The following week was spring break. Aka Piper's baby shower. Aka bring back the famous question: where do babies come from? Austin was mighty proud of himself for coming up with a solution. He had simply told them it was the storks. They were happy with that...for now.

Ally was finishing up the decorations and wrapping her presents for the baby shower - that was going to take place at their house- and Austin was making breakfast while the triples were making a gift of their own: a card with a stork on it. "That looks nice guys," Austin commented, smiling as he set down their plates. "Your Aunt Piper will love it."

"Yum, pancakes!" Alex said, smacking his lips together, but before he could even pick of up the fork Austin cleared his throat.

"Not too fast, you guys ought to wash up," he said gently. All of their hands were smudged with marker and glitter. "Wait, it needs a tad more glitter." She quickly poured more than enough on and rubbed her hands together. "All done," she smiled, hopping off the table and into the bathroom.

Austin smiled as he watched them almost trip over each other to get to the bathroom. He went back to the grill and turned it off and took the last few pancakes for him and Ally. "Breakfast is ready!" Austin called to her.

"Hold on," Ally called back. "I'm trying to get this stupid banner straight!"

Curious, Austin approached the living room, where Ally was. "It looks fine to me," he murmured. It was the classic It's A Girl! banner, which in no way it looked crooked to Austin.

"You think so?" she asked doubtfully.

He nodded. "It doesn't have to be perfect, anyway," he said.

"But I want it to be," she pouted.

"You act like you're the pregnant one," he joked.

"How do you know I'm not?"

Austin shifted. "Are you?"

"Well...Did you use…"

"Yes."

"Was I on…"

"Yes."

"Did we try the-"

"Yes."

"Am I craving insane foods?"

"No."

"Do I have morning sickness?"

"No."

"Are I-"

"Okay, you're not pregnant," he laughed, getting the point. "Then why do you want everything to be perfect?"

"I dunno, I just want everyone to have a good time. I feel like Piper thinks she's unwanted. I think she's felt that way for a long time. She thinks that everyone hates her."

"She's like that sometimes," Austin assured. "I think she has a lot of fear and guilt."

"Exactly," Ally agreed. "That's why I offered to plan it and be the host. I want her to feel like people care about her. Elliot's Mom will be here, too, and I don't know her well. She even thinks that she doesn't like her."

"Oh, I'm sure that's not true. She gave her a grandson, and now a granddaughter. I mean she has to know that Elliot loves her, after all he's-" Austin stopped himself. Should he tell her that Elliot was planning to purpose? He couldn't help but Ally was going to blurt it out at the baby shower and the surprise will be ruined.

Ally's head cocked up and her lips formed a grin. "He's what?"

Austin knew now there was no getting out of this. She already knew, judging by the way her face lit up. "He's proposing."

"Who's proposing?" Ariel asked, seeming to come out of nowhere. Before Austin knew it she was right in the middle of them.

Ally nervously laughed. "Heh, don't you have breakfast to eat?"

"Alex ate my pancakes," she explained quickly before tugging on Ally's dress. "Now who's proposing? Can I be the flower girl? When's the wedding?"

Austin knew for certain that his daughter would give it away, being the only girl except Ally that knew at the baby shower. She'd tell everyone. Ally knew that too, because she bent down to Ariel's level and gently said, "All in good time."

Ariel opened her mouth to protest but close it when the doorbell rung. But this didn't stop her from asking questions. She put her hands on her hips. "Who could that be? The baby shower doesn't start for another few hours." She followed her parents to the door, Alex and Andrew cocked their heads in curiosity, then putting their toy hot wheels down and going up to the door.

Austin answered, and did a double take when he realized who it was. Brooke Katherine was standing before him, smiling, Matthew by her side. "Surprise!"

Leaving it here for now! The QOTD is a little different. Its for only one person. My question is for Brooklyn: you know how you said a while back that you have a song for all of my stories? (Yes, I notice you haha). Like a song that reminds you of it. What song does this story remind you of?

That'll be all!

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