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Nancy eagerly knocked on the front door of the Heck's house, carrying a plate of homemade cookies. When Frankie opened the door, her eyes widened in delight at the sight of the treats and she ushered Nancy into the house. Before Nancy had even stepped inside, a cookie dangled from Frankie's mouth and she welcomed her neighbor inside.

"Oh Frankie. Sean and Sue should be back from their trip by now. Do you think he went through with it? Did Sue say anything? I sure hope everything went okay. I'm so worried!" Nancy carried on. While Frankie finished chewing, she pulled out her phone to see if she had received any missed called or texts from her daughter, but there weren't any notifications on her screen except for a reminder to meet with one of Brick's teachers before the first day of school. She rolled her eyes when she saw that and wondered if they could get through even one school year without having to have an uncomfortable chat with the faculty of Orson High.

"I haven't heard anything either, but I'm sure everything is fine. If he did ask her I'm sure she was so distracted that she forgot to message us but I wouldn't worry about it." Frankie replied as she reached for another cookie. Mike stepped into view and noticed that the couch was occupied, much to his dismay, but his face softened when he saw the fresh baked cookies sitting on the coffee table.

"Ohhh what do we have here." Mike said as he approached the cookies. "What's going on with you two? You've sure have been spending a lot of time gossiping lately." Mike wondered.

"Oh, we are just talking about...lady stuff!" Frankie lied. She hadn't told Mike or Axl about the possibility of a proposal out of fear that Mike would overreact, but knew he should know sooner or later anyway.

"Don't need to know the details. See you later Nancy." Mike pointed at his cookie and gave a quick 'thank you' nod before ducking out to the garage.

"Maybe I could just invite them over for dinner tonight and see if they have anything to share?" Frankie wondered. It wouldn't be too out of the ordinary to have them over for dinner and she thought she might be able to weasel some information out of her daughter. She pulled out her phone in preparation to call Sue.

"That's a fantastic idea!" Nancy applauded. "Ohhh...I know! How about we have a cookout? Ron has just been dying to try out his new grill. And I can whip up some potato salad in no time!" Nancy said. Frankie jumped at the chance to have more of Nancy's homemade food and quickly dialed Sue's number. To her surprise, Sue answered on the first ring and Frankie put the phone on speakerphone.

Frankie: Hi Sue! How was your trip?

Nancy: Hello, dear! We missed you this weekend.

Sue: Oh, hi Mrs. Donahue, hi mom. What's up? Everything is...great!

Sue worried that somehow they knew what had really happened that weekend but was only moderately surprised that both of her 'moms' were together. Sean made an 'oh no' face and held Sue close to him on the couch of his apartment. Sue shrugged her shoulders and tried to act casual.

Nancy: Sue, honey, we're going to have a cookout tonight at our house and wanted to know if you and Sean would come. We would just love to hear all of the details about your trip and Lexie and Brad are welcome to come too!

Sean nodded in agreement and Sue squeezed his hand.

Sue: Sure! That sounds great! See you tonight!

Frankie: Can't wait! Bye bye love you!

After saying their goodbyes, Sue placed her cell phone on the coffee table and leaned back against Sean's chest.

"So are we going to tell them about the...engagement...tonight?" Sue asked, her voice filled with concern. Sean tried to brush away the tension and gently caressed her cheek with his finger tips.

"I think we should. It will be fine. I did talk to your dad about this a few months ago believe it or not and he didn't completely flip out...but he did say it was too soon...maybe a few months will be enough to change his mind." Sean laughed and nervously scratched the back of his neck.

"What about the apartment? Are we going to tell them about that. Oh my God they are just going to kill me when they find out." Sue panicked.

"Sue, don't worry. We're in this together...and we kind of already started moving our stuff into the new place so it's a little too late to back out now." Sean made a sad puppy dog face which by now he learned never failed to make Sue smile. Sue threw her arms around Sean and hugged him tightly.

"You really are the best boyfriend...I mean...husband...that sounds so weird to say. 'I have a husband and his name is Sean.' 'I am married I am a wife.' 'My husband is Sean.' 'Hello, we are the Donahue's.'" Sue rehearsed and Sean burst out laughing.

"Or maybe I am a Heck. Guys can change their names too, you know." Sean suggested and nudged her playfully with his elbow. Sue giggled and threw a throw pillow at him.

