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Bradley's First 'Official' Father's Day | Bradley Bradshaw x Reader/Fam

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Can be read in conjunction with HLG or alone 🥹

A/n: It's Bradley's first Father's day and he doesn't even know it yet! How will it unfold? 🫣🥰

Word Count: 2.1k (although you babes deserve a whole lot more for having to wait 10 years for me to post again 😵‍💫)

Warnings: crying, cursing, but so much wholesome love ❤️

Please don't take my work, I will find you.

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(Picture from Pinterest)

You, Mav, and Bradley were cleaning up the kitchen from dinner. Mav was drying the dishes as you handed them to him after washing them. Bradley was restoring the leftovers and placed them into the refrigerator.

Mav cleared his throat, “So Brad. Are you doing anything special for tomorrow?” He looked up at him and smiled as he dried one of the plates in his hand.

Bradley smiled and looked at him awkwardly. “Work? Is that special enough, Mav?” He chuckled and shook his head.

Mav opened his mouth to talk again and you gave him wide eyes and shook your head. You wanted to keep it a surprise. You placed your finger to your lips to signal Mav to keep his mouth shut. Mav raised his brows and gave you a nod and a thumbs up.

“What do you all have planned at work tomorrow?” Mav carried the conversation with Bradley as he continued to put the plates away.

Bradley closed the refrigerator door and turned around. He crossed his arms and leaned back against the refrigerator’s door. He sighed, “You know, I think tomorrow is just an inspection day for the junior officers. So we will be going, or I will be checking out everyone's aircraft with maintenance teams to make sure they are up to par.” Bradley looked down and pressed his lips together. “So boring stuff.” He started to laugh.

Mav made his way over to Bradley and patted him on the shoulder. “Welcome to the senior officer life, Brad.” Bradley shook his head at Mav and rolled his eyes while he pushed Mav’s chest playfully.

You turned off the water to the sink and turned to the both of them. Bradley smiled and walked over to you. He had his hands out and placed them on your belly. “How about the four of you? What do you, Leia Rey, and the boys have planned?” He kissed your cheek and rubbed over your stomach.

You scoffed, “Me, the boys, and Leia Rey have a couple of errands to run tomorrow.” You smiled and pinched Bradley’s cheek softly. He shook his head against your hand.

“Please have Papa Mav come with you. I don’t want you to do any bending over, heavy lifting, anything like that.” He raised his brows at you waiting for your answer.

You smiled and nodded, “Of course.”

Bradley placed a kiss on your forehead, “Thank you, sweetheart. I’m going to go to bed now. I have to be up early for work. I love you, baby. Good night.” He placed a kiss on your lips and two on your belly. “Good night, boys. Daddy loves you.”

Bradley walked over to Mav and gave him a hug good night. “Night, Mav. Thank you for helping out my girl tomorrow.”

Mav patted Bradley’s back. “Even if she wasn’t heavily pregnant I would help her.” He started to chuckle. Bradley pulled back from the hug and kissed Mav’s cheek hard. “Aww, Bradley!” Mav pulled back laughing at Bradley’s kiss. Bradley laughed and patted Mav’s chest and then ducked down to kiss his belly too.

Bradley slapped Mav's full stomach hard. “Night, food baby!”

Mav started to laugh and pushed Bradley off of him. “Good night, Rooster.” He said with wide eyes and nodding his head.

Bradley laughed and jogged up the stairs, “Night!”

Mav came over to you and smiled, “So what are we getting for Bradley’s first Father’s Day?” He raised his brows.

You smiled and gave him a devious look, “It’s going to be cute and obnoxious.”

Mav hummed and nodded his head, “Like him. I like it.”

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Bradley’s POV

I was at work finishing up the last couple of inspections for the day. I was so tired and ready to head home and relax. I had been out on the tarmac in the hot and humid weather for the whole 12 hours. I felt like my feet were burning up in my boots. They were ready to melt into the hot asphalt.

“Lieutenant Commander Bradshaw.”

I turned as one of my junior lieutenants, Riot, was coming up to me as I inspected his plane. He stuck his hand out to me and smiled. I grabbed his hand and shook it. “Sir.”

I smiled, “Riot, are you here to distract me from inspection?” I started to laugh.

He shook his head and chuckled. “No, sir. I just wanted to wish you a Happy Father’s Day before I headed out.” I stopped the inspection and furrowed my brows before I turned to him slowly. “Leia and the boys are lucky to have a dad like you, sir.” He gave me another smile.

I raised my brows. Holy shit today was Father’s Day? I gave him a smirk and patted his back, “Thank you, Riot. I truly appreciate that. Happy Father’s Day to you as well.” I bumped his fist and he was off. I slowly turned back to his aircraft and finished the check. “Huh, Father’s Day… No wonder Mav asked if I had anything special for today.” I chuckled and met back up with the maintenance team to give them the last bit of paperwork.

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Your POV

You, Leia, and Mav were setting up all of Bradley’s gifts for his first official Father’s Day.

“Momma! Where should I put these balloons for Daddy?” She was holding a big bouquet of balloons in her hands. If she were outside you were more than positive she would be taken away with all the balloons. She looked at you with her eyes wide, excited, and smiling.

“You can set them up over there so when he walks in he can see them right away.” You pointed in the direction of the open space by the doorway.

Leia ran over with the balloons and set them up for her dad’s arrival. You and Mav were finishing up some final touches. Mav looked at the time. “1530. He will be home in 30 minutes. Phoenix and Hangman just texted me that they are all on their way back.”

You let out a little scream as you continued to set up his gift. “OH MY GOSH!” You started to laugh.

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Bradley’s POV

I just pulled into the driveway with Phoenix and Hangman. I hopped out of the car and they both came out of Hangman’s car.

“Happy Father’s Day, Rooster.” Hangman smirked at me as he slapped my back hard.

I let out a cough as the air was forced out of me from his slap. I chuckled, then threw my arm around his neck and pulled him down in a headlock. “Thanks, Seresin.”

Phoenix came over and wrapped her arm around me. “Happy first official Father’s Day, Bradshaw.” She patted my stomach as I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. “Thanks, Trace.”

Hangman stood up and unlocked the door for the three of us. When the door opened we were all greeted by you, Mav, and Leia.

Leia came running to me and jumped into my arms. “Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!” She covered me in kisses as you made your way over with Mav. You both had your arms out and came over to hug me. You and Mac sandwiched kissed my face as I laughed.

You rubbed your thumb on my cheek and smiled. “Happy Father’s Day, Bradley.” I kissed your forehead and winked at you.

“Thank you, Sweetheart.” I let Leia down and she pulled me into the other living area. My eyes widened as I saw all the decorations set up for me. “Holy shit, is this all for me?” I chuckled as Leia pulled me over to the table.

“Yes, Daddy! It’s all for you! Momma, Brothers, and Papa Mav helped me set up everything! Do you like it?” She looked up at me with a big smile plastered across her face.

I picked her up and kissed her cheek. “I love it, my little Leia. Thank you.”

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After we all ate dinner, Leia came over and gave me a gift. “Open it, Daddy.” She nudged me and nodded. I smiled and placed my water on the side of the couch. I sat up straight and she sat right next to me. “Papa Mav helped me make it.”

I shook the little box and Leia scoffed. I chuckled and patted her head. I unwrapped the little box and opened the lid. Inside was a silver heart with the letters “L.L.B” engraved on it. “Aww, babe, this is so nice! Thank you. A heart with yours and your brother’s initials.”

“Wait! Turn it over! There is more!” She grabbed it from my hand and flipped it over. “Read it!”

I read the little words out loud. “Fly safe. Love daddy’s co-pilots.” I smiled and kissed Leia’s temple. “I love it, sweetheart. I’ll keep it with me at all times.” Everyone looked around at each other and started to coo at the cute note.

“I have one more gift for you, Brad.” Mav stood up slowly and smiled.

I shook my head. “Oh no, Mav, please. You didn’t have to get me anything. Being here is enough.” He waved me off as he walked over to the storage closet. I looked at everyone with wide eyes.

Mav came over with a big long box. I looked at him carrying the box that was nearly as big as him. “Holy shit. Mav… What the hell is that?” I stood up and went to grab it from him. He started to chuckle. I looked at the box with big eyes. “Mav. Christ.”

He laughed and patted my back. “Something I’ve been saving for you. I hope you love it.”

I opened the lid of the box and pulled out the wooden casing. I started to chuckle. “Awww! No way! Thank you, Mav!” I held up the casing and saw my old retired LT. Bradshaw whites in the casing. “This is freaking Sweet!”

Mav chuckled. “Brad.” I looked over at him with my brows raised. “Read the name tag again.” I furrowed my brows and looked closer at the tag.

“N. Bradshaw.” I looked up at him slowly. “These are my dad’s?” He nodded slowly and smiled. I opened the case’s door and rubbed my thumb over the medals. I started to tear up. “Wow. This is even better.” I sniffled. “Thanks, Mav.”

He let out a little chuckle and came over to me. He kissed the top of my head and gave it a pat. “I love you, Brad. Happy Father’s Day, Kiddo.”

Hangman stood up and grabbed a bag out from behind him. “Well, there is no way Phoenix and I can give our gifts now. That was like the best gift ever after, Vapor girl’s gift.” We all laughed as he handed a bag to Mav and Phoenix handed the other bag to me.

Mav looked at the bag shocked. “Wait!? For me!?” He was wide-eyed and excited.

Hangman laughed and nodded. “From all of us, Mav. Happy Father’s Day.” He patted him on the back.

Mav looked at everyone with a Smirk as he ripped the tissue paper out from the bag. He pulled out a shirt and read it to himself. “OH MY GOD! I LOVE IT!” He was laughing hysterically as he turned it around. “You can’t tell me what to do. You are not my granddaughter!” He could barely catch his breath as he said what the shirt said.

“There’s more!” Leia yelled over to Mav. Mav threw the shirt on over his and looked in the bag for the next gift. He pulled out a frame and smiled as he read what was in it. He turned it around, “Best papa in the galaxy.” He looked at it and smiled even bigger. “I’m putting this in my workspace when I get home. Thank you everyone!” He went around and gave everyone hugs and kisses as I opened my bag.

Inside was a frame that read, “I am their father.” And under was a pink lightsaber with Leia’s name on it, A blue one with little Bradley’s name on it, and a Green one for Luke. “This is Perfect. Holy shit!”

I turned it around and showed it off. “Thank you everyone!” I went around and gave my hugs and kisses to everyone.

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At the end of the night, you and I were lying in bed. You were cuddled on my chest as I played with your hair. “Thank you, baby.”

You looked up at me and smiled. “For what?”

I smiled and rubbed your cheek. “For giving me the best gift of them all.” You furrowed your brows and pulled your head back to look at me. You tilted your head to the side and squinted your eyes. I kissed your nose and smiled. “For making me a father.”

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Hi, my loves! (It's been a minute, huh Mav?) I am so sorry for being MIA for a long time. But I will try to be more active because I really miss being here and interacting with you all. Thank you for being here and reading. a special thanks to everyone who has stuck around this long with me and my stories. I value you all so much. Thank you for still being here with me. I love you all so much! I will see you all in the next one! (HLG POST 🫣)

My day ones are in the comments 🫶🏼

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sarahsmi13s · 1 year

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Pink, Blue, Navy True

pairing: jake ‘hangman’ seresin x sarah grant (fem!oc)

characters: jake seresin, sarah grant, the bradshaws (hlg), the grants and seresins, the entire dagger squad (include cyclone, warlock, and maverick), penny and amelia benjamin, random students of sarah’s, dr. mallard (oc)

warnings: language, pregnancy, deployments, talks of death, talks of cannon dangers, fluffy hangman, doctors appointments, gender reveal, i believe that’s it

word count: ~8.2k

a/n: this story is inspired by ‘His Little Girl’ (bradley bradshaw x reader) by the lovely @roosterscockpit ( @milesdickpic ) and characters from this story are mentioned. also, yes, the oc is based on me lol (well a fantasy version lol)

here is the pinterest board for this part ---> seresin twins

this is part 7 in the j and s series ---> found here

loose summary: just before jake and sarah found out the gender of their twins, jake is told he’s being deployed and that he might not be home for the twins birth. but they press on as if everything is okay and surprise everyone with not one but two new editions

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Jake’s alarm went off, pulling him out of his dream.

“Shhhhh,” he threw his free arm behind him and turned off the annoying old piano alarm sound.

Bringing the arm back, he placed his hand on Sarah’s baby bump. Being pregnant with twins had her looking a little further along than she was, but Jake loved the bump so he wasn’t complaining.

He really didn’t want to get up. He was comfortable and cozy with Sarah all cuddled up into his side. Jake also didn’t want to wake her up. She’s been having trouble falling asleep since being in the second trimester.

There was a likely chance she’s only been asleep for maybe an hour, if that. But Jake had to get up to get ready for work.

He turned back over, grabbing his phone to check the time. 04:00. He could spare 30 more minutes, he didn’t need to be up until 5.

Turning back to Sarah, Jake pressed a kiss to her forehead. She hummed contently in her sleep, snuggling into him a little more.

He smiled to himself and looked up at the ceiling, his hand resting on the bare skin of Sarah’s stomach.

****

Sarah’s eyes fluttered open as Jake pressed kisses to her eyelids.

She smiled sleepily, her eyes meeting his, “G’mornin’.” “Mornin’ Sweetheart,” Jake smiled at her, pushing some hair out of her face.

“Are you leaving for work?” She asked, her neck tilting back to look at him. He shook his head, “No, not yet. I just wanted to let you know I was about to get ready.” She hummed and kissed his lips, “Okay baby.”

Jake kissed her forehead and got out of bed, giving her his pillow to snuggle with.

Sarah giggles a little, getting comfortable with the pillow, “It’s not the same, but it’ll do.” Jake laughed, “Get some sleep, I’ll wake you up before I leave.” “Don’t need to tell me twice, you’re little trouble makers are wrestling at the worst hours.” Jake laughed again, “Hey, we were both athletes – don’t blame their athleticism on just me.”

She rolled her eyes at him and shooed him, “Get dressed, you big oaf.”

Jake went to the shower and Sarah let her eyes shut again.

****

It didn’t take long for the twins to start kickboxing again and pull Sarah out of her sleep.

She went to get up, but Jake walked out of the bathroom in just his boxer briefs drying his hair with a towel.

He turned to his drawer of undershirts.

