Firstly let's begin with; I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know it's been almost 2 months now since I updated even though I still quite often think about how this story could go on rare occasions. I now have no time to write at work as I have changed my job and now work full time (although this may only be on a temporary basis, we shall have to see.) Anyway since none of you really care about my life I shall press on and skip anymore excuses as I'm sure you've heard them all before and other publishers among you will have made them yourself at some point or another. I do intend to carry this on for a few more chapters although I cannot say when these will be posted so please just hang on in there. BY THE WAY, IS ANYONE AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT THE JUNE RETURN? DIDN'T THINK SO ;)

Anyhoo this chapter is rather rushed but I just wanted to get the months leading up to the birth over and done with, plus my writing skills are a little rusty, it has been a while.
Well on with the show…

Chapter 25 – The Waiting Game

The next 7 months were like a TV montage in Hanna's life; she imagined the calendar on her refrigerator dropping pages of the month and an image of her life faded in the background.

June; Having explained the situation to both Caleb and Mark the time had come to fill in the most important man in her life; Harry. Shortly after coming clean to Mark, she and Caleb sat Harry down and explained that Mummy and Daddy were getting back together.
"You see Harry, Mummy and Daddy missed each other very much, and we've realised just how much we love each other," Caleb began to explain, "Which is why…" but before he could finish Harry jumped up from his seat between Caleb and Hanna and began dancing around the room,
"We're going to be a happy family again," he squealed. Caleb and Hanna both laughed,
"Yes," Hanna replied gently grabbing a hold of Harry's arm and pulling him back towards the sofa,
"Which is why you and I are going to live with Daddy in his apartment for a little while and find a new home which will be big enough," she explained.
"Daddy's apartment is big enough," Harry replied looking confused, "If I get rid of some of my toys," he suggested. Caleb and Hanna shook their heads smiling,
"You won't have to do that sweetheart, and we will need somewhere bigger because Mummy's going to have another baby," Hanna told him. Harry smile stretched across his face,
"Am I going to have a baby brother?" He asked,
"Or a baby sister," Caleb added. Harry wrinkled his nose and leant in to whisper to Hanna's tummy,
"Try to be a boy okay?"

July; Hanna had boxed up all of their stuff and moved it over to Caleb's, she was carrying the last box down the stairs when Mark took it from her,
"You should be more careful," he suggested. Hanna pushed a strand of blonde hair back behind her ear,
"Thank you," she said as he carried the box the rest of the way down the stairs and out to her car, she followed him.
"I think that's everything," she told him,
"The house will be so empty without you both," Mark admitted. Hanna gave him a warm smile and pulled him into a hug,
"Don't make this situation harder than it is Mark, we can still be friends right?" She asked, Mark hugged her back,
"Of course, especially if you're having my baby," he laughed.
"Mm," Hanna replied, she wished she had not got herself into such a situation. Worst of all, how would she explain to Harry she loved his Daddy but that his brother or sister had a different Daddy?

August; Hanna was attending her monthly appointments with her doctors and midwife, which Caleb had dutifully accompanied her to. That is until Mark found out.
"So what if this baby turns out to be mine?" He asked, "I've not been to any scans or appointments, I'll miss out on all the excitement that comes before the baby arrives. But Caleb will have been there for it all, and it's not even his child! How is that fair?" Mark exclaimed. Hanna sighed, he was right of course, which was why they were now alternating appointments, so both potential fathers got to share in the pregnancy. It was then that Hanna was so pleased Wren was her doctor, explaining the situation to him was so much easier than to a complete stranger when he knew their history. She knew the midwife certainly didn't approve, when she had explained it to her she had given a disapproving tutt. Hanna's mother had been with her for this visit and soon set her straight, Hanna no longer heard any of her midwifes judgements from that point on. But it was at her second scan that they made the shocking discovery, she was expecting TWINS!

