As the couple entered the top floor of the restaurant pub’s party hall, all their friends were there. Mia was holding Elias and tickling his belly when she looked around to see the festivities. They were just expecting a small little family gathering, but the place was full of smiling faces.

“Surprise!” The group said in unison.

Miss giggled, cuddling into Cyrus’ side. “Did you know Isis and Holly did all this? There are Mom and Dad. This is outstanding.”

Holly ran over, hugging Mia. “Do you like it? We had little time to pull it together, but we thought you could use something to cheer you up after the...