Ciara knocked on the door to Tripp and Allie's apartment. Tripp opened the door, "Hey guys, Allie's just finishing getting ready. Come in."

Ciara and Ben walked into the apartment. Henry ran up to Ciara who picked him up. "Hey there big boy! Are you excited for a night with Uncle Tripp and Uncle Ben?" Henry nodded furiously and giggled.

Allie walked out of the bedroom still putting her earrings in, "That is if these two here can handle my little troublemaker." Allie took Henry from Ciara tickling him. Ciara chuckled and Allie turned to the boys, "You're sure you'll be okay?"

Ben nodded and Tripp crossed his arms, "Babe, you know I've watched Henry before." Allie nodded, "True but ever since Henry entered his…" Allie whispered, "…terrible twos…" Tripp bopped his head side to side slightly and Allie continued, "…it takes both of us to manage him."

Ben scoffed and held his hands up, "What am I, chopped liver?" Allie chuckled, "You know what I mean. You don't have a ton of experience with screaming toddlers." Ben nodded, "True as that may be, the two of us…" Ben took Henry from Allie, "…will handle this little monster just fine."

Allie eyed Ben and Tripp for a moment, "Okay. If you're sure." Ciara gently pulled Allie by the arm toward the door, "They'll be fine. And it's not like we're going cross-country to New York. If something happens, we're only across town." Allie sighed, "Okay."

Allie walked up to Ben and gave Henry a kiss on the head, "You listen to Uncle Ben in addition to Uncle Tripp, okay?" Henry nodded. Allie gave Tripp a chaste kiss before walking out with Ciara.

Ciara waved goodbye to Ben as they left.

Ciara and Allie walked into Julie's Place and sat at a table. A waitress walked up to their table, "What can I get you?" Allie looked at Ciara, "Two cosmos?" Ciara shook her head, "Just a club soda for me." The waitress nodded and walked away.

Allie eyed Ciara, "No drink?" Ciara sighed, "Just wanna pace myself. I gotta be up early tomorrow." Allie chuckled, "Well so do I with a toddler but you don't see me 'taking it easy'." Ciara chuckled lightly, "Touché. Things seem to be going really well with you and Tripp." Allie nodded, "After everything I did when we first ran into each other here in Salem and that rough patch we had, I never could've pictured things would be where they are now. In fact…" Allie grinned, "Tripp said he wanted to adopt Henry." Ciara's eyes widened, "Really?" Allie nodded still grinning, "Yep. He knows that he is Henry's uncle and one day we will have to tell him about Charlie…" Allie shuddered thinking about the prospect, "But we have so many years before we have to deal with all of that and he is Henry's father figure so why not make it official?"

Ciara smiled, "That's great. I am so happy for you guys. Tripp and I…" Ciara chuckled, "were far from a perfect match but I'm so happy that the two of you are." The waitress returned and placed the drinks down.

Allie raised her drink and Ciara did the same. "To our guys, after quite a few frogs and hiccups, we both found our princes and our happily ever afters." Ciara clinked her glass with Allie's. Allie inhaled deeply, "So, when are you and Ben going to have one of your own?"

Ciara choked on her drink and started coughing, "Um, what?" Allie smirked, "I saw the way you were looking at Ben when he had Henry. He'd be an amazing dad." Ciara pressed her lips together and avoided Allie's eyes playing with the tablecloth, "We will… y'know, when the timing is right and-" Allie slammed her hands on the table, "Unless it's already happened?" Allie gasped, "Oh my God, Ciara Alice Weston! You're totally pregnant!" Ciara whisper-yelled "Shh."

Allie leaned back in her chair and chuckled, "C'mon Cuz, let's review the facts: you're drinking club soda, you avoided my eyes when I mentioned Ben as a dad and started playing with the tablecloth. Just admit it." Ciara looked around for a moment and softly said, "Yes. Yes okay? I am pregnant."

