Everything was perfect. The dresses, the wine, the punch, the food, decorations, orchestra, weather, everything. Everything, except, my friends and brother were not here to celebrate with me.

We had silk, frosty blue tablecloths on every table, with candles on them. The candelabras were perfectly lit.

Cutler and I walked arm-in-arm into where the band was tuning up, with his hand and mine on my belly. He looked handsome in his red velvet jacket and tie, and I was wearing a blood red maternity gown the hung down from the belly. "So, I was wondering," I asked suddenly, "what would you like for baby names?"

Cutler thought for a second. "Well, for two girls, I like Emily Maxine and Carol Annemarie. And for boys, Nathaniel Joel and Joshua Mathew."

"What about a boy and a girl?"

"I like Carol Annemarie and Joshua Mathew. What about you?"

"Probably for just girls, Mariah Marian Joy and Carol Annemarie. For boys, I like Jonathan Cutler James. Since I'm due in December, frosty weather, we could call him Jack for short. You know, like Jack Frost?"

Cutler smiled slightly. "I like your choice of boy's names better than mine. Well, we've got two names chosen."

I gave a motherly smile to no one in particular. "Well, we'd best be going to greet our guests."

"Yes, let's go." Cutler led me to the front room. Twenty minutes later, just before the ball was to start, guests started coming in. After the last of some fifty guests arrived, Cutler and I broke apart. He went to mingle with his employees and friends, and me to mingle with my own acquaintances.

I went over to where some of my friends, Amber, Jessica, Ashley, Brooklyn, and Elizabeth (a different Elizabeth) were standing. Immediately, they all started commenting on how large I had grown in just a short amount of time. They had all had children, and knew everything about pregnancy.

"So," Elizabeth asked, grinning, "do you know why you're growing so fast?"

"I do, but I'm not telling until just after dinner."

They all sighed. "But, the baby did the cutest thing the other day!"

"What did it do?" Jessica asked.

"After I finished a delicious breakfast yesterday, I felt it kick for the fist time just after I swallowed the last bite!"

They all cooed, and started rubbing and patting my belly. "Did Cutler get to feel?" Amber asked.

"Yes, but it was so light that he said that he really had to concentrate on what he was feeling."

"He'll be able to feel in time," Brooklyn said, knowingly.

"Do you have any names yet?" Asked Ashley.

"Yes, we both like Jonathan Cutler James for a boy and Carol Annemarie for a girl."

"I love the names!" Ashley exclaimed. "Where did you get the inspirations for those particular names?"

"I don't know where he came up with Carol Annemarie, but I liked it. And as for Jack's, I of course named his middle names after his father and uncle, and I thought that since I'm due during frosty weather, we could have a son named after Jack Frost."

They all nodded. Cutler came over to us, nodded 'hello' to them, and wrapped an arm around my middle. "Shall we go to the dining room, ladies?" He asked coolly. We all nodded, and followed him.

We had a dinner of punch for you know who, wine for the rest of the others, roast beef, vegetables, dinner rolls, and mashed potatoes and gravy. We were about to move on to the cake when I decided it was time. Cutler and I stood up, and I banged on my glass a few times, which got everyone's attention.

"Thank-you," I said. "Now, I've been getting questioned all evening on why I have gotten so big, in such a short amount of time. Well the truth is," I said, smiling widely and hugging Cutler close to my side, "I'm having twins!" The guests clapped, and then started to murmur. It was VERY rare for a woman in Port Royal to have twins, so I couldn't help but feel special.

"Now I would like to dedicate my toast to Lord Beckett, because, lets face it, when he does something, he REALLY does it!"

The crowd giggled, and raised their glasses to mine. "To Cutler," they all said, and drunk.

Two hours later, as they were leaving, we received tons of congratulations, and also best wishes for not only the twins and us; but for James, Antoinette, and Rayanna's return.

Authors note

Hi all! Please tell me what you thought of the chapter, the names, anything! Next chapter should be the one where Rayanna and Elizabeth are rescued, so stay tuned! And thanks to all for making this my most reviewed story!