The Party:
It was finally the day of the gender reveal party. We decided to have a regular party instead of dinner. All of our families had arrived the night before and were staying in our guest rooms. Everyone decided to go down to the beach after breakfast so that we could set up around the house. Well as Lucas set up around the house. After 4 hours, the house had pink and baby blue balloons in each corner, party favors on one side, a dessert table and so much more. We then put out two big baby bottles; one was blue and the other pink. We decided to let them guess what the gender was and then after that we were going to reveal the gender.
Riley's POV:
I was standing by myself in the living room, admiring all the decorations we had put up. It was time to give my family the 'okay' to come back inside. I realized I haven't even gotten ready yet so I decided to go upstairs and change. I walked into the room and I felt empty on the inside all of a sudden. It was probably just the baby hormones. I quickly slipped into a white strapless dress and wore nude wedges with it. I gave myself beach waves and went light on my makeup. After I did my makeup, I looked in the mirror for a moment there. I didn't recognize who that girl was staring back at me. It was probably just my insecurities. I went and sat down on my bed and continued to look at myself in the mirror. The thoughts I had when I went to the doctor's office were coming back to me again. What if I make a terrible mother? What if something goes wrong? What if I lose my babies? Or what if I lose one of them.
I quickly shook off those thoughts, got up and looked at myself in the mirror one more time and smiled. Then I heard someone knock on the door. "Hey, you okay?" Lucas asked. He walked over to me and joined me at the mirror. He put his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder. I felt secure again. "I am now. My insecurities were getting the best of me earlier and I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. I also started to have those thoughts again. I mean what if I don't make a good mom?" I said. He looked at me in the mirror. "You know who I see in that mirror? I see a beautiful, strong, powerful woman. I see a woman who always brings out the best in me, brings out the best in everyone, a woman who is never afraid to say what's on her mind, a woman who always stands up for what she believes in. You know what else I see? I see my wife, I see the mother of my children." Lucas said as he released his arms from me and sat me down on the bed. We were sitting face to face and he took my hands to his. "I see the women that has my heart, I see the woman that's changing the world. You always inspire people to be the best versions of themselves, you inspire them to make their dreams come true. You are going to be a great mom. Our kids will be lucky to have you as a mom. Whenever you feel insecure, you know you have me to remind you how special you are." He said as he kissed me on the lips.
I was lucky to have him in my life. I loved how he always knew what to say to lift my spirits. "I love you, Lucas Friar." I said. "I love you too, Riley Friar. I think we should get down to the party." He said. I completely forgotten we were having a party. We quickly went downstairs and everyone was enjoying themselves. They all had pacifier necklaces around their necks and whoever got caught saying the word baby, they had to give their necklace up to person that caught them. We were having fun and then all of a sudden I heard the doorbell ring. I walked to the door to open to find Angela. I was very surprised to see her but she was very close with mom so I let her in. Everyone had come over to greet her, even Shawn and Katy. "Well, I hope I'm not intruding on anything." She said. "Of course not, come join us. We're going to reveal the gender of our baby." I said. "Congratulations, I wish I could've made it to your wedding, there's something that I made for you, and it can also be used for the baby." She said she handed me a box. I opened it and it was a white and gold quilt with baby pictures, pictures of my parents, and pictures of all of us from previous years. "Angela, you shouldn't have. It is beautiful." I said as I gave her a hug. "I left some spaces on there, so that when your baby comes you can add pictures of him or her on there." she said. "Thank you. I love it." I said as I put the quilt away.
I realized that it was already seven and we haven't even revealed the sex of our babies yet. So I grabbed Lucas and we gathered everyone into the living room. "Sorry to keep you all waiting, it is now time to reveal the gender of the baby." Lucas said. We each grabbed a bottle and counted how many votes were in each one. Most of the votes were girls. "Okay, so most of you guys have guessed the gender of our baby, or shall I say babies, Lucas and I are having twins, we are having a boy and a girl." I said. "Oh my!" my mom yelled as she ran over and hugged us. "Twins?!" my dad yelled. We all shot him a look. He quickly changed his reaction and congratulated us. After being surrounded with love, we all decided to sit down for dinner. After everyone finished, we cleaned up and it was time for us to say goodnight.
*Six months later*
Lucas's POV:
It has been nine months already. Our baby was coming soon and we had been running around getting everything ready. We set up the nurseries, we bought baby clothes, formula etc. Riley's baby hormones were getting the best of her. She was having contractions all day but she kept telling me it was nothing. She didn't want to go to the hospital just yet. "Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?" I asked. "Yes, I'm sure. It is probably minor." She said as she adjusted her dress. The doorbell rang and I left Riley on the couch to go open it. It was Maya. We did our usually greetings and she helped Riley off the couch. "What're you doing?" she asked. "Well honey, I have a surprise for you outside-. " Before Maya could finish, she looked down at her heels and they were wet. "Uh babe, did you just pee on her shoe?" I asked. "No dummy, her water just broke!" Maya yelled. "Oh my god! Oh my god!" I panicked. "Hey Ranger Rick, how about less panicking and we get this girl to the hospital." She said. I ran over and carried Riley to the car as Maya grabbed some of her belongings.
