It wasn't real, that was all she could think when she saw him laying there in a heap on the ground. He's going to get up and laugh and tell us he was just kidding. He didn't, he never got up again. Trevor was gone, it was so unfair, if they had just hired a repairman he would still be there with her, but he wanted to do it himself.
Her children all came for the memorial service, and it was comforting in an odd way to have all those little parts of Trevor gathered around her, she could feel him there watching over them.
Bailey watched as they said their vows. She had hoped for so much more for Malachi, but this was what he had settled for. She wanted him to be happy, but in her heart she knew that a marriage this young was bound to have a lot of rough patches. She had told the couple they could live with them as long as they needed and she meant it, she wanted her son to have a chance to fulfill his dreams of becoming a private investigator, and she was willing to do whatever it took to help him get there.
Holly was huge, it worried Bailey to see the teenager so large and miserable, she could only pray that everything went ok. Memories of her delivery of Madeline at the same age played through her mind, keeping her awake at nights. She might not like Holly much, but she didn't want to see any girl go through what she went through. She knew it would be much longer before her first grandchild made his or her appearance, she just hoped the parents were ready for it.
She went into labor in the middle of the night, she wasn't sure what was going on, so she didn't wake anyone else up at first, then her water broke, and the realization of what was happening dawned on her, she woke up Malachi, but there wasn't time to do anything else, the baby was coming and all she could do was pant and push. Five minutes later a still groggy Malachi stood at the foot of their bed holding their new daughter, and wondering what they should do next.
Bailey heard her son yelling, bringing her out of the most wonderful dream, she ran into their bedroom and saw him standing there, her new grandchild in his arms, his wife laying on the bed. "The baby, it came out! Mom what am I suppose to do now?"
She helped her son get the umbilical cord cut and tied, and cleaned up a tired Holly. After she lay her grandson in it's bassinet she looked over at Malachi, "You're a dad now, he's your responsibility son, he needs you, and Holly to take care of him."
Malachi looked down at his sleeping son the full weight of what they had taken on pressing across his shoulders, "Mom, how did you do it? I'm so scared I won't do something right, he's so tiny and breakable." Bailey laughed, "Not as breakable as you think, I did it the best I could, one day at a time. Trust your gut and always think of him first, and you will do just fine."
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