Hey guys! There will be a few more chapters up. Probably like 4 at the most. The problem is, I don't know when they'll be up. I'm in college and final are drawing near, so my schedule will be very hectic for the next month or so. Just hold on. I'll give you a heads up on the last chapter, though, so if there's not a note saying it's the end, then it's not the end! Thanks for reading, guys and girls!


September 2036

Megan shot out of bed and ran to the bathroom, reaching the toilet just in the nick of time. Her stomach lurched over and over again, only stomach bile coming up.

She didn't think anything of it, and was just about to get in bed when she heard Ben's baby monitor start whining.

She started to think something of it the next morning, however, when she woke up at the same time and puked again. Aiden got up to get the baby, coming back with Ben asleep in his arms. "Are you okay?"

Megan wiped her hand across her mouth and sat back on her knees. "Yeah, I'm okay." Inside her head, she was counting like crazy. She was late. She hadn't even realized it, with a toddler and a 7 month old running amok in her house. Sometimes she didn't even have time to brush her teeth, much less keep track of her cycle. It was crazy that Ben came so longer after Hanna, and now there was the possibility of another baby so soon after Ben's birth.

She would love another baby. Just the possibility of having one filled her heart with so much love. But should she mention it to Aiden? He's been with her both times they've found out. Maybe it would be fun to surprise him this time. As soon as Aiden was gone, she would run to the store and get a test.


Melinda loved watching her grandchildren whenever Megan needed to do errands, and she took advantage of that fact more often then she'd like to admit. Hanna loved playing in the shop, and Ben was such a cute baby that just his presence in the store would get more customers through the door.

The senior ghost whisperer's eyes lit up when Hanna came through the door, followed by a car-seat toting blonde. "What a lovely surprise!"

"Hi Nana! Mommy has to run some… what are they, mommy?"

Megan smiled at her daughter as Melinda scooped Ben out of the carseat. "Errands, honey."

Hanna nodded. "That's right. Aarons. So she said I could come play with the dolls."

Megan smiled meekly at her mother-in-law. "I hope you don't mind. My mom's been sick and I didn't want Ben catching anything."

Melinda took the diaper bag from her. "Don't you worry about a thing. I love spending time with my only two grandchildren." She said that with a pointed look, and it made Megan wonder if she knew anything.

"How many grandchildren do you want, Mom?" Megan asked, blushing.

Melinda smiled. "As many as you can make, Meg. Do you know how far along you are?"

Megan took a seat, realizing the test-taking would have to wait. "I haven't even taken a test yet. I was going to run to Walgreen's after I left here. I'm pretty sure, though. You just know."

"I know what you mean."

"I'll let you know, though." Megan kissed her children goodbye, hugged Melinda, and was out into the warm early September air.


Low and behold, there were two faint lines on the stick she held in her hands. She placed a hand over her stomach and smiled down at her new baby. She couldn't wait to tell Aiden.

When she dropped back in after doing a few things around town, Megan didn't say anything.

"You're glowing, sweetie." Melinda said simply, handing her Ben's diaper bag.

Megan blushes as she collects her son. "We'll be over soon for dinner."


When Aiden walks through his front door, he hears the familiar sound of his family. There are some cartoons playing in the living room, and Ben's hanging bouncer is nestled safely in the doorway to the kitchen, where his wife is making dinner.

He peaks in on his daughter, and she is enthralled in the princess show on TV. He gives Ben a big bounce and his giggles fill the air as he makes his way over to Megan.

"Hi, honey. How was your day?"

Megan smiles up at him, leaning in to kiss him. "It was great. I dropped the kids off at the shop so I could run a few errands. I paid the car insurance, got a few things at the grocery, and I even got Ben a few new shirts. He's wearing one now."

Aiden nodded, walking over to the fridge and pulling out a bottle of water.

Megan stares at him, waiting for something, he can tell. "Well, are you going to look at it or not?"

Megan looks weird. Maybe she had a worse day than she was letting on. Regardless, he smiled politely and walked over to his son, scooping him out of the bouncer.

