The Greatest Birthday Present ~ 2.5.2020
It is an average Wednesday--well, it is Daniel’s birthday, so maybe not so average. It isn’t his first birthday since the Snap, but just like the year prior Ally is determined to keep his mind on the people who are here rather than the people who are not. She already has plans for the afternoon: a trivia and game party with music and balloons and so much food; she invited everyone they knew who could come and almost everyone said yes, so now it was just a matter of getting to two in the afternoon for the festivities to begin.
For now, at around eleven in the morning, Ally is in their bedroom doing some baby yoga. She is a fervent yogi--despite hating the term with her whole entire being--and even as her belly grew and her flexibility suffered she did her best to keep up with some kind of morning routine. With one leg bending in front of her and one extending behind her, Ally leans into a deep runner’s lunge, and exhales a deep breath. As she’s just about to close her eyes she feels a faint pop and suddenly her pants are wet. Still in position, she cranes her neck as far as she can and sees the wet spot for herself, quickly spreading down her leggings. “Daniel!”