Allie started squealing and ran over to Ciara's side of the table and hugged her cousin, "Yay! Oh my gosh, I am so excited for you and Ben!" Allie sat back down in her seat, "But why all the secrecy? Was this not planned or…?" Ciara shook her head quickly, "No, it definitely was. After the past year, we knew we didn't want to waste any time starting our family." "Then why not just come out with it?"

Ciara sighed heavily and tears began to fill her eyes as she rested a hand on her stomach, "After… after what happened shortly after Ben was arrested for Jordan's murder…" Allie nodded finishing Ciara's thoughts, "The miscarriage." Ciara nodded, "Yeah. We didn't want to start telling people only to have the same thing happen. In fact, you're the only one who knows besides Ben."

Allie smiled, "I'm the first to know?" Allie flipped some hair back, "I'm honored." Ciara shook her head and chuckled, "Well keep it to yourself. Ben and I, we're gonna tell the family in another month or so once I enter my second trimester. But until then…" Allie did a zipped action with her lips, "Got it."

Allie squealed and danced in her chair, "I'm so happy for you guys!" Ciara gave Allie a glare and Allie held her hands up, "Sorry. Just needed to get that out of my system. I'm good now." Allie quietly squealed and clapped and Ciara chuckled shaking her head at her cousin.

Ciara and Allie walked into Tripp and Allie's apartment and found the guys on the couch watching TV. Allie walked over to Tripp and kissed him hello and Ben stood up.

Allie turned to Ben grinning who looked at Allie confused. Allie just continued her grin. Allie's grin turned to a smirk as she lightly tapped Ben on the shoulder.

Allie looked around, "Henry fast asleep?" Tripp stood up, "Yep. He didn't give us too much trouble and Ben here was no rookie."

Ben shrugged, "What can I say? I may not have a ton of experience but I watched David a couple of times." Allie chuckled lightly and said "I bet that'll come in handy" knowingly. Ben looked at Allie confused and Ciara cocked her head to the side slightly and glared at Allie.

Ben walked over to Ciara, "You didn't…?" Ciara sighed, "She dragged it out of me. And besides, I didn't tell her. She figured it out on her own, I just… confirmed it."

Tripp looked at from Allie to Ciara and Ben, "Why do I feel like I am the odd man out here?" Allie chuckled putting an arm around her boyfriend. Ben turned to Ciara who nodded slightly and shrugged. Ben sighed placing a hand over Ciara's stomach, "Ciara is pregnant."

Tripp's eyes widened, "What?! Oh my God, man! That's awesome!" Tripp ran over to Ben and gave him a 'bro-hug'. Tripp chuckled, "I've been going on and on all night about adopting Henry and you've been sitting on THAT?"

Ben pressed his lips together, "We were planning to keep it quiet until some time had passed but your girlfriend here…" Ben gestured to Allie, "…pulled it out of Ciara."

Tripp hugged Ciara, "Congratulations." Ciara chuckled, "Thank you. You know, it's kind of nice not to have it be some big secret. I-I mean, I'm not ready to shout it from the rooftops quite yet but it'll be nice not to have to watch what we're saying anymore, at least in front of you two." Ciara side hugged Ben resting her head on his shoulder.

ONE YEAR LATER:

Ciara and Ben stood in Tripp and Allie's apartment with Ben bouncing their six-month old son. Ciara sighed nervously, "Are you guys SURE you can handle both kids?" Ben kissed Ciara's cheek, "We'll be fine, babe. You deserve a night out."

Ciara slowly nodded her head, "But with Bo's teething…" Ben held up a bag, "We have every teether we own right here. He will be just fine." Tripp took the bag from Ben and walked over to the freezer.

Ben looked at Allie, "Please get her to relax. I know it's first-time mom nerves but she needs this night out." Allie chuckled, "Got it. One fun moms night out is just what the doctor slash husband ordered."

