1.79 Babies

The weekend came too quickly. Matt and Hazel had arrived at his parents rather than go home so they could help out Tracy. 

Charlie was a few months old and had grown so much since Matt had last seen his little brother. The moment Charlie saw him he waved his hands in the air indicating that he wanted to be picked up.

Matt fed him but Hazel asked if she could put him to bed. Matt agreed and waited a few minutes before he entered his brother’s room to watch Hazel. 

He quietly opened the door and watched Hazel read Charlie a bedtime story, he saw how comfortable she was with Charlie and how her face lit up when they were together. When Charlie finally fell asleep Hazel noticed Matt in the door way and was surprised to see him. 

She walked out of the room closing the door behind her, suddenly she felt Matt pulling her towards his bedroom, “Matt, you don’t have to pull me.” 

He closed his door behind them and pulled Hazel onto the bed with him, “You looked so at ease in there tonight, I just wanted you to know that I noticed.” Hazel smiled at him and replied sweetly, “Thank you but you could have told me out there rather than drag me in here.”

“I thought you deserved some personal attention,” Hazel smiled as he kissed her then they heard crying. 

Matt rolled on to his back and said, “He’s been fed, changed and you read to him…what does he want?” Hazel giggled, “Maybe his big brother.” 

Matt sighed as he walked back to his brother’s room. “Right, little bro! This has got to stop, we all need our sleep and you can’t keep doing this to Mum and Dad.” 

He played with Charlie for the next hour or so before returning his room. 

When he came back, Hazel was fast asleep and he thought, ‘Great, thanks a lot bro now I won’t be having any fun tonight.” Matt undressed and got in beside Hazel and just cuddled up to her.

The following day Kay arrived at the house with Jake for lunch in the hope she could tell them about her pregnancy. “Kay, you haven’t touch your food, are you ok?” She looked at Tracy and said, “No I’m not… this is hard,” 

Jake held her hand and gave the look of reassurance so she would continue, “Dad, Tracy I’m pregnant.” She sat there waiting for the yelling to start and the, ‘How could you be so stupid, what were you thinking and what about university,’ but the response she got was different.

“Kay sweetie, congratulations,” as Spencer smiled

“But I thought you’d…”

“Be mad, angry and more?”

“Well yes…” Tracy looked at her and said, “You forget we were 16 years old when we had Mathew so we are no position to judge. Besides you and Jake have been together a while now and seem very happy so whether this was planned or not, if your happy then we are happy for you.”

Spencer looked at Jake and asked, “Have you told your parents?”

“Not yet because my Mum will start on planning everything for this baby but I guess I will have to tell them soon.”

“My advice Jake; sooner rather than later.” Jake looked at Kay then asked, “Could I invite them here to tell them now.” Spencer nodded and watch Jake phone his parents. 

Within 20 minutes Dan and Laura had arrived and the first words Laura said, “Jake is everything ok?” He hugged his Mum and whispered everything thing is fine.” 

Jake took Kay’s hand and said, “Mum, Dad we are having a baby and…” Kay squeezed his hand so he stopped. Jake turned to her and said, “It’s ok now they are both here we can tell them together.” They all looked at the couple and Spencer said, “There is more than you being pregnant?”

Kay looked at him and said, “We are engaged too.” Dan got in before Spencer could and replied, “You don’t have to be engaged because baby is on the way.”

Jake looked at both father’s and said, “I know but I love Kay and wanted to ask her a few months ago but with everything going on at the time I put it off…”

“Until now,” Spencer finished.

Laura was just too excited, “My baby is going to have a baby of his own.” She hugged Jake and asked, “Did you tell Kirsten?” Jake got suddenly nervous and said, “No because she and Andy have been trying since their wedding and…”

Laura looked at Dan and when he nodded Laura said, “I know they have been trying for 3 months but you need to talk to her after all you are close. Besides she phone me this morning and has been trying to get hold of you. She finally found out she is expecting, she is only 4 weeks,” She turned to Kay and asked, “How far you?”

“We haven’t had a scan to confirm it but we think maybe 6-8 weeks.” Laura had a big smile on her face and hugged Kay, “Two grandchildren only a few weeks apart. You need anything just let me know. Have you found a place yet?”

Kay smiled, “No and I don’t know what we can afford…” 

Laura interrupted her and said, “Jake can afford a nice place for you…”

“Mum, how can I?” Laura looked at him in shock, “You did become a partner with Kirsten in your Dad’s business or did you forget?” Jake looked taken aback as she continued, “Even though you signed the papers you haven’t touched your earnings.”

Jake looked at Dan and said, “But I thought I had…”

Dan laughed, “You thought you earned so much and took it but unlike you, you forgot to actually check so I’d like to think you were saving but you have $500,000 waiting to be collected.” 

Kay stayed glue to the sofa and said, “We can get a house and everything for the baby?”

Jake knelt in front of her and replied softly, “It looks like we can.”