I don't know how to capture 3 turning 4 year olds. Cause thats when this takes place. Almost four years later.
"Lizzie? Could I talk to you?" Richard knocked on the door of T.J.'s room. Will and Lizzie had decided that Richard could be a nanny, since she had started working again. But she still like putting the boys down for naps when she got home from work.
"Sure, Richard." She left T.J. sleeping in his cot and shut the door quietly. "What is it you want?" She asked lightly.
"I was wondering about Charlotte..." He rubbed the back of his neck.
"Don't you normally go to Will for relationship advice?" She teased. She knew that he had been asking Will for advice since she had been asked by Will for advice to give to Richard for Charlotte multiple times.
"Well, this is more of a personal thing..." He rubbed his face and groaned.
"Richard, just spit it out. Its easier that way." She put a hand on his arm.
"As you know, we've been going out since the boys were born..."
"Three years ago, almost to the day. Took you long enough to ask, I might add." Lizzie looked back at the two doors.
"I was wondering if I asked Charlotte to marry me-"
"She would say yes." Lizzie smiled. "And just so you know, shes a size 7 and loves simple and classic."
He sighed and hugged her. "Thanks Lizzie."
"And when she does say yes, I will pretend to be completely surprised."
"You're a saint." he laughed.
"I know." She pulled away. "Now go pick out a ring! I'm not doing everything for you!"
Three days later her phone rang. It was Charlotte.
"Hello Charlotte." She smiled and put it on speaker for Will to near. "Your on speaker."
"Good. I want everyone to know."
"Know what?" Lizzie smiled up at Will who was busy playing with the boys on the floor building towers with blocks.
"I'm getting married!" She squealed.
"Really?" She smiled and glanced at Will. He shook her head and mouthed took him long enough. She laughed quietly and shook her head.
"He proposed last night." She calmed a little.
"Thats wonderful. At lunch tomorrow you have to tell me and Mary everything." She heard a crash and looked over to see Ben knocking over T.J.'s block tower. "I have to go. Child emergency. Talk to you tomorrow!"
"See you."
The two hung up just as T.J. started to cry. Will hugged T.J. to his leg and Lizzie walked over to Ben.
"Ben, you know you can't knock over other people's blocks, right?"
"Mama?" Ben sat there looking confused.
"Knocking over blocks is not very nice. See T.J.? Does he look happy?" She asked.
"No." He stood up and walked over to Will. "Daddy, can I T.J.?"
"Can you what T.J.?" Will loosened his grip on T.J.
"Can I see T.J.?" Will turned T.J. around. "Sowy T.J." He gave his brother a hug and T.J. stopped crying.
"Help me build?" The two little boys walk back over and started building a tower together.
"Will, can I see you a moment?" They glanced at the boys, now giggling and knocking over the tower over and over again.
He crossed over the room and the two sat in the kitchen. "What's up?"
She paced and remembered her advice for Richard. "I'm pregnant."
"What?" He stood and crossed over to her.
"I'm pregnant." She put a hand over her stomach.
"Thats..." He picked her up and spun her around. "Thats amazing!"
"I just thought it would be best if we did this normally this time." She laughed.
"I hope we're never normal." He kissed her.
"Now we just have to tell everyone else." She laughed. "And explain it to the boys."
They both grew serious and listened to the boys playing. "Better now then never..." Will took her hand and lead her out of the room.
"Boys, Daddy and I have something to tell you." The boys stopped playing and looked up at her. She lost her nerve. "Lottie is getting married to Uncle Richard." The boys smiled and went back to there blocks.
"Lizzie..." Will whispered and squeezed her hand.
"And you are going to have another brother or sister." She hurried out.
"What?" Ben asked.
"Mama's going to have a baby." Will said.
"What baby?" T.J. turned around.
"The new baby." Will got down to their level. "Mama's new baby."
"Wheres the baby?" Ben stood up.
"In Mama's tummy." Will put a hand on her stomach.
"But why is it in there?" T.J. joined his brother.
"Because it needs to grow." Lizzie pulled Will up onto his feet.
And so it continued. All night. The twins birthday happened a month later and thats when they announced it to everyone.
One last chapter and an epilogue!