Mouth and Millie are comfortably sprawled on the couch of their apartment watching TV mindlessly. Mouth keeps looking at Millie uncomfortably as though he is about to say something, then pauses, sighs and returns his attention to the TV. His behaviour is making Millie nervous. He's never usually this uncomfortable and when he is it's usually because he has a zillion things going through he's mind.

Exasperated, Millie exclaims "Marvin, I can't take all this sighing anymore! C'mon – out with it… what's on your mind!"

Pretending to be shocked Mouth retorts "What do you mean what's on my mind, there's nothing on my mind!"

"Oh c'mon Marvin, you are like an open book you are that easy to read! You have something on your mind. You keep looking at me, sighing and then looking away again. You've been doing it ALL night, so out with it! You have my full attention! What is on your mind!"

Mouth pauses for a while… pondering whether he should just do as Millie says and 'get it out in the open' or whether he should just leave it and not say anything. He decides on the former.

"Are you happy Millie? As in really happy?! With us I mean?!"

Suddenly wishing she had kept her mouth shut and not said anything, Millie all of a sudden has a feeling she now knows where this conversation is going…. Dangerous waters. "Of course I'm happy Marvin! Why wouldn't I be happy with you?! Everything is perfect, comfortable!"

"That's what I'm worried about! Life is comfortable Millie! It seems like everyone around us is moving on with their lives but we are just stuck here in limbo… don't you want more?? Do you think we should take the next step in our relationship?!"

"Well what is our next step?! I mean we already live together…" Millie asks cautiously.

"Oh I don't know… marriage… kids…. I don't know!" Mouth says half exasperated, half confused.

"Mouth if this is a wedding proposal, it honestly has to be the worst on the planet! Let's get married because 'everyone else is'?! Or because it's what our 'next step' should be!?" Millie half laughs.

"Well no – it's not a marriage proposal as such, but we haven't even talked about it" Marvin attempts.

"Do you want to get married!?" Millie asks, unsure if she wants to hear the answer.

"I don't know… someday…. Do you?!'

"I don't know…. Maybe… someday…. But probably not"

Mouth is a bit taken aback by this comment.

"Probably not get married at all, or probably not get married to me?!"

Millie laughs.

"Marvin, I don't want to be with anyone else but you! But I don't think I'm a marriage kinda gal. To me it ruins relationships. One in every 3 marriages end in divorce… or whatever…. Why not keep it fun…. free!"

Half relieved Mouth realises what she means.

"But what's wrong with telling the world that you want to spend the rest of your life with someone?" Marvin questions.

"There's nothing wrong with it, I just don't know it's for me… right now… I don't see marriage in my future. That might change, but at this very second… I don't feel like I ever want to get married…"

There is a quiet pause between the two of them for a few moments.

"What about you Mouth, did you want to get married?!"

"I never really thought about it, but yeah, I guess some day I do"

"You want to get married enough that you won't stay with me?" Millie cautiously asks.

"Millie, while I may want to get married one day, there is certainly nobody else that I would rather marry or spend my life with. So no, even if we don't get married I won't be looking for the version that will!" Marvin consoles her.

Upon hearing this, Millie breaks out into a huge grin and kisses him passionately.

"That's just what I needed to hear" she says smiling at him.

Both seemingly happy, they snuggle down once more to continue to watch their movie. After a few moments however, Mouth returns his attention to Millie, something else obviously on his mind.

"Kids… what about kids…"

"What about them?!" Millie asks, her attention still on the TV

"Well… do you see having kids in our future?!" Mouth asks.

It takes a little while for Millie to respond, evidently thinking through the question.

"Not right now, but yeah, I think I'd like kids one day." After another slight pause, Millie asks Mouth the same question. "What about you?!"

"Yeah, I see kids too" he affirms.

"You think we could do it?! Be parents that is…" Millie asks.

"Yeah – I think so… don't you?!"

"Yeah… I guess so…"

Mouth evidently still a little confused from their discussions then asks one more question.

"What DO you see in our near future then?!"

Millie ponders a while, thinking through what she sees in the coming years with Mouth.

"Hmmm… maybe a dog… or a pet of some kind. Something to care for together."

"A dog….. a dog could be good" Mouth confirms thinking it over..

