The furniture for the nursery arrived yesterday, there seems to be a lot of components to put together and I like to believe my wife when she says it'll be fine but after seeing all of the boxes piled up in the room awaiting assembly – I just can't help but worry slightly. I mean, we have the crib, changing table, chest of drawers, wardrobe and rocking chair to build. I say 'we' but I really mean Franky and our friends as I don't think I would be capable of building furniture currently – not that Franky would let me near it anyway.

"Fuck! This stupid crib! How complicated can it be! It's for a baby god damnit!" Uh oh, so far Franky, Greg and Will have been in the nursery for an hour and I've heard at least a dozen yells of frustration – mostly from my wife. Amelia and Vera are keeping me company, Benjamin is with his grandparents so we're having a nice afternoon to ourselves.

"Do you think we should go and check on them? That's a lot of shouting and the constant banging of things doesn't instil much hope either…" Vera says to us both, I have wanted to try and avoid going in to give the three of them space to work but maybe she's right – it sounds more like destruction is taking place rather than assembly.

"Hmm, maybe I'll go and ask them if they want anything to eat or drink – they might take a short break."

"Good idea, you go ask, Vera and I will get you in the kitchen."

I walk towards the nursery and my eyes go wide as I see the state of the room, it looks like they've opened everything and there's bits of furniture covering the entire floor. Franky must hear my arrival because she looks up at me in surprise.

"Hey Gidget, watch your step babe, don't want you tripping on anything."

"Franky" I try to say as calmly as possible.

"Yes honey?"

"Why have you decided it was a good idea to open everything at once? The whole lot is going to get mixed up now!"

"Umm, well you see we started with the crib, but it was a lot harder than it looked to put together, so we opened the chest of drawers, but that was really difficult too, so then I suggested we try the rocking chair-" I put my hand up to stop her from saying anything further.

"Yes, I see the pattern developing! You could have at least kept the parts separate!"

"Don't sweat, we know what we're doing – we have a system." I just raise my eyebrows at the three of them, not believing for one second that the mess I have walked in on was intentional.

"I don't want to hear anything else, just please make sure that this furniture gets put together properly – this baby will be here soon and will need to place to sleep."

"I promise you we will have all of this done by the end of the day, right guys?" Greg and Will just nod their heads and mumble under their breath.

"Good, I'm holding you to that. Anyway I actually came in to see if you wanted anything to drink or possibly a snack."

"Could we get some beer please Gidge, I know I've not been drinking these past few months, but Will brought a six pack for us, please?"

"Yes of course Franky, anything else for you guys?" I look at each of them but they politely decline and stick with beer as well.

"Okay, I'll be right back, your other halves are waiting for me in the kitchen."

I make my way into the kitchen and walk straight to the fridge to get three beers.

"So Bridget, how are they getting on then? Should we volunteer to help?" Vera asks me as I turn to them both.

"It's a mess, they've opened up all the boxes – now I don't think they know what bit is for what piece of furniture! However, I have been told they have a 'system' in place – and basically to trust them, everything will be done by the end of the day."

"God, why am I not surprised? Well let's just hope it gets done then, that baby will need somewhere to sleep!" Amelia says in an exasperated tone.

"That's exactly what I said!" I walk back to the nursery with beers in hand, give Franky a quick kiss then heads back to the Livingroom and wait for progress.

FRANKY POV

It's been four hours since Bridget has checked up on us, I've got to say I'm impressed she has managed to stay away for this long!

"Right guys, finishing touches – I've put the mattress in the crib and made it up, put the cuddly toys in there too, the curtains are up, some clothes are in the dresser and the rug is down. I think Bridget will want to help me do the rest so she knows where things are stored."

"Good idea Franky, well let's go get them then and show of our handiwork." Will says, giving me a bump on the shoulder as he passes me.

We step in to the Livingroom and find Vera and Amelia, both with a hand on Bridget's stomach.

"Oh Franky, the baby was kicking again, it's the first time they've got to feel it."

"Cute, anyway hate to break up your little bonding time but we're done. It's just finishing touches now, and I think the both of us should do that so we know where things are."

"Yeah good idea, okay let's go see it then, I can't wait!"

As Bridget steps into the nursery, she gasps and one hand flies to her mouth, the other to her chest.

"Oh my God, this is beautiful! It's better than I could have ever imagined!"

She's trying to take it all in, the crib up against the left wall, changing table next to it, the rocking chair on the rug in front of the window, wardrobe and chest of drawers placed on the opposite side of the room. The lemon walls and the white furniture really do complement each other – if I do say so myself.

"Thank you, so much! It's incredible- I love the colours and aww you made up the crib and put in the little blanket we bought."

"Yup, we just need to put the rest of the clothes away and add the supplies to the changing table and that's us all set." Bridget pulls me into a hug and gives me a quick peck on the lips, before going to hug Greg and Will to thank them as well.

"See, told you we had a system." I wink and give her my signature smirk and am rewarded with a slap on my arm.