I was sitting on my stool brushing my hair with my floral hairbrush. I bite my lip and smile at myself. I grab a hair tie and tie my hair into a messy bun. I grab some lipstick and apply it to my lips.

"Happy birthday, baby," Daire said wrapping his arms around me from behind. He kisses my cheek and hands me a velvet box. I smile up at him and open the box. "Aww Darry, it's so cute," I mumble taking the necklace out.

"A baby elephant," I said looking at the necklace closely. "Thank you, Daire," I said turning around and puckering my lips. He pecks them and smiles. "We have to get ready," He said taking a piece of paper from my vanity. "The carnival is today, remember," He said smiling at me. I smile back and nod my head. "I remember."

I stand up and move past him. I walk over to my bed and pick up my outfit. "My day outfit," I said. "I also have a birthday outfit I'm planning on wearing for our dinner tonight," I said.

Daire smiles and grabs the back of my head. He kisses my lips deeply and I couldn't help but moan into his mouth. He smiles and pulls away from the kiss with salvia connecting us together. "Get ready, we're leaving after breakfast," He kisses my lips once more before leaving the room.

I smile to myself and start to get dressed.

I look at myself in the mirror and smile happily. I grab my new necklace and place it around my neck.

I walk to the living room and see Levi wrapping my birthday gift. "Good morning, Levi," I said skipping over to him. I wrap my arms around him and kiss his cheek. Levi chuckles and hugs me back. "Happy birthday, Willow," He said.

I take the gift from his hands and begin opening it but Levi stops me. "You have to wait until dinner tonight," He said taking the present from me. He stands up and pats my head. He walks away to his room.

"Willow, come and eat," Daddy said from the kitchen.

I stand up from the couch and pick up Cotton on the way. I walk inside the kitchen and smell the delicious breakfast daddy prepared for me. I smile when I see all the delicious breakfast on the table.

Pink donuts, vanilla yogurt with fruit, pancakes covered in ice cream and sprinkles, and pink milk.

I bite my lip and place Cotton down on the floor. I clap my hands together and run over to the table. "Daddy, I love it," I said taking a bite of blueberry. I look around and frown. "Where are my potato chips with sour cream and pickles," I asked looking around. "And my mustard-covered fries," I wipe my teary eyes and sniffle. "You forgot didn't you?" I cried as I ate my donut.

"No no baby, I was saving those for tonight's dinner," Daddy said walking over to me and hugging me. I sniffle and wipe my nose. "But how we're going out tonight?" I asked. He nods his head and pulls me closer to him. "It is but I'm planning on giving it to you before dinner," He said.

I smile and pull away. "Okay let's start eating then," I said sitting down in my pink cushion chair. I pick up the bowl of yogurt and fruit and dig in.

I smile in delight as I take my first bite. I give daddy a thumbs up and start packing my mouth with yogurt.

"Slow down, bud," Daire said walking into the room. He grabs a donut off the table and smiles at me. He walks over to me and kisses my lips and wipes the yogurt that has gotten on his lips. I gag and wipe my mouth. "You taste like smoke," I said taking a sip from my milk. He chuckles and kisses my forehead.

"We have to hurry," Daire said taking some pancakes and stuffing them in his mouth. He chews and swallows before continuing, "Jeremiah would be here soon to pick us up. He wants to go with us to the carnival if that's alright with you?" Daire asked.

I smile and finish my second bowl of yogurt. "I don't mind," I said taking some pancakes and putting them on my plate. "I would love for him to come," I said cutting into my pancake and taking a bite of it. I moan at the delicious taste. "This is really good," I said and took another bite.

Daire finishes his pancakes just as Levi and Carter walk into the room. Carter had a large box covered in birthday wrapping paper. "Happy birthday, Will," He said walking over to me and kissing my head. I smile and thank him with pancakes in my mouth.

I try and grab the present but Carter pushes at my head. "No Will, this is for later," He said putting the gift down in the laundry room. "But I promise it would be worth it," He said walking over to the table and starting digging into the food.

"Okay, I'm going to get ready, Jeremiah would be here in 20 minutes," He said walking out of the kitchen.

I wipe my mouth and place the plate in the sink.

"Can I take Becky on a walk," I asked daddy?

Daddy or Carter are normally the people taking Becky for walks since I'm not allowed to without someone with me. Daddy always said that it wasn't that safe walking around the neighborhood alone with an old dog like Becky. And I've actually never taken Becky on a walk alone since I was 11. And the only reason I did that is because I snuck out of the house with Becky without anyone knowing. I was grounded for a week after that.

Daddy looks up at me and then at my brothers. "I don't know, baby," He said shaking his head. He takes a sip from his coffee and looks at me. "I don't think it's safe," He mumbles. I stomp my feet and cross my arms. "Come on daddy, I'm 17, nearly a legal adult, you have to let me," I begged. "Come on dad, let her go," Carter said looking up at me.

Daddy sighs and runs his hand through his hair. "Fine, but just four houses down and back," He said sighing.

I smile and hug daddy. "Thank you, daddy, we'll be back in 10 minutes," I said jogging over to the door and grabbing Becky's leash. "Becky, come here girl," I called out to the dog.

Becky walks slowly over to me and barks. "Ready for a walk?" I asked bending down and scratching the back of her ears. I kiss her head and attach the leash to her collar. "Come on," I said lightly pulling on the leash. I open the door and step out.

We walk around for five minutes and reach the fourth house down from ours. I look at the beautiful trailer home. It looked better than ours much more modern. I smile at the cute mailbox that had four different size handprints in different colors on it. Romano was spelled in different color letters in the middle of the white mailbox.

I was about to turn around when someone calls out to me.