"I am so NOT going to make you be a HECK." Sue laughed. She was kidding but at the same time, it was true. She never did mind her name, in fact, she was always proud to be Sue Sue Heck. But she had to admit to herself that the name seemed to come with a streak of bad luck for her entire family. Plus, she did like the way that Sue Sue Donahue rolled off the tongue in the most perfect way. She turned to look at Sean and he was just positively beaming at her. She took this opportunity to crawl onto his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck before leaning forward to kiss him gently. Sean quickly deepened the kiss and he heard Sue sigh into the kiss. He moved his lips to her neck and kissed her there, gently nibbling the skin of her thin body causing her to breathe heavily. It didn't take long before Sean carried her toward the bedroom, their clothes being tossed aside on the way there. He broke the kiss for a moment. "Living together is going to be soo much fun." He said. Sue giggled and quickly resumed kissing him. They had never even brought up the topic of a honeymoon, but they didn't seem to need one by the way things had been going so far in their new marriage.

A few hours later, Sean, Sue, and Lexie were en route to Orson for an impromptu cookout. Sue asked Brad to come but he already had plans. Lexie cheerfully accepted the invitation, especially since it would give her an opportunity to see Axl and also, she had developed a hearty appetite and couldn't wait to stuff her face with some of Nancy Donahue's food.

"So are you ready to...you know." Sean asked Sue, trying to be discrete.

"I'm not sure...and by the way...she knows." Sue said, pointing to Lexie in the back seat who just waved at Sean in the rear view mirror.

"FINALLY. Oh my God I have been dying back here waiting to be able to say something! I am sooooo beyond excited for you two. I can't believe you are married." Lexie squealed. Sean opened his mouth in surprise and turned to look at Sue.

"Yeah...she knows everything." Sue laughed and Sean let out a deep breath. Sue noticed his tension and put her hand on his thigh. "I...is that okay? I'm sorry...I" Sue stammered. Sean shook his head.

"It's okay, Suzy Q. I'm just surprised is all. I didn't know you were going to tell anyone yet...and sometimes it's hard to keep a secret when more people learn the truth." He suggested. Sue nodded in agreement and understood where he was coming from. Sue turned to look at Lexie in the backseat. Lexie mouthed the words 'sorry.' and Sue shrugged it off.

"I won't tell anyone, I swear. We were just...I kind of dropped a bombshell of my own and Sue was trying to make me feel better. And she did. She totally did." Lexie explained. Sean perked his head up in interest and looked at Lexie in the rearview mirror and she nervously met his gaze. "Okay, okay. I'm pregnant. There. Now you know. See? Your secret is no big deal. Now we're even." Lexie argued and pouted in the back seat. Sean was completely caught off guard to the point that he felt the need to pull off to the side of the road for a minute.

"Whoa. Seriously?" He asked as he turned around to look at her face to face, glancing down to see if it was obvious but she looked the same as usual. He couldn't help but think about all of the times that him and Sue had been intimate and wondered if they had been careful enough, but he was pretty sure that they were taking every possible precaution. "Does the Ax-man know? Why didn't he tell me?" Sean wondered.

"He doesn't know. But I'm going to tell him soon so please don't say anything." Lexie pleaded. Sean nodded in agreement and returned his focus to the road before pulling back onto it and continuing their drive. Lexie exhaled deeply and leaned her head back so that she was looking up at the ceiling of the car.

"H...how did it happen?" Sean hesitantly asked but he instantly regretted it.

"You're in med school, seriously? If you don't know then you're in the wrong field." Lexie barked back, but quickly apologized and blamed it on the hormones. They sat in awkward silence for the rest of the ride to Orson.

Surprisingly, the cookout was pretty ordinary and everyone had a great time discussing the trip to Vegas and talking about the upcoming school year. Sue spent much of the time hiding the new ring on her finger, waiting for just the right moment to share the news. After everyone finished eating, Sean's parents, Sue's parents, Axl, Brick, Lexie, Sean, and Sue gathered around a fire pit in the Donahue's back yard, roasting marshmallows and chatting. The sun was almost fully set and the only light came from the glow of the fire. Sue looked at Sean and he gave her a quick 'go ahead' nod as she fiddled with the ring on her finger. She smiled when she realized how in sync they always were and that they had reached the point where they could communicate without words. Sue nervously cleared her throat when there was a break in the conversation and decided that now was as good of a time as any. She stood up from her chair and was grateful for the low lighting to help ease the anxiety of stage fright.

"Um...I...we..." She pointed at Sean and he decided to stand up next to her and take her hand in his. He awkwardly smiled at the group and turned to watch Sue as she spoke. His presence made her feel instantly calm and she took a deep breath before continuing. "We're engaged!" Sue shouted and smiled widely, holding up Sean's hand with hers. Frankie and Nancy quickly jumped up and squealed, bouncing up and down with one another in excitement without paying much attention to Sean and Sue.

