Tess swallows a lump glancing at her older sister as she coloured in with her niece Claire smiles placing her at the table "Are you ok?"
Tess nods "Ah yep."
Claire smiles "Why do you Nick seem closer?"
Tess smiles "I guess our relationship has just gotten stronger."
Claire nods "Sure that's all?"
Tess smirks "Yep."
Claire nods "Tess I'm not stupid, your my little sister I think I've known you long enough to know what you just said is complete and utter rubbish, now what's actually going on?"
Tess sighs placing down the texta she had "Look what i'm about to tell you, I would really like as you are my big sister, I want you to support me through this I want you to still love me, as you have been more of a Mother to me than anything as you took me in when Mum died, I love you Claire and this whole thing was never planned and as it may seem like a huge mess to you Nick and I have discussed this and have had time to think it over to know it can work and I will understand if your angry, just don't hate me as I will need your support and neutering."
Claire nods "Ok, and of course you and Nick can get through anything a relationship of three years it wouldn't end over something pathetic."
Tess nods wiping her sweaty palms on her dress as a babble of nerves fills her body "Claire I'm ah, I'm, I'm ah... I'm pregnant."
Claire nods taking in the news her sister had just told her her baby sister was having a baby, she knew it would happen one day, just not so soon, she always wanted to be an aunty but not now she sighs not out of anger or disappointment but out of confusion how could her little sister Tess and Nick let this happen "How?"
Tess sighs "I think that pretty self explanatory."
Claire nods "Yeah but how did you let this happen?"
Tess swallows a lump "I guess we just got lost in the moment."
Claire nods "I'm your older sister, you're supposed to look up to me, I'm supposed to be the role model and obviously I wasn't good enough."
Tess shakes her head rising from her seat to kneel beside her sister pulling her into a light embrace "That is not true Claire this is not your fault, you are good enough, for the past three years you have been everything I could ever want in a sister, a friend and a Mother, you have been my best friend and my support you loved me for who I was and of course I look up to you, you will always be my role model and no matter what happens this is just how life is going to turn out, now I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow, the next day or even a week from now, but since I have found out about this little bundle of joy growing inside of me I feel like I'm ready for anything like I could take on the world and whatever life throws at me at us, ok so this is not your fault it just happened."
Claire nods wiping away the few tears that had fallen "Ok, are you happy?"
Tess smiles "Yeah I am, to know I have this little life swimming inside of me growing stronger and stronger every day leaving me and Nick in suspense is amazing, to know I have created this little life with someone I love to know that this baby is not only a part of me but also Nick, I'm happy this is happening with him and nobody else."
Claire smiles placing a kiss on her sisters cheek "So a baby?"
Tess giggles rising from her position "Yeah.".
Charlotte smiles "Aunty Tess?"
Tess smirks turning to her niece "Yeah?"
Charlotte smirks "Are you having a baby?"
Tess nods sitting beside her niece "I sure am, but you have to promise not to tell Granny and Grandad."
Charlotte nods "I promise, so does this mean I'll be a big cousin?"
Tess nods "And the best one by far."
Claire smirks "Are you gonna tell the girls?"
Tess smirks "I was thinking maybe you could break the news to them tomorrow?"
Claire nods "Ok."
Charlotte smiles "Can I sleepover aunty Tess?"
Tess smirks "You'll have to ask Mummy."
Charlotte nods turning to her Mum as Claire gives a small nod the little girl dives from her seat to pack a bag.