"So what do you think, Austin?" The brunette asked her twin brother.
The sandy haired blonde glanced towards the house they've been parked in front of for about an hour now. A house that if they entered, could either make things more clearer for the occupants or make things worse than they already were. "Serena said it might be a good idea. Her mother is getting very irritated with dad." He glanced back over to his sister, their blue eyes clashing. "I mean, I just don't know. What if it broke dad and her mom up?" He asked, worry obvious in his voice. "Dad would be extremely upset with us."
Lauren pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number she became familiar with over the past week.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Serena."
"Oh, Lauren. I don't think I've put your number in my phone yet." She giggled. "What's up?"
"Well Austin and I are thinking about taking you up on your suggestion."
"Telling my mom?"
She nodded, and then remembered she was on the phone. "Yeah. We've been deliberating about it for an hour. We've been parked in front of the house."
"So what are you guys contemplating?"
"Did you just use a big word when you're not in school?" A faded voice asked in amusement in the background.
"Hey!" The word was followed by a small slapping noise. "Meany."
Lauren laughed. "Did I interrupt something?"
"No. Darien is just being a smart ass."
She laughed again. "Okay. Well we don't want to possibly break up our dad and your mom."
"Hmm." She thought for a moment. "I don't think that would happen. They are really great together. In my fourteen years of living with them, all their fights haven't been bad, and even after the bad ones, they're still together."
She smiled. "Thanks, Serena."
"No problem. Call me and let me know how everything turns out?"
"Of course. Thanks."
"Again, no prob lem. Bye."
"Talk to you later. Tell Darien we said hi and bye."
"Will do."
Lauren hung up the phone and looked to her brother. "Let's do this."
He nodded. "Guess you're right."
The two were about to open their car doors when someone knocked on Austin's window. Both jumped before Austin lowered the glass.
"Can I help you two?" A blue haired lady asked snobbishly. "You've been sitting out here for at least an hour."
"We were just about to go talk to you and your husband Mrs. Tsukino." Austin said as he rolled up the window and the twins got out of the car.
"What about?"
"Can we go in and talk to you and your husband?"
"Depends who you are."
"Your husband knows us."
Ilene looked confused. "Come to the house, but wait outside. Let me talk to my husband first."
Lauren nodded. "Sure."
The three walked up to the house. Ilene walked in and the other two waited on the porch.
"Ken."
"Yes dear?"
"There are two people here. They want to talk with us."
"Who are they?" He asked gla ncing towards his wife.
"Don't know. They said you know them though."
He got up and walked to the door, Ilene right behind him. "They're waiting out here?"
"Yeah."
He opened the door to see the two faces he least expected to see there.
"What are you two doing here?"
"We think it's time to reveal the truth." Austin said seriously.
/\\//\\//\
"You've got to be kidding me!" Raye yelled.
"That hypocrite!" Mina joined in.
"Guys! Calm down!" Serena intervened.
"Serena, your father kicked you out for something he did himself! How can we be calm?" Lita asked.
"I think Serena is right guys." The three other girls glared at her. "To an extent. We can at least talk. We don't need to yell."
"But as I was saying, Lauren and Austin just called me. They're at my parent's house now to tell my mom."
"You think that's the best thing to do?" Amy asked.
Serena nodded. "From what little I've talked to my mom, she has seemed like things are tense between her and dad because of his strong position on my situation. It's not the fact that he's so against it. Mom said he seems over the initial shock, but he just won't talk to her about it. This is probably why."
The four girls sat in thought.
"But they're going to talk to them today and they're going to call me when they leave my parent's house"
"Well why don't we go to Raye's for a while until they call?" Lita suggested. "That okay, Raye?"
"Yeah, fine with me. Grandpa's out of town for a week. We'll have the house to ourselves."
"Fine with me." Serena shrugged.
"I'll drive!" Mina said enthusiastically as Serena glared at her. "I'll be careful! I promise!" She defended.
"I thought you couldn't drive unless you had someone 21 or older."
"You don't even have a car."
"I just got my permit. Do you think I care? I just wanna drive!"
The girls just laughed.
"I'm sure Andrew could give us a lift." Amy suggested.
"What are you saying about me?"
"Could you give us a lift to Raye's?" Serena asked sincerely.
"You put her up to this didn't you?"
Raye shrugged. "Not our fault you can't say no to her." She giggled.
"Sure. I'll drive you."
"Thank you Andy." All said at once.
"What did you girls con Andrew into doing this time?" Darien asked with a smirk as he walked over to the group.
"He's gonna drive us to Raye's place until Lauren and Austin call me back."
Mina shrugged. "Gotta have something to do to pass the time."
"And what am I supposed to do while you guys take my beautiful girlfriend away from me?"
"Come with us. Andrew, you can come too."
"I was joking."
"I'm not." Amy continued. "Come on. We're not doing anything special anyways." /div
"Okay. Fine with me." Darien said grabbing his keys. "I can drive a few. We drove here anyways."
/\\//\\//\\//\
The four were just staring at each other. Lauren and Austin on one couch, Ken and Ilene on the other.
"So what can we do for you?" Ilene finally asked.
"Well we thought it was about time you learn about something." Lauren said, choosing her words carefully.
Ilene cocked her head. "And that would be?"
