What Have You Learned?

"So are you excited to become parents?" Clare ask as she and Eli were sitting in Darcy's hospital room with her and Peter. You could tell Darcy was in pain but tried her best to not let it show. Eli just smirked at his girlfriends little out burst.

"Of course I'm excited. Peter's scared he won't be the awesome dad I know he will be." Darcy said while her and Clare had a good laugh.

"You guys will be the best parents for that little one and others to come. I'm pretty sure he won't be my only little nephew." Clare said while Darcy just laughed. She was probably right though.

"Yea, I'm sure there will be more to come. Once you and Eli get married there better be little kids from you too. I want some nieces and nephews to spoil." She said with a smirk. It made Eli blush a little knowing you had to do certain things to have kids. That's not something you wanna think about it front of your girlfriends sister and brother-in-law. They were practically his too though.

"Wow Darcy, you got Eli blushing. I didn't think that was possible. His smirk is off his face." Clare said with a laugh. She missed this little bonding time with her sister. It was truly amazing.

"Darcy are you going to tell them the news now?" Peter ask getting Eli out of the spotlight. He new what it was like to get picked on by your girlfriend and her sister. Eli just sent him a grateful look which Peter returned it with a smile.

"What news?" Eli ask looking back and forth between the two older ones. They were like brother and sister to him now. They all hung out enough as it was.

"Yea Darce. What are you talking about?" Clare ask her older sister. Darcy just smiled at Clare.

"I, we, were wondering if you two would like to be the godparents of this little guy in here?" She ask pointing to her belly with a giggle. "Wont be much longer. I figure you guys will be together forever. So why not ask you?"

"I don't know about Eli, but I would LOVE to be the godparent. Thank you Darcy." Clare said getting teary eyed. She went over and gave her a sister a big huge hug. Darcy just laughed. "Well Eli?"

"I think it would be perfect for us." He told her with a smile. "Were gonna end up spoiling him rotten anyway." He said with a smirk. Peter laughed and Darcy rolled her eyes. "Besides, I know how you get with candy. You'll be using him as an excuse to get to the candy." Eli said and the other two laughed with him while Clare just blushed.

"I would not do that to my little nephew! Besides my candy problem isn't that bad. I can stop anytime I want." She told him and he just laughed at her.

"Sure you can Blue Eyes. That's what you said two weeks ago. Look where were at now." He told her with his smirk still on his face. It got silent after that.

"So how's school going for you guys?" Darcy ask and both Clare and Eli tensed up knowing that conversation they had been trying to avoid was coming up.

"It's going." Clare mumbled. Darcy gave her a look and she sighed. "Its just were in February all ready. Eli graduates in three months. That's not very long." She was about to break down and Eli saw that everything she had been holding was finally coming out.

"Hey, hey, hey Blue Eyes look at me. Its not the end of the world. Sure I'll miss seeing your face all the time. Its just one year away from each other. That last year will go by fast then you'll be in college with me and before you know it we'll be married watching our babies grow up like Darcy and Peter are fixing to be. It'll be okay. I'm only a phone call away when things get to rough."

"You promise?"

"I promise to the god I don't believe in that I'll be there for you. Have I let you down yet?" He ask her staring her in the eye. She picked this time to joke.

"Well... there was this one time that you..." She trailed off while the older two laughed at how she could go from crying to laughing within just seconds. Eli just smiled and rolled his eyes.

"Funny Edwards. Here I thought you were the serious one in this relationship." He told her with a smirk. She just smiled.

"It changes shifts kinda like a job. Right now its your shift." She told him and he laughed putting his arms around her. She snuggled up into him.

"Ah what would I do without you?" He ask her and she smirked.

"Oh you'd be sad and lonely." Just then you heard a cough in the room. They looked over and saw Peter standing there awkwardly with Darcy in the bed in pain.

"You know, before long the situation will change and you and Eli will be in our places." Darcy said to them once the contraction was over. Clare blushed while Eli just laughed.

"After seeing you in this pain I don't think I want kids." Clare said while Eli just laughed. She turned to him.

"You done talked me into it, so now you have no choice in the matter." She just rolled her eyes. Peter stood there watching always amused at how they could fight over nothing and still not get tired of each other.

"Your not the one going through the pain." She yelled at him smacking him.

"No I'm the one going through that right now. I think he says he wants out so somebody call the doctor please." Darcy screamed once another contraction hit her. "Like NOW!"

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They had been sitting in the waiting area for over two hours now. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards still hadn't showed up to see their first grandson be born. It was only Clare and Eli. All other friends had done gone home saying just call when he'd been born. Clare couldn't say she blamed them. Waiting in here was just plain boring.

