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I have to apologise of this is a little short or feels more like a filler to some people but I needed to have it as a set up for the next chapter.
Please leave a review and tell me what you thought, I didn't get many last time and I just need reassurance that you guys aren't interested anymore:/
My Wife and Kids - Chapter 7: Aubrey and Ryan's Big News
"Morning, beautiful." Beca said into her phone as she walked down the stairs, turning it on to speaker phone.
"Hey, babe." Chloe greeted.
"How's your leg?" The brunette asked as she walked into the kitchen finding Emily, Hailee and Xander. Beca smiled at her sister who was giving the baby his breakfast. She could definitely get used to having Emily around!
"Still aching." The redhead grimaced.
"Hi mom!" Hailee said.
"Hey, Chloe." Emily added.
"Morning, girls." The older woman returned down the line.
"Well do you know how we're supposed to be on Ellen this week, do you want me to cancel?" Beca asked seriously as she poured herself a coffee with her free hand.
"No, no, I'll be fine. I called the doctor earlier and she said I should go see her when I get home." Chloe explained.
"I wish you were home so I could look after you." Beca chuckled as she leaned against the counter, taking a sip of her coffee.
"I'll be home tomorrow babe, you can look after me then." The redhead giggled down the line.
"Hey Beca, I just got a text from Stacie, she wants us to meet her at 12 today." Emily read off her phone.
"What for?" Beca asked in confusion, furrowing her brow at her younger sister.
"Her fitting for her wedding dress. Oh my god you are genuinely the shittiest maid of honour ever." Chloe spluttered a laugh down the line at her wife once again forgetting something to do with Stacie and Jesse's wedding.
"Oh shit, yeah." The 26 year old gasped in realisation.
"Oh am I going?" Hailee asked in excitement.
"Of course, you're our junior bridesmaid." Emily smiled at the teenager.
"What does a junior bridesmaid even do?" The girl asked curiously.
"Everything we do except you're not allowed to the bachelorette party." Beca laughed with a smirk.
"Which is also your job to organise, Beca." Chloe reminded.
"Being the maid of honour is hard." Beca jokingly whined with a pout.
"I was yours, how do you think I felt?" Emily quipped, smirking at her sister.
The older woman just silently flashed her middle finger to the 23 year old as she continued to talk to her wife.
All of Stacie's bridesmaids (except Chloe) were at her fitting, anxiously waiting on her coming out in her dress. Which meant Beca, Emily, Aubrey and Hailee were all there. Little Ava was here today too and was currently sitting on Beca's lap.
"Are you ladies ready to see?" The blonde lady who had been helping Stacie into her dress came out with a smile on her face.
"Yeah." The bridesmaids said eagerly.
"Alright Stacie, come on out."
Stacie emerged in her breathtaking white gown which hugged her gorgeous figure perfectly.
"Wow, you look amazing Stacie." Emily said in awe.
"Woah." Beca said with a big smile. "Ava, look at mommy." She said to the 1 and a half year old on her lap, pointing at the said woman.
"Mommy pwetty!" The little brunette giggled, managing to wriggle off of Beca's lap before walking over to her mother.
"Aw thank you, baby." Stacie cooed as she lifted her daughter up and sat her on her hip, almost giving the poor saleswoman a heart attack that a 1 and a half year old was near the dress. "You're going to be wearing a pretty dress too." She said to the toddler.
Ava giggled when Stacie tickled her before she finally let her down.
"Go and sit with aunt Beca just now okay? Mommy won't be long with this." The tall brunette reassured and her daughter did as she was told and walked back over to Beca who lifted her up onto her lap.
"Hey are you okay?" Beca asked Aubrey quietly as the blonde wiped her pale forehead while Stacie spoke to the saleswoman.
"I've just been feeling a little sick since this morning." The blonde shrugged it off.
"Do you want me to step outside with you for a sec?" The brunette furrowed her brow at the obvious discomfort of the other woman.
Aubrey simply nodded.
"Hey, we're just gonna step outside for some fresh air." Beca announced, sitting Ava on Emily's lap instead before so got up and followed Aubrey out front. "You alright?" She asked in concern.
The blonde nodded as she took a few deep breaths, trying to fight the waves of nausea.
"Maybe you're coming down with something." Beca shrugged.
Aubrey physically cringed.
"What?" The younger woman asked in confusion.
"I need to tell you something." The blonde sighed heavily, closing her eyes for a second. "But you have to swear to me that you won't tell Chloe just yet." She pleaded.
"What's going on-wait!" Realisation hit Beca like a tonne of bricks as she hit Aubrey's arm with the back of her hand. "Are you pregnant?!" She whisper yelled as her eyes widened.
The blonde quickly hushed her as she held onto her arm. "No one else knows so please don't say anything." She whispered warningly.
"Woah." Was all Beca could say because she had never heard about Aubrey and Ryan ever talking about having kids together, she always shot the idea down. "I mean congratulations!" She quickly corrected herself, smiling at the woman.
