A sudden silence fell upon the house. Each person slightly gaping their mouths at the news. Both Chris and Mia remained awkwardly stood in the centre of the living room. She made stern eye contact at James; who of course already knew.

James clapped his hands together and put a smile on his face "Congratulations to you both"

Zig smiled sweetly and raised his glass "To Mia and Chris"

Still in shock the other housemates soon joined in on the toast, each raising their glasses for the unborn baby.

Becca, however, did not join the toast. Instead she sat with a disgruntled expression.

"Really? A baby?" She scoffed

Mia noticed her unamused face "Yeah?"

"Mia, I get that I'm kind of the new comer here, but this isn't just your house. There are other people living here as well" She snarled

Mia rolled her eyes "Yes, I'm fully aware of that"

Becca looked around at everyone sat in the room "Well, once this baby comes along, there won't be any more parties, silence at certain points of the day not to mention our study time being disturbed by a screaming child!"

Chris snapped "Hey! It's not like we've planned this, me and Mia are dealing with it the best we can!"

She narrowed her eyes at him and hissed "Yes, but it's going to affect all of us!"

With that Becca huffed and stormed upstairs which was shortly followed by a slammed door.

Once again everyone in the house was bought to an uncomfortable silence. Chris wrapped his arm around Mia to comfort her as she slumped her shoulders and let out a deflated sigh.

Zack also let out a small sigh "Hey, I'm happy for you guys, like, really I am… but what about the house? I mean, if we lose it… it just doesn't seem an ideal time for a baby"

Mia sat herself down into the armchair and rubbed her forehead "None of this is ideal, but it's happened and now I've got to deal with it… Believe me, this is not how I planned my college years would be…"

Kaitlyn scooted over to Mia's side and wrapped her arms around her "But no matter what, we're all going to be there to support you. Especially me because I'm your bestie and that's what bestie's are for"

Mia laughed quietly "Thanks, and for the record… I'm not going to turn this place into a discipline camp…"

Chris smiled "Come on, you know what Becca's like, a huge drama queen. Give it a day or two and she'll be fine."

The tension suddenly started to lift and individually everyone began to congratulate the couple on their future arrival.

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After everyone had settled down and the focus had moved from Mia, Abbie called her into the kitchen. They both began to prepare some snacks for the evening before Abbie finally had her say.

"Wow, and there I was the other week thinking I was pregnant"

Mia chuckled "Funny how things turned out, isn't it?"

Abbie grinned "So when did you find out?"

She finished emptying her bag of chips into a bowl with a sheepish look on her face "At the same time you found out you weren't pregnant…"

"What! No way! Why didn't you say anything?" Abbie gasped

Mia looked down fiddling with a chip that had fallen out from the bowel and onto the counter "I guess I was scared" she paused for a few moments "I only told Chris…well, I should say, Chris only found out a couple of weeks ago"

Abbie shrugged "I'm going to assume that was what the shouting was about the other week?"

Mia winced "Yeah… You guys heard that?"

She shrugged again "Well we could hear shouting but could make out what was being said…"

There was again a few moment of silence. Abbie awkwardly stopped and started as she asked her next question.

"D-Don't take this the wrong way… but do you think Chris is going to make a good Dad?"

Mia's brow furrowed "What do you mean?"

Abbie lead her further into the kitchen out of ear's reach "I mean, I'm just thinking back to when you two started off… everything with Becca… It just seemed like he had some commitment issues…"

Mia shrugged then sighed "I get what you mean but that was over a year ago, he's changed a lot since then… He's more mature. I think he'll be okay"

Abbie smiled "Well, I'm very happy for you both" Her face suddenly dropped "Does Tyler know?"

Mia shook her head "No… I'm going to tell him tomorrow, I can imagine he'd be upset if know one tells him"

A small half-smile appeared on Abbie's face "Yeah, he'd be really happy for you both"

She smiled back "I really think you two should try and talk again… just to give it another shot"

"I will soon… I just need to get myself in the right frame of mind" Abbie replied.

