Chapter 21: Big news!

Kelly woke up the next morning alone in their bed. She wondered into the kitchen and found Peter sitting on a chair gazing blankly out of the window. She walked over to him and placed a kiss on his head whilst twisting her fingers through the hair on the back of his neck. He was shattered and she knew this however she couldn't help but think there was something else worrying him. To her surprise he rested his head on her chest and wrapped his arms around her waist, just like she would normally do to him when seeking reassurance and comfort.

"Are you alright honey?" She spoke after a few moments.

"Yea just tired." He sighed in response keeping his head buried in her arms.

"Are you sure? Peter I'm worried about you. Talk to me." She pleaded.

"Yea, why are you worried?" He had now raised his head and was glancing up at her, her arms however were still wrapped around his neck.

"Well you have been really quiet the past few days and last night in bed I could swear I heard you crying."

Peter looked away shocked and embarrassed "I thought you were asleep" he whispered.

"well I almost was but I could still hear you."

He wouldn't look at her in the eyes clearly embarrassed that she had seen him, a grown man cry.

"Baby, why were you crying?" She was becoming more and more worried as the conversation continued.

"I was just having a moment" He insisted shrugging his shoulders, "I was laying there looking at you and rubbing your tummy and the reality hit me. Our whole relationship I have been afraid that It was too good to be true and I was gonna wake up from the dream and be back to how it was. But when I realised it is real and you are mine and we are having a baby, I just let my emotion get the better of me. I've never in my entire life felt this happy." He tried to explain to her.

She could see he was getting emotional again and simply pulled his head into her chest and held him tight once again. She felt great in the fact that she could be there and support him like this also, usually he comforted her.

"I just don't know what I did to deserve it" He whimpered.

Kelly took his face n her hands and forced him to look her in the eyes, "you are the kindest, most genuine and sexiest guy in the world, you deserve all the happiness you can get," She used her thumbs to wipe his cheeks dry before she leaned in and kissed his lips sweetly.

"And here I'm supposed to be the hormonal and emotional one through this pregnancy." She giggled and was relieved when Peter also laughed.

"I love you, you know that right?" Peter asked.

"Yes of course I know that, and I love you right back," She kissed him again and he pulled her down onto the chair so she sat on his lap as he wrapped his arm around her waist.

"So…" He changed the subject "are we telling people about the baby?"

"Erm, well I was gonna talk to you about that…I think we should wait until after the doctors appointment in a couple of weeks because I don't wanna tell people and then go to the doctors and it not be ok."

"Aww baby, I'm sure everything is fine." He tried to comfort her now.

"I know but I would just feel easier hearing the doctor tell me that I am before I get too excited because you know it is so early and a lot of things can happen."

He knew she was right.

"Okay honey, we will keep it a secret until we get to the doctor, although it's gonna be so difficult."

"I know for me too." She replied as she nestled her into his shoulder relaxing in his embrace,

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Two weeks later

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"Mr and Mrs Gallagher" The nurse shouted into the crowded waiting room.

Peter stood up before helping Kelly and they walked in to a small room where the doctor sat in his chair. He smiled warmly as he saw the celebrity couple walk into his office holding hands and looking very happy. They had their introductions before he took Kelly into a side room with the nurse and examined her properly. He then allowed Peter to join them to see the ultrasound. He immediately took his place next to Kelly and grasped her hand lacing his fingers through hers as he fumbled her wedding ring around her finger. He felt her grip tighten as the doctor place the cold jelly on her stomach, he could sense her nervousness and lovingly stroked her hair to calm her. She simply lay there looking up at him. They only broke their eye contact to look at their baby.

"Okay Kelly so you are about 5 weeks gone" The doctor said.

"Five weeks? That's when I took that pregnancy test but it came back negative. Are you sure?" Kelly asked.

"Well I said about five weeks not exactly five weeks."

Kelly couldn't help but laugh. She looked up at Peter knowing that he was secretly remembering the same thing as her. Their drunken night of passion, when they stumbled home, crawled up the stairs and never even made ti to the bad had been the night they had conceived their baby. Peter leaned down and kissed her square on the lips. The nurse and doctor looked on in awe.

"Ok so they look like they are doing well so far, I will schedule you for another appointment in a few weeks." The doctor wiped the jelly from Kelly's tummy and covered her up again.

Peter frowned "hold on a sec. Did you just say they?" He asked.

"Eh well yes Mr Gallagher, you are having twins. Didn't you already know?"

Peter didn't know what to say, he was shocked, "erm no, no we didn't know. Huh wow." He scratched his head and turned to Kelly.

He couldn't read her expression. "baby, what are you thinking?" He asked gently.

"I'm, well I'm thinking that was quite a surprise" she giggled " but I think it's a good one."

"So you're happy about it?" He asked for confirmation.

"Yes! You are too honey, aren't you?"

"Oh of course I am" He grabbed her into a huge hug and kissed her almost too passionately for on front of the doctor and the nurse. They simply couldn't believe it. They left the doctor's surgery both with beaming smiles on their face.

"Let's go get ice cream!" Kelly said in a childish voice as they hopped in the car.

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Soon they were sitting on a bench at the pier eating their ice cream and enjoying the breeze. The waves crashed loudly against the rocks around them. They sat quietly for the majority of the time but when they finished eating Peter pulled Kelly close to him and wrapped his safe arms around her. She rested her head in the crook of his neck and he placed many light kisses on her forehead.

"I can't believe we are gonna have two babies!" He broke the silence.

She just smiled at him. "I think it's wonderful."

They kissed passionately forgetting all that was around them.

Peter broke the kiss and stared deep into Kelly's eyes. "I'm gonna take great care of you, all three of you" he whispered.

"I know you will. You're a brilliant father" They kissed again "And husband" she quickly added when they broke apart.

"And you are going to make a fantastic mother honey, so I don't want you to ever doubt it, no matter what,"

"I love you." She whispered sleepily.

He raised them up from the seat and supporting her from the waist walked them back to the car. By the time they reached home Kelly was lightly snoring in the passenger seat. Peter carefully carried her inside the house and up to bed. Undressing her he tucked her under the covers. He tried to watch telly for a while but eventually retired to bed when he decided he wanted to hold her. He undressed and climbed carefully into the right side of his wife. Kelly woke for long enough to rearrange her position so that she lay comfy in his arms before she fell back into her deep slumber. Peter soon followed her and they both got a brilliant night's sleep.