"Hi, Benjamin! Let Daddy read your shirt."

Big Brother

He stares at it for a long minute, hardly believing his eyes. He looks at Megan, and knows his eyes aren't failing him yet. She is smiling so widely. "Surprise!"

Aiden rushes over to his wife, Ben still in his arms, and pulls her in for a hug. "You're pregnant?"

Megan nods, wrapping one arm around his waist and placing her other hand on Ben's back. "I'm late and I've been throwing up. I got three positive pregnancy tests."

Aiden places a scorching kiss on his wife's mouth. No wonder they have a kid on the way. Hanna's voice from the doorway makes them pull apart. "You forgot about me!"

Megan smiles, opening her arms as Hanna runs into them. "There's always room for Hanna Banana!"

"Why are you so happy, Daddy?" Hanna asks, staring at her father.

Aiden smiles. "Mommy has a baby in her tummy."

Hanna's eyes widen. "But Ben is right there. He can't be in your tummy, mommy."

Megan laughs, placing a kiss on her daughter's cheek. These days were going too fast. "There's another baby. You're going to get another brother or a sister."

Hanna nods, thinking. "Can you make it a girl baby this time, please?"

The parents laugh at their daughter. "It doesn't work that way, sweetie. We get whatever God gives us. But if you pray really hard for a girl baby He might give you a sister." The four—five—of them have a long family hug, and Aiden's heart is about to burst.

That night, when Aiden checks to see if Hanna is asleep, he hears her praying. "Also, God, please give me a girl baby sister. Ben is good and thank You for him but he kind of stinks sometimes and if it was a girl she wouldn't stink because I would help give her baths. Thank You God. Amen."


They are at a barbecue with Aiden's family and friends the next weekend. They are planning on telling everyone the good news. Planning being the operative word.

When they get there, they are nervous but excited. Melinda and Megan's parents are the only ones who know. Even Jim doesn't know. They are all seated around the table and are about to start eating when Ned and Brittany show up. Delia had Charlie and Lacy for the afternoon, and it was probably a good thing. Brittany has been crying-that much is obvious.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Delia asks. Charlie reaches for his mother, and she picks him up and cradles him to her chest.

Ned speaks for his wife. "We just came back from the doctor. We got some bad news."

They sit down, and then Ned and Brittany launch into their story. "Well, a few weeks ago, I got a positive pregnancy test. So we scheduled this appointment, but in between I was having some spotting. So then when we get to the appointment today, it turns out that I had a miscarriage." Brittany starts crying, and holds onto Charlie tighter. He reaches up to touch her face.

Ned clears his throat, reaching across to put a hand on Brittany's shoulder. "And the doctor said that it would probably happen again if we tried to have any more children. Apparently when Brit was pregnant with Charlie, during the C-section her uterus got a little damaged. He basically told us the chances of Brit carrying another baby to term were slim to none." Ned clears his throat, most likely holding back tears himself.

Megan's heart sinks. How can they tell their good news, when it so obvious that Ned and Brittany are basically heartbroken?

"I'm so sorry, guys." Megan says. She takes a look down at her lunch, and her stomach churns. She quickly excuses herself and walks quickly to the bathroom. She hears someone standing in the doorway as she vomits up what little food she's had for lunch. She assumes it's Aiden, so she looks up and smiles. And she wishes she hadn't. It's Brittany.

"How far along are you?" Brittany looks heartbroken.

Megan's heart has fallen so far deep into the pit of her stomach that it seems as if it will never fix itself. She saw Brittany as a sort of older sister, and to know that Megan had hurt her, well that would be almost unforgiveable. But Brittany has seen Megan before and obviously knows. It would hurt her more by lying to her. "About 4 weeks. It's still pretty early." Megan stands, taking the towel and wiping her mouth. "I didn't want you to find out like this."

Brittany shrugs, crossed arms across her chest as she leans against the doorframe. "I guess it's better to know now. It's kind of hard to be depressed when one of your best friends is pregnant."

Megan wants to smile, but her heart is still hurting. Instead, she pulls Brittany into a hug.