“Mmm mmm mmm,” Sarah hummed, smirking as she propped her head up. Jake whipped around, “What are you doing up?” “Our kickboxers started a new match,” she groaned and stretched, rolling onto her back. She made grabby hands at Jake and he chuckled, grabbing her hands and helping her out of the bed.

When he had her standing, he knelt down. “Hey you two, you need to give your mama a break. She needs her sleep so she doesn’t strangle daddy because he chews too loud.”

Sarah scoffed, feigning offense as she shoved his shoulder, “I would never strangle you. May have the occasional urge to stab you with a fork - but never strangle you.”

He pointed back at her bump, “You’re makin’ mama violent.”

Jake stood up and kissed Sarah’s hairline, “I love you.” She smiled up at him, “I love you too.” She moved past him and towards the bathroom.

He turned back and went back to his drawer.

She turned to say something but forgot what it was the moment her eyes landed on Jake. “Do you understand how unfair it is that not only are you super attractive and have perfect teeth, but how nice your ass is?” Jake stood up, “Thank you?” “It’s frustrating that my fiancé has a better ass than I do.”

He gave her a look, “Darlin’, my ass isn’t better than yours.” “You’re just sayin’ that,” she threw him a teasing smile and finished her trek to the bathroom.

****

Once Sarah got dressed, she went downstairs to the kitchen.

Jake was standing by the sink, cutting strawberries as the microwave hummed. He was listening to some history podcast while humming ‘American Pie’ and swaying back and forth.

She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist, “And they were singing ‘bye, bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye. Singing, "This'll be the day that I die". This will be the day that I die.”

Jake smiled to himself when she sang, sitting the small knife down and turning in her arms. He wrapped his arms over her shoulders and rested his head on top of hers. “It’s too early, Jake.” He chuckled and looked at the kitchen clock, “Sugar, it’s 05:20. You start getting ready at 05:30.”

“Exactly, I’m already dressed for the day and you’re still home,” she yawns a little bit. “I’m gonna need a nap at some point today.” Jake laughs, “I’m sure Mrs. Hapler will lend us her couch.” “Us?” He looked down at her, “Yeah, we’re doing lunch today, remember?”

Sarah blinked, brows pulling together before her mouth dropped in realization, “Oh, right. I’m sorry. Baby brain.” He smiled at her, shaking his head, “It’s okay. Maybe I should have left it a surprise.” She hummed in amusement and pulled back, holding onto Jake’s hand.

Jake took this time to look her over.

“You’re glowing, Sugar. You look absolutely beautiful,” Jake reached out and twirled a loose piece of hair around his finger. She was in a simple green, knit cardigan with one of his older plain gray t-shirts, leggings, and some gray Vans.

She smiled at him, squeezing his hand in appreciation, “Thank you, Honey. But is too-” “Do you like the way you look in it?” She nodded. “Are you comfortable?” She nodded again. “Then it’s perfect.” She smiled at him again, “Thank you.” Jake nodded, “Anytime.”

“I’m gonna go check my bag and make sure I have everything. If I don’t do it now, I’ll forget to do it before I leave.” Jake nodded, smiling as he watched her waddle towards the hooks by the front door.

The microwave beeps, signaling to Jake that the oatmeal was finished.

He grabbed a pot holder and pulled out the hot ceramic. Reaching up he grabbed the peanut butter from the cabinet. He moved over beside the sink and reached for a spoon, only to be met by an empty basket.

“Hey Babe?” He called out. “Yeah?” “Are the dishes in the dishwasher clean?” He had his hand hovering over the handle as he waited for her response. “Uh, yeah, yeah I think so.” “Sweet.” He opens the dishwasher and takes out the silverware basket.

Sitting aside a spoon, he puts the rest of the silverware in its respective holder before placing the basket back in the dishwasher.

Once he finished that he used the spoon to get a hefty scoop of peanut butter and stirred it into the oatmeal. After it was stirred in thoroughly, he sprinkled in the strawberry pieces and mixed them in as well.

He grabs a mason jar off the top dishwasher drawer and pours orange juice in it.

“Okay, I have everything,” Sarah confirmed when she walked back into the kitchen. “That’s good,” Jake smiled and grabbed the breakfast, holding it out to her.

She arched her brow, “Whatcha got there?” “I made you breakfast.” She stopped in her tracks, looking down at the bowl and cup in her fiancé’s hand. “Wait, is that peanut butter oatmeal with strawberries?” She took the bowl in her hands as Jake nodded, “It is. I bought the strawberries yesterday.”

Taking a bite made her eyes tear up, “Jake… you didn’t have- strawberries aren’t even in season.” He sat the glass down, cupping her face, “I know, but these looked perfect and I know you’ve been craving them.” “You’re too good to me, Jake.”

He shook his head and planted a kiss on her forehead, “I’m just giving you what you deserve. You know, for putting up with me and our little MMA fighters down there.” Sarah let out a watery giggle, making Jake smile as he knelt down to be eye level with her stomach.

“Okay, Daddy has to go to work, don’t give your mom a hard time,” Jake placed a kiss on her bump before standing up. “I’ll see you at lunch, Sugar,” he kissed her lips, tasting the peanut butter. “I love you, Jake. Be safe, okay?” “Always am,” he kissed her again. “I love you too.”

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Sarah checked her watch, “Okay, girls, bring it in!” The seventh graders jogged over to her. She clapped her hands together, “I know it’s only Monday, but I just want to make you all aware. I won’t be here on Friday. I’ve got a doctor’s appointment. Jake and I are going to find out the gender of little Seresin.”

All the girls lit up, jumping a little bit and giggling in excitement.

“June, call it up and you girls go get changed and get to lunch,” she laughed, putting her hand out and all the girls stacking their hands before June called it up and they went to the locker room.

****

By the time Sarah made it back to her classroom, Jake was already there.

“Hi, Lieutenant Seresin,” she teased a little. “Hi, pretty mama,” he teased right back, rolling her desk chair over to her. She laughed and shook her head but sat down anyway.

Jake rolled her back to her desk. “So, Mav ordered pizza for everyone and I managed to sneak out two cheese pizzas.” She arched her brow, “Two whole pizzas?” She opened one box, “How’d you manage that?” He shrugged, “I guess I’m just that good.”

He grabbed a piece and took a bite. “Jake, there is no way you snuck out with two pizza boxes around 11 aviators that have a scarily good sense of smell. And you definitely didn’t get past Phoenix, she knows everything.”

He laughed and held his hands up, “Okay, you got me there. But I did just grab the boxes and when they tried to protest, I told them it was for you. They know better than to stand in between a pregnant lady and her food.” Sarah hummed in amusement, grinning as she took a bite of pizza.

After they had their fill, Sarah pulled out a gallon zip lock and put the remaining pizza from the opened box in it before putting it in her mini fridge.

She dusted her hands off, “Looks like you can return the other pizza.” Jake scoffed, “Um no. I’ll swing by the house and put it in the fridge.” She laughed and shook her head, getting up to throw the empty box away. “No, Babe, I got it.” “Jake, I’m pregnant, not injured. I got it.” She kissed the side of his head and went out into the hall.

When she came back, Jake had turned off her room light, leaving her fairy lights on, and had sat down on the little reading couch that could fit two people – but only if they were sitting.

“Jake?” “I know it isn’t the most comfortable but Mrs. Hapler left early today. So, I figured if I was here, it’d be a little better.” She smiled at him, “It’s always better when you’re here.”

She got about 15 minutes of rest before students started coming in.

“Hey, Hangman,” one of the football players greeted. “Hey Johnny, how’s off season treating you?” They kept their voices hushed so they didn’t wake Sarah. “It’s okay.”

Johnny sat his bag down, “My mom was wondering if you guys knew the gender of the baby yet?” Jake shook his head, “We go on Friday to find out. And then we’ll have a reveal party on the 25th, I think.”

Johnny nodded and sat down, “That’s cool. What do you want the baby to be?” Jake shrugged, “I’ll be happy with either. But I have a feeling it’ll be a girl.” Maybe two, he thought to himself.

“You look like a girl dad, Hangman,” Ginny, one of the softball girls said when she came in and sat down across from Johnny. “But Coach gives me ‘boy mom’ vibes.” Jake shrugged, laughing a little as he checked the time.

He sighed and gently woke up his fiancé.

Sarah groaned and put her face in his neck. He chuckled, “Honey, come on. The bell’s ‘bout to ring.” She huffed and sat up, going to rub her eyes.

Jake grabbed her wrist, “No, you’ve got mascara on.” “Oh, right, thank you.” He kissed her ring, “No problem.” He stood first and helped her up as the rest of the class piled in.

He kissed her forehead, “I’ll see you at home, Sugar.” “See you at home, Lieutenant.” Jake grinned and gave her a hug, tucking her head under his chin. “Be safe,” Sarah mumbled into his chest. He chuckled and kissed the top of her head, “Always am.”

“I love you,” he gave her hand a gentle squeeze before grabbing the box and leaving. “I love you too,” she blew him a kiss and he caught it, shoving his hand into his flight suit pocket. “Saving that for luck,” he sent her a wink and was out the door.

****

Jake shut his truck door, locking it as he walked into base.

“Seresin!” Cyclone called for him as soon as he entered the door. “Yes sir?” “I need to speak with you in my office,” he crooked a finger for Jake to follow him.

Coyote, who was standing at the front desk, raised his brows, “What you do this time, Hangman?” Jake shrugged, frowning a little as he followed Cyclone into his office.

He shut the door and stood in front of the admiral’s desk. “Is everything alright, sir?”

Beau sighed as he looked up at Jake. “You’re being deployed, Lieutenant.”

Jake felt his stomach drop. He clenched and unclenched his fists, “How long?” Cyclone looked out the window, “I’m not sure. Could be anywhere from 9 weeks to 22 weeks.” Tears pricked the back of Jake’s eyes, “22 weeks?” “At the longest, yes.” Jake took a deep breath, trying not to cry at the possibility of not being there when the twins were born, “When do I leave?” “April 3rd. I’m sorry, Jake.” Jake just nodded. “You’re dismissed.”

He promptly left, going straight to the locker room and sitting against his locker. He pulled out the photo of him and Sarah on her graduation day and the sonogram photo from their last appointment.

She wasn’t going to take this well.

****

Jake trudged in the door, his boots feeling heavier than usual.

He put his things down by the door and untied his boots. He shook out his hands and took a deep breath.

He could hear Sarah in the kitchen singing along to Luke Combs’s ‘Lovin’ On You’.

Jake walked into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around her. “Hi, Sugar.” She turned and kissed the side of his head, “Hi, Jakey. How was work?” He shrugged and buried his face into her neck, “It was work.”

Sarah furrowed her brow, reaching over to pause her playlist.

She rested her head back on Jake’s shoulder, “What happened?” He shook his head and planted a kiss on her shoulder, “Nothin’ happened.” “Jake…” He cleared his throat a little, standing up straight.

“I’m getting deployed.”

He felt her stiffen up. Sarah braced her hands on the counter, taking deep breaths, “When do you leave?” “The third of April.” She nodded, “How long?” “I’m not sure.”

She turned around, “You’re ‘not sure’? What do you mean not sure?” Jake ran a hand through his hair, “Cyclone didn’t really give me an exact time.” “What did he say?” “He said it could be anywhere from 9 weeks to 22 weeks…” He rushed to say.

Sarah arched a brow and leaned closer, “Come again?” He closed his eyes and hung his head, letting out a deep breath, “He said anywhere from 9 weeks to 22 weeks.” “That’s what I thought you said.” She took in a breath and walked away from him.

“You’re mad,” Jake stated. “You think? Yeah, I’m mad.” Jake pointed a finger at her, “You know I don’t control when I leave and how long I’m gone for.” She put her hands on her hips and huffed a breath out through her nose. “Sarah, you think I want to go to the middle of the damn ocean and be away from you!?” She stayed silent, tears making her nose burn.

“Do you think I want to run the risk of missing out on the twins' birth?” She crossed her arms and Jake felt a stab in his chest; she was closing herself off from him. “No, Jake, I know you don’t. But-” “But what?”

She swallowed and shook her head, “Nothing. Let me get back to cooking dinner, go get changed.”

She brushed by Jake and he gently curled his fingers around her bicep, “Sarah, don’t do this. Talk to me, please.” “Dinner will be ready in a little bit,” she tried to shake Jake’s hand off and he let go; but he grabbed her hand. “Sarah-”

“I’m scared, Jake.”

Tears slipped past her lids and Jake brought his free hand up to cup her cheek. “What are you scared of?” One of her hands ran over her bump, “Doing this alone.” Jake furrowed his brow, “You won’t be alone.” She gently held Jake’s face.

“I will be if you die.”

Jake shook his head, frowning, “But I won’t die.” She gave him a watery smile and shook her head, rubbing his cheekbones with her thumbs, “You and I both know you can’t promise that.”

Sarah dropped her hands and changed course, going out to the back deck. “Just give me a few minutes okay?” Jake swallowed and nodded, finally taking his cue to get changed.

****

He came back to see Sarah still on the deck in a chair, playing with her hands.

He felt terrible. He knows he can’t control when or where he goes, nor how long he’s gone. And he knows she understands that too. But that doesn’t make it any easier.

Jake knows to give her space, despite wanting to go out there and hold her for as long as he can; that’s not what she needs.

Seeing the ingredients on the counter, he decides to start making dinner.

By the time it’s finished, Sarah still hasn’t come back in and he debates going outside to tell her it’s ready.

As he’s contemplating, he misses the shuffle of the back door opening and closing. But he hears her voice.

“I’m sorry.”

His head shoots up and he nearly cries when he sees the blotchy red patches on her cheeks. He steps towards her, “Oh, Darlin’…”

She takes a deep breath before speaking again, “I know you can’t control these things and that every time you leave it’s just as hard for you. I knew that when we got together and I’ve handled it well throughout the years… This is your job, this is your dream, and you know I would never ask you to give that up.”

Jake just nods, not speaking yet to let her air out her thoughts.

“I’m not mad at you, Jake. I need you to know that. I just- I’m scared, I’m always scared when you leave. But this is different, I’m carrying our children this time. And I hate thinking that they may never get to meet you,” her hands were rubbing her bump again.

He steps even closer, but doesn’t touch her yet. “I’m scared too, Sarah. I’m scared every time, but I use it as fuel to get home. You know I’d fight through hell to get back to you, this time is no different.”

