Chapter 22: Sharing the news.

Kelly sat closely huddled into Peter as a suspended silence filled the air. Craig and Katie were sat on the opposite side of the room awaiting the "important news" that their father had insisted they come round to hear.

"Kelly's pregnant!" He said excitedly, deciding he had made them wait long enough.

"OH MY GOD" Katie yelled "AHHHH! THIS IS SO COOL!!!!" soon she jumped off her chair and threw herself at them wrapping both Kelly and Peter in a momentous cuddle. Craig soon followed her.

"Wow!" he said as they all broke apart from their hug. Everyone now stood in the middle of the living room. "This is amazing, just when we thought it couldn't get any better we are gonna have a baby brother or sister" he beamed.

"Well actually two." Peter corrected.

Craig and Katie exchanged confused looks to each other.

"We're having twins" Kelly confirmed half expecting them to change their minds about the news.

However the two smiles remained on their faces only getting larger as the revelation went on.

"That's such good news" Katie began "now Craig and I won't have to fight over who gets to hold it, or play with it or bathe it or anything. We can have one each!"

After Craig suggested another Gallagher family hug the two kids disappeared to go back home to their mother's house.

"See kel, I told you they would be happy about it" Peter said as he kissed her heavily.

"Hmm yes you did." She replied between kisses as she wrapped her free hands around his neck.

Soon Peter had Kelly pinned down on the couch as he kissed up and down her neck. She knew where this was headed.

"Erm Peter?"

"Yea honey?" He stopped to look at her.

"Can we do this while I'm pregnant?" Kelly tried her best not to sound daft.

Peter just laughed. "Are you kidding?"

Offended at his tone she pushed him away and sat upright barely looking at him.

"No I'm not kidding. This whole thing is completely new for me. I don't know these things. For all I know it could be forbidden and harm the baby, or babies in our case,." She sounded exasperated.

He slid his arms round her and pulled her close to him before kissing her on the temple.

"Aww baby I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you." Peter started laughing "believe me if it was forbidden we wouldn't even be in this situation! There is no way I could go nine months without having you."

She laughed. He always managed to do that, no matter how mad she was, or upset she was, or even how tired she was Peter could say one thing and she would smile again. It was one of the many things she loved about him. Slowly she allowed him to continue what she abruptly stopped after finally accepting his explanation.

The next hurdle was going to be telling the rest of their friends and family and their work.

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They were wakened the next morning by the sound of the phone ringing. Kelly had made Peter answer it as she made a dash for the bathroom to relieve herself of her most recent spell of morning sickness. It had been her mother on the phone and when Peter had mentioned that Kelly had been too busy throwing up to answer she had been forced to tell her mum the good news. To her relief her mother was more than ready to become a grandmother. Hurdle two was out the way.

-

"I'm nervous" Kelly told Peter as they entered the large room where the party was being held.

The party was to celebrate the end of filming season 3 and was also a goodbye party on behalf of Mischa Barton who had been killed off. All of the cast were present along with another select few celebrities, some people from fox and all the producers, writers and other staff that worked on set of the OC.

"It'll all be fine baby, everyone will be delighted for us" He attempted to reassure her.

"And what if they aren't what is the writers hate the idea because I'll be heavily pregnant by the time we begin filming again."

He turned and took her face in his hands "Honey, they will find a way around it, they always do, all that matters is that this is what we want and nobody is going to take that happiness away from us." He kissed her before they continued in to the crowded area holding hands.

The time was going rapidly, at first they had attempted to stay together but had eventually become separated because of different people involving them in separate conversations. Within an hour of being away from each other Peter found Kelly in the crowd and pulled her onto the dance floor.

"They are playing our song." He said as he embraced her like he had so many times before and swayed her side to side.

Their wedding song was on, the one they had shared their first dance as man and wife to. Kelly buried her head in his shoulder and closed her eyes taking in the words of the song and the rhythm of the music.

"We should tell people soon." She whispered.

"okay I'll ask if we can get up onto the stage to announce it."

She looked frightened.

"It'll be fine." he said as he took her hand and pulled her to the stage where the band has just finished playing. Soon they were up there holding the microphone and waiting while everyone gave them their attention.

"Kelly and I would like to take this opportunity while everyone is here to tell you something" Peter began as he tightened his grip on her waist. "In April Kelly and I are expecting to give birth to twins."

The room exploded onto a massive round of applause. People where cheering and whistling. Kelly caught sight of Melinda who looked so prod as she clapped them. "Thank you" Kelly mouthed to her and Melinda nodded as she became tearful, contently watching her best friend glow in the arms of her husband.

Peter pulled Kelly off the stage thanking the band for allowing them to make their announcement. He dragged he out of sight of everyone and kissed her so lovingly that she felt her knees go weak.

"See, I told you they would take our news well." He said as they broke apart.

"Hmm yes you did," She simply replied as she leaned into him for another kiss. "I love you."

"Aww honey I love you too." He replied "Wanna go home?" He asked giving her a wink and looking hopeful.

Kelly just laughed. "How can I refuse such a man?"

At that they left the party without being noticed and sneaked home. Everybody they cared about now knew the fantastic news.