A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Thought that I should let you all know though- when Ruthie was on the phone with Sarah, she was just telling her about how she and John were going to try for a baby. No surprises!

Three weeks past. Sarah had her doctor's appointment, and to her delight, the baby was happy, healthy, and they found out that it was a girl. Ella got much more excited now that she knew that she was going to have a sister. Sarah and Matt decided on a name, and were going to call their parents to have them over for dinner, wanting to tell them the news, but Annie called them first.

"Hey Sarah!" She said sweetly. Sarah smiled at the voice of her mother-in-law.

"Hey Annie. What's up?" She asked.

"Well, I was calling to invite you and Matt to dinner tonight. Mary just called, and she's coming into town. She says she wants to talk with the whole family."

"Hmm. Sounds interesting." Sarah said. "You didn't mention Ella. Should she not come?"

"No, sorry. Mary said she wanted 'an adult evening of conversation.' No kids allowed. Only our kids and their spouses are coming. No kids, and no girlfriends for Sam and David. Sorry if that's an inconvenience." Annie said apologetically.

"Oh, it's no biggie." Sarah said. "Kind of short notice to get a baby sitter though. Can I call you back after I try to get one?" She asked.

"Oh sure." Annie said.

"Bye." They both said. Sarah sighed and grabbed her baby sitter list. After getting a girl to come and watch Ella that evening. She called Annie back and told her.

That night, the baby sitter showed up and Matt and Sarah left. They arrived at the Camden's house minutes later. When they got inside, everyone was already there. . .except for Mary. Annie rushed about, finishing the dinner. They finally sat down to eat. There was still no sign of Mary.

After they were about half way done, the door opened and Mary walked in. Annie immediately jumped up and ran over to her, showering her with affection. She got her daughter a plate and she sat down at the table. Everyone looked at her in anticipation.

"Hey everyone. Thanks for coming. Sorry that I'm late." She said nervously. "I wanted to tell you guys some news. It's pretty exciting actually." She said, stumbling through her words. "OK. Um. . . I live in New York, like I have for awhile." She said.

"Go on, Mare!" Matt prompted. Sarah shushed him with a smile.

"Ok. Guys, I'm engaged." She said.

"To who?!" Was the resounding answer from around the table.

"Well, um, you all remember. . .Robbie Palmer." She said.

"OH MY GOSH." Was whispered all over the room.

"Oh. How. . .great. How long how you been engaged?" Annie asked.

"Um. Don't freak out mom or dad or anyone for that matter, but um, we've been engaged for only ah, 10 months. We're getting married next week and I was too scared to tell you. I'm sorry." She said honestly.

"Mary I need to speak to you in the next room." Annie said shakily. "Now." Mary nodded and stood up, following her mother out of the room. Immediately, Eric followed. When they were gone, the room exploded into conversation. Lucy turned to Kevin.

"That's so like Mary!" She exclaimed, infuriated. "She goes away gets engaged WITH OUT TELLING US FOR 10 MONTHS!" She cried. "We're leaving." She said, standing and starting to walk. Kevin grabbed her arm and sat her back down.

"She's your sister, Lucy. It took a lot of courage to tell us this." He said.

"Fine." Lucy said with pout in her voice. Minutes later, Annie, Eric, and Mary stepped back into the room. Lucy scoffed and was shushed by her husband immediately. Mary look over at her little sister.

"Luce, come here." She said. Lucy hesitated, but Kevin pushed her. She stood and followed her sister out of the room. When they got into the kitchen, they turned to face one another.

"How could you?" Lucy exploded at her sister. "I always looked up to you when we were kids. And you let me down. You let me down when you were a stupid high school senior who ruined her school gym, and you let me down tonight." Mary took her sister into her arms, catching Lucy off guard.

"I'm sorry." She told her. "Lucy, I'm sorry." She said, backing away from Lucy. "I know that it was stupid not to tell you guys sooner, but I knew that you guys weren't too fond of Robbie. Imagine telling mom and dad about being engaged to Kevin knowing that they hated him? She asked. Lucy looked thoughtfully up at her sister. "I know that's no excuse, but at least I told you now and not next week after we're married." Lucy nodded. Suddenly, Lucy leaned forward and hugged Mary. Mary smiled and hugged her back. "It's OK. I'm sorry I overreacted." Lucy said.

"It's OK." Mary said. They walked back out into the dining room together both smiling. Kevin smiled back at his wife, glad that the fight was over.

The rest of the evening was filled with questions for Mary, who informed them that Robbie would be coming into town the following day. Mary was fascinated with the growing size of Sarah's stomach. She continued to insist that it was only her five-month-bump, but Mary still loved it, as did Annie, Lucy and Ruthie.

Everyone finally went home and Mary slept at Annie and Eric's house. That night, everyone slept well after being so surprised from Mary's news.

A/N: I know this was weird. Wanted to tell Mary's news and express how Lucy had always looked up to Mary and still did.