"What's going through that pretty little mind of yours?" Eli ask bringing Clare out of her thoughts. She just smiled got up and went to sit in his lap. "Well hello there." He said and she giggled. "So what's new with your mind?"

"Just thinking about how I don't want mom and dad here when we have our kids. Its sad that its there first grandson and there not here to see it." She sighed and he held on to her tighter.

"I know Clare. Just think though, you'll have Peter, Darcy, whatever kids they have after this one, and my parents there along with me of course. That's all you really need." He told her kissing her on the lips.

"Don't forget Alli. Oh lord I feel sorry for any girls we have. They'll have Alli breathing down there neck making sure that their dressed just right." Clare said with a giggle just thinking about it. Eli shook his head.

"Hell no. My girls are going under lock and key. I can't take a chance of all the boys they'll bring home." He said and she giggled. He smiled at hearing her laugh. "This is no joking matter."

"What makes you think guys will be interested? It took me a long while to get a guy to look my way." She told him and it was his turn to laugh.

"If they look anything like their mom, then they'll have guys crawling at the door wanting to hold them." He said and she blushed. She couldn't help how he made her feel after a year and a half. Shoot it had been almost two years them being together.

"If our boys look anything like you then they'll have girls all over them. Just imagine if one of them had just the right mixture of us. Then were really in trouble." She said into his neck and he laughed. She could just be to cute sometimes.

"When we do have that little boy, I'm making sure he knows how to treat a girl right. If I ever catch him miss treating a girl I'm whooping his ass til he gets it right." Eli said and Clare had to smile. If there boy is anything like his Daddy then they were good.

"Aww, you can have a romantic side." She told him with a laugh then got serious. "I don't think we have to worry though. If he's anything like you when it comes to treating a girl right then were good." She said and gave him a kiss on the lips. He, of course, kissed her back.

"That's one of our best kisses yet." He said and she laughed. Just then someone cleared there throat making Eli and Clare look up into the eyes of Peter.

"Guys would you like to meet your nephew James Andrew Stone?" He ask them coming in with a baby rapped all in blue. Clare smiled at the tiny little baby as did Eli. "Clare, Darcy said give her a little bit before you come to visit her. She wants some sleep right now. Do you guys want to hold him?" He ask and Clare nodded her head to both things said.

"I would love to hold my little nephew." She told him with a huge smile on her face. He put him in her arms while she just smiled at the little cutie. "Hi Little JD. I'm your Aunt and might I say your a cute little one." She said and Eli just smiled and laughed while Peter stood there confused.

"Why did you just call him JD?" He ask not thinking strait.

"Because his name is James Andrew. A lot of people go by Drew instead so I just called him JD." She said like it was nothing and he stood there then smiled when he finally got it. "Was her giving birth that bad?"

"You have no idea. Seeing her like that just broke my heart. Here I am standing there not being able to do anything, but support her and help her threw it. That's the toughest part of all this." He said taking a seat in one of the chairs. Clare handed Eli the baby and he stood there not really knowing what to do. She went and sat by Peter, patting him on the shoulder.

"Its gonna be okay Peter. You know all the stuff she's been through and that she's a real trooper. Heck, we all are with our past. She's fine now and that's all that matters. She doing fine and you both have a perfectly fine and beautiful healthy baby boy." Clare said with a smile.

"Thanks Clare you sure do know how to make a person feel better." He told her giving her a hug with a smile. They looked over and laughed at what they saw.

Standing there not really caring who was watching was Eli talking to the little baby and rocking back and forth. It wouldn't have been so funny if it was a normal person. Just looking at a dude dressed in all black with a tiny baby boy in his hands rocking it back and forth was just a site to see. They were laughing but all Clare could do was ask the million dollar question.

"So Eli, what have you learned?" She ask him and he looked up at her and smiled. Not a smirk, or a half looking smile but a big bright smile. Clare wished she could see more of that smile.

"That I can't wait til the day we can get married and have a child of our own. Only we would be holding a tiny baby girl instead of a boy." He said and she laughed. She wouldn't ever forget this day.

On this day, February 14, 2011, her little nephew, James Andrew Stone, was born.

The look on Eli's face could tell her that he wouldn't ever forget this day either.


I've decided to continue this into a four or five shot! =) I'm not exactly sure yet, but I have a good couple ideas for this story! =) Plus it gives me a chance to write some good funny stuff and get out of my sucky life right now! Not much fun if you ask me! =(

I hoped you all liked this chapter of the short story! =) It didn't take me long to write which is probably why it sucks so bad, but oh well! I think it was pretty good! The ending sucked I know! =(

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