Aubrey's expression finally softened as she looked down at her, still flat, abdomen before smiling at Beca. "Thanks." She nodded, her voice barely above a whisper.
"How far along are you?" The brunette wondered curiously.
"About 7 weeks. I wasn't planning on saying anything this early but with the wedding coming up and by the time it comes round I'll be bigger, bridesmaid dress fittings are going to be a nightmare for me, it's just stressing me out. I just needed to start letting you guys know." Aubrey groaned.
"You gotta tell Chloe. I get why it seems daunting to tell her but you've got nothing to worry about, she'll be over the moon for you and Ryan, trust me." Beca reassured.
"I know, I know. It's all in my head but it's just the initial thought of it." Aubrey pressed her fingers against her temple as she closed her eyes.
Beca thought for a second before an idea popped into her head. "Here's an idea, why don't you come over to Cindy's with me to pick up Xander? I know that you know she's the best at giving advice so maybe she can give you some reassurance about telling Chloe." She suggested hopefully.
"You're right." The older woman nodded. Cindy has always been like a second mother to Aubrey, especially when she was growing up. The 31 year old has very, shall we say, conservative parents so for example whenever herself, Chloe and Ryan were out partying as teenagers, she'd go back to Cindy's to avoid getting a yelling at from her parents. The older woman was more laid back and understanding.
"Hello, you two." Cindy smiled as she ushered Beca and Aubrey inside her house.
"Hi." The two younger women greeted in unison as they stepped inside.
"How's my boy?" Beca smiled as she followed her mother in law into the living room.
"Sleeping." Cindy chuckled, motioning over to Xander who was sound asleep in his bouncer chair.
"Aww." Aubrey cooed as her and Beca took a seat on the couch.
"Can I get you girls something to drink?" The older woman asked.
"I'm good, thanks." The brunette smiled, holding up her coffee she had bought on the drive over.
"Aubrey?"
"Just water, please." The 31 year old said and Cindy left the room to go to the kitchen.
The older woman swiftly returned with a bottle of water, handing it over to Aubrey before taking a seat on the chair. "You heard from Chloe, Beca?" She asked her daughter in law.
Beca nodded as she took a sip of her coffee. "But she called me up last night saying that she was getting pain in her leg so she thinks it might be that metal rod she got put in after the car accident." She explained.
"Oh no." Cindy frowned. "They'll probably have to take it out." She added.
"Yeah she thinks that too." The brunette nodded.
"I'll need to give her a call later on and see how she's doing." The older woman said as she picked up her cup of tea off of the coffee table. "And how's your other half, Aubrey?" She added with a chuckle.
Beca turned to the blonde with a smirk.
"Uh…" Aubrey trailed off as she glanced at Beca. Her mind and heart were racing before it just slipped out. "He's gonna be a dad again." She internally cursed herself for her word vomit.
It took a second for it to click in Cindy's head before a huge grin spread across her face. "Are you pregnant?" She asked softly.
Aubrey nodded as a sheepish smile played at her lips.
"Oh my God, congratulations sweetheart that's amazing! I didn't even know you two were trying." Cindy said in excitement, her eyes lighting up.
"Uh, we weren't." The 31 year old chuckled awkwardly. "We always use protection but it just didn't work that time I guess." She shrugged with another laugh, easing into the conversation more, feeling a little more comfortable.
"Ryan is pretty good at beating the odds, we all know that." The older woman teased knowingly.
"The dude has managed to have a baby with me, you and Chloe." Beca laughed, motioning to Aubrey who giggled with a shake of the head.
"Have you told him yet, Aubrey?" Cindy asked.
"Oh yeah, I told him as soon as I found out." The younger woman nodded. "He's so excited." She smiled down at her hands in her lap, thinking about her boyfriend.
"Aww bless him." Cindy cooed, placing her hand on her heart.
"I just have to tell Chloe." Aubrey sighed.
"Cindy, tell her Chloe's not gonna be weird about it." Beca turned to her mother in law.
"Aubrey, sweetheart listen...time and time again Chloe always tells me how happy she is that you and Ryan got together, I know she kind of freaked out at first but I think it was just a shock to her. You're her best friend, honey, she loves you and wants the best for you and she knows Ryan can give you that. Finding out that you're going to be a mom will make her so happy, trust me." Cindy smiled reassuringly. "Go home, sit down with Ryan, get Chloe on speakerphone and tell her. You'll make her day, take my word for it."
Aubrey nodded, trying not to get emotional at Cindy's words. That woman always knew what to say.
"Is it easing up a little?" Ryan asked softly as he held the hot washcloth against his girlfriend's head. Aubrey was lying on the couch, suffering from a migraine while her boyfriend was sat on the floor next to her trying to help ease her pain.
"Mhm." The blonde only hummed.
"Babe, the doctor said you should take something for your headaches before they get onto migraine level, remember? She said it's better for the baby if you're not suffering." He gently reminded as he stroked her cheek, his other hand toying with her fingers.
