"Hello Lucy" Elizabeth exclaimed, as she greeted her friend entering her home.

"Ah Lizzy, I swear, you grow more lovely everyday." She replied, giving her a quick hug.

Liz laughed but thanked her anyway. "I don't know about growing more lovely – but I am growing…" she said, a hint of pride in her voice.

"Oh?" Lucy looked quizzically at her middle, then back up to her eyes.

"Well… maybe not as visible with this blasted thing on." She gestured toward her dress. "But Will even said hecould notice a difference."

Lucy smiled. "I'm sure he could."

The two girls laughed. Elizabeth had told her about her shifting emotions and how, at the moment, Will wasn't having any complaints concerning their behaviors.

Liz took a seat on the couch with her legs tucked underneath her, as Lucy sat on the opposite chair much in the same fashion. The redhead looked at her more subdued friend and tilted her head. "Is there something wrong?"

Liz looked up and tried to show her a more reassuring countenance. "No" she replied softly… she paused and reconsidered. "Well…not really." She sighed and laid a hand on her knee to pull it closer to her body. "It might just be in my mind. But something just doesn't seem right. I'm approaching my fifth month and yet I feel nothing… I can count on one hand how many times I've felt the baby – not moving – just a slight bump." She showed a weak smile and gave a small laugh "Of course I could just be worrying too much, I've been known to over analyze things…maybe this is one of them."

Lucy looked on her sympathetically and went to her, sitting close enough to lay an arm around her shoulder. "I'm sure nothing is seriously wrong. You're just concerned about your child – as any mother as a right to be… It will be fine, you'll see." She rubbed her arm and tried to make her smile. Liz looked up and nodded with a slight grin. "You're right Luce…thank you."

"Not a problem. Now! What say we get our mind of such things and go shopping…eh?" Lucy said, getting up with a spring in her step, with a hand offered to help her friend up.

"I'd love to." The Liz paused and took a quick look around. "But I should probably wait until Will has returned."

"Returned?" Lucy questioned. She glanced at the nearby grandfather clock in the entrance hall. "He should be home at this hour. Where's he off to?"

Liz laughed but took her seat back on the couch behind her, again, with legs perched underneath – making her look more like a young girl than an expectant mother. "Yes he got home at his usual hour, but I sent him on a few errands."

Lucy laughed and found her seat again opposite of her. "I'm very impressed. I have to practically threaten Nathan's life to get out of the house once he gets home."

Just as her last words were spoken, the doorknob rattled, then something hit the door, and the knob shook once more. From the other side of the door the sound of a few disgruntled sounds came.

"That's him." Liz exclaimed as she jumped up. When she opened the door, Will stumbled through the entrance hall with a large crate in his hands. After he caught his balance, he took the box and attempted to set it on the ground, but the corner clipped his big toe. Will jumped up and down trying to console the throbbing pain. He yelped and turned in circles, as Liz and Lucy watched, not sure how to help the situation. Elizabeth bit her lip and tried to get him settled. After a second Will stopped and took a deep breathe to collect himself and laid his hands on the ridge of his belt. Trying to regain his composure he cordially greeted his guest "Hello Lucy"

She stifled laughs by covering her mouth. "Hello Will. What have you got in that box there?"

"Oh…that…" he looked upon the crate with slight loathing for the pain it had just caused him. Then he looked to Liz "Well she asked for me to bring her a few oranges – since that's what she seems to be craving. I went to the market…and did you know that you can't just buy a few oranges? I had to buy this whole bloody crate…" Will looked down at it again and gave it a kick, but with the hurt toe hitting the wooden boards and making him yelp once more. Elizabeth couldn't help but give a sympathetic laugh as she tried to put her hands on his shoulders to calm him down again. "I'm sorry love. I didn't know it would be such an ordeal." She said smiling with her doe eyes. Liz leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Her touch softened him a bit as he returned her loving gaze.

"Ah well…I suppose I don't really need that toe anyway."

He gave a smile and tossed Lucy an orange, took one for himself and handed one to Liz. Will took a seat next to the fireplace and removed his boots, propping his feet up on the ottoman in front of him. Liz approached him and leaned down to give him a proper kiss on the mouth. "Thank you." She whispered. He smiled and returned the kiss pleasureably. As she attempted to pull away, he had his hand tenderly on the back of her head, keeping her lips locked with his. She giggled as the kiss continued. Finally she managed to pull away… "Will Turner…"

"What?" he questioned innocently.

"I'm sure Lucy doesn't want to see our displays as such while she has come to have a nice visit."

Lucy laughed and leaned back in her seat. "No not at all. It looks like I should be the one getting tips from you."

Elizabeth laughed and gave her friend a knowing wink. Will saw her secretive display "Oh and what was that?"

"Nothing love… it's a girl thing."

Will got up and stood near her. "…Right a 'girl thing' – she also knew you were pregnant before I did!" he replied jokingly.

"It was just a woman's intuition." She remarked smartly, taking another bite of her orange with a smile.

Will flopped down on the couch next to her and put his arm around her. Liz leaned into him and put her head on his shoulder.

Lucy took the peels of the orange and gathered them together. "Well I had better be going." She said as she stood up.

"Oh Luce, wait." Elizabeth stood and put the last piece of fruit in her mouth. "Does the offer still stand?"

Her friend smiled and nodded. "Sure…If Will wouldn't mind sharing you for a couple of hours."

"Great!" she beamed. "Will love, Lucy and I are going shopping for a bit. I'll be back soon, I promise." She said giving him a quick kiss and going towards to door. While grabbing another orange on the way out she blew him a kiss and shut the door behind her. Will sat in silence on the couch.

"Sure you can go dearest…" he said to himself mockingly.

He looked around and tapped his foot on the hardwood floor. Will grimaced and gritted his teeth while looking down at his toe. "Bloody crate…"

I warned ya eh? yeah sorry that took forever and a day to update. But Spring Break and the week following was absolutely insane. My appologies faithful readers!

This was just a nice little, useless chapter thats just for sheer pleasure- if you find pleasure in such things as I do.

I just want to say another Thank You to all my reviewers and readers - you all mean the world to me! thanks especially belongs to williz. You are my ROCK!

-InnerSmile