Mia and Kevin were last to arrive to dinner, with a very excited Riley. The little girl's family was still very new to her, but she had started to form friendships with many of her aunts and uncles, and also loved to play with her cousin Terran and Emily's dog. As soon as she was in the house she kicked off her boots, dropped her coat on the floor and ran to Terran.

"Let's go play princess!" she took him by the hand and walked with him to the living room. Terran followed, fascinated he had someone closer to his age and size to play with – who wouldn't always try to lick his face.

"Emily!" Mia called when she saw her best friend sitting in the kitchen and talking with the rest of the Samurai family. She had two announcements to make to her little sister and was excited to share them with Emily first. When she cleaned up Riley's mess in the front hall and put her own boots and jacket away she walked over to Emily, "You'll never guess…"

"I can't talk to you," Emily got up suddenly and bolted past Mia to take Kevin by the arm and walk with him to the common room. Now that Mia had arrived the bet was officially on. Emily got a bit of a head start with Jayden and Antonio, but both of them were way too thick to realize what she was trying to say.

Her bet with Mike was similar to the bet they played after secretly getting engaged. They had divided up their friends into two teams. Mike had the job of getting Mia to figure out he and Emily were pregnant, and Emily had to make Kevin, Jayden, or Antonio clue in. The first one to do so, without giving out obvious clues would be crowned the winner.

Mia was a little hurt when Emily darted past her, but she had news that was sure to catch the yellow Ranger's attention.

"Will you be my maid of honour?"

Emily dropped Kevin's arm and turned around. The whole room fell silent. Theories of who Mia would ask had been circling from the day everyone found out Mia was obsessed with weddings. On the one hand, it would have been an honour to be chosen for such a very important role on the most dreamt about and important day of Mia's life.

On the other hand, it was the most important role on the most dreamt about and important day of Mia's life, and the responsibilities of maid of honour were heavy.

"You… you want me?" Emily had a feeling Mia would choose her. They had been best friends – sisters even – since the day they met, and Mia never had someone she could trust as much as Emily (Kevin excluded). But when Serena turned up and became a permanent part of Mia's life, the odds of being chosen had been cut in half. Emily had hoped (and dreaded) that her friendship with Mia was strong enough to still be considered first choice, but she had always been second choice. Now, not only had Serena been maid of honour once and so knew what she was doing, she was also older and Emily felt Serena was more prepared for the responsibilities that came with the role.

"That got your attention," Mia chuckled and looked around the room, hearing the silence, "That got everyone's attention. Hey guys…"

Mia walked to Emily and pulled her aside to the hallway so they could talk privately, "So, will you?"

"Yeah, yeah I will, I… are you sure?"

"It's like I told Kevin; the maid of honour is usually the sister or the best friend of the bride. You're the only one who falls into both of those categories. You're the clear choice. Sorry it took so long to ask. Kevin and I were distracted with… other stuff."

"Adopting Riley, yeah…"

"And birthday plans," Mia sighed, "Her birthday is Valentine's Day."

"Oh…"

"We've got it figured out. Don't worry, no one's missing out."

"Do you… you really want me as your maid of honour? I'm… I'm Emily!"

"And I'm Mia, nice to meet you," Mia teased and hugged her best friend, "I want you, Emy. My wedding will be perfect if you're standing up there with me."

"And Kevin."

"Duh," Mia smirked. "So what do you say tomorrow we go dress shopping and…?"

"Uh… yeah… dresses," Emily discreetly touched her stomach, knowing that though the wedding was only a short ways away, she was getting bigger and bigger, and shopping for maid of honour dresses was going to be tricky, "I'm uh… babysitting Terran tomorrow and…"

"Bring him along," Mia shrugged, "Kevin's got his swim classes, so I'll have Riley. They'll keep each other entertained."

"Um… okay… can I talk to Kevin about something?" Emily wanted to be a good maid of honour and help the bride shop for the wedding, but she wasn't about to forfeit the bet telling Mia and letting Mike win. Though she would get her messages no matter the outcome, she did want the bragging rights.

"Yeah. I'll pick you up tomorrow before lunch. How does that sound?"

"Fantastic," Emily said and bolted into the kitchen, where the family had gathered. She grabbed Kevin by the arm and pulled him from his seat.