His hands cover hers, “But please don’t shut me out. I know you try to keep your concerns to yourself to protect yourself and to protect me and keep me from worrying but I’m gonna worry anyway.”

She nodded, “I know. I’m sorry.” He wrapped his arms around her, “I love you.” Her arms went around his neck, “I love you too.”

They held each other for a few minutes, just needing the comforting weight of the other.

“Let’s eat before it gets too cold.” She nodded, “Yeah, I’m starving.” Jake shook his head and chuckled, pressing a kiss to her head before pulling back to kiss her on the lips.

******

When Friday rolled around, Sarah and Jake were ready. They had left early to grab breakfast before going to the doctor.

“So,” Sarah started, sipping her orange juice. “Do you think we’re having two girls, a boy and a girl, or two boys?” Jake looked up at her from his french toast, having just shoved a bite into his mouth. She giggled, “Finish your bite then answer.”

She took a bite of her biscuits and gravy as Jake swallowed his bite to talk.

He wiped his mouth, “Well, as we know, I already thought the baby was a girl to begin with – I still think at least one of them is a girl. And if I know anything, it’s that I have a lot of sisters, so I’m thinking we’re gonna have two girls.”

Sarah nodded, “Okay okay, well we have one name-” She grabbed her phone to open her notes to type in names. “Finley Grace is a guarantee. But we don’t have another girl named lined up. Any suggestions?”

Jake taped his chin, “Hmmm, what was your memaw’s name?” “Mary Jane.” “Our girl would get teased relentlessly for that,” he chuckled a little while sipping his coffee.

He snapped his fingers, “Oh! What flower grew right outside her back door?” “There was a rose bush right under the living room window,” Sarah answered, bringing a bite up to her mouth before stopping and making eye contact with Jake. “Rosemary,” they said at the same time.

“Okay, do we want to do Rosemary Jane or another middle name?” Sarah asked as she took the bite off her fork. “I picked Finley’s middle name. This one is on you.” She groaned, “You know I can’t think of na- Wait, I got one.”

Jake looked at her, waiting for the name, “Well, you gonna tell me or do I have to guess?” She smiled, sipping her drink again. “Rosemary Jade.”

He tilted his head, “Why ‘Jade’?” Sarah smiled again, looking directly into Jake’s green eyes, “I just like the name.”

They finished breakfast and drove to the doctor’s office.

****

As he drove, Jake held Sarah’s hand.

“What if we have two boys?” He asked when they came to a stop at a red light. “We’ve only got Finnegan Michael.” She nodded, “I’ve got one.” “Lay it on me.” “Waylen Harper.”

Jake arched a brow, “Like Waylon Jennings, the singer?” “Yeah but spelled differently. ‘E-N’ instead of ‘O-N’. And Harper is after my grandpa on my mom’s side.” Jake smiled at her and kissed her knuckles, “I love it.”

****

Sarah laid back on the exam table, making a small noise of discomfort before lifting her shirt up.

Dr. Mallard rolled over, gel and ultrasound machine in hand. “We ready to find out the gender of these babies?” Both Sarah and Jake nodded as he grabbed Sarah’s hand.

“Are there any bets, I mean, hopes for a particular outcome?” Dr. Mallard asked as she spread the gel around. Jake chuckled, the squad definitely had bet money on it and he was sure the families had talked about it.

“Well, my co-workers actually do have bets with each other. But the thing is, only like two of our friends know we’re having twins. So their bets are kinda in vain, but I find it very amusing.” Sarah just shook her head, laughing at her fiancé.

She looked at Dr. Mallard, “We aren’t hoping for anything other than healthy babies.” She glanced at Jake, who was eyeing the monitor very closely. “Well, he’s really set on at least one of them being a girl.” “I’m telling you, Sugar, Seresin boys are the minority in the family. It’s bound to happen.”

Dr. Mallard arched a brow, chuckling amusedly at Jake before going back to check over the twins.

“He’s the only boy out of his siblings and if you look in his family tree the amount of girls is crazy,” Sarah explained as her eyes also scanned over the monitor. “Well, let’s find out shall we?”

Dr. Mallard found baby A and pointed, “Looks like baby A is a girl! Dad, you were right.” Jake smirked, giving Sarah a ‘told you so’ look. She just stuck her tongue out and turned back to her doctor, “What about baby B?” Dr. Mallard took a quick picture of baby A before moving around a little and finding baby B.

“Baby B is a boy! Congratulations Mom and Dad, you’re having one of each!” Dr. Mallard took another photo. “I’ll get these printed for you.” She handed Sarah a paper towel before exiting the room.

The midwife smiled at the two as she helped Jake get Sarah upright, “So, do you guys have names picked out?” The couple nodded, “We do.” “Finley for our girl,” Sarah said, stretching her back out a little bit. “And Finnegan for our boy,” Jake finished, applying a gentle pressure to Sarah’s back and massaging a little. “Those are adorable. Congratulations, you two. The doc should be back in just a moment with those photos.”

Once they got the sonograms, they headed out to get a late lunch.

****

Sitting in the booth seat of dinner, Sarah and Jake talked about party ideas.

They had already picked a date and set up the event. It was going to be on the 25th and at their place.

“Okay, so, do we want to go shopping tomorrow? You know for decorations and stuff?” Jake asked, tossing a fry in his mouth. Sarah nodded, “Yeah, we won’t really have time next week with the softball games and whatnot. So, let’s go over ideas tonight and then go shopping tomorrow.” Jake nodded, “Sounds good.”

They ate in silence for a bit before Jake watched Sarah’s eyes widen and a grin grow on her face.

He sat up straight and leaned away from the table, “I don’t know how to feel about that look. That’s your idea face and I never know what to expect with that.” She rolled her eyes, “Do you want to hear it or not?” He pretended to think about it, but he nodded, “Of course I do.”

“Let’s mess with Alyssa and Bradley a little bit.” Jake’s brows raised in amusement, “Oh I’m always down for messing with Bradshaw. Keep talking.” Sarah giggled and shook her head.

“We take them shopping with us tomorrow,” she began. Jake opened his mouth to interject, but Sarah held up a finger, “Hold on. Let me finish. We take them shopping, separately. I take Alyssa and you take Rooster. Lyss and I shop for blue, you and Brad shop for pink. That way, they each think they know the genders, but in reality they only know one. So, when the day comes, they’re still surprised along with everyone else.”

Jake’s eyes were wide but his face split into a devious smile, “I love it. How do you come up with these things?” Sarah shrugged, “I’m just that good.” She winked at him before sipping her drink.

He laughed, “Rooster is gonna be so smug, because he bet Maverick 100 bucks we were having a girl.” “It’s gonna be funny watching all of them realize they won’t be making any money.”

Jake just shook his head and laughed.

*******

The next day, Sarah and Jake took Bradley and Alyssa out to shop with them.

Sarah and Alyssa went to one store and Bradley and Jake went to another.

**** (sarah and alyssa)

“Okay, so, what all do we need to get?” Alyssa asked when they got to the store. Sarah pulled out her phone and waved it, “Got it all right here.”

They went in and grabbed a buggy. “They’ve got an entire aisle dedicated to baby parties,” Sarah said pointing in the direction of the aisle.

As they walked, Sarah turned to Alyssa, “Are Leia and Bradley doing a ‘daddy/daughter’ day?” Leia hadn’t come with them so she wasn’t sure if Leia had gone with Bradley and Jake.

“No, Brad and Jake went to do something today. I think he said something about wanting to look at boats? But Leia and Gunner are with Mav and Penny.” Sarah nodded, “Oh okay. Where did you tell Bradley we were going?” “Shopping, but I didn’t say what for.”

They got to the aisle and started grabbing decorations.

“Okay, we need pink and blue fairy lights, navy blue and dusty pink balloons, pink and blue cups, pink and blue straws. I think that’s it.” Alyssa nodded and they both grabbed a few of everything.

They looked at everything in the basket. “Is this enough?” Alyssa asked. “Yeah, it should be. Oh! I need tablecloths,” Sarah reached up and grabbed the off-white ones, dropping a few in the buggy. “Okay, I think we’re good in this aisle.”

Alyssa started to push the basket but stopped, “Wait how are you and Jake doing the big reveal?” Sarah tilted her head, “The fact we’re having twins or the gender of the twins?” “The gender.” “Oh, the smoke things.” Alyssa nodded, “Do they have them here?”

Sarah nodded and pointed right next to Alyssa, “They’re right there. Would you grab two?” “Yeah, sure. What color?” “Blue please.” Alyssa’s movements stopped, “Blue? You’re having- Oh my gosh! Bradley is gonna freak out when he finds out he lost.” “You can’t tell him yet. Jake doesn’t know.” Alyssa nodded, “My lips are sealed.”

“Okay, now we need to get some flowers for the center pieces, and cups and plates.”

**** (jake and bradley)

“So what did you tell Alyssa we were doing?” Jake asked Bradley as they pulled into the parking lot. Bradley undid his seat belt, “I told her we were looking at boats.”

They got out of Jake’s truck, “Boats?” “Yeah, Mav got his boating license and you have one too, so it wasn’t too hard for her to believe.” Jake shook his head and laughed.

“Okay do you know what we need to get?” Rooster asked as Jake grabbed a buggy. “Yes, Sarah sent me the list.

They went to the aisle.

“What do we need?” Bradley asked, looking up at the shelves. Jake checked his list, “Okay, she wants two packs of navy blue balloons, two packs of dusty pink balloons, three packs of white balloons, and three packs of gold balloons.”

Jake grabbed the pink and blue balloons and Rooster grabbed the white and gold balloons.

He checked his list again and the text Sarah had sent him to update the list. “Okay, three white tablecloths.” He grabbed them. “Next is…” Jake clicked his tongue as he read along in his head.

“Okay, Bradshaw, will you get five packs of those plastic champagne glasses that are on the next aisle?” Rooster nodded and jogged around the corner.

He came back and put them in the basket. “What now?” “Do you see the colored smoke thingies?” Jake asked, looking around. Bradley pointed, “Down there by your feet.”

Jake squatted down and looked at all of them. He picked one up, “Am I stupid or is the color not on here?” The color was staring him right in the face, and he knew that.

“Well-” “Actually don’t answer that,” Jake backtracked, turning the tube again. Bradley sighed and held his hand out, “Let me look.” Jake handed it to him.

Rooster turned it over, finding it immediately, “This one's pink. Says it right under the brand name.” He held the item back out to Jake. “Okay, sweet, just put it in the basket.” Bradley did and Jake held another one up, “This too.”

Checking the second, Bradley noticed that it was also pink and just dropped it in the basket without a further thought.

Jake stood and checked his phone, “Now we need-” His sentence was cut short by Bradley’s hand reaching for the smoke bombs, “Bradshaw what-” “TWO PINK ONES!”

Jake’s eyes widened in amusement and he laughed as he hushed Bradley, “Yes, two pinks one, you oaf. Now shut the hell up.” “You and Sarah are- Oh my gosh, Hangman you’re a fellow girl dad!! Holy shit!” Bradley clapped him on the shoulder. “Congrats man.” “Thanks Rooster.”

“Okay, we need to get a picture frame and two or three lengths of yard lights, and the good kind, not the shit kind. I also needed to get a cupcake tower and then Sarah wanted me to get something to wear. So we better get started.”

They started towards the picture frames, “Oh hey, don’t say anything about the gender. Sarah wants to be surprised.” “My beak is sealed.” “Did you really just call your mouth a beak?”

**** (sarah and alyssa)

“Hey, do you have an outfit yet?” Alyssa asked as Sarah looked at burlap flags and iron on letters. Sarah nodded, “Yeah, I ordered it about two weeks ago and it came in Wednesday.”

Sarah sat both the flags and the letters in the basket, “What about you?” Alyssa shook her head, “Not yet no. And now that I know the gender, it feels like I’m rigging the bets.” Both laughed.

“No one has to know that you know. It’ll be our little secret. Just try not to look too smug about it around your husband, okay?” Alyssa laughed, “No promises.”

They finished up at Hobby Lobby and then went to the mall.

When they got to the desired store, it didn’t take long for them to find the dresses.

“Oh my goodness, Lyss!” Sarah called from a rack of clearance items. “This dress is so cute!” Alyssa went over and looked at the dress.

She fanned out the skirt, “Oh no..” “‘Oh no’?” “I love it.” “Then why did you say ‘oh no’?” “Because I love it. Bradley’s fashion sense is rubbing off on me.” Sarah rolled her eyes and swatted Alyssa’s shoulder, “Oh hush. Go try it on!”

They went to the dressing room and Alyssa tried it on.

“Oh girl, we are about to be the cutest mama’s in the world at this party,” Sarah said when Alyssa stepped out. “Damn right,” Alyssa chuckled, smoothing the dress out. “I can’t believe I’m about to add more Hawaiian print to our closet.”

**** (jake and bradley)

“Shit, I still need an outfit,” Bradley realized as he and Jake looked for something for Jake to wear. Jake looked over and a bright ass Hawaiian print shirt caught his eye.

Jake went over and found it in Bradley’s size. “Here, wear this,” he held out the shirt. Bradley looked up from the shirt rack he was looking at and his eyes widened. “Wow, that is loud.” “Yes it is. Which is why you need it.”

Rooster rolled his eyes and flipped Jake off as the latter laughed. “Fuck off, Hangman,” he snatched the shirt.

He looked it over, genuinely beginning to consider it.

Jake’s jaw dropped, “You’re not serious.”

Bradley tapped his chin and then crossed his one arm over his chest. “I don’t have this color and it goes great with my skin tone.” “I was kidding!” Bradley grinned, “I’m gonna wear it.” Jake ran a hand down his face, “Oh my- I can’t with you.”

Jake turned his attention back to the rack he was previously at.

“Oh, this isn’t bad,” he pulled the shirt up to look at it. Bradley looked up at it, “There’s not pink OR blue in that.”

Rooster glanced around and found the shorts section, immediately spotting a pink pair.

He jogged over and grabbed them before going back over to Jake. “These are perfect.”

Bradley was grinning, hoping to see an embarrassed blush spread across Jake’s face. But there wasn’t one. “You think I’m scared to wear pink, Bradshaw?” Jake snatched the shorts, “You got the wrong size, ass.”

Rooster threw his arms up, “How was I supposed to know?”

******

The day was finally here.

The party was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and the big reveal would be at 6:30.

Currently it was 1:30 and both the Seresins and the Grants were in the kitchen and all of the kids were in the backyard with the men. And since they wanted to keep their outfits clean, no one was dressed for the party yet.

