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Chapter 25

August 20th, 2011

Cory and Lea were standing outside their new house. Lea was over five months pregnant and was constantly complaining about a sore back, sore ankles or the fact she was losing sight of her ankles. For a week or so she had been asking Cory to make sure her shoes matched.

Cory kissed the top of Lea's head. He asked, "Are you ready to go in? everyone is waiting for us. Mrs. Monteith, our first house awaits."

Lea went to grab Cory's hand. Cory scooped her up in his arms. Lea asked, "Cory Allan Michael Monteith, what do you think you are doing?"

Cory laughed and said, "Just because our married life didn't start out by tradition doesn't mean anything else shouldn't. I am going to carry my girls through the threshold of our first home. I'm ready to take you in there and show you what Mark and I have finished."

Cory walked through the door. Every one of their castmates were there. They all said, "Aww…" as the couple came through the doors. They were so happy for their two friends to be where they were.

Chris came over after Cory had set Lea on her feet. He said, "Diva, I am expecting you to let me plan your baby shower. I can't wait to go shopping for that little girl. She is going to be so stylish."

The room burst into laughter. Lea gave him a hug and said, "I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so glad all of you were here with us on our last day of moving in. I'm so thankful we had your help and support through all of this. It means so much to Cory and I."

Cory said, "Please excuse us. I am going to go show my wife our daughter's future room. I have waited too long. I can't wait any longer."

Lea giggled with anticipation. She was so excited.

Cory opened the door to the room across from theirs. She gasped as she looked around the room. It was beautiful and absolutely perfect. The circular crib they had bought was set up in the corner and the pink and green polka dotted bedding was already on it. The light pink sitting chair she felt she had to have sat next to the crib ready for her to sit in while holding Briley. She looked up to see a matching dresser and changing table set up in their own places in the nursery. The walls were hand painted. The top secton of the walls were a light pink. Underneath the pink was a thin section of green. The bottom half of the walls were then brown. On an empty wall she saw what she loved the most. Cory and Mark had found large polka dots that matched the paint colors. They set them up in an overlapping fashion. The polka dots were surrounding wooden letters that spelled out Briley.

Lea went over and sat in the light pink chair. She looked up at Cory with tears falling down her cheeks. She had picked up the teddy bear that was sitting in it and held it to her chest as she said, "Cory, it is perfect. Briley is going to fit in here so well. I can't wait to bring her home to the wonderful room that her daddy made for her. It is great. I am so glad you didn't let me help. It made it even more special."

Cory got on his knees and kissed Lea's stomach. He told Lea, "I was hoping you would like it. I know you are going to be spending a lot of time in here with her. I wanted it to be something you would enjoy, too. The mobile didn't come in, in time to add. The bassinet, car seat, high chair, and some of the other bigger things are in the room down the hall. Everything is put together. All we have to do now is add a baby and we are good to go."

Lea gave Cory a long passionate kiss. She told him, "Briley is so lucky to have you as her daddy. You are going to be an amazing dad. I just love to hear you talk about her. You get so excited. It is so precious. I could sit in here all day and think about our girl."

Cory laughed. "I could too, but we can't. We can't leave Chris alone with everyone else in our living room. They may not come out alive."

"I guess you are right. Can you help me up?"

Cory put a hand behind his tiny wife's back and helped her to her feet. The two of them walked back to the living room.

Lea went over to Mark and gave him a hug. She said, "Thank you for all the help you gave Cory on the room. It means so much to me that he didn't have to do it all on his own."

Mark smiled as he wrapped an arm around Dianna and said, "It gave me practice for when I start working on our kid's nursery."

Dianna told her, "About that… I went to the doctor yesterday. We get to find out what we are having in a month and a half."

Lea got excited and started to bounce like a five year old on Christmas morning. She said, "I can't wait until you know what you are having."

Dianna and Mark laughed. "It won't be too much longer. I can't wait until we know what we are having."

Lea laughed and stopped her movement. "It makes it so much more real."

Mark said, "I think we are having a boy."

Lea gave Dianna a hug. She told them, "Our kids are going to be best friends! There is no doubt in my mind. They are going to do everything together. It would be awesome if you had a boy."

Cory patted Mark on the back and said, "It looks like our kids are going to have to like each other whether they want to or not."

Mark laughed and told him, "I don't know what you are talking about. They are going to end up married, if we have a boy." They couldn't help poking fun at their wives and their plans for the future.

