Disclaimer – See chapter 1
A/N – I'm gonna try to make my all chapters as long as the Christmas one. And also, I've been coming up with ideas while being bored in my math class, so I expect this to be done by the end of January, if not sooner.
Chapter Six – How Much Can We Possibly Have to Do?
Jesse and Rebecca were still hugging on the porch. They ended the embrace.
"Should we tell everyone now, or tell the boys first and then tell everyone?" Becky asked, extremely excited.
"But it's just a test. Shouldn't we see a doctor first?"
"I already went yesterday," Becky smiled, "We're definitely having a baby!"
Jesse became even more nervous. "I…think we should tell the boys first," he said.
But no one needed to tell them; they had been listening at the back door.
Nicky and Alex had been getting themselves a glass of water, when their parents went to sit on the porch. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Alex had asked.
"If you mean eavesdropping…" the boys opened the door slightly and listened to their parents' conversation. They saw their father open the box, then look extremely weird, excited and confused at the same time.
"What is that?"
"I dunno, Nicky."
Then they heard their mother say "definitely" and "baby" in the same sentence.
"Nicky?"
"Yeah Alex?"
"Are we dreaming?"
"I hope so."
Nicky saw his parents stand up and they quickly grabbed their water glasses and joined everyone in the living room. They were watching a Christmas edition of America's Funniest Videos. Becky and Jesse came in a few seconds afterwards, smiling at each other. Nicky and Alex kept a close eye on their parents.
Everyone left after the show. On the way to her bedroom, Michelle heard the dancing hamster sing his song. She was so happy that Joey was cheered up, she laughed. "I'm so good!" Michelle said to herself, taking the barrettes out of her hair.
"Night, boys," Jesse turned out the lights in the boys room. They waited until their father was downstairs before they shut the door all the way and turned a lamp back on.
"Alex, do you think we heard her correctly?" Nicky whispered.
"I really, really, hope we didn't." his brother whispered back.
"But what if we did?" Nicky rolled over to face his brother, "What if Mom really is having a baby?"
"We may have just been hearing things."
"I think we need Steph again."
"Not until we figure out if it's true or not!" Alex fiercely whispered. They heard a parent on the stairs and quickly turned out the lamp.
Becky walked downstairs. "I guess we must have been hearing things. The boys around sound asleep."
"I guess," Jesse said.
"Are you okay, Jess?" Becky asked.
"Yeah…just a little…tired," Jesse lied.
Becky smiled. "It has been a long day."
"Yeah…" Jesse said, then stood up, "I'm beat. You coming to bed with me?"
"Well…I kinda want to tell my parents. I mean, wouldn't you want your parents to know first I you were me?"
Jesse nodded and headed upstairs.
He lay in bed waiting for his wife and thinking. There wasn't any way he can back out of this. "Why am I so freaked out about this?" he wondered, "I'd normally be thrilled about this."
Becky came into bed. "Mom and Dad were so happy! I'm so glad we're having another baby."
"Yeah…"
"How should we tell the boys?"
"Tell the boys what?" Alex has passed by their open bedroom door.
"What are you doing up?" Jesse asked.
"Um…going to the bathroom?"
"More like eavesdropping," Becky said.
"So…tell the boys what?"
Nicky showed up next to him.
"We might as well," Becky said to Jesse, then turned back to the boys. "I'm going to have a baby!"
Nicky and Alex stood there dumbfounded. They had to hear it to believe it, and they had. Nicky went over to hug his mother. He figured he'd try to look excited. Alex understood what he was doing, and joined in.
"Alright, back to bed you two," Becky said, letting go of her sons.
"Good night, Mom, Good night, Dad," the boys said in unison and left the room.
The boys got back in bed. "Now do you think we should talk to Stephanie?" Nicky whispered.
"Yeah," Alex whispered back, "Sounds good."
The next morning, DJ suddenly realized how close April was. She would have to pick the wedding party, order dresses and flowers, find a place for the reception, set an exact date…she suddenly became overwhelmed a took a long gulp of coffee.
Stephanie walked down stairs. "Morning, Deej!" she paused to look at her sister, "You look…pale."
"It's this wedding!" DJ finished off her coffee. "There's so much to do in only a few months, and…"
"Calm down, we just need to do a little every day,"
"But there's s much!"
Stephanie couldn't argue with that. She remembered the planning for her uncle's wedding. It was pretty hectic, especially around Valentine's Day. "We'd better get Steve over here," Stephanie said, picking up the phone and dialing his number.
Michelle took the steps two at a time into the kitchen. "Morning!"
DJ though she should get as much help as she could. "Michelle, how would you like to help plan a wedding?"
"Duh!" Michelle said, repeating a line she used almost frequently when she was younger, "Of course I'll help!"
Stephanie was yelling over the phone. "Steve, come ON! This is your wedding we're talking about, not some stupid dog show!"
"How much can we possibly have to do?" Steve asked over the phone.
"How about the food, the clothes, the wedding party – "
"I see your point," Steve replied, "I'll be over in about an hour,"
Stephanie hung up the phone. "I think he'll come,"
"He'd better…" DJ poured herself another cup of coffee and Michelle grabbed a bagel.
Steve showed up exactly when he said he would, equipped with a tuxedo catalogue. DJ and Steph had been flipping through the bridal wear magazine while they were waiting. "What do you think of this, Steve?" DJ asked her almost husband after a kiss.
"I like it," Steve said looking at a bride's maid dress.
Michelle came over from a pile of brochures to look at the dress. "Wow! That's pretty."
