"I'm so ready for tomorrow." Ramona said, throwing her book bag onto the couch.
"Baby shower day!" DJ replied, excited.
"Thanks so much for helping me with everything." Ramona said.
"You've done a great job. You'll be a great party planner someday, if you want to follow in your mom's footsteps."
"Dinner is almost ready!" Stephanie announced.
"Let's go eat." DJ said, patting Ramona's arm. "Then we need to go to the store and pick up the cake and the food for tomorrow."
"Cool." Ramona replied, smiling.
"You know you're cute when you cook?" Jimmy said, wrapping his arms around Stephanie.
"Aww. You're sweet. Wanna set the table?"
"Sure."
"Two more months and we will be parents." Stephanie said, beaming. "I can't wait to meet them."
"They're beautiful babies, I'm sure of that. Just look at their mom!"
The next afternoon, the guests arrived and DJ and Ramona co-hosted the shower.
"Okay everybody, we are going to play a game." Ramona announced. "You each have a sheet with some baby products listed on it. This is called The Price is Right! You need to write down how much you think each baby item costs. Whoever is closest to the actual retail price without going over, wins!"
"You guys ready?" DJ asked. "Alright...go!"
"Easiest game ever!" Becky said, "If anybody knows about baby products, it's me!"
"Everyone...I just wanted to say that Jimmy and I are so grateful for all of you...but none of this would be happening without Kimmy."
"Steph-"
"No, I'm indebted to you for the rest of my life. I can't say thank you enough."
"To two happy, healthy babies."
DJ toasted.
"What do you think about your mom being pregnant?" Stephanie's friend, Shannon, asked.
"Me? I'm super proud of her." Ramona replied. Kimmy smiled.
"She's so selfless. I love her so much. I just want to grow up to be like her."
"Aww! Ramona!"
"I love you, mom."
"Do you have names picked out?"
"Almost." Steph replied. "We have the little girls' name."
DJ looked at her baby sister. "We're keeping the name just between us for now." Stephanie explained. "We still need a name for the little boy."
"Danny is a good name." Ramona teased.
"Or Jesse..." DJ added.
Steph giggled. "Actually, we were going to ask Kimmy to choose the boy name."
"What? Steph, no, I-"
"We would be so honored."
"Why would you want me to choose the name? That's something you have to decide. Names are for parents to choose."
"I've made fun of you my entire life. Why would you want to give up nine months of your life to help me? Jimmy and I have a list of boys names. It would mean a lot to us if you will at least give us your input."
"I'll look at the list."
The two held hands while Stephanie opened gifts. She nearly cried over all of the baby clothes and toys.
"Do you have a nursery yet?"
"We're slowly working on that." Stephanie replied, with a sigh. "We just moved up into the attic. We're going to use Alex and Nicky's old room as a nursery. We painted it last weekend. Next weekend, Jimmy is going to build the cribs and I am going to start folding their clothes and getting everything put away for them."
"How's the job hunt going?"
"Well, we know we can't afford to raise two babies on our freelance income, so Jimmy took a real photography job two weeks ago where he works full time. For now, I'm going to stay home with the babies and continue working for Kimmy whenever I can. Daycare is expensive, we looked into it. So, we're hoping to avoid a lot of those costs by alternating our schedules."
"How much longer until the babies are due to arrive?"
"Eight weeks." Stephanie replied.
"Oh, so you have a little time."
"Kimmy was on bed rest a couple of weeks ago...we are hoping to keep them in there for at least another month."
"Twins are usually early." DJ added.
Little did anyone know...