Sarah walked into her kitchen, seeing Tilly mixing icing with food dye. “Hey, do you need any help?” The youngest Seresin shook her head, “Not at the moment but thank you.” Sarah nodded and put a hand on her belly., “Okay, well just let me know if you need any help. Jake and I really appreciate you making these cupcakes, Til.” Tilly just smiled and continued to mix the coloring in.

Sarah stepped out into the backyard.

Jake noticed her first, like always, “Hiya Sugar! Everything okay inside?” She nodded, “Oh yeah, everything’s great. Just needed some fresh air.”

Carter looked up from the table he was wiping down, “I thought Selena and them were gonna be here?” “Oh, Selena had surgery and she hasn’t been cleared for travel yet, but Lizzie is gonna FaceTime them when we get to the reveal.” Carter nodded and went back to wiping tables.

“Yeah, Addison and them won’t be here either. Wesley got sick and then Blakely started to show symptoms so they stayed home. KJ is gonna FaceTime them,” Jake said as he and Shawn strung up lights.

Sarah nodded and walked up to her fiancé, placing a palm on his hip to get him to come down from his ladder. He stepped down, “Yeah, Honey?” “Did you get ice?” He shook his head, “Not yet no. Dad and I were gonna go get it after we got the backyard set up.” She patted his hip, “Paisley and I can go get it. We need to go get the food and the candy. Why waste the gas?”

She got on her toes to whisper in his ear, “I need to get out of the house. I need to do something.” Jake pulled his head back and nodded, “Okay, if you’re sure.” “I’m very sure.” He kissed her forehead, “Alright, my wallet is on the hutch. And I’ll leave you the backdrop. We can do that together.” She kissed him, “Thank you, Baby.” “Of course, Sweets.”

Sarah grabbed Paisley and her nieces Reagan and Maisey and then went to the grocery store.

****

It was 5:30 and everyone had gotten dressed.

Sarah wore a blue floral dress with dusty pink vans, and she had a cardigan for if it got chilly. Jake wore a white patterned button down and pink shorts with navy blue vans.

Everyone else was wearing a color that corresponded with their guess.

They were currently getting the tables decorated with mason jar centerpieces, some blue with pink carnations and white baby’s breath, others clear with white, pink, and blue baby's breath. The guest tables had a strip of blue lights and pink light going down the middle. Balloons were strategically placed by Sarah’s sisters all over the backyard and the deck.

Jake and Shawn had strung up the lights across the yard and they looked gorgeous.

The food tables were getting filled. Sarah and Jake decided on finger foods to avoid the stress of cooking.

The dessert table was also in the process of filling up. They chose to have gummy sharks, gummy mermaid tails, mermaid tail suckers, rock candy, iced popcorn, and cupcakes (of course).

For drinks they had pink and blue punch for the kids, Sprite, a variety of other sodas in the coolers, and water. They also decided to not serve alcohol at the shower, but if someone wanted to bring their own they could.

The Sprite was for the champagne glasses, so if guests wanted to take a rock candy stick and put it in the drink they could.

****

At around 5:40, Sarah and Jake were setting up the backdrop when they heard a car pull in.

“I believe that’s Rooster,” Jake said, looking at his phone. “Yup, Rooster. Do you want them to come through the house or?” Sarah shook her head, “Just tell them to come around back and use the gate.”

Jake quickly sent the text and not 30 seconds later the Bradshaws walked through the gate.

“Uncle Jake!” Leia called and ran towards Jake, hugging him when he got off the step ladder.

He picked her up, “Hey Vapor girl!” He looked at her outfit. “Pink huh? You think baby Seresin’s gonna be a girl?” “Well, Daddy’s wearing pink and I wanted to match him.” Sarah came over and placed a hand on her hip, “Is that so?” Leia nodded and pointed toward Rooster, “See.”

Sarah followed the girl’s finger and spotted Bradley in his Hawaiian shirt.

She covered her mouth to hide the laugh, “Oh my that is bright.” “I know, I picked it,” Jake said with a smug grin. He set Leia down and all three walked over to Alyssa and Bradley.

“Hey guys,” they all shared hugs.

Daniel walked by, “I knew I should have worn my Hawaiian shirt.” Sarah shook her head, “Dad, no, just- no.” “Oh come on!” She shook her head again and laughed. “Bradley, Alyssa, this is my dad, Daniel. Dad, this is Jake’s wingman, Bradley and his wife Alyssa.” They shook hands, “It’s nice to meet you.”

Daniel walked off at the call of his name and the group went back to talking.

“So, Lyss, I see you chose blue,” Jake said as he looked at her dress. “I did.” “Seems Leia betrayed you for Bradley,” Jake chuckled. “Nah, she’s just a daddy’s girl. Who could blame her? But Gunner chose blue, so I take pride in that fact.”

Sarah tilted her head, “How did Gunner choose?” Leia spoke up, “I asked him ‘pink or blue’ and he barked when I said blue. Little traitor.” The group laughed and then Sarah and Jake introduced them to both families as they waited on everyone else.

****

When the squad showed up, it was nearly all at once.

Bob, Coyote, Halo, Fritz, Cyclone, Maverick, Penny, and Warlock, were all wearing some shade of blue.

Fanboy, Phoenix, Payback, Yale, Harvard, Omaha, Amelia, and Hondo, were all wearing a shade of pink.

Sarah and Jake introduced everyone shortly before beginning the party.

“Okay, before we start, Sarah and I just want to thank you all for coming out tonight. It means a lot to us,” Jake started. “It really does. And we’ve got yard games and other things like that. We’ve got food and drinks, plenty of deserts. So just have fun and in about 30 minutes we’ll have the big reveal, so if you’ve placed bets get your wallets ready,” Sarah said, making everyone chuckle at the end.

She noticed both Alyssa and Bradley’s knowing smirks and how Bradley looked at Mav and held out his hand. “Just pay up now, old man.” Mav scoffed, “Not a chance, Rooster.”

Sarah and Jake shared a look before shaking their heads and rolling their eyes.

****

About 30-35 minutes later, Addison and Selena were on FaceTime and Sarah and Jake were standing in front of the backdrop with two smoke bombs each.

“Okay, Paisley and Elizabeth are you recording?” Sarah asked, receiving a thumbs up from both. “Cool okay.”

Jake looked at a Coyote, “Machado, will you do the honor and light us up?” Javy got up quickly and caught the lighter tossed to him. He lit all four fuses before rushing back to his seat as Sarah and Jake held them above their heads.

It took a second, but soon the pink and blue smoke poured out of the tubes.

And everyone cheered, before becoming extremely confused.

Jake and Sarah laughed, kissing as they dropped their arms, the remaining smoke creating a curtain.

Bradley and Alyssa shared a look of silent realization, smacking each other on the arms. Holy shit…” Was the only thing Bradley could say.

Cyclone caught on pretty quickly, “Twins? Seresin’s having twins.” Everyone gasped shortly looking back at the couple that was embracing.

The couple felt everyone’s eyes and turned to them. “We’re having a boy and a girl!”

Everyone was quick to cheer once more, louder than the last time.

****

The rest of the night was filled with fun.

Jake and Sarah decided to go ahead and announce the name of the twins.

“Okay we’ve gotten a lot of questions about names, so we just want to tell all of you now. Our baby girl’s name is Finley Grace. Finley was all Sarah’s idea. But Grace is for my memaw,” Jake explained.

Sarah nodded, “And it rolls off the tongue easily so when she’s causing trouble I won’t be stumbling over words to get her attention.” Everyone chuckled at that.

She rubbed her bump, “Our baby boy’s name is Finnegan Michael.” Jake chuckled and wiped his mouth, “If I wasn’t named ‘Jake’, I would have been named Finnegan – it’s my ma’s maiden name.” “And if I was a boy my name would have been Leon Michael. So Jake and I decided to combine our ‘almost’ names to make a name,” Sarah added.

“At least we don’t have to come up with a nickname for both of them,” Payback commented. “Yeah, they’ll be known as ‘The Finn Twins’ if we have to refer to both of them,” Alyssa said, sipping her drink.

Fanboy sat up, “Wait, is that why there were mermaid tails and gummy sharks?”

Jake and Sarah shared a look, “Uh, yeah, sure.” “Uh-huh, yup, we definitely planned that.”

After more rounds of horseshoes and cornhole, people started to leave. It was around 8:30.

“Oh hey, before we start heading out, the mom and dad would like for you to sign around the sonograms of the Finn Twins. Pick blue or pink, it doesn’t matter. But this is essentially the guest book,” Phoenix announced to everyone at the request of Sarah.

****

By 10:30 everything was cleaned and people had left.

Sarah and Jake flopped on the bed after getting comfortable in pajamas.

“What a day,” Jake sighed, his eyelids getting heavier by the second. “You’re tellin’ me. I’m worn out,” Sarah said, yawning at the end.

Jake kissed her head, “You had a good time though, right?” She nodded, burying her face into his chest, “I did.”

It was silent and Jake began to wonder if Sarah had fallen asleep.

But she pressed a kiss to his jaw before speaking softly, “I can’t wait to raise these babies with you Jake.” Jake was too tired to hide the emotion that burned his throat and brought tears to his eyes.

He turned to face her, bringing a hand up to cup her face, “I can’t wait to build this family with you Sarah. I love you, so so much.” Sarah kissed his palm, “I love you, forever and ever.”

Jake smiled and kissed her, mumbling against her lips, “Amen.”

*******

The next week went by in a blur.

But it all stopped as Sarah and Jake stood at the docks.

He held her face, rubbing soothing circles over her blotchy cheeks and wishing he could wipe the dark purple bags from under her eyes.

“I’ll be back before you know it, okay?” She nodded, sniffling, but she didn’t trust her voice. “If the time comes, don’t try and wait. If they’re ready to come out, they’re ready to come out. I’ll get word on the ship.” She nodded again.

Jake wrapped her in a hug, feeling her try to stay calm. He rubbed her back and held the back of her head. “You’re gonna be okay. You’re gonna be okay.”

“I’m gonna miss you,” she finally sobbed into his neck. His arms wrapped around her tighter, “I’m gonna miss you too, Sweetheart.”

The ship’s horn sounded and they reluctantly pulled away.

They pulled each other into a searing goodbye kiss, “Give ‘em hell, Cowboy.” Jake pulled Sarah in again before finally stepping away, “I love you, Sarah.” “I love you too Jake.”

Jake finally turned away and walked toward the ramp. But he dropped his bags and sprinted towards Sarah.

He enveloped her in another hug and kissed her passionately again before lowering to a knee. “Daddy loves you both. He needs you both to know that. Be good for your mom, she’s very important to me.” He pressed two kisses to her stomach before standing.

Sarah smiled and held his face to press kisses all over it. “See you when you get home, my love.” “See you when I get home, Darlin’.”

************

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Fiery Punk Princess Clairvoyance and its Consequences (75KB - Incomplete - PG-13) Set weeks after “From Dreams to Reality”, Hermione’s newest sequence of Clairvoyant Dreams turn her world upside-down once more. With new sleeping arrangements and a complicated, changing relationship with Draco, Hermione fights to pass her upcoming NEWTs and sort out Harry’s new advances while still running her busy life. And over time, she is, along with Harry, Ron, Draco and a few others, faced with the hardest challenge she has ever faced: Fighting against Voldemort … in her Dreams!

HLG Goodbye (5KB - One Shot - PG-13) Hermione tries to save Draco on a cold winter night. Right and Wrong (5KB - One Shot - R) He knew I’d be here. He knew I’d repeat his offer over and over again in my mind until the line between right and wrong blurred, washing my morals away with it. He knew, and I hate him for that.

Humansitis The Battle For All (144KB - 14 Chapters - PG-13) It's their final year at Hogwarts. Everything they've learned and done come down to this. Our gang battles it out for love, freedom, friendship, truth, and honor. Oh! And Draco, Harry, Ginny, and Hermione get caught in a love square! Agent Granger, CIA (117KB - 10 Chapters - PG-13) Hermione's all grown up and joined the CIA. Yes, we're proud of her, but why isn't she happy? Ever since Ron left her and Harry died, nothing's been right for her...Now ten years later, their paths cross again --

Inwitari Dare You to Move (12KB - One Shot - PG) The wizarding world stands on the brink of war. In the turmoil one woman still feels like a little girl, struggling to forgive herself for her mistakes... and one man is going to make sure the high and mighty take a nasty fall. What happens when plans fail and you have to be strong? What happens when everything you believe in dissipates? Welcome to the resistance, where there is no time to mourn. It's time to make your move. I dare you. Face to Face (7KB - One Shot - PG) When two enemies had to make a choice, they had hoped it would never come to this. People tell you to follow your heart, but how can you when it's split in two? Face to face with your biggest fear, what would you decide? The stars are watching, and you can't argue with fate... To Be A Hero (7KB - One Shot - PG) Everyone is the Hero of their own life story, but what does it take to be the Hero of Hermione's story? In a world riddled with war and pain, nothing is black and white and you have to prepare for the oncoming night. True Heroes are hard to find. We Are the Lucky Ones (5KB - One Shot - PG) When the last battle is over, who is left behind to shed the tears? Who has made the ultimate sacrifice; and who has been lucky?

kishijoten A Family Affair (184KB - 25 Chapters - R) Just after his sixteenth birthday, Draco Malfoy learns of a horrifying plot against his life, forcing him to take on a new identity and adopt a new way of life. Years later, Malfoy learns that time has not stood still back home, and he finds himself dragged once again into the intrigue and danger that always surround anyone named 'Malfoy'.

Lady de Winter Hogwarts Masquerade (5 Chapters - G) Hogwarts hosts its very first Masked Ball and Hermione finds herself making a bet with Ron and dancing with a mysterious stranger. But who is it?

Lady Draherm (eldee_fic) The After Kiss (4KB - One Shot - PG-13) He shouldn’t have done it... Crafty (4KB - One Shot - G) I have other ways that will make you relax... Possible Moments (15KB - One Shot - PG-13) Draco Malfoy has turned his back on the dark side, and his family name. However, he has NO desire to fight with the side of good. During his seventh year at Hogwarts, he must deal with the Slytherins that turn on him, and the Gryffindors who don't believe him. (Written post-OotP, pre-HBP.) Tarnished (4KB - One Shot - G) Just the thought of it left her insides boiling with anger. Their Curse (112KB - 14 Chapters - PG-13) On summer vacation after fifth year, Draco Malfoy accepts a bet from a fellow Slytherin student to spend one hour in Muggle London. He gets lost, and after hours, runs into Hermione Granger. Against their will, they are connected by a curse. Draco must choose between living in a Muggle world with the Grangers for one month, and returning to the wizarding world not cured, not able to perform magic.... Weapon (19KB - One Shot - R) Hermione Granger is on the run from Aurors. Draco Malfoy, Death Eater in hiding, is not pleased when she shows up at his flat. She might just blow his and Blaise's cover, leading the Aurors right to them.

