When it came time to get Lilly out of the house, in order to start to decorate the house; the squad was able to do this without her figuring out what was up. Of course John made up a story about wanting to polish the floors; saying that it was simply too dull and needed a shine. Somehow she believed him due to seeing paint all over the top and bottom of John's clothes.
While Scotty did his best to keep Lilly from going near her house, Christina was already there turning her whole sister's downstairs into a lavish place for a baby shower to take place in. Though being an unprofessional decorator; she still had a lot of talent which came in handy. When both Jefferies and Vera arrived with the catering trays of food; they both were already arguing over it.
"Enough about the Tupperware", yelled Christina, "How does Lil even put with working with you"?
Vera groaned, as he then looked down at the candles which were adored with both pink and yellow lace; since the sex was still a surprise.
"Don't touch", came the second warning from her, "I want everything not touched", prompting the mean to walk away.
Meanwhile, Lilly continued to walk since she knew it always had helped her. Now into her fifth month of pregnancy; it had proved to be a good thing. Scotty then looked over, "I never seen you this happy Lil"?
"You have Scotty, but just don't realize it".
He didn't get her meaning, but then the two sat down together at a park, "You and I were so close before the shooting, but after it's like you had drifted from me".
Scotty released a breath, "Guess the shooting thing, and shook me up. It doesn't make me think of you any less. I'm still glad you're alive".
At this point, Lilly had taken his hand and placed it onto her abdomen. Right away, Scotty seemed awed by what he was feeling. Though he knew that this baby was something she had wanted for a very long time, but she then felt him gently caressing her stomach.
Somehow she found herself resting her head, against Scotty's shoulder. As he looked over, he felt a sense of happiness while sitting next to his best friend. Back at the house Vera was practically driving both Christina and Kat insane.
When he came across a tiny baby doll decoration, he grinned, "Any bets "?
"Put that down, Nick", Jefferies said, "There is a chance you might me wrong, baby could come out with a full head of hair".
Just then John came down, "Enough about it, we're not ruining this day for Lil", knowing that his squad's wisecracks were directed at him; in a teasingly way. Though he didn't take it seriously; he just hoped for a healthy baby.
Once the furniture was strategically arraigned; Kat had come back with the cake. She had specifically chosen both Vanilla and Chocolate for the inside; since neither of the squad really wanted Cream Cheese as a filling.
Plus the fact that it could come in handy for those midnight cravings; that Lilly was experiencing. Other than that, the place had now been turned into a lavish baby shower. Christina practically went without any sleep; but between her calculations and drawings; she had in fact created something wonderful.
Though there was strawberry wine in two of the glasses; Christina then poured in some non alcoholic punch into her sister's glass which was adored with pink and white all over it.
"Should be call Scotty, and tell him to bring Mommy Detective Home"?
Christina was still rummaging through her sister's kitchen, "No, I'm not quite finished", as John helped her decorate the new dining room table, "I'm glad that you and Lil had made up, she seems happier with having you back".
"We both screwed up John, but you know what Lil and I didn't have the easiest time growing up", seeing that he knew all about their childhood, "I'm glad you're good to her".
By the time the place was ready, everyone heard the sound of both Lilly and Scotty bantering like usual outside. As the front door had opened, the lights came on as everyone yelled" Surprise".
Looking around the room, Lilly's eyes caught the sight of a very lavish baby shower; taking place now in her own living area. She was pretty surprised by all of this, as John came closure to kiss her, before Jefferies moved forward to hug her. Lilly smiled happily, but still was very much quite surprised by all of this. She nearly wasn't expecting any of this to have happen,
What took the cake was seeing that it was all Christina's doing, but as they both shared a hug, everyone had noticed that Lilly was now crying softly, "Thank you Chris".
"I wanted to make this special for you", before the two posed for pictures.
At that point Kat came out, "Well until someone had managed to eat the half of the coffee cake".
Vera made a face until John spoke up, "I did, have hungry", which was a 360 from whom usually had eaten one at the office.
Upon walking around, Lilly was awed by the tiny baby things; before John let her back to the couch. Still newlyweds, he sat next to her holding her hand. While Scotty sat down on the other side, handing her a glass of punch, "I made it, there ain't any alcohol in this one".
Lilly smiled but wasn't in the mood to drink, before setting her drink down on the dazzling coasters. As the music played softly in the background; "You both knew about this"?
"Pretty much", shrugged Scotty, before Lilly had gotten up to speak with her sister in the kitchen. Standing by the corner; she was amazed by how hard her baby sister was working, "Have to hand it to you, I wasn't expecting this".
Christina looked up, "I'm not the train wreck you think I am Lil".
"Never really thought it deep down", is letting out breath, "I missed you a lot, but having you here is a good thing. Despite what had happened, I don't think of you the way I used to".
The younger woman had stopped," So what do you think of me now"?
"As my sister, whom is throwing me probably the most lavish party I've ever had", saying it with a smile. This made Christina's day, before seeing everyone getting up for some food. Once Lilly was in the middle of eating an Italian hero; with macaroni and potato salad; she couldn't help but laugh at some of her coworker's jokes.
Scotty then looked over, "So are you also going to keep the name a secret as well Lil"?
"I haven't really found a name I liked", as John then interrupted her, "I thought we discussed a few together".
"No you had, while keeping me up with that snoring of yours", making everyone chuckle in amusement.
John glanced over at his wife, "I don't snore Lil", seeing her arching an eyebrow at him, "Are you saying I also talk in my sleep".
Scotty chuckled amusingly, seeing just how funny their little argument had become, but kept his mouth shut. He knew that pissing off a pregnant woman during her baby shower wouldn't be the best thing in the world.
"I'm sleeping upstairs tonight".
Vera grinned wildly, "So I take it there's no action between you two", seeing them both shooting him a cold look.
Nevertheless, Lilly didn't go on with it; nor was she even mad at her husband. Just a little playful banter was all that was needed, until the gifts had started to come out. Inside were dresses, blankets, and toys indicating that both Christina and Kat wanted Lilly to have girl.
"You hoping for a son, John", asked Jefferies.
He chuckled before taking a sip of some beer, "I'll be fine with whatever it is".
Lilly shook her head, before pulling out a pink lacy dress, "Scotty, this is beautiful" her eyes now dripping with tears. Scotty then kissed her cheek, "I spend hours looking for something for the baby".
"So that's where you went for four entire hours",
Scotty shrugged, "Not quite".
"Having a little session with that girl of yours", teased Lilly seeing that she was in fact very much right. Not long after having a piece of the cake, John led his wife upstairs, while a blindfold covered her eyes. As he slowly opened the door, he then took away allowing her to see the beautiful nursery.
Lilly covered her mouth with her hand, in awe and happiness. She had never seen such a lavish nursery; one that was covered with light green walls, with oak wood furniture. Even the blankets inside of the crib, were a crisp white lace.
"John", she gasped, "How did you do this"?
Without a word he wrapped his arms around her stomach, as the two stood there in their future baby's room each full of happiness. From underneath his hand, he felt a series of small kicks. As Scotty then snapped a picture of the loving couple; he could see why they were so perfect for one another.
Just then Vera walked on into the room, holding up a bald headed baby doll, "I think this is what the baby might look like".
"I have a feeling that this baby might come out with your attitude, John".
He shook his head, "Already has your stubborn streak Lil".
"So any names yet", asked Scotty?