"Aaaaand..." Sean began, sensing that the mood was light enough to share the rest. "We're moving in together!" He shouted. He was met with a blank stare from the group and Mike massaged his temples with his fingers.

"You're what? No daughter of mine is going to live with...oh my God. She's pregnant. You're pregnant!" Mike said angrily as he stood up. "I'm going to kill him." Mike stated and he began to walk in Sean's direction. Sean backed up and blocked his body with his hands. Sue quickly blocked Sean and pleaded to her dad.

"No..no..no...Dad...stop...I'm not...just STOP." Sue begged.

"Get out of my way Sue." Mike said as he moved her aside. Lexie began to panic, knowing that this was her fate but couldn't stand by and watch her friends take the heat from Mike when she had her own secret. She jumped up and accidentally knocked her chair over in the process.

"I AM." Lexie shouted. Everyone turned to look at her and she looked down at the ground in shame. Lowering her voice to an almost whisper. "I...am...pregnant. I am. Sue isn't. I am." Frankie and Nancy gasped loudly and Axl dropped his soda onto the ground, his mouth gaping wide open in shock.

"What the HELL Axl?!" Mike shouted as he turned his attention to his eldest son who still lived at home. In the past, he had applauded and even encouraged him to be involved with women but he definitely didn't want or expect this outcome. Lexie instantly burst into tears and ran across the street, grateful that Sean's car was still unlocked, and she threw herself into the backseat of his car.

"I...uhhhh...I...uhhhhhh...I DON'T KNOW..." Axl shouted as he ran after his girlfriend. The news was obviously shocking to him and he needed to hear it straight from her and not in front of a crowd. Mike clutched at his chest before he resumed rubbing his temples. He turned to face his daughter.

"Do you see why? THIS is why you don't move in with your boyfriend. I don't care if he IS Sean Donahue. It's just not happening." Mike shouted.

"DAD! I am NOT Axl. And newsflash! Axl lives at HOME and this STILL happened. And I'm not a little kid anymore! I am going to live with who I want, where I want and I don't need to ask for your permission. Besides, it's too late. We already signed a lease and we already started moving in." Sue defended. Sean held onto her arm and pleaded at her with his eyes to settle down, but she was too fired up to be calmed.

"No! Absolutely not! Over my dead body!" Mike continued, although he regretted saying that because he was beginning to feel an unfamiliar pain in his chest but tried to shake it off. Nancy finally got the nerve to speak and she made her way over to her son.

"Sean, honey, what has gotten into you?" She said and then lowered her voice to a whisper. "You were just supposed to propose...how did this happen?" Nancy asked her son, but she was still able to be overheard. Frankie bowed her head and hesitantly looked over at her husband who looked absolutely furious.

"You KNEW?" Mike demanded. "You're supposed to tell me these things, Frankie." Mike said.

"I didn't know about everything." Frankie defended. Sean and Sue looked at each other nervously knowing that they definitely couldn't tell them the whole truth right now.

Brick sat in silence, focused on his book and missed pretty much the whole conversation up until this point. It wasn't until he received a text message from his girlfriend, Cindy, that he closed the book and instantly realized he completely forgot that she was supposed to come to the cookout. He quickly shot off a text message, letting her know where he was and a few minutes later, Cindy came into view carrying an opened package. She sat down on an available chair near Brick, completely oblivious to the tension that was hanging in the air when she arrived.

"What's that?" Brick asked her, pointing at the package.

"You told me to meet you at your house at 6 and no one was there, so I waited and this package came so I opened it. I also read your mail. Your electricity is going to be turned off on Wednesday...and Sue is married." Cindy said in the most blunt way possible, passing the package and the mail to Brick. Sean buried his face in his palms and sat down on his lawn chair in defeat. One day. They couldn't even get through one day with this secret. Sue sat down in her own chair and had no idea what she could possibly say in this moment. She could deny it, face it head on, or hope that no one heard Cindy, but it was clear that everyone had. Mike yanked the mail out of Brick's hand, tossing the overdue electric bill on the ground and focusing on the Marriage Certificate that clearly had his daughter's name written on it. He held it up so that Sue could see it and the only thing she could think to do was nervously shrug and wait for the screaming to begin, but it didn't happen. Mike gripped his chest with his hand and began to sweat despite the evening chill in the air. Frankie noticed and instantly appeared at his side but he pushed her away before collapsing to the ground.