May 2012

It was later that afternoon and Lucy and Savannah had gone back home and Mary was home alone till Ben came home from work, she was still a little unsure of things, they hadn't planned on having children so soon after the got married, but still at the same time she was nervous to tell him she was carrying their child. She knew he loved spending time with his little niece and wanted to have a family of his own so that calmed her down a bit. She decided the best way to tell him was to just do it and not fuss about and show him the pregnancy test she has taken earlier that day. She was also planning on making his favorite dinner of lasagna, French fries and salad and set up the dinning room table with candlelit. As she made dinner, she thought back to the day they told the Camden/Kinkirk Families they were back together for good...

*flash back*

June 2010

Mary and Ben were on their way back to Glen Oak.. They had been back together for a good 6 months and were slowly learning and rediscovering things about each other and finally one night as they were watching tv curled up in each others arms that Ben decided they should finally tell their families. "You know we should tell everyone babe.. They are gonna want to know that we are together again", He said to her as he laced their fingers together, "I know, I just don't want to jinx anything this time". Mary answered, still feeling unsure as she looked at their linked fingers and sighed contently as she rested her head against his strong shoulders.

"We won't jinx anything", Ben said chuckling, loving the fact his girlfriend was still the same old crazy wacky Mary who was superstitious about certain things. "I want everyone to know that I'm yours and you are mine", he whispered, leaning in to place a kiss on her lips. She smiled, kissing him back and nodded, still a little unsure but willing to let her boyfriend lead this time, "Ohh okay, Let's go see them this weekend", She said softy, but couldn't help adding "but if anything goes wrong.. Then I told you so", she said giggling as he kissed her nose playfully.

It was that decision that prompted Ben to call Lucy and Kevin and ask if he could stay the weekend, and Mary calling her parents and asking if she could stay at their house, both agreeing immediately. Ben drove his SUV into the Kinkirk's driveway late Friday afternoon having decided to tell their siblings the news first. Mary knew that Lucy would be ecstatic with the news, Lucy had always though Ben and Mary were made for each other and as Ben cut of the engine, he looked over at Mary, taking her hand in his and smiled, "You ready baby". She nodded and smiled back, feeling a little nervous and answered, "I''m ready.. Let's get this over with". Ben got out of the car and went over to open Mary's door for her and leant in for a kiss as she got out and then they walked up to the door, hand in hand, wondering what their siblings would think.

Ben rang the door bell and Savannah knowing it was going to be her Uncle Ben got all excited, "Can I answer the door Daddy.. Please... Please.. Pretty please?", Kevin chuckled and nodded, picking his young daughter up and carrying over over to the door, "How bout we answer it together", he said kissing her forehead as he reached for the doorknob and opened the door, his eyes widening in shock as he saw not only his brother standing there, but his sister in law. "Ben, Mary.. Hi, come on in", he said, feeling very surprised to see Mary there as well. "Aunt Mary", Savannah exclaimed as she launched herself out of her fathers arms into her Aunt's outstretched ones, "Hey there sweetie.. You surprised?".

She nodded and giggled as Ben tickled her under the arms, "Yup.. Daddy said only Uncle Ben would be here", She giggled and squirmed in Mary's arms as Ben kept tickling he. "Well.." Ben started, "We decided to surprise you all", he continued as he took Savannah from Mary and placed her onto his hip, "So how is my big girl?", he said as he patted her stomach and smiled at her, "I'm good Uncle Ben.. I'm gonna be a Kindergartner when we go back to school". She said excitedly, she had been so excited to finish her first year as a pre-kindergartner and couldn't wait for the next year. "That's awesome, give me a high five", he said holding his hand out as she slapped her hand with his and giggled.

Lucy had been in her study trying to get her sermon organized for Sunday, and heard the noise and came out, "Hey Ben, good to see you", She then noticed Mary standing there and looked as shocked as Kevin did before, "Mare?", she said as she came over and pulled her sister into a big hug, "What are you doing here, we were only expecting Ben?" Mary looked over at Ben and smiled, "Do you wanna tell them?". Ben walked over with Savannah still on his hip and placed his arm around Mary's waist and smiled at his brother and sister in law, "Well.. Mary and I came here to tell you that we are officially back together again".

