raising the kids wasn't always easy, but Izzy made it
beautiful.
Liam made some coffee and wandered out to the back patio.
His eyes landed on the Chrysanthemums in the front corner of the garden. Izzy
had not only made their beautiful family, but she tried to make a garden as
beautiful as the one in Rathdrum. Liam thought it was more beautiful
since she was always the one standing in it.
At the sound of movement in the house a few minutes later,
Liam walked back inside and made his way up the stairs.
Conall and Emily were currently staying with him until
Conall's interview the next week. If he got the job - which he would without a
doubt since Luke, and Liam himself, were personal references - the two of them
would go back to Colorado for a few days to pack and move. Liam already told
them his home was their home until they found a place of their own.
He was surprised at the excitement he felt thinking they
would stay with him for a while. He missed having all of them together.
Fergus and Aiden were back in Detroit, but they were returning
soon enough. No way Aiden was going to miss Ash giving birth and Fergus was
feeling more and more like Detroit wasn't where they were supposed to be. He
would never ask Aiden to leave Lily and little Aidy behind, though. Liam
predicted it wouldn't take long for the topic to come up, especially with their
wedding coming up fast.
He was about to pass Conall and Emily's room when he heard
their quiet voices, full of emotion. He peaked in to see Emily sitting on the
edge of the bed with Con kneeling on the ground in front of her, his hands on
her belly and his head in her lap. The smile on his son's face couldn't have
been more impressive.
"A baby?" Conall whispered.
Emily nodded, tears slowly cascading down her flushed
cheeks.
"We made a baby?" Con asked again with disbelief
and awe.
"We did."
Con
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