Lucia di Medici Draco Vanitas (Avarice) (8KB - One Shot - PG-13) On the eve of the Dark Lord’s triumph, Draco Malfoy has claimed the last addition to his collection. The Sign of the Asp (6KB - One Shot - PG) A series of vignettes documenting the final days before war breaks for one Draco Malfoy, proud Death Eater.

majamariamaja The Mystery Of You (33KB - Incomplete - R) Hermione's been left by her friends to fend for herself in her last year at Hogwarts. Why? Well, she won't speak about it. Then, as if she hadn't been through enough already, she(being the Head Girl) has to share a common room with Draco Malfoy(Head Boy). What will happen within those walls when they're all alone? Otherwise Engaged (268KB - 24 Chapters - R) Hermione Granger's practically perfect life is turned upside-down after meeting her former enemy at the local pub. This is her story. I froze. I wasn't alone. Was Martin here? I removed the pillow from my face and opened my eyes. It wasn't my bedroom. Where the hell was I? "Good morning, Mudblood." I screamed while jumping into a sitting position. "Malfoy?!"

Priah Falling in Love When You're Ten (287KB - 16 Chapters - R) A trove of song fics and short stories with various plotlines. Rape, desecration, suicide, jealousy, misconception, death, rejection, and everything in between. DracoHermione. R4 sex and mild themes.

twin-v Doing the Unthinkable (16KB - One Shot - PG-13) When a storm prevents Draco and Hermione from buying Valentine's Day gifts for each other, they both resort to doing the unthinkable... Sort of sequel to Reasons. Home To Stay (7KB - One Shot - G) She wants to travel, he wants to marry her. They each go their separate ways, both angry at the other. But one day, she returns... Poison (19KB - One Shot - PG-13) The last of the trilogy... Draco and Hermione's relationship has finally been revealed to their families and friends. Life's great and nothing could be better. Why, then, is the title 'Poison'? Reasons (4KB - One Shot - PG) Draco tries hard to convince himself that he hates Hermione by writing a list of the things he hates about her. But when the list falls into Hermione's hands... Two Miles from London (53KB - One Shot - PG) Hermione sees Draco looking less than his usual dignified self somewhere two miles from London, and offers to help him. She meets Draco's pesky brother, and the two Malfoys compete for the Mudblood's affection.

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To decode the message, simply reverse the alphabet and replace each letter in the encoded message with its corresponding letter in the reversed alphabet.

It's good to see you again, CC Anon. I thought I won't see you again.

The above text translates to: "You say you love rean bor you motylany. You say you the Sun bor you forst soth. You say you gend bor you come abti. This isy I amard what you say you motyl ma."

I don't know what to make of this, but I'm positive that I've decode it right, because some words make sense. I'm begging you CC, please if you're using encode messages right. If you existed in Medieval times, you might've started a war.

Anyways; upon googling, I found this:

"You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains. You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines. You say that you love the wind, but you close your windows when wind blows. This is why I am afraid, you say that you love me too."

Very poetic, Anon, even though I'm not sure if this is what you meant to encode. I'll ask again, who are you? And why play this game?

I do love the Rain, but I do not want to catch the eyes of Indra. I love the Sun, but I refuse to be Icarus. I love the Wind, but oh, the Son of the Wind God is a Celibate. You, however, I have no idea about.

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How many plants can I grow with a 2000w led light?

As a matter of fact, there is no genuine 2000 watt light accessible available.

The greatest brands don't for a moment even promote anything over 1000 watts.

A considerable lot of the bigger Chinese brands, in any case, have "2000 watt" lights. Some go up to "3000 watts."

Be that as it may, even a brief glance at their specs will show you the amount they are overstating.

For reasons unknown, it has become normal practice among Chinese makers to misrepresent their lights' wattage significantly.

Does this mean the lights are not decent?

No. Essentially not consistently.

The vast majority of them are really pointless with regards to blossoming plants, that is valid.

Be that as it may, a couple really take care of business.

Furthermore, that is the justification for this article. I needed to get rid of the relative multitude of bad quality lights and assist you with limiting your choice down to just those lights that are really viable.

However, I likewise needed to ensure you realise that none of these lights really utilise 2000 watts (you wouldn't need a light that consumes 2000w… .simply envision that power bill!).

These lights are not generally comparable to a 2000 watt Concealed light all things considered. That is not where that figure came from.

The producers refer to their lights as "2000w", on the grounds that they have 200 10 watt diodes. Assuming those diodes were driven at their full limit, the light would utilise 2000 watts.

Be that as it may, they aren't. They are driven at under 2 watts. That makes the 2000 number enormously overstated.

Furthermore, it's not only the wattage. All of these makers likewise extraordinarily misrepresent the inclusion region of their lights.

No significant reason to stress.

I'll try to tell you how much power each light really uses and what it is comparable to, as far as Concealed lighting. I'll likewise provide you with a more exact thought of the inclusion region you can anticipate.

With that data, you will actually want to settle on the right light for you.

What's the Best Marijuana Develop Light for My Develop Space and Wanted Yields?

by Cloud Murkiness

You're cruising Amazon searching for the best developed light. The quantity of choices is overpowering. Do you need standard LEDs, a quantum board, a Drove puck, or something different? A HLG 300 R-spec (what I'm utilising at present) or Bug Rancher SF-2000 (look at my develop diary)? What size do you have to obtain the outcomes you need? Today you'll find the solutions to…

3 Most Normal Marijuana Develop Light Inquiries

What's the best size to develop light for X number of plants?

Which weed develops light for a 2×4, 3×3, or 4×4 develop region? (furthermore, different sizes)

What yields could I at any point expect for each size to develop light?

1.) What's the best size to develop light for X number of plants?

Before I answer this inquiry, we should discuss plant numbers. It may very well be difficult to choose the right number of plants to develop. Many home-develop regulations limit producers to somewhere close to 1-6 plants. While it's simpler to develop a couple of plants all at once, more plants bring about additional strains and frequently greater yields at harvest.

This plant created magnificent yields however the gathering would have been greater without void space under the develop light. Adding more plants would have occupied that space rapidly. Developing only each plant in turn likewise makes a weak link. On the off chance that something happens to the plant (like it herms or becomes ill), you are all the way out of plants.

I need to yield a normal of…

1-2 oz per plant - 50W per plant

3-4 oz per plant - 100W per plant

5+ oz per plant - 150+W per plant

Note: Some develop lights are more qualified for developing weed than others. That implies you could get two 300W develop lights that produce ridiculously various yields. In any case, these numbers offer a good guess. Also, recall, no matter what the sort of light, you can accomplish improved yields with high-yielding hereditary qualities and producer experience.

These two tents had clones filled in indistinguishable circumstances aside from the developed light. The left tent utilised a HLG300 R-Spec Drove and the other utilised a 315W LEC develop light (with 4000k bulb). Despite the fact that the two lights utilised a practically identical measure of power (around 300w), the LEC tent created more trichomes and more elevated levels of terpenes while the HLG developed light delivered better returns and THC creation. Despite the fact that the power use was comparative, and the clones had in any case indistinguishable climate (temperature, supplements, develop medium, watering plan, and so forth), the outcomes between the clones was shockingly unique because of the various kinds of light.

Genuine power draw versus identical wattage - While discussing the wattage, focus on the "genuine power draw" (how much power is being long of the wall) to gauge the strength of the developed light. Disregard "same" wattages in light of the fact that these are advertising terms with no goal meaning.

Why the befuddling marking? During the 2000s, the most famous development light was the 600W HPS. At the point when LEDs previously emerged, they were completely marked as "600w HPS same" despite the fact that they utilised a negligible portion of that power and got a small part of the yields. It seems OK as a showcasing trick: doesn't a "600w same" light sound more impressive than a 100w drive? The act of nonsensical Drove marking has continued for north of 10 years, however it appears to be becoming undesirable at long last. You don't require high wattage to get enormous yields, and producers are beginning to understand the force of using objective numbers rather than "counterparts' ' that are made up by showcasing groups.

Instances of suggested develop lights with genuine discussion about what's in store:

Mars Hydro TSL 2000W Drove develop light is "2000W same" however just 300W. While assessing yields and plant numbers, go by the genuine power draw (300W) rather than the same. By taking a gander at the diagram over, that implies the 300W light could expect up to 10 oz with 2-6 plants. 8-10 oz is about normal for a normal to-great develop.

Bug Rancher SF-2000 Drove develop light likewise has "2000" in the name, however this one proposes 200W out of the wall. That implies you would ordinarily expect up to 7 oz with 1-4 plants. Be that as it may, the Bug Rancher lights appear to perform better compared to average per watt I would say and with cultivators who've written in. My pot plants delivered 10 oz on my most memorable attempt with this light, and others have revealed 8 oz.

Electric Sky ES300 Drove utilises 300W. Its principal and just drawback is that it's weighty (which smells to set up) yet other than that it's my number one drive to develop light for all over convenience, bud quality, and particularly yields. It will in general get the best yields per watt of any LEDs I've developed up to this point. In my develop diary it delivered more than 11 oz with 3 plants in coco.

I trust this exhibits why you want to search for both the cultivator results and genuine power to attract contrast lights as gone against with simply taking a gander at the "same" number on a Drove develop light. Fortunately, numerous legitimate Drove brands are changing from comparable to genuine wattages in their item names. For instance, HLG lights like the HLG 600 R-Spec are recorded precisely. The name says 600 and really utilises 600W, and that implies a cultivator could expect around 20 oz with 4-12 plants.

2.) What size develops light for a 2×4, 3×3, or 4×4 tent? (Metric 0.6mx0.6m or 1mx1m, and so forth.)

A few producers simply need to expand the power utilised, others care more about making the greatest yields, and a few cultivators care most about making things simpler. Here are a few significant hints to recall with regards to picking the right size develop light for your develop space:

Light impression - Basically every developed light has a suggested light impression, which is typically recorded in the item subtleties by the producer. For instance, it might say the suggested impression is 2'x4′ for the blossoming stage. That implies that this light is intended to develop plants in that size space. Much more than the proposals underneath, it's energetically suggested you go by the producer's proposal first.

Instructions to get the best yields for power - A few lights are more electrically productive than others. By and large, the more modest Drove developed lights (under 300w or somewhere in the vicinity) run the most effectively and get the best yields for how much power is utilised. Fluorescent developed lights like CFLs and T5s will quite often get the most exceedingly awful yields for the wattage. It likewise boosts productivity by getting a smallish light for your developing space. That is on the grounds that there will be a few additional lights around the edges that add little however critical sums to your yields without utilising any greater power. As a little something extra, it's more straightforward to oversee heat in a space that is fairly greater than needed.

Instructions to get the best yields for space - On the off chance that you care more about boosting yields for a specific space, it's prescribed to get the most impressive develop light your space can uphold. LEDs and HPS develop lights that get the greatest yields for how much space is utilised. When you get to the greater sizes (above 500W or something like that), regularly a HPS will get improved yields for how much space (while perhaps not really the most electrically proficient). A 600W HPS fill light in a 4'x4′ develop tent is a great decision that costs about $800 to get set up and can deliver more than 20 oz per reap. Of the relative multitude of HPS lights, the 600w size is the most proficient. On the off chance that you will manage a ton of intensity, you might in fact fit a 1000W in a 4'x4′ develop space and produce 35 oz or more. While involving greater lights in a somewhat little space, it turns out to be a higher priority than any time in recent memory to make an extraordinary exhaust framework to vent heat.

Genuine wattage - While looking to develop lights, search for the genuine power draw or measure of power used to run the develop light. This is often found covered in the item subtleties. The real wattage utilised assists you with contrasting different develop lights straightforwardly. Frequently this number is unique in relation to the number in the Drove develop light's name (models underneath)

3.) What yields could I at any point expect for each size to develop light?

You'll see that many of these inquiries are firmly associated with one another. Yields and several plants and develop lights, gracious my! This segment takes a gander at wattages as well as sort of develops light. Here's data about the normal respects expected by developing a light sort

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We are walking along Thessaloniki’s renovated waterfront, so you can get a pretty good idea of what you can expect to see and do there. It’s a pedestrianised strip, about 3 Km long, by the Thermaic Gulf. We are walking from Thessaloniki Concert Hall east to the Umbrellas Sculpture, covering a distance of almost 3 Km. This should take you around 35 minutes to walk, but we have shortened it to about 20 minutes so you can see the most important parts. This video was shot with a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in 10-bit HLG and a stereo natural sound, so you can enjoy in 4K HDR on compatible devices!

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HDR Formats Types: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG

Most new TVs have the ability to display HDR content, which has more detail in the bright and dark areas of the image, for a greater “dynamic range” compared to non-HDR content. Billed as a way to get brighter colors and a better image, HDR essentially allows you to get brighter images and more vibrant colors — as long as the screen and the content support the tech.

But what exactly is HDR? And what’s the difference between HDR formats? From HDR10 to Dolby Vision, here’s everything you need to know about HDR.

What is HDR?

HDR stands for “High Dynamic Range”. It is a technology that produces images with a large perceptible difference between bright and dark regions. This capability achieves lifelike images and preserves precise details in lighting variations and gradations for realistically bright or dark pictures without subtle detail loss.

There are a number of different types of HDR that you’ll find on displays these days. The most popular include HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG. Next, we will have a closer look at them.

What is HDR10?

Supported by everything

Better image quality potential than Standard Dynamic Range (SDR), but perhaps not as good as HDR10+ or Dolby Vision

Static metadata

HDR10 is the most common and popular type of HDR, since it is an open standard and is used by a huge range of streaming services, including Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, and more. Also it is free to use for manufacturers, so it can be decoded by any HDR TV and streamed by any HDR streamer.

HDR10 uses something called “static metadata.” This means that there’s one HDR “look” for the entire movie or show. This is certainly better than SDR content, but it doesn’t allow for, say, a really bright scene to look its absolute best, nor a dark scene its best, within the same movie. The advantage of that is that it takes up less bandwidth than a format like Dolby Vision, which can send metadata frame-by-frame.

