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Dear Amelia,

It wasn’t my first time getting married. But with Devyn, there were a lot of firsts. Like wedding planning.

Devyn and I went to meet with Florence Vu, the wedding planner. And yes, even back then, she was the most sought after planner in all of Europe. She only worked for the ultra rich and famous. And luckily for me, I was rich and famous… well, at least in our world I was famous. And after my wedding, she became the most sought after planner in the world.

I think now she’s going by the name Renee Vu? Posing as her own great granddaughter. It’d be odd if over a hundred years later she looked the same.

Anyway, after meeting her and going over plans, we decided to take a family vacation. Jordan had already been gone for about a week, and Tristan was not happy about it. He’d never been away from Grace for so long, and he wanted to see her. So we decided to surprise her and keep it a secret from Jordan and Stella too.

Before leaving, we visited Kevin and Beth, who had just given birth, to congratulate them. But the moment I held their son, Michael James Thomas, I knew I wanted another baby. Devyn and I both grew up without siblings, and it was lonely. I wanted Tristan to have siblings. As many as I could give him.

Tristan wasn’t the only reason I wanted another baby. I also wanted Devyn to experience fatherhood from the beginning. I know he was there from the beginning of my pregnancy with Tristan, and throughout his whole life, but he was there as a friend; never overstepping until Tristan asked him to be his dad.

I wanted Devyn to do everything he wanted to do as a father from the beginning. I wanted him to feel the excitement of finding out I was pregnant. I wanted him to receive praise and congratulations for becoming a father. I wanted it all for him.

The fear, the excitement, the impatience, the love; he deserved it all and more. And although he loved Tristan like his own, I wanted him to have his own. Plus, Devyn wanted a big family. And how can I say no to him? I’d give him anything he’d ever ask for. I’d make him king if that’s what he wanted.

We went to Disney and surprised Jordan, Stella and Grace. I told Jordan that the last few days of his vacation would be spent childless. That way he could have some much needed alone time with Stella. They never got to go on a vacation together since their honeymoon. And they deserved one.

Anyway, Grace fell in love with the Avengers campus at Disneyland during that trip. She was the one who got Tristan hooked on the MCU, not the other way around.

~Mom

MJ. B