The doorbell rang. Spike put the baby on her other hip and walked through the house with him. Spike saw Caitlin through the curtain. She turned the knob and opened the door.
"Hey," Spike said.
"Hey," Caitlin replied.
"What brings you over?"
"I have some great news."
"Oh? Like what?" Spike asked. She started toward the kitchen and put Jack back in his high chair.
"Like, Joey and I are going to have a baby," Caitlin exclaimed.
Spike squealed and threw her arms around her best friend. "I'm so happy for you," she said.
"But I don't think Joey's too excited about it."
"Why? This is great news!"
"I think he'd be more excited about it, if Craig and his girlfriend, Sammy weren't going to have a baby, too."
Spike's smile turned to shock. "Huh?"
"Yeah, Craig found out last night and Joey found out and there was this whole little thing about Joey yelling so I thought this would be a perfect time to actually cover for Craig. And plus, Sammy's son was upstairs and I didn't want him to hear Joey screaming like that. I was afraid his head might explode."
"One of these days, it will," Spike said. "Grab a chair, I'll get some coffee."
"Ok," Caitlin replied. She pulled a chair out and sat next to Jack.
"So there's going to be three kids in the Jeremiah house pretty soon?" she asked. "Or four?"
"I don't know, I'm afraid Joey's going to throw Craig out so he can take care of Sammy."
"Once the baby gets here, Joey's going to be a step grandfather," Spike replied. "He'll be spoiling that baby without knowing it."
"Angela's excited, she's going to be a big sister and an aunt at the same time."
"But look at it like this, there won't be much of an age difference between them like there is between Craig and Angie," Spike said, sitting down in the chair across from Caitlin.
"Yeah."
"I'm happy for you and Joey," Spike said.
"Thanks," Caitlin said, smiling.
The women finished their coffee and started talking about the baby.