Unfortunately folks, this marks the beginning of the end of the Muddy Buddy series :-( I know, everyone is disappointed, but unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Here we have the start of the lives of the kids of the Torres-Robbins group. Engagements, weddings and babies; some announcements, some of the actual events; and then there's a final surprise at the end.

Once again, timing is approximate.

Sorry for the delay folks, my computer crashed last week and my dad spent the weekend fixing it, thus the delay in updates.

So who else out there thought that Mark was an asshole this week? What happens if Arizona or Callie get a new job somewhere else and there's no plastics position open? Is he just goign to quit his job and hang around the house all day? Now that's creepier than the cool uncle.

Part 7 C 1 - Ryleigh telling the whole family the first time, including Michael, during Thanksgiving dinner without meaning to. (Thanksgiving 2030)

"So what is everyone thankful for?" Callie starts the conversation. There will be a big party at their house with all of their friends from work and their families, but now, lunchtime is just for them and the partners that wanted to come. She looks around at the gathered group, noting the smiling faces on each of their faces. With one child happily married and the other two happily engaged, Callie couldn't ask for more.

"Why don't you start us off, Mama?"

"Fine, I'm thankful I have my family here, right now, I couldn't ask for more in my life." She looks next to her daughter.

"I'm thankful for this beautiful man in my life." She stroke's Josh's face lovingly, while he returns her gesture with a kiss on her wrist.

"I'm very thankful that my parents are in Jamaica for this holiday, not here to send me to the hospital with food poisoning." Everyone laughs, remembering the one holiday where exactly that happened. The Hall's Thanksgiving dinner guests flooded the clinic while everyone was hooked up to IVs being treated.

"I'm thankful my parents aren't big cooks, so I can enjoy dinner with all of you." Lauren smiles at her fiancé's family.

"I'm thankful my mother is a big cook, so I can enjoy sharing dinner with Lauren." Liam smiles onward to Arizona

"Is everyone thankful in some way for Callie's cooking?" Arizona looks around the table, getting nods from everyone. "Fine, me too. But I'm also thankful for change." She shares a smile with her wife, remembering a time when the idea of change almost destroyed them.

"I continue to be thankful that the two of you were my doctors 13 years ago, both for enabling me to be able to walk again, and for adopting me and giving me a better family than I could ever wish for."

"And I'm thankful for life's little surprises that change our lives for the better. Oh, no wine for me, Callie." Everyone falls silent, staring at the couple in shock… including Michael. Ryleigh looks up at the silence and stares directed her way before replaying what she said.

"Oh… this wasn't how I planned on telling you."

"Telling us…" Michael looks to her, hopeful joy evident in his voice. Ryleigh smiles, looking her husband in the eye to answer him.

"Are you ready to be a daddy?"

"Wait," Carter cuts in, as she's often done in the past at moments like this. "Michael didn't know before now?"

"No, and there's still a possibility… I didn't plan on saying anything just yet. I just took a home pregnancy test on Tuesday… I was… planning on asking you, Arizona, to do an ultrasound this weekend to confirm."

"We'll do it first thing tomorrow. Until then… yay!" She leans in to give her oldest a hug while Callie embraces Ryleigh.

"Yay indeed… grandma." Arizona gives her oldest the stink-eye briefly, before grinning broadly.

"That's no insult to me, Mikey."