Please see chapter one for disclaimer. Thanks!

A/N: Thanks for reviewing! This chapter takes place on Thanksgiving Day, and as you will see, follows that Kinkirk Thanksgiving dinner. Please review and I hope you will like this chapter! Oh, and I think I forgot to say so at the start of this story, Eric passed away two years ago from another heart attack. Annie still lives in the same home, however, because it has so many memories.

StephenCollinsRocks, I'm able to post chapter titles while I add the chapters to the story. Next to the number, it has a box. If you erase "Chapter #" and write in the title before adding, it will be shown with a title. Hope that helps!

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Chapter Three: Shocking News

Thanksgiving Day (November 24)

Lucy Kinkirk could barely hold in her excitement. Her oldest daughters would be here any minute. They had left college an hour ago, and she had been practically waiting at the window since. 11-year-old Elizabeth (formerly called Libby) ran down the stairs closely followed by 10-year-old Maddy.

"They're here! They're here!" They cried in unison. And Lucy couldn't help but smile. As excited as Lucy was, her daughters were twice as excited. Their sisters hadn't been home for 4 months and they missed them a lot. Ty and Collin came down too, but slowly taking their time. The door opened and the house grew loud as the girls greeted their younger siblings and parents. Everyone grew slightly quieter when Haylie's boyfriend of a year and a half, Kyle, entered the room. He greeted them all warmly. He had met them a few times before and had always liked the family. Though they hadn't been expecting him tonight, Lucy had luckily made enough food to fit him in. The whole family sat down soon and Lucy served the food. As they ate, they chatted.

"Well, I'm glad that Haylie and I are at the same school." Anna said. "College is so strange! It's weird to not live here anymore, but I really like it. I'm glad that I have my sister near me to hang out with though." Lucy nodded.

"I bet so. How about you, Haylie? How's senior year? Anything new?" She asked. Haylie nodded. "Well…"She paused. "My classes are kind of hard, but what college classes aren't, right?" They laughed. "It's ok though, I think I'll make it through." She said with a smile.

"And how about you, Kyle? How's your senior year going?" Kyle shifted uncomfortably.

"Well, actually Mrs. Kinkirk, I guess you don't remember, but I graduated two years ago…" He waited to see if she seemed angry about their age difference, but she didn't change much. "I'm working at the law firm near the college though. It's where your brother works, I think, Simon Camden?" Lucy nodded.

"Well that's nice." She said. "That's my brother all right." Kevin nodded.

"That's a great firm. Nice choice." He commented, and Kyle thanked him. "Anything else for either of you to report?" He asked. He and Lucy exchanged glances when they saw Anna frowning at her sister and hit her arm. "What's going on?" He asked. "You know you can tell us." He said with a laugh. "We can take anything." Lucy nodded and took Haylie's hand.

"Yeah, what's up sweet heart?" She asked. Haylie sighed and looked at Kyle as her jaw began to shake. He reached over and put his arm around her shoulders. Finally, after more prodding, she finally spoke up.

"Um…"She trailed off. "You say you can take anything, but I don't know about this." Her jaw quivered more, as she resembled a young child. Lucy and Kevin assured her more that they could and she spoke again. "Mom…Dad…" She took a deep breath and looked at Kyle once more for reassurance. "Um…Kyle and I are, well…we're getting married. We're engaged." Lucy's eyes widened as did Kevin's. Lucy jumped up and ran over to her daughter hugging her excitedly as Elizabeth and Maddy joined her. Haylie smiled at her fiancé and he winked at her. Kevin was finally beginning to congratulate them after getting over his shock when Haylie opened her mouth again. "That's not all." When suddenly her jaw began to quiver again, the concern re-entered Lucy and Kevin's faces. "Guys…" She looked at her entire family. "Please don't be mad, I mean don't like cut me off ok, cause I'm still your sister, and I love you all…" The rest of the family got the same looks as their parents. "Mommy, Daddy, Ty, Collin, Libby, Madds…I'm pregnant." She said. The table went silent after a collective gasp.

"But…but…" Maddy stammered, obviously not fully comprehending the situation. Kevin's jaw was still open wide when finally Lucy spoke after minutes of silence.

"Oh, Haylie…" She grew quiet again and Haylie's eyes welled up with tears. Lucy stood up and walked over to her daughter, taking her into her arms. "It's going to be ok. This is all going to be fine. I mean, this happens all the time." She reasoned as she walked back to her seat. "Tell me more."