DJ smiled. "Pretty cheap, too,"
Stephanie circled it in blue ink. "What should we look at for you, Deej?"
"I don't know," she said. She was never good at deciding what to wear.
"It should kind of match the brides maid's dress," Michelle said, then went to look at Steve's catalogue.
"Hmm," Stephanie leafed through the magazine while DJ looked at the brochures. She wanted a good place for her honeymoon. She picked up a pamphlet for Miami.
"Wow!" Michelle exclaimed, "What a tux!"
"I'll say," Steve said, looking at a great looking tuxedo. The price wasn't half bad either. Steve circed the picture.
Stephanie glanced at Steve's magazine. "Looks great!" she said, then went back to her magazine.
Joey walked down the stairs in a sweat suit. He kind of winced, wondering if he'd eve get married. Michelle winked as if to say, "You'll find her soon enough." Joey smiled back and whistled Kung Fu Fighting.
Stephanie gasped. "That's so beautiful!" she exclaimed.
Everyone crowded around her to look. She was right, that wedding dress was amazing!
"Holy cow!" Michelle and Steve said together.
"It…looks, sort of like…Pam's," Joey said quietly.
DJ smiled. "Th...That's the one! Circle it!"
Stephanie circled it, and added a little smiley face next to it. "I can just picture you in it, DJ!" she said.
After Wake Up, San Francisco, Danny invited Becky, Jesse, and the twins over for lunch. Becky hadn't told anyone about the baby yet, and when she said she had important news Danny was happy to have them over.
Becky decided to pick up the boys herself. DJ showed Danny the dress as soon as he walked through the door. "DJ…" Danny blinked back tears.
DJ smiled at him to let him know she understood. "It'll look great on you, Deej," Danny wrapped his arms around his oldest daughter.
They sat down to turkey sandwiches in the kitchen when Becky, Jesse, and the boys showed up. "So, Becky, what's the big news?" Joey asked.
"Yeah, tell us!" Michelle shouted.
Nicky and Alex looked at each other and gulped.
Becky swallowed her water and said, "I'm…going to have a baby."
The girls shrieked and everyone ran up to congratulate Jesse and Becky at once. Nicky and Alex stared at Stephanie. She caught their glance and nodded as if to say "We'll talk."
"I can't believe it!" Michelle said, bouncing in her seat.
Becky smiled, and Jesse attempted a smirk.
"It is only one this time, right?" Joey joked. Nicky took that offensively for about five seconds, but then realized he was only kidding and laughed a long with everyone else.
"Let's hope so," Jesse said, chewing his sandwich.
Becky looked at him. "You wouldn't be happy with twins?"
"Well, I didn't say that…I…I…"
Stephanie gave Michelle an "oh-boy" look and Michelle gave back a "this-won't-end-well" look. Danny cleared his throat. "Michelle, will you help me clear the table?"
"Uh…sure, Dad."
Stephanie led the boys into her room. "Talk to me," she told them, sitting on her bed.
"I don't know…" Alex sat down next to her, "It's just so…"
Nicky sat down next to his cousin. "So…confusing,"
"Yeah," Alex said, "Why right now?"
"Isn't Mom a little…old?"
Stephanie laughed. "Guys, I don't know why," she said, "But wouldn't it be nice to have another baby around?"
"I guess we never really thought about it," Alex said.
"Maybe," Nicky answered.
"You know your parents love you, right?"
"Uh…" the boys said in unison.
"Guys!"
"But then why do they want this!" Alex said louder than he intended to.
"I already told you, I don't know," Stephanie thought a few seconds. "Guys, repeat after me," she said, moving Alex in front of her, "This has nothing to do with me,"
The boys repeated.
"Again," Stephanie said, "This has nothing to do with me."
"This has nothing to do with me."
"Again,"
"This has nothing to do with me."
"Again!"
The boys kept repeating until Stephanie saw them smiling. "You see?"
"Thanks, Steph!" Nicky exclaimed, and he and his brother hugged their cousin.
Stephanie laughed. "Let's go back downstairs. I'm sure DJ and Steve still need help with the wedding."
Back downstairs, DJ showed her Aunt and Uncle the dress she picked out. "Isn't it beautiful!" she asked excitedly.
Jesse thought of his sister, how stunning she looked in a similar dress. "It's great, Deej," he said softly.
Stephanie, Nicky, and Alex walked downstairs. "I thought he'd like that dress," Stephanie whispered to Michelle, who she was standing next to.
Nicky and Alex looked at the dress. "Very…frilly," Alex commented. DJ and Steve laughed.
"One down, a ton more to go," DJ said, setting the magazine down.
"We can pull it off," Steve said, putting his arm around DJ.
"I bet Steve knows a good caterer," Michelle mumbled.
"What'd you say, Michelle?" Steve asked, confused.
"Oh…nothing," she said, "Nothing at all,"
"You can tell that wasn't what they expected," Jesse said to his wife when the boys were out of earshot.
"I guess it was pretty surprising," Becky answered, kicking off her shoes and collapsing on the couch, "I'm so tired!"
"Hormones," Jesse thought, sitting down next to his wife, "Did the doctor give you a due date yet?"
"No, but I'm guessing around September,"
"Logical enough," Jesse ran his fingers through his wife's hair. He still couldn't believe this was happening. He felt calmer about it though. He guessed it was just a lot of excitement. "It is a lot at once," he thought. His niece was getting married and his wife was having a baby… "I have it pretty good, don't I?"
A/N: If chapter 7 isn't up right now, it will be tomorrow. Please review!
