When the girls were done shopping, Ria drove Gillian and Emily home. She stopped in front of their house and let them out of the car, "This was kind of fun. Maybe we should do it again sometime," said Ria.
"Hey first it's a bridal shower, then it's a baby shower! I agree," said Emily.
"Emily, nobody said anything about a bridal shower or a baby shower," said Gillian.
"Why not?" asked Emily disappointedly.
"Because I really don't have anyone to invite," said Gillian.
"Sure you do. You have Ria, and Heidi, and me," said Emily innocently.
"It is tradition Foster," said Ria, "And I'm sure it doesn't have to be a big affair. Right Em?"
"But…" she stammered. Gillian and Ria raised their eyebrows at her, "Fine," she huffed.
"Okay. Well it was nice seeing you Emily. See you at work on Monday Dr. Foster," said Ria.
"You too," said Gillian and Emily as Ria pulled away. The two of them took their bags into the house where Cal was on his laptop in the dining room.
"Hey loves. How did it go?" he asked.
"It went well," said Gillian kissing him on the temple.
"It was awesome!" said Emily, "I mean, I've never been a maid of honor before."
Cal chuckled and said, "Well there's always a first for everything."
"Yep," she said, "Thanks for taking me Gill. I have an essay to work on," said Emily kissing Gillian on the cheek and running upstairs.
Cal smiled as his daughter disappeared and then looked over at Gillian, "She loves having you around all the time," he said.
"Oh really I hadn't noticed," chuckled Gillian, "She's already talking about planning a bridal shower."
"Ha. Well Loker and Reynolds are trying to plan a bachelor party," laughed Cal, "I guess it's only fair."
"Yeah," chuckled Gillian sitting down next to Cal and taking his hand, "I guess maybe one day in the coming weeks we can."
Cal nodded and said, "So much is going to be happening soon. Our wedding, Emily's graduation, the new baby…" he listed, "My little girl grew up so fast."
"Cal don't you worry about that," said Gillian gently placing his hand on her abdomen as a reminder, "Before long we'll have a screaming infant to fill the void. And then you won't have time to be sentimental. At least not for long."
Cal sighed, "Yeah you're right about that love," he said and crouched down in front of Gillian, "You will need a lot of attention upon your arrival won't you love?" he said to the home of his unborn child.
"Mm. And test the limits on how little sleep Mommy and Daddy can run on," said Gillian running her fingers through her fiancee's hair.
"When Emily was born, Zoe and I slept in two hour shifts," Cal chuckled at the memory, "And then she started walking and we wished we went back to the sleepless nights…."
"Cal," said Gillian, "Why don't you scare me with what my life will be like in the near future later. I have something to show you."
"It's bad luck to show me the wedding dress now love," said Cal.
"I know. Actually I wanted to show you this," said Gillian pulling out the red and white polka dotted onesie.
Cal chuckled as he took the tiny apparel from his fiancée, "How much did you buy for the baby already?"
"That's the only thing," said Gillian.
"Only because Ria and I stopped her from going overboard!" shouted Emily from upstairs.
"Oh just do your homework," Cal shouted back jokingly. Cal looked back to find Gillian looking at the sonogram again, "You alright love?"
"Of course," said Gillian sitting down on the couch and Cal sat down next to her, " I just… still can't believe this is happening."
Cal wrapped his arm around her and said, "As many times as you look at the ultra sound, or shop for clothes, or even feel the little munchkin kick, you never quite believe the idea until he or she is in your arms," said Cal.
"But the most I've seen of Munchkin Lightman is on an ultrasound one time, but when it saw him or her and heard the heartbeat…" said Gillian, "It was so surreal and I fell in love. I didn't know you could love your child this much already."
Cal pulled her into his lap, which she immediately startled and started kissing him hard, "Love, you know my seventeen year old daughter is in the house right?"
Gillian pulled back sadly and sighed, "Yeah I know."
"But you do know she's going to be with her Mum tomorrow? And that means we'll have the whole house to ourselves."
"Well, we'll just have to make the most of it then won't we?" smirked Gillian, "And is Emily driving over to Zoe's?"
"No, Zoe is coming by," said Cal and Gillian's eyes widened, "Something wrong?"
"Does she know we're living together? And that we're engaged? Or that I'm…" said Gillian.
Cal looked down and then looked up into her blue eyes, "She knows the first two parts. I figured we should wait slightly longer before we tell her you're expecting."
Gillian nodded only half relieved. At least Zoe hadn't become the stereotypical jealous ex-wife that didn't want to see her ex-husband move on, "So she was okay with it?"
"Yeah. I mean, she's dated since we divorced. You mean, Alec doesn't know about us?"
"Cal! I haven't spoken to him in three years!" Gillian shouted, "Unlike you I'm not friends with my ex."
"Gill, we're not friends. We have a child together! We agreed to put our differences aside for the sake of Emily!" said Cal.
"Whatever," said Gillian, "I'm tired. I'm going to bed."
"Are we still up for tomorrow?" asked Cal up the stairs only to hear a door slam shut.
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