What is HDR10+?

Championed by Samsung

Not widely supported

Dynamic metadata

Potentially better image than vanilla HDR10

As you probably figured from the name, HDR10+ is like HDR10… but plus. The plus in this case is dynamic metadata, improving on HDR10’s static. This means that on a per-scene — or even per-image — basis, the content can provide the TV with all the information it needs to look its absolute best. The only problem is that it’s a Samsung format. Although they promise that there will be no licensing fees, it is still a bit of stumbling block.

Although there are many TV manufacturers producing HDR10+ compatible TVs, content and other devices are not as prevalent. The intention is for it to become more popular over time and more competitive with Dolby Vision.

What is Dolby Vision?

Widely supported

Potentially the best image quality of all the formats

Less content than stock HDR10

Dolby Vision is a format developed by Dolby Labs. Since it’s a propriety format, Dolby Labs licenses it, which means that companies have to pay Dolby to use it.

Dolby Vision offers a number of clear advantages over other HDR formats, making a big push for HDR. It supports 12-bit color, and a theoretical maximum brightness of a hefty 10,000 nits, so it is much more future-proof than other HDR standards.

What is HLG?

From BBC and NHK

Free to use

Broadcast friendly

HLG, or Hybrid Log-Gamma, was created by Britain’s BBC and Japan’s NHK. Unlike the formats we’ve discussed so far, it’s actually backward-compatible with SDR TVs. HLG is likely better than SDR, but perhaps not quite the picture quality of the other HDR formats, since it can’t do much to the black levels of an image — so you won’t really get much better detail in shadows and night scenes.

HLG is still in its infancy, and as a result, there isn’t much HLG content out there. We’ll have to wait and see if that changes over time.

Conclusion

Ultimately, the difference between the formats isn’t that important. The quality of the TV itself has a much bigger impact on HDR. There are limitations with HDR, though, because TVs can’t reach the 10,000 nit peak brightness and all the colors HDR is capable of, but most TVs still deliver a satisfying HDR experience.

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Which is the best TV technology in 2022?

The television technology landscape has undergone a major makeover in recent years. Dozens of technologies emerged—from OLEDs to QLEDs, webOS to Android OS, 4K to 8K—complicating the decision to buy a TV. With the advent of smart TV, users now watch what they want, when they want, and how they want. If you are one among those who are planning to buy LED TV online, then this article is for you.

Here we have listed the best TV technologies in 2022 that you must look for in your new LED TV before you make a purchase.

8K: Future of High Resolution

Over the years, the resolution has been the main playground for improvement in TVs. We have moved now from HD to 8K. It may seem exaggerated, but prominent TV innovations would not have been possible if it wasn’t for high-resolution technology. 8K TVs are truly premium and only reputed brands like Sony, Samsung, LG, and Panasonic are currently offering 8K TVs in India. It is a super high resolution, which in terms of pixel count is four times better than 4K resolution and 16 times better than Full HD resolution. In order to really enjoy 8K content, a screen size less than 55’ wouldn’t make much sense.

HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG

HDR is basically technology to improve two important factors: contrast ratio and color accuracy of the content on the TV. The most basic form of HDR is HDR10. It is the most frequently used and easily available HDR format. Many new mid to premium range TVs nowadays come with HDR10+. In short, HDR10+ is better than HDR10. Better than HDR10+ is the proprietary Dolby Vision format HDR. This HDR format often is clubbed with Dolby Atmos or Dolby Digital sound system and TVs that come with both are marketed as Dolby Cinema TVs.

Before picking the type of TV for your Home, don’t forget to calculate the size you need and list out the technologies and features you would like to have in your LED TV.

At Sathya stores online, we cater the latest LED TVs from all the top TV brands that can be bought at an affordable price on Sathya special Diwali offers. You can learn more about the types of TVs and the advantages of having them in your home at our blog page. Or you can drop an enquiry with your needs, where our customer care service will call back and help you pick the perfect LED TV/ Smart TV for your home according to your needs and budget.

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Hi, besties! I just wanted to put a little update out there for all of you. It is my first weekend home and it was a little hectic. However, next weekend should be better and I will be posting the next chapter of HLG! I am so sorry for the delay! I would also like to thank everyone for the sweet messages, It was nice to read them while I was away, and they continue to give me strength while I am gone. Thank you everyone for still being here with me and for being so kind in this time. ❤️ I love you all so much 🫶🏼

Alsooo, if any of you would care to be besties and closer or would like to see what I am up to or just have another place to contact me if you ever need anything ❤️ I will drop my only other social (IG) down here 🫶🏼

IG: aayyeelyssa (my bio talks about me lifting heavy circles if y’all need more reassurance it is me lol)

But if you are ever in need of any support or need someone to talk to, feel free to contact me on there, I will try to always respond in a timely matter! I’m not on here too much when I am away. Please feel free to reach out if you are in need of anything. I care deeply for every single one of you and I will give my support anywhere it is needed, I love you ❤️

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KNOX!!!!!

Okay, so, confession. In the show, Cole is my least favorite character (not including the villains). I don't hate him and I have a lot of story ideas for him, but I just ...

Movie Cole, however, and fanfiction Movie Cole (still don't like him as much as Kai, Zane and Lloyd) but I like him, I genuinely like him and I love how you portray his character and his struggles, his strengths and weaknesses, it's beautiful and I love it.

Okay, so I've been waiting to see what Jay would do since his talk with Pixal because yeah, the story is very Kai centered in its perspective which means that Jay kind of faded into the background on Kai's radar and in turn he also began fading into the background for people who always had him as their top three people to care for. That said, it's really cool to see Jay take the lead when it comes to caring for other people's emotional struggles while also not ignoring his own struggles and making himself heard.

Zane with Kai's jacket ... this is adorable.

Skylor really is in a bad place mentally, emotionally, literally. Please tell me Chen gets punched in the face at least once (once by every person who cares for Kai - yes this includes Skylor, she cares she just has a hard time showing it properly).

Thank you for the wonderful chapter, it was well worth the wait.

RAAAA MASSIVE COMPLIMENT TO BE ABLE TO WRITE A CHARACTER UR NOT TOTALLY A FAN OF AND LOWKEY MAKE YA ENJOY THEM YESSSSSSSS I AM WINNINGNGLS;DKMFLSMDF

Watch Jay be the most emotionally mature person here real-- WHEEZE ngl i struggle with writing jay sometimes cause i tend to have the habit of toning him down? it's in character for movie jay but show jay is just so blunt and chatty and loud and very opinionated and i wanted to start pulling more of that into how i write him ;-; and also bro wouldn't let the chapter continue until he'd said his piece so that was hilarious to figure out while trying to write hLGJDF

The jacket has been stolen real- </3 will Kai ever get it back? bro i dunno but he's got Cole's old hoodie tho so equivalent exchange ig--

Skylor sure be having an interesting time finding out Kai ran away from his soulmates too. Cause that's new info for her! She didn't know that! And yeah she's doing her best in a crappy sitution and her best isn't the greatest. Alas, no punches for Chen :pensive_emoji: ...well, unless i snuck one in there for ya, ngl i might hmhm i'll think about it mate

Thanks for the ask and ur thoughts!! I really enjoy reading peoples thoughts on my story and writing (specifically tHe positive stuff i ain't even gonna pretend hLG;KSDF boost my ego--) Happy it was worth the wait!!! <333

#Knox rambles #LEGO Ninjago Wobbly Hearts AU #asks #crossroads-of-the-raven

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milesdickpic · 8 months

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His Little Girl | Bradley Bradshaw x Reader P.81

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ONE YEAR WITH HLG ANNIVERSARY!! ❤️

Hi, besties! Here is 2/2 days in a row post to celebrate our ONE YEAR with HLG. Thank you all for everything and your unconditional love and support, you all mean everything to me. I love you all so much! 💕 Happy reading and enjoy! ❤️

A/n: The boys are both finally home and the gang is all together again! How will everyone react to Baby Boy's name?

Word Count: 3.2k

Warnings: cursing, crying, panicking, making fun of Rooster, slight bullying, but so so much LOVEEE and MUSHHH 🥰

Please don't take my work, I will find you.

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You and Bradley finally pulled into the driveway of your house. Jake’s truck was already in the driveway, so that meant he and Nat were already home from work. Bradley turned off the truck and looked at you. He raised his brows and smiled.

“You ready, sweetheart?”

You bit your lower lip and nodded. “Definitely.”

Bradley unbuckled himself and came around to help you. You got out of the car and stood there waiting for him. He went to open both of the back doors to start getting the boys out. He popped Luke’s car seat out and you popped baby boy B’s car seat out. Bradley took him from you and nodded towards the door. “Let’s get them inside, baby.” You walked over to the door and opened it.

You were welcomed into the house with a bunch of blue balloons and a whole dinner table full of food and desserts. Jake and Nat came running over to Welcome all four of you home.

“Holy shit, you guys!” Bradley chuckled as he set the boys down and hugged them.

“Welcome home!” They came over and hugged you. Shortly after Leia and Austin came through the door and were greeted by Jake and Nat as well.

Bradley picked up the boys and brought them over to the couch area. He sat their car seats down on the coffee table and started to remove them from their car seats. He handed Luke to Jake, who eagerly awaited holding at least one of the babies. He started to undo baby boy B’s belts. When he finally got him out he held him to his face.

“Meet our other little boy, everyone.” He grabbed his little hand and made him wave to everyone.

Everyone started to “Awwwh” at your baby boy. Bradley handed him to Nat.

“Oh my gosh. Look at them both in their little flight suits.” She sat on the couch next to Jake as they looked at the boys eagerly. Austin sat next to Nat and wrapped his arm over her shoulders. Leia sat next to her uncle Jake and looked at her little brother.

You sat on the single sofa and finally felt relaxed to be home. Bradley came over and sat on the arm of the chair. He leaned back and put his arm behind you. He kissed the top of your head as you both watched them all get to know your boys.

“Rooster, how can you tell them apart? They look exactly alike.” Jake laughed and looked at Bradley.

He looked down at you and you nodded. He looked back up to all of them as they looked at Bradley for his answer. “Well, we dressed them accordingly.” He chuckled.

“Bradshaw. They are wearing the same exact thing. What are you talking about?” Nat laughed.

Bradley shook his head, “Their initials are on each of their onesies. All of their clothes are like that so they don’t ever get mixed up.” He started to laugh as he leaned into you.

“Oh, you’re right!” Jake held Luke in one hand on his lap as he ran his free hand’s index finger over the little initials embroidered onto Luke’s little onesie. “L.N.B.” He smiled. “Luke Nicolas Bradshaw.” He chuckled cleverly.

Austin leaned into Nat’s back. “Baby Boy B still only has B.B.B on his though?” They all looked up at you and Bradley.

“Does he not have a name yet?” Nat raised her brow at the both of you.

Bradley rolled his eyes and sighed, “He does, I told you all that. His initials just happen to be the same as baby boy B. It was not planned. Well, kind of.” Bradley furrowed his brows and smiled at you. “You wanna tell them his name, sweetheart?”

You giggled and shook your head, “No, honey. You can tell them.”

He nodded and kissed the top of your head. “Okay.”

Jake scoffed, “Can someone just tell us his name already. I’m dying to know.” He laughed and Nat looked over at him with narrowed eyes.

“Rush much, Bagman.” She chuckled and shook her head.

Austin looked at you and Bradley. “What’s the handsome fellow’s name?” He placed his index finger into baby boy b’s hand.

Bradley looked at you one more time before looking at them and smiling. He licked his lips and bit his bottom one and let out a little chuckle.

“His name is Bradley.”

Jake palmed his forehead, “Oh you have got to be shitting me.” Leia slapped her uncle Jake’s arm.

“Uncle Jakey that’s not nice.” Jake placed a kiss on Leia’s head.

“I’m sorry, honey. You’re right. I apologize.”

Austin chuckled. “Bradley.”

Nat smiled at Bradley. “After you, huh?”

Bradley nodded and smiled. “Yup.”

Hangman looked over baby Bradley’s little flight suit, “There are three Bs, Rooster. Don’t leave us on a cliff hanger now.” He chuckled and looked up at Bradley with a mischievous grin.

Bradley leaned back and started to laugh. “Yup. Our triple B.”

“Well?” Jake raised his brows at Bradley. “His name?”

Bradley smiled really big, “Bradley Bradford Bradshaw.”

Jake put his eyes into his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, “Holy shit, Bradshaw.” He shook his head in his hand.

Nat had her mouth wide open in a grin and blinked her eyes slowly. She was trying to hold back her laughter.

Austin had his hand over his mouth, but you and Bradley could both see he was hiding a huge smile behind it. He looked down and over at Natasha. She still had her mouth wide and her eyes even wider.

“Come on, Bradshaw.” Jake started to chuckle.

Leia jumped up from her place by her uncle Jakey. She placed her hands on her head and jumped around. “DADDY HE’LL BE BULLIED!”

You looked up at Bradley and started to laugh loudly. He pushed his lips in a line and looked down.

Jake finally looked up at Bradley, “Did you pick his name, Bradshaw? You know names are permanent?” He made his eyes wide.

Bradley licked his lips and looked up at his friends. He had a small smirk on his face.

“Rooster… Is this a joke? Are you messing with us? Or are you for real?” Nat narrowed her eyes at Bradley.

Bradley raised his eyebrows in shock. “I’m not kidding. That is baby boy’s name.”

Nat’s look turned into a soft smile. “I personally love it.”

Austin lightly scratched at baby Bradley’s stomach, “Hey, baby Brad.”

Jake shook his head and looked at Bradley with a raised brow. “You and your old man have the same sick sense of humor.” Jake started to laugh and Bradley joined. “That’s one hell of a name, Bradshaw.” Jake smiled and looked over at baby Bradley.

“We have a Brad Brad and now we have a Brad cubed,” Nat said in a baby voice to baby Bradley as she caressed his cheeks.

Leia went over to her little brother and looked at him with concern. “Bradley Bradford Bradshaw…” She pushed her lips together and looked at you and Bradley. “It kinda has a ring to it.” She giggled and placed a kiss on her baby brothers head. “I love you either way triple Brad.”

You laid against Bradley and started to laugh, “You sure picked a hell of a name, babe.”

He leaned down and kissed your head, “I had to continue the tradition my dad started. Wouldn’t be fair if it ended with me.”