Lauren looked to her brother; it was obvious to her that he wasn't going to do this. She then glanced to Ken who was just staring blankly ahead. She sighed. "Well, we've been meeting with your husband for a while now. About once every other week."
Ilene grew confused and glanced towards her husband. "Since when?"
"About seven years ago." Austin finally spoke up.
Ilene grew shocked. "And you're here today…why?"
"Because we thought you should know something." Lauren started.
"Will someone please tell me what's going on?"
Ken finally moved. He turned towards his wife and looked her in the eyes. "They're my children, Ilene."
"W-what?"
/\\//\\//\\//\
"I'm starting to suspect something." Serena said as her friends led her up to the temple.
"Why's that love?" Darien asked, knowing the answer.
"I don't know, dear. The blindfold might have a small part in that." She said sarcastically as she was stopped. "What are you guys planning? And how much longer do I have to be blindfolded for?" She asked impatiently.
"Just let me get the door open." Raye said.
A moment later, she heard the wood door open and was led inside.
"Okay, ready Serena?" Mina's voice asked.
"Do you really have to ask that? I've been bitching since you put the blindfold on."
"Okay, okay. Three…two…one…"
The fabric was finally pulled away and Serena closed her eyes to the unusual brightness of Raye's temple. She opened her eyes and let them adjust.
"SURPRISE!" Everyone around her yelled.
"What did you guys do?" She asked seeing gifts, balloons, and various other party items.
"It's a baby shower." Andrew said.
"You guys!" She shrieked as she hugged the girls then Andrew.
"Sorry I'm late!" A panting voice said entering the room.
"Sammy? You were in on this too?"
"I was just invited yesterday."
"That's because we just planned this yesterday." Lita giggled.
"You didn't have to do this."
"But we did anyways."
"Come on. I can't wait. You have to see what we got you." Mina said pulling her towards the few presents.
"You didn't have to get me anything."
"Yet again, we did anyways." Amy repeated her earlier words.
Everyone sat excluding the hyperactive blonde eager to give her other blonde friend the gift. She grabbed the pink gift bag and handed it to Serena.
"Thank you, Mina."
"Just wait until you see it."
Serena laughed. "Hold your horses." She opened the bag slowly and pulled out the pink tissue paper surrounding the gift. "What could it be?"
"Just open it!" Mina said over excitedly.
"I think she's more excited than Serena." Sammy laughed.
Serena finally freed the garment from the tissue paper. It was a cute, simple outfit. It had a soft pink, nearly white t-shirt and pink overall pants with some white socks and little white sandals.
"Well?" Mina asked.
Serena opened her mouth, but then shut it and winced slightly.
"I have the receipt if you don't like it. It can always be returned."
"N-no." She gasped and clenched her eyes shut tightly.
"Sere?" Darien asked worriedly, moving closer to his girlfriend.
"What's wrong?" Andrew asked.
"I-I think the b-baby's coming." She panted.
Everyone stared at her wide-eyed.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE! GET ME TO A HOSPITAL!" She screamed.
/\\//\\//\\//\
"But we only have two children. Serena and Sammy." Ilene said, still taken back by the information.
"We only have two together. I have four children total. Serena and Sammy with you and Lauren and Austin."
Ilene just stared blankly at him.
"I was dating their mother for about a year when we just got caught up in the moment. She conceived these two. When they were born, a couple my parents knew adopted them. My parents paid for all their expenses so it wasn't too much of a financial issue with the couple, but they were open for adoption and letting me still see them whenever I wanted."
"And you never told me?"
"I didn't think it was necessary."
"WE'RE MARRIED!" She exclaimed. "I thought we told each other everything?" She asked more quietly.
"I didn't want you to think any less of me. Then when Serena told me that day … I felt like I failed as a father. I let her repeat my actions. Not that I feel like I've made a mistake, because two beautiful children came as a result, but I feel like Serena won't ever fully know what it's like to be a teenager because she is keeping the child. I was able to still experience the teen life to an extent because the twins were living in another house and I didn't have the responsibility of being a parent at the time. Serena won't get to experience that."
Ilene grew teary eyed. "But she will if we help. Kicking her out was no way of helping her. I know you're upset that she did this, but we can't change the past. I thought we brought her up knowing she can fully trust us and tell us anything? She did the responsible thing by coming to us in the first place. I'm sure she probably did it as soon as she found out."
He shook his head. "I feel like such a jackass."
"You're not a jackass." She smiled at him.
Ken opened his mouth but closed it when the house phone began ringing. Ilene reached over and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Mom. It's time." Sammy's voice said through the object.
"It's early."
"I know, but we're on our way to the hospital now."
"I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Okay. Love you..."
"Love you too. And tell-"
"Will do." He said cutting her off.
"Bye."
"Bye."
Ilene placed the phone back on the receiver. "It's time to show your daughter just how much you love her."
"What do you mean?"
"She's gone into labor."
A/N: Okay, the truth has been revealed and SERENA'S IN LABOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, so yah, I'm getting excited...what's gonna happen next??? Lol...wait...i'm writing...i get to decide..okay, so everyone is gonna pass otu and then the world will fall into black darkness...because darkness is a different color...wow...i'm a little hyper...but i was kidding bout what i just said bout the whats gonna happen next, i'll let you know when it's posted!!!!! lol...reviews loved!!!
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