"Well…we got engaged 2 months ago and were planning on telling you today, like we did. Then I noticed how sick I was feeling, and went to the doctor, and well, he told me that I'm expecting. So we're not getting married just because of the baby, just so you all know. We were engaged before any of this happened." She took a breath and looked around, seeing her father's jaw still seemingly on the table. "I'll be two months along on Monday. The baby's due on June 28. We obviously decided to move the wedding up because of the pregnancy and everything, so we've decided to get married on December 20th." The family nodded slowly in unison. Elizabeth jumped up and ran over to her sister, burying her face in Haylie's shoulder.

"How could you do this? We're supposed to look up to you! You're supposed to be a role model! Well what kind of model are you?" She cried. "I can't believe you! Get away from me!" She screamed and ran up the stairs for her room before anyone could stop her. Lucy shot an apologetic look at Haylie before hurrying up the stairs after her daughter. The table was silent again for a moment before Kevin finally spoke.

"Well…this is quite a surprise…" He said and the whole table nodded. "This isn't in ideal timing, I know, but we just all need to remember that everything happens for a reason. Though this isn't the way any of us dream of finding out a daughter or sister is pregnant, this will be ok. You have my blessing." He said. "On both the wedding and the baby." He reached across the table and took his oldest daughter's hand.

"I'm so glad everyone knows now." Anna said, speaking for the first time after her older sister had made the announcement. "I hate having to keep secrets! Especially as big as this one!" Everyone had to laugh as they agreed. A few moments later, Lucy walked back down with Elizabeth who hurried to her sister again.

"Sorry, Hay." She said. "I didn't mean to yell at you…it's just…just…" Haylie nodded and hugged her sister.

"I know sweetie." She said quietly. Lucy decided to break the silence next.

"Well, the wedding is sure coming soon. How can we help you prepare?" She asked.

"Well, I actually already picked out my dress, just about a week ago. I won't be showing yet so it won't be a problem. We're going to have a small ceremony, with close friends and family. We were hoping to have it at the church, mom, and we'd love to have the reception in Grandma's back yard." Lucy's face lit up.

"How wonderful! I'm sure you can get the church, and Grandma would love to let you have the reception in the back yard. Speaking of Grandma…does she, or any other family for that matter, know about all this yet?" Haylie bit her lip and shook her head.

"No, we wanted to tell our parents first. Do you think she'll be mad? That anyone in the family will be mad?" She asked sounding nervous.

"They'll be surprised, but I don't think they'll be angry." Kevin said, cutting into the conversation. The family nodded.

"They won't be mad." Collin said, adding to the statement, "Haylie, we still love you. Like dad said, even though this isn't ideal timing, it's happening for a reason. We can all get through this." Haylie squeezed her 15-year-old brother's hand with a small smile.

"Thanks Collin." She said. "Thank you all for being so understanding. We feel so lucky to have families that understand. We told Kyle's family when we went out with them this morning to Thanksgiving Brunch, and they were OK with it too. His sister Kristen is a florist, and even offered to do the flowers for the reception, for my bouquet and for my bride's maids and matron of honor for free!" Lucy smiled widely, happy that her daughter would still be able to have an amazing wedding. "Speaking of that…Elizabeth, Maddy, along with Kristen, I want you to be my brides maids." She said. "And Anna, will you be my matron of honor?" They all answered an emphatic 'yes!' in unison and the rest of the family smiled and clapped for a moment. Soon after they finished eating, Lucy showed her daughters to the guest room where there were two twin beds set up.

"You two can stay in here tonight, that way you'll be nice a rested for your drive back tomorrow." She said. "And if Kyle doesn't mind, I can open up the fold out sofa for him tonight." Kyle nodded and thanked her. Though they hadn't planned on staying the night, Anna and Haylie still had some cloths at their old home, and Kyle just decided to stay in the clothes he had come in. As the girls were getting settled, Lucy heard the all to familiar sound out feet running, the bathroom door slamming, and morning sickness taking its toll. She was about to go check on her daughter when she saw Kyle walking into the bathroom to help his fiancée. Lucy stood looking at the door sadly. This is how it would be now…her daughter was getting married and having a baby, and now Kyle would be the one taking care of Haylie, not she and Kevin. It was a strange adjustment to make, to say the least, but she knew that in the end, it would all be ok.

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