Dislaimer: I wish I owned everything, but sadly I don't.
Huge amounts of hugs and kisses to Laurzz for all her love and support.
"Lindsay opened the door to see Annabelle standing on the other side.
"Bella, what's wrong?"
"Matthew left." She said starting to cry. Matthew was Annabelle's husband, they had been married for almost two years. Lindsay pulled her daughter into a hug.
"It's okay." She said rubbing circles on her back. After a few minutes Lindsay walked them both into the house and sat down on the couch. "Now tell me what happened?"
"He accused me of cheating on him."
"You aren't are you?"
"No I could never do that."
"I know, I just had to check. Why does he think that?"
"He said for the past few weeks I've been really secretive and distant, and every time he tries to talk he says I change the subject. And then today he asked me where I was at two. I said work, and he said he knew I was lying because he had tried to call to me. He then started yelling about how could I do that to him, and all sorts of things. Before I could explain he had left."
"Why weren't you at work?"
"I was at the doctor. I'm pregnant." Bella said starting to cry even more.
"Ah honey, congratulations. Why didn't Matthew know?"
"I wanted to surprise him on his birthday next week And when I tried to tell him today he wouldn't listen."
"Where did he go?"
"I don't know and he isn't answering his phone."
"It'll all work out, I know it will. You guys are meant to be together."
"Not everyone is as perfect as you and daddy."
"You want to know a secret?"
"Yeah."
"You remember when you were seven and your daddy went on a vacation. He had a conference for work?"
"Yeah, what does that have to do with anything?"
"He wasn't on vacation. We were separated." Annabelle stared at her mother. "We were really stressed at work and instead of talking about he we kept it bottled up. Then we had these huge fights, and your dad couldn't take it anymore. Neither could I, so he went and stayed with your Uncle Flack. We only worked it out after you had a nightmare and you didn't want me, you wanted your daddy. I put you back to bed and I called him and he came home. Ever since then we've had to work at communicating but it has made us stronger. That separation made us realize how much we really did love each other and that we couldn't live without each other."
"I didn't know that."
"We didn't think there was any reason to tell you, we got it all worked out."
"But what if Matthew and I don't?" Lindsay was fixing to reply when the doorbell rang.
"Hold that thought." Lindsay got up and opened the door to find Matthew standing on the other side, hands in his pockets and his head down.
"Hi honey, she's in the living room."
"Thank you." Matthew moved past Lindsay, and Lindsay went to set on the porch swing. A few second later Danny pulled up.
"What are you doing out here Montana?"
"Matthew and Bella are talking in the living room." Danny sat down next to Lindsay and gave her a kiss.
"Everything okay?"
"It will be."
"What was wrong?"
"Matthew accused Bella of cheating on him, because she was being secretive. Turns out she was being secretive cause she was trying to surprise him on his birthday. She's pregnant and didn't want him finding out until his birthday. She came over here upset that they were over for good. So I told her the story of when we separated, and then Matthew showed up." Lindsay said all in one breath.
"Wow"
"I know."
"So we are going to be grandparents?"
"Yep."
"Wow" The front door then opened and Bella and Mathew walked out.
"Everything okay now?" Lindsay asked.
"Yeah, thank you momma."
"It's my job." Lindsay said giving her a hug.
"I'm guessing momma told you?"
"Yeah she did. Congratulations baby girl." Danny said giving his daughter a hug. "You too Matthew."
"Thanks."
"Okay we are going to go, we have some talking that we need to do." Bella said.
"Sounds like a plan, drive safe." Danny said. He then wrapped his arms around Lindsay, and kissed her forehead.
"We did good with her." Lindsay said.
"Yeah we did."