Part Three: The Big News

Lucas and Riley had just found out they were about to have a baby. But Riley didn't know how their families would react. Especially her father, she knew it was not easy for him to let her grow up and get married. Lucas felt the same way, he was excited yet terrified. But no matter the outcome, they were going to do this regardless.

Riley's POV:

It had been a week since Lucas and I found out that we were expecting. The gender of this baby didn't matter to me. But I knew Lucas really wanted to have a boy. He wanted a boy first so that as the boy grew older he would protect his little sister. Lucas was very confident that we would have another baby after this one. But I wanted to wait until my baby was at least 3 years old until we have another one. Lucas was glowing all week. He was looking forward to being a dad. But the thing we weren't looking forward to is how to tell our families. We thought about inviting everyone over for dinner.

So I decided to call my parents and invited them and Auggie over for dinner. I also invited my grandparents, my uncle Josh and of course Maya and Farkle. Since we were already inviting so many people. We decided to turn it into a dinner party. So I called Eric, Shawn, Jack, Rachel, Katy over. Eric was going to bring his wife, Michelle and his 2 kids: Amy and Matthew. He thought it would be cool to name his son Matthew Matthews. I wasn't surprise. He would do something like that. Shawn and Katy had just gotten engaged. Jack and Rachel just had a baby girl and named her Emily. Lucas had called his parents and they were going to come along with his sister, Alicia and his two best friends Asher and Dylan. He also invited Zay and Billy. We decided to have the dinner tomorrow night so that it can give my family time to fly in, along with Lucas's. Maya and Farkle lived in LA, right next door to us so they had no problem getting here.

Everyone else remained in either New York or Philadelphia. So we had to give them time to book their flights. But a part of me wished we lived closer to them. But we loved it here in LA. I sent Lucas out to buy groceries for Wednesday night, hoping he would succeed at it. I knew I had a lot of cooking to do but Lucas didn't want me to cook at all. He wanted to do all the cooking while I rested. Ever since he found out he was going to be a father, he treated me like a baby. Not letting me cook, clean or even do chores around the house. He thought if I lifted a finger, I would hurt the baby. I thought it was adorable but I knew I would go crazy anytime soon. It was only Sunday. I knew I could crack at any minute.

I heard a knock on the door. I knew it was Maya because she had a signature knock. "Honey." I said as I opened the door. "Peaches!" she said as she hugged me. "We live right next to each other and I haven't seen you in a week! How is everything?" she said as we sat down. "Everything is great! Our honeymoon was amazing, but we did run into Charlie in Costa Rica. Apparently, he lives there." I said. "Are you serious? First the wedding, then Costa Rica? Man that kid is creepy. Did Ranger Rick scare him off?" she asked with a smirk. "Yes he did, it was very sexy." I said. "Ew! I do not want to hear Ranger Rick and the word sexy in the same sentence." She joked. "Oh stop it! You called him Bucky Mcboing boing and you called my uncle josh, uncle Boing. So I know you find my husband good looking." I said. "And it pains me every time" she said sarcastically. We finished drinking our ice tea then Lucas came through the door with loads of groceries on each arm. I offered to give him a hand but he just gave me a look.

"Wow Ranger Rick, six years together and you are still trying so hard to impress Peaches here." Maya said jokingly. "You're the one to talk Clutter Bucket." He said as he put the groceries away. "Oooohooohoo." Maya did her signature response. "Oh how I love you two." I said. Lucas came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me. I locked his hands with mine and gave Lucas a kiss. "Oh gross." Maya said. "Maya, you're always here, you should be used to this by now." Lucas said. "Oh, I got used to it the day I had to sit in the back seat with you two lovebirds as you guys made out." She said with a smile. "I'm sorry about that" I apologized. "But there was that time when I was locked in a closet with you and Farkle and you guys made up after that huge fight. I saw things I shouldn't have scene." I said. "The life of Rilaya." Maya said as she took another sip.

Farkle came over an hour later and joined us. We all decided to go out and watch a movie together. We decided to watch Ted 2. Lucas and Farkle paid for the tickets and went to go get food for us. "So, this dinner tomorrow. Fancy or casual?" Maya asked. "Fancy. Lucas isn't letting me cook so let's see how that turns out." I said. "Aww. Ranger Rick is going to cook corn on stick and fried chicken." She joked. Lucas and Farkle joined us and we went in and watched the movie.

It was finally the next day. It was the day of the dinner. We decided to make my signature lasagna and garlic bread, along with mini appetizers like cheese, salami and crackers, crackers and spinach dip, cheeseburger eggrolls and many more. They may sound completely disgusting but they are to die for. Lucas spent the whole day cooking and cleaning. The whole house looked spotless and it smelled amazing. We had about an hour left before everyone came. I did contour makeup and put on dress I got from Costa Rica and I wore the necklace that Lucas had given me on our wedding day. I slipped on some black strapped sandals. I gave myself wavy curls and put on long silver earrings to match with my necklace.

Lucas POV:

I was cooking and cleaning all day and I just finished making all the appetizers and the garlic bread. I realized I had put on the wrong apron. I was wear a pink hello kitty apron instead of the black apron that said "kiss the cook." I decided to get ready since the lasagna was cooking. I walked into the room and saw Riley putting on her earrings. "My wife never fails to look amazing in anything she wears." I said as I leaned against the door. She turned around and everything turned into slow motion. Like the time I was coming down the stairs and she turned around and looked at me but then her father yelled and carried her into the class room. "Do I look okay?" she asked. I walked over to her and took her hands into mines. I look right into her eyes and said "You look stunning baby girl." I said as I kissed her forehead.

