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Disclaimer: Some of these characters were not made up by me, they came from the stupendous mind of Jeanne Birdsall. But some of them were made up by me. So...

"What do you guys think we should name the baby?" asked Rosalind. "She's coming soon, and we need a really good name."

"How about Tulip?" suggested five year old Elizabeth, Rosalind's first born.

"Um, I'm not sure about Tulip. But I do like flower names. Can you think of some other flowers?"

"Rose, rose, rose!" shrieked Theo, who had just turned three.

"No, not Rose," commented Tommy. "I hate roses. But I do love you Rosie."

"How about Violet?"

Rosalind gasped. "Violet is perfect. Thank you, Lizzy." Turning her attention back to her husband, she said, "Do you like Violet, Tommy?"

"I love it," he replied with a quick kiss on the cheek, which was met with a loud, " Aww!" from Elizabeth. "Now, Lizzy and Theo, go pick up your rooms a little bit, the rest of the family will be here soon." They obediently left to go clean their rooms, as they always wanted to leave a good impression on their aunts, uncles, and grandparents. " I can't believe that you planned a baby shower for Emma. That was so sweet, and probably a lot of work."

Rosalind shrugged. "Well," she said, "I needed something to do with all of my free time. Besides no one else was going to do it, and no woman should have to plan her own."

"That's what I love about you, Rosie. Alway thinking of others." Tommy leaned down to give her a kiss, but the doorbell rang, interrupting them. He left his wife on the couch and went to go answer the door. Always the first to arrive, there was Jane, her husband Nate, and their son, David.

"Hello, Superman," trilled Jane, giving Tommy a kiss on the cheek.

"It's nice to see you, Jane," he said, laughing softly at the memory of planning to go trick or treating as Superman with his first awful girlfriend, Trilby. "May I take your coat?"

"Oh, what a gentleman. You know, I based Toby off of you."

"Toby?"

"The antagonist of my new book, The Girl With the Sunflower Eyes."

"Sounds cool. Now, come in. Theo is bouncing off the walls with excitement. He can't wait to see his favorite cousin." Upon hearing this, David rushed as fast as his still chubby three year old legs could carry him to Theo's room. Jane laughed and followed Tommy to the living room, where Rosalind greeted them both. Then came a knock at the door and people started flowing in. First was Martin and Iantha Penderwick, then Batty and her husband, Eric, followed by Skye and her boyfriend Pearson. A few minutes later Lydia arrived by herself and Ben right after with his girlfriend were Emma's parents, Jeanne and Henry, and Jeffrey's mom and dad, Alec and Mrs. Tifton. Last but not least were the guests of honor, Jeffrey and his wife Emma, and their soon to be baby girl.

Tommy and Nate passed out drinks, wine for the adults and lemonade for the kids. Elizabeth went off to play with the boys, and Mr. Penderwick got the grill started. Emerald, the Geigers' basset hound, ran around, sniffing feet and licking toes. Pretty soon, the adults started chatting, and they talked, laughed, and ate the whole night.