Jenika, Adam, and Tim gathered around Olena and her laptop to watch the videos she had made. They were surprised that she had made three. She explained that she wanted them to have choices and once she got first the one done the others only took a few minutes extra.

After watching all the videos it only took a few minutes for them to decide which one they wanted to use. The video opened with a picture of the cake which transitioned into the video of them cutting into it. You could see the knife slicing in and then the shot widened to watch the piece lifted out and up. It then zoomed in on Jenika and Adam smiling at each other. The video cut to them embracing while holding up the sign Olena had made. They smiled at the camera before turning to look at each other. The whole thing was set to the first verse and chorus of the song Blessed.

 Olena sent the file to each of them so they could share it when they were ready. 

As soon as they arrived at the venue they found a quiet room and started making phone calls to let family know the gender and tell them about the video that would be coming out soon. Adam called his mom and Chris; Jenika called Ericha, and Tim called his mom and Emily. Once the phone calls were done they got on with their normal show day routine.

Jenika pulled Tim aside just before the VIP session started and gave him a pep talk. "Remember we both love you. We can't show it yet but that doesn't mean it's not true." Jenika gave Tim a steamy kiss before whispering in his ear, "There's your happy thought for the night." She smacked him on the butt and walked away.

Tim just stood there speechless until he heard Adam speak, "You okay? You look zoned out?"

"What? Yeah, I'm good." Tim said as he smiled. 

"I bet you are." Adam snickered. "Don't think I didn't see what just happened."

The VIP session started and Jenika was once again side stage to listen. She was impressed with some of the questions they were getting tonight; they were fairly original and well thought out. Then the new favorite came out. Jenika listened to Adam give his same practiced response while she watched Tim. She saw his jaw start to clench but then she noticed his eyes start to crinkle and a small smile play across his lips. She patted herself on the back for successfully distracting him.

The guys sang a song and then left the stage. "Are you ready?" Adam asked Jenika and Tim.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Tim said quietly. 

Adam pulled him into a hug and rubbed his back, "I love you, Tim. Please don't ever doubt that."

As soon as the last fan was out of the auditorium Adam pulled up each of his social media accounts and posted the video: Facebook, Twitter, and then Instagram. Rob pulled up the Home Free accounts and shared Adam's posts to the group pages with a sweet message congratulating him.

The whole group headed to the green room to relax before the show. They barely got their butts in seats when each of their phones buzzed with a new message. Nate had started a group chat.

(Group text in italics)

Nate: What the HELL did you guys do?

Rob: What are you talking about?

Nate: The crowd just started squealing and freaking out like school girls, all at the same time.

Nate: They were normal until they all looked at their phones two minutes ago.

Adam: Sorry! We shared the baby announcement video.

Nate: Thanks! It is ridiculous out here.

Everyone had their heads buried in their phones reading the comments on the videos except Tim. He read a few but then decided to stop torturing himself. The notes of congratulations didn't bother him. The messages about how they'll make such a cute baby didn't even effect him that much. The comments about how beautiful they were as a couple, however, had him seeing green. 

Tim looked around the room at everyone smiling at their phones and sighed. When he spotted Adam and Jenika cuddled on the couch, scrolling through the messages, and looking every bit the happy couple he decided he had to go. He silently left the room and walked around backstage before finally heading to his dressing room.

Tim had been alone reading for about 20 minutes when he heard a knock on his door. He considered ignoring it but decided against the idea. Just as he was about to answer it, the door opened and Adam peaked in. 

"Doesn't anybody know how to knock and wait for answer?" Tim asked

"Sorry" Adam said quietly as he looked at his feet. "It's just I've been looking for you. I want to make sure you're okay. You kinda disappeared on us."

"Yeah. Everybody was occupied with their phones and not talking to each other." Tim rolled his eyes. "I can 'not talk to people' anywhere so I came here where it's quieter."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Adam asked as he took Tim's hand and pulled him close.

"I'm fine." Tim lied with a smile just before kissing Adam. 

^^^^^^^^^^

The show was a little more raucous than normal. Apparently releasing that video got everyone riled up and ready to party. Tim had trouble keeping things on track at times as people just wanted to yell congrats to Adam whenever they stopped singing. He was glad when the show was over. Now he just had to make it through the signing line.

They put Adam at the first spot at the table next to where Jenika stands so they could get their congratulations together. Tim had wanted to be at the other end but somehow ended up right next to Adam listening to everything that was said. It felt like the longest signing experience of his life.

Tim packed his dressing room in record time so he could be first on the bus. He grabbed a seat in the corner and pulled out his book. Everyone knew to leave him alone when he was reading so he got started before anyone could come in and start a conversation. 

As the rest of the group started to gather Tim put his earbuds in and cranked his music to drown out their presence. A few hours later he looked up and realized that everyone had gone to bed. He felt bad for not saying goodnight to his son and tucking him in to bed like he normally does. 

Tim was about to get irritated that no one had said anything to him when he saw the new message light blinking on his phone. He noticed he had three new messages.

Jenika- Goodnight Tim, love you.

Adam- I didn't want to interrupt you. I love you. Goodnight.

Chance- I'm here if you need to talk. Get some sleep. Night.

Tim closed his book, turned off his phone and went to bed without acknowledging any of the messages. 

To be continued...

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