“I love you, Bradley. You are crazy.” You sighed and relaxed into his hip.

“I love you, sweetheart.”

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Bradley’s POV

I was sitting with you on the couch. You were pumping to see if you could get any milk out. I was holding both of the boys while Leia laid her head on my lap. The boys were fast asleep, their mouths slightly open, laying on my chest and holding hands. I chuckled and called for you, “Baby, look. They’re holding hands.” You looked over and saw their little hands intertwined with each other.

You gasped, “Oh my gosh, They are so precious.” Leia got up from my lap and looked.

“That is so cute! Braddy and Lukey are holding hands!” She leaned in and kissed their heads. “Daddy, when were they born?”

I looked at the boys and then back at Leia. “They were born on July 12th.” I smiled at Leia.

Her eyes lit up and she gasped, “That’s near my birthday!”

I nodded and reached my hand out for her face. I caressed her cheek, “It is, my love. What do you want to do for your birthday?”

She tapped her finger to her chin as she thought about it. “I really want to go home and see my uncles, Papa Mav, Penny, and my friends… but I know we can’t…” She started to think again. “Hmm.” She looked down and kept thinking.

I looked over at you and you were looking at Leia sadly. You and I both knew how much she missed everyone back in San Diego.

“Oh I know! Can we all just watch movies in the backyard?” Leia looked up at me with her puppy eyes.

I smiled, “That’s all you want to do, baby?” I raised my brows at her.

She nodded with a big smile on her face. “I know you and momma will be busy with baby Brad and Luke, so I just wanna watch movies with everyone and cuddle, Daddy.” She interlocked her fingers together and placed her hands on her cheek.

I chuckled, “Are you positive, Leia Rey?”

You tickled her side slightly, “You don’t wanna have a party, baby? You’re going to be turning 7!”

She shook her head with a smile, “I just want to be home with my family, momma.”

You furrowed your brows and looked at me. I pushed my lips together and we both looked at Leia.

“Okay, Leia girl. Movies on your birthday with the family it is.” I caressed her cheek and then placed my hand back on Luke’s back.

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Later on that night, we started to get the kids ready for bed. Phoenix gave Leia a bath and changed her into pajamas for bed. You and I gave the boys their first bath at home. I was fucking nervous. I had never given such a small human; nonetheless, TWO a bath before. Thank god you were there to help.

First up was little Brad. I placed him on the bed and started to remove his onesie. “All right little man. Left arm… and right arm…” I smiled as I removed his little arms from each sleeve. I picked him up and placed a couple of kisses on his cheek. “I love you, little Brad.” A little grin peered across his face and I used everything in me to hold back my tears. I placed him back down on the bed and wrapped him in his towel. I picked him up and held him in the palms of my hands as I walked over to you. You were filling up his little tub with water.

“Special delivery, mama.” I rubbed the tip of my nose with his and clicked my tongue quietly at him. You watched him and me in the reflection of the mirror. I kept rubbing my nose against his little face as I cooed over him. “I love you, my baby. You and your brother are so perfect.” I kissed his cheek over and over again causing another smile to appear on his face. “Ahhhh, there’s a sight to see. I love you, Bradley.” I smiled at him, still holding my tears back.

You laid your head on my arm and smiled as you poked our son’s nose. “Water is ready, Daddy.”

I started to unravel the towel from around our son. I undid his diaper and slowly started to submerge him into the water. I held his head and cupped water into my palm and washed it over his body.

You wrapped your arms around my waist and laid your head on me as you watched. “You look like a natural, babe. Look at him. So relaxed, not a care in the world.” I could hear a smile crack across your face. “My perfect boys.” You looked over to the bassinet next to us where Luke was lying fast asleep.

“Am I doing the right, sweetheart?” I looked slightly over at you as I kept cupping water over our son’s body. You nodded slowly. You pointed to the soap and little washcloth.

“Go ahead, honey.” You smiled and encouraged me. “You got this.”

I nodded and grabbed the washcloth. I placed it into the water and placed it on Little Brad’s chest. I grabbed the soap and put little dollops of it onto the washcloth. I rubbed it softly as the suds started to form. I started to wash his little body slowly. He relaxed into the palm of my hand. This was the icing on the cake. I couldn’t hold back anymore. I cried. Hard.

I chuckled as tears fell from my eyes. “Oh my gosh. I’m doing it, sweetheart.” I sniffled before my snot could drip. “This is so cool.” You and I started to laugh.

“You are doing it perfectly, Bradley. You are the best dad in the world.” You kissed my arm and rubbed it. “I love you so much.” You looked at me through the mirror and I looked up back at you. We shared a smile.

“I love you, y/n, Forever.”

After I finished little Brad’s bath, you took him back to the bed to prepare him for bed. I started to get Luke ready for his bath. “All right little man, you’re up next!” I smiled. I swaddled him in his towel as I replaced the water in the tub with new clean water.

I picked up Luke and he pushed around a little bit. I bounced him in my arms and rocked him as I shushed him. I rubbed the bridge of his nose gently with the tip of my index finger. “You’re okay, Luke. Daddy’s got you.” I placed a kiss on his forehead and rocked him for a little bit. I checked the water temperature and it was perfect. I started to unravel Luke from his towel. I took off his diaper and placed him into the water.

He started to fuss. My eyes went wide. “Holy shit.” I started to cover him with water and tried to console him. “You’re okay buddy. Daddy’s here. We are just gonna take a quick bath and then you’ll be back in some warm clothes in your warm bed.” He started to whine quietly. It broke my fucking heart.

“Heyyyy. Shhhhh. It’s okay baby boy. I’ve got you. Shhhhhh.” I started to wash his body trying to be quick.

You came over and wrapped your arms around my waist. “Do we have our first little temper tantrum, Mr. Bradshaw?” You giggled as you watched me panicking as I washed Luke.

I sighed, “It seems so, Mrs. Bradshaw.” I looked at you with sad puppy eyes. “Please help me, mama.”

You giggled and patted my hip and replaced my hands with yours. “I’ll take it from here, Daddy.” You placed a kiss on Luke's little head and washed him slowly. “It’s okay, baby. Mommy’s here.”

I placed one hand on your waist and the other against the counter. I watched as you gave Luke a bath. You were literally an expert. He was still fussy, but not as fussy as he was with me. Then it happened. He opened his little eyes. The first time he or little Brad had done it.

You gasped. “Oh my gosh…. Bradley…Look…” His little eyes were beaming up at you. When he saw you, his fussing stopped completely.

I chucked. “A mama’s boy this one is going to be.” I looked at you with so much love welling in my chest. “But who wouldn’t? Their mama is perfect.”

You looked up at me through the mirror and blushed. I smiled at you and kissed your cheek.

“Oh. No. Freaking. Way.” You started to laugh.

I smiled, “What, babe?”

You looked back at me and shook your head. “It seems to me that the Bradshaw boys have inherited those pretty green eyes you have.”

My eyes went wide as well as my mouth. I looked at you shocked. “YES!” I pumped my fists into the air. “Sorry, sweetheart. You’re screwed now. 4 pairs of puppy dog eyes begging you for more brownies?” I chuckled. “You stand NO CHANCE in this household.” I squinted my eyes at you. “How’s it feel to be the only brownie in this family?” I raised a brow at you.

You smiled sweetly and kissed my lips softly. “Makes me feel unique. For once.”

I raised my brows and chuckled. “I love that, baby.”

You finished up with Luke’s bath and brought him over to the bed to get him ready for bed. I laid on the bed and watched as you got him ready. You picked him up and gave him a couple of kisses before placing him in his bassinet.

You kissed both little Brad and Luke’s cheeks. “Good night, boys. Mommy loves you so much.”

I got up and went over to them. I gave each of their bellies little rubs. “Good night, lady killers. Daddy will see you in a couple of hours for feeding.” I placed a kiss on each of them.

I wrapped my arm around your shoulder as we stood there watching them sleep. I kissed your cheek. “Shall we go and say good night to our Princess Leia?”

You looked up at me and nodded. “Let's.”

We left the bedroom door open and walked down to Leia’s room. Hangman, Austin, and Phoenix were in there reading a bedtime story to her. I knocked on the door and they all looked over.

“We came to say good night to our little girl.” Leia sat up in her bed smiling at you and me.

Hangman, Austin, and Phoenix stood up and moved over. Hangman patted my back. “We are gonna go say good night to the boys.” He winked at us while he, Phoenix, and Austin made their way to our room down the hall.

We sat at the side of Leia’s bed and gave her kisses. “Good night, my princess Leia. I love you so much.” You pinched her cheek and kissed her over and over again.

“Mama!” She giggled. “I love you.”

You started to tuck her in as I sat next to her. I pushed her curls from her face and smiled at her. She relaxed against my hand and rubbed her cheek into my palm.

I smiled and leaned in to kiss her nose. “I love you, sweetheart. Sweet dreams.” I rubbed the tip of my nose with hers. We both scrunched our noses and shared a giggle. “You are perfect, Leia Rey.”

She smiled up at me and blushed. “I love you, Daddy. Always.”

I kissed her cheek over and over again. “You have my heart, Leia Rey. Forever.”

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WELCOME HOME BABY BOYS! Stay tuned for how your and Bradley's first official night home with the boys will be. Do you think it will be smooth or chaotic? 🫣 Thanks for being here, babes! I'll see you in the next chapter, besties! 🫶🏼

Bradshaw Boys' future babysitters are in the comments 😈

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sarahsmi13s · 1 year

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A Glimpse of Trouble

(not my gif - found on pinterest)

pairing: jake ‘hangman’ seresin x fem!oc

characters: jake seresin, fem!oc, sarah’s students, baby seresin (mentioned) the dagger squad, the bradshaws (hlg), doctor mallard (oc)

warnings: language, pregnancy, school, drinking (all of age), doctor’s appointments, i’m sorry if i missed any

word count: ~3.9k

also thank you Lyss for the title assistance❤️🫶🏼

this is part 4 of the jake x oc series (masterlist)

loose summary: after celebrating the new year with the dagger squad, sarah informs her students of her upcoming name change and they go to their first appointment

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It was time to go back to school, the New Year had finally arrived and basketball season was getting closer to playoffs. Softball practice was also beginning.

Sarah and Jake reigned in the New Year with the Dagger Squad, but kept Sarah’s pregnancy on the down low until after her first ultrasound appointment. She also had planned to tell her students, but she would start off the New Year by announcing her engagement.

The New Year’s party was a little tricky, it wasn’t easy hiding the lack of alcohol consumption on her part. She was declining drink, saying she needed to be able to have a productive day tomorrow because school was starting that week.

It was hard for Jake not to run around shouting in everyone’s face that was going to be a dad. He wanted to shout from his cockpit that he was going to be a father, but he understood his fiancé’s concerns about wanting to wait.

Bradley, Alyssa, and Leia were sworn to secrecy as well.

However, the engagement was spoken of non-stop. Wives and girlfriends of the squad were flocking to see Sarah's ring, which she proudly showed them. Phoenix was surprised to see Jake have picked such a ring.

“Bagman really picked that out? It’s gorgeous,” she said, turning it so the moon hit the stones just right. “He had a little help from Leia Rey, he told me he was stuck on a few and needed an outside opinion.” Phoenix nodded, “Well, she did a fantastic job.” Sarah smiled, looking from her ring to her fiancé. “He actually showed me all the rings he considered. Said he nearly bought them all to let me pick, but he knows I’m indecisive. And I would have like any of ‘em, truly. I would’ve accepted one made out of paper. But this one is perfect.”

Phoenix smiled and hugged Sarah, “Well congratulations, girl. I’m happy for you both, I’ll drink an extra glass just for you.” She sent her a wink. “Don’t want you hungover while checking over lesson plans and getting things for your room.”

Sarah giggled and shook her head, walking over to Alyssa.

“You doin’ okay over here?” Alyssa tore her eyes away from Rooster. “No, I’m not.” Sarah chuckled, “What’s up?” She gestured over to Bradley, “Girl, look at him!” Sarah looked over, seeing Rooster laughing with a drink and his aviators on. “I see him… but what am I lookin’ for?”

Alyssa downed her drink, “When we got here, that shirt was buttoned up. Now look at him, showin’ of his chest hair. And those damn curls look so defined right now. Ugh! He looks so slutty right now and it’s becoming harder and harder to contain myself.” Sarah laughed, going behind the bar to get a water bottle. “Girl, tell me about it. My hormones can’t handle Jake sometimes, especially right now with his black button up just open like that. I should have made him wear the sweater.”

They shook their heads, “What gave them the right to be so fine? And who the fuck told them they could be this sexy?”

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Sarah sat at her desk, anxiously tapping on the desk as she waited for her first class to come in.

Her first wave of students came in all smiling as they sat at their tables. “Morning Coach G!” “Good morning you guys!” She got up and sat on a stool she had in the front of her marker board.

“How was your break?” A collective ‘good’ was heard. She nodded, “That’s good. Did you guys do anything fun?”

Some students shrugged, some nodded very enthusiastically. “Okay, well, let’s have everyone do a short recap, talk about trips, family events, what have you. But let’s try to keep it brief, okay?”

She went table by table, student by student until everyone had a chance to speak.

“What did you do over the break, Coach?” She smiled and sat up in her seat.

“Well, Hangman and I had planned to fly out to go see our families for Christmas-” “Wait, where are you and Hangman from?” A student asked, tilting her head. “Well, Hangman grew up in Texas and I grew up in Arkansas.” “How did you guys meet?” “His sister was my roommate in college. We played on the softball team together.” She nodded, “Ooooh.”

Sarah nodded, chuckling a little bit, “Back to the story, we planned to fly out for Christmas, but the weather in Texas wasn’t cooperating and the airports weren’t allowing incoming or departing flights. So we just stayed home and video called for Christmas.”

One of the seniors, who is particularly close with Jake, raised his hand, “Did Hangman’s squadron not do anything?” She nodded, smiling, “Oh they did, we all did a little something at the beginning of the week so everyone had a chance to get home for Christmas, but we did get to spend New Year together. And Jake and I spent Christmas Eve at our friend's house.”

A collective sound of interest was heard, and she knew they wanted to know what she got for Christmas.

“Well,” she stood up and grabbed the tumbler cup that was on her desk. “I got this from Hangman’s wingman, their squadron had given me an honorary callsign and Rooster- well, Alyssa really- had this made. Jake’s got one to match.”

