It was Rowan's birthday, Juliette had invited her family to celebrate. It was the first proper party she gave for Rowan, cause during his first birthday she had been in no condition to celebrate. But now she was more stable, she'd gotten a promotion at her work and earned a little more money, with which had allowed her to make some improvements to her house.
Everything was almost ready, Rowan was taking a nap, so Juliette would be able to take care of the final details before everybody arrived.
The first to show up was Dustin. He arrived alone and ahead of the appointed hour, which Juliette found a little strange.
"Dustin? What are you doing here so early? Where are Mom, Dad and Logan?"
"They'll come as soon as the rain stops and a bit of sun appears. In the meantime, Mom is making more food, and Dad is wrapping yet another present for Rowan".
"By the way, where's the birthday boy?"
"On the swing, napping, thankfully, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to finish all this".
"Yeah, when he sleeps he seems like a true angel", Dustin joked.
"Rowan is an angel, he's just going through a phase. They call it the 'terrible twos' for a reason".
"Yeah, well..."
"Anyway, I'm glad you got ahead. As you can see, I need a lot of help here".
"Of course, count me in, but... Er, before we start, there's something I need to tell you".
"Really? What is it?", Juliette asked while she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"God give me strength", Dustin thought to himself. "Hm, first you gotta promise you won't get mad at me".
"If you're going to come back to me about moving in with you again, I'm warning you…
"It's none of that. In fact, this is a little... confession"
"Dustin, speak at once, you're starting to worry me".
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