Part 9 - Glenbogle.com By: SnowWhite Martha ran into Archie and Lexie's room the next morning before her mother could stop her. "Uncle Arch, Aunty Lexie- it's my birthday!!!" Archie opened his eyes slowly and took in the room around him, eventually the little girl came into view. They had had a very late night making sure all the last minute arrangements were in place "Martha?" Lizzie's voice echoed down the hall as she searched for her daughter. Soon her head peeped around the door and she exclaimed "There you are! If you're the birthday girl you better get dressed into some special clothes." Reluctantly Martha was marched out of the room and back to her own "Sorry Arch" Lizzie commented "Taste of the future hey?" He looked over to Lexie who was still trying to sleep and smiled happily "Guess so..." Lizzie smiled softly in return and closed the door. An hour later the family were all assembled around the dining table eating breakfast. Martha had refused to wear a fancy dress and instead wore a fairy costume complete with wand, which she waved around like a queen ordering her servants. She sat in Archie's spot at the head of the table with Lexie on one side and Katrina on the other. At the moment she was engaged in conversation with the former "Aunty Lexie when is my cousin going to be born?" "Um, if 'its' on time, hopefully in three months" "Will I be like a big sister?" "If you want to. Why don't you ask 'it'?" "It can't hear me? Can it?" "Why don't you try?" She leant over I her chair and put her head next to Lexie's tummy "Baby....baby can you hear me? It's Martha, I'm going to be like you're big sister...is that ok? I'll look after you and do all the things that big girls do- cause I'm four years old now and I'll be even older when you come out."

Lexie smiled up the child's speech and glanced up at Archie next to her. His looked like the proudest man on earth....to be Uncle and Godfather to such a sweet girl and now to be expecting a child of his own. How did he ever get so lucky? He reached over and took Lexie hand and squeezed tight, smiling as she untangled their hands and placed his on her swollen stomach. "Trena" Martha started again, this time on Katrina "Are you ever going to have a baby?"