A/N- Hello! I'm back! Hope you enjoy this!

Lauren woke up early the next morning for no apparent reason. She rolled over and glanced at the clock, "6:30 am". She was usually an early riser but never got up this early and she couldn't fathom what could have woken her. She slid out of bed, put her slippers on, and tiptoed down the hall. She stopped when she came to Julia's room where she could see light under the door. She pushed it open and saw that all the lights were on and the bathroom door was ajar.

"Jules?" She called quietly.

"I'm here." Was the soft response. Lauren followed her voice to the bathroom and found Julia on the floor.

"Oh honey." Lauren said sympathetically.

"Baby's not giving me a break, huh?" Julia tried to joke.

"Did you sleep at all?" She ignored her attempt.

"A little. Probably like three or four hours."

"You should stay home."

"I can't. I need to go in today."

"No. What you need is sleep."

"I won't be able to and I'd rather be miserable at work. At least then I'm not by myself."

"Okay." Lauren relented, "Let's eat." The two girls got up and walked to the kitchen trying to stay as quiet as possible. Lauren, being the cook, prepared some gluten-free toast, fruit, and coffee. She placed the food on the table and started eating.

"I guess I have to tell Matt and Nick today." Lauren nodded between bites.

"Eat." She said when she finished.

"I can't." Julia countered.

"Please try to eat something."

"I wish I could. Its just gonna come back up."

"Can't you just try?"

"Lauren." Julia warned, "Can you drop it? I'll eat when I feel better."

"So…" Lauren said awkwardly.

"So what?"

"Ummm… When's the baby due?"

"I'm not sure."

"Oh my god! You haven't been to a doctor yet?!"

"No. I haven't had time."

"We are doing that today. No buts."

"Okay." Julia said realizing that at this point it was easier to agree with Lauren. She stood up, "Do you wanna come with me now or wait?"

"Come where?"

"To talk to the Langs. They're probably at the theatre already."

"Well do you want me there or would you rather do it alone?"

"I want you to come."

"I'll go get ready. Maybe you should call them to warn them we're coming." Julia nodded and Lauren tiptoed back to her room. She grabbed the nearest phone and dialed Nick's number.

"Yeah?" He said tiredly.

"Its Julia. Are you already at rehearsal?"

"Mmmhmmm."

"Okay. Lauren and I will be coming early today."

"Why?"

"I have to tell you guys something. And I have to tell you in person."

"You're not leaving, are you?"

"No. Don't worry, its nothing bad. Just important."

"But everything's okay, right?"

"I'm perfectly fine. Its really nothing to worry about. Just something I have to tell you."

"Alright." He said unsurely, "See you soon."

"Bye." Lauren emerged from her room fully dressed, "Let's go." The girls walked to the car and got in. A short drive later both girls emerged in a large parking lot, empty with the exception of Nick's car. They walked inside and found the boys sitting on the floor sketching sets and costumes. They saw them and stood, waving in greeting.

"Go ahead. I'll be right outside if you need me." Lauren said, reassuring her friend. Julia walked slowly towards the boys and Lauren shut the door.

"Hey Jules!" Nick said, "What's up?"

"First you guys have to promise me that nothing we say here leaves this room." The boys nodded, "I'm pregnant." Both Langs seemed stunned into silence.

"Congratulations." Matt said, regaining his voice.

"Thanks. I hope it won't be a huge problem in the show."

"Absolutely not. We can work it in." Nick assured her, "If you don't mind my asking, who-"

"I actually do mind. That's not your business anyway." Julia interrupted.

"Julia."

"He's not going to be involved and that's all there is to it."

"Okay." Matt said, "Hug it out?" The three of them grabbed each other for a group hug.

"Lo! You can come in now!" Julia shouted and Lauren came leaping through the door.

"Does she know?" Nick asked.

"Yeah. Jaime and Lauren both know."

"Are you gonna tell everyone else?"

"No Nick. I'm not telling anyone else. They'll never find out. Its not like you'll be able to tell or anything."

"Sarcastic Julia is fun!" Matt observed.

"Sarcastic Julia is rude and she'd like to apologize. Yeah. I'm gonna tell everyone soon."

"Haha Julia its okay. Really. You're not that rude. You hear how Joe talks." That got a laugh out of everyone.

"Hey! Don't be mean to my boyfriend!" Lauren inputted.

"Jules. You're gonna have to tell them soon. We'll be changing the script and they have to know about it."

"I'll tell them today. Or actually can you just tell them about the script changes? And then if they ask questions I'll tell them." The Langs nodded in agreement just as the Starkids burst into the room yelling and running and a typical chaotic fashion.

"Alright! Settle down guys. We have things to discuss!" Matt shouted over the chaos. The Starkids filed in and sat in the circle.

"Where were you guys?" Jaime whispered to Lauren and Julia.

"We came to tell them about you know what." Lauren answered.

"Oh how'd it go?"

"Jaime. Lauren. Is there something you'd like to share with the group?" Everyone else made the classic "oooo" sound.

"No." They said at once, giggling at Matt's stern look.

"Okay then. You can talk about whatever you want as long as you're not in rehearsal but now you gotta listen. Got it?" The girls nodded, "Now as I was saying. There's been a change in the script. We're gonna have to rework the musical a bit."

"What? What is it?" Joe asked.

"We," He gestured to himself and Nick, "have decided to add a Krayonder and Specs baby to the mix."

"Like Specs is gonna get knocked up?" Joe spoke again.

"Yeah. If that's how you wanna phrase it."

"Why would you guys do that? Its such a weird thing to add to this musical."

"Its because I'm pregnant." Julia jumped into the conversation. Her eyes met with Darren's and she turned to Lauren and whispered, "I'm in huge trouble."

A/N- I hope y'all liked it! We'll get to see their different reactions in the next chapter! Please review!