Disclaimer: I do not own 7th heaven, I only own the plot and little Sylvia
Second time round
Part two
Telling the family
The next morning they did talk, and for a long while. Mary was feeling a lot better now that she had told Carlos. But the hardest part had yet to come. and that was telling her parents , brothers and sisters.
"Mary"
She lifted her head and smiled at him
"How long are you going to hold that receiver, I don't think the numbers can dial themselves" he reasoned gently
Mary sighed "I really don't want to do this" she mumbled.
He squeezed her free hand. "I know, but we're doing this together"
"I'm just scared, I mean they're probably expecting this "
He placed his other hand on her belly
"I doubt it"
She shook her head "I don't mean that, I mean me making another mistake, there've probably been waiting anxiously for another explosion"
"It's not that bad Mare, I mean having the baby and just turning up on the doorstep with an unknown grandchild that probably wouldn't go down to well" he responded, trying to lighten the situation
"I don't want to end up doing that" she answered seriously, "She looked down at her belly "It's time".
With shaking fingers she dialed her parent's number.
Annie Camden rubbed the kitchen floor vigorously, where her granddaughter Sylvia, Kevin and Lucy's only child, had just knocked over her uncapped bottle of grape juice "There we are" she soothed to the still sniffling child "It's all better"
The one year old lifted up her arms and Annie picked her up.
"Nana cleaned it all up" She kissed the blonde bouncing curls and placed Sylvia in her High chair.
"Now I'll get you another drink and remember to put on the cap this time" she mumbled "Honestly I don't know where my mind is today"
She had just washed off the sticky substance when the phone rang; she quickly wiped her hands and answered the phone
"Hello"
"Hi Mom"
"Mary" she responded delightfully "How are you? how's Charlie and Carlos"?
"I'm fine Mom, everyone is fine"
"Wonderful" she glanced over at Sylvia "I'm watching your niece at the moment , you'll all have to come down for a visit to see how much she's grown and I'd love to see my Charlie I bet his grown too"
"He has"
There was a silence, and it seemed to Annie an awkward one, her mother instincts kicked in, something wasn't right "What's wrong Mary? "She asked concernedly
"Mom" said Mary shakily, "I have something important to tell you"
Annie held her breath, hoping it wasn't bad news
"You're going to be a grandmother again"
Mary placed the phone on the hook.
"See that wasn't so bad" Said Carlos.
"I suppose not, she was shocked, but pleased and she said that she'd forgive me, only if we brought Charlie down for a visit"
"What about your father"?
"He wasn't home, but she's going to get him to give us a call when he gets back , that'll be ok , his easier sometimes to talk to than Mom and she's going to tell everyone else as well , she just asked me to email Simon for her"
"There we go, now all we have to do is tell my parents"
Mary frowned and handed him the phone
"Go on"
Carlos kissed her "alright" he said understandingly" I'll tell them"
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