"I know." The woman whined a little. "Can you call Chloe?" She asked, opening her eyes.
"Don't you want to wait till you're feeling better?" Ryan asked.
"I just want to tell her." Aubrey said as she sat up a little, running her hand along her boyfriend's muscular, tattooed arm.
"Alright." The man nodded as he stood up, moving onto the couch where he lifted Aubrey's legs and let them rest on his lap. He pulled out his phone and called Chloe, putting it on speaker as it dialled.
"Hello?" Chloe quickly answered.
"Chloe, hey. You free to talk?" He asked, glancing at his girlfriend who was nervously chewing on her bottom lip. He reassuringly rubbed her leg with his free hand.
"Uh it'll have to be quick I've only got about 5 minutes." The redhead said apologetically.
"It won't take long, don't worry. Aubrey and I just have something to tell you."
"Hey, Chloe." Aubrey announced her presence.
"Hey." Chloe returned.
"Alright, it's pretty big news, Chlo." Ryan bit back a smile as he spoke.
"Yeah?" The woman on the phone asked.
"Aubrey's pregnant." Ryan said with ease, taking Aubrey by surprise as she held her breath, awaiting her best friend's response.
"What?!" Chloe gasped. "Oh my god, you guys!" She squealed down the line. "Congratulations!"
A huge wave of relief washed over Aubrey as her smile grew wide.
"Thanks." Ryan chuckled at his ex's excitement.
"Chloe I'm not far along so we're not telling everyone just yet, only you, your mom and Beca know. We told them earlier today." Aubrey explained.
"Oh I totally get it. I'm so happy for you guys though! Xander is gonna have a little buddy awww." Chloe couldn't contain her joy, it was adorable.
"Thanks, Chloe." The blonde smiled, relieved at Chloe's reaction.
"Right, I really gotta go but I'll call you later, Aubrey. I love you guys, you honestly just made my day." The redhead said sincerely.
"Awww." Both Aubrey and Ryan looked at each other as they cooed.
"We love you too, Chlo." The blonde giggled. "I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye guys."
"Bye." The couple bid their farewells before Ryan hung up.
"Told you she'd take it well." Ryan smiled, giving his girlfriend's leg a gentle squeeze. "C'mere." He motioned with his hand and she sat forward as Ryan leaned in, kissing her softly on the lips.
"I love you." Aubrey whispered against his lips.
"I love you too, babe." He grinned, giving her one last peck on the lips.
Late that night Beca was in bed, scrolling through Twitter on her phone with the TV on in the background.
"Oh shit!" She cursed as her heart nearly jumped out of her chest at the sudden loud crack of thunder outside.
It was only the matter of minutes before there was a knock at her door. She knew who it was straight away, Hailee hated thunderstorms.
"Come in, sweetheart." Beca said and the teenager opened the door and entered the room, wrapped in a blanket. "C'mere kid." She patted her side of the bed (since she slept in her wife's side when the woman wasn't home) and Hailee climbed in beside her stepmother, immediately cuddling up to her.
A flash of lightning caught their eyes and Hailee buried her face into Beca's arm before she winced at the sound of the thunder.
"It's alright." The 26 year old soothed as she gently stroked her stepdaughter's hair.
"Can you call mom?" Hailee asked in a timid voice.
"Baby, it's really late for her." Beca said sympathetically.
"I need to talk to her." The 13 year old's voice was on the verge of tears. When it came to Hailee and thunderstorms, she just needed her mom to talk to her and calm her down because they really freaked her out.
Beca picked up her phone again and called her wife, holding the device up to her ear as it dialled.
Chloe answered surprisingly fast. "Is everything okay?" Obviously concerned at the time.
"Sorry if I woke you up babe but there's thunder and Hailee needs to talk to you " The woman explained distractedly as Xander started crying through the baby monitor. "I'm gonna pass you over, I need to go see Xander."
"No problem, baby."
Beca quickly passed the phone to Hailee before she made her way to her son's bedroom. "It's alright, baby, mommy's here." She reassured the baby as she lifted him out of his crib and held him close to her.
Even after checking his diaper and trying to soothe him for a couple of minutes, Xander still didn't calm down.
"Shhhh." She hushed gently as she walked back down the hall to her own bedroom where Hailee was quietly talking to Chloe. She began softly singing to him as she rocked him back and forward.
Xander calmed down at the sound of his mother's voice and Beca smiled in pride at how fast she managed to soothe him. She sat back down on the bed, allowing her son to lie on her chest until he drifted back to sleep.
The first weekend looking after both the kids by herself went a lot smoother than what she expected, she was definitely proud of herself.
As you can see this was mostly about Aubrey breaking the news to those closest to her. It also gave us more of a little look at her and Beca's friendship.
I know this wasn't all that eventful but in the next chapter we'll have Chloe coming home, her and Beca meeting with the principal of Hailee's school and the couple's appearance on Ellen which should be good. Any ideas or suggestions, let me know! Thanks guys:)