Chapter 10: 1st Birthday

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Braelynn was back in Macon living in a duplex all on her own as she accepted a job offer to coach her old high school cheer squad and teach as a English teacher. It was Annistyn's first birthday she did it all in watermelon since she's a summer baby like her. She put her hair in a tiny ponytail with a watermelon bow. 

She had sent out invitations to the girls and the guys and they pulled in as she was dancing in her backyard with Annistyn as she giggled. Nat walked around and smiled as she seen them dancing around in circles. "Hey look who it is Annibug  it's Aunt Nat Nat and Uncle Steve." she said when she seen them.

"My god look at her all adorable for her birthday" Nat said 

She sat her down and hugged Nat and Steve and put her gifts on the picnic table and Annistyn started to dance and walk around. "Aww look at her go." Wanda said as she came to the back and "I know she's on the go now." 

Marc and Karen came out of the duplex and said "That little girl is a handful though she's like her mama." 

Sam and Kaitlyn were the last two to show up behind Braelynn's grandparents. She sat her in the high chair and gave her a pink and green cupcake and said "Here you go baby girl happy birthday sunshine!" 

 She got all kinds of pictures and videos from the party. After the party was over she was cleaning up as her dad rocked Annistyn. Nat said "hey I have something for you by the way." 

"You do for what?' Braelynn said 

Nat hands her a wrapped present in red wrapping paper and she unwrapped it and opened the box: 

Nat hands her a wrapped present in red wrapping paper and she unwrapped it and opened the box: 

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"Nat?' she said 

"I want you to be my maid of honor." Nat said 

"But I .." she said as she wiped tears.

Wanda said "You have been like a sister to all 3 of us." 

She smiled and said "I would love to be your maid of honor." as she hugged Nat. 

"Um this is for that little angel in there. Go ahead and open it up."  Nat said as she hands her a small gift bag. 

"Oh my god Nat I love it yes she can' be your flower girl oh my god does this mean you finally picked a date

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"Oh my god Nat I love it yes she can' be your flower girl oh my god does this mean you finally picked a date." Braelynn said

"Yes it does it's going to be next summer a year next month in the Bahamas we wanted to have a destination wedding we just had to save up for it." Nat said 

Braelynn smiled and said "That sounds amazing! That's what I wanted to do when me and Liam were planning our wedding." 

"Well be expecting the save the date card in the mail soon my mom made me send those out so everyone knew but I need you and the girls to help me with dresses and flowers and cake. " Nat said

"That's what I'm here for." she said 

"Mama mama." Annistyn said

"Hey baby girl look Nat Nat got you a pretty necklace with your initial" as she picked her up. Nat smiled and said "You are doing so good with her by the way." 

"Say thank you mama isn't sure what she's doing but she's doing her best." as she kissed Annistyn's cheek. 

"We gotta get back on the road though thank you for inviting us Annibug we will come visit soon." Nat said 

They all hugged her and Annistyn and left then her parents left to go home. "Alright baby girl let's get you in the bath yeah..Happy Birthday baby girl." 

During all the excitement of her birthday in Savannah Bucky and Ashlynn celebrated one year of marriage he made her dinner and dessert. They all lived in the same apartment complex he heard them pulling in and he walked out with Ashlynn and said "There you all are I was going to invite you all over for dinner with us but then I seen the trucks gone." 

"Yeah um we went to um Macon to see Braelynn for a early birthday celebration." Sam said

"Um I have something for you guys wait here" Steve said 

He went in and got the stuff that Nat made him for him to give to the guys. 

He walked over to Bucky and gave him the beer that asked him to be his best man

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He walked over to Bucky and gave him the beer that asked him to be his best man. Bucky looked at him confused and he said "Steve? But we .." 

"I know we haven't been close like we were but you are still my best friend Buck um me and Nat chose to have a destination wedding guys we are getting married next summer in July in the Bahamas. Buck but I do need to talk to you." Steve said 

"ok." he said as he cracked open the beer and walked over to him. They went for a drive in Steve's truck and he said "Buck I have to tell you this. Nat has asked Braelynn to be her maid of honor." 

"Oh.. she didn't want to ask the other girls." Bucky said

"No Braelynn has been like a sister to her since they met she's closer to Brae and she felt she owed her since she did help me pick out her ring" Steve said 

"ok.. so in other words this talk was to warn me that I need to prepare myself." he said 

"Yeah." Steve said 

They went back home to the apartments. "Does she know." Bucky said

"Nat didn't tell her when she asked her but that was because Brae was shocked that she was being asked." Steve said 

"ok." he said as he got out of the truck and walked back home and said "thanks for the beer man." 

"Your welcome" he said

He went into his apartment and Nat said "Well she knows now and she said that she can play nice." 

"Good cause he asked if you told her." Steve said 


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