"OK, I think we should tell Rosie in private before we get to the cafe." Brenda suggested looking up at Roger as they sat in the bedroom.
"I think that might be a good idea Baby. I don't want her being caught off guard." Roger smiled looking down at her.
"There's no way of knowing how she'll react to this news." she said looking up at him.
"Don't worry Baby. She'll be OK. I think she'll be really excited." he smiled putting his arms around her.
"I hope you're right Roger. I mean, she's been an only child for so long, I don't know how she's gonna feel about this." she said looking up at him.
"She's gonna be fine Baby. I'm gonna go pick her up from school. We can tell her when we get back, OK? You should rest. I love you Bren." he smiled leaning down to kiss her,
"I love you too Roger. Thank you for grounding me." she smiled looking up at him.
"That's what I'm here for Baby." he smiled as she laid in the bed and he left to get Rose from school. As Brenda went over to the bed to lay down she heard voices in the loft. It was Mark, Chelsea, Collins and Eric. She got back up and went out into the living room.
"Hey Babygirl. We're's Roger and the princess?" Collins asked as he went over to kiss her hello.
"Roger went to go pick Rosie up from school. Listen, we were thinking of going to the Life Cafe for dinner tonight and we wanted everyone to meet us there. Like a family dinner or something." she smiled looking up at him as she put her arm around his waist.
"Yeah, we can do that Babygirl. Is that OK with everyone else?" Collins smiled looking over at Mark and Chelsea.
"Yeah, we can do that. It'll give me us a night off from cooking." Chelsea smiled looking over at Brenda.
"That's the plan." she smiled looking over at them as Roger and Rose entered the loft. "Hey sweetie, how was school?" she asked looking over at Rose.
"It was OK." she smiled as Brenda went into the kitchen to get Rose a snack.
"We're going to the Life Cafe for dinner tonight little one. So make sure all of your homework is done, OK?" Mark smiled looking over at her.
"I will. I don't have that much anyway." she smiled looking over at him before sitting at the counter to eat her cookies and milk.
"OK sweetie. Me and daddy will help you in a little while, OK?" she smiled caressing her head before kissing her head.
"Thanks mom." she smiled looking up at her dipping a cookie into the glass of milk as the phone rang.
"I'll get it." Roger smiled looking up at everyone as he rushed to the phone.
"So, how did Roger make out at the doctor?" Collins asked taking one of Rose's cookies.
"Great. Everything is right where it should be." Brenda smiled looking up at him.
"Well that's good to hear." Eric smiled looking over at her.
"You have no idea how good it is to hear." she smiled looking down at Rosie.
"Maureen, calm down... Maureen, hang on." Roger said as he held the mouth piece of the phone in his hand. "Mark, you better get over here and talk to her. She's freaking out talking about amplifiers and you know I don't know anything about that shit." he said looking over at him.
"I may have to meet you guys at the cafe. Looks like another Maureen emergency." Mark said walking over to the phone.
"Don't worry Mark. We were inviting Maureen, Joanne and Robin too." Brenda smiled looking over at him.
"I don't understand why she just doesn't get new equipment. I mean, considering all the money she spends on shoes, she could have a state of the art studio." Roger said walking over to Brenda.
"Roger, you should know by now. A woman can't have enough shoes." Brenda laughed looking up at him.
"You can." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"Yeah well, I'm more of purse kind of girl." she laughed wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Tell me about it." he laughed holding her close.
"Well daddy, mom needs to have the right bag for any occasion." Rose smiled looking up at him.
"Sweet girl, she has the right bag for every occasion." he laughed leaning down to kiss Rose on the head.
"Very funny. I'm gonna go lay down for a little while. Can you...?" she started when Roger looked down at her.
"I'll help her with her homework. Although I don't think she'll need much help from me. She's already smarter than me." he laughed looking down at her.
"Nah, it's just newer to her than it is to you." Brenda laughed leaning up to kiss him.
"Maybe. I'll wake you up at like 6, so you can get ready for dinner." he smiled lifting his hand to caress her face.
"Thanks Baby. Be good for daddy Rosie, OK?" she smiled kissing Rose's head.
"OK mom." she smiled as Brenda went into hers and Roger's room.
"Is Babygirl, OK?" Collins asked looking over at Roger.
"Yeah, she was just up early this morning and we've been doing a lot of running around." he lied smiling over at him.
"Baby. Baby, it's time to get up. Come on Baby. We have to tell Rosie and then you have to start getting ready." Roger whispered waking Brenda out of her sleep.
"Hey Baby." she smiled looking up at him.
"Are you ready?" he asked looking down at her.
"Yeah, I'm ready." she smiled as Roger began getting up. Brenda grabbed his arm to stop him. "Roger." she said looking up at him.
"I know Bren. I love you too." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"I know Roger. I've always known." she smiled looking into his green eyes.
"I'm gonna go get Rosie, OK Baby?" he smiled looking down at her.
"OK." she smiled as he got up to leave the room. She sat up as she watched him. She looked down at her belly and caressed it. "Hey little one. You are gonna be the luckiest little baby in the world. Look at who your daddy is." she whispered as Roger and Rose entered the bedroom.
"What's up mom?" Rose asked sitting on the bed next to her.
"Rosie honey, me and daddy have something we have to tell you." Brenda started looking over at her.
"What's the matter mom? I thought you said dad's doctors appointment went great?" she asked looking up at her.
"It did. Sweetie, it did go great. No, it's not bad. Actually it's amazing." Roger said sitting next to her.
"Rosie honey, me and daddy are gonna have a baby." she smiled looking over at her.
"Really? That's great. Does anyone else know?" she asked looking up at them happily.
"Not yet. We're gonna tell them at dinner tonight. So you have to promise to keep this to yourself until then OK?" Roger smiled looking over at her.
"OK daddy, I promise. I'm gonna be a big sister." she smiled hugging them excitedly.
"We're glad you're happy sweet girl." Roger smiled kissing her head.
"I am daddy. I am really happy." she smiled looking up at him.
"We need to get ready for dinner. Remember sweetie, mums the word, OK?" she smiled looking over at her before getting up off of the bed.
"OK mom. I promise." she smiled looking up at her. "I love you mommy." she smiled looking up at Brenda.
"I love you too sweetie." she smiled looking at Rose before looking at Roger.
"Now to tell poor Marky and Chelsea." Brenda laughed looking up at him.
"What? You don't think they'll be happy?" he asked climbing into bed with her.
"I don't know. I mean, having a newborn makes it really hard to get a good night's sleep." she said looking up at him.
"Bren, don't worry about it. They're gonna be happy. I promise." he smiled leaning over to kiss her.
"God, I hate when you say that." she smiled looking up at him.
"I know Baby." he laughed looking down at her as he took her into his arms.
"Roger, I gotta get up and start getting ready for dinner." she laughed looking up at him.
"No, I want to stay right here. I'm comfortable." he smiled down at her.
"Roger, everyone's waiting for us and we have to tell them about the baby." she laughed reaching up to caress his face.
"Fine. But later you're all mine." he smiled leaning down to kiss her head.
"Baby, I've been yours since I was 17 years old." she smiled looking up into his green eyes before they got up out of bed to get ready to meet the others at the Life Cafe.