I decided to match with Riley and put on a white button up shirt, a silver tie and black pants and shoes. We made sure all the guest rooms were cleaned. The best thing about our home was that we had all these spare bedrooms and so we decided to turn a few into guest rooms. Then the doorbell rang. I went down stairs to open it. Standing there was my in-laws, Auggie, her grandparents, and Josh, then my parents had come along with my sister and my two best friends. Maya and Farkle were the next ones to show up along with Billy and Zay. Eric, his wife and two kids showed up with Shawn, Katy, Jack and Rachel. They also brought along their baby, who I finally got to hold for the first time. It was an amazing feeling because in nine months, I would be holding my own baby.

Riley's POV:

It hasn't even been five minutes yet and everyone already devoured the appetizers. "You guys are animals! But please save room for the actual dinner and desert. We have a caramel turtle cake and I know how much you guys love that." I said. Everyone stopped what they were doing, half of them were in the middle of stuffing food in their mouths and others jaws were dropped. They pushed away the appetizers and enjoyed the company of others. Lucas was talking to his friends while my parents were talking to his parents. "Okay, so when is dinner?" Eric asked. "Six o' clock." I said. Eric realized it was only 4:45pm. So he decided to get everyone to play a game of football. It felt more like thanksgiving than a family dinner.

Topanga's POV:

"Riley! Sunshine! How are things going over here?" I asked. She seemed so nervous. "It's going great! I am just a little nervous." She said. "Why is that?" I asked. "You'll find out at dinner. But help me pass out drinks?" she asked. We took the drinks out to the guys. It looked like they were really into the game. They separated into teams: Shawn, Cory, Eric, Jack, Alan, Tom (Lucas's dad) and Matthew on one team. Billy, Zay, Farkle, Josh, Lucas, Asher and Dylan on the other. "Okay! Were just going to leave the drinks out on the patio so when you guys decide to take a break they will be right here." I said as we set the drinks down.

Riley's POV:

I was talking to Katy, Rachel and Amy and showed them all the wedding photos. "You looked so beautiful, my darling." Katy said as she ran her fingers through my hair. "Thank you, I can't wait for yours and Shawn's wedding." I said. By now it was dinner time and we called the boys in for dinner. They look disgusting. So we gave them time to freshen up. We all went out on patio and sat down for dinner. We had to put out a larger table since there were so many guests. Of course, it only took them five minutes to completely destroy the dinner. "I said it before and I'll say it again, you guys are animals! That dinner took two days to prepare and you animals ate it in five minutes." I yelled. "So do we still get dessert?" "Nope! I want you guys to sit there and think about the dinner you guys just devoured and maybe I'll give you a cupcake!" I said with a smile. "Well it was very delicious" Shawn said.

I gave Lucas the "it's time to tell them look." He nodded. Everyone was inside now after we finished and put away the dishes. They were all sitting in the living room talking amongst each other. "Everyone! Lucas and I have an announcement." I yelled. Everyone froze and looked at us as if they were terrified. My father was the worse of them all. Lucas looked at me and took my hand. "Riley and I are having a baby!" Lucas said. "I'm going to be an aunty!" Maya said as she ran over and hugged us. Everyone started to cheer and congratulated us. "A WHAT?!" my dad yelled. We all turned to face him. Topanga gave him a look. "I'm sorry, what did you say?!" My dad asked again. "We're having a baby dad. You're going to be a grandpa." I said. After those words slipped through my mouth, my dad had fainted.

Lucas POV:

Well our secret was out. "Friar, my boy!" Asher was the first one to run up and hug us, with the rest of the guys and our family members. Then I heard Cory yell. The next thing you know it, he was on the ground. I ran over and helped pick him and put him on the couch. He was out for a good 30 minutes. After he woke up, I brought him some water. "YOU!" he said as I gave him the water. I was very cautious because he could attack me at any minute. "YOU let one of your guys out! This is too soon, this is not happening!" Cory yelled. "CORY! OUTSIDE!" Topanga yelled.

Cory's POV:

My daughter is pregnant. This cannot be happening. My little girl is no longer my little girl! "Topanga, where did we go wrong?" I asked. "Cory, she is 24 years old now, she is not too young to have a child. I know it's hard because you don't like how fast she grew up, but honey, now you have another chance for grandson or granddaughter. Just be happy for them." She said. "Sometimes I forget that she's 24 years old. Every time I look at her, I see the four year old Riley. I don't want to lose her completely." I said. "And you won't, honey we are going to be grandparents- wow I feel old saying that." Topanga said. I finally calmed down and we went back inside.

They were playing a game of charades. I decided to pull Riley and Lucas over to the kitchen. "How are you feeling dad?" Riley asked, "I'll be fine. I just wanted to apologize to you both, for freaking out earlier. Riley, you are my little girl and now you have Lucas in your life. I don't like that I'm not the only guy in your life anymore, and Lucas you will know exactly how I feel when that little guy or girl grows up right in front of your eyes. I just wanted to say that I am happy for you two and even though, it makes me feeling really old knowing I'm about to have a grandchild. But I know that you will raise your child to the best because you were raised by the best. I have no idea what I'm saying right now. This is going to take some time getting used to. Just know that we will be here for you guys, if you need anything." I said. They both smiled and said thank you. After Riley walked away, I kept Lucas for a little bit. "I know you're going to make a great dad, thank you for taking care of my daughter. I know she's in good hands. Just keep doing what you're doing, son." I said.