A/N: Well, here it is! Chapter 10, yay! Anyways, I just wanted to say thanks for reading and PLEASE review. If you liked this, check out my collaborations with showtunediva, Cousins, The Farrell Sisters, and Sisters. The first two can be found on my profile and the last one can be found on hers. :) Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 10:

Big News

In early January, Grace came down with a horrible cold. She was stuck in bed for a whole week and even after she felt well enough to get out of bed, she still felt sick. She knew that it was probably the cold air outside getting to her, but she felt horrible that she couldn't spend time with her daughters. Oliver had been playing perfect husband, helping get the girls ready for school each day and spending time with them after. Grace had been looking forward to spending time with Molly during the day, since she had started homeschooling, but now she hadn't near either of her daughters in fear they would catch what she had. She would go to the doctor the next day, just to make sure nothing bad was going on. Oliver walked into their bedroom around eight thirty and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Grace asked.

"Molly's a little upset right now." He said.

"Why?" Grace sat up and looked at her husband.

"She said she misses you. I was just tucking her into bed and she confessed that she misses you a lot."

Grace's heart broke. "Oh, my poor baby. I should go talk to her." She got out of her bed and made her way down the hall to Molly's room. She was sitting on her bed.

"Hi, Mommy!" She said, hopping onto her lap.

"Hi, baby girl. I'm sorry I haven't been spending much time with you lately, but I've been sick. I don't want to get you sick, too."

Molly nodded. "I just miss you, Mommy."

"I miss you, too, sweetheart. Tell you what, I'll stay here with you until you fall asleep,"

"Can you sleep with me?"

"Sure, baby girl." Grace settled down in bed with her youngest daughter and the two fell asleep.

The next morning, Grace went to the doctors' office. She really hoped that there wasn't anything wrong with her. The doctor took her into his office right away and started running some tests on her. She had to wait about fifteen minutes before he came back with the results. He had a wide smile on his face when he walked into the room.

"Congratulations, Mrs. Warbucks. You and Mr. Warbucks are having another baby!"

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Very much so."

"Oh, my. Wow, I can't believe this,"

"I know. This will be a wonderful time for you and your family. Congratulations!"

"Thank you so much, Dr. Williams."

"You're quite welcome, Mrs. Warbucks."

Grace shook the doctor's hand and went home. Oliver was waiting at the door for her.

"Well?" He asked.

Grace smiled. "Oliver, we're having a baby. I'm pregnant,"

Oliver looked up, completely shocked. "What? You are?"

Grace nodded. "Isn't that so wonderful?"

"Yes, very, but this means we're going to have three children,"

"And?"

"It's just going to be so hectic."

"We will make it through together. And we're going to have the girls to help us with the new baby,"

"You're right. I'm so glad to have a family with you, Grace,"

Grace wrapped her arms around Oliver. "Me too."

"I wonder how the girls will react to the news."

"I'm sure they'll be fine about it."

"I hope so," Oliver said, kissing Grace lightly.

When Annie got home from school, Grace and Oliver called both girls into Oliver's office to tell them the good news. They could've told Molly earlier, but they felt it was right to tell both of them together.

"What's going on?" Annie asked curiously as she sat down on the couch in Oliver's study.

"Girls, you know how your mother has been feeling a little under the weather lately?" Oliver said.

The girls nodded.

"Well, I went to the doctor's office today and they told me that I am perfectly fine, but," Grace trailed off looking at Oliver lovingly.

"But what?" Molly asked.

"Girls, your mother is pregnant. She's going to have a baby,"

Annie's jaw dropped open. "What?! Really?"

Grace nodded. "Yes, really. Are you excited?"

"Of course! I'm going to have a new little brother or sister!"

Grace chuckled at Annie's excitement and then turned to her youngest. "What about you, honey? Are you excited?"

"Yeah," She said quietly, as if something were wrong.

"Sweetheart?" Grace asked quietly. "Are you sure?"

Molly nodded. "It's just that I don't want you and Daddy to forget about me when the baby comes."

Grace got up and pulled her youngest daughter into her lap. "Sweetie pie, that is never, ever, ever going to happen. We will love you and pay as much attention to you as we always have. A new baby isn't ever going to change that."

Molly snuggled into her mother's side. "Really?"

"Of course, honey. I love you,"

"I love you, too, Mommy."

The girls left the office and Grace and Oliver went back to work. Grace was glad that the girls had taken the news so well, but she felt awful about Molly's fears. She knew that this might've come across, as it was so soon after the girls had been adopted. She'd hoped that it wouldn't come across her daughter's mind, at least not until Grace was late in her pregnancy, but now she would do her very best to make sure Molly felt loved by both her and Oliver. She would be heart broken and very guilty if she ever thought either of her daughters felt unloved.

Ever since Grace had announced her pregnancy to the girls, Molly had become very clingy to Grace. She spent time around her whenever possible, and while Grace liked the company of her daughter, she knew that she needed to fix it before it got out of hand. She realized that Molly was still a small child, but she needed to put her foot down about her clinginess. She called her older sister to see if she had any advice as to what she should do.

"Honestly, Grace, I think you need to sit Molly down and remind her how much you love her, but that she is a big girl and she needs to understand that now you are pregnant, you can't pay as much as attention to her as normal. I know you don't want to hurt her, Grace, but if you don't do anything, she'll think its okay and it'll get worse." Jennifer said.

"I know you're right, but it just doesn't feel right, Jen."

"I know, Gracie, but it's what you have to do."

"Thanks, Jen. I'm going to go talk to her right now. Love you. Bye."

"Love you, too. Bye."

Grace hung up the phone and went off in search of her youngest daughter. She found her in her room, playing with her dolls. Grace sat down on her bed.

"Molly, sweetheart, I need to talk to you."

Molly looked up. "Am I in trouble?"

"No, honey. I just need to talk to you about something."

Molly got up and sat down to her mother on her bed

"Sweetie, you know I love you very, very much, but you've been spending a lot of time with me lately. It's not that I don't like spending time with you, but it's not good for you to be spending so much time with me. I need some time to myself sometimes, alright? I know you are a little apprehensive about the new baby coming, but I will always be here for you, baby, okay?"

Molly nodded and hugged her mother tightly. "I love you, Mommy."

"I love you, too, baby girl."

"I'm sorry."

"Sweetheart, you don't have to be sorry." Grace pulled her daughter in close to her side and kissed her forehead. "How's school going?"

"Alright. I like my teacher a lot."

"That's good, baby. Is reading getting easier for you?"

"A little. It's just really hard sometimes,"

"I know, baby. Just remember, Daddy, Annie, and I will always be here for you,"

"I know." Molly wrapped herself into her mother's arms and Grace hugged her tightly.

After Grace had talked to Molly about being so clingy, Molly became less dependent on Grace. They still spent a lot of time together, as Jennifer had told her it was important for Molly to feel loved, especially now that Grace was pregnant. Aside from morning sickness, Grace was actually enjoying being pregnant and was looking forward to welcoming her baby into the world. Annie seemed very excited about her new sibling's arrival and Grace hoped that, in time, Molly would be just as excited as Annie. She'd always looked forward to having children, and now she was going to have three. She was very happy with the way her life was turning out.