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A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I'm happy to announce that two records have officially been set. The first is that this is the most reviews any of my stories have ever received, currently at 130! Secondly, this is my longest story yet, at 21 chapters so far! Continue to enjoy!
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Still Going Strong
Chapter 21: News
The next two months were crazily busy. The family finally got to celebrate Sam and David's 20th February birthday in June. Annie and Eric went all out. They had all of their twin sons favorite foods, including tons of pizza, sweets, and much more. Emily was still very excited to have turned 12 recently, despite her no-birthday party punishment. Ethan celebrated his 5th birthday as well. The kids all got out of school for the summer. Emily was officially a middle school student in 7th grade, Sean was a 2nd grader, Rachel was a 3rd grader, Ethan a 1st grader, and Sam and David Sophomores in college.
One day in late June, David called Annie, saying that he had an announcement to make, and that he wanted the entire family to be at Annie and Eric's for dinner so he could tell them all. Annie agreed. She called Sarah, Matt, Mary, Carlos, Lucy, Kevin, Simon, Cecilia, Peter, Ruthie, and Sam, and they all said that they could be there. Annie spent the rest of the day cooking a salmon for the dinner that night, buying rolls, veggies, champagne, juice for the kids, and much more.
At 7 o'clock that night, everyone began to arrive. Peter and Ruthie arrived first with Natalie. They were closely followed by Mary and Carlos. Simon, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan, and Charlie came soon. Sam arrived next. Everyone was socializing and digging into the snacks by the time Sarah, Matt, Emily, Sean, Chloe, and Jack came. David and his girlfriend Marie were the next to come through the door. Understandably, Lucy, Kevin, Will, Luke, Maddy, and Liv were the last to arrive. Lucy and Kevin looked exhausted, still adjusting to life with 3-year-old triplets and a 2-month- old baby.
Everyone looked wonderful. They were all dressed up a bit. The kids looked adorable. The house was full, with 15 adults and 12 children. A kid table was set up for Emily, Sean, Chloe, Will, Luke, Maddy, Rachel, Ethan, Charlie, and Natalie, with high chairs for Chloe, Will, Luke, Maddy, Charlie, and Natalie. The adults took a seat at the other table. Jack was sitting next to Sarah in his walker. His dinner, a cut up hot dog, was on the tray, and he was eating happily. Liv was in her carrier, sound asleep. Lucy had fed her before they had come. Annie brought out all the delicious food and everyone began to eat. When they were all finished, every one's attention shifted to David. He laughed and tapped the side of his glass with his fork, getting everyone's attention.
"Hey everyone." He began. "Thanks for coming. I know that it was really short notice for all of you, and I'm really glad that everyone could make it." He shifted nervously. "So, I'm sure you're all wondering why you've been called here! Well, I have an announcement to make. Well, we do." He took Marie's hand and she smiled at him. "You all know my girlfriend Marie. Well, the thing that I'm trying to tell you is that..." He took a deep breath and squeezed Marie's hand. "Marie and I are getting married." He said.
"Congratulations!" Cried Sarah and Cecilia.
"Oh, David, that's great!" Said Lucy. Other congratulations were passed around the table. The only ones who weren't saying things were Annie and Eric. When the room quieted down, they spoke up.
"You're...getting married." Eric said. David and Marie nodded. "And when were you planning on doing this?" He asked.
"Well..." Marie began. "We were thinking mid September." She said. David nodded.
"3 months." Annie said. "But...you guys are so young! You're only freshmen..."
"Sophomores!" The corrected with smiles.
"Yeah...sophomores...in college. You're both only 20 years old. That's really young. I mean, David..." Sarah and Matt stood up.
"This is a private thing...we'll let you discus it alone," Sarah said. Matt nodded. The rest of the crowd agreed. They all said good bye to one another, and offered their congratulations once more to David and Marie. Once everyone had cleared out, including the objecting Sam, it was just Annie, Eric, David, and Marie. They continued their conversation.
"We know that we're really young." Said David, "But we're in love. This is what we want. I mean, we've been dating for almost 4 years. It's about time we get married!"
"Yes, but you're still in school! That makes it so much harder." Eric said.
"Yeah, but Sarah and Matt were still in school when they got married, and so were Lucy and Kevin!" David retorted.
"David, Marie, if you get married, now, you won't even be able to have a glass of champagne at your wedding! You're not even 21. I just really think that you need to re-think this..."
"Mom, listen. We came to tell all of you, and we were expecting you to be excited, like everyone else! I'm happier than I ever am when I'm with Marie. We're getting married! There's no turning back." He said. Marie smiled at him and nodded her head. Eric sighed.
"Well, I know how much you guys are in love, and in all honesty, this is your choice. You're both adults, and I know that you make good decisions. I trust you guys to know if this is the right time."
"Yes, me too." Annie said finally.
"Thank you." David and Marie said together.
"Dad, we were hoping that you would marry us in the church." David said. "It would mean so much to us."
"Of course I'll marry you." Eric said with a smile. "You're my son, and my future daughter-in-law. I'd be honored." David and Marie thanked him. After they finished talking a bit more, David and Marie left, knowing that they had an early morning ahead of them. They were flying to Boston where Marie's parents lived to tell them the news as well.
After they were gone, Annie and Eric straightened up the house and went to bed. Eric shut off the lights. They fell asleep quickly after having such a busy day, and neither could believe that soon, 6 of their 7 children would be married.
A/N: Review please!
