John walked into his bedroom. By some miracle, he and Thora had the last nine days off work. But unfortunately the time had flown by, and it was time for them to head out. There were clothes all over the room, as Thora struggled while trying to button a pair of jeans.
"Whatcha doin' T?" He asked, as he leaned against the door frame smirking.
She pulled the jeans off and threw them at him.
"This isn't funny John. Nothing fits anymore." She complained.
"You already knew this. We talked about this last week." John said, folding the pants and walking over to her.
"No, last week I said my clothes were getting too tight, not that they wouldn't even button." John walked over and wrapped his arms around her, kissing the back of her neck.
"Thora, you knew this would happen." John smiled.
"Not at 12 weeks." She huffed, looking around the room at the mess she had made.
"T, where is the baby suppose to go? You have nothing there to hide it."
"I know. I just wanted us to announce it to the world, not be speculated about for months. And aside from family and close friends, we haven't told anyone." Thora said. "We haven't even talked about telling anyone."
"I guess sometimes I don't think about anyone but you." John said. "But if you don't get your ass in gear, we'll miss our flight." Thora grabbed a pair of black dress slacks with an elastic waist, and a tight-fitting teal shirt that had a silk loose over shirt.
"You look beautiful as always." John said, as Thora swapped out the clothes she had already packed, making sure that everything would fit like the clothes she now had on.
John walked in just as Thora was forcefully closing her laptop.
"Should I even ask how your day was?" He said walking up behind her. Two months had passed, and as hard as she tried, there was no hiding their bundle of joy.
"Do you know how many times I was asked if I was pregnant today?" She asked, her voice raised.
"Thora, lower your voice. We are out in the middle of the hall. Everyone can hear you." He said, knowing she didn't want many people to know.
"It doesn't matter." She opened her laptop up to the last page she was on, and handed it to him. Someone had gotten the perfect shot of her putting her carry on bag into the over head storage space. Her shirt had raised up and there for everyone to see was a side ways view of her stomach. John smiled.
"It's actually a great picture." He laughed.
"John, it's not funny. I wanted us to be the ones to tell everyone. I guess we waited too long." Thora said.
"T, it's not like it's the end of the world. So someone beat us to it. Right now it's all speculation. Nothing has been confirmed."
"You're right. Why should I let this get me down?" She smiled walking over to him, letting him take her into his arms.
"You done for the night?" John asked. She nodded. "Good, a bunch of people asked me to grab you so we could go out to eat."
"Let's go. I'm starving." Thora smiled.
An hour later they were sitting at a table surrounded by some of the most important people to them. Everyone was chatting as dinner went on. Matt Cardona was snapping pictures with his cell phone.
"Honestly, no one wants to be featured on the True Long Island Story while feeding their face."
"I'm taking pictures as a request. These aren't for me." He winked at Thora, who just ignored him and finished her dinner, turning her attention to Layla.
"You ready, Matt?" John asked.
"Always." He smiled, focusing his phone on John.
"So, I guess everyone is wondering why I asked them to be here." He began, drawing Thora's attention. He had told her that they were invited there.
"I know there had been bad rumors circulating about Thora and I. Everyone in this room stood behind us during that. I want to say thank you for that. But because of that, I think all of us in this room have grown closer over the past few months. I would consider you guys more than friends, you guys are family, and because of that, I wanted each of you present for a few things." He said, pushing out his chair and pulling Thora up.
"I know right now there are a few rumors going around about us. All rumors do have a spark of truth behind them. I'd like to set some of the straight right now." He said, pushing his chair to the side. Thora gasped as he got down on one knee.
"Thora, the last year that I have spent with you has been one of the greatest of my life. Each day I fall more in love with you. T, I love you. Will you marry me?" Tears formed in Thora's eyes.
"Of course." She whispered, as he slipped a beautiful diamond ring on her finger. He stood and kissed her while everyone clapped.
"Oh, and while I'm at it. Thora is pregnant." He said. "Almost five months." John said, placing his hand on her slightly swollen abdomen.
"I ask that what was announced here be kept silent until tomorrow. T and I would like to be the ones to confirm it." He smiled.
The night ended back in their hotel room. John had planned out a special picture. He slid on his green wristbands, and pulled Thora's shirt up, revealing her obviously pregnant stomach. He stood behind her, letting his hands rest on her belly. Her left hand was placed on top of his right, showing off her engagement ring. Matt snapped a side view photo on John's phone.
John uploaded the photo to his twitter, with the simple caption; 'It's official!'