Chapter 10

Andrew and Margaret walked in the door of their apartment after having gotten home from their first appointment. To say that they were on Cloud 9

was definately an understatement. They were expecting their first child--why wouldn't they be?

After setting everything down, they both walked over and sat down on the couch--Margaret leaning her head against Andrew's chest.

"Well, now that we know for sure, I guess we better tell the family" she said. Ever since they had gotten married, she had really started to

consider his family her family as well--seeing as she didn't have any.

"Actually, I meant to tell you this sooner. Mom called here about 2 days ago, and said that she and Dad and Gammy were thinking about coming

up for a little visit--after all, they haven't seen us since the wedding" Andrew replied. "We could tell them about the baby then. It would be perfect"

"Yeah, that does sounds good. I think it would be so much better to tell them in person than it would be over the phone. So when are they getting here?"

"Mom said they are flying up here two days from now--on the 20th"

"Good, that gives us at least a little time to prepare, and to have a little more time to ourselves before they get here"

"Yeah, some more time to ourselves would be nice. Just you, me, and the baby" he said, walking over and placing a hand on her

barely noticeable baby belly.

They looked up at each, smiled, and kissed. Afterwards, they sat there for the longest time, just relaxing. They were together--just the three

of them. At that moment, nothing else seemed to matter.

Time had flown by, and before they knew it, 2 days had passed. Thankfully, they had gotten everything ready the day before. Now, there was

just one very important thing left to do--go to the airport to pick up the family.

"Andrew," Margaret called out "what time does their flight get in?"

"2:00"

"Well, it's 1:00 now. Let's go. You ready?"

"Yeah, I'm right behind you" he said, closing and locking the door as they walked out.

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They got to the airport 45 minutes later. The plane wouldn't arrive for another 15 minutes, so they just sat down and waited patiently. Suddenly,

Andrew's head shot up "There they are" he said, waving them over.

After all the hugs and greetings, they walked out to the car, and headed back to the apartment. As soon as they had walked inside and had

set their stuff down, they walked into the livingroom and began to catch up.

"So, anything new going on with you guys?" Andrew asked his dad.

"Well, I'm still working, and we have found time to go on a few little trips, but other than that, not much" Joe replied.

"What about you guys? Anything new and exciting happening with you two?" Grace asked.

"Well," Margaret said "we do have a surprise for you guys--a rather big surprise.. Don't worry, though. It's not bad, it's good--very

good,actually". "Go on honey, you tell them"

"Okay, but you guys may want to sit down for this" "Margaret and I" he continued, wrapping an arm around her waist "are

expecting a visitor in a little more than 8 months"

"A little more than 8 months....a little more than 8 months..." Annie repeated to herself quietly, trying to see if she could figure out just

what he was telling them. It didn't take her long.

"Does this mean what I think it means?" she asked.

"Yes," Andrew said, smiling, and laying a hand on Margaret's barely noticeable baby belly. "it does. "Mom, Dad, Gammy--it's true--we're having a baby!"

~silence~

"Well, what do you think?"