A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I'm happy to announce that two records have officially been set. The first is that this is the most reviews any of my stories have ever received, currently at 130! Secondly, this is my longest story yet, at 21 chapters so far! Continue to enjoy!
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Still Going Strong
Chapter 21: News
The next two months were crazily busy. The family finally got to celebrate Sam and David's 20th February birthday in June. Annie and Eric went all out. They had all of their twin sons favorite foods, including tons of pizza, sweets, and much more. Emily was still very excited to have turned 12 recently, despite her no-birthday party punishment. Ethan celebrated his 5th birthday as well. The kids all got out of school for the summer. Emily was officially a middle school student in 7th grade, Sean was a 2nd grader, Rachel was a 3rd grader, Ethan a 1st grader, and Sam and David Sophomores in college.
One day in late June, David called Annie, saying that he had an announcement to make, and that he wanted the entire family to be at Annie and Eric's for dinner so he could tell them all. Annie agreed. She called Sarah, Matt, Mary, Carlos, Lucy, Kevin, Simon, Cecilia, Peter, Ruthie, and Sam, and they all said that they could be there. Annie spent the rest of the day cooking a salmon for the dinner that night, buying rolls, veggies, champagne, juice for the kids, and much more.
At 7 o'clock that night, everyone began to arrive. Peter and Ruthie arrived first with Natalie. They were closely followed by Mary and Carlos. Simon, Cecilia, Rachel, Ethan, and Charlie came soon. Sam arrived next. Everyone was socializing and digging into the snacks by the time Sarah, Matt, Emily, Sean, Chloe, and Jack came. David and his girlfriend Marie were the next to come through the door. Understandably, Lucy, Kevin, Will, Luke, Maddy, and Liv were the last to arrive. Lucy and Kevin looked exhausted, still adjusting to life with 3-year-old triplets and a 2-month- old baby.
Everyone looked wonderful. They were all dressed up a bit. The kids looked adorable. The house was full, with 15 adults and 12 children. A kid table was set up for Emily, Sean, Chloe, Will, Luke, Maddy, Rachel, Ethan, Charlie, and Natalie, with high chairs for Chloe, Will, Luke, Maddy, Charlie, and Natalie. The adults took a seat at the other table. Jack was sitting next to Sarah in his walker. His dinner, a cut up hot dog, was on the tray, and he was eating happily. Liv was in her carrier, sound asleep. Lucy had fed her before they had come. Annie brought out all the delicious food and everyone began to eat. When they were all finished, every one's attention shifted to David. He laughed and tapped the side of his glass with his fork, getting everyone's attention.
"Hey everyone." He began. "Thanks for coming. I know that it was really short notice for all of you, and I'm really glad that everyone could make it." He shifted nervously. "So, I'm sure you're all wondering why you've been called here! Well, I have an announcement to make. Well, we do." He took Marie's hand and she smiled at him. "You all know my girlfriend Marie. Well, the thing that I'm trying to tell you is that..." He took a deep breath and squeezed Marie's hand. "Marie and I are getting married." He said.
"Congratulations!" Cried Sarah and Cecilia.
"Oh, David, that's great!" Said Lucy. Other congratulations were passed around the table. The only ones who weren't saying things were Annie and Eric. When the room quieted down, they spoke up.
"You're...getting married." Eric said. David and Marie nodded. "And when were you planning on doing this?" He asked.
"Well..." Marie began. "We were thinking mid September." She said. David nodded.
"3 months." Annie said. "But...you guys are so young! You're only freshmen..."
"Sophomores!" The corrected with smiles.
"Yeah...sophomores...in college. You're both only 20 years old. That's really young. I mean, David..." Sarah and Matt stood up.
"This is a private thing...we'll let you discus it alone," Sarah said. Matt nodded. The rest of the crowd agreed. They all said good bye to one another, and offered their congratulations once more to David and Marie. Once everyone had cleared out, including the objecting Sam, it was just Annie, Eric, David, and Marie. They continued their conversation.
"We know that we're really young." Said David, "But we're in love. This is what we want. I mean, we've been dating for almost 4 years. It's about time we get married!"
"Yes, but you're still in school! That makes it so much harder." Eric said.
"Yeah, but Sarah and Matt were still in school when they got married, and so were Lucy and Kevin!" David retorted.
"David, Marie, if you get married, now, you won't even be able to have a glass of champagne at your wedding! You're not even 21. I just really think that you need to re-think this..."
"Mom, listen. We came to tell all of you, and we were expecting you to be excited, like everyone else! I'm happier than I ever am when I'm with Marie. We're getting married! There's no turning back." He said. Marie smiled at him and nodded her head. Eric sighed.
"Well, I know how much you guys are in love, and in all honesty, this is your choice. You're both adults, and I know that you make good decisions. I trust you guys to know if this is the right time."
"Yes, me too." Annie said finally.
"Thank you." David and Marie said together.
"Dad, we were hoping that you would marry us in the church." David said. "It would mean so much to us."
"Of course I'll marry you." Eric said with a smile. "You're my son, and my future daughter-in-law. I'd be honored." David and Marie thanked him. After they finished talking a bit more, David and Marie left, knowing that they had an early morning ahead of them. They were flying to Boston where Marie's parents lived to tell them the news as well.
After they were gone, Annie and Eric straightened up the house and went to bed. Eric shut off the lights. They fell asleep quickly after having such a busy day, and neither could believe that soon, 6 of their 7 children would be married.
A/N: Review please!