"Can I help you?" A middle-aged man with shoulder-length blonde hair asked me. I smile and shake my head. "No sir, I was just walking my dog and I was also admiring your mailbox," I said biting my lip. "It's really pretty," I mumble.

He looks at the mailbox and back at me. "Yeah my wife decorated it," He said staring down at me. "She's an artist," He said. I smile at step back a little. "That's cool my brother is an artist too," I said biting hard on my lip. He tilts his head and looks over me. "Where do you live I don't think I have ever seen you around," He said. I look around and look and back at the man. "I live four houses down at the red trailer there," I said pointing down the street.

"Oh, you're Graham's kid?" He asked looking me over.

"Yeah I am," I said.

"I see the resembles but his oldest son looks more like him even with those dark eyes," He said stepping back. I nod my head in agreement. Carter did look the most like daddy while Levi and I were more in the middle when it came to looking like our parents.

"Congratulations by the way," He said nodding towards my stomach. I smile shyly at him. "Thank you," I said placing my hand on my stomach.

He was about to say something until a woman with a child on her hip came out of the house. "Hello," She said with a confused smile. "Can we help you?" She asked. I bite my lip and shake my head."No ma'am I was just walking my dog, I should be going," I said backing away and dragging Becky with me.

I walk back home and smile when I see Jeremiah's car parked outside.

I open the door and smile at Jeremiah who stood there with a glass of water in his hand. "Jerry," I said walking over to him and wrapping my arms around his waist. "My favorite girl," He said wrapping his arms around me. "Happy birthday," He said stepping away from me. "Thank you where are my gifts," I said looking around the room.

"No, Willow," Levi said walking into the room with Cotton in his arms. "We won't open any gifts until dinner tonight," He said. I stomp my feet and pout. "But Jeremiah won't even be at the dinner," I said sulking. "Willow no," He said. I sigh before I unattached Becky's leash from her collar. "Fine," I mumble and walk over to the door.

"Willow are you ready to go?" Daire asked walking into the room.

I smile at him and nod my head. "Yes, I am," I said holding my hand out. He takes my hand and kisses my head. "Did I ever tell you, you look beautiful today?" He asked placing his hand on my lower back. "No," I said shaking my head lovingly at him. He grabs my chin and kisses my lips. "How could I not you look so beautiful," He said kissing my lips again. I wrap my hand around his waist and smile up at him. "You look beautiful too," I said leaning my chin on his chest and smiling up at him.

"Men aren't beautiful," He mumbles before kissing my forehead.

"Get a fucking room," Jeremiah said making me and Daire pull away from each other. "Shut up," Daire said punching Jeremiah in the shoulder. "Come on we don't wanna be late," He said grabbing my purse off the couch and taking my hand.

He pulls me out of the house and towards Jeremiah's car. He opens the back door and lifts me up by the armpits in puts me in the SUV. He shuts my door and walks over to the passenger side and gets in. Jeremiah finally gets in and drives away from the house.

After nearly an hour of driving, we finally reach the carnival. I smile and bounce up and down in happiness. I look at the Ferris wheel with excitement. I haven't been to the carnival since I was 10 or 11, even though the carnival falls on my birthday every year. But I normally spent my birthday with my grandfather since we shared a birthday. But when he died when I was 14 I just spent my next two birthdays at home with daddy and my brothers.

Daire gets out of the car and opens the door for me. He grabs me by the waist and helps me down. He kisses my lips and steps away from me. He takes my hand and leads me to the entrance of the carnival with Jeremiah following close behind.

"Okay let's do something small you're pregnant I don't want to trouble our baby," He said looking around. I pout and look over at the Ferris wheel. "But we can still go on the Ferris wheel right?" I asked looking up at him sadly. He tucks some hair behind my ear and kisses my temple. "Of course, that's what I'm most excited about," He said.

I smile and pull him towards a booth. "Come on let's ring toss," I said laughing slightly.

After about three hours we were sitting down at the food court and I was stuffing my mouth with chilly fries. "Baby, calm down you're going to throw up," Daire said patting my back. I smile and swallow the fries that were in my mouth and wash them down with sprite. "Sorry it's just so good," I said licking the cheese off my lips.

"And you're pregnant," Jeremiah said looking up from his phone.

I glare at him and slowly finish my fries. I stand up and throw my trash away. I walk back over to Daire and Jeremiah and smile. "Okay, what's next," I said clapping my hands together. Daire looks up at me and shows me the tickets in his hands. "Okay I only have three tickets left," He said staring at me. "We can either play some more games or go on the Ferris wheel."

I gasp and snatch the tickets from his hands. "You promised me we'll go on the Ferris wheel," I said pouting.

Daire smirks and shakes his head. "Then let's go then," He said standing up and grabbing my hands. I smile up at him and turn to Jeremiah. "Can you take my stuffies to the car," I asked him? Jeremiah looks down at stuffed animals and sighs. "Fine," He mumbles and picks up my stuffed animals, and walks towards the entrance of the carnival.

Daire pulls me towards the Ferris wheel with a large smile on his face. I look up at him admiringly. "Thank you for all those animals," I said swinging our hands back and forth. Daire looks down at me with a grin. He pulls me closer to him making us both chuckle. "You're welcome baby," He said.

I look up at him and stand on my tippy toes to kiss his nose. "I love you," I said resting my head on his chest. He strokes my head and looks down at me. "Happy birthday, baby," He said kissing my lips. I smile against the kiss and pull away. "The best birthday ever since I have you," I said looking down and playing with his rings. "The only thing I'm missing is my grandpa to celebrate with me," I said sadly.

Daire wraps his arms around me and pats my head. "It's okay, love," He said. "Let's go on the Ferris wheel to make this day even better," He said pulling me towards the ride and making me laugh loudly.