"Hanna, this house is amazing," Aria said sitting at the kitchen counter.
"Yeah," Spencer chimed in. "You never mentioned this place had an elevator."
"It's mostly for show," I replied. "We only used it once when we were moving in furniture."
"Does Caleb ever get weird about you making more than him?" Spencer said.
"I don't," I replied. "My entire brand only brings in about half of what he gets from his company and all of the freelance stuff he does. Even so, he's not like that. Why? Did Toby say something?"
"Kind of," Spencer sighed. "I mean, of course I make more, I have a masters degree and he didn't even graduate high school."
"It seems like there's more to this," I told her but before she could respond, the intercom buzzed. I checked the monitor and buzzed Emily in. Then I turned to Spencer. "We can continue this later. I need to get the door."
"Hey," Emily smiled standing on the porch.
"You're here!" I squealed giving her and Samara each a hug.
"These are for you," Samara said handing me a bouquet of flowers. I took a whiff and instantly smelled something foul. I led them into the kitchen and served them drinks before grabbing a vase for the flowers. I smelled them once again and suddenly felt sick to my stomach. I dropped the flowers and ran for the toilet to purge my stomach.
"Hanna," I recognized Aria's voice knocking on the door. "Are you okay?"
"Come in," I told her opening the door after I had rinsed my mouth.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"How did you know you were pregnant?" I asked her slouched over on the toilet seat.
"Do you think you're...?" she breathed.
"Maybe," I sighed. "I mean...?"
"Have you guys talked about it?" she asked.
"Yeah," I explained, "but we just started discussing it a couple months ago. He's been gone most of the time since then."
"There's any easy way to find out," she said. "When was your last period."
"Uh..." I did a quick mental calculation. "Seven weeks ago."
"I think that's your answer," she said.
"I just never thought it would happen this quickly," I told her.
"Hanna," she perched herself on the edge of the bathtub and looked at me, "why don't you let it go for now? Tomorrow, we'll get a test and find out for sure. I promise it will all work out."
"Thanks," I said giving her a hug. She took my hand and we walked back toward the kitchen where our friends were waiting.
"You okay?" Spencer asked.
"Yeah," I smiled. "I just think I might have had some bad sushi earlier. I feel much better now."
"So where are the boys?" Samara asked.
"In the basement," I replied. "They're drinking beer and playing pool. And the kids are with them."
"I still haven't seen the little one," Emily said turning to Aria.
"I know!" Aria smiled. "You'll meet her later. I could use some girl time and the kids don't get to see Ezra that much so this is good for them."
"I still can't believe you had two kids before any of us got married," Spencer told her.
"You're on your way to getting married," I told her. "Have you two set a date?"
"Not yet," she replied. "We need to figure out a good time that doesn't coincide with all of our other family commitments."
"Samara," I said, "how is your jewelry business coming?"
"Not that great," she said. "It's hard to get boutique space when all you sell is jewelry."
"Why don't you come to the store on Monday," I told her. "I'd really like to start a jewelry line and I think we could have a really great partnership."
"Really?" she asked. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"I think you'd be really great," I told her. "We'll talk more on Monday."
"Wait," Samara put up a hand, "if I get to head the jewelry line, can I get my own billboard of me wearing just my designs?"
"Seriously?" Spencer teased. "How does Caleb feel about you being almost naked over Sunset?"
"He likes it," I replied. "He can see it from his office."
"Really?" Aria smiled.
"He wasn't sure at first," I explained, "but he came around quickly. We had to make some compromises."
"Hey," I heard Caleb say walking up the stairs followed by the rest of the guys.
"Hi," I smiled giving him a hug.
"How's dinner coming?" he asked.
"Almost ready," I smiled. "Can you set the table please?"
"Sure," he disappeared into the other room with Toby.
"Is this Harper?" Emily asked picking up the toddler that Ezra was holding in his arms.
"Yeah," Aria smiled walking over to grab her baby's hand.
"Hanna!" Scott, Aria's four-year-old, clung to my leg.
"What's up little buddy?" I asked picking him up.
"Can I have some juice?" he asked. I turned to give Aria a questioning look and she just nodded in the affirmative. I grabbed a plastic cup and filled it with a combination of juice and water.
"Here you go?" I handed it to him and he greedily downed it with his tiny little hands. Then I put him back down on the ground. I grabbed an oven mitt and pulled the baked chicken out of the oven and placed it on the rack.
"Can I help with anything?" Spencer asked.
"It's almost done," I told her. "Why don't you guys just go in the dining room?"
I quickly placed all of the food on serving dishes which I handed off to them before they made their way into the dining room. Then I turned off the oven and looked up to see Caleb.
"You got everything?" he asked.
"Almost," I said slipping my arms around his neck and looking right into his eyes. "Thank you."
"For what?" he asked.
"For everything," I replied. "For us, for this house, for our lives."
"I love you," he breathed before giving me a quick kiss.
"I love you, too," I said grabbing his hand and leading him into the dining room with all of our friends.