PRETTY? YES. MINE? NO.
Heyy guys…sorry I took so long to write this chapter. I had a major computer meltdown and lost all my stories, including the chapter that was in progress for this story. But here it is…finally…lol...enjoy
After they left the clinic, Justin couldn't wipe the smile off his face if he tried.
"Twins…I cant believe its twins." He said as they drove Daphne back to her apartment.
"Believe me Justin, neither can I. "she chimed in from the back seat.
" That means we need two cribs, two changing tables, two high-" high chairs was what Justin was about to say before both Brian and Daphne cut him off mid sentence.
"Justin," Brian said, "We have seven more months to think about this kind of stuff. Stop queening out."
" I can't help it Brian. I'm just so excited." Justin replied before he turned in his seat to talk to Daphne.
" Everything ok back there?" he asked.
"For the fifth time Justin. I'm fine. Do what Brian said and stop queening out." She periled with a smile on her face. Justin noticed that since they left the doctors office, her hand hasn't left her stomach.
When they arrived at Daphne's apartment, Justin hopped out of the car but with some protest, let Daphne go inside by herself, telling her that they would pick her up to go to Deb's around five that night. It was Deb's birthday and they were going to tell everyone about the baby—babies.
After they got home, Justin looked at the picture frames he had gotten for the ultrasound pictures. Around the outside of the frame it said WE LOVE OUR GRANDMA. It was the perfect way to tell Debbie and Justin's mom. They were going to stop over to Jen's condo before hearing over to Debbie's.
"Hi honey. I wasn't expecting you to come over. Hello Brian…and Daphne. What a surprise." A very surprised Jennifer said when she opened the door.
"We were on our way over to Deb's for dinner and I had something to drop of here so we swung by on our way." Justin explained as a smile spread across his face.
"Well, come on in. have a seat."
"Mom…why don't you sit down. We have something for you." Justin said as he sat on the couch.
"For me? Ok…what is it?" she said as she sat next to Justin.
He handed her a wrapped package and watched her face as she opened it. Jennifer turned over the frame in her hand and gasped at what she read.
"Oh my god Justin! I'm going to be a grandma?" she said. Justin could hear that she was on the verge of tears when she said this so he grabbed a Kleenex.
"Yup. You're gonna be a grandma and I'm gonna be a mommy." Daphne chimed in from the chair on the other side of the couch.
"Oh my god! I'm gonna be a grandma!" Jen yelled as she jumped up off the couch and hugged all three of them.
"Oh. I'm so happy for all of you. But when did this happen? How far along are you?"
"A little over two months ago." Daphne answered.
"Tonight is Deb's birthday, which by the way, you're welcome to come along, and we have a picture for her too. This is how we were going to tell everyone." Justin said.
"Just let me get my coat and I'll be ready."
"Ok mom. We'll be in the car."
"If she was that excited, " Daphne said as she ran her hand over her belly, " can you imagine what Deb's reaction is gonna be like?"
"The only thing I can imagine is that it's gonna be very, very loud and I can imagine some swears being thrown in there for good measure." Brian answered as Jennifer got into the car and they drove off.
"Happy birthday Debbie!"
Everyone clapped as Deb blew out the candles on her cake.
Once the cake was served, everyone moved into the living room for presents. She tore through them pretty quickly and then it was time for Brian and Justin to give her their gift.
" This is from me, Brian and Daphne" Justin said as he handed Debbie the wrapped gift.
" This is all I get from the three of you? It's pretty thin. Haha. I'm just kidding. Thank you honey." She joked as she tore open the paper.
Everyone watched as she flipped the frame over to reveal what was written on the front of it. She almost dropped the frame when she read it.
" WE LOVE OUR GRANDMA?" she said with a huge smile on her face.
There was a chorus of what's and huh's as everyone rushed over to look at the picture.
"Daphne's pregnant…with twins. Happy birthday." Justin said, a huge sunshine smile on his face.
" Oh Sunshine!" Debbie said as she got up and hugged Justin first, then Brian then Daphne.
"I'm gonna be a grandma! We're gonna be grandmas!" she said as she rushed over to Jennifer and hugged her.
The rest of the night was spent talking about the babies.
"Honey, you are gonna have one hell of a baby shower when I'm through with it," Emmett told Daphne as he placed a hand on her stomach.
"Wow daddy… I can't believe you kept this a secret for so long." Gus said as he hugged Justin. "You can barely keep the secret of what dad got me for my birthday, let alone something like this."
"Oh shut up." Justin replied with a smirk.
Before they knew it, it was 11 at night and everyone was leaving.
" Congratulations again you guys. I know you'll make great parents." Debbie said as Brian, Justin, Daphne and Jen left.
"Thanks Deb. Happy birthday."
"It's been the happiest one ever."
Three months…"Um…Daph…that was the last Pop Tart." Justin yelled from the kitchen.
"Justin. I just bought a whole box yesterday. That cant be the last one." Daphne replied.
Justin came out of the kitchen waving the empty box.
" You ate them all. That was the last one."
"Oh…well…ok then. I guess I'll just have to get some more."
Daphne looked down at her tummy. She had a little baby bump already and she was always running her hands over it. Justin came to sit next to her on the couch.
"I'll get you some more Daph. Don't worry about it. How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I'm pretty good…but I'm either sick or hungry. Its crazy. One minute I'm puking and the next I'm eating a whole jar of pickles." She replied.
"Wow…that is crazy. But you're doing ok…the babies are ok?"
"Yes Justin. They're fine. I was reading online that I should be able to feel them move within the next few weeks…" Daphne said as she once again ran her hand over her stomach.