September; Finding a new home for the family was proving more difficult than Hanna and Caleb had first anticipated. There was not much on the market in Rosewood as it was and each of the homes they looked at were always missing something; the play room for the children, 2 studies, a garage, a big enough garden, nothing ticked all the boxes.
"Maybe we have to face up to it," Caleb said one night, "We may not be able to stay in Rosewood." Hanna shook her head, it wasn't an option. She had grown up here, her friends were here, Harry went to school here, and he had friends here. Plus her business was here.
"We can't just pick up and go somewhere else," she replied outraged, Caleb put his arm around her,
"It was just a suggestion, and I didn't think you'd go for it. Forget I mentioned it," he assured her, "But at this point I think our only option is to build a dream home," he told her. Hanna sighed; she'd been thinking the same thing herself. She and Caleb both earned a great deal but there was no way they could build the home they craved so badly while raising three children and still funding there businesses without running them into the ground. They looked into both their savings, considered taking a loan, selling shares in their businesses, but even doing all of that, which neither were at all happy with, they were still short a few grand.

October; Having spoken about their situation at one of her midwife appointments Mark arrived quite out of the blue at Caleb's apartment one cold Autumn evening.
"Here," she said handing Hanna a cheque,
"What's this?" She asked shocked,
"I sold the house," Mark explained,
"Why?" Caleb asked,
"It was much too big to live in alone, and when I heard about the new developments going on down on South Street I knew it was your chance to build the dream home," he admitted.
"But where will you live?" Hanna asked,
"I've bought the apartment upstairs," he told them.
"The house won't be ready before the babies arrive so you'll still be living in this apartment and with me upstairs it'll be all hands on deck."

Caleb didn't like it.
"All hands on deck?! And what if these babies aren't his?" He asked, "He'll be living above us and funding our home? I don't like it, we've giving him back the money," he demanded. Hanna tried to calm him down,
"I don't like it either but he's already begun funding a project in our name at the site, and we'll pay him back," she told him. Caleb sat down beside her,
"Hanna you don't understand. I was hoping that when the babies were born, I'd be the father and he'd be out of our lives. Now we're in debt to him."

November; Hanna was growing bigger and was finding it increasingly harder to get around,
"You need to take it easy," Spencer insisted,
"How can I take it easy Spence? I have so many outfits which need to be perfected before Fashion Week. We are the main event; everything has to be top notch. If this goes well we'll be supplying clothes to stores across America, business will double, even triple."
"What you mean is you'll be able to pay Mark back," Spencer replied. Hanna sighed,
"It's not our home until we've fully paid him back," Hanna admitted," "What's to stop him waltzing in whenever he pleases?" She asked,
"Your right," Spencer agreed, "So, what can I do to help?"

Spencer although never having really been into fashion became Hanna's right hand man, or woman, whatever. The point was anything Hanna couldn't do sitting down Spencer would do it for her. By the end of the month they were ready for Fashion Week with a few extra surprises thrown in.

December; Hanna was wobbling around packing her bag,
"I still don't think you going to New York for this event is a good idea," Caleb told her as she made sure for the third time that she had everything,
"It'll be fine, I won't be alone. The girls are all coming with me to help and keep me from becoming too stressed, honestly everything will be fine.
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The morning of the show and Hanna was a total fluster,
"We have to been there for 11 o'clock so we can start dressing the models and finalising the hair and make-up because you never know with these kind of things, we have to improvise if we run out of hairspray, or eyeliner.
"Hanna! Please calm down," Aria insisted guiding her towards the bed,
"Just sit down and relax for 5 minutes," Emily added,
"But it's almost 10 and the traffic could be manic, I can't be late" Hanna insisted getting to her feet again,
"Oh," she gasped, as the girls all heard the tell-tale sign of Hanna's waters breaking,
"Looks like you won't be going at all," Spencer replied.

I promise to update ASAP, although it may take a while because I will have to do some research on child birth first lol.

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