"I need to talk to you."

"Bridezilla's your problem now."

"It's serious," Emily pulled Kevin out of the room and upstairs. Fortunately, there were no baby supplies in sight in her room, so if Kevin did figure out the surprise it would be fair game. She closed the door so no one would eavesdrop (though if Jayden or Antonio did and they figured out she was pregnant she wouldn't mind). "Something's happened."

"And you're talking to me about it?" Kevin asked. "Mia didn't say anything to you, did she?"

"It's between Mike and me. It's…" Emily bit her tongue. The words that were off-limits were getting in her way. This bet was challenging, "It's something big."

Big definitely wasn't on the list of words she couldn't say. At this stage, the twins were anything but.

"Is everything okay between the two of you?" Kevin looked to Emily worriedly, "Do I need to kick his ass?"

"No, no, Mike's been amazing through this. He's the best. I still just… you know… what Mike and I wanted after we defeated the Nighlok?"

"Normal lives? Em, if you have something to say, just spit it out. I'm not a mind reader."

Suddenly, Emily had an idea, "That song! That song you sing when two people like each other and you want to tease them!"

"What song? The sitting in a tree one?"

"Yeah, how does that go?"

"Are you drunk?" Kevin leaned down to see if he could smell any alcohol on Emily's breath. She shook her head and pushed him away.

"Just sing the last part of the song. "You know, first comes…"

"Love."

"Then comes…"

"Marriage."

"Then comes…"

"The baby in the baby carriage… Em, are you feeling okay? You got the just say no talk, right?"

Emily grabbed her hair in her fists and groaned in frustration. She clenched her jaw and sang through her teeth, "Mike and Emily sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S…"

"There's been a flu going around," Kevin put his hand on Emily's forehead, "Do you need me to talk you to the doctor's?"

"I'm not sick! Kevin, you're being stupid! Something happened with Mike and me, it's serious, and now I'm singing the tree song like an idiot. And no, I'm not drunk, I can't drink."

"We're at home; you can have a glass or two."

"Kevin, I can't drink. Fortunately, I'm underage because I can't drink."

"Why not?"

"Because first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…"

"The baby in the… the baby? You're pregnant?"

"Finally!" Emily threw her hands up in the air, cried out in relief and then opened her bedroom door. She called down the stairs, "I win, Mike! Kevin got it!"

"Dammit! I was so close!"

"You made another bet! You're pregnant?" Kevin asked. Emily walked back to her room and sat Kevin down on the bed.

"Shh, I want to be there when the others find out. I'm pregnant, Kevin. Mike and I are going to… well, you know how this ends. Are you okay?"

"Am I okay? Are you okay? You're the pregnant one."

"You're not mad?"

"Why would I be mad?"

"Maybe because Mia…"

"That's got nothing to do with it," Kevin pulled Emily in for a hug, "I'm happy for you. Mia will be too. You actually timed this announcement right."

"Really? Why?"

"Last night, Riley called Mia mommy. Mia wanted to tell you."

"That's great!"

"And so is this! You're pregnant! I thought you and Mike wanted to wait?"

"The timing's not right. I'm kind of freaking out about that, but we're going to be okay," Emily smiled. She took Kevin's hand, "We have one more announcement to make."

"A baby's not enough?" Kevin chuckled teasingly. Emily smirked as she walked downstairs and joined the others in the kitchen. By now, Emily's cries down the stairs had everyone who didn't already know very confused and eager to find out.

"What's going on," Antonio asked as he looked back and forth between Emily and Mike, "What game are you two playing?"

Emily smiled at Mike and he nodded. She began to take off the sweater she was wearing to cover the baby bump. It wasn't big, and for now it just looked like she had eaten too many cookies, but she hoped it would be enough of a clue for the rest of her family to figure it out.

"Emily and I made a bet to see how long it would take you guys to figure out…"

"Emily's always got a hand in the cookie jar?" Antonio teased, seeing Emily had put on some weight. Jayden nudged him for the rude comment, but Antonio didn't have time to apologize. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped to the floor, "No way! You're pregnant?"

"What's pregnant?" Riley asked.