“What did Hangman get you?” Lauren, one of Sarah’s basketball player’s asked, a curious- almost knowing tone in her voice.

“I am so glad you asked,” Sarah sat her cup down and grabbed a marker. “Because by this October…” She began writing on her board, “I won’t be Coach Grant.” The audible gasps from behind her made her grin. They knew where she was headed but their eyes still lit up when Sarah stepped to the side to reveal her board.

‘Coach Grant Seresin

October 2023’

The students cheered, quickly quieting down when Sarah instructed them to. But their giddiness about their favorite history teacher getting married to the cocky- but lovable- aviator couldn’t be extinguished. The boys tried to look indifferent, trying to play it cool, but a lot of them love Jake and see him like a big brother. And the girls wanted to see the ring and wanted to watch the video of his proposal. Of course Sarah made sure to stop it before Jake got his gift.

Sarah checked the time, “Okay, y’all, the bell is about to ring. I know you’re excited, so am I, but I want to tell all of my students. So let’s try and keep it quiet for just a little bit longer and then tomorrow you can tell whoever, sound like a plan?” They all nodded. “Okay, cool.”

“Oh!” She almost forgot to mention, “I will not be here Friday, I have a doctor’s appointment. I’ll make sure to remind you as the week moves on.” The bell rang, “Alright, have a great day and remember if you need me, my door is open!”

*******

Sarah walked in with a huge smile on her face.

All of her students were extremely excited for her and Jake. Sending their congratulations.

She went right to the couch, laying down and turning on the TV. It was part of her routine that she developed over the year and a half she’d been teaching in California. After school practice, come home, unwind and recharge for a little bit, if it’s close for Jake to be home she starts on dinner, if not she might clean or makes sure she has everything for dinner.

But ever since she got pregnant, the fatigue just knocks her out. So once she got comfortable on the couch, put on a movie or show she’s seen a hundred times, and got still, she was out like a light.

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Jake walked in the door, setting his duffle next to hers on the entryway table, “Hey, Honey I-” He stopped mid sentence, his eyes finding the sight of his fiancé passed out on the couch.

A soft smile came over his features and he took off his boots before going any further. He padded over to her and squatted down.

His right hand found the dip in her waist as his eyes looked at her face. The lamp casted a warm glow over her features. He brought his right hand up to push her hair out of her face and he smiled when her nose scrunched.

Placing a small kiss on her nose, Jake stood up and went to change.

When he came back down in sweats and a t-shirt, Sarah was still asleep.

He chuckled to himself and went to the kitchen, trying to figure out what he could fix considering there were foods that Sarah couldn’t have.

As he looked over his options, arms wrapped around his middle and a cheek pressed into his back.

Jake smiled, his hands moving to hold Sarah’s over his stomach. “Did you have a nice nap?” She hummed and he felt her nod against his back. “I’m sorry I didn’t have dinner started when you got home,” she mumbled and he could hear the emotion in her voice.

He quickly turned and cupped her face, “Hey, that’s okay. It’s not a big deal.” Her eyes filled with tears, “I meant to start it, but I guess-” He placed a quick kiss on her lips, “Honey, I’m not mad. I get it. You went back to work today and you’re creating life at the same time, you’re gonna be tired. It’s normal, Baby.”

Jake’s thumbs wipe her tears, “We can just order something, Sweetheart. It’s okay.” She sniffled, “Can we get Chick-fil-a?” Jake smiled at her, “Of course we can. Do you want your usual sandwich?” She nodded, “Yeah, please.” He kissed her forehead and then her lips, “Comin’ right up. Why do you go get comfortable while I order it?” “I’m gonna wear your sweats, okay?”

He smirked, growling a little bit, and wiggled his brows, “Baby, that’s more than okay.” He squeezed her butt a little bit. “You know I can’t wait until you’re wearing sundresses everywhere.”

Sarah giggled and patted his chest, “We still got a bit to go, big boy.” She turned and went towards the stairs. Jake tried to pop her butt with the towel, “Hey, we still need to come up with names Sugar.” “We’ll get there, I’ve got a list.” He followed her and stood at the end of the stairs and she looked down at him, “I’ve got one too. Nicknames included.” He sent her a playful wink and she laughed, “Noted.”

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After eating, Jake and Sarah relaxed on the couch. Well, Jake relaxed, Sarah was working on lesson plans.

“Jake, Honey,” she said, dropping her head back onto his shoulder. “Yes, Sweets?” “I need help with these lesson plans.” He sat up, bringing her with him.

“What is this?” “Jake, I just said ‘lesson plans’. Next week my class starts reading a true story on a real historical figure. I just don’t know who,” she dropped her pencil on the list of names and rubbed her face. “And I need to get it to the librarian as soon as I can so she can find it and order it.”

Jake nodded and moved the pencil, “Hey, Babe, I’ve got a book on him.” Sarah looked at the name he was pointing to, “You do?” “Yeah, hold on.” He got up and quickly went to his bookshelf.

He held the book out to her. She took it and ran her fingers over the cover and the spine, “You’ve read this a lot, haven’t you?” She was referring to the bent corners of the paperback and the crease in the spine. “Oh, yeah, I couldn’t tell you how many times.” He sat down next to her, “This is one of the reasons I became a pilot.”

Sarah watched the adoration in his eyes as he looked at the book and a smile spread on her face. “Well, then let’s see who else he can inspire,” she kissed his jaw lightly before writing down the title in her notes. “Devotion. Thank you, Baby.” He kissed her temple, “Of course.”

She gave the book back to him, “I’ll have to get myself a personal copy.” He frowned a little, “You can just use mine, I don’t mind.” She smiled and gently placed a hand on the worn book, “Jake, I can see this book obviously means a lot to you. I don’t think I could stand it if something happened to it.”

It may seem like just a book, but it really wasn’t. No book ever is. Not when the ink is fading and the spine is nearly torn in half.

“Will you read it to me though? You’re gonna need to get used to it when baby Seresin arrives.”

Jake simply nodded, a smile stretching across his face, and helped his fiancé off the couch and they went upstairs.

****

Jake nearly read the book in its entirety if it weren’t for his eyes fluttering closed by page 287.

He jerked awake and tried to continue.

“Jake, you’re falling asleep,” Sarah’s gentle voice pulled his attention to her. He just blinked slowly, his tired brain not being able to put together a whole sentence. She smiled and gently pulled the book out of his hands, setting it next to her on the nightstand. “We’ll pick up tomorrow night.” She clicked her lamp off.

She opened her arms, “C’mere Darlin’.” Jake smiled as her natural drawl poked through, loving how at home he felt when he heard it.

He immediately got comfortable in her arms, sighing as their legs wrapped together.

“Man, now I don’t feel tired anymore,” he chuckled, his breath fanning across her chest. She smiled, giggling a little as she brought her hand up to scratch his scalp. “Better?” He nodded, eyes closing as he hummed contently. “Much better.”

“How did your students react?” He asked. She smiled, playing with the short hair at the nape of his neck. “They’re excited, some of the seniors are a little bummed they won't be there for the name change.” He chuckled tiredly and flattened his hand over her stomach, “They won’t be there for her either, I bet when you tell them they’ll be begging to stay.”

Sarah arched an eyebrow, “‘Her’?” “Yep,” Jake answered, popping the ‘p’ and the end. “What makes you think it’s gonna be a girl?” “Sweetheart, I’m the only boy in a group of girls. My parents were so confident I was gonna be a girl that they didn’t bother with a gender reveal or checking it on an ultrasound. I’m pretty confident.”

She rolled her eyes affectionately before pressing a kiss to the top of Jake’s head, “Goodnight, Honey.” “G’night, Sugar,” he lightly kissed her neck before stretching his neck to kiss her lips. “I love you.” “I love you too.”

*******

Jake was lucky to get Friday off to go with Sarah to her appointment. Her appointment wasn’t until 11:00, so they took the chance to sleep in and just relax in bed.

Sarah tried to get out of bed first, “Jake, I need to get up.” She patted his chest, but his arms tightened around her shoulders. “No you don’t. Stay here just a little longer, it’s warm.” She giggled and tried to push off again, only to be pulled back down. “Jake, I have to pee.” He groaned and flung his arms to the side, “Fine. But get your fine ass back under these covers when you’re done.” She scoffed, laughing as she got out of bed. She saluted, “You got it, Lieutenant.”

Jake shifted to rest his shoulders on the pillows and rested one hand under his head, the other thrown over his abdomen.

He peeked through the bathroom door, seeing Sarah at the sink. His sweats were loose on her, resting a little lower on her hips than she usually likes- but he wasn’t complaining. It gave him the perfect view of the small bump that was forming. He grabbed his phone and snapped a photo.

‘Hold on,’ he thought, rubbing his eyes making sure he wasn’t seeing things. ‘Nope, definitely a bump,’ he confirmed, glancing back at the photo. Sure enough, during what Sarah liked to call her ‘morning skinny’, there was a small, barely there, baby bump. Jake made a mental note to ask about that at the doctor’s office.

******

Sarah and Jake sat in the waiting room. Both looking around at all the posters and pamphlets.

Sarah’s knee was bouncing and she was picking at her lip. A warm hand placed itself on her knee, slowing the bounce of her knee. “Hey,” the same hand came up and pulled the one picking at her lip down, grabbing her other hand as well. “What’s wrong?” She shook her head, “I’m just nervous. I want everything to be okay.” Jake squeezed her hands, “That's what we’re here for. After today we’ll both have a better understanding of how to move forward.”

He leaned in and pressed a kiss to her temple, “Just relax, okay?”

An older nurse smiled from the reception desk. “You’ve got yourself a good one, sweetie. Most of these younger dad’s are just as- if not more- nervous than the mothers. But this one right here is something else.” Both Sarah and Jake laughed. Jake nodded at her, “Thank you, ma’am. I’m trying my best. But believe me, I’m nervous too.” “Well,” she adjusted her glasses, still smiling, “I think you’re both gonna do great.”

That seemed to ease both their nerves just a little bit as they got called back.

******

The nurse asked both of them questions about their medical history, did a physical exam, and they just took blood for the blood tests.

“I guess we can go over names while we wait,” Sarah said, relaxing onto the exam table. “Since you are so confident in our little one being a girl,” she teased, the corner of her mouth quirking up in the corner. “Why don’t you go first?” Jake shook his head, chuckling, “Okay.”

Jake pulled out his phone, “I’ve always liked the name Grace. It’s my Memaw’s middle name, and she’s just had a very big impact on my life.” Sarah smiled at the sentiment. “But I know you want them to be uni-” She shot her hand out, shaking it in protest, “No, Honey. If you like it, it’s goin’ on our list of options.” “But-” “Yes, I know I said I want unique names. But they don’t have to be. This is your baby too.”

He smiled and kissed her knuckles. “Okay, so I said Grace. What did you have in mind?” “Well, I’ve got a few. Let’s see. Jacklynn, Kennedy, and Finley are the top 3.” Jake’s eyebrows lifted at the last name.

“Finley Grace Seresin…” He mumbled to himself.

“What was that, Honey?” Sarah asked gently. “Finley Grace Seresin, I really like the sound of that,” Jake smiled confidently. Sarah liked it too, smiling back at her fiancé. “I like it. Rolls off the tongue easily for when she gets into trouble.” Jake scoffed, “What makes you think she's gonna get into trouble?” “She’s your daughter, Jake. Your mom has told me the stories, I know what you got up to at the ripe age of 4.”

Jake couldn’t help but laugh. She was right, he did cause quite the commotion on the farm. He was the only boy in a house full of girls, what else was he supposed to do?

Just as Jake opened his mouth to change the subject to boy names, the doctor walked in.

“Hi, I’m Dr. Mallard,” she said, shaking both of their hands. “You must be dad?” Jake nodded, “Yes, ma’am.” She nodded, smiling, “Okay, Sarah, I just want to go over some things and then we can get into the fun stuff. Sound good?” Sarah nodded, “Sounds great.”

Dr. Mallard flipped through her papers and typed in something on her keyboard.

“Okay,” she pointed to something on the screen. “This is your blood work from Tuesday. Now I want to clarify that your hCG levels would be higher with today’s test, but we won’t have those results until later today. But with these everything is looking good. I do want to point out though that your hCG levels are a little higher than expected with your first pregnancy. However, like I said, everything looks good so there’s nothing to worry about. I just wanted to make you aware.”

Sarah and Jake nodded, “Okay.” They continued to nod along as Dr. Mallard talked, asking questions or answering them as they went on.

Finally, Dr. Mallard, clapped her hands, “Okay, I think you’ve both been waiting for this. So give me just a minute and then we can hear the little one's heartbeat.”

She stepped out to get a nurse and then they began to set up the doppler.

“Alright, mama, we need you to lift your shirt up to just below your breast.” Sarah did as instructed, taking a sharp inhale when the cold gel was placed on her stomach. “You okay?” Jake asked, reaching out to hold her hand. She nodded, laughing a little bit, “Yeah, it was just cold.” Jake laughed as well, squeezing her hand and placing a small kiss to the back of it.

The doctor smiled, “Are we ready?” Both nodded.

Soon the whooshing sound of the baby’s heartbeat filled the room.

Tears immediately filled Jake’s eyes and he let out a shaky breath against Sarah’s hand. Sarah’s unoccupied hand came up to cover her mouth as tears filled her eyes as well. “Jake…” “I know, Sugar. I know…” He leaned forward and kissed her, both of them smiling in the middle of it and joyfully laughing against the other's mouth.

But then they looked at the doctor and the midwife.

Both sobered up, Jake’s back straightening out. “Is everything okay?” The other two in the room shared a quick look. “The heartbeat seems normal-” “Seems? What do you mean ‘seems’?” Sarah asked, propping herself up on her elbows.

Her and Jake shared a panicked look as the doctor and midwife switched from the doppler to the ultrasound. “Everything is okay. I just need to check something.”

Sarah clenched Jake’s hand and he rested their foreheads together. He brought his hand up to rub her arm. “Hey, breathe, you’re okay.”

The doctor looked at the images on her screen, glancing at the midwife over her shoulder. “You see it too, right?” She nodded.

“Mom, Dad, take a look.” Dr. Mallard adjusted the screen to angle it towards the couple.

Sarah’s eyes widened when she noticed it, her head whipping over to look at Jake. She wasn’t sure what expression she’d find, but she was happy with the one she got.

Jake Seresin had the biggest smile on his face.

He met his fiancé’s eyes, tears on both of their lash lines and big grins on their faces.

“Twins.”

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