Jarrod takes Jackson in his arms lovingly talking to him. He asks him how he is and states that he's already seen his beautiful tears and wonders out loud if he's going to inherit his thighs or mine. He finishes telling him it doesnt matter as he is te most beautiful baby as he caresses his cheeks before walking out if the room.

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A few days later Jarrod comes home from work looking a bit more anxious than usual. Before I even have a chance to ask he blurts out my sister had asked him about whether she could attend Jackson's christening or not. He added that she was worried about how our mother would react.

"I would love her to come and I know Jackson would love to get to know his aunt." I said thinking about the best way to handle the situation.

"I'd love you to attend Jackson's christening. I'm just so glad you want to be in his life." I began texting my sister "Let me handle mom. I mean you're there for Jackson not her. If she can't respect that..." I finished texting (kind of trailing off). I decided to still hit send.

Jarrod suggested we watch a movie with Jackson while we wait for my sister's reply.

Caitlin's POV

Once again, me and Robyn were coming to an end of an amazing summer.

We had both joined Milly and Millie on an excursion to Hyde Park. We had walked round the park, taken in Buckingham Palace and even walked down the mall to Trafalgar Square

Me and my girlfriend were determined not to cry, despite the fact that in two days time we would be separated by distance again. My best friends did my crying for me, tears running down their cheeks when they said goodbye to Robyn at the end of the day. Robyn's eyes welled but didn't overflow

Eventually our time was up and we both journeyed by car to Heathrow Terminal 5.  When it was time for Robyn to check in, we both lovingly embraced, neither one of us wanting to let go

Tears were streaming down my face and I knew Robyn was crying too, her body shaking a little with sobs. We broke the hug, wiped our tears and passionately kissed goodbye

'See you at Christmas' Robyn sobbed.

'You will' I sobbed back. We blew each other a final kiss and she went through the gate.

I found a bench and sobbed my heart out. After a few minutes a comforting hand wrapped round my back. My sister had found me. I embraced her as I continued to sob

After I had no more tears left, we both went to the bathroom so I could clean up and returned home via the Underground

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I hear Camilla's phone ring, it's Sadie's reply, she will come to the christening. The movie goes uneventful, we enjoy each other's company.
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The day of the christening is here, I'm happy it's a warm spring day, my parents, Camilla's parents, William and Anna, Sadie with Hannah and Lucy, and, surprisingly, Enid, come to the christening, Enid apologizes for Tristan having to stay in the coffee shop. After a very emotive ceremony, we have an intimate celebration of only 12 persons in a private area of a well known restaurant.

We talk and catch up on our lives and have a good time.

Enid's POV

Tristan was eagerly awaiting my report on Jackson's christening when I got back. And of course he wanted to know if I saw any tears

'And were they better criers than Emily' he teased, knowing that I had a secret love of watching tears streaming down her face

'I only really saw Sadie cry' I told him. 'But she doesn't have Emily's freckles so she still has the top spot' I then went on to mention that Hannah and Lucy, Sadie's cousins seem to have cried also but they used tissues and I wasn't at a good angle to catch any

We completed our paperwork for the night and went to bed

Anna's pov:

I couldnt believe it was already fast approaching the day of Jackson's christening. Jarrod and I got ready early that morning knowing we would be taking Annabelle on her first long (4hr car ride) The christening was near Jarrod and Camilla.

We left mid morning for the mid afternoon christening leaving room for a few pit stops along the way. A couple diaper changes, a bottle and a nap later we were finally at the church. When we arrived I saw Camilla's parents, William's parents, Sadie, Hannah, Lucy and Enid.

It was a very nice ceremony, Jackson sleeping through the whole thing. Annabelle however made herself known (as she was a bit older than Jackson) babbling happily through the whole ceremony.

After the ceremony we all went to a nice intimate restaurant near the church. William, Annabelle and I sat with William's parents, Enid and Camilla's mom. At the other table was Camilla's dad, Sadie, Hannah, Lucy, Jarrod, Camilla and Jackson.

It was a nice dinner except for the odd glare I noticed Camilla's mom give to Sadie. I wasn't sure about the circumstances so I figured I'd leave it alone.