Marcy and Mal walked into the kitchen. Everyone quieted down. Marcy looked at them all. "We're not getting married tomorrow."
Words erupted from their friends and family.
Mal held up a hand. "We're getting married in April."
"So you're still getting married?" Maddie wanted to know. Marcy and Mal nodded. She screamed and ran to hug them. "Yay!"
"Be careful, Mad!" Laura put out a hand.
"Why?" Maddie squeezed Marcy.
"Because she's pregnant." Judy said.
"Pregnant?!" The guys yelled.
"When did you get pregnant?!" Marcus demanded.
"The plan, Malcolm! The plan!" Michael shook his head.
"When are you due?" Joey asked.
"In mid February." Marcy told him.
"February?!" The guys had whiplash. "How pregnant are you?!"
"Very."
"I guess since you're not getting married, we can tell you our news." Mike said slowly.
"We're pregnant, too!" Mercedes shouted. "And we're getting married next year!"
Marcus felt his forehead. "Well!"
Michael gripped the table. "Does nobody listen to the plan?!"
"Are you pregnant, too?" Marc tapped Quinn on the shoulder.
"No." Quinn made that clear.
"What about you, little one?"
Maddie blanched. "No way! I don't even have a boyfriend!"
"And it's going to stay that way." Michael made that clear.
Jeanette rolled her eyes. "Mercy is due in August/September."
"Three girls pregnant." Marcus shook his head.
"Do you know what you're having, Marcy?" Maddie asked.
Marcy shook her head. "No. I didn't want to know."
"How do you not want to know?!" Mal didn't get it.
"I already picked out a name. Riley."
"What about middle names?"
"Faye for girl, Fredrick for boy."
He thought it over. "I like that."
She smiled. "Thank you."
"I'm going to have so many nieces and nephews!" Maddie was happy. "But I'll never see them!"
"There's Skype and FaceTime."
"You better answer." Maddie hugged her gently.
"I'll always answer for you, sweet one." Marcy hugged her back.
"Okay, that has been going on for months." Karou pointed. "What is that?"
"What's what?"
"This niceness. It's freaky."
Laura laughed. "I think it's her hormones! Regular women get mean; the devil gets nice!"
"Forget you, Laura! I'm not hormonal!" Marcy bit off.
Mal tapped her shoulder. "You've cried three times in less than a week."
"I can't have emotions?!"
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This Life I Lead
RomanceLast year was really tough but it has nothing on this year. Can Mercedes Jones keep her family from imploding when dark secrets come to the light and her sanity when it all seems to rest on her shoulders? Do It Universe - Book 2 (Sequel "Taxes" is o...