"Yeah – a dog would be nice. Big responsibility, forward step in our relationship, a decision I take really seriously…. A dog would be nice" Millie thinks out loud.…

Both pleased with the result of their conversations, snuggle down a little closer together and return their attention once more to the TV, both smiling at the thought of where their relationship was heading. It seems perfect. A commitment to each other, without taking the huge, scary leap of faith just yet.

"Ok – I don't care what anybody else says, but this baby… has outstayed its welcome. As in actually outstayed! It is welcome to come out any-time now… I am SO over this pregnancy it isn't funny!" Haley grumps as she enters the Scott household.

Karen comes out into the kitchen where Haley has flumps and gives her a hug. "That bad eh?! Surely it's not long to go now?"

"Not long to go?! Who knows! It's evidently not in a rush seeing as it was due to make its arrival…. 6 days ago!"

Karen laughs. "Aw Hun, I wish I could say 'I know how you feel', but mine were both early… and even by that stage I was beyond uncomfortable!"

Peyton who also entered the kitchen pipes up. "Ditto here. Sawyer was early too. Well that and I passed out on the floor for Lucas to find me" Peyton half jokes with a sad smile.

"Don't worry guys. You'll be hearing this a lot tonight. We've been told pretty much constantly for the past 6 days that this little one needs to get its butt into gear. All I can say is that I'm glad that Jaime wasted no time in his arrival!" Nathan said coming into the kitchen also with Jaime in tow. Haley simply rolls her eyes.

Jaime says a quick hello before looking around the crowd as though he has lost something. Karen notices this and quickly realises what or rather whom he is looking for. "She's out in the living room playing with Sawyer" Karen answers for him, before Jaime smiles his thanks and runs off to find his playmates.

Lucas comes up through the house from the garage and walks past the three kids playing quietly together with their heads locked closely, as though sharing a great big secret. He loves seeing his sister playing so well with his daughter and nephew. It really is nice to see the camaraderie between the three kids and he feels a slight pang of regret. Lucas had been thinking a lot about what his mother had said to him when she first arrived. Sighing, he continues to walk toward the kitchen where he can hear the voices and chatter of company.

"Wow Hales… you look about ready to pop!" Lucas exclaims coming over to hug his best friend. Haley glares at him.

"Seriously man… don't even go there!" Nathan warns before shaking hands in a brotherly fashion.

Everybody laughs and even Haley offers a smile.

'So Karen, how much longer to you all think you will be here for?" Haley asks eager to change the subject.

"Oh I'm not sure exactly. Andy has a few things he wants to organise here, I want Lily to spend some time with her relatives and I might just have to wait and see this new arrival make its entrance into the world" Karen replies smiling.

"Lily's having a great time with her relatives isn't she?! Jaime sure loves her company" Haley observes.

"Yeah – she's loving being able to spend some time with more kids her age"

The extended Scott family, with the exception of Haley are all running around the Kitchen, helping Peyton prepare and organise dinner. It is a real family moment which Karen observes and smiles. She would never have guessed in all of her lifetime that her son would strike up such a camaraderie with his half-brother. It is obvious to her as an 'outsider' to this picture that this is a regular occurrence between the two families and she enjoys watching them help each other and banter with each other. She could see that this was quite a supportive family unit and most of all she was happy to be included in these moments.

"I'm stuffed!" Peyton said as she flomped onto her bed.

"With food or with exhaustion?" Lucas asks coyly.

"With both!"

"Was a good night though wasn't it?!"

"Yeah – it was great! It's nice to have your mum, Lily and Andy around for a while" Peyton responds.

"Yeah… it is" Lucas says as they climb into bed together ready for a good nights rest.

Their slumber is awoken by the phone ringing. Groggily Lucas turns to the clock to see it's 2am, and quickly answers his phone.

Peyton stirs and waits for the conversation to finish before Lucas fills her in. There has only been one other time Lucas' phone has rung in the middle of the night, and she thinks once more of Quinton, hoping that this is not the case.

Lucas quietly hangs up the phone and turns to Peyton. "Hales is having the baby now… that was Nathan. Guess your dinner was good after all!" Lucas jokes as they both get up to get ready and head to the hospital.