It was now early December and JJ, Blake and Roxanne we're round Roxanne's place, busy planning Penelope's baby shower which they would hold later in the month. They we're all sitting round the dining room table discussing what decorations, when to have it and what games to play, along with whether or not to invite the boys to the shower, with baby showers typically being a female only affair.

"Do you think Emily would be able to come if we put it near Christmas?" JJ asked, knowng she was flying over at around that time anyway.

"Yeah. She'd love to come. She flies in on the 22nd." Roxanne answered.

"Okay. How about we put it on the 23rd in the evening somewhen?" JJ suggested.

"Sure that sounds good." Both Roxanne and Blake agreed.

"Okay. 8 sound okay? That way I will have got Henry to bed."

"Sure. Thats fine by me." Roxanne agreed.

"Yeah me too." Blake followed.

"Okay great." JJ agreed.

The girls spent some more time discussing plans for the baby shower, deciding upon guess the baby, baby sketch artists and bobbing for nipples for games. "Anyone want cake?" Roxanne offered, feeling hungry herself.

"Please." Blake and JJ agreed as Roxanne got up to get slices of Tyler's birthday cake from the day before for everyone.

"This is so good. Where did you get it from?" JJ asked.

"The new place just down the road." Roxanne told her.

"It's so good." JJ answered. "I'll have to start buying my cakes there."

"I just don't know how you two eat so much and stay so slim." Blake responded.

"I work out whenever I can." JJ answered.

"I just haven't lost my teenage metabolism yet." Roxanne answered. "Your beautiful though Alex and plenty slim enough."

"Thankyou Rox." Alex answered. "You're so lucky though."

"I know. It won't last forever though."

"That's true. Wait till you hit menopause." Alex answered.

"Yeah. I'll have a slower metabolism then. I don't really care too much though."

"I'd love to not care atall." JJ said. "How do you do it?"

"I just think I'm healthy the way I am and I eat a balanced diet so there's no need to worry about my size."

"Yeah that's true." JJ agreed. "You do eat really healthy a lot of the time."

"So do you Jayje." Roxanne responded. "I have a messed up stomach so I need to eat fairly healthy."

"Is it is just really severe IBS or something else?" Alex asked, knowing Roxanne had a bad stomach but not knowing what was wrong with it exactly.

"Yeah I think so. There's nothing else that's been found." Roxanne answered. "I just have to be careful with what I eat so I don't aggravate it."

"Yeah that makes sense." Alex agreed.

After they'd finished eating the cake they went back in to talk about the shower finalising plans and making up invitations but before Tyler came back home.

"Hey girls. You still planning the shower?" He asked.

"Yes. Were nearly finished." Roxanne answered, Pausing. "How was dinner with your friends?"

"Good." Tyler answered. "Just the typical evening with the boys. You girls don't mind if I go and put the TV on do You?"

"Not atall" They all answered.

"Okay. Rox, I'll see you later sweetheart."

"Okay Ty." She answered. Before they carried on finalising the baby shower planning until JJ and Blake went home.

"Hey Roxanne." Tyler greeted as she came into the living room.

"Hey Ty." Roxanne greeted and sat beside him. "Are you watching football again?"

"Yes." He answered, putting his arm round her and allowing her to put her head on his shoulder. "I can put something else on if you like. There's nothing much on though." He offered.

"No it's fine. I just want your company."

"Okay sweetheart. Everything okay?"

"Everything's fine Tyler." She answered.

"I'm glad." He answered. "It's nice to have some time with you. We haven't had as much of that lately."

Back at Blakes house Clara was laid out on the sofa watching Netflix. "Hey mom." She greeted. "How was your evening?

"Good. We just planned Penelope's baby shower." Blake answered. "How are you?"

"I'm good mom." She answered.

"Good. Are you going to get to bed soon?"

"Yeah. I was just waiting for you to get home."

"Okay. Have you had your night snack?"

"Yeah." Clara responded honestly.

"Kept everything down?" Blake asked.

"Yes mom." Clara answered, annoyed that her mom was checking on her so much.

"Okay good. I love you Clara." Blake answered, finding it hard to talk to her daughter at the moment.

"Mom I know…" She answered. "Do you want to watch anything?" She asked, as she was about to go up to bed.

"No. I think I'm going to go up to bed and read."

"Okay." Clara replied, turning off the TV before she stood up to go to bed. "Night."

"Night sweetheart."