Lea and Dianna both stood with their hands on their hips. Dianna said, "The two of you aren't very smart to be making fun of your pregnant wives. We have the power to make you sleep on the couch until these two are married." Lea high fived her and laughed.

Cory came over and gave his tiny wife a hug. She said, "Please don't make me sleep on the couch."

Lea told him, "Calm down. I'm not going to make you sleep on the couch yet."

Cory kissed her head and led her over to the couch. The spent the rest of the afternoon with their friends.

Cory and Lea were laying in bed. Cory leaned over and kissed her. He told her, "It feels so great to be in our new house. Now all we need is our baby and everything will be perfect. Can you belive she is going to be here in about four months?"

Lea looked up at him with fear in her eyes. She said, "Cor, I'm scared. I don't know what to expect. She is going to be born around Christmas. That is going to suck for her because she will either have one or the other growing up."

"I was thinking about that the other day. I saw something online that kids that are born on or around Christmas sometimes celebrate their birthdays in June. June celebrations are far from Christmas and take away the chances of people forgetting."

"I kind of like that. She will be able to have her own birthday."

"I was thinking the same thing."

"Cory, I want to start going to birthing classes. Doc Blake says that they will give us a lot of helpful information and help me with my fear and anxiety."

"Whatever you want, babe. You know I will be there for you through everything. Have you thought anymore about natural or meds?"

"I know I will probably hate myself after it is over, but I really want to go natural. I don't want her to be born with meds in her system or anything. I want her to be alert the moment she enters the world. I may change my mind for our next kid though. I'm scared about the pain. I have heard so many horror stories. I don't want to be the crazy lady that yells at everyone and completely changes her personality when she is in labor."

Cory kissed her head. "No matter what you will always be my Lea. I am afraid that you are going to hate me during and after the labor. I don't want to see you in pain, but I can't wiat to see what that pain brings us. I can't wait to meet our baby girl."

"Cory, we are supposed to go and have those tests done at the hospital tomorrow to make sure that Briley is healthy. I'm scared. What if we find out something is wrong with her and it is all my fault?"

"One: we will love her no matter what the tests say. Two: it will not be your fault if something comes up with her healthy. She is half of the two of us. I am sure she is going to be the healthiest and happiest baby alive."

Lea said, "I don't know how you always know exactly what to say to make a girl feel better. Our little girl is going to need that growing up."

Cory laughed. "My ma raised me well. I didn't realize it until later. I wish I wouldn't have been such a terrible teenager and pain for her. Ma didn't deserve what I put her through."

"Cor, I think you need to call your mom tomorrow. You don't walk to her enough."

"You are right. I miss my ma. She has agreed to come here for Christmas. She'll get to meet your parents and everything. You are going to be at your due date or close to it. We don't want you traveling and risking our little angel being born somewhere other than home."

"I guess you are right. I'm going to miss Christmas in New York." Lea got teary eyed.

"We'll spend next Christmas in New York. How are we going to decide holidays? I want you to be happy, but I want Briley to spend some time in Canada, too."

"We still have time for that. I want to go to Canada for Thanksgiving."

"Babe, you aren't supposed to fly after seven months. As much as I hate it, we are going to be having a holiday for two and a fetus."

Lea sniffled. "You have been reading 'What to Expect When You Are Expecting' behind my back. That is so cute, Cory."

Cory blushed. "I had to be up on what was going on with my girls. I love you and I want to know what I can do to help you."

Lea kissed his head. "I love you, baby. Can you believe we are going to have a baby in four months? It doesn't seem real."

"It is coming on us quicker than I ever thought it would. I just can't wait to see what she looks like. I just hope she looks just like you. I hope to have another Lea in my life."

"You are so cute. I am the luckiest girl in the world."

Cory squeezed her to his side and held her as tight as he could. He never wanted to let her go. She was his world and he knew the little girl she was carrying was just going to add to the life that he loved. He was going to be a father and he couldn't have been happier.

Cory started to hear humming he looked down to see Lea with her hand rested on her stomach. She said, "Briley likes humming, too. She is kicking like crazy. We are going to have a musical baby."

Cory laughed and asked, "Babe, look at the two of us. Of course she is going to be musical. I just hope she has more rhythm than I do. I would hate to pass that on to our offspring."

Lea playfully punched him. "Shut up! I think your dancing is adorable. You are getting so much better."

He kissed her head. "I appreciate you saying that, honey. Lets get some sleep. You and Briley need some rest."

Lea leaned up and gave Cory a kiss before they started their nightly ritual of singing to Briley.