45. Katerina

"ALEX!" I yelled as I watched with wide eyes as my 11-month-old baby girl began to take her first steps.

"What? What is it?" Alex asked as he stepped into the living room, making Savannah turn to him on wobbly legs. He stared at her with wide eyes before crouching down with his arms stretched out toward her. She beamed and took her steps towards him while Hayden recorded.

"That's my girl," Alex said with a beaming smile as he picked her up. Savannah beamed and clapped her little hands at the compliment her father gave her. "Stop growing too fast, though, please."

"It's a little impossible for that to happen, babe," I said, wiping the tears that had rolled down my cheeks when she first took her step. Thank goodness Hayden was recording when she took her first step, or else we would have missed it. He has actually been recording all of her firsts since she was born.

"Can't believe she's almost one," Hayden said as he put his phone down. Now she was down from walking and instead was relaxing in her father's arms.

"Don't remind me," I huffed, making him grin.

"Okay, okay," he chuckled, raising his hands in surrender, making me shake my head. He walked over and whispered in my ear about our reservations at The Swan. I widened my eyes, totally forgetting that Hayden and I had made plans to take Alex there to celebrate his first Father's Day since we'll be having our families over on the official day.

"What are you two whispering over there?" Alex asked with a raised brow, making us smile. He narrowed his eyes.

"Why don't you go and take a shower?" I asked. He raised a brow, but knowing he wouldn't get an answer from us, he sighed and handed Savannah over to me before he went to our room. "AND WEAR SOMETHING NICE!"

I'm glad that he didn't notice that the three of us were wearing semi-formal clothes. Otherwise, he'd be firing questions as to why we were so dressed up.

"He's probably racking his brain, wondering what we're up to and why you asked him to wear something nice," Hayden said as he put some of Savannah's toys into her diaper bag while I carried her to the kitchen to feed her before we left for the restaurant.

"Why exactly did you ask me to wear something nice?" Alex asked as he came downstairs a few minutes later, dressed in a pair of black dress pants and a white button-up shirt, with his hair gelled back and a blue blazer finishing his outfit.

"Because we're going out," I replied. He raised a brow.

"And where exactly are we going?" he asked, but I just held my hand up to silence him. He sighed. "When are we leaving?"

"In a bit. Hayden went to grab his jacket from his room," I replied. Not even a second later, my little brother was coming downstairs with his jacket over his blue button-down shirt. "Alright, let's go."

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"So why exactly are we here?" Alex asked after we had ordered our food, and I sighed in exasperation. This man doesn't know patience.

"Can't we just come out and have a nice dinner once in a while?" I asked as I rocked Savannah's stroller. She had fallen asleep as soon as we arrived a few minutes ago.

"We can, but this is the first time you've done this behind my back," he retorted.

"You're a pain in the ass, you know that?" I quizzed, and he smirked. "And don't even go there, not right now," I added when I saw the look in his eyes. This man and his dirty mind, I swear.

"I wasn't going to say anything," he replied with fake innocence.

"Right," I deadpanned, making him grin. Hayden only shook his head at our banter.

"Anyway, how are classes going for you both?" Alex asked, looking between Hayden and me.

"It's going well. I should be done with my classes at the end of July next year," I replied, and he nodded, then looked at Hayden.

"They're going well as well. I should be able to finish this semester in two weeks, tops," he replied.