Hanna, her mom and Spencer had secretly been organising a baby shower for Aria. They had planned to do it at Ella's so that Aria wouldn't suspect anything.
"Is the caterer sorted?" Hanna asked her mom as they sat at Ella's home.
"Yes. I just called to confirm the order." she answered.
"I can't wait she's going to love it!" Hanna exclaimed excitedly.
"She will." commented Ella as she entered the living room with coffee for everyone. "The caterer is okay with the short notice we gave her isn't she?"
"Yes. She said this week has been slow so it won't be a problem." Hanna's mom told Ella.
"That's good."
The next day, Ella had called Aria to come over who was blissfully unaware that all her friends and family were going to be there, to celebrate her pregnancy with her.
"Surprise!" they all called out as Aria opened her mom's front door.
Aria beamed. "Oh my gosh! You guys! What are you all doing here?"
"This is your baby shower!" Hanna squealed as she ran over to embrace her pregnant friend tenderly.
They all gossiped and sat out in the back garden to give Aria her gifts.
Aria gasped as she opened the first gift from her mom. "It's your christening gown. I know you're having twins. But we'll sort something out when the time comes for a replica." Ella told her as Aria looked at it.
"Thanks mom!" Aria embraced her mom as she moved on to the next gift.
She spent ages opening presents and thanking the women they were from. She had been given jewellery, lotions, slippers, hot water bottles to baby clothes and baby books for her twins. Aria left her mom's house two hours later, a very happy woman, looking forward to showing Jason the masses of presents they were given.
Two more months had passed and it was the final week of Aria's pregnancy. Jason had decorated the whole nursery for their babies and Aria had sorted everything else. She, Hanna and Spencer had had an amazing time, choosing baby grows and baby clothes and their prams. She and Jason were eating dinner at the restaurant across the street from Jason's workplace with Ella when Aria started to get pains in her stomach. "You okay?" Jason asked as Aria rubbed her bump.
"Yeah they must be moving around to get more comfortable." Aria winced. Aria continued to dismiss the pains as her babies moving around in the womb, little did she know that they were the beginning of her contractions and once she and Jason had got home her waters broke.
Jason had rushed Aria to the nearest hospital with her parents and Mike following after a frantic call was made to them by Aria en route to the hospital. As Jason took Aria into the hospital they were swiftly greeted by two nurses. They led them both to the maternity ward and helped them settle in and calm down. They suspected the labour would be a lengthy process. Aria was given gas and air to try and stop the intensity of the contractions. Once the doctor who would be looking after Aria was convinced she was dialated enough to push, he gave the nurses the green light and Aria began to push as instructed by the head nurse.
Thirty minutes later Aria was still pushing out the first of their twins.
"Come on baby! Keep going.. keep going!" Jason encouraged Aria the best he could.
"Jason! Shut up shut up shut up!" Aria yelled.
"Come on baby, they're nearly out!" Jason continued.
"And we have a boy!" One of the nurses stated.
After a couple more minutes Jason and Aria's daughter was brought into the world. "And here is your little girl."
Aria cried as she tried to control her breathing. Jason stroked the top of Aria's head and placed kisses onto her forehead and she tilted her head back. "You did it.." Jason whispered. "Are they okay?" Jason asked as he went over to see them getting a check up and cleaned. "They're perfect.. here who do you want to hold first?" the nurse asked Jason. "My baby girl.." he replied and he gazed down and smiled at the little beauty staring up at him. The nurse placed her in Jason's arms while the other nurse put their baby boy in Aria's.
Aria and Jason lay together each holding one of the twins. "We really need to agree on names.." Jason whispered carefully so he didn't wake the sleeping babies.
"Scarlett.." Aria replied, gazing at the beautiful little girl resting in Jason's arms.
"Yeah?" Jason asked as a conformation. Jason had been adamant about wanting to call his first daughter Scarlett but Aria was set on the name Isabella.
Aria nodded her head and smiled.
"And Colton." Jason stated. Both lay in silence waiting for the nurse to come back to make her necessary checks.
The next day Hanna and Spencer came over to see their best friend and godchildren with plenty of presents. Jason wasn't around as he had to go and sort something out at his work. "They're gorgeous! Scarlett looks just like you but with blonde hair. She definitely has your lips and nose." Hanna informed Aria as she sat next to the bed with Spencer sitting at the other side. "And Colton's just like a mini Jason!" Spencer added. "This is so weird.."
"What is?" Aria asked. "You're a mom.."
"I know.. it is weird right? I was the one who said I would want to be way older before having kids but I can't control my fate."
"You're gonna be a great mom Ar." Hanna assured her.
"Thanks Han."
Jason and Aria were able to take their babies home that night. Ella had taken Jason's key to the house to prepare the babie's nursery and cook a meal for Aria and Jason who were famished as food had been the last thing on their minds. "Hey Ella, we're back!" Jason called as he managed to open the front door which she had left unlocked, while carrying the babies in their car seats. Aria following close behind.
"Hey mom!" she called.
"Hey!" Ella rushed out of the kitchen wiping her hands with a dish cloth. "How are they?" "Good, they're sleeping." Jason answered as Ella took one of the car seats out of his hands.
"And how are you sweetie?" Ella asked as she sat down and took Colton out of the seat.
"Sore but okay." Aria answered as she sat down on the couch next to her mom.
"You want to head up to bed?" Ella asked.
"No, I'm fine here.."
"I made food for you both. It's in the oven. Have it whenever you're hungry."
"Thanks." Jason answered as she sat on the other couch cradling Scarlett and kissing her tiny head.
