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March 14th, 2008

Week 10

Lyric was now five years old. Dave and Randi told her she was going to be a big sister on her birthday. She was so thrilled and begged them to make it another girl, but of course they couldn't guarantee it for her.

Dave didn't tell Randi about the phone call from Charles. It would upset Randi and she didn't need that right now. She had terrible morning sickness so Dave couldn't tell her.

Dave ran his hands over his face as he finished looking at all the charts in front of him. There were a lot of sprained ankles and colds due to the cold weather. Elizabeth knocked on the door.

"Dave, could I speak with you for a moment?" She asked him.

"Of course." He smiled, "I need to tell you something also."

"Well, me first." Elizabeth said, "Well, Ella's birthday is coming up. She's turning seven and she's getting envious of Ireland you know she has two sisters. Ella wants that. She told me and um, Well, I got her a birthday present. I'm pregnant." Dave grinned broadly.

"You and Andrew are having a baby??" Dave gasped.

"Yeah. I'm a little weirded out by it, but Drew and I are going great. We live together and we do want kids." Elizabeth said.

"I think that's fantastic, Lizzie!" Dave grinned, "how far?"

"Ten weeks. I'm Due October 13th." Dave couldn't help but to laugh, "What?"

"Well, What I had to tell you is…Randi's pregnant again." He said.

"Really?" Elizabeth laughed and clapped her hands.

"Yup. She's due October 12th." He said.

"Oh my god! We're a day apart!" She laughed. Dave grinned brightly.

"Congratulations, Elizabeth. You deserve all of this." He said.

"Thank you. Can I take my break and tell Randi?" She asked.

"Go ahead! Have fun!" He chuckled.

* * *

Sailor splashed in the water. She liked trying to get her mother wet. She giggled wildly as Randi splashed back.

"Mama! No!" She squealed.

"Sailor, yes!" Randi laughed. Elizabeth stood in the door way with a smile.

"She's getting big." She commented. Randi jumped.

"God, Liz. You scared the crap out of me." Randi laughed.

"Sorry." Elizabeth said.

"Crap crap crap." Sailor giggled. Randi shot her look.

"You on a break?" Randi asked. Elizabeth nodded as she looked at Randi's stomach. It was already starting to puff out, but since this was her fourth pregnancy she had a reason to puff out early.

"Yup. Dave told me your good news." She said.

"Did he now?" Randi laughed looking at her friend, "We're hoping it'll be a boy this time."

"I hope I have a boy this time too." Elizabeth said with sparkling eyes. Randi turned around drying her hands on her shirt.

"What was that?" She asked. Elizabeth chuckled.

"I'm pregnant." She said. Randi stared at her in disbelief. She was pregnant. She was having another baby. "I'm due October 13th. We're a day apart."

"Holy shit…." Randi's jaw dropped almost all the way to the floor.

"You have someone to compare symptoms to this time." Elizabeth said.

"This is great!" Randi jumped up and hugged Elizabeth tightly.

"I thought you'd be happy." Elizabeth chuckled.

"Does Andrew know?" She asked. Elizabeth nodded.

"He's over the moon." She smiled, "We'll need to have a dinner of celebration soon." Randi nodded and patted her belly.

"As soon as my…our morning sickness passes." She said. Randi hugged her friend again. She was so thrilled that Elizabeth was pregnant with her. She was so thrilled that Elizabeth was finally getting on with her life. It would do them all a lot of good.

March 28th, 2008

Week 12

Dave stood in the doorway watching Randi throw up. He bit his lip. He wished this morning sickness had passed.

"I'm sorry. I thought I'd be nice and make you eggs." He said.

"No eggs, Dave!" She cried, "I can't do eggs."

"I'm sorry." He said as she flushed the toilet. She sighed.

"It's okay." Randi grabbed her toothbrush; "I can't go into work today. I'm just going to call in." Dave shook his head.

"You cant. You have that big Paris meeting." He said, "You need to go. You need to bring Paris into this." Randi growled.

"I know." She cleaned out her mouth; "At least we're doing this by satellite." Dave nodded.

"The girls and I will come pick you up at noon and we can have lunch down town, all right?" Dave asked. Randi shrugged.

"If the girls will want to." She said. "Okay, how do I look?" Randi spun around in her black dress she had made just for this big meeting. Dave smiled softly.

"You look gorgeous. Knock them dead." He said. Randi smiled putting her hand on her belly.

"I'm not showing in this dress too much am I?" She asked.

"Looks like you're storing a grapefruit beneath the dress, but I find produce storage bins sexy." Dave said. Randi chuckled as she rolled her eyes. She stood on her tiptoes.

"See you later."

* * *

Dave ran a brush through Ireland's hair as the others were trying to get ready to meet Randi down town.

"You're brushing too hard!!!" Ireland moaned.

"I am not." He said. Ireland grabbed her hair, "Ireland please. If you brushed your hair more often, you wouldn't have all these knots in it. I'll cut your hair if you don't take care of it."

"Don't cut it!" Ireland gasped.

"Take care of it." He said.

"Daddy!" Sailor moaned walking ito the room, "Shoes!"

"Have Rickie tie them for you." Dave said as he braided Irelands hair, "Now Sammi, please."

"Wickie!" Sailor sat down on the floor. Lyric sat down in front of her sister. She stuck out her tongue with concentration as she tied Sailor's shoe.

"What do you say?" Dave said finished the braid

"Thanks, Wickie." Sailor said.

"Good." Dave smacked Ireland's butt, "Go get your jackets and we'll go get mommy." The girls ran out to grab their jackets just as the phone began to ring. Dave growled and grabbed it, "The Maluccis."

"Black really becomes our wife."

"Shit. What the fuck are you calling for?" Dave hissed into the phone. It was Charles again. The third phone call in a month.

"Did she make that dress? Black really makes Randi look even more beautiful than she already is." Charles chuckled. "She's gaining a lot of weight with our baby."

"It's not your baby! It is my baby!" Dave cried, "I swear to…Are you watching her?" Dave's heart pounded in his chest.

"Her hair is up in a French twist and the dress is clinging to her breasts and stomach. She has a very large smile upon her face." Charles said, "And I'm two hundred feet away from her. I'm not breaking any rules."

"I swear to god!" Dave slammed the phone down and stalked out of the room.

* * *

Randi sat in the restaurant sipping her hot chocolate. She was having a nice relaxing day.

"Mommy!" The girls ran into the restaurant and over to Randi.

"Hey girls!" She picked Sailor up, "You all look nice."

"Thanks." Dave slid into the booth, "How did the meeting go?"

"I killed. Mitsy was there in Paris and totally supporting my line so they bought it. I'm getting a huge line over there in Le Petite, a big fashion store over there. If things go well in there, Le Petite will open up a shop for me." She grinned. Dave nodded.

"Congrats. That calls for a big lunch." He said.

"Can I have a hot dog?" Lyric asked. Randi nodded putting the napkin on her lap.

"Yes, Baby. You can have whatever you want." She said.

"Rands, can I ask you a question and I don't want you to get upset." Dave said.

"Ask away." She said folding her hands.

"In the restraining order, phone calls are covered too right?" Dave asked. Randi's face fell as she nodded.

"Yeah they are…Why?" Randi asked. Dave shook his head.

"No reason. I was just curious." He said.

"You sure? He hasn't been calling as he?" Randi asked him.

"No he hasn't." Dave smiled, "Let's get these girls fed." Randi tried to study her husband's face. Was he telling the truth? Why would he bring something like that up? She sure hoped it was just a random question.

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