Allie grabbed Ciara by the shoulders and gently escorted her out of the apartment. Allie waved back to Ben as she shut the door behind her.

Ben turned to Tripp and Tripp made a goofy grin at Bo. Tripp stood up straight, "There's two of us and two of them, we'll be fine." Ben nodded, "Yeah. Fine."

Henry ran out and up to Tripp.

Ciara and Allie walked into Julie's Place sitting down at the bar. Ciara blew a raspberry, "Is it too soon to text the guys?" Ciara groaned and chuckled, "It's official." Allie looked at Ciara confused, "What's official?" Ciara continued, "I've become THAT mom. You know, the mom who can't be separated from her baby and is constantly checking in. Does it ever get easier?"

Allie chuckled and shook her head, "No. Not really. I mean I guess I'm not the best person to ask since I fled the hospital before Henry was discharged but there wasn't a moment that I wasn't thinking about him. There's always a part of you that will worry whenever you're not physically seeing your child. But you have to trust in who you've left them with. And Tripp and Ben are good daddies. They'll be fine." Ciara smiled, "Yeah, they are. You're right."

Allie glanced at the drink menu, "Cosmo?" Ciara nodded, "Cosmo."

A few cosmos later and Ciara had relaxed. Ciara chuckled, "It's crazy to think how things have changed in a year. I mean, a year ago, Ben and I were hiding the pregnancy and you were talking about Tripp adopting Henry and look at us now: we're having a moms night out while our baby daddies watch the kids."

Allie pulled her phone out, "Okay, I know I said no checking in but I can't take it. Let's see how our guys are doing with the kids." Allie opened the security app and went to live view. Allie turned her phone so Ciara could see too and they smiled at what they saw: Ben sitting next to Henry who was in his booster seat and Tripp giving Bo a bottle.

The girls watched as Tripp took the bottle out of Bo's mouth and started rocking him only to be spit up on. Ciara and Allie covered their mouths laughing as Ben ran over and took Bo from Tripp.

Allie put her phone down and Ciara smiled happily, "We picked some good ones didn't we, Cuz?" Allie giggled, "Yep."

Ciara raised her mostly-empty glass, "To our guys." Allie gigged and clinked glasses. Allie sat up straight, "Okay, one more drink and we'll go home." Ciara nodded, "Okay, one more drink."

Ciara and Allie quietly walked into Tripp and Allie's apartment. Allie shut the door behind her and Ciara and Allie quietly chuckled at the sight before them: both Ben and Tripp with burp cloths and spit up on them and passed out on opposite ends of the couch.

Allie walked to Henry's bedroom while Ciara walked over the Henry's old pack-and-play and found Bo soundly asleep. Allie walked back and looked over the pack-and-play. Ciara looked at Allie, "Henry asleep?" Allie chuckled, "That boy is out like a light. Whatever went on tonight…" Allie looked around to the toys all over the floor, "…clearly wore him out."

Ciara lifted a sleeping Bo up and peeked into the back of his diaper, "Well… Bo is dry and fed. The kids are alive so all in all, I'd say tonight was a success."

Allie turned to the couch and looked at Ben and Tripp asleep, "Although I think it could be a while before the guys are volunteering to babysit both kids again." Ciara chuckled, "Yeah."

Ciara put Bo back down in the pack-and-play who grunted softly before falling back asleep. Ciara whispered, "I'll gather Bo's things and wake Ben up and we'll go." Allie shook her head, "Cuz, let him sleep. And Bo is fast asleep so why don't you just crash here tonight? The guys are OUT and we can just share my bed?"

Ciara contemplated for a moment before nodding, "Sounds good. Packing up everything and going home sounds like more effort than this mama has the energy for."

Allie put her arm around Ciara's shoulder and chuckled, "C'mon." Ciara grabbed the receiving end of the baby monitor and followed Allie.

Ciara turned back softly smiling before following Allie into her and Tripp's bedroom.

THE END