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A few hours later, those who were not residents at 14 Willowtree Road began to make their way out of the door. James was the first to leave due to wanting an early night because of starting work the next morning. He bid his goodbyes and started his journey home.

Zig stayed behind a little longer, waiting for the chance to catch Mia alone for two minutes. Sooner than later the other house mates began to tidy up the snacks, Zig pulled Mia over to one side, "Hey, I just wanted to say congratulations personally… I think you're going to make a great Mom"

She smiled sweetly "Thank you"

He smiled sweetly back and lightly patted her back "Honestly though, if you need any help with baby sitting or anything, just give me a call. I'm more than happy to help"

"Really? That would mean a lot... You're a good guy, Zig. You don't get enough credit" She responded.

He gave her a quick wink before heading towards the door "Anything for you"

It was no great secret that Zig possessed an attraction towards Mia, he made that obvious from when they first met. However, he decided to make it less obvious once he found out she was with Chris. Him and Chris had gotten on quite well since the summer road trip so he wasn't about to jeopardise that by trying to steal Mia from him.

As soon as the door closed behind him Chris made his way over to Mia,

"What did he want?"

Mia rolled her eyes "He was just congratulating us, Mr Jealous"

Chris sighed " It's so blatant that he likes you, that's all…"

She laughed "You're being silly, he knows his place. Plus, you guys are friends. Friends don't steal each other's girlfriends… He's just being friendly"

He sighed "I guess so. I just worry about losing you"

She went onto her tip toes and placed a gentle kiss onto his lips. "Now you're being very silly"

He dazed into her eyes, a soft smile appeared on his lips "Let's go on up to bed?"

Mia lowered herself back onto her feet and led him up the stairs.

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The next morning Mia woke up entangled in Chris's arms. She turned to face him, and woke him up slowly by blowing into his face. He grinned as he realised what she was doing. He gently climbed on top of her, pinning her onto her back. She looked up at him seductively and batted her eyelids. He quietly chuckled before leaning down for a passionate kiss. As he went to remove her silk nighty, the moment was ruined as his phone began to ring.

He sighed before reaching over for the mobile and answering "What's up? Uh-huh…yeah…sure thing, I'll see you then"

Mia pouted her lips "Well that ruined the mood, who was it?"

"Darren, he wants me to go to his and watch the game tonight, if that's alright?" Chris asked.

She smiled "Sure…Just don't leave before the inspection this afternoon. I want all hands on deck"

He smirked as he thought back to Zig the previous evening "Yeah, sure. Anything for you"

She playfully whacked him with the pillow before getting up to get ready for the day.

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As she made her way to way to kitchen for breakfast, she noticed Becca sat at the dining table looking sheepish.

"Morning" Mia said bluntly as she passed her.

"Mia, listen. I want to apologise for last night. I was thinking in bed last night and I think I over reacted a little" She sighed.

Mia stood next to the table with her hands on her hips and eyebrows raised "You don't say…"

Becca slammed her eyes at her and took another mouthful of cereal.

Mia shrugged "Look, as I said to the others last night. I'm not going to turn the house into a military camp… I want to keep things as normal as possible. But we've got plenty of time to prepare anyway. Baby isn't due for another seven months so I'm sure we can sort arrangements to suit everyone in that time…"

A small smiled appeared on Becca's face "I'm just not that great with babies or children that's all…but to show my great support, I got up early this morning and went to the market"

Becca reached over and started to dig around in the handbag in front of her. Eventually she pulled out a tiny, grey, fluffy body suit with bear ears and a tail.

She held it out to Mia "Here, I thought it was pretty cute and I thought of you"

Mia felt her heart melt slightly "Aw Becca, this is adorable. Babies first outfit"

She suddenly felt a rush of excitement "You're so going to be Aunty Bec-Bec"

A stern expression appeared on Becca's face "Don't push it"