Chapter 30
Later that evening at Belle and Shawn's apartment John and Marlena are seated in the living room. It's a beautiful sight the walls are creamy beige with some border. The furniture matches the room nicely. It's white with a few symbols of light browns. The walls have history hanging from them. Both the Brady's as well as the Blacks, Shawn's family is on one side of the stairway while Belle's family resides on the other. Belle created a frame for her and Shawn's wedding picture it hangs at the wall on the top of the stairs connecting the two families together forever.
"So mom what do you think about the apartment?"
"It's really beautiful…and big. What gave you the idea to hang our pictures on the wall climbing the stairs?"
"Well it was Shawn's idea; he thought that we should combine our families together on the walls leading up the stairs. Then to show our commitment to each other we both decided to hang our wedding picture to connect the two families like the unity candle symbolizes new beginnings as a couple."
"It was a really good idea. Belle did most of the work I just made the frames and hung them up. Belle was too short to do that."
"Hey!"
Belle answers hitting Shawn on the shoulder.
"So are you ready for dinner?"
"Is that all you think about Shawn is eating?"
"No it's not everything I think about it just happens to be one of the things I just happen to think about everyday."
"And the other?"
John asks knowing exactly what that was after all he was a man too.
"Just how lucky I am to marry the greatest woman, outside my mom, in the world."
"We are both very lucky to have these women in our life."
"Well dinner is ready and waiting on the table. Trust me about this okay, I made it but Shawn baked the dessert so it must be good."
"You bake Shawn?"
Marlena asks
"Well I had a little help, I used Grans' peach cobbler recipe so I guess she should take the credit for it."
"If its Alice's recipe I know it will be good."
A few hours later the Blacks' and Brady's finished their dinner and was beginning to clean it up when Belle stands up to make an announcement.
"Wait before we do that Shawn and I have something to say."
John and Marlena placed their planes back on the table and gave Shawn and Belle their full attention.
"Okay so what is it?"
John says as Belle and Shawn exchange loving smiles and wrap their arms around each other.
"The reason we wanted you here tonight was we have some news. Bo and Hope couldn't make it they are on stake-out tonight. So we told them already but…the reason we got a new apartment wasn't only because we needed more living space but because we wanted a family."
"You told us that already."
"Dad would you just listen to me for a minute?"
"Well the news is I'm…We're pregnant."
John's mouth dropped nearly to the floor he didn't believe them at first but when he saw how happy Shawn and Belle were he had to ask just one thing…
"Did you just say you're having a baby?"
"Yes"
Marlena was so happy she couldn't stop the tears from flowing. She couldn't even get a word out of her mouth as she ran to Belle and Shawn giving them a tight hug.
"Oh my Gosh, our baby is having a baby!"
Marlena finally got out while John was still trying to recover from the announcement.
"I didn't think it would happen so fast. I mean we just started trying. I never thought I would get pregnant the first month we tried."
"Well you know what they say?"
John finally manages to say
"What's that dad?"
"Good news comes with no clothes."
"Right"
"Are you happy Marlena?"
Shawn asks as the hug breaks apart?
"Happy, I'm walking on air, how far along are you?"
"Well I just found out yesterday, that's why I was going to be late for work."
"Oh I was wondering about that."
"Well Dr. Bader only had one appointment open yesterday so she squeezed me in."
"What did she say?"
"I was definitely pregnant she took a blood test then when the results came back she did a sonogram to see how far along I was. She said I was about six weeks along and that the baby was due on October 19th. Can you imagine when Sami finds out? She is going to be through the roof. Not only will she be sharing a birthday with Eric but she could possibly be sharing it with her niece or nephew. That is if I carry to term, Dr. Bader said the baby looks great."
"That is the best news we've heard since we found out your mother was having twins. Are you ready to be a parent Shawn?"
"I don't think it has sunk in yet I can't believe it's happened so quickly."
John goes up to Shawn and gives him a playful punch on his arm.
"Guess there are some things the Brady's will always beat."
"Now mom you will be able to live your dream."
"My dream?"
"Yeah remember a few months ago when you came by to see me because I had the flu? You told me that you always dreamed to be pregnant at the same time one of your daughters are? Well here it is, I'm six weeks pregnant and you are twelve weeks."
"I forgot about that, I guess my dream is coming true. Now we can go shopping together instead of taking our husbands. We both know they hate to go shopping with us."
Shawn and John both look away from their wives and smile
"See?"
"I see how are you feeling now?"
"Oh I feel really good mom, the morning sickness hasn't started yet. Hey maybe I'll be one of the lucky few who don't get morning sickness?"
"I'm glad one of us doesn't have to go through that."
"Are you still getting morning sickness?"
"Oh not so much anymore just a few things turn my stomach nothing compared to how it was a few weeks ago."
"Is it the medication?"
"No actually she reduced my medication I have to go see her in a few days for my weekly appointment to see how everything is. Then she'll decide if I can go off that stuff."
"This is so neat, how many daughters can be pregnant at the same time her mother is? I mean how rare is that?"
"Very"
They all laugh lightly as they go back to cleaning off their dinning room table.
TBC…Chapter 31