"Virginia, slow down honey, you're going to hurt yourself."

She'd been whizzing around the house ever since they got home from work, and frankly, it was creeping out her recently-acquainted stepson.

"I'm not going to hurt myself, I just want everything to be perfect. You know I like things perfect."

Nathan was sitting on the couch, trying to keep to himself so, A: he wouldn't have to witness their shameless flirting and B: he wouldn't get trampled over, while she ran circles around the little bungalow.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Nathan offered, trying to be helpful. Afterall, she was going to be family soon.

"No. I have everything planned out."

She could deny it all she wanted, but Andy knew when she was nervous, and she had every right to be. She was a new mother, about to share with a roomful of people -two of which she'd never met- some of the greatest news she'd ever tell.

Andy was about to go change his tie for the third time when he heard a scream come from the kitchen, followed by crying. Oh god, he thought.

He flew down the hallway, coming into the kitchen to find Virginia bent over a shattered casserole dish with Nathan already at her side.

"What happened!?"

Virginia was too disturbed she was unable to answer. "She dropped dinner."

Andy relaxed and walked over to the two, hovering over the scattered lasagna -Andy's favourite.

Nathan stood back, and let his father step in. "Jeez…All I heard was a scream and I came running. It sounded like she was about to give birth!"

"What!?" The couple both said.

He took a step back, thrown off by their sudden reaction. "I'm just kidding, calm down!"

Nathan stood awkwardly beside the two, before deciding to let them be. He returned to the living room, not getting what the big deal was. He didn't think any less of her just because she accidentally dropped a heavy dish.

"I-I'm s-sorry Andy."

Virginia was at a loss of words, and she tried wiping the pasta sauce off her hands with the dish towel Andy handed her.

He sat next to her on the floor, and pulled her into his lap. "It's okay, sweetheart. It's no big deal, we can make something else, or order in. We can have dinner tomorrow night."

"No, it's n-not that. I just c-couldn't help it. I just started crying, and now I c-can't s-stop. I completely embarrassed myself."

He took the cloth from her and wiped the dots off her forehead, trying to calm her nerves. "Honey, he'll understand in a few hours anyway. If he thought you were weird, he wouldn't have came over to help you."

It was sweet to think that his son came to her rescue so quickly. Andy was afraid it would take time for his kids to adjust to his new partner, but he was gladly wrong.

She went quiet, and her sobbing began to subside. She sat with her head against his chest, just breathing with each other until she remembered Nicole was still coming.

"We should get up. I have to figure something out before Nicole gets here."

She quickly wiped the tears from her cheeks, and stood up, looking around for the broom.

"Hey, wait," Andy said, standing a little too quickly and getting a little dizzy.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

She gave her infamous silent nod, and stepped over the lasagna to get the broom and dustpan from the hall closet.

The first knock on the door had Virginia nearly jump a foot in the air. She opened the door and found her brother's family, loud and smiling. "Aunt V!"

Both little girls leapt forward into Virginia's arms, almost knocking her over. Usually she wouldn't mind, but now she had something to worry about. "Be careful girls, Aunt V is getting old, you don't want to break my bones."

They giggled and ran over to Andy next. "Hey, sorry we're a little late, you know how the girls are," Kate said, stepping in first.

She gave Virginia a quick hug and kiss on the cheek. "I don't smell any cooking. Are we having macaroni tonight?" She continued.

"Kate…" her husband said, under his breath.

"No, actually pizza." Virginia answered, welcoming her brother with a hug.

"Pizza!" The two girls shrieked.

"Oh." Kate said, smugly.

The adults sat at the table, while the children went into the living room and helped themselves to the toys Virginia had bought them to use while visiting.

"Virginia made lasagna for us tonight, but there was a little accident so we're ordering in tonight." Andy, explained.

He could read the uneasiness on her face from the other end of the table, and knew she'd be too embarrassed to say that she dropped it on the floor.

"We're just waiting for my daughter Nicole, and then we can all eat."

Their attention turned to Nathan and one by one they asked the generic questions you'd ask a twenty-some year old. "How's college?" "Any girlfriends?" After a while there was another knock at the door and Virginia jerked her head toward Andy. "I'll get it." He said.

He got up and unlocked the door, before a young woman came bolting forward. Similar to the youngest in the house, she nearly took him to the floor. "Dad!"

Virginia found it sweet, and swooned from across the room. She was just as beautiful in real life as the pictures she'd seen.

Andy brought her into the dining room and Virginia stood from the table. "Nicole, this is Virginia."

The young woman took a moment to smile at his father's fiancee. The woman he'd described as being the love of his life. She loved her already. Like the other Flynn child, she pulled Virginia for a hug, for the second time that day. These kids were lucky they were Andy's, otherwise they would have been in for a rude awakening.

After they'd all introduced themselves, they sat down and began eating the pizza.

After a few slices and round of life updates, Andy grabbed their attention. "Virginia and I have invited you all here tonight to share some good news."

"Job promotion!?" Brandon shouted out, turning to his sister with a wide grin.

"No. Better." Andy, replied before she could.

He reached across the table, taking her hand in his. "Do you want to say it, or do you want me to?" He asked, just loud enough for her to hear.

The build up was driving her crazy. She looked at Andy, and then back at the table and let the words spill from her mouth. "Andy and I are having a baby."

The room started with gasps and quickly turned into cheers, hollering and tears of joy.

"You're serious!?" Kate, asked.

Virginia nodded, finding it hard to hold back the smile that was winning her over.

Nicole and Nathan were the quiet ones. Andy was the first to notice, and asked them. "What do you guys think? Are you okay with having another sibling?"

They both looked at each other, not sure of what to say. Nicole spoke first. "Yeah, that's awesome dad."

It wasn't very convincing, but luckily Virginia believed it and the conversation carried on with a billion questions, mostly from Kate. Eventually the younger ones had their share.

"Aunt V is having a baby? Where is it?" Maddie asked

"The baby is in her tummy, dear." Her mother answered.

"Well technically it's still a fetus, and it isn't in my stomach, it's in my uterus."

Andy tried hiding a smile, while Kate gave Virginia an annoyed look and tried explaining that to her daughters. "Mommy, what's that?"

Everyone else had started chatting, so Andy took the time to make sure she was doing alright. He gave her a questioning look, and mouthed the words, "you okay?"

The hardest part was over, and Virginia was relieved everyone had taken it so well. It was only a matter of time until one of them mentioned age. She nodded her head, and for the first time it actually felt real to her. She was going to be a mother.

I know that was the shortest update so far, but it didn't really have a place in the chapter before or the one to come, so here's a little something to hold you off until the next update. The next few chapter's were loosely planned so feel free to send me a message telling me what your thoughts are on how it's going so far :)

Thanks again, Alison :)