Simon and Jeanette soon arrived at Alvin and Brittany's house. The car ride was extremely quiet. Simon knew there was something off with his wife, but decided it would be best to give her space.

When they approached the front door, they could clearly hear Brittany's demanding voice in the house.

"AJ put that down! I swear to God!"

The front door swiftly flew open, a frazzled Brittany in the empty space.

"Oh hello you two! It's so good to see you!"

She squeezed Simon and Jeanette into a huge hug, unaware she was painfully squishing their glasses to their faces.

The smell of lasagna and fresh bread soon floated from the kitchen into the den, and the sent willed Simon, Jeanette and Brittany to follow it.

"Ellie and Theo got here 5 minutes ago. I think there might be something wrong, they look nervous or something."

When Simon and Jeanette arrived in the kitchen, the rest of their family members greeted them. Jeanette immediately sensed there was something bothering Eleanor.

"Aunty Jen!"

AJ ran up to Jeanette and gave her a big hug.

"Have I ever told you, you're my favourite Aunt?"

Jeanette giggled; AJ was so much like Alvin it was ridiculous.

She glanced to her side and saw Simon and Al talking. Something about the scene brought warmth to her. It felt right.

"Ok everyone, dinner will get cold if we don't eat now, so choose a seat!"

Brittany ushered everyone to the dining table, and soon enough, everyone was enjoying the delicious meal.

After about 10 minutes, Theodore and Eleanor both stood up.

"Everyone, Ellie and I have an announcement to make."

All eyes darted to Eleanor, expecting her to deliver whatever news they had.

"Well, Theo and I were talking about how the house was feeling a bit boring with just the two of us. So we decided we would try for a baby, and well, the outcome arrived quicker than we expected."

Simon furrowed his bushy brows.

"What are you saying Ellie?"

"I'm saying…I'm pregnant!"

Cheers and 'congratulations' erupted from all around the table. Alvin put his arm around his chubby little brother.

"And Simon's last again! Damn, me and Theo both beat you to it."

Simon glared at his obnoxious older brother.

"Alvin, this is not a competition. Jeanette and I may have kids, or we may not, it's up to us."

Jeanette's mind began to wonder with thousands of worrying thoughts. What does he mean when he says 'may not'? Does he not want to have kids? Or worse, does he not want to have kids with me?

After giving her sister, and brother-in-law a hug, Jeanette sat back down and attempted to gather her thoughts and calm herself down.

"Hey sis. Are you ok?"

Brittany sat down next to her younger sister.

"Yea I am, I just um…could uh, could we talk in your room?"

"Yea of course!"

The pair crept up the stairs and into the master bedroom.

"Okay Jeanette, what's going on?"

Brittany stood in the centre of the room, with her arms folded.

"IthinkIwanttohaveababy."

Brittany chuckled at her sister.

"Can you speak in real English, and I don't want one sentence, tell me everything."

Jeanette sighed.

"Well I've been thinking, and I really want to start a family with Simon. I just don't know if he feels the same, and the thought kills me, Britt. I mean I've always wanted to be a mother to Simon's kids. What if he doesn't want kids at all?"

A look of concern was spread across Brittany's makeup covered face.

"Look, Simon's a great guy. I think you should sit down and talk to him, tell him how you feel. Hey, he might surprise you and rip his clothes off so you two can get started on the baby making process."

Jeanette laughed.

"Oh I wish. You're right though, I'll just talk to him."