Chapter 112

Chapter 112
“I would love one sweetheart. I was going to order a pizza when I got home. I wanted to see my pregnant daughter and tell her congratulations. How are you both feeling about all of this?” My dad asks while Kane starts making him a plate. I look at the food and decide what I want more, so I start looking at the food wanting to make me one too. Kane shakes his head at me but just hands me a paper plate so I can start my plate. 
“I am excited. Don’t seem to be super hungry in the morning but seem to really like dinner foods. Well at least this chicken anyway.” I say grabbing 2 chicken strips and a little bit of potatoes. I decided to add cheese to them instead of gravy this time. 
“Yeah, she had 4 pieces earlier and now that it’s out in her view, she wants more. Don’t look at me like that Liv; I didn’t mean it in a bad way. You only ate half of breakfast and lunch; I am happy you are hungry tonight. I am excited for the baby. We are going to set up our days to make things easier for Liv, so she isn’t around foods she can’t stand the smell of and make sure she doesn’t lift things she isn’t supposed to. I plan on setting up the room next to ours as a nursery for when we are ready for the baby to be in their own room.” Kane says popping my dad's plate in the microwave. 
“I made food since we ate dinner, that was 2 hours ago. I know how to be good, and I promise I will call for help if it is needed. We will have fun planning with everyone. Dad how do you feel about being a grandpa?” I ask while I go to look for the homemade ranch I have in the fridge. 
“I am excited to see your belly grow and meet my grandbaby. I can’t wait to help you sweetheart. I missed all of this with you and now I get to share all of this with you guys. We will do everything we can to keep you safe. Now let's eat this good food and let you get around for the night. Tomorrow will be a busy day, that is for sure,” dad says after Kane puts his plate in front of him. 
I put my plate in the microwave thinking about how wonderful it will be to have my dad around for all of this. Kane is a wonderful man and no matter what comes our way he will protect us. My grandmother had to leave me that money and now my crazy mother is after me. I think I will transfer everything into a trust where everything must go through mine and Kane’s lawyer, so we don’t have to worry about it. We can submit requests to get big purchases and college funds for our kids that kind of stuff just so she will understand she will never be able to touch it. Not that I can touch it for a few years anyway. I think it says age 25 in the terms. My food is done, and I sit on the island with my dad and Kane. We talk about all the little things we can change like I will have a panic button on a bracelet, in my office and in the kitchen at work. We are going to set cameras up in the main rooms of the house instead of just outside. The button will send an alert to our family if I push it once and if I push it twice, it calls the cops automatically. I guess my dad and his friends have been working on it already because he was worried about my safety. I feel a little smothered with everything they want to do, but it is them just showing me they love me and what more could I ask for in this world. After we ate and dad talked to Kane about a few things to do with maintenance on the cameras on the northwest side of the lot. He said it looks like someone messed with them, and he put extra people on that side just in case someone tried anything. Kane said he would help with whatever they needed him for, and then we went to bed. 
The next day, everyone came for the BBQ. Joseph is at the grill, and Yaz is in the kitchen finishing up the sides that needed to go in the oven, she made green bean casserole, potato salad, homemade dinner rolls, plus she has a pan full of different vegetables sautéing on the stove, she is going to put cheese over them. Kendra is helping her by making a vegetable tray with a homemade ranch. Link is outside playing with the dogs, Yolanda is setting up by him because sometimes he gets overwhelmed with the dogs, Harry is talking to my dad, while Kane, Selena and I sit at a table. I set it up with Kane’s help on the patio. William and Zane are running a little late; they were at William’s parents' house to help his dad build something for them. The tri-tip and some ribs that Joseph marinade are on the grill now because they take longer to cook. I just now remember the dips I made, “baby, can you help me get the dips, the chips and bread I made last night? I forgot everything in the house,” I suddenly say sitting up straighter, I really want some of the spinach dip I made.