Emily's focus shifted over to Mia. Kevin had assured her Mia would be okay hearing the news, but Emily wanted to make sure this wasn't going to be hard for her best friend. Mia's dream had always been to get married and start a family and that had been ripped away from her suddenly. She had to play with the cards fate had dealt her and it had been rough for Mia at first. Emily didn't want Mia to feel angry or hurt.

"Are you really pregnant?" Mia asked. "That's really…"

"We found out a little while back," Emily nodded, "I would have told you sooner, I promise, it's just…"

"It's okay," Mia shook her head and hugged her best friend, "Congratulations."

"You're okay with this?"

"A little jealous," Mia nodded, "But I'm happy for you. This doesn't exempt you from maid of honour duties. Though I'll need to rethink dress choices."

"What about when I tell you it's… twins?"

"T… twins?"

"I didn't ask for this," Emily could see the smile on Mia's face starting to falter, and she knew it wasn't fair. Mia couldn't get pregnant with even one baby, and without trying Emily had two. "I'm sorry, I'll…"

"Mommy," Riley, fed up with not getting an answer to her question, approached Mia and tugged on her arm. Mia looked down at her daughter, lifted the girl in her arms.

"Yes?"

"What is pregnant?"

Mia gave her daughter a little hug before pointing to Emily's stomach, "You see how Auntie Emy's got a little bit of a round tummy?"

"Yeah."

"There are two babies in there."

"Babies? You have two babies in your tummy? Did you eat them?"

Emily kept her attention on Mia, "Are you…"

"Very happy for you, Emily. Congratulations."

"Congatuations? Mommy, she ate two babies! She's mean!"

"I didn't eat babies, Riley. My tummy is making babies," Emily giggled, "I'm going to be a mommy."

"How do you make babies?"

"Mike kissed my belly button," Emily lied and smirked at Mike. Riley put her hands on her stomach.

"I have a belly button! How do the babies get in your tummy?"

"They appear magically."

"How do they get out?"

"That's a mommy question," Emily laughed. She gave Mia a pat on the shoulder and went to talk with the rest of the Samurai family about the big news, happy to see she could finally celebrate and share with the others without wo. Naturally, everyone started to crowd around her and ask her questions.

Kevin walked over to Mia, "You are okay with everything, right? It's okay if you're a little upset."

"I am. I'm a little jealous too. But I have Riley and… everything's going to be okay."

"Mommy," Riley was getting annoyed with the adults, "How are the babies going to get out of Auntie Emy's tummy?"

"That's a daddy question," Mia said and handed Riley over to Kevin. Before he could refuse, Mia joined the crowd of Samurai, leaving him with the little girl. Riley glared up at her father.

"Well, you're not going to tell me, are you?"

"You know, that question is really more of an Auntie Lauren question. That's what a godmother's job is. Why don't you go ask her all these questions?"

He set Riley on the ground and joined the Samurai as quickly as he could. Riley puffed her cheeks but did as her father told her. She pushed her way through the crowd of grown-ups until she found Lauren's hand. She took it and tugged until she dragged Lauren out of the circle.

"Is Auntie Emy going to get the babies out of her tummy?"

Lauren looked frightened and glanced over her shoulder at Kevin and Mia, "Cowards!"

"Is it complicated?" Riley asked. Lauren got down on her knees so she was at eye level with the girl.

"Would you believe the babies just poof out of the tummy?"

"Nope. You would have said so."

"Okay… um, well… you know, I'm not too sure either. How about we both find out when the babies come out?"

"You mean wait?"

"Patience is a virtue."

"Is a virtue complicated too?"

"Patience is a good thing. Hey, I know, about we steal some of Auntie Emily's cookies and forget all about these questions."

"Okay!" Riley's eye lit up as she raced to the cabinets. She had spent a few days living in the house when Mia and been trying to apologize to Kevin and remembered where the sweets were kept. When she opened the drawer, not only did she find cookies, but a pile of baby clothes fell to the floor, "Whoa!"

"Told you," Emily rolled her eyes, "I don't need anything guys. Serena went way overboard with the baby stuff. We have two of everything everywhere."

"Don't give me that look," Serena turned away from the Samurai as they gave her a stare, "My baby sister's pregnant with twins. What did you really think I was going to do?"