"I can't wait for that." Justin said, " that's gotta be so weird. Feeling them move inside your stomach."
"Well…we'll see about that soon." Daphne said, laughing.
"Ok. Daph. I gotta go now. But I'll call you later. Don't forget to call me and tell me when the next ultrasound is. I wanna be there and so does Brian."
" I wont forget Justin. I'll see you later."
She hugged Justin and shut the door behind him.
She wandered back over to the couch after she grabbed the jar of pickles from the fridge and settled in for an A Baby Story marathon on TLC.
Four months…"Oh my god!" Daphne yells from her seat on Brian and Justin's sofa.
"What!" both Brian and Justin answer in unison as they headed towards her.
" The babies just moved! Oh my god! This is the first time they've moved around…"
She looked up and smiled at the two men. Justin noticed that she had sort of a pregnant glow lately.
"There it is again!" she said as she grabbed Justin's hand, "feel right there!"
Justin put his hand where Daphne told him to put it but felt nothing.
"It stopped." He said as he moved his hand away.
"Sorry Jus. Maybe the next time you feel it."
Two weeks later…"Justin! Can you bring me the ice cream in the freezer when you come in here? Pleeeeeeeease?" Daphne asked.
Justin appeared at her bedroom door with a gallon of double chocolate fudge brownie ice cream in one hand and a spoon in the other.
"I swear Justin. Both of these kids have you appetite. I've gone through three boxes of Pop Tarts in a week. They're all I seem to have a craving for." She said, taking the ice cream from Justin. "Thanks"
"Except for the occasional ice cream craving right? No problem" he replied with a smile.
"Oh. There they go again. Let me tell you. I think they're trying to break out of my stomach the way they kick sometimes. Here...feel"
Daphne took Justin's hand and placed it on her stomach. That's when he felt it. A little bump against his hand.
"Oh my god. That's the first time I've felt them move." Justin said with a sunshine smile spreading across his face.
Justin was about to grab a spoon for himself when he heard the apartment door open.
"Anyone here?" Brian yelled from the living room.
Justin ran out to greet him and dragged him into the bedroom.
"Come on! Quick! Feel this"
"Justin. Daphne's right here. Wait till we get home or at least to the car." Brian said jokingly.
"Shut up and put your hand right…here." Justin says.
Both Daphne and Justin watch Brian's face when he feels the little bump bump.
Brian pulled his hand array and cleared his throat. When he thought no one was looking he rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.
"Brian? Are you crying?" Justin asked.
"No I am not fucking crying. I don't cry." Brian replied smugly.
Justin smiled and left it at that. He decided that he would just let it go…this time.
Five months…"Justin. What's this?" Brian yelled from the bedroom.
"What's what?" Justin asked as he walked up the stairs.
"This…" Brian said holding up a bag from Baby Gap and pulling out a little pink dress and then a little blue jumper.
"Its exactly what it looks like. A dress for our daughter and a pair of over alls for our son. And like you're any better." Justin replied going into the closet pulling out a bag hidden in the back. He holds up the bag reading what's printed on it.
"Gucci. You bought our son a pair of two hundred dollar baby shoes and oh what do we have here...its another bag from Dior…and a hundred and fifty dollar onesie…that totally beats my twenty five dollar dress and fifteen dollar overalls from Baby Gap..."
"I want my kids to look good."
"They'll grow out of it in a month!"
"So I'll buy another one."
"Fine...but you cant complain when I but stuff now." Justin said as he walked out of the room. "We have to pick up Daphne. Today is her first Lamaze class and she wants both of us there."
"Why both of us?" Brian asked.
"I have no idea...but far be it from me to piss off the pregnant lady. So get ready. You're going."
Brian opened his mouth to complain, but decided against it. Justin was right. He had made Daphne mad recently and it wasn't a pretty sight. She had apologized profusely about kneeing him in the balls and blamed it on pregnancy hormones. She even offered to get him another ice pack. He declined and lay on the bed for three hours after she left. It didn't stop Justin from laughing at him though.
He changed into jeans and a tank top and followed Justin out the door.
"Ok daddy. Breathe with mom. Hee hee hee whoooo. Very good. Keep breathing."
The Lamaze instructor walked around the room giving instructions.
"Hee hee hee whoooo. Brian. Why are you not breathing? Hee hee hee whoooo." Justin asked as he breathed with Daphne.
Brian looked at him and raised an eyebrow. He wasn't happy about being there and he was especially not happy about having to sit on the floor.
"I know how to breath thank you very much." He replied.
"Brian…hee hee...you have to breathe with me…whoooo...it helps regulate my…hee hee hee…breathing…whoooo" Daphne said between breathes.
Brian started to protest but Justin looked at him with a look that said ' you remember what she did the last time. Do you really wanna cry in front of all these people?'
"Hee hee hee whoooo" Brian finally started quietly.
"See…whoooo…Brian it's not that…hee hee hee…bad…whoooo," Daphne said.
He ignored the smart-ass smile on Justin's face as he breathed.
"See. It wasn't that bad. It was actually kind of fun," Daphne said as she waddled over to the sofa to sit down.
She had come over for dinner after Lamaze and she just had to see the expensive stuff Brian bought for the babies.
"Oh my god! Those are so cute!" she said as she looked at the shoes. Brian and Justin were in the kitchen scooping the ice cream Daphne just had to have…for the babies of course…into bowls.
Daphne had gotten up to put the bag back in the bedroom while Brian and Justin made their way over to the table.
" Ugh!"
"Daphne!"
Brian and Justin ran over to Daphne who was now holding her stomach in pain.
"Something's wrong"
Please don't hurt me :hides: I'll make it up to you…I promise!