Chapter 9
In the meantime, the newlyweds were standing in front of the door to the Forrester mansion, ready to enter it. They had changed accordingly in the jet and then rode directly there, ready for the party. One of the perks of having a jet was that you could have plenty of room to rest so they had plenty of energy to party.
Liam put a hand on the doorknob and then turned to his wife. "Ready?"
She smoothed her dress down before straightening her pose with a deep breath. "Yep, as I'll ever be!"
He took her hand in his free one. "Come on then Mrs. Spencer!"
They entered and immediately got the attention of the entire room.
As the acting hostess of the party, Taylor approached the couple, offering them glasses of champagne. She then lifted hers and faced her audience. "Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new Mr. and Mrs. Liam Spencer!"
Although people were shocked at the news, they quickly toasted to the couple and then applauded, led by none other than Bill Spencer.
Standing in her corner while her husband moved on to congratulate his son and daughter in law, Katie thought about how this whole situation had been organized. Upon arriving and realizing that the dinner they had to attend would take place at the Forrester mansion, she had wondered why her sisters and niece were not invited. It would have only made sense since Liam would be there too but now she understood why all the secrecy. Taylor and most certainly Bill had intended for Hope not to be there – now that she thought about it, maybe it was for the best. She was going to be devastated by the news.
Another thing Katie wondered about was how those two could possibly have married in the couple of weeks they had been out of town. It wasn't like Liam to simply up and leave without telling anyone so something was fishy here.
Steffy must have pulled the same trick she did the first time to get him to marry her. There was no way he would have married her, not after everything he and Hope had been through to realize that they were made for each other. Katie was going to dig until she found out what was going on here.
Just then, she realized that Liam was addressing the whole room, Steffy stuck at his side.
"So, knowing how much my wife likes to party, I will make this speech as short as possible." Steffy jabbed him on the ribs but he simply rubbed the tender spot and rushed to go on, to the room's amusement. "You see, she can't wait to start so excited she is!" He managed to avoid her elbow this time before taking on a more serious tone. "You'll all notice that we got married out of town but this time we were in the most romantic place of the world and I couldn't resist." He gave said woman a soft smile. "I simply had to ask this beautiful woman to be my wife (again) there and then. But we weren't alone, we were lucky to have had our family there to share that moment with us. And now, we get to share and celebrate with all of those who couldn't be there with us so thank you, for being here."
He shared a kiss with his wife under the guests' cheers and applause. Once everyone was silent again, it was Steffy's turn to speak. "Liam already said everything that had to be said except for one thing. You're all family here and being gathered in this house means that we can tell you all at once that I'm pregnant: Liam and I are going to have a baby!"
That last news generated another round of congratulations and hugs to the couple. It was then that the party was transformed into a gathering. The women were on one side going over the details of the wedding and honeymoon while the men were on another talking about what men usually did and congratulating the father to be on a job well done.
All in all, it was a very tired couple that made their way home that night although Liam was not too tired to carry his wife over the threshold and welcome her back home. They went straight to the bedroom for a well deserved night of rest, even though they didn't have to go back to work for a couple of days yet.