I drove as fast as I could on the freeway and we made it to the hospital in less than 10 minutes. I carried Riley inside the ER and she got checked in immediately. We were waiting in one of the rooms for the doctor to come. I was sitting beside Riley and held her hand and tried to keep her calm. I tried to remain calm myself. Maya was in the waiting room, calling everyone and telling them that Riley was in labor. Luckily, her parents and Auggie were in town for the weekend. So they came as fast as they could after Maya called. A few minutes later, the doctor came in. "Hello, I'm Dr. Fisher, I'll be in charge of the procedure." He said. "Alright, how far am I? Don't worry just give it to me, I have a high tolerance for pain." I said. "2 centimeters." He said. "2 centimeters?!" Riley yelled. "What does that mean?" I asked. "It means gets comfortable, we're going to be here awhile." She said. "Oh well as long as we have each other." I said. "It also means a trip to the vending machines?" she asked. "Two Twix candy bars coming up!" I said as I got up and left the room.
Riley's POV:
Lucas finally came back with my candy and he laid down next to me with his arm wrapped around me. I was now up to five centimeters. I rested my head on his shoulder. "Lucas, remember when we first met, did you ever think that we would be having a baby together?" I asked. "Yes, I did. Maybe you thought differently. After you got off the subway, I knew I wanted to see you again and then I found out that I was in the same history class as you. I knew it was faith." He said as he kissed my forehead. "You always knew didn't you?" I asked. "Always. Even if I was the only one that knew we were going to have a future together, I knew that what we had was true." He said. All of a sudden our sweet moment was interrupted by my parents.
Cory's POV:
Topanga, Auggie and I walked into the room and saw Lucas and Riley in the hospital bed together. Lucas quickly got up and sat on the chair. I was getting a little emotional. My little girl was having twins. I started to reminisce on the day she was born. The first time I got to see her, hold her. I didn't know anything could be so small, so delicate, and I felt that tiny little heartbeat of hers. I knew that I couldn't love anything else more in the world. I hoped I could do right by that little girl and always be there to catch her when she falls and not let anything hurt her, whether it was a broken arm, a bad dream or even a broken heart. Now my little girl has grown up and she's having babies of her own.
Topanga's POV:
As I watched Riley lay in her bed, I started to reminisce about the day she was born. After hours and hours of pain, my little girl was born. As I sat there and held her in my arms, I knew from that day on I would protect her from any harm that would come her way. I would guide her through life, but I knew I had to prepare myself for all the first we would have with her. Hearing her first words, seeing her walk for the first time, ride a bike. Then as she got older, the first time she wore makeup, first time she came to me for advice on boys, her first dance, first date etc. We were there to witness her get married and now were here to help welcome our grandchildren to the world.
Riley's POV:
I wished everyone could be with me to witness this moment, but having my parents, my little brother, my two best friends here were good enough for me. It had been an hour and I was finally fully dilated. It was time for me to welcome our twins to the world. Lucas was by my side through it all in the delivery room. After hours and hours of pushing, our twins were finally born.
Lucas's POV:
"Welcome to the world, Emma Rose and John Luke Friar" We said as we welcomed our twins to the world. Finally being able to hold our babies, was the greatest feeling in the world. I started to cry as soon as I was able to hold my baby boy. Then we switched and I cried even harder when I got to hold my baby girl. I kissed her on the forehead and joined Riley and our baby boy on the bed. I didn't have one person to take care of anymore. Now I had three to take care of. I knew that from this day on, I would protect them from anything that harms them. I will guide them the roller coaster of life. As I held onto my baby girl, I admired how precious she looked. I knew she would grow up to be just like her mother. I was always going to be there for her, through the good and the bad. I wanted this moment to last for a while it was perfect. I thought my life had started when I married Riley, but now that we had our twins, I realized that my life or shall I say our life has now begun.
Riley's POV:
"Lucas, we have a family of our own now." I said with a smile. I couldn't hold back my tears any longer and I just let them roll down my face. I wiped away Lucas's tears. I had the perfect view of him holding Emma. "We're parents. I can't believe it." he said as he sniffled. My parents, Auggie and my two best friends came in a twenty minutes later. They finally got to hold our twins.
Cory's POV:
My grandchildren were finally here. As I held the twins in my arms, I had the same thoughts in my head as I did when Riley was born. I knew that they were going to be great parents. "Emma, John welcome to the world. One day this is one small world, but with big hearts like yours you will be able to make it your own." I said.