Lucy put her hands on her mouth smiling excitedly as they all heard Savannah yell out a big "Yessss", pumping her first in the air and Kevin smiled at the two of them. Lucy pulled herself together and ran over to them and gave them both a big hug, "Wow.. Mare, that is wonderful, Congratulations.. To the two of you". Mary smiled and hugged her younger sister back, "Thanks Luce", she whispered in her ear smiling as Kevin hugged his brother and offered his best wishes to the happy couple, "This is awesome", Savannah whispered, looking in awe at her Aunt and Uncle. She was already planning on scheming over the summer holidays to get the two of them back together after her parents had finally told her her Aunt and Uncle used to be a couple, so this was beyond her wildest little dreams.

Once Savannah had been put to bed, they sat around the dinner table later that evening having some milk and cookies after "So how long you been together?", Lucy asked as she took her cookie and dunked it into the milk and took a bite, "About 6 months now, We didn't want to jinx anything and wanted to take things slowly at first which is why we haven't told anyone before now", Mary said carefully, hoping her sister would understand why she didn't tell her before now. She knew Lucy still felt left out at times and didn't want her to feel upset now. "So not even Mom and Dad know?". Kevin chimed in as he rested his hand on Lucy's knee gently, "Nope.. No one knows.. You three are the first to know".

Lucy smiled at that, she hated being left out and as her sister got older, she seemed to become more sensitive to other people's needs and it warmed her heart to know that Mary had thought of Lucy and knew she would appreciate being the first told about her and Ben. "When you planning on telling everyone else?", she asked raising her eyebrow. "This weekend, Mom and Dad think I am coming over tomorrow to spend Saturday night and Sunday with them and I thought we could tell everyone either tomorrow night or after church on Sunday". Lucy smiled, hearing another one of Mary's wacky plans, but knew it could work this time. "I think they will all be happy about it, they know how much you two mean to each other".

*end flashback*

Mary heard the front door open and smiled knowing her husband was finally home from work. She was feeling a little more nervous but she couldn't wait to tell Ben he was going to be a Daddy, she just hoped he was going to be happy at the news. She heard the door close and lock and then heard his footsteps walking into the kitchen where she was standing at the counter finishing preparing their dinner and smiled as she felt his arms wrap around her waist and his lips on her neck kissing her, Hey baby", he whispered, loving how perfect she fit in his arms.

She turned around and looked into his eyes smiling, "Hi honey.. I missed you today", she answered back in a soft voice as she leaned in to him and stood up on her tip toes to brush her lips against his, her hand resting on his cheek for support. He grinned into the kiss and pulled her closer, "I missed you too Mare". He nuzzles his nose playfully against hers and smiled as he pulled away slightly to take his jacket off, "Mmm, dinner smells wonderful", he said as he got a whiff of her cooking, "Do I have time for a shower babe?". She nodded as she turned around to continue the final touches on the salad, "It should be about 15 or so minutes so you

have time baby".

He nodded and gave her another soft quick peck on her cheek and whispered, "I won't be too long". He pulled away and headed back to the living room to take his shoes off, and put his bag away in the hall closest and then walked down the hall and up the stairs to their master bedroom and ensuite, taking his watch and ring off and sitting them on the bedside table and then quickly shedding his clothes and walked into the ensuite, turning the shower on. As he took a shower, it gave Mary a little extra time to prepare what she was going to say to Ben and she felt into her pocket for the test and smiled as she looked at it again quickly, her heart fluttering as she once again saw the test showed it was positive and then quickly deposited it back into her jeans pocket as she began to serve out dinner.

Thanks for the positive reviews and your patience... Especially you WiseGirl10123 :) I hope you all love this chapter and keep reading.. I plan to try to have the next few chapters out within the next few weeks.. Now I have done this chapter, I feel a bit more into it again and am enjoying writing this and hope you enjoying reading.. Let me know if you have any ideas on anything, I am always open to suggestions and if you don't like anything.. Let me know as well.